PBC News & Comment: As Trump Smears The Squad, CNN Smears Assange

Ignoring facts while pandering to ignorant Americans, Trump claims The Squad hates America, CNN adds fresh lies to Russiagate narrative….--the CNN report is here
--Caitlin Johnstone’s takedown of the CNN story is here
--at ConsortiumNews, Ray McGovern says Mueller delayed testimony after DC federal court slams Mueller for promoting inferences as fact
--new lawsuit related to Seth Rich murder asserts that reporter Ellen Ratner met with Assange, who told her that Seth Rich and brother Aaron leaked DNC data
--still trapped in the crossfire, Chelsea Manning’s contempt fines increase to $1,000 per day
--even before his racist attacks on The Squad, Fox “News” reported last Thursday on a bizarre tweet from Individual 1
--The Squad forcefully rejected Trump’s assaults, as Trump allies scramble to spin his outrageous comments as somehow acceptable
--Biden tries to counter Medicare for All with Obamacare plus public option, which fails politically and practically
--quarterly fundraising reports favor Biden, Sanders, Warren, Harris and Buttigieg
--Puerto Ricans protest Gov. Rossello’s offensive chat messages for third day
--in Jeffrey Epstein coverage, NY Times widens focus to include Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein’s procurer of underage girls, but avoids the intel angle
--federal judge in San Francisco Roundup case upholds verdict against Monsanto while reducing punitive damages award