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Part 194, some of Russian meddling, and related, material from F6 big ones. These from a post Saturday, 04/28/18, covering March 27,
2018, and headed, Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=140383796

The nineteenth

RWW News: Jerry Boykin Says The Left Opposes Trump Because 'God's Imprint' Is On His Election

Published on Mar 27, 2018 by RightWingWatchdotorg
Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and organizations by showing their views in their own words. In this
clip, Jerry Boykin says that the left vehemently opposes President Trump because they simply cannot accept the fact that "God's imprint" was on his election.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jerry-boykin-the-left-opposes-trump-because-they-cant-accept-that-gods-imprint-was-on-his-election/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXuA0Bx_dG8 [with comments]

Twenty-ninth, thirtieth and thirty-first

Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump “unworthy” and “should be impeached”
The Beat with Ari Melber
3/27/18
Responding for the first time to a new letter from Senate Democrats asking DOJ officials to “refuse” any order to fire
Mueller, Congresswoman Maxine Waters says “Mueller will connect the dots” and “if anybody can do it, Mueller can do it.”
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/rep-maxine-waters-trump-unworthy-and-should-be-impeached-1196465731960

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Trump CIA pick busted for destroying secret torture tapes

The Beat with Ari Melber
3/27/18
Trump’s pick to run the CIA, Gina Haspel, helped destroy “torture tapes” and ran a Bush-era
“black site”. Ari Melber fact checks Trump’s support for torture with this new nomination.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/trump-cia-pick-busted-for-destroying-secret-torture-tapes-1196466243773 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op1Z-2cv3qQ [with comments]

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Trump silent on Stormy Daniels, despite claims he always "hits back"
The Beat with Ari Melber
3/27/18
Trump remains silent on allegations of affairs with former adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playmate Karen McDougal. Harvard Kennedy’s Leah Wright Rigueur
tells Ari Melber Trump won’t comment on Stormy Daniels to avoid “opening the door” to investigate a "long pattern of misogyny, of thuggery, of intimidation”.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/trump-silent-on-stormy-daniels-despite-claims-he-always-hits-back-1196468291700

Thirty-five and six

Stormy Daniels' Attorney: There's much more to come

All In with Chris Hayes
3/27/18
"There's a lot of embarrassing information that has yet to come out," says Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/stormy-daniels-attorney-there-s-much-more-to-come-1196485187689 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8ADVGr6MI8 [with comments]

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Do white evangelicals even care about Stormy Daniels?
All In with Chris Hayes
3/27/18
The co-author of "The Faith of Donald J. Trump" on whether there is a breaking point for the president's pious (and white) supporters.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/do-white-evangelicals-even-care-about-stormy-daniels-1196494403670

Leave two to thirty-ninth

Senate Democrats ask DoJ officials to protect Mueller from Trump

The Rachel Maddow Show
3/27/18
Senator Richard Blumenthal talks with Rachel Maddow about letters sent by Senate Judiciary Democrats to the top five in the Department of Justice line
of succession, asking them to promise not to interfere with or end the Mueller investigation even if ordered to do so, echoing a Watergate-era strategy.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/senate-democrats-ask-doj-officials-to-protect-mueller-from-trump-1196576323974 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9v9SJpkySM [with comments]

The forty-second

New report contradicts police on US death of former top Russian
The Rachel Maddow Show
3/27/18
Jason Leopold, senior investigative reporter for Buzzfeed News, talks with Rachel Maddow about new evidence
in the mysterious death of RT founder Mikhail Lesin, including a secret report from Christopher Steele.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-report-contradicts-police-on-us-death-of-former-top-russian-1196607043788

Forty-four to forty-eight

White House says Trump denied Stormy’s story but when and where?

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/27/18
Lawrence O'Donnell explains why reporters shouldn't believe the White House's denials until Donald Trump speaks
for himself on the Stormy Daniels affair, and how Michael Avenatti's legal 'trap' could snare Trump’s team.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/white-house-says-trump-denied-stormy-s-story-but-when-and-where-1196588611536 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP_F97hvCOg [with comments]

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Is there 'unknown evidence' in the Trump-Stormy case?
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/27/18
Ron Klain and Dahlia Lithwick discuss why Donald Trump is still fighting Stormy Daniels' lawsuit even after she told her story on "60
Minutes". Ron Klain says Trump's legal strategy points to some "unknown evidence" that could be even more damaging to Trump.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/is-there-unknown-evidence-in-the-trump-stormy-case-1196592195533

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Senators' new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3/27/18
A GOP and Democratic senator have a new plan to protect the Mueller probe and Democrats are calling for DOJ officials to do the same.
House Intel Cmte. members Rep. Eric Swalwell & Mike Quigley discuss threat to the investigation and chaos in House Russia probes.
©2018 NBCNews.com
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/senators-new-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-mueller-1196592195904 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5g6k2j032g [with comments]

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Out of the public eye, Trump stays silent on Stormy Daniels

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/28/18
With no public events for days in a row, Trump has remained uncharacteristically quiet about the allegations from Stormy Daniels. Our panel reacts.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 27, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/out-of-the-public-eye-trump-stays-silent-on-stormy-daniels-1196642371575 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu7rZqMt9Qo [with comments]

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WH calls Trump's dwindling Russia legal team 'highly qualified'
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/28/18
Trump reportedly is having even more trouble finding lawyers to fill his shrinking Russia
legal team reportedly forcing him to look to Washington outsiders. Our panel reacts.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 27, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/wh-calls-trump-s-dwindling-russia-legal-team-highly-qualified-1196644419559

