Hillary Clinton has warned that Donald Trump’s unwillingness to commit to a peaceful transition of power should be taken seriously. Her comment comes as the Department of Justice is reportedly trying to investigate her. The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate took to Twitter on Thursday to respond to the President’s refusal to accept the outcome of…
Susan Rice believes Russia will interfere in the 2020 presidential election and suggested the country may be doing so already. This would be consistent with the findings of the intelligence community. The former National Security Advisor told a Washington Post virtual event that Russia remained a threat to American democracy following its interference in 2016. “I…
Steve Bannon is in federal custody in New York City facing charges of fraud and money laundering relating to a fundraising effort to build a wall along the southern U.S. border. Bannon was a key political adviser to President Donald Trump during the 2016 election and many see him as the architect of the Trump…
4 years ago, Hillary Clinton used her platform at the Democratic National Convention to talk about the danger Donald Trump posed to America. Many voters chose not to listen and Trump was elected President. And over the last 3 1/2 years, many of the claims the former Secretary of State have come true. Unemployment is…
Ted Lieu has offered harsh criticism of the Mueller investigation following the publication of a Senate report into Russian interference during the 2020 election. The Democratic Congressman took to Twitter to highlight what he described as a crime committed by the President. He also gave a scathing review of the Special Counsel’s probe. Lieu was…
Donald Trump was afraid to face his wife following the leak of the infamous Access Hollywood tape. A new book about the First Lady outlines the fall out in their relationship. Trump’s comments about women on Access Hollywood became an issue during the 2016 election. The then Republican candidate told a TV host in 2005 that he…
Joe Biden believes he can win Florida because voters there have had enough of President Donald Trump. The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate leads Trump in some polls of the Sunshine State. The former Vice President spoke to CBS4 Miami’s Jim DeFede about Democrats’ chances if picking up the crucial swing state. “How do you win…
The Trump administration is withholding information about Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2020 election. Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff made the startling claim in an interview. Schiff, who is chair of the House Intelligence Committee, spoke to Mother Jones’ David Corn about Russian interference. The California representative warned intelligence agencies are not being candid. There had been…
In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump won Wisconsin by about 22,000 votes. Much analysis has been done as to why Hillary Clinton lost Wisconsin, but most Democrats have agreed that one of the main causes for this surprising loss was the existence of a strict voter I.D. law that kept many Democrats from voting….
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mitt Romney would be Secretary of State if it were not for Russian influence.  In an article published Thursday morning the Journal reported: “Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, Russia-backed online “trolls†flooded social media to try to block Mitt Romney from securing a top job in…
This despite the fact that the president, his lawyers, and White House officials have bragged about their transparency and cooperation when it comes to the Russia probe.
Trump dropped the commission, but he plans to direct the Department of Homeland Security “to review these issues.”
Trump is doing his best to hand Robert Mueller and congressional investigators an open-and-shut obstruction of justice case against him.Â
Not only did the “charitable” foundation not do much charity work, but Trump frequently used it to enrich himself, his family members, and his businesses.
The move by Mueller suggests that, while the Trump campaign claims to be “voluntarily” handing over all Russia-related documentation, they aren’t being fully forthcoming.
The CIA remains confident in its conclusion that Russia waged a disinformation campaign in the U.S. to influence the election in Donald Trump’s favor.
If you’re wondering why Republican leaders refuse to act after such unspeakable violence, just follow the money.
According to a new report, many GOP lawmakers are restless and “ready to close the books” on the probe.
“If you have to win a campaign by dividing people, you’re not gonna be able to govern them. You won’t be able to unite them later if that’s how you start.”
Facebook is releasing the details about the Russian ad campaign that was part of their interference to get Trump elected, and the numbers are a how to guide for building an illegitimate US president.
The fact that Mueller is requesting Air Force One phone records shows that he is clearly ramping up his inquiry into whether Trump obstructed justice.
“It’s like a bad movie. You can’t believe anybody would ever green-light it, and all of a sudden it happens.”
If any American – i.e. anybody connected to the Trump campaign – knew this crime was being committed, they could face time in the slammer.
The new revelation is the latest sign that, no, Russian election meddling – all to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton – is not fake news.
