When House Democrats reopen investigations into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, a blocked number in Donald Trump Jr.’s phone records may be among the first targets.https://t.co/3YEPOrmSF4

— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) November 27, 2018

47 minutes ago, marceline said:

 

It looks like this is what he lied about. I really hope that we're coming up on a Julian Assange perp walk soon.

 

 

 

Bumping this onto the next page ICYMI.

14 hours ago, JaneAusten said:

And McCarthy gets awarded for this with a minority leadership position. While democrats are fighting over Pelosi who helped win them the house back

seems like many  have dropped off and will not challenge her. 

and guess who won in Mississippi? 

that's right. the person who loves a front row seat to lynchings.

2 hours ago, Roman said:

and guess who won in Mississippi? 

that's right. the person who loves a front row seat to lynchings.

Well... it's Mississippi. 

 

How did I miss this?  It's unlikely that anything will come of it, but still-

 

Argentine authorities are looking into possible criminal charges against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia as he prepares to attend an international summit meeting of world leaders this week in Buenos Aires https://t.co/tqaW7KznPN

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 27, 2018

This seems like more than just another Trump scandal.

 

Long before #MeToo became the catalyst for a women's movement about sexual assault — and a decade before the fall of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and U.S. Olympic gymnastic doctor Larry Nassar — there was Jeffrey Edward Epstein. #PerversionofJustice pic.twitter.com/z3rIvzQWE9

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) November 28, 2018

Epstein could have spent life in prison, but he only served a little more than a year in jail. Why? A secret deal was struck — an extraordinary plea arrangement — with help from future Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta. pic.twitter.com/OFzvjGZJm0

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) November 28, 2018

^ Every once in awhile this case rears it's head. I wonder if Epstein was bribing the prosecutors involved or had something on them.  It seems to me that multiple prosecutors when out of their way to give this guy a break. I'm as astonished as that judge in NY.

NEW: Michael Avenatti sued Trump for defaming Stormy Daniels against her wishes. Avenatti also started a new fundraising site to raise money for her legal defense fund without telling her. All of this from Stormy Daniels in a statement to the Daily Beast. https://t.co/PFux5bWHAS pic.twitter.com/yLMvvHZAEg

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) November 28, 2018

Jerome Corsi: I worked with Roger Stone to lie to Congress and help Roger lie to Congress. pic.twitter.com/LOZw3aX33D

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) November 29, 2018

This interview by @AriMelber of Corsi is stunning.

Corsi's story is that he never talked with Wikileaks -- directly or indirectly -- and figured out "through divine intervention" that Wikileaks had Podesta's emails and would release them in October.

Seriously. pic.twitter.com/KqxRSqJoJI

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 29, 2018

Jerome Corsi tells me he lied, is ready to die in jail, and Roger Stone may think Corsi was the intermediary to Wikileaks: https://t.co/37qwZxcUyZ

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) November 29, 2018

"I realize I could go to jail for the rest of my life, I'm 72 years old, I might die in jail, but I'm still making this decision"

Roger Stone associate Jerome Corsi on rejecting Mueller plea: pic.twitter.com/o8df0B7nAg

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) November 28, 2018

Newly released email shows that Roger Stone and Jerome Corsi knew full well who supplied Wikileaks with stolen DNC emails. Yet they kept blaming murdered staffer Seth Rich, even after his parents begged them to stop https://t.co/P2o3cbomdo

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 29, 2018

A lengthy thread here from Hillary Clinton's spokesman addressing Ivanka Trump's comments about her private emails and comparing Ivanka's situation to Hillary's https://t.co/JLRSScLO80

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) November 29, 2018

Forgive me, but I am so overwhelmed by Corsi's bombshells that I cannot think straight.  Is he saying he knew all along who had hacked into the DNC's email server and nevertheless blamed Seth Rich?  And that Roger Stone was complicit in the deception?  If so, then how does this tie into Mueller's investigation?

I'm disgusted, if not surprised, that Andrew Lack had Corsi on his network to lie and beg for a pardon. This is why I don't watch cable news. 

Although I often decry social media and the nonsense that often seems to transpire on that platform, I have to say that the way that smaller political blogs and independent reporters/bloggers have provided more accurate coverage of what happened with Nancy Pelosi's House Speaker nomination than traditional media. 

While The New York Times and the Associated Press seemed wedded to the narrative they had crafted of contention and dissension in the ranks, on Twitter, most every other political outlet reported a methodical process of vote-counting and negotiation. 

One got the notion that The NYT and AP expected a long drawn-out process but it didn't pan out that way, which seemed to disappoint reporters at both outlets, who insisted that even though there was no fighting this time around, surely another fight lurked next month when the vote goes to the full House of Representatives. 

I'm not surprised by any of it, but it was interesting and informative to see the contrast in reporting in real time.

How nimble "new media" can be in these situations (even though they don't always get 'it' right) while traditional media can cling to their crafted narratives and stories, even when it's obvious that they are going in the wrong direction.

30 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Although I often decry social media and the nonsense that often seems to transpire on that platform, I have to say that the way that smaller political blogs and independent reporters/bloggers have provided more accurate coverage of what happened with Nancy Pelosi's House Speaker nomination than traditional media. 

While The New York Times and the Associated Press seemed wedded to the narrative they had crafted of contention and dissension in the ranks, on Twitter, most every other political outlet reported a methodical process of vote-counting and negotiation. 

One got the notion that The NYT and AP expected a long drawn-out process but it didn't pan out that way, which seemed to disappoint reporters at both outlets, who insisted that even though there was no fighting this time around, surely another fight lurked next month when the vote goes to the full House of Representatives. 

I'm not surprised by any of it, but it was interesting and informative to see the contrast in reporting in real time.

How nimble "new media" can be in these situations (even though they don't always get 'it' right) while traditional media can cling to their crafted narratives and stories, even when it's obvious that they are going in the wrong direction.

Guess what the NYT did. Not shocking

 

 

 

 

NEW MUELLER NEWS: Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is expected this morning to plead guilty to a new charge being filed against him by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. W/@benprotess @maggieNYT @WRashbaum https://t.co/MHktCXj9yu

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) November 29, 2018

.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Michael Cohen expected to plead guilty to lying to congressional committees investigating Trump collusion, sources tell @ABC. https://t.co/l4nX05hzz9

— ABC News (@ABC) November 29, 2018

"Lying Liars and the Liars Who Lie for Them -- Next 'Donahue'!"