Hi All, still here, not lurking too much, sooo busy had 3 mths of visitors (oh the joys of other people’s retirement) love you all, i keep praying for you, lurking when i can, will take time out to celebrate my birthday with you guys (Sunday is the big day)…Love, muah…
Just reading back and realized we have a death in the family, much love and sympathy on the loss of your son J’OB may you be comforted by our thoughts and prayers
YUP>…
my daughter thinks that he was hoodwinked….but still..if he had listened to Loretta Lynch…
"His mistake matters because of the giant consequences for the country. He helped elect the most dangerous, unfit president of our lifetimes. No matter how brave Comey has since been, no matter how honorable his full career, he can never undo that damage." https://t.co/cUDQfrmz6u
But focusing on white political conflict doesn’t just remove blacks and other nonwhites from the state of national politics. It also obscures the racial dimensions of white politics, rendering invisible the historic interest—across much of white society—in preserving white racial hegemony…
The cost and the object are the same: white racial hegemony. And far from having no consciousness of keeping blacks down, by the 1960s, northern whites had a recent history of antiblack policy and practice reinforced by antiblack violence. Traub depicts whites outside the South as largely innocent actors pushing back against liberal overreach. But the segregation that made busing necessary—which he attributes to blacks and whites simply “liv[ing] far apart”—was built just decades earlier by white bankers, realtors, and homeowners, who enforced rigid racial lines with every tool at their disposal, backed by local, state, and often federal authorities.
White House: “The president still strongly feels there was a large amount of voter fraud.” The reason they can’t actually find any of this voter fraud, Sanders says, is because some states refused to turn over their voter rolls. pic.twitter.com/JWWqEaJju9— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) April 9, 2018
According to @nytimes article on Michael Cohen office FBI raid, the items sought were payments to Ms. Clifford, emails, tax documents and business records. The fact that the attorney client privilege is not deterring the securing of these documents is stunning.
BREAKING: The FBI has raided the offices of Donald Trump’s attorney, Michael D. Cohen. They have seized records including those pertaining to payments made to an adult film star (most likely Stormy Daniels).
Bryan, Abigail and I couldn’t be happier to welcome little Maile Pearl as the newest addition to our family and we’re deeply honored that our good friend Senator Akaka was able to bless her name for us—his help in naming both of our daughters means he will always be with us. https://t.co/KXyNf65KxA
We’re also so grateful for the love and support of our friends and family, as well as our wonderful medical teams for everything they’ve done to help us in our decades-long journey to complete our family.
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE from CNN: FBI agents seized tax documents, business records, and possibly items related to Stormy Daniels case from Michael Cohen's office (our first indication that Mueller may be looking at campaign-finance violations/crimes by Trump, Cohen and/or others).
it’s really amazing how many people’s quiet lives of peaceful corruption have been shattered by Trump deciding to be president— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) April 9, 2018
WOW! It would be real crazy of Mueller to tell Twitler he was NOT being investigated criminally BEFORE today so that he would technically be telling the truth. AS OF TODAY, Twitler is involved in a CRIMINAL Investigation..hahahahhahahahaha
If only he had NOT run for President we would have Hillary, he would badger Hillery over twitter and never get investigated and would continue to be the lying cheating bastard he’d always been. I watch the Mueller headline on MSNBC and it was a dud. The only thing I got from the show which WE ALL KNEW on TOD, Mueller took down the Mafia for their crimes you he would be systematic on taking down Trump crimes.
See below and review my comments and predictions last week on CNN and MSNBC. An enormous amount of misplaced faith has been placed on MC's shoulders IMO. If he does not hold up, this could end very very badly for DJT and others. F.B.I. Raids Cohen Offices https://t.co/ijYXxDpiGH
There isn’t a soul alive that can carry federal weight, and looking at this guy, he’s not built for fed time. Trust me, I know, from having a front row seat.
Way more than just ‘the investigation rolls on’ …. way more ….
The best thing about Michael Cohen being raided by the FBI in NY is it's a reminder just how closely Mueller is coordinating with Schneiderman. Even if Trump freaks out and cans Mueller, AGNY knows what Mueller knows and the investigation rolls right along in state courts.
— Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) April 9, 2018
Things we know based on reporting that Michael Cohen was involved in that seem to be of interest to Bob Mueller – The Stormy Daniels hush money payoff – The "Ukraine peace deal" floated to the White House – Trump's quest for a Trump Tower Moscow Not clear what the raid was for.
