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turbinetree's JournalWH Officials Having 'Breakdown-Level Anxiety' That Mueller Report Will Show They Ratted On Trump
By Kate Riga
April 16, 2019 7:51 am
Multiple current and former White House officials-turned-witnesses for Special Counsel Robert Mueller are fretting that their identities will be exposed in the full report, outing them as the sources of damning information about President Donald Trump.
According to an NBC News report, many of them have contacted the Justice Department to determine if their names, or at least obvious clues about their identities, will be redacted from the report. The DOJ has reportedly stayed mum.
An NBC source close to the White House reported “breakdown-level anxiety” among those who shared information with Mueller.
The witnesses are parsing phrases spoken by Attorney General William Barr that information about “peripheral third parties” could be redacted if it would “infringe on the personal privacy.” But for now, the witnesses, like everyone else, will have to wait until Thursday to read all about it.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/white-house-officials-breakdown-level-anixety-mueller-report-show-ratted-trump
To all of you white house officials that are worried....................you knew what you had when you said yes to this fucking traitor..........................because after all you also have no fucking principles, he will throw you under the bus in heart beat.............................
Woman Behind Ohio Heartbeat Abortion Ban Gets Disinvited From Bill Signing
By Julie Carr Smyth
April 16, 2019 10:30 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of the nation’s fiercest advocates for banning abortions at the first detectable heartbeat was missing when Republican Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into Ohio law.
Legislative leaders, bill sponsors, pastors, pregnancy center operators and members of Ohio Right to Life — the state’s leading anti-abortion group — attended Thursday’s bill signing.
Absent was anti-abortion activist Janet Folger Porter, founder and president of Faith2Action, the group she used to originate and champion the heartbeat legislation for a decade.
“Being disinvited to the bill signing by the governor, it stung. But I’m keeping my eye on the big picture,” Porter said. “And the whole point of the last 10 years of my life was to bring the killing to an end.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/janet-folger-porter-ohio-anti-abortion-heartbeat-bill-signing-absence
But your just fine and dandy and, a-okay sending people into war, right lady..........................because after all a heart beat is just a heart beat-----------------right.......................
Fucking double standard.....................
Redaction nation: US history brims with partial deletions
By HILLEL ITALIE today
NEW YORK (AP) — Somewhere in the shadows of federal bureaucracy, there was an issue about the drinking habits of Augusto Pinochet.
The National Security Archive, an advocate for open government, had for years tried to gain access to intelligence files about the Chilean dictator, his human rights abuses and his ties to the United States. In 2003, the Defense Intelligence Agency declassified documents that included a biographical sketch of Pinochet assembled in 1975, two years after he seized power. Parts of the sketch had been blacked out, “redacted,” for national security. The archive had no trouble discovering that the missing information included Pinochet’s liking for scotch and pisco sours.
“The sketch been published in full by the government in 1999,” notes Tom Blanton, director of the archive. But, he says, “all it takes to change that is a single objection.”
The censoring of government reports isn’t new, but since Robert Mueller turned in his report last month on alleged ties between Russian officials and Donald Trump presidential campaign, “redacted” has joined “collusion” and “obstruction” as a national buzzword. Attorney General William Barr’s announcement that he would release a “redacted” version of Mueller’s findings, expected Thursday, will likely set off a long debate over what’s behind the darkened blotches.
https://apnews.com/1c3d1b8d106f41c6bf2e15e49ee1dc4b
“all it takes to change that is a single objection.”
Trump attorneys warn accounting firm not to hand over financial records
Source: Politco
The president’s attorneys urged Mazars USA to not comply with an imminent Democratic subpoena.
By ANDREW DESIDERIO
04/15/2019 11:00 AM EDT
President Donald Trump’s attorneys are warning of potential legal action if an accounting firm turns over a decade of the president’s financial records to the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
Trump attorneys William S. Consovoy and Stefan Passantino are urging Mazars USA not to comply with a subpoena that Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) plans to issue on Monday for Trump’s financial documents, calling it a politically motivated scheme to take down the president.
“It is no secret that the Democrat Party has decided to use its new House majority to launch a flood of investigations into the president’s personal affairs in hopes of using anything they can find to damage him politically,” Consovoy and Passantino wrote to Jerry D. Bernstein, Mazars’ outside counsel.
The attorneys said they were formally putting Mazars ”on notice” — an implicit threat of legal action. They also urged Bernstein to hold off on providing the documents to Cummings until the subpoena can be litigated in court, suggesting that a protracted legal battle is likely to ensue.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/15/trump-financial-records-1275965
"on notice"...................................hey traitor do you really think anyone in that firm wants to go to "jail" for you...............did you run a "poll" to find out........................rocks are smarter than you........you have been put "on notice"..........
They know what 6103(f)(1) and (4)(A) the tax law says...............................
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GOP bombarded by furious taxpayers after promotion of Trump's tax cut hilariously backfires
Brad Reed
15 Apr 2019 at 11:13 ET
The Republican Party on Monday tried to celebrate Tax Day by touting the purported effectiveness of its signature tax cut — but they were quickly hit with blowback from angry taxpayers.
In a tweet posted early Monday morning, the GOP boasted that its tax cuts “have put money back into the pockets of hardworking Americans so that they can spend it on things that actually matter to them and their families.”
However, many angry Americans shot back at the GOP and said they’d been stunned to find that they actually owed the government money after the IRS put too much money in their paychecks as a way to juice the economy.
