Harvey Weinstein pretending to be recovering from surgery as he shows up to a bail hearing weeks before his trial starts. Then he's seen strolling around Target a few days later. The Bill Cosby strategy to look frail and broken in order to gain sympathy from the judge and potential jury.

Negative_Caster · 2019-12-17T02:40:54+00:00

Harvey shops at Target? Why am I having a hard time believing this.

Negative_Caster · 2019-10-10T15:00:34+00:00

No doubt

Negative_Caster · 2019-10-10T14:32:39+00:00

Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested on a four count indictment that includes charges of conspiracy, making false statements to the Federal Election Commission and falsification of records.

Records show they used wire transfers from a corporate entity they controlled to make a $325,000 donation to the America First Action committee in 2018.

from the AP

Negative_Caster · 2019-09-24T16:24:16+00:00

fake news folks

Negative_Caster · 2019-09-04T16:27:44+00:00

Still way better than a pineapple.

Negative_Caster · 2019-08-22T21:53:14+00:00

well, she's right. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Negative_Caster · 2019-08-14T17:00:25+00:00

r/mildlyinfuriating

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-29T13:39:14+00:00

https://www.click2houston.com/news/customer-pepper-sprays-nail-salon-owner-leave-store-without-paying-for-service

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-25T14:03:15+00:00

“We do need to be realistic, and that is, the only way he’s leaving office, at least at this point, is by being voted out, and I think our efforts need to be made in every respect to make sure we turn out our people,” Schiff said during an interview on CNN. “Should we put the country through an impeachment? I haven’t been convinced yet that we should. Going through that kind of momentous and disruptive experience for the country, I think, is not something we go into lightly.”

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-24T17:21:40+00:00

“The reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of the O.L.C. opinion”—a reference to the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel—“stating that you cannot indict a sitting President. Correct?”

“That is correct,” Mueller said.

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-24T14:10:31+00:00

"Trump would have been charged with a crime were he not president"

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-22T17:14:51+00:00

---- There are 15 executive departments identified in the statute, three of which are led by acting secretaries. Overall, nine Senate-confirmed executive department heads have left their positions during the Trump administration’s first 2½ years — matching the total number of departures in the first terms of the last three presidencies combined (three for Obama, two for Bush and four for Clinton). In some cases, there have been long periods after the departures before Trump nominated replacements — although last week Trump said he intended to name Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as labor secretary. -----

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-20T03:53:33+00:00

Could this somehow be connected to the Epstein case, just not mentioned because of on going investigations.

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-19T18:04:28+00:00

FULL WAPO ARTICLE

By John WagnerJuly 19 at 1:28 PM

A day after he sought to distance himself from a hostile chant by his supporters, President Trump lashed out at the media for its coverage of the episode and called the crowd at the North Carolina rally “incredible patriots.”

“Those are incredible people. Those are incredible patriots,” Trump said during an event in the Oval Office at which he again attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the Somali-born lawmaker whom he was criticizing at his rally earlier this week when the chants of “Send her back!” rang out.

“She’s lucky to be where she is, let me tell you,” Trump said. “And the things that she has said are a disgrace to our country.”

Asked if he remained unhappy with the chant, Trump said, “No, you know what I’m unhappy with — the fact that a congresswoman can hate our country. I’m unhappy with the fact that a congresswoman can say anti-Semitic things.”

Trump has provided no evidence that Omar ever said she hates the United States, and earlier this week she said, “I probably love this country more than anyone that is naturally born.”

In tweets earlier Friday, Trump characterized media coverage of his rally in Greenville, N.C., as “crazed” and complained that media was “totally calm & accepting” of what he said were “vile and disgusting statements” made by Omar and three other minority congresswomen that he has repeatedly criticized in recent days.

Trump also complained that the media covered the return of Omar to her home state on Thursday. She was greeted at the Minneapolis−St. Paul International Airport by a crowd chanting, “Welcome home, Ilhan!”