“Today the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York executed a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications between my client, Michael Cohen, and his clients,”
I wonder if the real Black Lives Matter wrote or contacted Facebook to tell them this is fake? This is really dangerous. So many worthwhile United States groups are being impacted by anyone in another country could get donations in the name of these groups and the real groups don’t get the funds.
i am beginning to thing that Zuckerburg….worked hand and hand with these people to defraud the American people….there needs to be an investigation into FB…
BREAKING: @IngrahamAngle's return to Fox News tonight does not end her bad news: @Allstate has dropped her show, telling employees “Laura Ingraham’s comments about David Hogg were inconsistent with our values." They are the 20th sponsor to stop their ads. https://t.co/LTTIF2oUSE
NEWS via @CarolLeonnig@thamburger: Trump attorney Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations, according to a person familiar with the case https://t.co/nHg0gE5D0G
Briefly reached a WH official. Official said the WH doesn't have a strategy for the Comey book. Paused. Then said that should answer my question of what's the strategy for dealing with Cohen news.
JUST IN: Among the records seized from Donald Trump’s personal attorney were communications between Michael Cohen and Trump, according to a source https://t.co/GTwS6u7PsYpic.twitter.com/xpPZaPjgPz
The FBI raids the offices of Trump attorney (and bag man?) Michael Cohen. This is when the Stormy Daniels story officially ceases to be about what happened in the bedroom and very much about what could happen in a court of law. A very ominous development for the President.
Words on the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination aren’t enough. Lawmakers should honor MLK's legacy by protecting voting rights, restoring the Voting Rights Act and enacting automatic voter registration. #MLK50Forwardpic.twitter.com/gpVfXu5bdr
The no-knock search warrant that Trump calls part of a “witch hunt” today was sought by a US Atty appointed by Trump and was granted by a Senate-confirmed Art. III Judge under the strictest constitutional standards. Absurd. https://t.co/YinyiMO5zJ
If it is determined at the end of day that the election was stolen…and therefore it is invalidated…does that mean that a new election has to be held …or will the person who came in 2nd be installed
I say the 2nd person in line WAS NOT elected separately and should not be installed. The top of the ticket was elected. If that is the case and they want to install the 2nd person on the ticket then HE needs to be investigated to see if he also is compromised by Russia. The indicted individual, Michael Flynn and Paul Manaford selected Pence for the VP. Twitler was headed to NJ talk to Christie for VP when Paul Manaford has Pence waiting in the wings and is picked.
Hi, Jojo; how are you doing?. I somehow think Sheila is referring to Hillary when she talks of ‘the person who came in second’, as opposed to the ‘2nd person in line’ on the GOP side. [At least, I hope so. No one (sensible) wants any of those other GOP jokers to be left at the top when the dust settles from this.]
Hi VC! Hope all is going well with you! I am doing alright. Looking forward to happens this week. This is the first Friday 13th of only two months in 2018 (July is the other month).
We are in a space the Founders did not anticipate in any way – a President, a VP and the leadership of a major political party being controlled by a foreign enemy.
Whatever is going to happen, new law and new vote protection procedures will need to be crafted and approved in order to prevent a recurrence of what is now an obvious fact – an enemy’s cyber attack on our democracy and rule of law wittingly enabled by US Citizens and Elected Officials.
Every Apple store, every data center, every Apple corporate office — everywhere — is now powered by 100 percent renewable energy. Link: https://t.co/glH7XTFy42
During this Michael Cohen drama, let's not forget that the only significant raid during Barack Obama's tenure was when Navy SEALs stormed a compound in Pakistan and took out Osama bin Laden.
"The only thing worse than having the FBI raid your office is having the FBI raid your lawyer's office." @DavidCornDC on the FBI raiding Michael Cohen's office. #Hardballpic.twitter.com/rIxPK8N8yl
Breaking News: A Ukrainian magnate paid Donald Trump’s charity $150,000 in 2015 after Trump gave a video talk. Robert Mueller is said to be investigating. https://t.co/1mXETS7COJ
Tomorrow on “The President”, Donald insists that he’s never met Michael. He was just a junior law clerk at the Trump Organization for a few months. Probably passed by each other in the hallway a couple times, but don’t know him. https://t.co/ciVXfgafL6
The search warrant for Michael Cohen’s office was sought by a US Attorney appointed by the President and approved by a judge. That’s no witch hunt. That’s the rule of law.
