ERA in 37th state, other Kim summit, Mueller interview prep

 

IMPEACHMENT

Manafort

New hints that Mueller's Manafort probe is going beyond Ukraine charges https://t.co/bxCRVoFSrX pic.twitter.com/vu4txkX09W

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) May 31, 2018

Moore Cohen documents to FBI

Special Master says only .01% of Michael Cohen's "items" are privileged.
That's really, really small.
3 notes:
1. The denominator is probably inflated by mundane texts, like "I'm buying milk," "Let's go smoke cigars so we can look like buffoons," or "I'm selling an election." https://t.co/kXtmIZl8An

— Jed Shugerman (@jedshug) May 30, 2018

prep for interview

Mueller's team is intercepting people at airports w/o anyone knowing about it & SDNY AUSAs are reconstructing shredded documents from Michael Cohen. Meanwhile, Trump is (maybe) squeezing in a little prep after dinner, but before Hannity starts. pic.twitter.com/BgmINE2Soy

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) May 31, 2018

corrupt intent

Looks like someone has explained corrupt intent to the president https://t.co/ktLGd1nMXG

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) May 31, 2018

but

he told the Russians! pic.twitter.com/W2iMB4WOMV

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) May 31, 2018

also from Schiff

I have some bad news, Mr. President. That time you told Lester Holt that you were thinking about the Russia investigation when you fired Comey? That was on prime time television and the ratings were excellent. https://t.co/hemmQqmDGV

— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiffCA) May 31, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

pardons messaging

Pardons so far: criminal contempt of court (Arpaio), human trafficking (Johnson), election law violations (D'Souza), and now: insider trading (Stewart), wire fraud, bribery (Blagojevich) https://t.co/CscfF3S74K

— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) May 31, 2018

and

Pardoning convictions for bribery and public corruption (Blagojevich) and making false statements to the FBI (Stewart).

Someone gave him a list of all the possible charges he's going to face and he's finding celebrities convicted of them to pardon.#consciousnessofguilt https://t.co/skp1HiQxPo

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) May 31, 2018

 

not quite the same thing

Only one of you admitted to committing a felony https://t.co/6j8koXlouU

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) May 31, 2018

and anyway

You were convicted. You admitted your guilt. The presidential pardon has been abused and it's only a gesture. The "convicted felon" label still applies to you. pic.twitter.com/inWBQWZHzT

— Lauren Werner 🗽 (@LaurenWern) May 31, 2018

how he decided

A fine process https://t.co/SPAdNXgK3Z

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 31, 2018

NY Daily News

.@NYDailyNews front page. pic.twitter.com/75CQLo0I5F

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 31, 2018

and from the professionals

She’s a buxom reality television star with a heart of gold. He’s a kleptocrat with skin the color of 1970s Appliances. Will she be the chief of staff who saves his presidency or the fourth wife who teaches him how to love? https://t.co/I5aYh9I17T

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 31, 2018

Tom Arnold sez it

"We have a white trash racist president. That's a fact." – @TomArnold (@therealroseanne's ex-husband, on @CNN discussing the '#Roseanne' cancellation).

Somehow I've never heard it so succinctly put.

— Jonathan (@JohnnyAi) May 31, 2018

Don Jr ❤️  conspiracies

Trump Jr.'s history of peddling conspiracies @CNNPolitics https://t.co/scYZUpaNP9 #resist

— dora wiilliams (@rodeodance) May 31, 2018

Feeding the Melanoma mystery

This is too perfect. #WheresMelania? pic.twitter.com/XJZavkYq2o

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 31, 2018

Separating children

Around 700 children have so far been separated from their families by the Trump Administration. It’s immoral, of course. But it’s also stupid, a simulation of toughness: an evidence-free policy in search of an avowable outcome. https://t.co/2d3t7sajsi

— Jason Pontin (@jason_pontin) May 31, 2018

1st A – 🍊  🆚  Kathy Griffith

Thread https://t.co/524pqzYqGN

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 31, 2018

and now they’re going after Samantha Bee!

JUST IN: White House says Samantha Bee "not fit for broadcast" after calling Ivanka a "feckless c-nt" https://t.co/x2stBbHbtY pic.twitter.com/JAoSTd5Ol5

— The Hill (@thehill) May 31, 2018

These guys

LIEGATE

an old one

Weeks after the 2016 election, Trump tweeted about "serious voter fraud" in New Hampshire. Now, an exhaustive investigation by NH Secretary of State — who served on Trump's voter-fraud commission — has turned up…five cases of wrongful voting https://t.co/54LLoiIIOj pic.twitter.com/uO8MTmN90i

— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) May 31, 2018

gaslighting

Buried in the debate about whether journalists should say Trump is consciously "lying" is the fact that he's often doing something much worse, which is GASLIGHTING. He's denying facts captured on video, etc. w/express purpose of forcing his base to choose between him and truth. https://t.co/jzbkzrHCxc

— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) May 31, 2018

Tariffs

Beware the wrath of "Eh". Seriously, like Bush on steel before him — but worse — Trump has delusions of economic grandeur, and totally fails to appreciate just how much retaliation we're going to face. https://t.co/hhDOqM1ikr

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) May 31, 2018

so much winning!

BREAKING ALERT: In call with Mexican Pres. Peña Nieto, Canadian PM Trudeau joins Mexico and EU in announcing that Canada will "establish proportional reciprocal measures" in response to new US tariffs announced Thursday by the Trump Administration.

— TAP ALERTS (@TAPAlerts) May 31, 2018

REPUBLICANS

what have you done to 5000 people?