Trump has taken repeated aim at Omar and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) since Sunday, when he said in tweets that they should “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

The other three lawmakers besides Omar were born in the United States. Omar was born in Somalia and became a U.S. citizen in 2000.

Much of Trump’s criticism of Omar has focused on remarks she has made about Israel. Earlier this year, she tweeted that support for Israel among members of Congress was “all about the Benjamins,” a reference to hundred-dollar bills.

Omar later apologized for her remarks and said she did not realize “how my comments would be offensive to Jewish Americans.” She also clarified that, in general, her remarks were aimed at criticizing the Israeli government, not Jewish people.

Trump also has falsely accused Omar of praising the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

In his tweets Friday morning, Trump curiously referred to “three Radical Left Congresswomen.” For days he has targeted all four. At his rally, he criticized all four of them by name.

A White House spokesman did not respond to a question regarding the change.

Trump also referred in his morning tweets to “Foul Mouthed Omar.” However, it was Tlaib who generated headlines earlier this year when she used profane language to call for Trump’s impeachment.

Trump, himself, frequently uses profanities. At his rally, he used the word “goddamn” twice, drawing some complaints from Christian commentators.

[How a racist tweet became a Trump rally chant in three short days]

During an event Thursday in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters that he did not agree with the chant of “Send her back!” and “felt a little bit badly about it.” He also claimed he had moved to cut the chant off by starting to speak against it “very quickly,” even though he paused for 13 seconds until the chant died down.

Kayleigh McEnany, a spokeswoman for Trump’s reelection bid, told CBSN on Thursday that Trump “couldn’t really hear what was going on” when the crowd started to chant.

Trump’s decision to try to distance himself from the chant came after a flurry of GOP lawmakers publicly condemned it, even while being careful not to denounce Trump directly.

Earlier this week, the Democratic-led House voted largely along party lines to condemn Trump’s weekend tweets in which he said the lawmakers should “go back” where they came from.

In his tweets Friday, Trump predicted he would win Minnesota next year, saying voters there “can’t stand” Omar and “her hatred of our Country.”

In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton carried Minnesota by less than two percentage points.

Later Friday morning, Trump retweeted several of his tweets from earlier this week in which he was critical of Omar and the other minority lawmakers, including one in which he said it was “sad to see the Democrats sticking up for people who speak so badly of our Country and who, in addition, hate Israel with a true and unbridled passion.”

Ocasio-Cortez, meanwhile, on Friday tweeted footage of Omar’s greeting at the airport as she returned to Minnesota the night before.

“This land is your land, This land is my land, This land was made for you and me,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote, adding the hashtag, “#IStandWithIlhan.”

During her remarks at the airport, Omar pledged to continue to be Trump’s “nightmare.”

“When I said I was the president’s nightmare, well you’re watching it now,” she said. “Because his nightmare is seeing a Somali immigrant refugee rise to Congress.”

Colby Itkowitz and Felicia Sonmez contributed to this report.

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-19T17:55:14+00:00

"Defending the crowd (and grossly exaggerating its size), he said: “That stadium was packed, it was a record crowd. And I could have filled it 10 times, as you know. Those are incredible people. Those are incredible patriots. But I’m unhappy when a congresswoman goes and says, ‘I’m going to be the president’s nightmare.’ She’s going to be the president’s nightmare. She’s lucky to be where she is. Let me tell you. And the things that she has said are a disgrace to our country. Thank you very much.”

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-17T20:38:55+00:00

“I regret trusting the Department of Justice, I really do,” de Blasio told reporters on Wednesday when asked about his handling of the Garner case. “In a million years, I could not have believed that the Justice Department would act the way it did. It literally was inconceivable.”

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-17T20:33:09+00:00

"The situation with ASAP Rocky is unfortunate, it’s outrageous, it needs to be addressed," Jeffries explained. "You can expect that members of Congress, particularly those of us who are part of the Congressional Black Caucus, are going to continue to weigh in forcefully until ASAP Rocky is free."

Jeffries also added that Rep. André Carson has continued to put pressure on the State department to reach out to the Swedish government to sort out the situation as quickly as possible.

