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Another crack in our system of checks and balances as prominent GOP senators signal their willingness to replace an Attorney General as punishment for refusing to shut down an investigation of the Trump campaign and initiate unfounded prosecutions of Trump’s political rivals.

(SOURCE) Here's the source. For God's sake, journalists, please stop writing about a potential Manafort pardon without also adding that we *know* any such pardon would be to stop Manafort from releasing incriminating information to Mueller. We *know* this. nbcnews.com/storyline/2018…

PLEASE RETWEET: I'll keep saying this until the media acknowledges it: in January, NBC reported that Trump was telling friends he'd be in trouble if Manafort "flipped." Any article on a Manafort pardon that *doesn't* say this is journalistic *malpractice*. washingtonpost.com/news/politics/…

A photo of the new coat of Haint Blue paint on the canopy ceiling by my side doorway... and a (colorful!) history of Haint Blue. #FolkloreThursday theawl.com/2018/01/haint-…

Trump tells FOX, pointing at his own head, “I can’t be impeached. You would be poor without me.” Recall when he said “I alone can fix it”? He really meant it — and really thinks he’s beyond the reach of law because of his imagined genius at doing stuff.

Betsy DeVos has a brilliant idea. While paltry school budgets deny kids a decent education, she may let states use federal funds to buy guns for educators—not books, computers or pay raises. Guns. Meanwhile the Trump administration opposes all commonsense gun safety legislation.

#Mazzstock starts tonight! We’re not playing until Sunday but there will be tigers on the prowl all weekend!

Same people screaming “they broke the law!” about terrified Central American moms who committed a *misdemeanor* suddenly not so into “zero tolerance” where law-breaking is concerned.

Despite “fake news” attack trust in all forms of news media across political spectrum is up since ⁦@Poynter⁩’s last survey in 11/17. That suggests Trump’s “attempts to discredit the news may be having less effect a year and half into his presidency.” poynter.org/news/finally-s…

TRUE STORY: This gentleman was outside the Alexandria courthouse holding signs deriding Manafort from the beginning of the trial. BUT, during one of the 1st days, he scored a coveted seat inside the courtroom, only to give it up Manafort’s wife, who could not find an open seat.

All 100 Senators have been invited to a bipartisan Senators-only closed briefing today regarding election security. @NBCNews

BREAKING: New York state investigators have issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of Trump Foundation probe.

From pg.60: “While creating the Constitution, [the Framers] repeatedly described corrupt acquisition of the presidency as a paradigm case for impeachment.” The guilty plea by Trump’s private counsel Michael Cohen in SDNY on August 21 makes that case. basicbooks.com/titles/laurenc….

@PreetBharara @seanhannity @realDonaldTrump @elliottbroidy @Elliott_Broidy

The first two members of Congress to endorse Donald Trump, Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter Jr., have been indicted for financial crimes and campaign finance violations in the past two weeks. Gee, I wonder what they saw in Trump?

BREAKING: Facebook has removed more than 650 pages, groups and accounts linked to Russia and Iran intending to disrupt US election.

BREAKING: Microsoft has detected & seized websites created by Russian govt hackers targeting conservative US think tanks that have broken with Trump & are pushing for continued sanctions against Moscow, exposing oligarchs, or pressing for human rights. nyti.ms/2wdTbB7

I'm grateful for Stuart continuing to point this out. The Gore campaign NOT ONLY returned the book, unreviewed, but the person who received it -- a critical member of our team -- recused himself from work on our debate prep.

FOLLOW ALONG HERE: Here is a story (in Tweets) abt an 8 yr fight by EPA over an air pollution rule violation at one of largest US coal-burning power plants. Then Trump-era EPA/DOJ COMPLETELY REVERSED ITSELF on the case, embracing industry's argument.