Never forgotten! Never again! pic.twitter.com/9vym7egCid

— Carmen Yulín Cruz (@CarmenYulinCruz) May 30, 2018

Nunes

"Nunes is blaming everyone but himself for his own failing campaign — and now, he’s asking donors on the other side of the country to save him from voters in his own home district." https://t.co/WdI6upOfsD

— Shareblue Media (@Shareblue) May 30, 2018

when they start

pic.twitter.com/MVqqIQ4Snz

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) May 31, 2018

how would you like if NYC…

I had a letter from a Sheriff Joe supporter insisting that I had no idea what it was like living near the border. "How would you feel if New York was full of immigrants?" …. 5/

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) May 30, 2018

MEDIA

NYT still tip-toeing around one word

“Once you use it once, you can’t use it twenty-five times a day,” Dean Baquet says of the word ‘lie’ in Showtime’s NYT documentary. “It loses its power. It loses its authority.”

The WH deploys lies with such frequency because they perceive repetition gives any claim credibility.

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 31, 2018

Netflix subtweets Roseanne

Damn. Netflix stepped into the ring and IMMEDIATELY threw "Roseanne" over the top rope. https://t.co/O6TM15cWkx

— Caleb Dume (@pfunk1130) May 30, 2018

🦊 splains Kim

How does @foxandfriends explain last night's "Trump-Kim Summit"?

A: Obama pic.twitter.com/NQTuZIWf77

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) May 31, 2018

NRA

Irony

I’m with an elite Salvadoran police unit right now and just after going on foot patrol in an MS-13 controlled neighborhood an officer asked me why there are so many school shootings in the US.

— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) May 31, 2018

NAZI

At least 8 white nationalists are running for federal office, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. https://t.co/ruAmafMatb – @MorganRadford

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 31, 2018

LEFTOVERS

another Bernie Bro

This entire thread is beyond fucked up. I’m shocked at how obtuse every man in it is. Really really shocked. https://t.co/Pc3wU3I0Xc

— Armando (@armandodkos) May 31, 2018

Roseanne begging  now

Lol 30 years of activism. https://t.co/j5j8zPuJqa

— Armando (@armandodkos) May 31, 2018

Glenn gotta Glenn

That legendary Glenn Greenwald standard of evidence ("everybody knows the real reason"). It's really impressive how Glenn is able to just mind-read the truth about his opponents, while meanwhile requiring DNA, rock-solid proof to believe anything against his narratives. pic.twitter.com/Xk8FBnja3L

— Centrism Fan Acct 🔹 (@Wilson__Valdez) May 31, 2018

RUSSIA

Browder

After my arrest in Madrid on Russia’s abusive Interpol arrest warrant, Rebecca Harms MEP has written to the head of Interpol calling on the organization “to immediately suspend Russia’s access to Interpol’s systems until Russia ceases circulating notices for Mr Browder” pic.twitter.com/mlGz0MpAqn

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) May 31, 2018

US

ERA! So close to … being equal…

Breaking!

ILLINOIS JUST RATIFIED THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT.

We now have 37 states that have ratified the ERA. 1 more to go.#ERANOW #MeToo

— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 31, 2018

another victory: Bill Browder

Normally when someone is arrested on a bogus Russian Interpol arrest warrant, they have to fight for 3-6 months behind bars against the Russian extradition before being released. The Twitter storm after the announcement of my arrest had me free me in two hours. Remarkable https://t.co/E2ZGRA9h1e

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) May 31, 2018

and in gun control

JUST IN: Connecticut Gov. Malloy signs legislation banning bump stocks. https://t.co/S02K773yrp – @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/IxGZiAVhou

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 31, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Puerto Rico 5000 dead post Maria, Putin kills again, 🍊 incites hatred

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

this came to light (again)

SCOOP: Sessions is key witness in obstruction investigation of Trump. Trump asked Sessions last year to reverse decision to recuse himself from Russia investigation. w/@juliehdavis https://t.co/as0VweA29Q

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) May 29, 2018

“no collusion, no collusion”

Today's @20committee: intercepts provided by no fewer that SEVEN allied nations showed significant chatter between Trumpworld and Kremlin actors. This is backed up by significant amounts of US collection. If true, this is no small claim. https://t.co/thFPddqSM7

— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) May 28, 2018

McCabe 🆚 Rosenstein

SCOOP: McCabe feared that Rosenstein helped provide Trump with cover story for Comey firing. Wrote his own memo about it and later gave it to Mueller. w/@adamgoldmanNYT @mattapuzzo https://t.co/GkCSAkKJgj

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) May 30, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

RIP Spygate?

Thanks to Schiff and Gowdy, poor "SPYGATE" didn’t even last one Scaramucci. https://t.co/Q2H0rQWJnf

— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) May 30, 2018

till interferring

The list of Trump officials that have met with Mueller's team @MSNBC @DeadlineWH pic.twitter.com/4XCScuPZin

— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) May 30, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

he did this

We called
sent donations
Emailed
wrote every agencty
while @realDonaldTrump played ⛳ & let 4600 AMERICANS
DIE!!!!
14.3 out of 1000 people DIED-most due to lack of medical care.
Then did this…#PuertoRico pic.twitter.com/JF22EPvNFI

— WeThePeople🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@PrincessBravato) May 29, 2018

with perspective

Harvard report says 4645 people died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. For perspective on this:
1833 deaths attributed to Hurricane Katrina
2411 total US combat deaths in Afghanistan
2977 deaths as a result of 9/11 attacks
4424 total US combat deaths in Iraq War

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) May 29, 2018

and then, old crowd-pleasers

Trump tonight told a Nashville rally that Mexico is "going to pay for the wall and they are going to enjoy it."

