The White House's incoming Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci shares his plan for the communications operation at the White House with Face the Nation Moderator John Dickerson.
Joy Reid and her panel discuss how the Constitution is not explicitly clear regarding whether Trump can pardon himself, as reports allege he may be considering. Duration: 14:52
Joy Reid is joined by actor and author Ron Perlman, and Columbia University professor of linguistics John McWhorter, on the bombshell statements and run-on sentences from Donald Trump’s recent New York Times interview. Duration: 11:52
Lee calls Ryan ‘autocratic’ over war authorization amendment removal
AM Joy 7/23/17
Rep. Barbara Lee joins Joy Reid to discuss how she believes Speaker Ryan stripped an AUMF repeal, meant to scale back a president’s power to use military force, from a defense spending bill. Duration: 4:34
When conservative news devolves into right-wing propaganda
AM Joy 7/23/17
Joy Reid’s guests observe that certain news outlets are increasingly telegraphing what many would call right-wing propaganda over objective reports. Duration: 15:22
The New York Times reports that Donald Trump told a falsehood every day for his first 40 days in office. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the social and political impact of this, and more. Duration: 8:33
Can Pamela Keith flip Florida’s 18th congressional district?
AM Joy 7/23/17
Attorney Pamela Keith, who has also served in the military, tells Joy Reid why she believes she can win a congressional seat as a Democrat in a district that tends to vote Republican. Duration: 6:19
How Trump Got It Wrong in Saying The Times ‘Foiled’ Killing of ISIS Leader President Trump at the commissioning ceremony for the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday. JULY 23, 2017 WASHINGTON — President Trump wrongly tweeted on Saturday [ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-jeff-sessions.html ] that The New York Times had “foiled” an attempt by the United States military to kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi [ https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000005250094/who-is-isis-leader-al-baghdadi.html ], the leader of the Islamic State. “The Failing New York Times foiled U.S. attempt to kill the single most wanted terrorist, Al-Baghdadi,” the president wrote [ https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/888711488717934592 ]. “Their sick agenda over National Security.” Mr. Trump’s statement appeared to be based on a report by Fox News [ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/21/isis-broken-but-leader-slipped-away-due-to-leak-says-key-general.html ]; he is known to be an avid viewer, and a version of the story was broadcast about 25 minutes before he posted. The report said that The Times had disclosed intelligence in an article [ https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/09/world/middleeast/us-raid-in-syria-uncovers-details-on-isis-leadership-and-finances.html ] on June 8, 2015, about an American military raid in Syria that led to the death of one of Mr. Baghdadi’s key lieutenants, Abu Sayyaf, and the capture of his wife, who played an important role in the group. That Fox News report cited comments by Gen. Tony Thomas, the head of the United States Special Operations Command, in an interview conducted Friday by the network’s intelligence correspondent, Catherine Herridge, at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. General Thomas said that a valuable lead on Mr. Baghdadi’s whereabouts “was leaked in a prominent national newspaper about a week later and that lead went dead.” He did not name The Times. But a review of the record shows that information made public in a Pentagon news release more than three weeks before the Times article, and extensively covered at the time by numerous news media outlets, would have tipped off Mr. Baghdadi that the United States was questioning an important Islamic State operative who knew of his recent whereabouts and some of his methods of communication. Further, the information in the Times article on June 8 came from United States government officials who were aware that the details would be published. A White House spokesman had no comment on Mr. Trump’s tweet. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that he believed Mr. Baghdadi, whose possible death has been the subject of repeated rumors, was still alive. Here are the facts. [...] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/23/us/politics/trump-tweet-new-york-times-national-security.html [with comments]
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Donald Trump's Defenders on the Left Why some progressives [sic - no, not progressives - asshat ideologues - to be a progressive, a person must be reality-based] are minimizing Russia’s election meddling Jul 23, 2017 When it comes to possible collusion with Russia, Donald Trump’s most interesting defenders don’t reside on the political right. They reside on the political left. Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich aren’t defending a principle. They’re defending a patron. Until recently they were ultra-hawks. Now, to downplay Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections, they sound like ultra-doves. All that matters is supporting their ally in the White House. For left-wing defenders like Max Blumenthal and Glenn Greenwald, by contrast, ideology is king. Blumenthal and Greenwald loathe Trump. But they loathe hawkish foreign policy more. So they minimize Russia’s election meddling to oppose what they see as a new Cold War. It’s a genuinely principled position [no, it isn't - it's rank bullshit, by definition]. The problem is that principles are [sic - rank bullshit is] blinding them to facts. [...] https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/07/russia-trump-left/534534/ [with comments] [and see also in particular (linked in) http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=4393656 and preceding and following, http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=132489415 and preceding (and any future following)]
"Day 185" Donald Trump "Pardon Myself" and Make America Great Again !
Published on Jul 23, 2017 by Bravo Alternative Media
On "Day 185" of the Donald Trump White House Regime, is Trump thinking about a Pardon for himself ? Or is he really Thinking about a Pardon for his Family and Friends ? Is it Time for John McCain to reflect on how many people he Took Out ? Anthony Scaramucci says he will fire People if the Leaks don't stop.., Really ? Will he Fire Jared Kushner if he finds out Wonderboy is the Leaker ? And how far down can Rand Paul go ? He says Trump can Pardon himself ! And in other news; As the Middle East is on Fire, Kushner will be Busy on Monday, as he will testify before the Senate (Behind closed doors).
Paul says president likely has authority to pardon himself
this is part 9 of a 14-part post which proceeds (point arising on the given) day by (point arising on the given) day from July 15, 2017 through July 28, 2017 -- the preceding part is the post to which this is a reply; the next part is a reply to this post -- the following 'see also (linked in)' listing, updated for intervening posts along the way, is common to all 14 parts
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