New York Supreme Court throws out Trump’s motion to dismiss Trump Foundation lawsuit

Lock them up!

Newly released filings show President Trump's company transferring money to the Donald J. Trump Foundation charity in 2017 https://t.co/BduwVdewBB pic.twitter.com/8xoqAlSncM

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 27, 2018

NEW via @OConnellPostbiz @fahrenthold: New York state judge allows suit against Trump and his personal charity to proceed https://t.co/1N3eC2S615

— Matea Gold (@mateagold) November 23, 2018

#BREAKING: The New York State Supreme Court just denied the motion to dismiss our lawsuit against the Trump Foundation and its directors: @realDonaldTrump, Donald J. Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump. https://t.co/rYj2I76d22 pic.twitter.com/8wJvy17Gsx

— NY AG Underwood (@NewYorkStateAG) November 23, 2018

Let the games begin! https://t.co/SbwMldatos

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) November 23, 2018

Trump administration wants to bypass appeals courts

They think they can get a more favorable ruling from the Supreme Court so they want to bypass the appeals courts and normal process. Trump recently trashed the 9th Circuit but they are not the most overturned court.

Trump is trying to gin up personal fight between himself and the courts in order to delegitimize them in eyes of his base. Once he does that, it'll be hard for GOP to defend independent judiciary. Then it becomes a partisan football. Then rule of law dies. https://t.co/Tw4Pfepw6Y

— Ian Bassin (@ianbassin) November 21, 2018

Trump’s goal is not to make a point about the Ninth Circuit. It is to delegitimize the courts (and the Chief Justice) because they, like the media and like DOJ, are an institution that serves as a check & balance against his impulsivity and reckless disregard for the rule of law. https://t.co/2rw73632Rq

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) November 21, 2018

as predicted! "vast number" overturned…. The 9th Circuit is not the most overturned court by the annual reversal rate. here are the facts –> https://t.co/Wztbm1A09j https://t.co/yOS2Gv0wMl

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 21, 2018

This @JoshuaMatz8 post on the Solicitor General repeatedly asking #SCOTUS for emergency relief against district courts is worth reading.

It's not just that these moves disrespect the courts of appeals; they could also cause long-term harm to the SG's credibility with the Court. https://t.co/j54mFuk5aa

— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) November 12, 2018

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately take up transgender military ban https://t.co/H8t18EhogL

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 23, 2018

This manifestly unjustified petition urging SCOTUS to leapfrog the lower courts to uphold the #TransBan has just landed. It should be tossed out instantly, ideally with a reminder that the SG’s credibility is already a fully depreciated asset. @JoshuaMatz8 https://t.co/XeRJpPQuAu

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 23, 2018

The disrespect DOJ has been showing to the courts comes from the top-down, as we vividly witnessed this week. It's tragic. https://t.co/wgXrRxhTIN

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) November 23, 2018

Read this totally devastating shredding by @steve_vladeck of Trump’s imbecilic (and threatening to the very idea of an independent judiciary) attack on the asylum ruling against his clearly lawless order and on the Ninth Circuit. https://t.co/aXA181obht

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 22, 2018

Trump sides with the Saudis instead of truth and justice

His top concern is money. We know about his inflated numbers for arms deals. We don’t know if his personal business dealings affected his decision.

“It is what it is,” Potus says of Khashoggi killing and Saudi Arabia while leaving the White House.

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) November 20, 2018

Trump just now: “I don’t make deals with Saudi Arabia. I don’t have money from Saudi Arabia. I have nothing to do with Saudi Arabia.”

Trump in August 2015: “Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them. They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million.”

— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) November 20, 2018

Reminder:

After 2 years of decline, revenue jumped 13% in the first 3 months of 2018 at Trump’s Manhattan hotel following a single visit by Saudis traveling with the Crown Prince.

The Saudi government also spent $270,000 at Trump’s DC hotel in 2017.https://t.co/vZh42A5Dou

— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) November 20, 2018

Statement from Washington Post Publisher and CEO Fred Ryan in response to President Trump's statement today regarding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. pic.twitter.com/JJzw9yaU6Z

— Washington Post PR (@WashPostPR) November 20, 2018

This statement is essentially Saudi propaganda coming out of the mouth of the president of the United States. I've never seen anything like it. https://t.co/cgmJJ2Ljoh

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) November 20, 2018

President Trump defends US-Saudi relations: "I'm not going to destroy the world economy, and I'm not going to destroy the economy for our country by being foolish with Saudi Arabia." https://t.co/y4J35qtJZ3 pic.twitter.com/DLdcKVWucw

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 20, 2018

Trump shamefully refuses to hold Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince accountable for its repression and #Khashoggi's murder.