As Trump floats firing Mueller, all Members must speak out — or stop feigning devotion to the Constitution. https://t.co/BKInKAlflO
"The actions and statements by Donald Trump show evidence of guilt, it shows conscientiousness of guilt. Because an innocent person would not be acting the way our President is," says Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu https://t.co/hRD3hkLTXZ https://t.co/SLn5E4giMN
Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus came to the borderland today to express his concerns about President Trump's decision to send troops to the border.https://t.co/p5dk8cGzfE
THEY DID IT!!! The Protect Maryland Survivors Bill just passed unanimously and is on its way to @GovLarryHogan to sign! Bill requires convicted domestic abusers to turn in their firearms. Thanks to all in #MDGA18 who supported! So proud of the Maryland @MomsDemand team! https://t.co/ud5LGV8ZkH
For the record, Donald Trump thinks that the FBI raiding the offices of his chief henchmen Michael Cohen is “an attack on our country." But he doesn’t think that the Russians’ actual attack on our democracy even happened. He’s a horrible human being. Ignorant and amoral. pic.twitter.com/OcjwlRDYg2
David Hogg, one of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's most visible student activists, will postpone his first year of college to devote time to political causes https://t.co/M80rs1GgQHpic.twitter.com/s8sGMQ7mZT
Vice President Pence will fundraise in Boston tomorrow. The commonwealth's Republican Governor Charlie Baker is too busy to greet him. "My calendar has other stuff on it." https://t.co/SEthItsogb
This tonight from a former FBI colleague: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 “I’ve been an FBI special agent for 20 years and have only seen a handful of searches executed on attorneys. All of those attorneys went to prison.”
"His mistake matters because of the giant consequences for the country. He helped elect the most dangerous, unfit president of our lifetimes. No matter how brave Comey has since been, no matter how honorable his full career, he can never undo that damage." https://t.co/cUDQfrmz6u
Jamie Allman, a St. Louis-area radio and TV host, wrote on Twitter that he was “hanging out getting ready,” to sexually assault David Hogg with “a hot poker.” Sinclair company accepted his resignation and cancelled his show. pic.twitter.com/oHaBmiwAFp
MEDIA: Get on this already. "I've wanted to keep it down" is another Lester Holt moment for Trump, and I can't find any media coverage of it. The man just admitted to trying to "keep down" the Mueller investigation, which no jury in America would much distinguish from "obstruct." pic.twitter.com/fZn8GsgbpW
BREAKING; Trump pulls out of the Summit of the Americas. Statement from Sarah Sanders: “President Trump will not attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru or travel to Bogota, Colombia as originally scheduled."
So sweet if this turns out to be true….many, many, many people marched off to jail. Where they belong.
16. So as you can see, a nice picture is forming of ILLEGAL RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTIONS (duh) to the Trump campaign AND possibly the RNC, too, for which Mueller has been gathering evidence SINCE JULY LAST YEAR. Be focused, determined & FIGHT, bc it's showtime. #MuellerIsComing /END
Tom Winter, NBC News investigative reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about what is known so far about FBI raids on personal and business locations of Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.
Tom Hamburger, investigative reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about what the range of material taken from Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s home, hotel, and office suggest about the scope of the investigation.
Apr.09.2018
Rachel Maddow relays a new report in The Atlantic that an internal EPA letter suggests that Scott Pruitt, contrary to his previous claims, was aware of the giant pay raise given to his aide, and the EPA IG will take a look at Pruitt’s travel.
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the legal particulars of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen and what it means that a warrant was used instead of a less obtrusive means of gathering evidence.
1/ As the lead staffer to the Senate privacy subcommittee, I organized several oversight hearings of tech companies like Facebook, Apple, and Google. Some context for folks who don’t normally watch these kinds of hearings.
The White House confirms that homeland security adviser Tom Bossert is resigning: “The President is grateful for Tom’s commitment to the safety and security of our great country.” (statement via pool).
In all the 8 years Barack Obama was the President of the United States, his personal lawyer NEVER had his office raided by the FBI nor did he pay off a porn star because he cheated on Michelle pic.twitter.com/k3ZBqnOD8s
Now that’s 4 realz right there….as I’ve said before…T-Frump is the white folks embarrassment….not once in 8 yrs was I ashamed of BARACK OBAMA….NOT ONCE!!!!!
