Anthony Scaramucci and Michael Avenatti have, if you can believe it, different predictions for how and when Donald Trump's presidency will end.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Thursday, June 14, 2018
To get ahead of this: @realDonaldtRUmp fired Jim Comey over his refusal to kill the Russia probe, and had decided to do so before any memo was written on the subject by DOJ. The OIG report in no way supplants his own statements made on national TV.
To get ahead of this: @realDonaldtRUmp fired Jim Comey over his refusal to kill the Russia probe, and had decided to do so before any memo was written on the subject by DOJ. The OIG report in no way supplants his own statements made on national TV. #MAGAhttps://t.co/Xn9wJC1oRb— Counterchekist (@counterchekist) June 14, 2018
Hillary Clinton reacts to the DOJ’s inspector general report
Hillary Clinton reacts to the DOJ’s inspector general report pic.twitter.com/GdVhx9xtyC— Axios (@axios) June 14, 2018
Sarah Sanders: “It is very Biblical to enforce the law.”
Sarah Sanders: “It is very Biblical to enforce the law.”— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 14, 2018
Bible: “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people.”
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AG Jeff Sessions on immigration policy: Illegal entry into the US is a crime; "I would cite you to the apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposes."
AG Jeff Sessions on immigration policy: Illegal entry into the US is a crime; "I would cite you to the apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposes." https://t.co/dARdLrNPbW pic.twitter.com/nu5EWCWlJW— CNN (@CNN) June 14, 2018
Hey you Trump conspiracy theory crazies, FBI general counsel Jim Baker wanted to be aggressive in considering a Clinton prosecution. And you claim he was part of an anti-Trump Deep State effort?
Hey you Trump conspiracy theory crazies, FBI general counsel Jim Baker wanted to be aggressive in considering a Clinton prosecution. And you claim he was part of an anti-Trump Deep State effort? pic.twitter.com/c7ETuZC0is— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 14, 2018
The German foreign minister identifies three illiberal great powers that challenge international order: Russia, China,...and Trump’s America.
The German foreign minister identifies three illiberal great powers that challenge international order: Russia, China,...and Trump’s America. https://t.co/1TEmxFsDal— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) June 13, 2018
Hannity has 8 trackers on his website, don't visit it w/o a VPN or using TOR.
Hannity has 8 trackers on his website, don't visit it w/o a VPN or using TOR.— Felt (@MrFelt_) June 14, 2018
Update: Our report on the full 500-page IG report on the Clinton email investigation, a copy of which was obtained by @washingtonpost.
Update: Our report on the full 500-page IG report on the Clinton email investigation, a copy of which was obtained by @washingtonpost. https://t.co/L2kYrfZcZa— Shane Harris (@shaneharris) June 14, 2018
Opinion: Ali Watkins’s substantial conflict of interest
Opinion: Ali Watkins’s substantial conflict of interest https://t.co/23JNI1HAOK— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2018
The Justice Department’s inspector general says that although former FBI Director James Comey had not acted out of political bias, his actions damaged public confidence in the FBI.
The Justice Department’s inspector general says that although former FBI Director James Comey had not acted out of political bias, his actions damaged public confidence in the FBI. https://t.co/3XkKfD33o8— NPR (@NPR) June 14, 2018
Sarah Sanders stands at the White House podium and repeats Trump's lie that there is a law requiring children to be taken from their parents at the border. This is a lie, and they know it. There is no law, it is Trump's policy. He started this, and he could stop it at any time.
Sarah Sanders stands at the White House podium and repeats Trump's lie that there is a law requiring children to be taken from their parents at the border.— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) June 14, 2018
This is a lie, and they know it.
There is no law, it is Trump's policy. He started this, and he could stop it at any time.
Just now heard @BrianKarem pleading with PressSec about the interment of immigrant children. Thank you @BrianKarem for trying to speak truth to power or whatever it is that Sarah Sander is.— Molly Jong Un Fast (@MollyJongFast) June 14, 2018
Trump told G7 leaders that Crimea is Russian because everyone who lives there speaks Russian, two diplomatic sources tell BuzzFeed News. Trump also reportedly told leaders that "Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world."
