The Donald Trump Score Card

OK, Why is this piece of shit Tucker allowed to breathe the same air we do? Yeah, we are going to blow up gas going to all of our NATO allies.

 

No idea...

 

Mastriano calls for 40 days of fasting.


Pennsylvania Republican calls for 40 days of fasting to save his campaign

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"Doug Mastriano, the Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania, called for 40 days of fasting and prayer as his campaign significantly lags behind Democratic nominee Josh Shaprio.

The call comes after Mr Mastriano’s rally in Harrisburg was poorly attended and his campaign fails to gain traction, The Philadelphia Inquirerreported.

Mr Mastriano has often adopted the language of Christian nationalism and has come under fire for his far-right positions. Most recently, he faced criticism for saying in 2019 that women should be charged with murder if they violated his proposed abortion ban.

Mr Mastriano posted an image of hands open in prayer on his Facebook campaign page on Monday.

“Interceding for our elections, our state, & our nation,” the image says. The image also quotes Isaiah 58:12, which says “Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls and a restorer of homes.”"

 

‘Giant Backfire’: Trump’s Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake

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"But the Justice Department acquiesced for now to the remainder of the special master process, meaning that an outside arbiter would still assess some 11,000 unclassified records and other items seized from Mr. Trump’s Florida compound, Mar-a-Lago.

Since that review is no longer delaying or diverting the criminal inquiry, it is not clear what benefits remain for Mr. Trump.

For one, a special master will cost a lot of money. Judge Cannon rejected Mr. Trump’s proposal that taxpayers should foot half the bill of the review, instead saying he would be solely responsible.

That includes the full cost of a vendor who will scan all the materials, as well as support staff for Judge Dearie, like an assistant who bills $500 an hour. Mr. Trump will also have to pay his own lawyers’ fees as they filter thousands of pages of records and then litigate disputes about which ones can be withheld as privileged."

 

‘Giant Backfire’: Trump’s Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake

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"And far from indulging Mr. Trump, as his lawyers likely hoped in suggesting his appointment, Judge Dearie appears to be organizing the document review in ways that threaten to swiftly puncture the former president’s defenses.

For example, the judge has ordered Mr. Trump to submit by Friday a declaration or affidavit that lists any items on the inventory “that plaintiff asserts were not seized” in the search.

But if Mr. Trump acknowledges that the F.B.I. took any documents marked as classified from his personal office and a storage room at Mar-a-Lago, as the inventory says, that would become evidence that could be used against him if he were later charged with defying a subpoena."

 

'The entire World is at stake': Trump pitches himself to head up negotiations between Ukraine and Russia - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism
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‘Giant Backfire’: Trump’s Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake

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"Late Tuesday, the Justice Department indicated to Judge Dearie that Mr. Trump’s lawyers were balking at his request that their client verify the property inventory at this stage, before the documents could be categorized or reviewed for privilege. They apparently expressed such objections in a document filed under seal.

“They thought it was a win to win the first battle, but they didn’t think through what winning that battle would mean with any reputable judge who is appointed as special master,” Ms. Sullivan said. “They can’t anticipate that every judge will give them a complete pass despite the law. It was a political or a public relations strategy, not a legal one.”"

 

The DOJ has been allowed to use the documents involved in the criminal investigation because of the 11th Circuit ruling.

The rest consists of thousands of documents and pages that Trump has the burden of sifting through at his legal expense which aren't the main focus of the criminal investigation.

Trump needs to justify his ill-defined executive privilege claim by explaining why each document generated by the executive branch when he was president can't be viewed now by the current executive branch (during the Biden administration).


‘Giant Backfire’: Trump’s Demand for Special Master Is Looking Like a Mistake

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"For example, Judge Dearie has said they must categorize each document Mr. Trump claims is subject to privilege. They are to say whether they mean attorney-client or executive privilege. If they claim executive privilege, then they must distinguish between records that are merely shielded from disclosure to people outside the executive branch and those the executive branch itself supposedly cannot review. They must also explain why each document qualifies for such status."

 

Trump had been hoping that all of that muck would have been required to be completed first before the DOJ could move forward with the criminal investigation.

It wasn't. Now he is stuck with paying for all of that process while obtaining little benefit from it, assuming he still wants to go through with his special master maneuver.

At some point, he may simply drop the case.

 

'The entire World is at stake': Trump pitches himself to head up negotiations between Ukraine and Russia

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"Donald Trump proposed himself as the solution to the war in Ukraine after apparent explosions damaged the Nord Stream pipelines.

European leaders say the leaks are likely the result of sabotage, which Trump has blamed on the U.S. and Russia has blamed on Ukraine, and the former president offered to lead negotiations to wind down the Kremlin's invasion of its neighbor -- whose president he was impeached for trying to extort.

