Section: AlterNet (USA)
Paul Manafort’s pardon shows that Mueller’s investigation wasn’t a ‘hoax’ — but a ‘scandal’ Trump tried to ‘thwart’: journalist
President Donald Trump’s most recent batch of pardons, announced on Wednesday, December 23, ranges from his 2016 campaign manager, Paul Manafort, to Charles Kushner (father of White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner). During the Russia investigation, Trump repeatedly dismissed former special counsel Robert Mueller’s work as a...
Trump just pardoned Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Charles Kushner
On Wednesday night, the White House released a new round of names of 26 people who President Donald Trump has given presidential pardons, in addition to three people who received commutations on their sentences for crimes. Most notable of the people receiving pardons were former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort, Trump ally Roger Stone, and...
Trump’s 11th-hour betrayal: Republicans get what they deserve
Let’s get one thing straight: Donald Trump does not care about the American people. Whatever Trump may say, he is not threatening to blow up the coronavirus stimulus bill Senate Republicans finally agreed to pass because the bill isn’t generous enough. Trump could not care less if all Americans starve to death, and he certainly...
Trump’s 11th-hour betrayal: Republicans get what they deserve
Let’s get one thing straight: Donald Trump does not care about the American people. Whatever Trump may say, he is not threatening to blow up the coronavirus stimulus bill Senate Republicans finally agreed to pass because the bill isn’t generous enough. Trump could not care less if all Americans starve to death, and he certainly...
Bill Barr accused of arresting impeachment witnesses to shield Trump: court filing
Lev Parnas, a former business associate of Rudy Giuliani, made explosive allegations against outgoing Attorney General Bill Barr in a federal court filing on Tuesday. Parnas, who is under indictment for campaign finance violations and fraud charges, has accused Barr of timing his arrest last fall in order to prevent him from testifying at House...
Conservative explains why William Barr is still the ‘worst attorney general in history’
Outgoing U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been among President Donald Trump’s most aggressive defenders, but many Trump supporters are slamming Barr as a RINO (Republican in Name Only) for acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect and telling the Associated Press that there is no evidence that widespread voter fraud occurred in the...
Conservative explains why William Barr is still the ‘worst attorney general in history’
Outgoing U.S. Attorney General William Barr has been among President Donald Trump’s most aggressive defenders, but many Trump supporters are slamming Barr as a RINO (Republican in Name Only) for acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect and telling the Associated Press that there is no evidence that widespread voter fraud occurred in the...
Federal prosecutors are considering legal request for Rudy Giuliani’s electronic communications: report
According to NBC News, prosecutors with the Southern District of New York (SDNY) have been involved in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., regarding Rudy Giuliani’s electronic communications. Officials are looking to obtain access to Giuliani’s emails, according to two insiders. To be granted access,...
Here’s how Biden can handle Putin
by Amelie Theussen, University of Southern Denmark and Dominika Kunertova, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichWhen Vladimir Putin faced the world’s media recently for his annual end-of-year press conference, he was characteristically aggressive. Asked by a BBC journalist whether, as Russia’s president for 20 years, he...
The Democratic Party sold out working people long before Donald Trump
I have written many columns at the Reader and other alternative publications warning that corporate control of the federal government will bring catastrophe for our children and for the planet. I receive a lot of pushback, especially from liberals who argue that Trump is/was such a unique menace that the Democrats had no choice but to join with...
