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Joe Biden came into office with some big ideas. The first and most important one has already been handled. The new President was able to pass a massive relief bill that helped millions of Americans. The relief bill, despite being enormously popular with all Americans, did not receive one Republican yes vote.
We know that the Philippines, Kuwait, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are among the foreign governments booking large blocks of rooms at the Trump International Hotel with the hopes and intents of currying favor with the President. And we know that foreign lobbyists, particularly from Saudi Arabia, are doing the same.
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that the FBI report on the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh was a sham that looked like a White House cover-up for the Supreme Court nominee.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said on Wednesday that Robert Mueller could now bring a “credible case” against President Trump for obstruction of justice.
Blumenthal’s remarks were made after Trump tweeted that White House counsel Don McGahn would be leaving his administration sometime later fall.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said that Donald Trump is indictable for his potential crimes, but that the criminal proceeding may have to be postponed until after he leaves office.
On Thursday night President Donald Trump called a U.S. Senator a “loser” for criticizing his expensive plans for a military parade in Washington. But by Friday morning he had changed his mind about the parade and announced he was cancelling it altogether and would attend a parade in Paris on November 11th instead.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) just called on Robert Mueller to subpoena Trump, and if he refuses to comply, take him to court.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CA) said that during their research they have discovered that Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, wants to give Trump the power to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) referred to Senate Democrats exploring creating new tools that they can use to stop Mitch McConnell from getting Trump's Supreme Court nominee through the Senate before Election Day.
A new lawsuit to be filed by 200 congressional Democrats charges that President Donald Trump has been violating the United States Constitution since taking office by accepting financial benefits from foreign governments.
"This one is the 18th school shooting just this year ... Congress has been complicit. Congress bears responsibility."
As the investigation gets closer to the president, Trump's bullying tactics are only likely to become worse.
Instead of taking Trump's bait, Sen. Blumenthal is digging in his feet and doubling down on the increasingly serious investigation into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.
Trump tried to bully Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) with one of angry personal attack tweets on the Russia scandal, but the Democrat shot back the six words that terrify Trump, "No one is above the law."
"There's a likelihood that there will be a confrontation. And if there's a confrontation and if there's a threat to fire Bob Mueller, there will be a firestorm of opposition on both sides of the aisle here in Congress."
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released three documents that show that Mike Flynn committed crimes while serving in the Trump administration and that the White House is engaging in a cover-up of those crimes.
The latest Republican to introduce legislation attacking women's right to choose is Senator Lindsey Graham who attempted to bypass a committee and asked for unanimous consent to bring the "Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" up for a vote.
If any Democratic candidate needs more evidence of the power of the minimum wage issue, I present to you the case of Linda McMahon the Republican US Senate candidate in Connecticut who didn't know what the minimum wage was and has seen a 3 point deficit grow to an 11 point deficit in two weeks.