SCOOP: ABC News has learned Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is recused from the Michael Cohen investigation. He had no role in raid of Cohen’s office. Another recusal that will make @realDonaldTrump unhappy.— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 10, 2018
A sourced briefed on the matter says the Berman recusal was approved by … Rod Rosenstein https://t.co/V0LNk3fVGq— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 10, 2018
Yay for Michelle Obama’s speech to the leadership group at Simmons College where my daughter got her BSN.
Hi All, still here, not lurking too much, sooo busy had 3 mths of visitors (oh the joys of other people’s retirement) love you all, i keep praying for you, lurking when i can, will take time out to celebrate my birthday with you guys (Sunday is the big day)…Love, muah…
Happy Birthday Ango! Hope this week leading up to your birthday is a wonderful one topped with a fantastic day Sunday.
Happy Birthday Anjo! Live, love, laugh!!😘
Happy Birthday a few days early, Anjo!
Just reading back and realized we have a death in the family, much love and sympathy on the loss of your son J’OB may you be comforted by our thoughts and prayers
Thanks for the birthday wishes a bit dampened by the loss of J’OB’s son
Manic Monday.
Happy Birthday, Anjo.
Congrats, Judith on your Au ⭐
Thanks, NW!
❤ TODville Community.
Birthday Greetings…Anjo
YUP>…
my daughter thinks that he was hoodwinked….but still..if he had listened to Loretta Lynch…
But focusing on white political conflict doesn’t just remove blacks and other nonwhites from the state of national politics. It also obscures the racial dimensions of white politics, rendering invisible the historic interest—across much of white society—in preserving white racial hegemony…
The cost and the object are the same: white racial hegemony. And far from having no consciousness of keeping blacks down, by the 1960s, northern whites had a recent history of antiblack policy and practice reinforced by antiblack violence. Traub depicts whites outside the South as largely innocent actors pushing back against liberal overreach. But the segregation that made busing necessary—which he attributes to blacks and whites simply “liv[ing] far apart”—was built just decades earlier by white bankers, realtors, and homeowners, who enforced rigid racial lines with every tool at their disposal, backed by local, state, and often federal authorities.
Awesome! Lucky Philly students.
Koch-funded groups remain hell-bent on making a quick buck off of our veterans by privatizing the VA.
We should be doing more–not less–to ensure that our vets receive the care they deserve. https://t.co/9Rnhy8COXJ
— Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) April 9, 2018
White House: “The president still strongly feels there was a large amount of voter fraud.” The reason they can’t actually find any of this voter fraud, Sanders says, is because some states refused to turn over their voter rolls. pic.twitter.com/JWWqEaJju9— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) April 9, 2018
SHYT.JUST.GOT.REAL.
for Cohen.
The feds raided the offices of the attorney that represents the President of the United States of America. YES. SHYT. DONE. GOT. REAL. REAL. FAST.
Sure did, Rikyrah! Cohen, at the very minimum, may as well kiss goodbye his license to practice law.
Beautiful.
Yep, and that right their is that freight train coming down the tracks, and she don’t stop for no “goddamn body.
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HAHA
WOW! It would be real crazy of Mueller to tell Twitler he was NOT being investigated criminally BEFORE today so that he would technically be telling the truth. AS OF TODAY, Twitler is involved in a CRIMINAL Investigation..hahahahhahahahaha
If only he had NOT run for President we would have Hillary, he would badger Hillery over twitter and never get investigated and would continue to be the lying cheating bastard he’d always been. I watch the Mueller headline on MSNBC and it was a dud. The only thing I got from the show which WE ALL KNEW on TOD, Mueller took down the Mafia for their crimes you he would be systematic on taking down Trump crimes.
There isn’t a soul alive that can carry federal weight, and looking at this guy, he’s not built for fed time. Trust me, I know, from having a front row seat.
Karma is sometimes so sweet. The people who were loudly chanting to lock Hillary Clinton up may be the ones that end-up being locked up.
Simply wonderful ….
Way more than just ‘the investigation rolls on’ …. way more ….
I join the ladies above in sending thoughts and prayers to Michael Cohen.
I wonder if the real Black Lives Matter wrote or contacted Facebook to tell them this is fake? This is really dangerous. So many worthwhile United States groups are being impacted by anyone in another country could get donations in the name of these groups and the real groups don’t get the funds.
i am beginning to thing that Zuckerburg….worked hand and hand with these people to defraud the American people….there needs to be an investigation into FB…
The only bought and paid for judge is probably Gorsuch.
Wise words from our forever FLOTUS44.
This still make me chuckle as Howard Kurtz screams at the Fox people to that this down.
