Trump lies about a lawsuit ruling

The judge did not say there was no collusion. Just another Trump lie!

Wrong. This was a jurisdiction issue. The judge herself wrote: "This Court’s ruling is not based on a finding that there was no collusion between defendants and Russia during the 2016 presidential election." https://t.co/QTm74XcIJI

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 6, 2018

Lawsuit was filed by donors to the DNC and a former staffer, not the DNC itself. More importantly, judge's decision was about jurisdiction, not collusion. The judge wrote: "It bears emphasizing that this Court’s ruling is not based on a finding that there was no collusion…" pic.twitter.com/b2GtV9BGmL

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 6, 2018

The lawsuit wasn't filed by the DNC, and the judge dismissed it because it was brought in the wrong courthouse. The plaintiffs can just file the lawsuit in another jurisdiction. https://t.co/tMYOZwBMXa

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 6, 2018

“How the Concentration of Opportunity Elected Trump”

Trump won in the places that are losing jobs. Clinton won in the places that are gaining jobs.

How the Concentration of Opportunity Elected Trump https://t.co/QTCyzlobHm

— Thomas Edsall (@Edsall) July 1, 2018

from the study:

“Donald Trump dominated in Opportunity-Falling America. If the 2016 election were held only in the 2,109 counties that lost businesses, Trump would have won by 3.5 million votes, 53.0-47.0%, and by an Electoral College landslide of 343-195.
Hillary Clinton dominated in Opportunity-Rising America. If the race were held only in the 1,029 counties that gained businesses, Clinton would have won by a commanding 6.4 million votes, 54.6-45.4%, and by a solid Electoral College margin of 286-252.

This electoral opportunity gap appears to be new. “

Manafort borrowed $10 million from a Russian

There can be little doubt Manafort was working for Deripaska — and thus Putin. He received a $10 million loan (payment) from Deripaska so he could work for "free" for Putin's boy Trump. Don't talk to me about no conspiracy. https://t.co/gZm707xtin

— John Weaver (@JWGOP) June 28, 2018

Federal court documents unsealed Wednesday reveal that Paul Manafort had much closer ties to a Russian oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin than had been previously disclosed. https://t.co/6GT6qOygfC

— POLITICO (@politico) June 28, 2018

It’s amazing that we’re still learning about the extent of his financial ties to Deripaska. https://t.co/qehpYiZXex

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 27, 2018

$16,100,000 has been spent at Trump properties by his campaign and government agencies

Since Trump declared his candidacy for president in late 2015, at least $16,100,000 has poured into Trump Organization-managed and branded hotels, golf courses and restaurants from his campaign, Republican organizations, and government agencies. https://t.co/gQdgEj6PsB

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 27, 2018

The public wants to keep coverage for people with pre-existing conditions

The Trump administration wants to eliminate guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. The public opposes this but that won’t stop them.

Trump said he would protect people with pre-existing conditions but that’s another lie.

ICYMI
65% of voters say a candidate’s support for continued protections for people with pre-existing health conditions is either the “single most important factor” or “very important” to their vote in the midterm elections (@KaiserFamFound) details: https://t.co/v9PCp9JRMW pic.twitter.com/3IaOBlSS6o

— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) June 27, 2018

NEW: The Trump Administration has targeted the elimination of pre-existing condition protections through the courts.

Here’s what it means. Consider circulating. pic.twitter.com/PBWP5RWFKN

— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) June 26, 2018

Today, I and 47 other senators are calling on President Trump to abandon his administration’s latest efforts to take the guarantee of health care coverage away from more than 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions – including 7.8 million in Florida. pic.twitter.com/IGlfHL5QUt

— Senator Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) June 26, 2018

"It’s hard to imagine anyone fighting to return to a system that left many people with pre-existing conditions unable to buy health insurance… but that’s exactly what many Republican-led states and the Trump administration are doing."https://t.co/tFD0Td3EbZ

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 25, 2018

Trump promised during the campaign that he'd keep those protections.

