I just think everyone – including the mainstream press – needs to take seriously the growing coordination between the Trump operation, the extremist 4chan/Q crowd, and the monarchist new right. https://t.co/KyOcD5QLhZ
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 30, 2022
Donald Trump is having a total meltdown on Truth Social this morning. All of these posts are from just the last few hours. pic.twitter.com/qtQs6KEA7D
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 30, 2022
The media coverage has been bad.
Correct but since networks need to fill 24 x 7, we get endless speculation. It would be better to wait for facts. https://t.co/tocIglcBKp
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) August 9, 2022
The FBI's search at Mar-a-Lago feels like one of those news events where all the responsible commentators are really quiet because we don't know many crucial facts, so The Discourse is overwhelmed by liars, cranks, and Chris Cillizza-like punditry.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) August 10, 2022
Calling it a “raid” on Mar a Lago is a gross exaggeration. The Secret Service escorted plain-clothed FBI agents in an orderly search to collect certain documents pursuant to a valid warrant signed by a federal Judge. Not exactly a siege with guns a blazing.
— Dave Aronberg (@aronberg) August 9, 2022
Free lede for any newsroom that needs it.
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) August 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, August 9. Former president Donald Trump has so far refused to release the warrant served on him Monday, keeping voters in the dark, and creating an information vacuum that supporters have filled with threats and accusations. https://t.co/nAbbaXAIG1
Intensity of Trump defense linked to extent to which modern right sees itself as the victim: 90% say US Christianity under assault, -3/4 say bias vs whites equal problem as bias vs minorities, ~70% say more immigrants destroying US culture. What’s some law breaking next to that?
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 9, 2022
Given that we still haven't seen the warrant, much less the warrant application, the immediate frenzied anger at the FBI is completely unjustified. There is no constitutional, statutory, or moral foundation for the belief a former president is above the law. So, wait. /1
— David French (@DavidAFrench) August 9, 2022
There are 4 likely aspects of a warrant about Trump wrongly retaining classified docs:
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) August 9, 2022
1) He was given warning (a year of NARA negotiations plus the June meeting).
2) Identification of known docs that Trump took but did not return.
3) Testimony from aides that HE took them. 1/2
Wouldn't Trump's lawyer get a copy of the search warrant showing what the FBI was looking for? Couldn't they make it public?
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) August 9, 2022
Former President Donald Trump has a history of using his position to threaten, discredit or cajole potential witnesses. Here's a breakdown of a dozen examples dating back to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and his first impeachment: https://t.co/w9eVF3NHqh
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 1, 2022
I think @danielsgoldman has this exactly right. The Trump Cult is embedded in a #TrumpCriminalEnterprise that is built on greed, grift, graft, and whatever violence must be threatened or even deployed in order to seize and hold onto power. RICO charges fit like a glove. https://t.co/s8RuuVCxv1
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 1, 2022
His order will politicize policy positions. It’s a terrible idea. I know; I worked for the federal government for almost 38 years. The less we had to deal with politics, the better.
Congress won’t block Trump’s order to strip civil service protections from many federal workers https://t.co/cyQU9kTzi5
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) December 21, 2020
Trump appointee resigns as a "matter of conscience" over executive order aimed at civil service https://t.co/mfeWG0c3F0 pic.twitter.com/S8hChzNpRI
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 27, 2020
The fact that the Trump administration hates the civil service so much shows why we need an apolitical civil service that can't be hijacked after each election.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) October 24, 2020
And no, I am not actually a civil service employee. But I'm glad the civil service exists.
At a fundraiser Thursday night, Trump said dealing with officials in his own government was more difficult than dealing with North Korea or Russia or China. Inside his years-long frustration with the civil service, by @reinlwapo @jdawsey1 @ToluseO: https://t.co/x7T42WiT6k
— FrancesSteadSellers (@FrancesSSellers) October 24, 2020
Trump issues order for tens of thousands of career federal employees to lose their civil service protections – The Washington Post w/Ericyoderwp https://t.co/7P8BbF2BiR
— Lisa Rein (@Reinlwapo) October 23, 2020
President Trump signed an executive order that could substantially expand his ability to hire and fire tens of thousands of federal workers during a second term, potentially allowing him to weed out what he sees as a “deep state” bureaucracy https://t.co/igalICWDWW
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 22, 2020
This is not an empty threat: Trump can end the civil service system without Congress and absolutely will if he is back in office https://t.co/Xrhs0PZHVz https://t.co/h4igQVxyho
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) March 13, 2022
Trump has been a conspiracy theorist and authoritarian. This isn't new. It shouldn't surprise anyone in the administration. I agree they should be alarmed.