Trump told G7 leaders that Crimea is Russian because everyone who lives there speaks Russian, two diplomatic sources tell BuzzFeed News.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 14, 2018
Trump also reportedly told leaders that "Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world."https://t.co/7KNVkQUosG
US state media citing North Korean state media.
US state media citing North Korean state media. https://t.co/7Hgkr1EyyZ— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) June 13, 2018
Secret Service says there’s a “medical emergency” on the White House complex. Two Hazmat trucks on scene now, multiple ambulances. They brought at least three emergency vehicles through the gates on West Executive Drive. Unclear what’s happening, but it is a robust response.
Secret Service says there’s a “medical emergency” on the White House complex. Two Hazmat trucks on scene now, multiple ambulances. They brought at least three emergency vehicles through the gates on West Executive Drive. Unclear what’s happening, but it is a robust response. pic.twitter.com/IZovuo5L1B— Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers) June 14, 2018
Pence to be greeted by "Big Gay Dance Party" outside his Ohio hotel
Pence to be greeted by "Big Gay Dance Party" outside his Ohio hotel https://t.co/rjFxu59nHZ pic.twitter.com/t88yya6ZyV— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2018
JUST IN: Justice Dept finds no evidence that Strzok, Page impacted investigations: report
JUST IN: Justice Dept finds no evidence that Strzok, Page impacted investigations: report https://t.co/GR509rV7vh pic.twitter.com/P8CRk3UJFy— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2018
BREAKING: The nation's doctors file a brief opposing the GOP's frivolous attack on pre-existing condition protections. It "would have a devastating impact on doctors, patients, and the American health care system" and "leave millions without much-needed insurance."
BREAKING: The nation's doctors file a brief opposing the GOP's frivolous attack on pre-existing condition protections. It "would have a devastating impact on doctors, patients, and the American health care system" and "leave millions without much-needed insurance." pic.twitter.com/XERqaPiDz6— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) June 14, 2018
"Do not salute the enemy"
Donald Trump salutes a North Korean general.— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) June 14, 2018
This salute is now being used as propaganda in North Korea.
What would Truman and MacArthur say about this?
Do we need to make a note?
"Do not salute the enemy" pic.twitter.com/wVpjJVJkZI
Trump loses bid to appeal Apprentice lawsuit ruling
Trump loses bid to appeal Apprentice lawsuit ruling https://t.co/lIVie4ifXV pic.twitter.com/W7w6cu4X36— Bloomberg (@business) June 14, 2018
Trump claims "thousands" of parents of fallen Korean War soldiers asked him for their children's remains while on the campaign trail. The Korean War ended in 1953. If those parents were 18 when they had their kids (who enlisted at 18), they would be AT LEAST 101 years old today.
Trump claims "thousands" of parents of fallen Korean War soldiers asked him for their children's remains while on the campaign trail. The Korean War ended in 1953. If those parents were 18 when they had their kids (who enlisted at 18), they would be AT LEAST 101 years old today. pic.twitter.com/dmt1ytptkU— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) June 14, 2018
The New York attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its board of directors over alleged violations of state and federal law
The New York attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its board of directors over alleged violations of state and federal law pic.twitter.com/NOkDzIQ3dh— erica orden (@eorden) June 14, 2018
"This is what happens when you trust your innermost secrets to a moron."
"This is what happens when you trust your innermost secrets to a moron." https://t.co/w4njZylhQR— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 14, 2018
BIG NEWS: The IRS has revoked the tax-exempt status of Koch-funded group “Americans for Job Security,” after the Dark Money group failed to file tax returns for 3 years.
BIG NEWS: The IRS has revoked the tax-exempt status of Koch-funded group “Americans for Job Security,” after the Dark Money group failed to file tax returns for 3 years. https://t.co/VGt9HqGUaV— End Citizens United (@StopBigMoney) June 13, 2018
E-mails between Tom Barrack & Arab Princes, starting in April 2016, show Barrack reassuring Persian Gulf nations in regard to Trump. Backchannel links to Arabs evident all through Barrack's communications
BOOM🔥🔥E-mails between Tom Barrack & Arab Princes, starting in April 2016, show Barrack reassuring Persian Gulf nations in regard to Trump. Backchannel links to Arabs evident all through Barrack's communications😱 @LouiseMensch@thespybrief@FelisDave https://t.co/w1LiDbMCGE— Pete EVANS (@911CORLEBRA777) June 13, 2018
How’s your deputy campaign finance chair Micheal Cohen doing these days? Or your former deputy chairs Elliot Broidy and Steve Wynn?