"Everyone is talking about the big hurricane barreling into Florida, as they should be," Trump posted early Wednesday morning, "but perhaps a far more important event in the longer term was the announcement that the Nord Stream I & II Pipelines out of Russia (which I brought to the World’s attention as President when I explained how crippling reliance on it could be for Germany and other parts of Europe. Everybody laughed at the time, but they are not laughing anymore!) has been SABOTAGED. This could lead to major escalation, or War!""

 

'The entire World is at stake': Trump pitches himself to head up negotiations between Ukraine and Russia

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"One of the leaks on Nord Stream 1 occurred in the Danish economic zone and the other in the Swedish economic zone, while the Nord Stream 2 leak was in the Danish economic zone.

A leak was first reported on Nord Stream 2 on Monday.

"Authorities have now been informed that there have been another two leaks on Nord Stream 1, which likewise is not in operation but contains gas," Danish climate and energy minister Dan Jorgensen told AFP in a statement on Tuesday.

"It is too early to say anything about the causes of the incidents," the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities said in a statement.

Denmark's energy agency has, however, called for "higher levels of preparedness in the electricity and gas sector" in the country, Jorgensen said."

 

Roger Stone sought a second pardon from Donald Trump after the January 6 Capitol riot: New York Times

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"Roger Stone sought a second pardon from former President Donald Trump after the Capitol riot, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

According to texts seen by the outlet, Stone — a former adviser to Trump — approached David Schoen, an attorney who represented Trump in his second impeachment trial, following the events of January 6, 2021.

Stone asked Schoen to "plug" his request for a pardon when he spoke to Trump, per the outlet. "At this point, I'd be happy if he pardoned me and Kerik again," Stone told Schoen, referring to Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner who Trump pardoned."

 

Mansfield man gets 4 years for violently assaulting officers at January 6 Capitol riot

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"Lucas Denney lived a quiet life in Mansfield where he raised two children and lived off disability payments after his Iraq War combat service.

Then he fixated on national politics and read online about dark conspiracies plotted by evil, shadowy figures. His short-lived foray into politics, however, would prove disastrous.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss sentenced Denney to more than four years in federal prison for violently assaulting outnumbered police officers defending the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. He must then serve three years probation and pay restitution. The amount hasn’t yet been determined."

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sharp-turn-u-supreme-court-100843346.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink

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"(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court last March rebuffed an emergency request by North Carolina Republicans to allow the use in November's congressional elections of an electoral map they drew that a lower court invalidated for unlawfully disadvantaging Democrats.

It was a short-term setback for the North Carolina Republicans, but they soon will get a chance to claim a bigger legal victory. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested at the time that the justices take up the underlying legal dispute, one that could provide state legislators around the country the ability to enact election policies with less judicial oversight - a Republican goal.

The Supreme Court in June announced it would hear the case in its new term, which begins on Monday. This showed the increasing willingness of its 6-3 conservative majority take on divisive issues as it steers the court on a rightward path."

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sharp-turn-u-supreme-court-100843346.html?.tsrc=fp_deeplink

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"Following a term when its conservatives delivered blockbuster rulings curtailing abortion access and widening gun rights, the court returns from a summer recess ready to tackle more major cases. Potential rulings in upcoming cases could end affirmative action policies used by colleges and universities to increase campus racial diversity, hobble a federal law called the Voting Rights Act and make it easier for businesses to refuse service to LGBT people based on free-speech rights."

 

That dipshit can't go four hours without food!

 

I understand they want meth heads to have bump stocks and hundred round magazines now?

 

An off-duty Massachusetts National Guard member aggressively confronted a tour bus full of senior citizens thinking they were migrants

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"Video viewed by the Cape Cod Times showed Hoffman attempting to board the bus to see the passengers on board.

"I have every right as a U.S citizen to see what's going on," the service member is heard saying. "You know what I'm talking about."

Vaughn told the outlet he told the service member that the bus was carrying "old senior citizens. You're going to give them a heart attack."

The service member replied: "If it's 80-year-old people, I will walk away. Do you not see what's gone on on Martha's Vineyard?"

Once aboard the bus, he is heard telling passengers that he served in Afghanistan and expressed frustration in his attempts to get someone from there to the US, so "don't tell me you don't know what I'm talking about," he said.

Once the service member realized that the passengers onboard were tourists, he apologized and exited the vehicle, saying: "I am sorry. I didn't respect you guys. I am sorry.""

 

An off-duty Massachusetts National Guard member aggressively confronted a tour bus full of senior citizens thinking they were migrants

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"We are currently working to ensure our service member is evaluated and receives any services he may need, while also reviewing appropriate disciplinary actions," Kalin said. "The incident is currently under investigation and no further information is available at this time."