More karma!
On Faux Noise, the teevee judge Napolitano said Michael Cohen’s ONLY client is DT…..not a war time consegliere.
Monday’s GOOD:) Karma can be a bitch sometimes:)
Boo Hoo……………..
I say the 2nd person in line WAS NOT elected separately and should not be installed. The top of the ticket was elected. If that is the case and they want to install the 2nd person on the ticket then HE needs to be investigated to see if he also is compromised by Russia. The indicted individual, Michael Flynn and Paul Manaford selected Pence for the VP. Twitler was headed to NJ talk to Christie for VP when Paul Manaford has Pence waiting in the wings and is picked.
Hi, Jojo; how are you doing?. I somehow think Sheila is referring to Hillary when she talks of ‘the person who came in second’, as opposed to the ‘2nd person in line’ on the GOP side. [At least, I hope so. No one (sensible) wants any of those other GOP jokers to be left at the top when the dust settles from this.]
Hi VC! Hope all is going well with you! I am doing alright. Looking forward to happens this week. This is the first Friday 13th of only two months in 2018 (July is the other month).
We are in a space the Founders did not anticipate in any way – a President, a VP and the leadership of a major political party being controlled by a foreign enemy.
Whatever is going to happen, new law and new vote protection procedures will need to be crafted and approved in order to prevent a recurrence of what is now an obvious fact – an enemy’s cyber attack on our democracy and rule of law wittingly enabled by US Citizens and Elected Officials.
Warms my heart.
Part of getting this Blue wave a reality is to have Dems running everywhere.
And they are slowly getting it done, One local Seat at a Time.
Hear, hear!
It is a really a smalllllll world.
Meant to post this under Bob’s post about Cohen”s law firm connected to Cambridge Analytica
I just wanna see the perp walk.
Never forget, Rep Lieu is a former prosecutor ….
So heartbroken for J’OB. I’m sending you and your family deepest condolences. May the warm arms of those around you wrap you in boundless love.
WTF!
OMG!
OMG
LOL.
Really?
It’s FBI week!
They are all toxic.
Good morning, TODers. I’ve been down with the stomach flu and OMG, I hope this never happens to you. UGH!!
David Hogg is OWNING the RWNJs and I am here for it.
LOLz
Meta, so sorry you’ve been sick. Hope you feel better soon. Stomach flus are the worst.
Thanks so much, Terri! OMG, yes, it was gruesome. Hope all is well with you.
Everything is well with me. Thank you.
Anyone? Looks like guilt, SMELLS like guilt….
Damn trumpster fire.
I don’t think he was ever going to travel to Peru or Colombia to begin with.
So sweet if this turns out to be true….many, many, many people marched off to jail. Where they belong.
Projecting, again
Legal woes deepen for Trump team as FBI raids Cohen work, home
Tom Winter, NBC News investigative reporter, talks with Rachel Maddow about what is known so far about FBI raids on personal and business locations of Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen.
Seized material from Trump attorney suggests broad investigation
Tom Hamburger, investigative reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about what the range of material taken from Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s home, hotel, and office suggest about the scope of the investigation.
Apr.09.2018
BWA HA HA HA HA HA AH HA AH HA HA
Letter reportedly exposes Pruitt lie; travel to be examined
Rachel Maddow relays a new report in The Atlantic that an internal EPA letter suggests that Scott Pruitt, contrary to his previous claims, was aware of the giant pay raise given to his aide, and the EPA IG will take a look at Pruitt’s travel.
Use of search warrant sends message on Michael Cohen probe
Barbara McQuade, former U.S. attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the legal particulars of the FBI raid on Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen and what it means that a warrant was used instead of a less obtrusive means of gathering evidence.
Thread
Another one runs for the exit
Fired by Bolton!
Never Forget:
Now that’s 4 realz right there….as I’ve said before…T-Frump is the white folks embarrassment….not once in 8 yrs was I ashamed of BARACK OBAMA….NOT ONCE!!!!!
New post.
https://theobamadiary.com/2018/04/10/joy-and-comfort/
SCOOP: ABC News has learned Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is recused from the Michael Cohen investigation. He had no role in raid of Cohen’s office. Another recusal that will make @realDonaldTrump unhappy.— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 10, 2018
A sourced briefed on the matter says the Berman recusal was approved by … Rod Rosenstein https://t.co/V0LNk3fVGq— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 10, 2018
BWA HA HA HA HAH AH A HA