The president of Mexico replies: https://t.co/6oZWlwz9rh

— Jackie Calmes (@jackiekcalmes) May 30, 2018

Melanoma mystery – in Scaramuccis

***Melania Trump hasn’t appeared in public in 1.9 Scaramuccis https://t.co/ka7UljcHSO

— Orli Matlow (@HireMeImFunny) May 29, 2018

Still not sure this is not a joke – will 🍊

declare victory over this?

New CIA report has concluded that North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon, but might open a burger joint. https://t.co/jGff4BdTee

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 30, 2018

Gulf states corruption

Here are the multiple attempts by the Gulf states to buy influence in the Trump administration →https://t.co/JogtRkWXxO

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 29, 2018

Reality train has left – now it’s all  reality show

You have to be fucking kidding me. What kind of idiot alternate reality is this?? I hope Mr. @CharlesPPierce sees this fuckery of humanity and can do better than me at this moment: https://t.co/3b2mwk9fIP

— bmaz (@bmaz) May 30, 2018

Incest Barbie corruption shall not be questioned

Ivanka Trump abruptly left a conference call after receiving questions about her company’s trademarks in China and her father’s exercise regimen https://t.co/9W3DK1O443 pic.twitter.com/ebIZw02Qr9

— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) May 30, 2018

🍊  Brand taking a hit

The state of @realdonaldtrump’s brand in Chicago: new brochure for vacant retail space in Trump Tower there doesn’t mention the bldg’s name. pic.twitter.com/l8JNvCsmEf

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 29, 2018

this one is no surprise

Report: Trump appealed to owners on anthem https://t.co/uNWHWN5X9v

— Roy Bellamy (@roybelly) May 30, 2018

of course, he loves her

For those of you who criticize Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest while championing Roseanne’s “free speech,” here is Roseanne mocking the National Anthem, then grabbing her crotch and SPITTING. pic.twitter.com/bc55kxdbdo

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) May 29, 2018

but what about about ME?

I knew Trump would tweet in defense of Roseanne but I didn’t think he would make it about himself. Silly me—Trumpy makes everything about himself. https://t.co/Y8SAwSWdyj

— Touré (@Toure) May 30, 2018

Growth promises

as a candidate, Trump promised his policies would generate sustained 4% annual economic growth

after Trump became president, his White House promised 3%

today, his administration reported 1st quarter 2018 growth of 2.2%

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) May 30, 2018

The other Kim summit – improved

pic.twitter.com/NMC9VD2e8V

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 30, 2018

and NYP  treatment

Tomorrow’s @nypost front page. pic.twitter.com/6iLbPN7mj2

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 31, 2018

Eric

The amount Eric Trump’s "charity" said was going to children with cancer, but wound up in Donald Trump’s pockets each year:

2013 $230,000
2014 $242,000
2015 $322,000

"I don’t care if it’s my son or not—everybody gets billed!" — Donald Trump. https://t.co/nikCiF7Hsm

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) May 31, 2018

REPUBLICANS

They just hate women

Can someone explain to me why 45 out of 51 Republican Illinois State Representatives voted against the Equal Rights Amendment? It literally just outlaws discrimination against women. #twill pic.twitter.com/L43mnz8QJS

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 31, 2018

Rape. Word you’re looking for is rape

Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL officer accused of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations, has announced he will resign at the end of the workday Friday. https://t.co/IvSOMZA3D0

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 30, 2018

splaining Roseanne

The best take I've seen today pic.twitter.com/oPmrYBSeyb

— Marxist-Macronist (@notwokieleaks) May 29, 2018

fallout

THIS!!!! pic.twitter.com/FFNuudfUSF

— HRCFanGal (@HRCFanGal) May 30, 2018

they need no moral leadership

Fewer Republicans say that it's important for the president to provide moral leadership now than under the Clinton admin, according to a Gallup poll.

Republicans showed the biggest drop in how much they value moral leadership, from 86% to just 63%. https://t.co/voMRSh4Qe5

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 30, 2018

MEDIA

Tucker Carlson using the wrong burning analogy

Uh, holy shit, but I think Tucker Carlson just compared ABC cancelling Roseanne to Nazis burning books pic.twitter.com/JPKQ9NKou0

— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) May 30, 2018

🦊 🆚 🦊

Sean Hannity ran with Trump's conspiracy theories — the exact same conspiracy theories that Fox News anchor Shep Smith debunked hours earlier. pic.twitter.com/SDd6L5FdIC

— Media Matters (@mmfa) May 30, 2018

except  for the comedians

*History Class 2156*

Student: So it was the comedians that were talking sense and saved the USA?