Meanwhile, jailed Saudi women’s rights activists said to face electric shocks, beatings and other abuse. A MUST READ from @kfahim: https://t.co/FFhJFKLdSt

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) November 20, 2018

A good line-by-line fact-check of Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/sZewmL0lIM

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 20, 2018

.@realDonaldTrump says if we abandon Saudi Arabia it would be a terrible mistake saying it’s about oil prices, arms deals & Iran. He claims 450 billion in Saudi deals but they’ve promised only 14.5 billion and he is ignoring CIA conclusion crown prince ordered Khashoggi murdered

— Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) November 20, 2018

Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for government business

Word clouds about the 2016 election consistently showed that “emails” were THE big, defining thing people took away from Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, both due to the Republicans’ hyper-focus, Russia’s actions, and the media coverage. And now… well let’s see how this plays out. https://t.co/PAYaBijCvR

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 19, 2018

BREAKING: Ivanka Trump has been busted for using a personal email account for hundreds of emails about Govt. business – @washingtonpost

Reporter @CarolLeonnig who broke the store joins #TheBeat now: pic.twitter.com/KJl50JzWbG

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) November 19, 2018

Ivanka Trump used a personal email account to send hundreds of emails about government business last year, @CarolLeonnig @jdawsey1 scoop: https://t.co/EQLJnB3jTP

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 19, 2018

Rake America Great Again – Finland mocks Trump

Moron

This is also the latest example of Trump’s account of a conversation being different from the other person’s account. Trump is a proven liar.

It's good that the US is respected around the world again. https://t.co/LHdmhJbrob

— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) November 19, 2018

I'd like to congratulate the president* for making this country a Scandinavian laughing stock. https://t.co/lSmImyCsVD

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 18, 2018

President Trump says Finland doesn't have the same problem with wildfires because it spends "a lot of time on raking and cleaning." And then all Helsinki broke loose with social media memes mocking him with #RakeAmericaGreatAgain and #RakeNews hashtags. https://t.co/8jHbwVOsKI

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) November 19, 2018

'Make America Rake Again': Confusion in Finland over Trump's wildfire comments https://t.co/nQhl3gWbmr pic.twitter.com/0E2Z9ol5zD

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 19, 2018

Here is some Rake News https://t.co/Kxs7AFRGIv

— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) November 19, 2018

#RakeNews: People in Finland mock trump with leaf-raking photos after he said the country 'rakes the forest' https://t.co/qU5XiswGvX

— TIME (@TIME) November 19, 2018

Finland's president said that he had explained the virtues of Finnish forest management to President Trump. But he didn’t recall mentioning raking. https://t.co/iXdQXkIECk

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 19, 2018

This whole discussion is silly. Finland (a fantastic place) is much colder and wetter than California. It’s not complicated. If anyone wants to put me in charge of preventing fires in the Arctic Circle, DM me. https://t.co/mkkBpGCx7l

— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) November 19, 2018

Despite what Trump says, Finland fires are totally different from California fires https://t.co/UilygYl6K8

— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 18, 2018

The Finnish people have taken to their rakes en masse this weekend! Click on #haravointi (raking) to see their posts!
A new Olympic sport to consider for 2020? 🤣 pic.twitter.com/KIBct9tocQ

— Fiona Bateman (@fi_bateman_) November 18, 2018

If he's so damn impressed with the swept floors of the forests of Finland someone tell him about their healthcare system https://t.co/LjNcv86XD6

— Colin Hanks (@ColinHanks) November 18, 2018

Soybeans sales are down 94% because of Trump’s trade war

U.S. soybean exports to China dropped 98% in 2018. They were our top agricultural export to China last year. Now China’s buying them from Brazil due to trade tensions w Trump. https://t.co/2vlm48bwmZ

— Jackie Alemany (@JaxAlemany) November 19, 2018

When soybean farmers say goodbye to their largest, foreign buyer.

