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Impeachment Intervention

November 20, 2019 Buck Banks

The hearings got Trump’s choler up to white heat,
And Republicans are worried about a 2020 defeat.
His tampering and obstruction
Sparked a Fox & Friends intervention —
“Whatever you do, just please don’t tweet!”

Schiff Suspects Obstruction in the Oval Office

September 20, 2019 Buck Banks

“I believe that there is an effort to prevent this information getting to Congress. And if the assertion is accurate … then at one level or another, it likely involves either the president or people around him.”

— House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), quoted by CBS News, on the White House trying to stifle a whistleblower complaint.

Whittaker Sounds Like an Impartial Guy — Not!

November 8, 2018 Buck Banks

“I would indict Hillary Clinton.”

— Mark Whittaker, who was appointed Acting Attorney General today, writing in USA Today in July 2016.

Laurence Tribe: Donald’s Tweet about Flynn Was a Confession of Obstruction of Justice

December 2, 2017December 2, 2017 Jon Ponder

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Most Think Trump Attempted to Obstruct Justice

June 13, 2017 Buck Banks

49%

A new Public Policy Polling survey finds 49% of voters think President Trump obstructed justice, to just 41% who don’t think he did. Also interesting: Only 37% of voters say they think Trump is honest, as compared to 56% who say he’s not. And for the second month in a row a plurality support for impeachment: 47% are in support compared to 43% who are opposed.

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Impeachment Intervention

Schiff Suspects Obstruction in the Oval Office

“I believe that there is an effort to prevent this information getting to Congress. And if the assertion is accurate … then at one level or another, it likely involves either the president or people around him.”

— House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), quoted by CBS News, on the White House trying to stifle a whistleblower complaint.

Whittaker Sounds Like an Impartial Guy — Not!

“I would indict Hillary Clinton.”

— Mark Whittaker, who was appointed Acting Attorney General today, writing in USA Today in July 2016.

Laurence Tribe: Donald’s Tweet about Flynn Was a Confession of Obstruction of Justice

Most Think Trump Attempted to Obstruct Justice

49%

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%

38%

31%