83% of Americans want to see Mueller’s final report. 36% say they think the president has been cleared (that’s the size of Trump’s base). 56% say questions still exist (that’s the majority). 57% of Americans are concerned about the amount of contact between the Trump campaign and Russians aside from […]
Russia probe
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It’s not what AG Bill Barr, Trump and the GOP are saying. We do not yet have Mueller’s full written Report to read. All we have is Bill Barr’s distilled, version of Mueller’s Report, and Bill Barr’s determination that Trump did not obstruct justice. Barr is acting as a filter. […]
When the story is told about the Trump presidency, historians will say that Trump took a country that was running relatively well and friggin’ broke it. He was totally incapable of governing and he got worse over time. Oh, and the Republicans jumped on board with Trump and helped him […]
Paul Manafort just pleaded guilty to two counts and agreed to cooperate with Mueller in exchange for a limited jail term, 6 years of supervised release and forfeitures of properties, his life insurance and a large sum of money. This is huge. I believe it is a turning point for […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Trump stripped John Brennan of his security clearance for reasons that have nothing to do with […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Humanity has been getting badly beaten up lately. Trump has been assaulting our NATO allies, doing […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! Donald Trump went to the G-7 Summit in Canada and had a hissy fit. Smiles aside […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! We are hearing a lot of opinions about whether a president can pardon himself. This question […]
Sheila Markin is a former Assistant US Attorney. She helps people to understand in plain English what is going on in US politics today. Subscribe to the blog so you don’t miss a post! The New York Times just made public a twenty-page memo that the Trump legal team sent […]