The Donald Trump Score Card

Trump should tell Putin to exit Ukraine altogether.

'Putin, you are very special. We love you. Ukraine was taken away from you so viciously and unceremoniously. You're a great patriot who has been treated unfairly for so long. Now go home in peace and love. Remember this failed invasion forever.'

 

Trump's name removed from DC hotel.


https://thehill.com/news/administration/3486185-trumps-name-removed-from-dc-hotel-after-sale/

‘Sinkhole of corruption’: Trump Organization sells Washington hotel

 

Prosecutors Pursue Inquiry Into Trump’s Handling of Classified Material

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"Federal prosecutors have begun a grand jury investigation into whether classified White House documents that ended up at former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida home were mishandled, according to two people briefed on the matter.

The intensifying inquiry suggests that the Justice Department is examining the role of Mr. Trump and other officials in his White House in their handling of sensitive materials during the final stages of his administration.

In recent days, the Justice Department has taken a series of steps showing that its investigation has progressed beyond the preliminary stages. Prosecutors issued a subpoena to the National Archives and Records Administration to obtain the boxes of classified documents, according to the two people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation.

The authorities have also made interview requests to people who worked in the White House in the final days of Mr. Trump’s presidency, according to one of the people."

 

The PA primary is May 17.


Trump and his allies want to avoid another loss in Pennsylvania after Nebraska defeat - CNNPolitics

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"In the hours after Fox released a poll this week showing Pennsylvania Republican US Senate candidate Kathy Barnette locked in a statistical tie with primary opponents Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick, allies of former President Donald Trump went to work trying to stifle her momentum.

To sow doubt about her conservative bona fides, they circulated one of Barnette’s tweets from July 2020 featuring the hashtags #BLM and #DefundThePolice – two rallying cries deployed by racial justice activists that Republicans seized on during the last election cycle.

But a video accompanying the tweet told a much different story. “Abolishing the police is stupid,” Barnette declared through tears into the camera. “Do not fall for these White liberals who are coming into our communities and telling us we need to remove law enforcement.”

The episode illustrates the problem that Trump, who endorsed Oz in the Pennsylvania primary, is facing as he and his allies try to prevent both a dark horse victory by Barnette in the final week of the race and another blemish on his endorsement record, following the defeat of his chosen candidate in Nebraska’s gubernatorial primary this week.

The situation has left Trump feeling “nervous about Oz’s prospects,” according to one Trump adviser, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal."

 

January 6 committee subpoenas McCarthy, Jordan, Brooks, Perry, and Biggs.


January 6 committee subpoenas 5 GOP lawmakers close to Trump, including McCarthy

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"Washington — The House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Thursday to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other House Republicans, a significant escalation in its efforts to obtain information from GOP lawmakers as part of its probe.

In addition to McCarthy, the select committee subpoenaed Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Andy Biggs of Arizona for testimony. The demand from the panel is likely to spark a legal fight, as others who have been called to testify before lawmakers, such as former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have turned to the courts to challenge subpoenas issued by House investigators.

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Democrat from Mississippi, said the GOP lawmakers have information relevant to its investigation, and the panel was forced to issue the subpoenas after they rebuffed the opportunity to participate voluntarily.

"We urge our colleagues to comply with the law, do their patriotic duty, and cooperate with our investigation as hundreds of other witnesses have done," he said in a statement."

 

Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation finds

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"Trump officials “collaborated” with the meatpacking industry to downplay the threat of Covid to plant workers and block public health measures which could have saved lives, a damning new investigation has found.

Internal documents reviewed by the congressional select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis reveal how industry representatives lobbied government officials to stifle “pesky” health departments from imposing evidence-based safety measures to curtail the virus spreading – and tried to obscure worker deaths from these authorities.

At least 59,000 workers at five of the largest meatpacking companies – Tyson Foods, JBS USA Holdings, Smithfield Foods, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company which are the subject of the congressional inquiry – contracted Covid in the first year of the pandemic, of whom at least 269 died.

According to internal communications, the companies were warned about workers and their families falling sick within weeks of the virus hitting the US. Despite this, company representatives enlisted industry-friendly Trump appointees at the USDA to fight their battles against Covid regulations and oversight."

 

Trump finally turned over the documents after the National Archives said it would go to Congress and the DOJ to recover them.


