Tag Archives: Jeff Sessions

DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz promises “aggressive” oversight of the Trump administration after the President’s shameful late-night firing of Michael Atkinson

By Mark | April 6, 2020

In what Nancy Pelosi called a “shameful late-night firing,” Donald Trump sent a letter to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees this past Friday evening calling for the immediate dismissal of Michael Atkinson, the inspector general of the Intelligence Community. [A 30-day waiting period is legally required when removing an inspector general from office, in […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged bullying, chilling effect, conspiracy theory, corruption, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Department of Justice, DOJ, Donald Trump, impeachment, Inspector General, intelligence community, loyalty, loyalty oaths, Michael Atkinson, Michael Horowitz, oversight, Qanon, retaliatory firing, retribution, Russia, Russiagate, Ukraine, Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky, whistle blower | 28 Comments

Nearly 500 former federal prosecutors agree… what Trump did, as detailed in the Mueller report, constitutes felony obstruction of justice

By Mark | May 6, 2019

This afternoon, a letter titled Statement by Federal Prosecutors went up on Medium. The document, which has now been signed by over 450 former federal prosecutors, states that the Mueller report contains sufficient evidence to charge Donald Trump with felony obstruction of justice. [He cannot be charged while in office according to Department of Justice […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Attorney General, collusion, Corey Lewandowski, Department of Justice, Don McGahn, false testimony, impeachment, Jerry Nadler, Michael Cohen, obstruction of justice, Office of Legal Counsel, OLC, pardons, Paul Manafort, perjury, Reince Priebus, Robert Mueller, Rudy Giuliani, Russia, Russiagate, special counsel, Statement by Federal Prosecutors, William Barr, witness intimidation, witness tampering | 144 Comments

Six Takeaways from the Mueller Report

By Mark | April 18, 2019

I hate to start out yet another post talking about Attorney General William Barr, but, as I’m sitting here, making my way through Robert Mueller’s incredibly dense 448-page report, I find myself with renewed appreciation for just how absurd the conceit behind Barr’s 4-page summary was. The notion that anyone could adequately sum up this […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Schiff, Barbara Ledeen, Betsy DeVos, campaign finance, Chuck Grassley, collusion, Department of Education, Department of Justice, disinformation, Don McGahn, Donald Trump Jr., election fraud, Erik Prince, fake news, FBI, frustration, hacking, impeachment, Internet Research Agency, James B. Comey, Jesse Watters, Jim Sciutto, Jody Hunt, Julian Assange, Konstantin Kilimnik, lying, Matthew Miller, Michael Flynn, Michigan, Minnesota, obstruction of justice, Paul Manafort, Pennsylvania, Peter Smith, Rick Gates, Rob Porter, Robert Mueller, Roger Stone, Russia, Russiagate, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Senate Judiciary Committee, special counsel, Vladimir Putin, Wikileaks, William Barr, Wisconsin | 63 Comments

Offering no evidence, William Barr tells Congress, “I think spying did occur” on Trump campaign by intel agencies in 2016

By Mark | April 10, 2019

Attorney General William Barr, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee today, let it be known that, in his opinion, “spying did occur” on the Trump campaign by U.S. intelligence agencies in 2016. Barr not only offered no evidence to back up this surprising claim, but, upon further questioning, said that he would not be “putting […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged conspiracy theories, FBI, intelligence community, Mark Warner, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russiagate, Senate Appropriations Committee, spying, treason, William Barr | 87 Comments

Lacking any other ideas, Trump and doubles down on border cruelty, firing everyone who stands in Stephen Miller’s way

By Mark | April 9, 2019

I wanted to write about immigration yesterday, after news broke that Donald Trump had fired Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, but I just didn’t think that I could do the subject justice, given the sheer magnitude of everything that’s been happening. But, with that said, I’ve decided to give it another shot right now. […]