It’s difficult to find an issue that Trump approaches in a thoughtful or knowledgeable way, but the idea of winging it when it comes to nuclear war is stunning and dangerous – even for this president.
“They thought we colluded, but we couldn’t even collude with our local offices,” Kushner said during a private meeting.
The president’s decision to give such a disturbing rant in front of preteen boys would be shocking if anybody but Trump was delivering the ramble.
“If this is the strategy that they’re going to go to … then we have got a crisis in national security going on.”
“This meeting, purportedly in June, in July the Russians start dumping documents helpful to Donald Trump, hurtful to Hillary Clinton.”
Each day brings another “drip” of information that increases the likelihood that there was collusion between the president’s campaign and Moscow.
“Do I think it’s appropriate? I think I probably would’ve done the same thing. I mean, it’s opposition research.”
James Clapper said the Russians will continue to collect intelligence and interfere in U.S. elections so long as the United States, led by Trump, refuses to “push back.”
Just as Hillary Clinton warned the country during the campaign, Trump is turning out to be a Putin “puppet” who is delivering every last item on Russia’s wish list.
From the start, Trump’s commission was a sham. It has since devolved into a complete embarrassment for the administration – one that appears to have violated federal law.
“There’s nobody left in America who believes that Donald Trump fired James Comey … because James Comey was mean to Hillary Clinton.”
“This is the clearest evidence so far that the FBI had reason to believe during the 2016 presidential campaign that a Trump campaign adviser was in touch with Russian agents.”
“Such a request from the White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the FBI on pending investigations.”
Even Republicans have realized that taking the administration’s word is no longer an option.
The Trump campaign had repeated contacts with the Russian government at a time when Moscow was hacking the U.S. election.
“I think it’s pretty established that the Russians did not hack the DNC. That’s a falsehood.”
Trump has been silent on Russia since taking office, but he could be days away from dropping the crippling sanctions President Obama put on the country.
“All the totalitarian regimes were fueled by whip-ups, okay? And people turned out to the streets, were they spontaneous? No.”
Jackie Kennedy invented the idea of Camelot to rewrite JFK’s legacy but Trump’s myth is the gaudy facade of hell.
Trump says he was in Trump Tower on November 7, a day after Romney’s loss, when it came to him, but he had used it already in December 2011
Nate Silver says, “Here’s the thing. The loss of trust mostly isn’t the pollsters’ fault. It’s the media’s fault. Oh, yes, I’m going there.”
“A national 1 percent swing would have changed everything…it would have looked like a solid mandate for HRC”
“The same people who did the phony election polls, and were so wrong, are now doing approval rating polls. They are rigged just like before”
Trump’s history of seeking business in the country that helped him win last year’s election is well-documented.
There is no great mystery here: this is good against evil and “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”
Trump says his inauguration is “bigger than expected” but paid seat fillers and a favorability half that of Obama in 2009 says otherwise
“I sincerely apologize for my lapse of judgment, for being uneducated on the issues…and for causing such dismay and heartbreak to my fans”
The Independent reveals that Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele watched as a cabal within the FBI sat on his Trump-Russia file for months
It’s so bad for Trump that even those he’s chosen to serve in his administration are distancing himself from him – all so they can get a job.
If you are curious how to spot Trump’s Russian hack lies for yourself, Rachel Maddow tells you how. Just two ingredients are required: First, you need the declassified version of The Office of the Director of National Intelligence report available to literally everybody who wants to read it (here) and Donald Trump’s own words. As…
“The @SenateGOP are bypassing important steps to make sure these billionaire cabinet nominees are free of dangerous conflicts of interest.”
“Our government has been perverted to be used to advance an ungodly agenda†and “undermine American values both abroad and here at home.â€
“I wish you the best of luck and I hope you’ll work for ALL of the American people as aggressively as you worked for your ratings”
“Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got “swamped” (or destroyed) by comparison to the ratings machine, DJT. “
This is a slippery and dangerous slope down which Trump and his surrogates have embarked. This is how dictatorships function, not democracies
Paul Ryan disagrees with Trump’s endorsement of Julian Assange, saying “He leaks, he steals data and compromises national security.â€
“Why have they [the DNC] not responded to the terrible things they did and said (like giving the questions to the debate to H)”
“Corruption, scandals, gutting of ethics rules aren’t new; they’ve been the GOP way going all the way back to Reagan. “
While Trump tweets about putting America first, Clinton is actually showing what it means to put the country above herself and her politics. Disappointed liberals should give her credit for that.
