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Michael Flynn Lying Defense Ripped by Feds 3 Different Ways

Keith GirardDecember 14, 2018

Michael Flynn is bidding to avoid jail for lying about his contacts with Russian operatives. But special counsel Robert S. Mueller, III, today (Dec. 14) shredded claims he was “tricked” into lying by FBI agents three different ways in a pointed memorandum.... Read More...

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Maria Butina Mixed Sex, Guns to Woo NRA, GOP (18 Photos)

Keith GirardDecember 14, 2018

Maria Butina very calculatedly used a “guns ‘n tits” strategy to build influence among Republican Party operatives and their biggest GOP constituent group, the National Rifle Association. Her spy craft could have been culled from a John le Carré novel.... Read More...

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Panama Papers Corruption, Obscured by Trump Scandals, Going Hollywood

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2018

The Panama Papers, which revealed corruption on an international scale, have largely been overshadowed by Donald Trump’s serial scandals, sex payoffs, possible Russia collusion and unprecedented self-enrichment. But not for long. The papers are going Hollywood.... Read More...

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Read Here: Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Full Sentencing Memo for Michael Flynn

Keith GirardDecember 4, 2018

Ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller was detailed in a sentencing memo filed by Mueller’s office tonight (Dec. 4). Read the full document below.... Read More...

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Trump Foundation Corruption Ruling Upholds Limit on Presidential Immunity

Keith GirardNovember 23, 2018

In another significant test of presidential immunity, New York Supreme Court Judge Salliann Scarpulla rejected arguments by Trump’s lawyers that President Trump is immune under the U.S. Constitution’s “Supremacy Clause,” from being sued in state court because he is a sitting president.... Read More...

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Donald Trump Caught With Pants Down, Pecker Exposed in Sex Tryst Payoffs

Trump, Deeply Involved in Sex Tryst Payoffs Despite Two Years of Lies

Keith GirardNovember 9, 2018

Donald Trump was deeply involved orchestrating payoffs to his mistresses in the run-up to the 2016 election with longtime crony and National Enquirer owner David Pecker, according to a new bombshell report.... Read More...

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Trump Scrambles to Find Crony for AG Job Sparking National Crisis

Keith GirardNovember 9, 2018

Donald Trump’s firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has all the markings of Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” during Watergate, compounded by Trump’s bumbling effort to put a political crony in the job, sparking a national outcry.... Read More...

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Trump Legacy as ‘Massacre President’ Jumps in Wake of California Mass Shooting

Keith GirardNovember 8, 2018

Donald Trump’s claim to be a “law and order” president was rebuked, again, today (Nov. 8) after another mass shooting left 13 people dead and others wounded, cementing Trump’s legacy as the “massacre president” for his failure to act to curb gun violence.... Read More...

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Did Kanye West Trump Bromance Sink Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum?

Keith GirardNovember 8, 2018

Kanye West’s high-profile support for President Trump, including efforts to convince African-Americans to vote Republican, may have help sink the candidacies of Democrats Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum, who ran for governor in Georgia and Florida, respectively.... Read More...

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NRA Ties to Russian Red Sparrow, Kremlin Officials Face New Senate Probe

Keith GirardNovember 2, 2018

Maria Butina poses with a gun at a U.S. gun show. Her ties to the NRA are under investigation. (Photo: Facebook) Fetching Russian Maria Butina allegedly wo... Read More...

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Trump Tax-Cut Legacy: Deficit Hits Levels Seen Only in War, Recession

Keith GirardNovember 2, 2018

Donald Trump tax cuts are coming home to roost, causing federal revenues to shrink and the national deficit to soar to levels only seen during major recessions or wartime, according to a new government report. ... Read More...

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Kanye West Throws Fox News, Right-Wing into Chaos With Trump Denunciation

Keith GirardNovember 2, 2018

Kanye West was Donald Trump’s most visible African-American supporter until he wasn’t. The rapper threw Fox News and right-wing pundits into chaos with his stunning and sharp denunciation of the president.... Read More...

