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Thu, May 9th, 2019

James Comey Says Trump Could Be Prosecuted When He Leaves Office

For the president, the 2020 campaign isn't just about winning a second term in the White House. It's about avoiding time in the big house.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Tue, May 7th, 2019

New York Senate To Pass Bill Allowing Congress To See Trump’s Tax Returns

The New York State Senate is going to pass a bill that would allow Congress to see Donald Trump's state tax returns as part of their investigations.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Tue, May 7th, 2019

Trump Admin Continues Assault on Law and Order by Refusing Document Subpoena

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday rejected a subpoena from a Democratic-led congressional committee seeking documents from former White House counsel Don McGahn relating to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia inquiry.

Reuters

Tue, May 7th, 2019

White House to tell former counsel McGahn not to comply with House subpoena: ABC

The White House has decided to tell former White House counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a congressional subpoena for documents relating to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, ABC News reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders.

Reuters

Mon, May 6th, 2019

Donny Deutsch Predicts Trump’s House Of Cards Will Collapse Once Mueller Testifies

Once Robert Mueller is on the record explaining that there was clear evidence that Trump obstructed justice, it will be a game-changer.

Sean Colarossi

Mon, May 6th, 2019

House Dem Tells His Party To Take Immediate Legal Action Against Trump Before It’s Too Late

Given the frequency with which Trump is ignoring Congress, the point of no return may be approaching more quickly than some Democrats think.

Sean Colarossi

Mon, May 6th, 2019

Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen takes shot at Trump, heads to prison

Cohen told journalists he hoped that once he completes his prison sentence that "the country will be in a place without xenophobia, injustice and lies at the head of our country. There still remains much to be told. And I look forward to the day that I can share the truth."

Reuters

Mon, May 6th, 2019Mon, May 6th, 2019

House Democrats Preparing to Begin Contempt Proceedings Against Barr

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is headed for a showdown on Monday with Democrats in Congress, as lawmakers prepared to begin contempt proceedings against the top U.S. law enforcement officer if he fails to hand over the full, unredacted Mueller report.

Reuters

Mon, May 6th, 2019

Second deadline for DOJ to give Congress full Mueller report expires

Barr offers more Mueller report to Democrats

A second congressional subpoena deadline for U.S. Attorney General William Barr to provide lawmakers with an unredacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report expired at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) on Monday.

Reuters

Sat, May 4th, 2019

‘People Should Be Frightened’: Donny Deutsch Predicts Trump Will Stage A Revolt If He Loses

Because Trump and his supporters live in an alternative reality, they will be in for a rude awakening in 2020 if and when he loses.

Sean Colarossi

Sat, May 4th, 2019

A 1924 Law Allows Democrats To Directly Sue To Get Trump’s Tax Returns

A 1924 law allows House Democrats to bypass the subpoena process and directly sue the Treasury Department for Trump's tax returns.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

http://politicususa.wpengine.com

Fri, May 3rd, 2019Fri, May 3rd, 2019

A Servile Trump Admits He Did Not Tell Putin to Stop Meddling In Our Elections

President Trump failed to bring up Russian President Vladimir Putin's meddling in our elections when they spoke for an hour today, and also failed to tell Putin not to meddle in the upcoming election.

Sarah Jones

Ms. Jones is the Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA and a Huffington Post contributor. She has covered President Barack Obama, 2016 Democratic candidate for president Hillary Clinton, VP Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Sarah hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. Her analysis has been featured on several national radio, television news programs and talk shows, and print outlets including regular appearances on The Ann Walker Show With Scott Nevins for UBN Radio and KPTR 1450’s California Woman 411, The Washington Post, The Atlantic Wire, CNN, MSNBC, The Week, The Hollywood Reporter, The Richard Dawkins Foundation and more.

Sarah has won two Telly Awards and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Latin and Psychology, including studying the psychology of organized crime, with graduate studies in the psychology of linguistics and Latin poetry.

Thu, May 2nd, 2019

Trump Is ‘So Scared’ Of Biden That White House Staff Can’t Get Him To Stay Focused

Trump is so scared that former vice president Joe Biden will be his eventual opponent that his staff is struggling to keep him focused.

Sean Colarossi

Thu, May 2nd, 2019

White House letter spits on rule of law, claims Trump has right to instruct advisers not to testify to Congress

President Donald Trump has the right to instruct advisers not to testify before congressional oversight probes related to the Russia investigation, the White House said in a letter that blasts Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report as defective.

Reuters

Thu, May 2nd, 2019

Trump Fed pick Moore withdraws from consideration after criticism for sexist comments

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve, economic commentator Stephen Moore, withdrew from consideration on Thursday after weeks of criticism about his shifting views on interest-rate policy and sexist comments about women.

Reuters

Thu, May 2nd, 2019

Explainer: How powerful are Congress subpoenas, contempt citations?

U.S. House Democrats threatened on Thursday to hold Attorney General William Barr in "contempt of Congress" for not complying with a subpoena to hand over an unredacted version of the Mueller report. What does that mean?

Reuters

Thu, May 2nd, 2019Thu, May 2nd, 2019

Rep Steve Cohen Mocks Chicken Bill Barr with a Wing and Drumstick

When Attorney General William Barr refused to appear at a hearing in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, one Democrat decided it was thigh time to act against what he saw as fowl behavior.

Reuters

Thu, May 2nd, 2019

Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns

The U.S. State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York's Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress, according to documents and people familiar with the leases, a potential violation of the U.S. Constitution's emoluments clause.

Reuters

Wed, May 1st, 2019Wed, May 1st, 2019

Bill Barr to face Senate hearing by Lindsey Graham Wednesday, actual hearing by Democrats Thursday

Attorney General William Barr will face pointed questions on Wednesday about his handling of the special counsel's report on Russia's role in the 2016 election when he testifies before Congress amid accusations he misrepresented the document's findings.

Reuters

Tue, Apr 30th, 2019

Rachel Maddow: Mueller’s Letter Proves Bill Barr Committed Perjury

There is no other way to put this: William Barr lied under oath when he said he didn't know how Mueller felt about his handling of the Russia report.

Sean Colarossi