Teacher:Ah…Yes pic.twitter.com/zCrt6QllQL

— St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) September 21, 2016

NRA

“This administration takes it seriously.” @PressSec’s now lying to children, but on the bright side she did seem legitimately upset about having to lie to a child. https://t.co/wZBOSp6CnW

— Adam Nathaniel Peck (@adamnpeck) May 30, 2018

NAZI

inciting hatred

This is very dark stuff—watch him demonize, try to incite hatred. Don't accept this as "political strategy," a "reality TV show," or anything of the sort. This is not normal, and it is not OK. History shows us: This is what fascists do, and it's dangerous. https://t.co/mprzuGD1M2

— Mark Follman (@markfollman) May 30, 2018

as Roseanne blamed Ambien for her racist rant

The Ambien pharmaceutical training seminar is lit. pic.twitter.com/eHpKQ9ok4y

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) May 30, 2018

also, Ambien responds

Ambien maker to Roseanne Barr: "Racism is not a known side effect" https://t.co/TCZLRN22g2 pic.twitter.com/2YxIkCO15B

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 30, 2018

suitable  for framing

Frame it.https://t.co/Z2SwC7WxB4 pic.twitter.com/aZVOug8KNm

— Alex Seitz-Wald (@aseitzwald) May 30, 2018

RUSSIA

 

Bill Browder/Don Jr connection

José Grinda is the one who said 'Trump's Son Should Be Concerned' about wiretaps of Putin ally, Alexander Torshin. https://t.co/nBBpcRhdJa

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) May 30, 2018

targeting  🍊 ‘s opposition

"Schindler, a former CI officer and NSA analyst, said the Trump opposition is regularly targeted by those in the service of the Kremlin. The Resistance is 'riddled with agents provocateurs' in line with 'standard Russian espionage' tactics, he said."https://t.co/WPC3JIMzSE

— John Schindler (@20committee) May 30, 2018

LEFTOVERS

I said it when it mattered

EXCLUSIVE: Jill Stein's recount litigation continues to this day, but the FEC says her campaign is breaking the law by not filing monthly reports on how it's still spending the $7.3 million she raised. https://t.co/snLglHiZtI

— Charles Davis (@charliearchy) May 30, 2018

US

a win

Thousands of students were cheated by for-profit colleges, but @BetsyDeVosED wants to stop students from getting the full loan forgiveness they deserve. So, I called for an investigation. Now a federal judge has agreed with me & stopped her illegal scheme. https://t.co/8PWmtFXzjV

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 30, 2018

another win

BREAKING: The Virginia Senate just voted to expand Medicaid. Virginia will be the 34th state (including DC) to expand Medicaid. This is a major victory that will transform the lives of hundreds of thousands of families.

— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) May 30, 2018

Virginia just became the 33rd state to pass Medicaid expansion.

400,000 lives will be improved by giving people access to health insurance.

Bold ideas matter.

Democratic values matter.

Elections matter.https://t.co/2nL8cmGXQQ

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 30, 2018

000💃💃💃000

“Starting to Focus” on job, blaming others, battered family

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

Cohen docs

New filing: Feds to get 1,025,363 more items of evidence on Michael Cohen tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/tik7LB8eac

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) May 29, 2018

more cooperation

New York state authorities sweetened a plea offer made to a taxi operator who partnered with President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen after federal authorities raided Cohen's home, office and hotel room https://t.co/VpA0kc1Tnu pic.twitter.com/x9mnKggpKi

— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) May 29, 2018

Manafort

Paul Manafort loses fight with Robert Mueller over two search warrants https://t.co/uCdeXeUAlk pic.twitter.com/JVZdFMrbQh

— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) May 29, 2018

nothing in Constitution against indictment

The special counsel should look at the US constitution: “there’s nothing in our constitution that says a President cannot be indicted," Rep. Lieu says https://t.co/SrrdlMFVpd pic.twitter.com/vcolQ2Syyz

— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) May 28, 2018

SCOTUS – Nixon – indictment

When Five Supreme Court Justices Said a President Can Be Indicted https://t.co/TTukXE2T4Y via @just_security

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) May 29, 2018

more indictments than most

Why Mueller has already indicted more people than most Special Counsels https://t.co/mSk8hYgKVs via @msnbc

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) May 29, 2018

how investigation began

It didn't begin with the dossier or the informant. It began with NSA and allied surveillance of Kremlin spies. On my blog: https://t.co/qrrmbI0HKv

— Joe Conason (@JoeConason) May 29, 2018

investigated

London-based Trump supporter Ted Malloch tells @ABC that FBI investigators who detained him at Logan Airport asked about communications with Roger Stone as part of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. https://t.co/CaRfG8niHT pic.twitter.com/AvaSKzhTqr

— ABC News (@ABC) May 29, 2018

sentencing request

Mueller requests sentencing of California man who pleaded guilty in Russia probehttps://t.co/79Cu9Je37c pic.twitter.com/Y7ToTMOAPs

— The Hill (@thehill) May 29, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

dismantling all conspiracies (from 🦊

!)

Holy shit, Shep is on a roll today.

In just 2 minutes Shep dismantles almost every single recent Fox News narrative.

"Trump claimed Feds spied on his campaign … calls it Spygate. Fox News can confirm it is not. Fox News knows of no evidence to support the president's claim" pic.twitter.com/nMk7uNhuZU

— Lis Power (@LisPower1) May 29, 2018

something to it then?

Uh, so it's not a hoax? https://t.co/89FSahgzrs

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 27, 2018

defenses summary

Trump surrogates so far this week:
Pultizer Stenographer: Trump can't lie if he doesn't know the truth
Ghouliani: Trump can't know everything that's going on [in campaign]
Snow'din: Trump's just a caveman. This world of espionage is too complex for him. https://t.co/wNhHaOAZMV

— TrumanCapote's Ashes (@tcapotesashes) May 29, 2018

practically a confession

Trump suggests indicting Russians & their co-conspirators for meddling with the 2016 election will be equal to meddling with the upcoming midterm elections. The logic on that is practically a confession. https://t.co/VprhHYCofp

— Laura Walker 🍸🦈 (@LauraWalkerKC) May 29, 2018

moving goal posts

Giuliani moves the goalposts again, now says Trump won't sit for an interview with Mueller until his legal team cal review all docs related to the FBI informant.

