After trying to keep them out, Democratic leaders were ultimately invited to a classified briefing President Trump ordered the Justice Department to host for Reps. Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Trey Gowdy (R-SC), on the activities of an FBI informant who assisted the Russia investigation in its early days. Nunes reportedly sulked the whole and time told Mark Warner that his dad made him invite Mark to the pool party and it’s so embarrassing that he actually showed up.
Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to New York authorities tomorrow and face sexual misconduct charges. Cool.
Eight women have come forward accusing actor Morgan Freeman of engaging in unwanted touching and making inappropriate comments about their appearance, both on set and at his production company. Freeman has apologized.
Internal documents show the White House debating whether to “ignore” climate change research or to actively attempt to discredit it instead. The memo “did not consider touting federal scientists’ findings,” according to the Washington Post. Imagine that.
Democratic leaders in Congress are proposing to scrap Trump’s tax cuts for the top one percent to give teachers, who have been marching all over the country for higher pay, the raises they deserve. What a good idea! Look at that!
That new NFL anthem policy? The one that will penalize players who don’t either stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, or stay in their locker rooms? The owners didn’t actually vote on it.
In his new book, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper assesses that Russia’s efforts to sabotage the election were sweeping and effective enough to be the difference-maker in a historically close election. In other words, Trump is only in the White House because of the Russian government’s efforts to put him there. From Brian: Republicans aren’t just helping Trump cover up his own wrongdoing—they are helping to cover up Russian wrongdoing, because if the full extent of it is known, it will call Trump’s legitimacy, and the legitimacy of their majorities, into question. Trump first, America last.
A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman who had crossed the border illegally, then claimed self defense, but a witness says there was no provocation and the agent was in no danger.
Devin Nunes is part owner of a wine company that invites prostitutes to cocaine-fueled yacht parties. You know Devin. Work hard (to cover up crimes), play hard.
