NY Times tech columnist Kara Swisher, Sen. Kamala Harris join our calls for Twitter to enforce its own rules, and suspend Trump….--Swisher says “Trump is too dangerous for Twitter”
--pro-Trump Washington Examiner calls Harris “wannabe dictator”
Trump, allies preview their counterattacks—based on projection—that will complicate Dems’ strategy while confusing the public, Biden won’t survive….--Trump unleashes hard-hitting TV spot, Trump needles Adam Schiff with call for his resignation, after Schiff made stupid, inaccurate comments about call memo
--GOP hunkers down in fear of Trump, and fear for their own political futures
--corporate media goes full bore, with NY Times says impeachment is the only option in face of Ukrainegate
As Trump waxes about executing Ukraine whistleblower, NY Times gives key details that put him at risk, just like Kiriakou…..--NY Times editor Dean Baquet defends the move; he also exposed domestic surveillance whistleblower Mark Klein, when Baquet was at LA Times
--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola gets key quotes from Kiriakou
Acting DNI Maguire defends his handling of whistleblower case, as document outlines serious concerns based entirely on second-hand information….
--the case against Trump is serious, but not clear and simple as Dems have claimed
--read the complaint letter here
--both parties scored points in today’s hearing; Dems show corruption, coverups, and Rogue Rudy as GOP hits back with failed Russiagate and Biden
Pelosi dramatically announced “impeachment inquiry” based on Ukraine scandal, but Trump’s possibly-doctored “transcript” shows no smoking gun, so far….--the document is a “memorandum of telephone conversation”, not a verbatim transcript, could be similar to AG Barr’s “summary” of Mueller report
--Pelosi denounces Trump’s “lawlessness” as fellow Dems claim the call with Zelensky is “far more damning” than expected”
--corporate media slams Trump on bad optics, but serves up weak arguments about impeachable offenses
Ukraine flap energizes impeachment, Trump induces whiplash with daily contradictions, corporate media protects Biden, spooks defend a whistleblower; where’s truth?....--Trump admits he withheld $400 mil from Ukraine, says other nations paid too little, but others have actually kicked in $16 billion
--PBS Newshour, The Guardian, NY Times and WashPost all dismiss any wrongdoing by the Bidens
Biden threatened to withhold $1 billion from Ukraine, prosecutor fired; Trump withheld $250 million, demanded investigation; both lose this round….--Dems talk more openly about impeachment, using this dubious episode while downplaying proven criminal behavior
--Politico’s legal writer thinks Trump did a bad, bad thing, but says don’t call it bribery or extortion
Steady drip of leaks connect Trump’s intercepted phone call to new Ukrainian president, not Putin; and Giuliani’s search for Biden dirt…--clowns to the left: Dems struggle to overcome lies and obstruction by Trumpists
--jokers to the right: Giuliani denies, then admits in bizarre Cuomo interview, that he and Trump have leaned on Ukraine to investigate Bidens, then adds untethered claim that Bidens “took $1.5 billion out of China”
--Trump says he doesn’t know who blew the whistle, but declares the person “partisan”and Pelosi harrumphs
Based on anonymous leaks, WashPost says Intel whistleblower heard Trump make troubling “promise” to foreign leader in call tapped by NSA…..--Inspector General Atkinson talked about process, but not details, in secret House Intel Committee meeting
--MSNBC pounces on the leak, uses unrelated Trump fumbles to try to set the hook
--former NSA technical director Bill Binney tells us this new episode is either bullshit or horseshit
Election re-run’s initial results show Bibi, Benny in virtual tie, with Arab Israelis and Lieberman positioned to tip the balance….--in Haaretz, Yosi Verter gives blistering summary of Netanyahu’s sordid campaign, focused on keeping him immune from corruption trial
--US continues to blame Iran for “act of war” in attack on Saudi oil patch