"A bipartisan group of governors blasted President Trump for his decision to argue that ObamaCare’s protections for those who have pre-existing condition should be overturned." https://t.co/ncjT0b8KzA

— Barry Wile (@BarryWile82) June 19, 2018

“During his campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to protect people with pre-existing conditions like cancer or diabetes… That was a lie. Now he's trying to strike down the protections he once called ‘one of the strongest assets’ of Obamacare.”https://t.co/tipjj5CVCl

— Ways and Means Dems (@WaysMeansCmte) June 15, 2018

100% agree. Also, if ins cos are able to discriminate again based on pre-existing conditions, upcoding is going to screw regular people, who'll have pre-existing conditions that inflate their healthcare premiums. https://t.co/t6It3bMgF9

— rajkmd (@rajkmd) June 18, 2018

By embracing a lawsuit that would end the ACA’s popular protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the Trump Administration has given Democrats a potential campaign weapon for the midterms, writes @DrewAltman in @axios https://t.co/1e2qwzaYRk

— Kaiser Family Foundation (@KaiserFamFound) June 11, 2018

Money laundering 101

Money laundering 101: Porn star payoffs and dirty money.https://t.co/0gccZXX9iI

— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) June 22, 2018

International money laundering, how it applies in the Paul Manafort case, and how it could apply to shady real estate deals involving the Trump Organization.https://t.co/ZL99EE9cVl

— Randall Eliason (@RDEliason) June 22, 2018

Trump, Jr.

When the Russians turned out to have nothing on Hillary, one the Trump Tower meeting participants told me, “The light just went out in his eyes. He was totally disinterested.” My profile of the President’s eldest son and namesake: https://t.co/DlfPNMiTzY

— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) June 21, 2018

Trump, Jr. and the Roseanne Barr story

I’ve never seen anyone wallow in his dipshittery as proudly as Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/5XOcaRDuUE

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) June 13, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. retweets this Mike Huckabee post pic.twitter.com/g469psSCpf

— Katie Watson (@kathrynw5) June 23, 2018

FBI obtains Spanish wiretaps of Alexander Torshin, the Russian banker and Putin ally who met with Donald Trump Jr. at the NRA convention in 2016. "Trump's son should be concerned," says Spanish prosecutor. https://t.co/VJ3OD0620t

— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) May 26, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. apparently regrets taking the Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer because it “wasted a lot of time and money.” Not because it might have been illegal.https://t.co/OaKJgktZHY

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 21, 2018

In letter to @ChuckGrassley, @ChrisCoons says @DonaldJTrumpJr may have lied about foreign govt assistance to the Trump campaign during his closed door interview before the Judiciary Cmte, and would like him to return to testify before an open hearing: pic.twitter.com/wg1U9ezdyE

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 25, 2018

Pleading ignorance may not be enough to get Donald Trump Jr. out of legal trouble.https://t.co/5XuWM6OqzZ

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) June 22, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. just liked a tweet suggesting children separated from their parents are crisis actors https://t.co/Xj7uZtClCg pic.twitter.com/szqGLBRWDh

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 19, 2018

Here’s a doozy:

“Born Trump” by @emilyjanefox is a new book about the Trump spawn. Just hit the shelves today. Seems Jr. has a nickname:

DIAPER DON

Earned it for bedwetting in college.

Between @realDonaldTrump & @DonaldJTrumpJr it appears urophilia is genetic. pic.twitter.com/g4N4m7QTXu

— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) June 20, 2018

Russian trolls on Twitter have posted more than 8 million tweets and retweets, a @WSJ analysis found https://t.co/v73hovz0gQ

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) June 23, 2018

update:

I am old enough to remember when your father actually encouraged violence at his own campaign rallies. Maybe you weren't paying attention. https://t.co/48Tz9EYxda

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 25, 2018

the word lit was pronounced dead at 1:23 PM on June 27, 2018. the black community would simply like privacy during this time of mourning. https://t.co/U3SYS3XbCe