Archives threatened to go to Congress and Justice Department to get Trump to turn over records
By Gabby Orr, Pamela Brown and Paula Reid, CNN
Updated 2:57 PM EST, Sun February 13, 2022

Archives threatened to go to Congress and Justice Department to get Trump to turn over records | CNN Politics

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Longtime Archives lawyer Gary Stern first reached out to a person from the White House counsel’s office who had been designated as the President Records Act point of contact about the record-keeping issue, hoping to locate the missing items and initiate their swift transfer back to NARA, said multiple sources familiar with the matter. The person had served as one of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys months earlier and, as deputy counsel, was among the White House officials typically involved in ensuring records were properly preserved during the transfer of power and Trump’s departure from office.

But after an extended back and forth over several months and after multiple steps taken by Trump’s team to resolve the issue, Stern sought the intervention of another Trump attorney last fall as his frustration mounted over the pace of the document turnover. A spokesperson for Trump did not return a request for comment.

In a statement on Thursday, Trump claimed the boxes that had been brought to Mar-a-Lago “contained letters, records, newspapers, magazines and various articles” that are to be featured in his presidential library “someday.”

 

Gym "I have nothing to hide" Jordan will likely blow this subpoena off....

He doesn't remember talking to Trump but he talks with Trump all the time, but...

 

Johnny of the transmission and radiator shop would be our ambassador to Germany, and a new plan would be developed for Trump's invasion of Greenland.

 

Trump takes aim at Kathy Barnette as little-known Senate candidate throws Pa. GOP into chaos

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"Although Barnette has spent a fraction of her rivals' outlay on television ads, a confluence of events — late endorsements, an alliance with the gubernatorial frontrunner, a lack of enthusiasm for other options and a viral ad about her own mother’s decision not to have an abortion after being raped at age 11 — has pushed her into contention.

It’s also opened her to new scrutiny, including questions about her biography, her embrace of conspiracy theories and her incendiary comments about Islam, which she once said should be “banned in the USA.”

Barnette’s explosive rise threatens to make next Tuesday the second straight week that a Trump-backed candidate has lost a high-profile Republican primary, after Trump’s pick for governor in Nebraska was defeated this Tuesday."

 

Pence is supporting Kemp.


Pence will rally for Georgia Gov. Kemp, defying Trump, who backs David Perdue

 

California Man Who Nabbed a 'Do Not Enter' Sign Gets Jail Time for Entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

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"A Southern California man who nabbed a “Do Not Enter” sign shortly before he stormed the U.S. Capitol building—and later destroyed it in what his lawyer described as a moment of “panic”—has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars.

Philip Edward Kramer, 62, travelled from Yorba Linda, about an hour south of Los Angeles, to Washington, D.C. ahead of then-President Donald Trump‘s so-called “Stop the Steal” rally. He ended up joining the crowd on its march toward the Capitol, and admitted to having entered the building and taking a video while inside.

He also acknowledged that he took a “Do Not Disturb” sign that he saw another rioter taking down on his way to the Capitol; he destroyed the sign after bringing it back with him to California.

Kramer admitted to preparing for Jan. 6 by bringing a walking stick and a helmet with him from California and by buying a carpet knife, a Master lock, rubber gloves, and medical supplies from stores in Virginia. He brought all those items with him to the Capitol except for the carpet knife."

 

If only he knew how to read...

 

California Man Who Nabbed a 'Do Not Enter' Sign Gets Jail Time for Entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

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"Kramer, after swearing he wouldn’t ever attack a police officer, then signaled that he wasn’t even in the Capitol voluntarily.

“I was 40 minutes behind the people going to the Capitol,” he said. “I got pushed in by the crowd.”

“I don’t believe you got pushed in,” Sullivan said.

“Honest, I would never lie to you, I’m being very honest. The whole crowd surged,” Kramer said."

 

Trump's protesters who took objects that were property of the Capitol and went walking around with them caused themselves additional charges of theft and parading.

One woman seen in a photo inside the Capitol was walking with a group and holding up a 'members only' sign from the Capitol with a metal base, as if it was a chalice and spoils of war. She was charged with theft and parading in addition to other charges.

 

These people are not very bright... are they.

 

The primary is May 24.

The Trump-endorsed Perdue is a long shot. Kemp has been over 50% in the polling, which reduces the chance of a runoff and another chance for Perdue.


InsiderAdvantage Poll: Kemp widens lead over Perdue in Georgia GOP primary race for governor, avoiding runoff

 

Assuming Perdue loses, Trump can once again claim voter fraud.