(via Deutsche Bank) pic.twitter.com/glptviwk1V

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) November 16, 2018

U.S. soybean sales to China have plunged 94% this year due to Trump's trade war, but farmers are still seeing very little of Trump's promised $12 billion bailout. https://t.co/5VI9H15x1H

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) November 19, 2018

Marketing year #soybean export sales to date fall short of the seasonal pace needed to hit USDA's target by 382 million bushels, versus being short by 358 million the previous week. Soybeans are desperate for a trade deal. #OATT https://t.co/y5ghb0LpaB pic.twitter.com/wpZrnF9uda

— INTL FCStone (@INTLFCStone) November 16, 2018

China's imports of U.S. soybeans fell almost 90 percent in September from last year due to the U.S.-China trade war. Insights via @CMEGroup pic.twitter.com/axSjitiNGP

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) November 15, 2018

100 years ago the rest of the world wasn't industrialized. We had leverage on goods and services. Tariffs STILL didn't work.
Today, countries can go almost anywhere for goods, and they are. Russia is going to sell soybeans to China. Our farmers got f'd https://t.co/TfkbdjNLns

— Christopher Titus (@TitusNation) November 18, 2018

We will never get that market back. Say goodbye to US Soybeans. https://t.co/fJblcmBD3A

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) November 18, 2018

U.S. soybean sales to China down 94% thanks to Trump trade war https://t.co/ZiZc0VV8kw

— CTO1 Wm "Chip" Nagel (@CTO1ChipNagel) November 18, 2018

Adam Schitt

Trump can’t talk about decorum after his insult of Adam Schiff. This is his latest disgusting attack on people. I think it was intentional – he hasn’t retracted it. The T and F keys aren’t next to each other.

Republicans say nothing. Sad!

Trump calls for “decorum” at the White House and then a couple days later calls the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee “Schitt”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 18, 2018

Of course it was intended. And it’s Trump who’s the “schitt.” Plus Mueller, unlike the acting AG, needed no Senate confirmation because, as the courts have held, he has a boss below the president. Trump’s ignorance is boundless, as is his depravity. @GenMhayden @RepAdamSchiff https://t.co/4X9aaCyCgS

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 19, 2018

"Little Adam Schitt"https://t.co/XAR04Ih9mA

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 19, 2018

A new nickname or just a typo? Trump tweet calls Democratic Representative Adam B. Schiff "Little Adam Schitt." https://t.co/t50h7ZapKc

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 19, 2018

Just want to point out all the kids in school with the last name #Schiff getting bullied and name called #Schitt today because of the president of the US. I know because my neices are Schiffs. #BeBest

— Laurie David (@Laurie_David) November 19, 2018

Trump attacks a retired admiral

Trump does it again.

Just like attacking McCain and the Khan family

Just like not visiting the cemetery in France or Arlington on Veterans Day

What a phony – I bet we find out he doesn’t pay the income taxes that support the military.

Every awkward, demeaning interaction President Trump has had with the US military or families of deceased troops catalogued by @jameshohmann.
It’s something to see them all in one place. https://t.co/iP1AaHDRuz

— Greg Jaffe (@GregJaffe) November 19, 2018

Trump’s attack on retired Navy admiral McRaven for not capturing Osama bin Laden faster risks alienating military. Today’s front page with @PaulSonne https://t.co/1hBbqIUsRi

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) November 19, 2018

Trump’s second-guessing of Adm McRaven is nothing new. His entire political career is based on second-guessing. For years he has been claiming that every major challenge faced by the U.S. government is “easy” to solve if only he were president. Me: https://t.co/9RUhqe2pqf

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 19, 2018

This is the most Roger Stone-esque tweet since Stone worked for the campaign. https://t.co/dRRdCuWOEl

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 19, 2018

I don’t know if Adm. William McRaven shares my political views or not.

But I do know that few Americans have sacrificed or risked more than he has to protect America & the freedoms we enjoy.

His military career exemplified honor & excellence.

I am grateful for his service.

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 19, 2018

no, he didn't –> https://t.co/689vnCEpoO https://t.co/vyIlwGg6hD

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) November 19, 2018

The man who killed OBL — and has since become something of a conservative/Fox News icon — rebuts Trump. https://t.co/kHCY2WSu6O

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) November 19, 2018

What may be most notable about the President's attack on McRaven is that it is not new but fits a pattern he established with McCain, Khizr Khan, and Mueller: Military heroism and sacrifice is no protection if you criticize Trump.

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) November 19, 2018

Worth noting: retired Adm. William McRaven was on Trump’s short list for national security adviser. https://t.co/ls4ejz54ip

— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 19, 2018

In light of Trump’s swipe at Adm McRaven, reupping my @PostOpinions column: “So much for Trump’s conceit that he is pro-military… Through his words and deeds, the commander in chief shows his contempt for the men and women in uniform.” https://t.co/CpxfClpTfQ

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) November 19, 2018

Via @jaketapper, Ret. Admiral William McRaven's response to Trump: "I stand by my comment that the President's attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime." pic.twitter.com/iubTvPEdwp

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 18, 2018

What a country. A bottom feeder like Trump can mock a man of proven character, ability and selflessness like McRaven and not be tarred and feathered by an incensed population. 325 million Americans, and the worst one is president. Do better, America. https://t.co/y7shpnJanm

— Mark Salter (@MarkSalter55) November 18, 2018

Trump on retired Navy SEAL Adm. Bill McRaven, who has called the president's attacks on the press "the greatest threat to democracy."