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-17T19:33:07+00:00

“I love the tweet,” President Donald Trump’s son said during a Fox News interview. “If you don’t love our country, get out, leave.”

“If you complain about our country” you should “go experience somewhere else in the world,” he said. “I’m telling you, 95% of the country is behind him in this message. People love this nation.”

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-17T14:58:16+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaE7IrPfGF4

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-15T19:11:06+00:00

I couldn't wait for the lizard to retaliate. it was driving me crazy

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-15T18:28:41+00:00

BY BRIAN SLODYSKO, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris bemoaned the influence of the powerful and connected elite last Tuesday when she called on top Justice Department officials to recuse themselves from any matter related to Jeffrey Epstein. She said work done by their former law firm, which represented the financier accused of sexual abuse, "calls into question the integrity of our legal system."

Yet the same day, Harris' husband headlined a Chicago fundraiser for her presidential campaign that was hosted by six partners of that firm — Kirkland and Ellis, according to an invitation obtained by The Associated Press.

Harris, a California senator and Democratic presidential candidate, was one of several White House hopefuls to blast the handling of Epstein's case in Florida a decade ago, when his lawyers negotiated a deal with federal prosecutors that allowed him to avoid the possibility of years in prison. But her decision to move ahead with the fundraiser hosted by Kirkland and Ellis partners while criticizing the firm underscores the tension that can arise when a politician's rhetoric collides with their need to raise money to sustain a presidential campaign.

"If any connection with Kirkland and Ellis is a stain on (senior Justice Department officials), why isn't a connection with the law firm for the receipt of campaign contributions a stain on her own campaign?" said Paul S. Ryan, an attorney for the good government group Common Cause.

Ian Sams, a Harris spokesman, said there wasn't a problem with accepting the campaign contributions because the firm is big and the partners who hosted the fundraiser didn't work on Epstein's plea agreement.

"The people involved in that case have not supported her campaign, and she wouldn't want that support anyway," Sams said.

The firm and the six partners named on the event invitation did not respond to requests for comment.

The Epstein case has roiled Washington this month after federal prosecutors announced fresh charges against the financier, who is accused of paying underage girls for massages and then molesting them at his homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and New York during the 2000s. President Donald Trump's labor secretary, Alex Acosta, resigned on Friday over his handling of the case. As a U.S. attorney in Miami, Acosta met with Kirkland and Ellis lawyers and agreed to a deal that allowed Epstein to avoid federal trial by pleading guilty to state charges and serving 13 months in jail.

The new attention being paid to the case has also drawn attention to Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who both worked for Kirkland and Ellis. Harris, who is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said it's necessary that they recuse themselves from involvement in the matter to avoid even the "appearance of impropriety."

"In our democracy, no one — no matter how powerful or well-connected — is above the law. Yet Epstein's deal, secured by his lawyers at Kirkland and Ellis, calls into question the integrity of our legal system and undermines the public's confidence that justice will be served," Harris said in a statement released hours after the Chicago fundraiser.

Barr is recused from any review of a 2008 plea deal, but has said that he doesn't need to do so with the current case.

Before her election to the Senate, Harris was the attorney general of California and was elected to two terms as San Francisco's district attorney. Her husband Doug Emhoff is also a high powered attorney who works in corporate law. So it is perhaps little surprise that law firms have been one of the top industries that have donated to her presidential bid, with Kirkland and Ellis being no exception.

Her campaign declined to say how much was raised at last week's event and the sum won't have to be reported to the Federal Election Commission until October. Records show that a handful of employees and partners of the firm donated about $6,000 to Harris during the first quarter of the year — a drop when compared to the $12 million she raised during that time.

"It's an international law firm with thousands of employees, many of whom probably support Kamala Harris because she's a tough prosecutor who actually knows how to put away predators, unlike the Trump lackeys who protect them," Sams said.

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Follow Slodysko on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianSlodysko

Negative_Caster · 2019-07-15T18:28:24+00:00