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Tue, Sep 17th, 2019

Rep. Ted Lieu Destroys Trump’s Illegal Effort To Block Corey Lewandowski’s Testimony

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said that Trump was engaging in unprecedented obstruction of Congress with his move to limit the testimony of Corey Lewandowski.

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.

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

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Sun, Sep 8th, 2019

Rep. Ted Lieu Exposes Trump’s Total Failure In Afghanistan

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) explained that Trump is so desperate for an agreement to end the war in Afghanistan because during the campaign he promised to get all US troops out.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

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

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Sun, May 5th, 2019

Rep. Ted Lieu: Trump’s Obstruction Is Backfiring And Uniting America Against Him

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said that Trump's obstruction of congressional investigations is backfiring and uniting the American people against him.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

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

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Tue, Apr 9th, 2019

Rep. Ted Lieu Drills Republicans For Inviting Hitler Apologist To Hearing On White Nationalism

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) played the audio of a witness that Republicans invited apologizing and legitimizing Hitler during a hearing on the rise of white nationalism.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

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

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Tue, Oct 30th, 2018

Lieu Pledges Massive Trump Investigations if Democrats Take the House

On Monday, one of Donald Trump’s most vocal critics in the House of Representatives pledged to aggressively investigate the president if Democrats take control of the House after next week’s midterm elections. read more

Leo Vidal

I am a lifelong Democrat with a passion for social justice and progressive issues. I have degrees in writing, economics and law from the University of Iowa.

Fri, Aug 3rd, 2018Fri, Aug 3rd, 2018

Rep. Ted Lieu Warns That The Walls Are Closing In On Trump As Criminal Tax Fraud Looms

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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber that the walls are closing in on Trump as besides the Russia and Cohen investigations, the president could be facing issues with criminal tax fraud over the Trump Foundation.

Jason Easley

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

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Fri, Jul 13th, 2018Fri, Jul 13th, 2018

Democrats Pounce As Rep. Ted Lieu Demands that Trump Cancel Putin Meeting

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) responded to the new Mueller indictments of Russians by demanding that Trump cancel his trip to visit President Putin in three days.

Sarah Jones and Jason Easley

Fri, May 18th, 2018Fri, May 18th, 2018

Rep. Ted Lieu Rips Ted Cruz For Taking NRA Money But Only Offering Santa Fe Thoughts and Prayers

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) responded to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) offering "thoughts and prayers" to the Santa Fe High School shooting victims while taking money from the NRA.

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

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

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Thu, Jan 4th, 2018

Rep. Ted Lieu Says New York Times Bombshell Is Proof That Trump Knows He’s Guilty

"As a former prosecutor, I can tell you that this just screams out consciousness of guilt. All these actions the president's taking to try to protect himself from the investigation."

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.

Wed, Dec 20th, 2017

Rep. Ted Lieu Warns Trump That If He Fires Mueller People Will Take To The Streets And Impeach Him

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) had a blunt warning for Donald Trump that if he tries to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, the American people will take to the streets and try to impeach him.

Jason Easley

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

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Sat, Nov 11th, 2017

Trump Busted By Congressman Who Has Seen The Same Intel For Knowingly Lying About Russia

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) used Veterans Day to serve his country by pointing out that President Donald Trump is lying about Russia hacking the election that he "won."

Sarah Jones

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

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 as well as 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.

Mon, Oct 9th, 2017

Ted Lieu Proposes Cutting Off Trump’s Power To Start A Nuclear War With North Korea

"I would love if they'd support HR-669, which is legislation I've introduced with Sen. Ed Markey, that prevents the president from launching a nuclear-first strike without congressional approval."

Sean Colarossi

Sun, Sep 24th, 2017

Colonel Ted Lieu Schools Draft Dodging Trump On NFL Players’ Right to Protest

Rep. Ted Lieu‏ (D-CA) schooled Republicans who didn't serve on NFL players' rights to protest as they used the flag in their attempts to defend President Trump attacking NFL players who kneel, saying they should be fired.

Sarah Jones

Wed, Aug 2nd, 2017

Dem Congressman Delivers Devastating Trump Takedown: ‘We Have A Weak President’

Donald Trump spent the entire campaign playing the tough guy card, but after six months in the White House, there is not a soul on the planet who takes him seriously.

Sean Colarossi

Sun, Jul 30th, 2017

Democratic Congressman Makes Trump Look Like An Impotent Man Baby On China And N. Korea

After Trump had whined about China not solving the N. Korea nuclear problem, Rep Ted Lieu (D-CA) hit Trump hard by pointing out that the President hasn't signed the sanctions bill against Chinese entities that help North Korea.

Jason Easley

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

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Sat, Jul 29th, 2017Sat, Jul 29th, 2017

Dem Congressman Slams Trump’s Epically Awful Week: ‘You Really Gotta Try To Be That Bad’

"In one week, Donald Trump got rebuked by the boy scouts, by the Pentagon, by the International Association of Police Chiefs."

Sean Colarossi

Sat, Jul 22nd, 2017

Key Dem Says Firing Robert Mueller Would Be Grounds For Impeaching Trump

"It's clear that Robert Mueller is getting closer. We don't have just smoke now, we've got fire in this Russia investigation."

Sean Colarossi

Sun, Jul 16th, 2017

Even Members Of Congress Are Calling Out The Stupidity Of Trump’s Lawyer

After Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow had claimed that the Secret Service should have stopped the Russians from meeting with the Trump campaign, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) called Sekulow dumb as a rock.

Jason Easley

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

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Fri, Jul 14th, 2017

Democrats Storm The House Floor And Drop A Truth Bomb On Trump’s Russia Criminal Conspiracy

The Trump Russia scandal has spread to Congress as Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu (California) and Ruben Gallego (Arizona) read Donald Trump Jr.'s emails on the House floor and made a case for why the emails are a Trump/Russia criminal conspiracy smoking gun.

Jason Easley

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

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Wed, Jun 14th, 2017

Democratic Congressman Needs Just 6 Words To Explain Why Trump Is Going Down

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) explained why Donald Trump is on the verge of going down for obstructing justice with six little words, "No one is above the law."

Jason Easley

Awards and Professional Memberships

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

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