Fiftieth

Eugene Robinson: Trump's played his supporters for suckers

The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
3/28/18
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post Eugene Robinson discusses his stinging
new op-ed in which he argues that Trump supporters may be starting to feel duped by the president.
©2018 NBCNews.com
[originally aired March 27, 2018]
http://www.msnbc.com/brian-williams/watch/eugene-robinson-trump-s-played-his-supporters-for-suckers-1196644931790 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9piDVO4ZWNA [with comments]

Two comedy spots

Third Month Mania - The President Weighs in on The Bracket of Bullshit | The Daily Show

Published on Mar 27, 2018 by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Michael Kosta and Roy Wood Jr. break down the final eight in the
Bracket of Bullshit, with expert analysis from "President Trump."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7iRKgPBMzU [with comments]

Trump Has A New Nickname In Washington

Published on Mar 27, 2018 by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The inventor of 'Lyin' Ted' and 'Sloppy Steve' is getting a taste of his own medicine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLSdfiVJ8r0 [with comments]

To "stashed March 27, 2018:"

Yes, You Can Indict the President
By WALTER DELLINGER
Walter Dellinger was an assistant attorney general and the head of the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice from 1993 to 1996 and was acting solicitor general from 1996 to 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/26/opinion/indict-president-trial.html

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=yes%2C+you+can+indict+the+president

If Trump Fires Mueller, Will He Reap the Whirlwind? - consensus of these folks: probably not - GOPers won't do their duty
A constitutional crisis or just another Teflon Don moment? Ten political pundits weigh in.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/20/if-trump-fired-mueller-roundup-217661

Christopher Steele's Other Report: A Murder In Washington - Maddow segment [included in the body of this post above] 3-27-18 with author Jason Leopold
The author of the famous Trump dossier provided a secret report to the FBI asserting that RT founder Mikhail Lesin was bludgeoned to death by thugs hired by an oligarch close to Putin. Three other sources independently told the FBI the same basic story, contradicting the government’s finding that Lesin’s death was accidental.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonleopold/christopher-steele-mikhail-lesin-murder-putin-fbi
further to (part of series there fully linked):
"Everyone thinks he was whacked"
The US government ruled Mikhail Lesin’s death an accident, but multiple intelligence and law enforcement officials suspect it was a Russian hit. The government is withholding information so today BuzzFeed News has filed a lawsuit to pry the records loose.
July 28, 2017
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonleopold/putins-media-czar-was-murdered-just-before-meeting-feds
and:
Police File Exposes Holes In The Investigation Into US Death Of Putin’s Media Czar
The heavily redacted report reveals nothing about how RT founder Mikhail Lesin sustained the blunt force injuries that killed him. And the Washington, DC, police won’t say whether they reviewed three critical hours of hotel security footage between when Lesin was last seen alive and when he died.
December 8, 2017
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonleopold/police-file-exposes-holes-in-the-in

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=everyone+thinks+he+was+whacked

Robert Mueller's Office Wants A Judge To Consider Jail Time For A Lawyer Who Pleaded Guilty To Lying
Alex van der Zwaan, who pleaded guilty to lying to special counsel prosecutors and the FBI, is asking for no jail time.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/robert-mueller-van-der-zwaan

Dems to top DOJ officials: Publicly promise not to interfere in Mueller's probe
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/380549-dems-to-top-doj-officials-publicly-promise-not-to-interfere-in

Senate Democrats ask DoJ officials to protect Mueller from Trump
Rachel Maddow 3-27-18
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/senate-democrats-ask-doj-officials-to-protect-mueller-from-trump-1196576323974 [included, with YouTube, in the body of this post above]

more: https://www.google.com/search?q=letter+to+top+doj+officials

Lawyers Explain Why It Might Be Smart Not To Have Donald Trump As A Client
“It is difficult for one to maintain one’s appearance of being an ethical lawyer while trying to represent Donald Trump,” a legal expert said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-lawyers-russia_us_5ab95d75e4b0decad04d093d

Howard Stern’s Blunt Advice For Trump: ‘Get The F**k Out Of There, Man’
The King of All Media warns his old friend to leave D.C.
ward Stern said he was offended when he learned that President Donald Trump is calling old friends for advice, but hasn’t reached out to him.
“He’s never once called me and asked for advice,” Stern said. “Which kind of got me a little upset.”
If Trump did reach out the “King of All Media,” he would get some pretty blunt suggestions.
“My advice would be, like, get the fuck out of there, man,” Stern said on his Sirius XM radio show on Tuesday, according to The Hill. “Why do you need that for? Go back to Mar-a-Lago and hang.”
“Just give it over to (vice president Mike) Pence,” he added. “Let him do his thing.”
Stern supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in 2016, but has called Trump ? a frequent guest over the years ? a friend.
“I like Donald very much personally. I was shocked when he decided to run for president, and even more shocked that sort of, people took it seriously,” Stern said last year, according to CNN.
He said he wished Trump had never run and warned that the presidency would be “very detrimental to his mental health.”
“He wants to be liked, he wants to be loved, he wants people to cheer for him,” Stern said. “I don’t think this is going to be a healthy experience for him.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/howard-stern-donald-trump_us_5abafc2be4b04a59a312607a

Conservative Pundit Urges Melania Trump: It’s Time To Leave Your ‘Jerk Of A Husband’

( https://youtu.be/p_CbobblQfE )
“Melania should do for this generation of girls what Hillary Clinton did not do for mine,” S.E. Cupp said.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/melania-leave-jerk-husband-se-cupp_us_5abafe14e4b03e2a5c772c96

Just A Third Of Americans Think Trump’s CIA Pick Should Be Blocked For Overseeing Torture - Gina Haspel
Americans remain split over whether the use of torture is ever acceptable.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/just-a-third-of-americans-think-trumps-cia-pick-should-be-disqualified-for-overseeing-torture_us_5aba87f2e4b03e2a5c76dcd0