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riversedge's JournalParnas: I Met Devin Nunes 'Several Times,' He 'Knows Who I Am'
Source: dailybeast
Published Jan. 15, 2020 10:59PM ET
Lev Parnas, an indicted ex-associate of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night that he had met Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) “several times,” adding that Nunes and his aide Derek Harvey were involved in digging up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden. Asked if it struck him as unusual that Nunes, the House Intelligence Committee ranking member, was one of the leaders in the impeachment inquiry, Parnas said he “was in shock” since Nunes and Harvey “were involved in getting all this stuff on Biden.”
“He was sitting there and making all these statements and all that when he knew very well that he knew what was going on,” Parnas added. “He knew what was happening. He knows who I am.” Nunes, meanwhile, has denied any involvement with Parnas or the Ukraine scandal. On Wednesday night, however, Nunes suddenly remembered that he did indeed speak to Parnas on the phone last year, something that had previously been revealed in call logs released by Congress.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/lev-parnas-claims-he-met-devin-nunes-several-times-he-knows-who-i-am
Nunes has a sudden memory jolt!!
Will the caravan trick work again on the deluded??
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Dangling disaster relief funds, White House to require Puerto Rico to implement reforms
Source: wash post
Jan. 15, 2020 at 1:57 p.m. CST
PONCE, Puerto Rico — The Trump administration plans to impose several new requirements on billions of dollars in aid for Puerto Rico, including a new restriction on the wages paid by the island’s government to contractors working on disaster relief, according to two officials with knowledge of the plan.
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Under the parameters the Trump administration is proposing, Puerto Rico’s government will have to agree to give new oversight authority to the island’s federally mandated Fiscal Control Board — an appointed, independent government body — to receive funding for certain federal projects, officials said. Puerto Rico also will have to agree to pay federal contractors working on disaster relief less than $15 an hour, despite a recent executive order mandating the rate.
Hit by devastating earthquakes, Puerto Rico still waiting on billions for hurricane relief
Puerto Rico’s government also will have to agree to create a new system for registering properties and deeds, a move aimed at curbing fraud in requests for federal reimbursement, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal plans. A fourth requirement would mandate that none of the disaster mitigation funding go toward the island’s electrical grid, which is notoriously frail and has at times left residents without power for months.
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Puerto Rico earthquake aftershocks again rattle coastline as residents deal with disaster after disaster
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“The help comes, but it comes one drop at a time,” said Elizabeth Ocasio, deputy mayor of Ponce. “We needed to strengthen these structures after the hurricane. Now, we have greater damage.”
Congressional Democrats and Puerto Rico officials have denounced the Trump administration for stalling aid that could assist the island’s slow and difficult recovery. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who chairs the committee that oversees U.S. territories, said the process is starting to move, but Puerto Rico faces a specific set of challenges as a cash-strapped island pressured under an austerity program.
“This has been a painful delaying tactic,” Grijalva said.
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José B. Carrión III, chairman of the fiscal board, said in an interview that more authority “is not something we sought” but that the board is happy to help the federal government get more funding out the door.
“We are not looking at this as a power play,” Carrión said. “We want to do our part so the federal government feels comfortable, and the funds flow to the people of Puerto Rico who need them. We want to get away from Puerto Rico being a problem situation.”
Congress has approved $42 billion for the island’s recovery, but only a portion of that money has been allocated.
The $8.3 billion in disaster mitigation funding was approved by Congress to protect parts of the island prone to natural disasters, such as by building water pumps where flash flooding occurs, said Deepak Lamba-Nieves, research director at Puerto Rico’s Center for a New
Earlier this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) accused the Trump administration of illegally holding the money and called on the White House to “cease and desist.”............................
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/15/dangling-disaster-relief-funds-white-house-require-puerto-rico-implement-reforms/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
It is a long article and lots of information at link.
Delay after delay!!
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1217544745288978433?s=20
Trump Asks JPMorgan Leader to Say 'Thank You, Mr. President'
Source: bloomberg
January 15, 2020, 12:33 PM CST Updated on January 15, 2020, 2:01 PM CST
A smiling President Donald Trump thanked some of the biggest U.S. companies for about 10 minutes on Wednesday at the White House, where he was celebrating his trade deal with China. When it came to JPMorgan Chase & Co., he asked for reciprocation.
“They just announced earnings and they were incredible,” he said as he greeted Mary Erdoes, who heads asset and wealth management for the biggest U.S. bank. “They were very substantial. Will you say, ‘Thank you, Mr. President,’ at least, huh?” JPMorgan on Tuesday posted the most profitable year for any U.S. bank in history.
“I made a lot of bankers look very good. But you’re doing a great job.” He told her to “say hello” to the firm’s billionaire chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon. “I think we’re seeing him tomorrow.”
