With no last-minute intervention from Trump administration, John Lindh walks out of Terre Haute prison after 17 years of incarceration….--here’s a video interview with John’s father, Frank Lindh from 2013
--markets slide again as Trump‘s China trade war has no end in sight; Hollywood is next to feel the pain
--Harvard professor Jeffrey Frankel tallies the damage in op-ed
At meeting with Congressional leaders about infrastructure, the Stable Genius throws tantrum and walks out, cuz Pelosi said “cover-up”….--and Pelosi talked about Trump’s cover-up in her efforts to avoid impeachment
--unsigned IRS legal memo contradicts Mnuchin’s lame claims, says IRS can’t dodge demands for 45’s tax returns
--AG Barr opens crack in Trump’s stonewall, agrees to deliver some Mueller report documents to Intelligence Committee
The young man who was falsely tagged “the American Taliban” during the post-9/11 hysteria is due for release after 17 years….--defenders of Bush-era repression want Trump to block Lindh’s release, and the media amplifies their false claims
--listen to the real story—as told by his father in 2013—in this podcast
--Chelsea Manning’s re-jailing draws silence from corporate propaganda ministry
Breaking ranks with Republicans, again, Justin Amash gets Tweet-bombed for calling Trump impeachable and Barr misleading after reading Mueller report….--Moon of Alabama reports that Russian Foreign Minister urged Pompeo to release 2016 US-Russian messages on alleged interference
--headlines cause whiplash as US posture toward Iran lurches from one extreme to another
Returning from week off, your humble host recaps a host of outrages, from Manning’s re-jailing to arrest of embassy protectors….--Chelsea Manning was released, then locked up again for refusing to testify against Assange; Kevin Gosztola gives great coverage
--in gross violation of Geneva conventions, DC cops arrest volunteers who were authorized to protect Venezuela’s embassy by the legitimate government
In his latest act of obstruction, Individual 1 makes 11th inning claim of executive privilege, Pelosi calls him “self-impeachable”…--Trump goes all in, betting that a new Democratic “witch hunt” via impeachment would deliver him the 2020 election
--second day in a row, Nancy “Impeachment is off the table” Pelosi talks about impeachment
--exactly one year since Trump breached the Iran nuclear agreement, Iran threatens to enrich uranium in move to get Euro nations to break US sanctions
--China is also pushing back on the Bully-in-Chief’s tariff threats
Gareth Porter says Mueller stoked Trump-Russia alarmism, as Larry C. Johnson identifies elements of Deep State conspiracy…Read Porter’s analysis here,
--and Larry Johnson’s article here
--FBI Director Wray defends the Bureau, as another framed American draws hefty sentence in terrorism plot set up by undercover agents
Moving to block Mueller testimony, Trump escalates China trade war at same time he “wags the dog” w/moves against Iran…--Sunday night during Game of Thrones, John Bolton announced carrier group is bing deployed to Persian Gulf, based on undisclosed intelligence
--Trump takes 3rd position on Mueller testimony to Congress, now he’s against it
--angry at China, Individual 1 threatens immediate tariff escalations
--House Judiciary will vote Wednesday on contempt citation for AG Barr
White House releases letter with legal challenges to Mueller report, as leaks provide more info on Stefan Halper’s British operation…--while it’s expected that Trump would challenge the investigation, lawyer Emmet Flood raises some strong legal issues; read his letter here
--Flood’s letter makes dubious claim for asserting executive privilege, which is likely to be used to block McGahn testimony
--after White House initially prevented him from testify, former personnel guy Carl Kline says Trump didn’t pressure him on clearances for Jared and Ivanka
Barr is no-show at House hearing today, as Dems scream “Liar”, demand his resignation for denying knowledge of Mueller’s complaints…--Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii delivers coup de grace, says Barr joins Rudy and Kellyanne in sacrificing reputations for “the grafter and liar who sits in the Oval office”
--Barr mangles the law and rational thinking to claim that Trump’s orders to fire Mueller were not obstruction because Trump had been falsely accused