— Donwill (@donwill) June 27, 2018

Incorrect. Over course of Obama's two terms, quarterly growth exceeded 2% (annualized) 17 times, 3% eight times, 4% three times, and 5% once. (This is apples to apples; the GDPNow figure is also a quarterly figure, annualized.) https://t.co/hzMmCnkKP2

— Greg Ip (@greg_ip) June 27, 2018

Donald Trump Jr. sent two libelous tweets against me to maliciously destroy me. It is unconscionable for the First Family to attack an ordinary citizen in residency training just for expressing political dissent. It is punch down bullying to the extreme. https://t.co/lVf5HjJVft

— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) June 26, 2018

I don’t know how we can have a civil discussion on issues when one side says crap like this:

Trump Jr.: Dems are now the party of impeaching Trump, abolishing ICE and "unbridled socialism" https://t.co/EV0EuqMui3 pic.twitter.com/dYU3XftpMt

— The Hill (@thehill) June 27, 2018

Today I learned: Donald Trump Jr. proposed to Vanessa Trump with a $100,000 ring he got for free.

He got it for free by agreeing to propose at a New Jersey mall where the jeweler was located, in front of paparazzi https://t.co/ma8wGzOkTD pic.twitter.com/qasHemwWN6

— Tim Mak (@timkmak) July 5, 2018

Jr. skipped "thoughts and prayers" and went straight to media bashing. Lots of anti-media retweets, plus this https://t.co/p9K0QxUcyZ

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 29, 2018

Fox News host who is dating Trump Jr. photographed with Pizzagate conspiracy theorist https://t.co/eXvCTbI67R pic.twitter.com/p4UvehS6Tf

— The Hill (@thehill) July 5, 2018

On your marks, get set…. how long till the liberal media and snowflakes start taking shots at the great Bill Shine? Competent, hard working and a believer in making America great again! https://t.co/iqJqSiIOs7

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 5, 2018

That they don’t even pretend the sons are running the business independently of the White House anymore is probably worth noting. https://t.co/iPhcbpRcwE

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 5, 2018

Update 7/14

What I learned from making a shadow Instagram account to mimic what Don Jr. likes and follows: https://t.co/gsg2EygfkB pic.twitter.com/otmupVrHef

— Slate (@Slate) July 14, 2018

update 8/2/18

At film premiere, @DonaldJTrumpJr says modern-day Dem platform reminiscent of Nazis. "You see the Nazi platform from the early 1930s . . . and you look at it compared to the DNC platform of today, you’re saying, ‘Man, those things are awfully similar." https://t.co/yRGWxoVX88

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) August 2, 2018

update 8/4/18:

As I often tell clients, you don’t commit crimes by accident. No one trips walking down the street and commits a felony. Committing serious crimes requires knowledge and intent.

If Trump Jr. committed a felony, it was not an accident. https://t.co/uWQT7ACkKp

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 4, 2018

update 8/10/18:

“In another political era, that's the sort of uncomfortable fact that could make someone a pariah on the campaign trail

“Today, Trump Jr. is a sought-after surrogate” https://t.co/caKS805ccq

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) August 8, 2018

“Witch Hunt”

Trump is using “witch hunt” more frequently in his tweets. I wonder what that means.

Trump tweets about the “witch hunt”

May 2017: 3 times
June 2017: 5 times
July 2017: 6 times
Oct 2017: 1 time
Dec 2017: 2 times
Jan 2018: 1 time
Feb 2018: 3 times
March 2018: 2 times
April 2018: 9 times
May 2018: 20 times
June 2018: 22 times

— David P Gelles (@gelles) June 23, 2018

Contacts between the Trump campaign and Russians

We keep finding out about more of them. This is an overview.

A new look at how widespread contacts with Russia and knowledge of Russian "dirt" were among Trump's team in 2016. https://t.co/0049WfH97N

— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 18, 2018

According to CNN's latest count… at least 14 Trump associates had contact with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign and transition. Manafort, Gates, Kushner, Trump Jr., Papadopoulos, Page, Sessions, Stone, Gordon, Flynn, Prince, Cohen, Caputo, Berkowitz.

— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) June 18, 2018

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