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Midterm Voters Could Finally Break Special Interest Lock on Democracy

Keith GirardOctober 30, 2018

Donald Trump is merely a symptom, and perhaps the denouement, of a long-term trend that has seen wealthy elites and corporate interests take over and dominate government policy, marginalizing and disenfranchising the majority of average citizens.... Read More...

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Trump Called Out for Spurring MAGA Bomber With Hate Speech (Watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 25, 2018

Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on the news media, lawmakers and critics are in the spotlight in the wake of what appears to be several targeted bombing attempts aimed at the people who Trump has repeatedly singled-out with hate speech on the campaign trail.... Read More...

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Navy’s Dream 355-Ship Fleet Would Take an Ocean of Money–CBO

Keith GirardOctober 23, 2018

The Navy is pushing for the largest fleet build up since the Reagan administration, but its envisioned 355-ship fleet would require billions of dollars more than taxpayers are spending now. Even with accelerated spending, it would still take decades to reach its goal.... Read More...

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Vladimir Putin Brags About ‘Decline of America’ Under Trump

Keith GirardOctober 19, 2018

Donald Trump may or may not be Vladimir Putin’s puppet, but he’s dancing to the Russian President’s tune. The hard-line Kremlin boss bragged about the decline of America under Trump and the resurgence of Russian influence around the world.... Read More...

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Donald Trump’s Fascist Tendencies and Tactics Revealed in New Video (Watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 16, 2018

Donald Trump’s Fascistic tendencies, revealed in the political tactics he’s using to solidify his national support, should send chills up the spines of Americans, according to new video published by The New York Times. ... Read More...

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Trump’s Absurd ‘Scary Time for Men’ Claim Taken Apart by Simple Song (Watch!)

Keith GirardOctober 9, 2018

Donald Trump’s claim that it’s a “scary time for men,” because of Brett Kavanaugh’s sex assault allegations, was mocked by singer Lynzy Lab Stewart in a son... Read More...

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Taylor Swift Gets Political: Reveals for First Time Who’s She’s Voting For and Why

Keith GirardOctober 8, 2018

Taylor Swift, never known to be the political type, is getting all political now, but she’s had her own #MeToo moment and cites it as one of the reasons she... Read More...

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Donald Trump Directed Effort to Silence Stormy Daniels Through Son Eric–New Report

Keith GirardOctober 2, 2018

Donald Trump worked behind the scenes to direct efforts by son Eric Trump, Michael Cohen and the Trump Organization to silence adult film actress Stormy Daniels leading up to the election after learning she was about to go public with her story, according to a shocking new report.... Read More...

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Brett Kavanaugh Follows Donald Trump as Butt of Jokes in SNL Cold Open (Watch)

Keith GirardSeptember 30, 2018

Matt Damon made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live to play Brett Kavanaugh in the show's cold open. Brett Kavanaugh is getting at least one thing... Read More...

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Brett Kavanaugh’s Cavalcade of Lies Disqualify Him From High Court

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh’s stunning testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee not only revealed his arrogance, imperiousness and lack of judicial temperament, but also was so riddled with lies he should be disqualified from serving on the Supreme Court on those grounds alone. ... Read More...

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Trump, the Vacation President, Costs Taxpayers $17 Million So Far for Trips

Keith GirardSeptember 21, 2018

Donald Trump, who has spent nearly half his presidency on vacation or visiting a Trump property, has cost taxpayers more than $17 million so far for Secret Service protection, a figure that doesn’t include all of his trips during his two-years in office and is likely to go higher, easily outpacing the same costs for President Obama.... Read More...

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Snoop Dogg, Kanye West and the Struggle Over Trump, Racism and America

Keith GirardSeptember 20, 2018

Snoop Dogg knows a racist when he sees one and Donald Trump fits the bill, along with all those others who support him, including fellow rapper Kanye West and o... Read More...

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