The case for indicting Trump

I want Trump to go to jail.

In two cases — Mueller's obstruction probe and the hush money scandal — "it now seems likely that Trump would have faced personal criminal indictment but for the fact that he is the president of the United States," @vermontgmg writes https://t.co/sHXenPKbai
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 23, 2019

Former acting AG @SallyQYates didn’t hold back on @MeetThePress: In her 30 yrs as prosecutor, Yates said, she tried cases of obstruction on far less evidence than case laid out by Mueller against @POTUS. Were he not president, Yates said, Trump likely would’ve been indicted.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) April 28, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Former U.S. Dep Attorney Gen Sally Yates says, "I've personally prosecuted obstruction (of justice) cases on far, far less evidence than this"@SallyQYates: "If he were not the president of the united states, he would likely be indicted on obstruction" pic.twitter.com/h4EMNKe2dc
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) April 28, 2019

As a former prosecutor, I agree with the assessment of @Mimirocah1 and @renato_mariotti in @thedailybeast that the Mueller Report includes incidents of obstruction of justice that most prosecutors would charge if Trump were not president. https://t.co/0KRolfL26A
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) April 28, 2019

The obstruction case against Trump would be a strong one “that any federal prosecutor-regardless of their politics-should proudly pursue…because if obstruction goes unchecked, our whole system of justice is at risk.” By me & ⁦@renato_mariotti⁩ https://t.co/hlBUIbGXas
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) April 28, 2019

The constitutional stupidity of DOJ’s “sitting presidents can’t be indicted” policy is growing more obvious by the day. @RepAdamSchiff is right to worry that the statute of limitations on some of 45’s crimes (not all!) might run before he leaves office.https://t.co/nuDnbzMTn8
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 27, 2019

Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump only escaped obstruction of justice charges because of the DOJ rule barring the indictment of a sitting president https://t.co/kJQDwrP8J7
— POLITICO (@politico) April 23, 2019

Covers: A terrible version of “Superstition”

Stevie Wonder’s great “Superstition” was released in 1972. I saw a truly terrible cover by Cher and the Osmond Brothers on Twitter. I assume it’s from the 1970s. It also slaughters “For Once in My Life”.

Cher & The Osmonds sing Stevie Wonder pic.twitter.com/JHB9TegVWo
— Flashbak.com (@aflashbak) April 27, 2019

Top 10 Lobbying Spenders

#BigPharma, the Defense sector and companies dealing with trade issues have led lobbying spending so far in 2019https://t.co/499PTz59kf pic.twitter.com/PfsEuSl3J1
— OpenSecrets.org (@OpenSecretsDC) April 26, 2019

Conflict of interest for the IRS Commissioner

The IRS Commissioner, who continues to withhold Trump's tax returns from Congress, also is earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from renting out condos at a Trump property.https://t.co/jRyWJZ2v2y
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 3, 2020

NEW: Charles Rettig is Trump’s hand-picked IRS Commissioner who is supposed to release Trump’s tax returns. He makes as much as $1 million in rental income from the Trump-branded properties he owns. https://t.co/veG6eQpNWL
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) April 25, 2019

Victory against Michigan gerrymandering…for now

The Supreme Court could overturn this when they rule on gerrymandering later this year.

Federal judges just threw out Michigan's congressional map as unconstitutional, and it looks like another victory for anti-gerrymandering advocates.

But the SCOTUS is already considering the issue and will have the final say in June.@politico story –> https://t.co/3nX6AAfs8c
— Steven Shepard (@POLITICO_Steve) April 25, 2019

This is a big win for a stronger and fairer democracy. My work in this case showed that Michigan has some of the most gerrymandered congressional and state legislative maps in history. I'm excited that Michigan voters will now get #FairMaps. https://t.co/R7VU4JKIsK
— Chris Warshaw (@cwarshaw) April 25, 2019

This is excellent news for Michigan and the whole country. When a party draws congressional districts so that the other party has no chance of competing, it violates voters’ constitutional rights. It’s egregious, unAmerican corruption. End gerrymandering! https://t.co/UdxIbSTyWw
— Evan McMullin (@EvanMcMullin) April 25, 2019

This is how we fight back against voter suppression and win. Proud to have been part of this lawsuit to stop the illegal gerrymandering efforts that violated our rights in Michigan. https://t.co/S0ZFf6AzIM
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) April 25, 2019

Potential SCOTUS decision on gerrymandering notwithstanding, but damn this is big. We may get a new Michigan map by the end of the summer.https://t.co/J7HR22Xd1z
— Uncrewed (@Uncrewed) April 25, 2019

Republican voter suppression in Tennessee

Tennessee's GOP is seeking revenge on orgs like @BlackVotersMtr @EquityAlliance1 that increased black turnout in midterms. Instead of being embarrassed their state competes for dead last in voter participation, they're trying to keep it that way https://t.co/YkWpLtA8Nh
— Jen Parker (@JenParker393) April 24, 2019

Oh hello there Jim Crow. https://t.co/Tf99VTUgOY
— robneyer ⚾️🧗‍♂️🦉🗽 (@robneyer) April 25, 2019

GDP news was good but there could be future problems

There are issues now and potentially in the future.

