During an interview on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) responded to Jeff Sessions’ testimony, by calling on the Attorney General to come before the Judiciary Committee so that the Minnesota Senator can question him.
President Trump is so out of touch with reality that he thinks he can threaten special counsel Robert Mueller into clearing him on the Russia scandal.
The proof that Democratic enthusiasm is real can be found in Virginia on Tuesday night as Democratic turnout for the gubernatorial primary is up 130% compared to the last primary.
President Trump didn’t stop at calling his own health care bill mean. While meeting with Republican Senators, Trump also called the bill a son of a b*tch and told Republicans to spend more money.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) didn’t buy for a second that Jeff Sessions didn’t understand his question when he lied under oath in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Franken accused Sessions of trying to whitewash and downplay his lie and urged the Attorney General to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
You’re probably hearing a lot of this because it’s the Republican talking point. But it’s only meant for those who really don’t understand the most basic ideas about our government. That is to say, it’s meant for the Trump base.
If there was one devastating lesson to come out of Jeff Sessions’ testimony it was that Donald Trump never showed concern to the Attorney General about the Russia election hacking.
Donald Trump may have put the final nail in the coffin of the Republican health care bill by telling Senators that he thought the House passed bill was “mean,” and that he wants the Senate bill to be more generous.
Trump was supposed to give a statement on health care, so he showed up for 5 minutes in Wisconsin, lied about the Affordable Care Act then ran back to Air Force One to resume hiding from the Russia scandal.
Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) accused Jeff Sessions of obstructing the Russia investigation by refusing to answer questions.
During Jeff Sessions testimony Sen. James Risch (R-ID) compared secret meetings with Russians to bumping into someone at the grocery store.
During his testimony before the Senate Intel Committee, Jeff Sessions confirmed that Comey did not want to be left alone with Trump.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn’t deny that he met with Russians, but said that he didn’t recall meeting with Russians. Sessions also denied colluding with Russians specifically but didn’t deny working with Russia on the campaign.
According to the Gallup three-day rolling average of presidential approval, Trump’s disapproval has reached a record high of 60%.
At a health care lunch with Republican Senators, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska got seated right next to Trump, and she couldn’t hide the look on her face or body language that suggested that she wanted to get far away from Trump.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) blasted Republican Senators who passed new rules that allow them to hide from the press and keep their health care bill a secret.
Republican Senate leadership, read Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has prohibited reporters from filming interviews in the hallway, and now requires prior permission from the Senate Rules Committee and prior permission from the Senator for all interviews. In other words, reporters can no longer interview Republican Senators as the GOP drafts their health care bill in secret.
While testifying before a Senate subcommittee, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein rejected the idea being floated by Trump allies of firing the special counsel by saying there is no good cause to fire Robert Mueller.
President Trump’s personal lawyer Mark Kasowitz bragged that he got New York U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara fired, warning Trump, “This guy is going to get you.â€
The hack into US voting systems by Russia was worse than reported. Thirty-nine states were compromised, and the Obama administration worried that the Kremlin’s goal was to delete voter registration information.
Instead of even pretending that he is trying to run the country, Trump tantrums on social media and is demanding a personal apology for what he calls “fake news,” as the President’s mental meltdown accelerates.
