Yes, it’s true, the Russians are attacking our mid-terms – and, of course, they’re going after a Democrat.
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Some walk back on the impeachment of Rod Rosenstein. It was a move meant to show loyalty to T…and would never pass I am gathering.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) says he is tabling his efforts to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after having several meetings with Republican leadership, stating that he would instead pursue contempt if the Justice Department (DOJ) does not turn over documents Congress is seeking.
While the impeachment option remains on the table, Meadows told reporters Thursday he now hopes it will be a contempt process rather than impeachment.
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I don’t think I’m the only one who has had more than enough “political theater” to last a lifetime.
The dishonesty is way over the top.
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Folks online are calling this censorship, I’m inclined to not call it censorship because the content posted does not comply with YouTube’s user agreement. What do you all think?
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Yes, I agree.
Exhausting levels of spewing indefensible party lines…
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I’ll happily send ol’ Alex a crying towel…
The issue of censorship is SO sticky but look where the “hate-speech” is getting us, & if it violates YouTube’s user agreement, well, hooray!
The Mueller probe is being discussed today re: T’s tweets and the bullying nature of them towards Comey, Sessions. Not sure how this angle is being promoted (ie, Bullying nature of Tweets) whether T staff/Guliani are trying to get out in front about this obstruction angle.
None of what Mr. Mueller has homed in on constitutes obstruction, Mr. Trump’s lawyers said. They argued that most of the presidential acts under scrutiny, including the firing of Mr. Comey, fall under Mr. Trump’s authority as the head of the executive branch and insisted that he should not even have to answer Mr. Mueller’s questions about obstruction.
But privately, some of the lawyers have expressed concern that Mr. Mueller will stitch together several episodes, encounters and pieces of evidence, like the tweets, to build a case that the president embarked on a broad effort to interfere with the investigation. Prosecutors who lack one slam-dunk piece of evidence in > obstruction cases often search for a larger pattern of behavior, legal experts said.
If you’re going to obstruct justice, you do it quietly and secretly, not in public,” Mr. Giuliani said.
Mr. Giuliani was referring to more typical obstruction cases, where prosecutors focus on measures taken in private, like bribing witnesses, destroying evidence or lying under oath. While some of Mr. Trump’s private acts are under scrutiny, like asking Mr. Comey for loyalty, his public conduct is as well. That sets this investigation apart, even from those of other presidents; Richard M. Nixon and Bill Clinton were accused of privately trying to influence witness testimony.
But as in those cases, federal investigators are seeking to determine whether Mr. Trump was trying to use his power to punish anyone who did not go along with his attempts to curtail the investigation.
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WTF Just Happened Today?
Day 553: “Enough is enough.”
Today in one sentence: House Freedom Caucus leaders introduced articles of impeachment against Rod Rosenstein, which Paul Ryan immediately shot down; Mueller is scrutinizing Trump’s tweets as part of his obstruction of justice investigation; a federal grand jury subpoenaed the CFO of the Trump Organization; and the lawyer who Trump Jr. met with at Trump Tower during the campaign worked more closely with Russian government officials than she previously let on.-Matt, current mood:
Shoutout to Joe, host of the WTFJHT podcast, for stepping in and writing today’s update for me at the last minute. I had some personal life things pop up today that needed my attention. While everything worked out today, it’s a good reminder that I can’t do this alone and I need to surround myself with more help. More on this soon!
@jamditis Shouting out to you and @matt for always digesting this whirling mass/mess of news today and all the other days. You guys are rock-solid-committed to getting out this digested news synopses. Big thanks~ 
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trump & his allies seem to believe that just because he spews this garbage in public that it can’t be obstruction & witness intimidation, etc. I think (& hope) he is very much mistaken. Especially because there is such a mountain of evidence, and I think the law books of the future will have lots of fun with all this…just wish it was “fun” now…
Needless to say, I think it “all counts”.
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It is meant to be malicious, mean spirited and incite a lot of bad responses, because it is malicious and mean spirited. We do not need more of this conspiracists mayhem. Am glad it does not fall within YouTube’s guidelines.
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If true, this is something that could finally have some real consequences for Trump.
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, claims that then-candidate Trump knew in advance about the June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower in which Russians were expected to offer his campaign dirt on Hillary Clinton, sources with knowledge tell CNN. Cohen is willing to make that assertion to special counsel Robert Mueller, the sources said.
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Cohen alleges that he was present, along with several others, when Trump was informed of the Russians’ offer by Trump Jr. By Cohen’s account, Trump approved going ahead with the meeting with the Russians, according to sources.
To be clear, these sources said Cohen does not have evidence, such as audio recordings, to corroborate his claim, but he is willing to attest to his account.
Well, that’s interesting. Cohen is willing to testify. 
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Speculation as to whether Trump’s group revealed this.
Or that if Cohen try to plea bargain this (with Mueller) the info would never let that info out.
- there may or may not be a tape.
- Junior may be indicted soon per Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
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Ok…this is 3 days old. It relates to the first couple of tapes which were aired. Wondering if there is another current statement from Lanny Davis. Hmmmmmmm
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Not yet. 
This looks like the statement from Lanny Davis
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check the David Corn statement below.
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Maddowblog is quoting Lanny Davis as well.
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