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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-15/trump-tells-jpmorgan-executive-to-say-thank-you-mr-president?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&utm_content=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic
Trumps ego rules his vile behavior.
https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/1217520918261616642?s=20
@FLOTUS @MelainiaTrump smiles on cue like a robot and then.....
drops the smile. Reminds me of that inauguration photo that keeps circulating.
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Capitol Hill is 'furious' after Trump's State Department abruptly cancelled briefing 'required by la
Source: raw story
Capitol Hill is ‘furious’ after Trump’s State Department abruptly cancelled briefing ‘required by law’
Published 1 min ago on January 15, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is receiving heat after the State Department stood-up Congress one day after damning text messages showed associates of Rudy Giuliani targeted an American ambassador, according to a new report.
“The State Department abruptly canceled a classified congressional briefing Wednesday that was supposed to focus on embassy security, a House aide said, infuriating Capitol Hill staffers seeking answers on alleged Iranian threats to U.S. missions overseas,” Politico reported Wednesday.
“The cancellation also coincides with documents suggesting that associates of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani put the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine under surveillance,” Politico noted.
The publication spoke to one House aide about the reaction on Capitol Hill.
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“Staff are furious,” the aide said. “This briefing is required by law every month, and today’s was the most important we’ve had scheduled in a long time. The State Department has given us no explanation whatsoever.”
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The chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) has demanded an investigation into embassy security......................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/capitol-hill-is-furious-after-trumps-state-department-abruptly-cancelled-briefing-required-by-law/
CHICKEN POMPEO
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ALSO SEE:
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@RudyGiuliani The US Flag and President @realDonaldTrump are the symbols for those seeking freedom
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protestors at #TrumpRallyMillwaukee: Trump talks dishwashers, sinks, toilets, light bulbs and divert
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Do you think he’ll still hold rallies even after he’s no longer Prez?? I do.
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Ok, but really... Wtf is up with his hair
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We gotta show up by the thousands. We need to disrupt those rallies with ear-splitting chants of "LOCK HIM UP."
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Trump talks dishwashers, sinks, toilets, light bulbs and diverted water Pin California. Funny and poignant, also the reason why @DevinNunes
was elected to Congress.
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#PresidentTrump is talking about dishwashers, showerheads, washing machines, and water pressure and other plumbing issues.
The guy is one of a kind, but the crowd loves him!
#TrumpRallyMilwaukee #Trump2020Landslide @GOPChairwoman
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Beer belly's n Wisconsin---look like trump belly.
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Trump: Saudi Arabia paid the US $1 billion for more troops. Pentagon: Eh, not quite.
Source: vox.com
Trump seemingly announced a major deal during his latest Fox News interview, but officials are walking it back.
By Aaron Rupar@atrupar Jan 14, 2020, 1:20pm EST
............Trump’s comments immediately raised questions: Into which bank account did Saudi Arabia deposit the $1 billion? What exactly are US troops doing over there? And did this transaction even happen, or was the president just making stuff up?
Days later, we’ve learned a bit more about what Trump was talking about. And it seems the president, as he often does, was exaggerating.
In a statement to Vox, Pentagon spokesperson Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich said, “The Department of Defense has engaged Saudi Arabia on contributing to US activities that support regional security and dissuade hostility and aggression.”
But the statement did not specify whether any sort of financial transaction took place — on the contrary, it said that “discussions are ongoing to formalize these contributions.”
Here’s Rebarich’s statement in full:..................
..............Trump’s comments came during an interview in which he bragged about war crimes, told blatant lies about the FBI, and said he feels no obligation to publicly detail the intelligence underpinning his decision to approve a military strike against an Iranian official that brought the country to the brink of war....................
Read more: https://www.vox.com/2020/1/14/21065432/trump-laura-ingraham-interview-saudi-arabia-troops
Exaggerating?? heck no! Trump outright LIED as usual.
"Any of those remarks from the mouth of the president would’ve likely generated a major scandal in a previous era. But three years in, Trump has normalized gaslighting and authoritarian rhetoric to such an extent that this interview with Ingraham barely registered as a blip on the news radar."
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1216046574427693058?s=20
Republican Party of Ky. files complaint against McGrath campaign
Source: lex18.com
Posted: 5:29 PM, Jan 14, 2020
(LEX 18) — The Republican Party of Kentucky filed a complaint against Amy McGrath's campaign, alleging violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act and Federal Election Commission regulations.
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The complaint alleges that Nickolas, "knowingly and willfully solicited illegal soft money contributions for a pro-McGrath super PAC." The RPK alleges that he also solicited funds "in excess of the legal limits" for a super PAC.
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LEX 18 spoke with Mark Nickolas who called the release, "A laughable complaint by partisan hacks who can’t believe we have the audacity to fight them using the rules they created."
Read more: https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/republican-party-of-ky-files-complaint-against-mcgrath-campaign
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FYI CNN is providing a free stream of the debate if you do not subscribe via cable at above link
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