Additionally, many people pointed to polls showing that the majority of Americans don’t believe they got any kind of tax cut whatsoever.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/04/gop-bombarded-furious-taxpayers-promotion-trumps-tax-cut-hilariously-backfires/
I cannot wait to go to a "town hall" and tell the republican asshole in my district about repealing his fucking tax cut and voting him out of office.................................
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.......................
Mnuchin says 'analyzing the law' on Trump tax return request
Source: Reuters
Politics
April 15, 2019 / 9:03 AM / Updated 6 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday he will follow the law regarding Congress’ request for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns but reiterated his concerns about lawmakers’ demands for the documents.
“We’re analyzing the law, we’re consulting with the Department of Justice,” Mnuchin said in an interview on Fox Business Network.
Congressional Democrats and the Trump administration are headed for a legal showdown after House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal imposed an April 23 deadline for the documents.
“I will follow the law,” Mnuchin told the cable network, adding that he would also review related “constitutional issues” carefully. He is involved in the decision since the department has oversight of the IRS.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-taxes/mnuchin-says-analyzing-the-law-on-trump-tax-return-request-idUSKCN1RR1CE?il=0
Hey Mnuchin and Kudlow and Kettig..........................6103(f)(1) and (4)(A).....................that is all.................
Republicans push anti-wind bills in several states as renewables grow increasingly popular
In regions like the South, the potential for renewable energy abounds. That isn't going over well with fossil fuel interests.
E.A. Crunden
Apr 15, 2019, 8:00 am
As the cost of renewable energy drops and its popularity rises around the country, Republican lawmakers in several key states are ratcheting up their attacks on wind power.
Data shows that renewable alternatives to energy sources like coal are increasingly cheaper, in addition to helping offset greenhouse gas emissions. But as they continue to gain prominence, power sources like wind are becoming a popular target for those with a vested interest in fossil fuels. Now, opponents are using everything from national security arguments to targeting tax incentives in order to hobble wind power.
“It’s the inevitability of change. [The] renewable industry is creating jobs, bringing money into the communities… it just gets harder and harder to justify why we shouldn’t be doing them,” said Molly Diggins, state director for the Sierra Club’s North Carolina chapter, in an interview with ThinkProgress.
North Carolina is one of several states in which lawmakers are pushing new proposals to undercut wind energy. State Sen. Harry Brown (R) has long positioned himself as a wind power opponent and this legislative session he is pushing Senate Bill 377, the “Military Base Protection Act.”
https://thinkprogress.org/renewables-wind-texas-north-carolina-attacks-4c09b565ae22/
The Brexit conundrum is defeating Britain's political system
By JILL LAWLESS 39 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — As a symbol of the woes of Britain’s Brexit-era democracy, it could hardly be bettered. Lawmakers had to be sent home in mid-debate last week when water from a burst pipe began gushing into the House of Commons chamber.
The image perfectly illustrates Parliament’s problem as it tries to solve the puzzle that is Brexit. On the outside, the U.K. institution is resplendent, a world-famous symbol of democracy sitting majestically on the River Thames. On the inside, it’s decrepit and increasingly unfit for use.
The hidden flaws in Britain’s political system have been laid bare — and televised worldwide — since voters chose, almost three years ago, to leave the European Union.
Decision-making has ground to a standstill, even as business leaders and residents alike cry out for certainty. Many Britons feel a mix of frustration, fascination and shame at the ongoing political chaos. So do politicians on both sides of the Brexit divide.
https://apnews.com/92c8bbe238bb4a82ba45b4a5631e59fd
This is Mays and the tories "clusterfuck".......................
Global finance officials pledge to tackle economic slowdown
Source: Associated Press
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global finance officials are pledging closer cooperation in efforts to lift the world economy out its current slowdown, but tensions persist on a number of fronts between the United States and other nations over trade and other issues.
Officials wrapped up the spring meetings of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and the World Bank on Saturday, expressing hope the slowdown that began last year will be followed by stronger growth in the second half of this year and into 2020.
The IMF’s steering committee said all members, in order to protect the current economic expansion, would “act promptly to shore up growth for the benefit of all.”
At a closing news conference, the committee chairman, Lesetja Kganyuago, head of the central bank of South Africa, said every country needs to be ready to address issues involving financial stability “with all available tools.”
Read more: https://apnews.com/bf7366e4f7a84eee897d07763f6c17bb
Same song same dance every year...................let everyone eat cake.............bullshit
Everyone keeps forgetting what the IMF and the World Bank did to Greece, Spain and other countries...................
AP FACT CHECK: Trump knew WikiLeaks until he didn't
By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN today
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump knew WikiLeaks until he didn’t.
With his government seeking to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Trump is drawing a blank on a hacking organization he praised to the rafters during the 2016 campaign because of the discomfort it caused his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
It was among a number of factual faux pas and flips in his rhetoric over the past week.
A few months after asserting a need for legal immigrants, Trump declared the country “full” and he also seemed to change the grounds upon which he is refusing to release his taxes: It’s not because he can’t, but because he doesn’t want to.
And with the release of more of the special counsel’s report imminent, Trump kept up his refrain that Robert Mueller exonerated him despite Mueller’s explicit statement that he did not.
A review:
https://apnews.com/98c82f506f0c4189b566f4bfdc5a8eed
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.........................
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