How’s your deputy campaign finance chair Micheal Cohen doing these days? Or your former deputy chairs Elliot Broidy and Steve Wynn? https://t.co/u1t6NE5N16— Andrew C Laufer, Esq (@lauferlaw) June 14, 2018
A look inside Trump immigration facility: 'effectively, these...
Today, MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff was one of a small group of reporters allowed inside the largest facility for immigrant children in the U.S. – the facility Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was refused entry to earlier this month. Jacob joins Lawrence to share what he saw. Sen. Merkley also joins the discussion.
World Cup announcement comes at awkward time for U.S. under Trump
Rachel Maddow notes that while FIFA was hoping to send a "nice message" by holding the 2026 in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, that message is also a little awkward given Donald Trump's steady stream of insults directed at both neighbors of the United States.
How America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug
Excellent! 350+ pages of internal documents from Purdue Pharma have been posted, showing how the company "pushed OxyContin despite risks of addiction and fatalities"— Russ Kick @ AltGov2 (@thememoryhole2) June 13, 2018
The documents:https://t.co/7sdqhMj0xI
Article:https://t.co/uAohPGLjz4
Tom Barrack draws Mueller's eye to UAE, Saudi Arabia: NYT
David Kirkpatrick, international correspondent for The New York Times, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump friend and inauguration chair Tom Barrack serving as a bridge between Trump and princes from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and drawing the attention of Robert Mueller.
Wow: @ScottforFlorida just admitted he thinks returning to a time when insurance companies could discriminate based on pre-existing conditions is a good idea. “We’ve got to reward people for taking care of themselves...It’s no different from what companies have done the past.”
Wow: @ScottforFlorida just admitted he thinks returning to a time when insurance companies could discriminate based on pre-existing conditions is a good idea.— American Bridge (@American_Bridge) June 13, 2018
“We’ve got to reward people for taking care of themselves...It’s no different from what companies have done the past.” pic.twitter.com/3N0b8eg11q
Rate of Antarctica's ice melting has tripled since 2012, study finds
Rate of Antarctica's ice melting has tripled since 2012, study finds https://t.co/tSSTFxS268 pic.twitter.com/mTMrJOiTgB— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2018
Trump turns his back on Michael Cohen at crucial point in case
Emily Jane Fox, senior reporter for Vanity Fair, talks with Rachel Maddow about the betrayal Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen feels at losing the support of Trump, to whom he has devoted so much of his life's work.
.@MaxBoot:"The nuclear threat from North Korea is completely unchanged... [it] has not given up a single warhead, they have not given up a single missile"
.@MaxBoot:"The nuclear threat from North Korea is completely unchanged... [it] has not given up a single warhead, they have not given up a single missile" https://t.co/ESRApjF2ir https://t.co/pTAO6Ck47i— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) June 14, 2018
Michael Cohen parts with lawyers as case enters new phase
Emily Jane Fox, senior reporter for Vanity Fair, talks with Rachel Maddow about what is means (if anything) that Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen has parted ways with his lawyers just as prosecutors are about to get access to the material seized in searches of Cohen's home and office.
! What an exchange between @BretBaier and Trump after Baier presses the president on Kim Jong Un’s human rights atrocities.
! What an exchange between @BretBaier and Trump after Baier presses the president on Kim Jong Un’s human rights atrocities. https://t.co/guLeLiBNZe pic.twitter.com/NoeaS4niD0— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) June 13, 2018
Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported
Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported https://t.co/1GYdAgQz8Y @AFP— AFP Tokyo (@AFPTokyo) June 14, 2018
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group https://t.co/tmzH1swL7w— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 14, 2018
Canada PM Trudeau says U.S. punitive tariffs on aluminum and steel would hurt both Canadian and American workers. “This is not in the interests of two countries that have the closest and best trading relationship and alliance in the history of the world.”