BREAKING: US #economy grew at a 3.2% (annualized) pace in Q1 2019, best since 2015 and smashing estimates of 2.3%. Higher inventories and a smaller trade deficit helped push the number up, factors that aren't likely to last.

Q1 18: 2.2%
Q1 17: 1.8%
Q1 16: 1.5%
Q1 15: 3.3%
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) April 26, 2019

Everyone seems dazzled by the headline number, but the GDP report is not so amazing. Big drop in personal consumption. Big drop in imports, which boosts GDP, also indicates weakening demand. Big boost from inventory accumulation.
— Ryan Avent (@ryanavent) April 26, 2019

Strip out those effects, and growth was much weaker. In fact, it was the weakest quarter since *2013.* pic.twitter.com/2TuShsUhH4
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) April 26, 2019

Trump: "Our economy is now the hottest anywhere on the planet earth."

Reality:
US economy grew at 3.2% annualized pace in Q1.
China: 6.4%
India: ~7%#economy
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) April 26, 2019

another trump lie

Trump likes 3.2% growth, but he's still bashing Fed:
"If we kept the same interest rates and the same quantitative easing that the previous administration had, that 3.2 would have been much higher than that."https://t.co/lPKPLIV3pj #GDP #Fed
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) April 26, 2019

He is wrong to bash the Fed. He makes everything political.

Terrorism isn’t terrorism if a white supremacist does it

His defense was he says the same kind of stuff Trump does.

Christopher Hasson’s lawyer argued that his white supremacist rhetoric was no more than a reflection of the “national vocabulary.”

“Donald Trump uses similar epithets in his everyday language & tweets,” she said.

Hasson will be released from detention. https://t.co/fneTJhMTV2
— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) April 26, 2019

Why won’t AG Barr charge a terrorist caught plotting to kill Trump critics?

The judge has "grave concerns" about Hasson, who planned to kill Nancy Pelosi, Democratic presidential candidates, and other Trump critics. But Barr refuses to bring charges. https://t.co/kcvk010zko
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) April 25, 2019

If this guy's name were al-Hasan instead of Hasson, would he be released from jail? https://t.co/qy1Hzi2Upp pic.twitter.com/yfOWHjpPii
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 26, 2019

In 2019, it’s hard to be stunned, but this has shocked the hell out of me.

Christopher Hasson, a white supremacist, was actively plotting to kill multiple elected officials, members of the media, and more. He had an enough weapons for a small army.

And is being released. https://t.co/GENqAJhSzn
— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 25, 2019

New documents reinforce an unsettling conclusion: Coast Guard lieutenant Christopher Hasson allegedly aspired to join the ranks of history’s most violent white nationalists and had amassed the tools necessary to make those ambitions come true https://t.co/lpKHHVAz6f
— Intelligencer (@intelligencer) April 24, 2019

A federal judge grants the pre-trial release of Christopher Hasson, the Maryland man prosecutors say had a hit list of Democrats, two Supreme Court justices, journalists and company executives. https://t.co/oLVa74Ftzs
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) April 25, 2019

OTOH, the initial detention memo back in February did not flinch from identifying Hasson as a "terrorist" intent on murdering people. It also included a sentence that seemed to indicate that the govt then intended to bring substantial additional charges. https://t.co/iAtw7ORTWm pic.twitter.com/L9dTNYawI0
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 25, 2019

why did they change their mind?

Trump on the Hannity show

Sean Hannity reveals the real Donald Trumphttps://t.co/qNUxoau1Vd pic.twitter.com/jOjF2e21mU
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) April 27, 2019

This is the actual President babbling to Hannity. This is the guy to whom 60 million Americans have entrusted their lives. Read his rambling rants. But have a drink first. Or a toke. https://t.co/85lRK65J31
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 26, 2019

Trump on Hannity says Attorney General Bill Barr after receiving the Mueller report "made a decision right on the spot” that the president hadn’t obstructed justice.
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) April 26, 2019

This is not surprising

51% of Republicans do not think white supremacists are a threat

ICYMI
Do you think that white supremacist groups pose a threat to the United States?
ALL
Yes 65%
No 29%
Dem.
Yes 88%
No 9%
Ind.
Yes 66%
No 29%
Rep.
Yes 41%
No 51%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 3/21-25/19)
trend: https://t.co/kj08CIY1oa
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) April 26, 2019