Once again, the man who will lead the country and its intelligence community is taking a stand for Russia and against the United States.
According to CNN, “President-elect Donald Trump dramatically strong-armed House Republicans into line Tuesday in his first Washington power play.”
“With all that Congress has to work on, do they really have to make the weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog…their number one act”
“There’s been an overzealousness in some of the processes over the years,” The truth is, legislators targeted by the OCE have voted it away
Even in areas they express confidence, “Americans are far less confident in Trump than they were in his predecessors, when comparisons are available.”
The more he opens his mouth the more he damns himself. Sure he’s a big crybaby. But the smart money is on him being Vladimir Putin’s crybaby
“To compare the next president of the United States to Hitler is not only intellectually dishonest – it’s downright repulsive.”
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, said he can’t defend Trump’s position “We can try to have a better relationship with Russia, but we also have to defend ourselves.â€
“If the trajectory of 2016 continues through Trump’s presidency, the ‘commons,’ the public sphere and the values of shared responsibility, will be tested as never before.”
She repeated Trump’s line that it’s time to “move on” from the cyberattack and called Obama’s tough retaliation “symbolic.”
Trump’s response suggests that holding Russia accountable for its unprecedented election meddling isn’t that high on his list of priorities.
“It is an appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia. And…serves as a prime example of this administration’s ineffective foreign policy”
One of them was investigated by the Senate Finance Committee in 2011 for shady fundraising practices. The other owns one of Detroit’s biggest mansions
Millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump after he promised not to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid†and “he must be held to his promises.â€
“The Israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution, but his current coalition is the most right-wing in Israeli history, with an agenda driven by its most extreme elements.â€
“This policy has brought the current US administration…into a dead end. We hope the new administration will be more sagacious.â€
“The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index for December surged nearly four points to 113.7, THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS! Thanks Donald!”
Not only is the president looking to punish Russia for interfering in the U.S. electoral process, but he’s hoping to do it in a way that Trump can’t undo.
When Trump said Happy Hanukkah one swastika-toting follower tweeted “WTF?!†while another seconded that sentiment and added, “I hate trump now.â€
Fake news is bad enough but as Media Matters explains, the “alt-right†“embraces it for a more dangerous purpose”: harassment and death threats
“In the advanced stages of the disease, the afflicted lose touch with reality. Opinion is unmoored from fact.”
“The DJT Foundation, unlike most foundations, never paid fees, rent, salaries or any expenses. 100% of money goes to wonderful charities!”
Trump seems intent on following in the footsteps, not of our most successful modern president, Barack H. Obama, but rather the least, George W. Bush
There is no freedom in compelling others to celebrate the holidays of others…For Republicans, Christmas has become an un-Constitutional religious test.
It has cost New York City $35 million to protect Trump since the election and Florida residents are stuck with bills for Thanksgiving and the Holidays
“This a ridiculous shame? He loves these kids, has raised millions of dollars for them, and now must stop. Wrong answer!”
Jeffrey Wright Says Trump was “Publicly pleasuring himself on Presidential power” but guess who is in the splatter zone?
Largest police union “expects” Trump to militarize the nation’s police and legalize racial profiling within his first 100 days.
“The so-called “A” list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!”
“Political ignorance in the USA is the greatest threat to our democracy — 50 years of personal observation indicates it is worse than ever!”
Trump voters, in particular, would be in a world of trouble if the man they supported follows through.
“I’m told he now just disclaims that. He now says it was cute, but he doesn’t want to use it anymore.”
The FADA “Prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person” who acts “in accordance with a religious belief”
“Talking Points believes this is all about race. The left sees white privilege in America as an oppressive force that must be done away with”
He can claim he would have campaigned differently if there were no electoral college but then so would have Hillary Clinton.
The incoming president appears to be turning a blind eye to the growing threat of Russia.
In 2008, the same poll found that a combined 62 percent of Americans thought Barack Obama would either be a “good” president or “one of the greatest.”