"We need all the documents before we can decide whether we are going to do an interview."https://t.co/m2gMHscuXs

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 29, 2018

LIEGATE

separating children = previous law

Nobody has gotten this story entirely right, but the claim that some pre-existing “law” mandates the new Trump policy announced by AG Sessions is the Big Lie. More #LIEGATE:https://t.co/7GglDfOeu6

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 29, 2018

this was explained before

Everyone's assuming Trump just made up a law requiring separation of children. The truth is worse. His DOJ is arguing in court that the Trafficking Victims Protections Reauthorization Act–a law designed to *protect* children–requires it. Excerpts from DOJ and ACLU briefs below. pic.twitter.com/ZYZp67ZrNG

— Deepak Gupta (@deepakguptalaw) May 26, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Incest Barbie gets some of the “pro quo”

China approved 13 new Ivanka Trump trademarks, days before Donald Trump said he would allow telecoms giant ZTE to stay in business in the U.S. https://t.co/047fxa7WS9 #tictocnews pic.twitter.com/gyfOtAjsCc

— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) May 29, 2018

and Jared

Jared Kushner is in charge of Middle East peace for the White House. Jared Kushner co-owns a company called Cadre that he failed to disclose. Cadre is looking for $100 million from a private fund backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. https://t.co/ksCtLPGcmd

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 29, 2018

but, hey,

Remember when people were saying that Clinton had to shut down a foundation that buys kids AIDS drugs before she became president? https://t.co/XfJDqXweZa

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) May 29, 2018

Melanoma, wife beating

Trying to imagine the reaction if a previous president had a record of beating and raping his first wife, emotionally abusing his second wife, sexually assaulting multiple women…and then his third wife is abruptly hospitalized and not seen for 17 days and counting

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 29, 2018

Don Jr

I've see him make Don Jr cry over his choice of tie on the Apprentice infront of everyone.

— Tom Arnold (@TomArnold) May 29, 2018

and illustration

Imagined Trump comments to Jr about his choice of tie:
"Get Junior away from me. I don't want that urinal cake tie near my face." pic.twitter.com/geQ6TTAs2r

— TrumanCapote's Ashes (@tcapotesashes) May 29, 2018

memories of Fred

FACT: 91 years ago on Memorial Day, The President's father, Fred Trump, was arrested in New York at a Ku Klux Klan riot. #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/ymdjG3aXnL

— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) May 28, 2018

blaming Dems for children cruelty

Official White House email sent out this morning response to child separation furor pic.twitter.com/kFrY3Oq7vm

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 28, 2018

with reminder

Let me remind you of this press confrence by Jeff Sessions in regards to seperating children from their parents.#WhereAreTheChildren pic.twitter.com/Gj5LHovev6

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) May 26, 2018

and about that “staring”

YOU'RE LITERALLY ON TWITTER NOT DOING YOUR JOB, TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOB https://t.co/m0JiuZduK2

— Miles Kahn (@mileskahn) May 29, 2018

Don Jr was also part of amplifying Roseanne this morning

The president's son retweeted the Roseanne Barr Soros Nazi lie pic.twitter.com/w2UonLyPHN

— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 29, 2018

Hurricane Maria casualties

Harvard report says 4645 people died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria. For perspective on this:
1833 deaths attributed to Hurricane Katrina
2411 total US combat deaths in Afghanistan
2977 deaths as a result of 9/11 attacks
4424 total US combat deaths in Iraq War

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) May 29, 2018

REPUBLICANS

😱 booed

New Yorkers had little respect for Rudy before he became Trump’s pro bono PR lawyers. Now that he has entered Trump’s orbit he has earned their best boos! https://t.co/a7Njr2IANl

— John Dean (@JohnWDean) May 29, 2018

and  🦊  is furious

Kilmeade to Yankees fans: You're Dumb! https://t.co/xcBl9dko4P

— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 29, 2018

can this be far away?

https://twitter.com/jules_su/status/1001290453348569088#Tax scam

GOP aides who helped write tax law are leaving to take jobs in lobbying https://t.co/ydUofH8JAV pic.twitter.com/Ol0od4lX45

— The Hill (@thehill) May 29, 2018

MEDIA

🦊 is flying its white

.@Starbucks closes stores today for bias training after improper arrest in Philadelphia. @FoxNews chooses THIS viewer tweet:

"Just like the NFL! They just don't get who buys their products." –@KFrable

Who, white people? 👀 pic.twitter.com/YxXWkY9nUi

— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) May 29, 2018

Reuters ❤️ racism

This is a bogus tweet. Major media stocks were all down today. $DIS bottomed out at noon, well before "Roseanne" was cancelled. And the announcement didn't cause a further decline in the stock price. https://t.co/8UCBY0KtAi

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 29, 2018

and with a pic

Fact check: FALSE

2:01pm https://t.co/huQcsfGOzZ pic.twitter.com/i9R9rMF1RV

— Barry Ritholtz (@ritholtz) May 29, 2018

NYT ❤️ racism

Eventually NYT will learn that, Tulsa excepted, the cities they list as hardcore Trump territory actually voted for Democrats, like most cities in the US.

