I would not sit on a hot stove…
…until the Clinton Foundation is given the same treatment as this. See also this at Legal Insurrection.
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The IG’s report and the Trump-hating FBI agents
Another aspect of the IG report released today concerns the behavior of the FBI—in particular, certain agents—in dealing with the Clinton email investigation: The bureau also said it accepts findings “that certain text messages, instant messages and statements, along with … Continue reading →
Developments in the Michael Cohen case
Today there’s been a big flurry of coverage of the report that Michael Cohen (remember him? Trump’s attorney and “fixer”?) will be cooperating with Mueller, since Cohen is about to part company with his lawyers. My first reaction was: I’d … Continue reading →
Propaganda 101: to Kim, from your new bestie, Donald
I have no idea if Kim is the least bit susceptible to propaganda—he is a movie buff, they say—but this is a fascinating piece of video persuasion that was shown to him in Singapore in a Korean language version. It … Continue reading →
The Trump/Kim document
Here’s the text of the document both Trump and Kim signed in Singapore. As expected, it is general and breaks no new ground whatsoever. The ground-breaking aspects were the meeting between the two and the visuals, and we have no … Continue reading →
Election 2016 and race: this is certainly not common knowledge
Much of what people think they know about the 2016 election and race is wrong: Trump actually won a smaller share of the white vote than Mitt Romney. He was nonetheless able to win because he won more Hispanics and … Continue reading →
That Merkel/Trump G7 photo: and in the next moment…
…this is what happened: Shaping the preferred narrative with selected photos that show a passing moment in time. [Hat tip: vanderleun] [NOTE: You might want to look at this earlier post from today if you haven’t already seen it. Also, … Continue reading →
What was Robert De Niro thinking?
You may have heard about actor Robert De Niro’s standing O performance at last night’s Tony awards. It was bleeped from the broadcast but is readily available: And so, to the question in the title of this post, you may … Continue reading →
The Trump-Kim show begins…
…in just a few hours: Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump accepted Kim Jong-un’s invitation for a one-on-one summit meeting ”” a meeting scheduled to take place within 12 hours of this article being published ”” Korea-watchers had been quick … Continue reading →
Trump’s tariff war…
…is a high-stakes gamble: If President Trump succeeds in getting other countries to cut their tariff rates, that would be great. But if his actions lead other countries’ governments to raise their tariff rates, then, within a few years, we … Continue reading →
Merkel vs. Trump: in the eye of the beholder
Here’s the photo of a G7 moment tweeted by Merkel: First of all, let me say it’s a great photo. Merkel is of course (she’s the one who tweeted it) the supposed hero (heroine? is that an outdated word?), standing … Continue reading →
Trump, the NFL players, and the pardons
Like Paul Mirengoff, you may think that Trump’s latest offer to the NFL players is absurd, a circus, and bizarre: I understood from the beginning that the Trump presidency would be a circus, but I didn’t expect a sideshow this … Continue reading →