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) December 19, 2020
Why is the headline here not: TRUMP RAISES POSSIBILITY OF MILITARY COUP? https://t.co/b8U4EXXXQR
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) December 19, 2020
Rudy Giuliani called Ken Cuccinelli, second in command at the Department of Homeland Security, on Thursday night and asked him whether DHS could seize voting machines, a source familiar with the call confirmed to Axios. https://t.co/dX9U9CCbpw
— Axios (@axios) December 19, 2020
“Advisers fret that Trump ‘is spending too much time with people they consider crackpots or conspiracy theorists…’ It’s apparently well and good for Trump to spend some time with crackpots and conspiracy theorists – just not too much time.” https://t.co/hA8Io3rIMn
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 19, 2020
Trump's moves this week "were so blatant that one had to look to authoritarian nations to make comparisons," reports the New York Times. Good for them! https://t.co/AFn5hQas1W
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) October 12, 2020
Question: if his actions were without precedent should your coverage break with precedent, as well?
Analysis: New research explores authoritarian mind-set of Trump’s core supporters https://t.co/ez6lGKmgsR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 12, 2020
Proud to have signed this new letter warning Attorney General Barr not to exploit DOJ's powers to interfere in the election alongside @JoyceWhiteVance @Mimirocah1 @eliehonig & over 1500 more former DOJ lawyers. https://t.co/UmtJjRW65Z
— Joshua A. Geltzer (@jgeltzer) October 1, 2020
Barr's Justice Department serves up talking points for Trump https://t.co/L86BIwlwP9 pic.twitter.com/VMEtd4QKO8
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 29, 2020
There is a strong case for impeaching Bill Barr. We lay it out here: https://t.co/KaXUF5djXt
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) September 29, 2020
"Barr is a deeply corrupt institutionalist, and that's not a contradiction in terms. Every time he is in office he has worked to cover GOP crimes. People get so caught up in the image and the title that they ignore actual criminality." — @gaslitnation https://t.co/CRaFvxfsOd
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) February 19, 2020
Wow: AG Bill Barr has reportedly intervened directly in D.C. on arrests of protesters accused of rioting. He overruled the U.S. Attorney for D.C., who said @DCPoliceDept provided no evidence to justify charges in most cases. https://t.co/azbBv6jeYq
— Martin Austermuhle (@maustermuhle) September 26, 2020
EXCLUSIVE | The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses. https://t.co/FwDPsNL9WK
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) September 10, 2020
Formal federal investigation finds Trump CEO’s over Voice of America repeatedly abused power – my story for NPR https://t.co/MfhRWRNDf4
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) May 21, 2023
A federal watchdog says Michael Pack, former President Donald Trump's pick to oversee the parent agency of the Voice of America, expenditure of $1.6M to investigate his internal critics was a gross waste of taxpayer funds
— NPR (@NPR) August 20, 2022
https://t.co/4snZtd6zNI
Trump has politicized the VOA like he has done to much of the government. It’s disgusting.
Details on the @StateOIG report regarding the previous politically-appointed @USAGMgov CEO who was accused of attempting to politicize @VOANews and other US-funded broadcasters. https://t.co/iyQFKYf32u https://t.co/iK33BwE2x8
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) July 8, 2021
Eight current or former staffers say the agency has broken down in many ways under Michael Pack — as staffers were swept away and standard budgets weren't approved.
— NPR (@NPR) September 2, 2020
Officials even say they were unable to fulfill orders for toilet paper for a facility.https://t.co/jhMVrrWXFJ
We send this letter with the utmost respect, out of love for @VOANews and our profession. https://t.co/TkcwC1bQNb
— Patsy Widakuswara (@pwidakuswara) August 31, 2020
It isn't the biggest thing in the news but Trump's purges at Voice of America keep getting worse: https://t.co/fCnBM03tOd
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) August 15, 2020
"driving out honest, skilled, talented long serving professional public servants on trumped up charges and replacing them with people of no qualifications whose only attribute is loyalty.
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 13, 2020
McCarthy couldn’t have done it better.”
3/3https://t.co/oQJy4mfHda
Taxpayer-funded news outlet Voice of America promotes Mike Pence propaganda in response to Joe Biden’s announcement that Kamala Harris is his running mate. https://t.co/K3J5Zv0Wy3
— Alexandra Chalupa (@AlexandraChalup) August 11, 2020
The new CEO of Voice of America, the federal government’s broadcasting agency, will not extend the visas of the dozens of foreign journalists who work there, NPR reports https://t.co/HSFzVgtQzT
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 10, 2020
The gutting continues. There is no rationale, other than xenophobia, for this move. https://t.co/RHjYe9xelt
— Laura Rosenberger (@rosenbergerlm) July 9, 2020
Federal media agency announces new interim heads after firings by Trump appointeehttps://t.co/tDXlZyDYSe
— Axios (@axios) June 30, 2020
I’ve been trying to learn who is running Voice of America for past 10 days. No luck.
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) June 25, 2020
Today, a source tells me, at routine morning call, staff asking Qs about firewall were told there *is* an acting VOA director but his/her identity is "unannounced."
Can you do that in gov’t?
The heads of four organizations overseen by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were all dismissed Wednesday night — a move likely to heighten concerns that new Trump-appointed CEO Michael Pack means to turn the agency into a political arm of the administration.
— Michael Holmes (@holmescnn) June 18, 2020
This remains one of the most important reporting resources documenting the policy priorities of this administration: https://t.co/CpA7PB6ZIg
— Siddhartha Mahanta (@sidhubaba) August 8, 2020
Sad!