"Roseanne" — a 1990s hit with sentimental value and a trainwreck star — is a lousy choice for a national Rorschach test. https://t.co/8alWwa1oxK

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) May 29, 2018

NRA

again, showing who they really are

This is why @davidhogg111 keeps winning over and over again. Something about him makes gun nuts panic and say their real thoughts out loud. https://t.co/Xs62t28IQP

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) May 29, 2018

and another culprit found besides doors and trench coats

Republican Rep. Diane Black of Tennessee says pornography is a "root cause" of school shootings https://t.co/meENizp760 pic.twitter.com/GvsgRtxELY

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 29, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Idiocy defense again

Edward Snowden: Russian collusion is too "complicated" for Trump https://t.co/ZiYSg1ourX pic.twitter.com/ciDv7IXhli

— The Hill (@thehill) May 28, 2018

Roseanne still on Twitter

Good morning Roseanne – my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros’s nephews are lovely people. I’m just not married to one. I am grateful for the important work @OpenSociety does in the world. Have a great day! https://t.co/mXokiTEwN7

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 29, 2018

but no longer on @ABCNetwork – I complained too

ABC canceled the revival after Roseanne Barr's racist tweet about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett https://t.co/3MawamNs6i

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) May 29, 2018

and a reminder to the confused

less words, more pics pic.twitter.com/pGuH45MrmF

— Edgeoforever🖖 (@edgeoforever) May 29, 2018

hypocrisy

For those of you who criticize Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest while championing Roseanne’s “free speech,” here is Roseanne mocking the National Anthem, then grabbing her crotch and SPITTING. pic.twitter.com/bc55kxdbdo

— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) May 29, 2018

US

Dear Jen – you’re right, no one owes me anything. On #MemorialDay and every day, I believe we owe our veterans and their families all opportunities, services, support and care they may need. Have a blessed evening. https://t.co/1jTYsGEgk9

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) May 29, 2018

primary with a wolf in sheep’s clothes

Looking forward to a @TedraCobb NY-21 victory on June 26!

— Michelle Kinney (@MichelleKinney) May 29, 2018

and a win

BREAKING: We won! A federal judge ruled that the @realDonaldTrump admin's cuts to the evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants are illegal and ordered HHS to process @KingCountyWA's funding application! https://t.co/TSlrGbRxdA

— Democracy Forward (@DemocracyFwd) May 29, 2018

000💃💃💃000

I got mine, 🔩 the rest of the world!

 

IMPEACHMENT

how investigation begun

EXCLUSIVE: The start of the FBI's 2016 CI investigation of Team Trump had nothing to do with dossiers, informants, or "spies." Those are lies.

It began with TS+ SIGINT proving Trump's secret ties to Putin & his Kremlin

Get the real, untold story here:https://t.co/6nKzPYRnA5

— John Schindler (@20committee) May 28, 2018

Flynn

James Clapper on Michael Flynn: "I think it ate at him that he was terminated early and retired early, and I think he became an angry man. He was trying to reach out to several Republican candidates and latched onto Trump — and the rest was history."
https://t.co/8T3JwfZhh8

— Axios (@axios) May 28, 2018

DEPRAVITY/CRUELTY AKA IMPERIAL FAMILY

Jim Carrey immortalized the moment

1500 innocent children ripped from their mothers’ arms at our border. Lost in Trump’s “system”. Give us your tired, your poor, your huddle masses yearning to breathe free — and we will torture them for wanting a better life. From Shining City to Evil Empire in under 500 days. pic.twitter.com/Qg07vb0aBg

— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) May 27, 2018

while Incest Barbie mocked it, tempting karma

Ivanka takes just as much pleasure in all of this cruelty as her father.

She just tweeted this, mocking the 1,500 immigrant children her father lost. She is a disgrace. #WhereAreTheChildren pic.twitter.com/b0sHY8X1DS

— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) May 27, 2018

babies not Ivanka’s have a different Sunday

This is what we've come to under Donald Trump. Men and women of conscience, raise your voices. THIS IS WRONG. https://t.co/g651l75CmL

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 28, 2018

but  🍊  was full of empathy, this Memorial weekend

Poor Paul Manafort. Poor Rick Gates. Poor George Papadopoulos. Poor Carter Page. Poor Mike Flynn. The heart bleeds. https://t.co/XFWx1sNaaK

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 27, 2018

failing grade

Retired South Carolina teacher edits Trump-signed letter full of 'silly mistakes,' then sends it back to White House https://t.co/ZM9c22vxmo pic.twitter.com/L9QGPkeAqH

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 28, 2018

while Melanoma seems to flee

Melania has changed the location of her personal twitter account to New York. Mighty interestin’. pic.twitter.com/NXkzNl3l8S

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) May 28, 2018

inappropriate topical tweet

This is the most inappropriate #MemorialDay comment that a @POTUS has ever made. Self-promotion on a day to remember the fallen, and wishing those remembering their deceased loved ones a “happy” holiday is appalling. #CadetBoneSpurs pic.twitter.com/kRse4dnwiu

— VoteVets (@votevets) May 28, 2018

also. full of lies

-Obama cut the black UE rate in half, from 16.6% to 7.8%. Under DT it went down 1 point to 6.8%.

-Under Obama, Hispanic UE went from 13% to 5.9%. Under DT it also went down 1 point to 4.9%.