"He's a Hillary Clinton backer and an Obama backer. And frankly, wouldn't it have been nice if we got Osama bin Laden a lot sooner than that?" pic.twitter.com/tXsZHjJzaA

— Axios (@axios) November 18, 2018

To veterans who supported @realDonaldTrump,

Your 5 time draft dodging coward President has attacked John McCain, a Gold star family and now Navy Seal Retired Adm. William McRaven, the architect of the Bin Laden raid. How much longer will USA armed forces support this loser? pic.twitter.com/6RhVvIt3Xz

— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) November 19, 2018

I’m with Adm. McRaven — and with the Constitution. We have a president whose Oath to uphold the Constitution means nothing. It’s like the toilet paper on his shoe as he climbed the steps to Air Force One. https://t.co/prVy0Y2rbi

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) November 19, 2018

There are members of Congress who don’t speak out against the president because they don’t want to become a target of his. Here’s why…now the official GOP account is attacking Admiral McRaven pic.twitter.com/BTyKQR4RS6

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 19, 2018

Admiral McRaven tells me: “I did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else. I am a fan of President Obama and President George W. Bush, both of whom I worked for. I admire all Presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office…” 1/ https://t.co/gMjkkpLaJF

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 18, 2018

Retired ADM Bill McRaven doesn’t need anyone to defend him. He’s lived a life of service to country and faced only the toughest challenges. The President’s words are an attempt to further divide the country and politicize the military. We shouldn’t allow it to work.

— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) November 18, 2018

Remember when they launched a massive disinformation campaign using people who had never met John Kerry to nonetheless claim “I served with John Kerry” in an effort to neutralize George Bush’s documented cowardice during Vietnam? And “Purple Band-Aids?” You were a Republican then https://t.co/Fvzfrw2KHE

— Barrett Brown (@BarrettBrown_) November 19, 2018

Mississippi runoff

Republican Senator Hyde-White has shown what she is really like and she is slipping. Now her fellow bigot Trump will try to bail her out.

I support Mike Espy.

update 11/26/18

Trump dives into another racial firestorm in Mississippi Senate contest, by @PhilipRucker https://t.co/QlehFoAMpK

— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) November 27, 2018

A runoff for the Senate seat in Mississippi is happening in just over a week.

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has:

• Said she’d attend a ‘public hanging’
• Propagated an anti-Semitic conspiracy
• Wants to restrict voting for students

This should be getting more attention.

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 17, 2018

Mike Espy remains the underdog, but Republicans with access to private polling say Hyde-Smith’s lead has narrowed significantly in recent days. Republicans need only to look to Alabama, where Doug Jones pulled out a surprise win last year, to stoke concern https://t.co/IkKbG7PBpu

— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 17, 2018

Racists do stick together https://t.co/QcOa5cHgDF

— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) November 17, 2018

Local WalMarts Report Run On Sheets https://t.co/qgp1T8H9Ef

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) November 17, 2018

Asked about the racial controversy over a fellow Republican referring to a “public hanging” while running against a Black man, Mississippi’s governor asks why people aren’t outraged about a real problem, the “genocide” perpetrated by Black women getting abortions. https://t.co/47cdkaJfcC

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 13, 2018

Trump to hold rallies benefiting Hyde-Smith in the Mississippi runoff, per campaign release.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 17, 2018

Right wing conspiracy theories

Some corners of the right-wing internet are already cooking up a grand conspiracy theory to explain the fires in California: airborne laser attacks meant to clear the way for high-speed rail https://t.co/0eGCBRbw3v

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 17, 2018

What’s alarming about this conspiracy is that it’s being driven by people who once held senior positions in the intelligence community and still have access to members of the government https://t.co/HwgXyYRlhC

— POLITICO (@politico) November 17, 2018

The right wing has perfected the art of combining conspiracy theories with facts https://t.co/sIZKh0W4Ed

— Salon (@Salon) October 31, 2018

"The Republican Party today has become a vast repository of conspiracy theories, fake news, false accusations and paranoid fantasies."

—@FareedZakaria https://t.co/Teu5tUb01W

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 3, 2018

The right’s continued reliance on conspiracy theories points to a deeper, party-wide psychosis: The GOP has built a movement around blaming black and brown Americans, immigrants, and feminists for its constituents’ economic woes. https://t.co/KLbFASAnbz pic.twitter.com/fYvpLN8Uo9

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) November 14, 2018