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Mueller report was more damaging than Barr revealed, officials say – live Mueller report was more damaging than Barr revealed, officials say – live
(30 minutes later)
President Donald John Trump, son of a man born in Germany, speaks!
There’s this:
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE PARTY OF THE AMERICAN DREAM!
And this:
According to polling, few people seem to care about the Russian Collusion Hoax, but some Democrats are fighting hard to keep the Witch Hunt alive. They should focus on legislation or, even better, an investigation of how the ridiculous Collusion Delusion got started - so illegal!
And this:
There is nothing we can ever give to the Democrats that will make them happy. This is the highest level of Presidential Harassment in the history of our Country!
(Let’s remember that four presidents have literally been shot dead.)
California congressman Eric Swalwell has announced his bid for the presidency, and will base his campaign around the issue of gun control, according to the Atlantic.
Swalwell, a 38-year-old Democrat, will reportedly announce his run on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Atlantic said that Swalwell “has been building up to a run for months”.
His campaign will be aided by Cameron Kasky, a survivor of the Parkland school shooting focus on gun safety, and he is said to be planning a launch in Florida on Monday.
Swalwell is a regular on cable news shows, which has boosted his profile, but he faces an uphill battle in entering a field likely to be dominated by better known candidates.
•Robert Mueller’s report is more damaging than the attorney general revealed, according to a report in the New York Times. The Times cited several of Mueller’s investigators as saying Barr’s four page summary failed to accurately portray their findings. The full report, yet to be released, found no evidence that Trump colluded with Russia, but did not exonerate him on obstruction of justice accusations.•Robert Mueller’s report is more damaging than the attorney general revealed, according to a report in the New York Times. The Times cited several of Mueller’s investigators as saying Barr’s four page summary failed to accurately portray their findings. The full report, yet to be released, found no evidence that Trump colluded with Russia, but did not exonerate him on obstruction of justice accusations.
•Three more women have said Joe Biden physical behavior made them feel uncomfortable. The women, one of whom was a White House intern when Biden was vice-president, recounted their stories to the Washington Post. Seven women have now said Biden’s actions towards them were inappropriate. On Wednesday Biden said he would be “more mindful about respecting personal space in the future”.•Three more women have said Joe Biden physical behavior made them feel uncomfortable. The women, one of whom was a White House intern when Biden was vice-president, recounted their stories to the Washington Post. Seven women have now said Biden’s actions towards them were inappropriate. On Wednesday Biden said he would be “more mindful about respecting personal space in the future”.
•Senior US officials have snubbed a meeting of the Group of Seven in Paris. Both secretary of state Mike Pompeo and homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen have ducked the meeting, which will be attended by senior officials from France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy and the UK. The group is meeting to work on solutions to world security challenges.•Senior US officials have snubbed a meeting of the Group of Seven in Paris. Both secretary of state Mike Pompeo and homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen have ducked the meeting, which will be attended by senior officials from France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy and the UK. The group is meeting to work on solutions to world security challenges.
•House Democrats have formally demanded Donald Trump’s tax returns. The House ways and means committee made the request from the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday evening. Trump refused to release his tax returns in the 2016 campaign – breaking with a nearly 40-year precedent set by major-party presidential candidates.•House Democrats have formally demanded Donald Trump’s tax returns. The House ways and means committee made the request from the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday evening. Trump refused to release his tax returns in the 2016 campaign – breaking with a nearly 40-year precedent set by major-party presidential candidates.