White man takes credit for something a black man did.
Happy #MemorialDay https://t.co/IrBCDeK2kY

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) May 28, 2018

and with a picture

pic.twitter.com/X6vuH6tVLZ

— Sharon Dennis (@sddphoto) May 28, 2018

Incest Barbie grifting

Ivanka Trump wins 13 new trademarks from China in 3 months https://t.co/oObsbrOWgL via @cbsmoneywatch

— Kara Calavera (@KaraCalavera) May 28, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

chutzpa

Old definition of chutzpah: killing your parents and demanding mercy for an orphan.
2018 definition of chutzpah: committing crimes and blaming cops for not stopping you.
Bonus chutzpah: lying about Obama doing too much investigation (#Spygate? Wire “tapp”?) and also not enough. https://t.co/Yvf1QEuo1S

— Jed Shugerman (@jedshug) May 28, 2018

hypocrisy

Trump 2016: The FBI is investigating Hillary, so she must be corrupt.

Trump 2018: The FBI is investigating me, the FBI must be corrupt.

— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) May 28, 2018

LIEGATE

😱

 

“Not anymore,” Rudy Giuliani says to @DanaBashCNN when asked if he believes Mueller probe is legitimate. Asked why, Rudy says: “I see spygate…”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 27, 2018

and to have a handy response to those  blaming the atrocities on others

Let me remind you of this press confrence by Jeff Sessions in regards to seperating children from their parents.#WhereAreTheChildren pic.twitter.com/Gj5LHovev6

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) May 26, 2018

REPUBLICANS

But what about ME?

Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) said that he is leaving Congress in part because all he is ever asked about is Trump https://t.co/5pDqQ6XNy9

— bennydiegø ✯ (@bennydiego) May 28, 2018

Good boy!

WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF https://t.co/eZVg2GZ56s

— Racism WatchDog (@RacismDog) May 28, 2018

another one bites the dust

241 Republicans won House seats in 2016. As of today, 19% have either resigned or aren't seeking reelection. https://t.co/AigsfnrBqR

— Taniel (@Taniel) May 28, 2018

MEDIA

Do. Not. Normalize.

This debate is larger than whether to call something a "lie" in any one situation.

It's about the urgent need to acknowledge that Trump & his allies have adopted a concerted strategy of purposeful, relentless lying — with the goal of undermining our discourse and institutions. https://t.co/h2n7Bmaw0Z

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) May 28, 2018

still behind the times

I honestly can’t believe this is a journalism “debate” in June 2018—is Trump a “liar”? 17 months featuring torrent of presidential lies and DC journos aren’t sure f its okay tell the truth abt Trump https://t.co/a5TJFzlfpm

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) May 29, 2018

LEFTOVERS

Edward @Snowden tells @theintercept, there's likely no "smoking gun" to be found in the Mueller Russia probe, calling the president "a wrecking ball," adding "the guy can't even remember what he was going to say at the end of the sentence." https://t.co/noTGYosO4L pic.twitter.com/MtpUGVyE7Y

— DJ Judd (@juddzeez) May 28, 2018

US

A public apology to Chelsea Clinton – thread

A public apology to @ChelseaClinton,

1/Reading this interview was a reminder of the senseless cruelty we put you through.

It underlined the double-standard we held a young girl to, and the history behind the slow drum of weariness we instilled in her.https://t.co/hwmEfbxoHv

— Selena Adera🍩 (@Selena_Adera) May 27, 2018

Bernie must be on vacation

"Democrats are more united than many people realize — and are running a pretty smart midterm campaign," the N.Y. Times' David Leonhardt writes on today's Op-Ed page:https://t.co/n1NJQfSnLr

— JHWBB (@JaneHWBB) May 28, 2018

😱 gets his dues

Giuliani gets booed at the Yankees game when announced that today is his birthday.

— Amie Parnes (@amieparnes) May 28, 2018

Nancy crushing it

That’s not what today is for. https://t.co/qEhKNQQOUF

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) May 28, 2018

000💃💃💃000

Orange Hitler, Baby prison buses,Lies (yes, NYT, lies!)

 

 

IMPEACHMENT

providing clues

Mueller will be interested to hear which others of your staffers actually left because of the Russia investigation. Officially, I think Flynn is the only one who did.

Then again this is definitely about Hope. https://t.co/ITPF55ieLE

— Susan Simpson (@TheViewFromLL2) May 27, 2018

Maggie Habermanspained that Jared was cleared, hence safe, so…

Mueller reportedly asked Jared Kushner about undue influence on Trump associates by outside countries. Like the Saudi prince who reportedly bragged that he had Jared “in his pocket?”https://t.co/7WhEWngF0Z

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 27, 2018

OBSTRUCTION

nothing to do with the law

This @danbalz piece gets at heart of Trump/Rudy strategy: There is almost no legal strategy there, it's political. Designed to discredit Mueller in eyes of GOP primary voters, built to protect him if this ever gets to Congress.https://t.co/vUYsxBlyau

— Paul Kane (@pkcapitol) May 27, 2018

stepping over himself

Trump this morning: “Obama planted spies all over my campaign because he was afraid Hillary would lose.”

Trump this afternoon: “Obama did nothing about Russia cause he believed Hillary would win.”https://t.co/rXKW1WYjCl

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) May 27, 2018

LIEGATE

on the separating children policy – being now blamed on Obama

We were all there when DHA announced their NEW policy of separating parents and children at the border. The AG and chief of staff both announced it. Don’t let Trump’s goon squad gaslight you. https://t.co/kpwCpM8V3C

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) May 27, 2018

blaming it on Clinton

That's a lie.

