January 11, 2017

Lawmakers broach possible Trump campaign coordination with Russia

Source: Politico

The comments come amid an explosive report about allegations of compromising information on the president-elect.
By AUSTIN WRIGHT and MARTIN MATISHAK 01/10/17 07:10 PM EST

And the intelligence panel's ranking member, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), said the committee's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election should look specifically at possible coordination between the presidential campaigns and the Russian government.

Warner said the committee probe should not seek to "re-litigate the results of the election" but that it must be "thorough."

"In my view, our committee investigation should focus on three broad areas," he said, before listing them: "The Russian hacking and release of stolen information; Russia's use of state-owned media and other means to amplify real and fake news to further their goal; and contact between the Russian government and its agents, and associates of any campaign and candidate."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-russia-campaign-coordination-233439

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Hopefully our long national nightmare is about over.

January 11, 2017

Trump Received Unsubstantiated Report That Russia Had Damaging Information About Him

Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON — The chiefs of America’s intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and President-elect Donald J. Trump with a summary of unsubstantiated reports that Russia had collected compromising and salacious personal information about Mr. Trump, two officials with knowledge of the briefing said.

The summary is based on memos generated by political operatives seeking to derail Mr. Trump’s candidacy. Details of the reports began circulating in the fall and were widely known among journalists and politicians in Washington.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/politics/donald-trump-russia-intelligence.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

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At least they're on it.

January 8, 2017

Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book

Source: CNN

Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role, plagiarized large sections of her 2012 book, a CNN KFile review has found.

The review of Crowleys June 2012 book, "What The (Bleep) Just Happened," found upwards of 50 examples of plagiarism from numerous sources, including the copying with minor changes of news articles, other columnists, think tanks, and Wikipedia. The New York Times bestseller, published by the HarperCollins imprint Broadside Books, contains no notes or bibliography.

Crowley did not return a request for comment. Multiple requests for comment by phone and email over the past two days to HarperCollins went unreturned.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/kfile-trump-monica-crowley-plagiarized-multiple-sources-2012-book/

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Will Meredith McIver take the fall? Bahahahahaha

Check out all the plagiarized pages at the end of the article.

January 6, 2017

Obama dares Republicans:Give me better health plan and 'I will publicly support repealing Obamacare

Source: CNBC

"I am saying to every Republican right now, if you can in fact put a plan together that is demonstrably better than what is Obamacare, I will publicly support repealing Obamacare" and replacing it with the GOP's plan, Obama told Vox during a livestreamed interview from Washington, DC.

"But I want to see it first."

"If they're so convinced that they're going to be able to do it better, why is it they're trying to repeal this so quick?" Obama asked. "What is it they're afraid of?"

"Why wouldn't they be eager to say, 'Here is our plan'?"


Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/06/obama-dares-republicans-give-me-better-health-plan-and-i-will-publicly-support-repeaking-on-obamacare.html

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Give 'em hell Mr. President.

January 6, 2017

Former CIA director James Woolsey has split with Trump, 'effective immediately'

Source: Business Insider

Former CIA director James Woolsey will no longer serve as a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, Woolsey's spokesman said in a statement provided to reporters on Thursday.

"Effective immediately, Ambassador Woolsey is no longer a Senior Adviser to President-elect Trump or the transition," Woolsey's spokesman, Jonathan Franks, wrote in a statement that was first reported by CNN's Jeremy Diamond. "He wishes the President-elect and his Administration great success in their time in office."

Woolsey resigned after being cut out of intelligence talks with Trump and his national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, The Washington Post's Philip Rucker reported.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/former-cia-director-woolsey-has-split-with-trump-2017-1

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Bam.

January 5, 2017

TRUMPCARE

January 4, 2017

KGOP is about to OWN health care.

Austan Goolsbees remarks regarding Obamacare repeal tonight on AC 360 (paraphrased):

As soon as the KGOP repeals it, changes it or replaces it they are going to OWN it.

Then increases in costs, currently at their lowest levels of increase in the last 50 years, are going to continue to rise and will likely rise even faster.

Any additional costs and other problems will be immediately felt by the voters and squarely laid at the KGOP doorstep.

It's easy to take it away but it will be hard to replace it and replacing it will be expensive.

In short, they are the proverbial dog that caught the bus.

January 3, 2017

SEE IT: Donald Trump appears alongside convicted felon with mobster ties at New Year's Eve party

Source: Daily News

President-elect Donald Trump rang in the new year together with Joseph "Joey No Socks" Cinque — a convicted felon with ties to notorious Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, a recently released video has revealed.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-appears-mobster-affiliated-felon-new-year-bash-article-1.2932315

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Gambinos are the best. Joey No Socks Cinque is the best. Same on you donalddickarnold. Shame on you and shame on the minority who voted for you.