Canada PM Trudeau says U.S. punitive tariffs on aluminum and steel would hurt both Canadian and American workers.— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 14, 2018
“This is not in the interests of two countries that have the closest and best trading relationship and alliance in the history of the world.” https://t.co/oOy58K312v pic.twitter.com/QPa4PRDzeH
Got a preexisting condition? The Trump administration wants insurers to deny you coverage https://lat.ms/2LANSSp via
The GOP failed to destroy the Affordable Care Act in Congress, so now Trump Admin will use the courts. Shockingly, they seek to gut protections for preexisting conditions, something they swore to defend.— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 13, 2018
Have they no experience with serious illness, no empathy for those who do? https://t.co/WMIBe4yMIw
If you thought Canada was mad at @realDonaldTrump, wait till you see how our allies in South Korea are feeling. This from an editorial in Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s paper of record, entitled: “Kim Jong-un Got Everything He Wanted from Summit with Trump":
If you thought Canada was mad at @realDonaldTrump, wait till you see how our allies in South Korea are feeling.— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 14, 2018
This from an editorial in Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s paper of record, entitled: “Kim Jong-un Got Everything He Wanted from Summit with Trump": pic.twitter.com/lGORJKN5cj
"Mr. Trump’s lawyers have resigned themselves to the strong possibility that this investigation could lead [Cohen] to cooperate with prosecutors."
"Mr. Trump’s lawyers have resigned themselves to the strong possibility that this investigation could lead [Cohen] to cooperate with prosecutors." https://t.co/VtBcd84VKH— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 13, 2018
Two separate courts ruled this week that the EPA must enforce regulations that restrict states from emitting pollution that could cross borders into neighboring states, The Hill reports
Two separate courts ruled this week that the EPA must enforce regulations that restrict states from emitting pollution that could cross borders into neighboring states, The Hill reports. https://t.co/Rg1Izi85yh— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 14, 2018
THe Secretary of State appears to be outraged at being asked a question about how an NK denuclearization deal would be verified
THe Secretary of State appears to be outraged at being asked a question about how an NK denuclearization deal would be verified. https://t.co/iAs2TBsa79— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 13, 2018
Build a wall across the middle of the Great Lakes and then try to get Canada to pay for it.
Build a wall across the middle of the Great Lakes and then try to get Canada to pay for it. https://t.co/8orFzh3rzF— John Moffitt (@JohnRMoffitt) June 14, 2018
“A lot of other people done some really bad things. I could go through a lot of nations where a lot of bad things were done,” Trump said, defending Kim Jong Un.
“A lot of other people done some really bad things. I could go through a lot of nations where a lot of bad things were done,” Trump said, defending Kim Jong Un. https://t.co/x2AgD1FhSV— POLITICO (@politico) June 14, 2018
Famous pimp defeats Republican incumbent in Nevada election
Famous pimp defeats Republican incumbent in Nevada election https://t.co/XlWTvvkWxS pic.twitter.com/78kzPJTDyQ— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2018
Nixon's lawyer flipped to get out of prison. How's Cohen feeling?
Rachel Maddow looks back at how Richard Nixon's lawyer Herb Kalmbach ran into legal trouble for the work he'd done for Nixon, and looks at some of the decisions Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen appears to be facing as his case enters a critical stage
Trump White House advertises at a Hill job fair amid staff exodus
Another @anniekarni scoop https://t.co/Hx16fwYDai— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 14, 2018
Republican Sen. Corker says the Trump admiration wakes up every day and makes stuff up as they go along, “with no coherency to it.” Corker adds that we’re not in “a good place” because Republican leadership is in a “cult-like situation” with the President
Republican Sen. Corker says the Trump admiration wakes up every day and makes stuff up as they go along, “with no coherency to it.” Corker adds that we’re not in “a good place” because Republican leadership is in a “cult-like situation” with the President https://t.co/S90kiForgo pic.twitter.com/RT9TEBO9Gw— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 13, 2018
Big hairy eyeball of an IG report to be released Thursday
Rachel Maddow reminds viewers that the inspector general's report on the FBI and Justice Department's handling of the Clinton e-mail investigation is expected to be released Thursday afternoon. All 500 pages of it.
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