Clinton imposed sanctions on the Honduran coup, demanded its leaders surrender at the OAS summit, and personally oversaw talks to negotiate its end. https://t.co/vxFX8pVud3 https://t.co/ytc6CCYZfG

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) May 27, 2018

on the made-up WH official

President Trump falsely accused The New York Times on Saturday of making up a source in an article about North Korea, even though the source was in fact a senior White House official speaking to a large group of reporters in the White House briefing room https://t.co/xT3SGcaE8j

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 27, 2018

on the spy confabulation

JUST IN: Rubio breaks with Trump: FBI investigated "suspicious" individuals, not Trump campaign https://t.co/Yva4YqHv3m pic.twitter.com/3Dt6oVQIFY

— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2018

It’s a feature not a bug

Great point by @ddale8 on today's show: "Incessant dishonesty" is "a central feature of his presidency," yet it's too often treated as "a side show rather than THE show, rather than the central story." https://t.co/HyPITIYCrJ

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 27, 2018

IMPERIAL FAMILY

Incest Barbie props Nunes

Ivanka Trump to campaign for Nunes ahead of his reelection battle https://t.co/YiDQMsVB45 pic.twitter.com/dlw5dkNiYn

— The Hill (@thehill) May 27, 2018

🍊 snatches credit for hostage release

Trump has taken ALL credit for the release.
But Sen. Orrin Hatch labored for two years to free him — long before Trump had ever heard of Holt.
Trump has given Hatch zero credit, as any full-on naricssist would.https://t.co/jO6R3Q9pRR

— Sez Me (@HoffmanHopes) May 27, 2018

and more

Per source: Trump had absolutely nothing to do with Holt’s release and tried to take credit by upstaging Orrin Hatch by tweeting first about it. Without even using Hotl’s name. https://t.co/W2qm5UsWSW

— Jonathan Landay (@JonathanLanday) May 27, 2018

Twitter injury

A federal judge discovered in Trump's Twitter practices a "legally cognizable injury."

“Injury" is the right word.

My column @latimes on the unconstitutional methods of @realDonaldTrump — and the 7 heroes here on Twitter who sued Trump and won. https://t.co/5k3DjADXib

— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) May 27, 2018

STOLEN CHILDREN

I was reading about ICE’s largest family detention facility—Karnes, which is run by a private contractor—and I happened upon this photo on the contractor’s blog. As my friend put it, they’ve got a prison bus for babies down there. https://t.co/ZtT8xuIJLL pic.twitter.com/tdfWRSbCAs

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 27, 2018

more on the story

The horrifying details of how 1500 children were separated from their families, placed them with other families without actually tracking them, and the government determines it is not “legally responsible” for finding them. #WhereAreTheChildren https://t.co/DXxcr2d6oK

— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) May 27, 2018

REPUBLICANS

Paul Ryan entered Congress in 1999 with a net worth of $392,865. He's leaving Congress valued at over $6 million but people on Social Security are the problem… pic.twitter.com/IEjeGgshQm

— Janice (@Janice_Resist) May 22, 2018

and Putin’s boy

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA): It's ok to not sell homes to gay people https://t.co/YjtbkmwqEB

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 25, 2018

trying to “own the libs”

Hey Ben, if you are going to condescend to a teenager about punctuation, you shouldn’t confuse “parenthesis” (singular) with “parentheses” (plural). https://t.co/ORDgipwdFU

— Matthew Greenfield (@mattgreenfield) May 27, 2018

MEDIA

where Christine Tiegen follows her   Maggie Sunshine smackdown with man-celebrity one

Yeah. You missed the point here but go off. https://t.co/61QgXe67zK

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 27, 2018

and a bonus

Access. It is quite the conundrum. Be able to be in the same room as someone as fragile as our man child leader OR call him out on his shit and never be invited back. The problem stems from the fact our president is an adult baby with a constant wet poo in his pants. https://t.co/koqVgHCox7

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 26, 2018

Maggie again

Why is it a “lie” when you’re accusing Democrats of it and a “demonstrable falsehood” when Trump does it, @maggieNYT? pic.twitter.com/skLVqXT7od

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 27, 2018

and her friends

Dear World,
Meet Maggie.
The End. pic.twitter.com/IzJ2p9QtXo

— Lincoln's Bible (@LincolnsBible) May 27, 2018

splaining Cusack

OMFG, Maggie "Maggie-splained" John Freaking Cusack:
Mags: Trump told "demonstrable falsehoods"
Cusack: It's called lying.
Mags: A movie I liked is ruined, also this 👇 pic.twitter.com/4u6jhZlWhw

— scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) May 27, 2018

NAZI

swastikas on tombs

#maga #trumptrain #tcot #ccot #AmericaFirst #trump2020

Trump's America on Memorial Day https://t.co/7i1BlbNghF

— Sez Me (@HoffmanHopes) May 27, 2018

and Orange Hitler – now it can be told

.@RonRosenbaum1 : Both men bluffed their way to power, confounding an establishment that normalised them. Rosenbaum refused to compare Trump to Hitler during the campaign period for fear of trivialising genocide, but after the election things changed. https://t.co/x4aWFuLum8

— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) May 27, 2018

14 words

I hear ICE has been editing its mission statement.

They've got it down to 14 words.

— Dan Lavoie (@djlavoie) May 26, 2018

NRA

activism

Parkland student activist David Hogg organized a "die in" at Publix over the store's donations to Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam.

The grocery chain announced it would suspend political donations in the wake of the protest. https://t.co/QLcSByeIAk pic.twitter.com/TxlsIXObU2

— ABC News (@ABC) May 27, 2018

RUSSIA

in the wake of the latest international report on MH17, naming the Russian perpetrators with great precision, worth remembering that in 2016 Trump refused to accept Russian culpability at all https://t.co/mqDqIaC5ry

— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) May 27, 2018

000💃💃💃000