January 4, 2018

— From Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” page 23.

Bannon Asserts Trump Met with Russians

January 4, 2018 Buck Banks

“The chance that Don Jr. did not walk these Jumos up to his father’s office of the 26th floor is zero.”

— Steve Bannon, quoted in Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer. Trump has denied ever meeting the Russian participants.

The Trumpian White House loyalty code, well, Bannon broke it.
If we thought Trump was already mad, well, Bannon stoked it.
Now Trump’s lawyers want him to desist and cease
Exercising his right to free speech.
It’s clear to us Bannon didn’t lose his mind — he just spoke it.

Day: January 4, 2018

More Trump Locker-Room Talk

“Trump liked to say that one of the things that made life worth living was getting your friends’ wives into bed.”

— From Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” page 23.

Bannon Asserts Trump Met with Russians

“The chance that Don Jr. did not walk these Jumos up to his father’s office of the 26th floor is zero.”

— Steve Bannon, quoted in Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with a Russian lawyer. Trump has denied ever meeting the Russian participants.

One Loose Bannon

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

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