ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS on Wednesday will preempt their regularly scheduled programming for live coverage of the House Intelligence Committee's open impeachment hearings of President Trump.
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👓 In Seeking to Join Suit Over Subpoena Power, Mulvaney Goes Up Against the President | New York Times
In effect, the acting chief of staff hopes the court will tell him whether to listen to his own boss, who wants him to remain silent, or to comply with a subpoena from the House, which wants his testimony.
👓 Trump's Allies Have Been Attacking The Person They Say Is The Whistleblower Since 2017 | BuzzFeed News
He's been accused of being “pro-Ukraine and anti-Russia.”
👓 Why a Government Lawyer Argued Against Giving Immigrant Kids Toothbrushes | The Atlantic
The sheer effrontery of the government’s argument may be explained, but not excused, by its long backstory.
We certainly have a lot of things we need to fix in this country, but knowing a bit of the history of how we got here may also help to fix the problem.
👓 New Policy: Do Not Post In Support of Trump or his Administration | Ravelry
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This is going to be the signal that starts the beginning of the end.
👓 Donald Trump Assaulted Me, But He’s Not Alone on My List of Hideous Men | The Cut
“I made a list of hideous men in my life. It includes the president — who assaulted me in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman 23 years ago.”
Trump's media-abetted lies about his wealth; the tax preparation cartel; weaponizing FOIA and the "electability" myth.
The political press has long used the vague notion of “electability” to drive horserace coverage of presidential candidates. This week, On the Media considers how the emphasis on electability takes the focus away from the issues and turns voters into pundits. Plus, the shady dealings of the tax preparation industry, and how FOIA has been weaponized. And, how Trump duped financial journalists about his net worth in the 1980s.
1. Investigative journalist Jonathan Greenberg [@JournalistJG] on how Trump obscured his finances to wind up on the Forbes list of richest Americans — and why it mattered so much to him.
2. Dennis Ventry, professor at UC Davis School of Law, on how the tax preparation industry united to shield themselves from a publicly-funded alternative.
3. OTM producer Alana Casanova-Burgess [@AlanaLlama] speaks with Dennis Ventry, Michael Halpern [@halpsci], Eric Lipton [@EricLiptonNYT] and Claudia Polsky about a bill in California that seeks to curb the weaponization of FOIA.
4. Alex Pareene [@pareene], staff writer at The New Republic, on how the idea of "electability" has metastasized among democratic voters.
👓 The cheater in the Oval Office should be banished from the tribe | LA Times
Think Trump didn't know he was getting a shady assist at the ballot box. Read the Mueller report.
👓 Power-walking with Kathy Griffin | 1843
When the comedian got on the wrong side of Trump, she laced up her trainers and marched away from the scandal. Sheila Marikar tries to keep up
Here are the members of the House of Representatives who favor starting an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
Wednesday on the NewsHour, special counsel Robert Mueller speaks publicly for the first time about the Russia investigation. Plus: Political and legal analysis of Mueller’s statement, severe storms continue to lay waste to parts of the central U.S., what political issues voters are most concerned with and the convergence of art and technology in Miami murals.
Directed by Linda Mendoza. Wanda Sykes, delivers a sharp-witted and hilarious critique on the state of the world, addressing her perspective on the current political and cultural climate, which she can only describe as, well - not normal.
📺 May 21, 2019 – PBS NewsHour | PBS
Tuesday on the NewsHour, the power struggle between Congress and the White House continues, prompting renewed talk of impeachment. Plus: Senators react to U.S. intelligence on the threat from Iran, miserable conditions for migrants on a Greek island, a hearing for the police officer who killed Eric Garner, a college program to bridge the urban-rural divide and letter writing in a digital world.
👓 Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts | New York Times
Anti-money laundering specialists proposed filing “suspicious activity reports” about transactions connected to President Trump and his son-in-law. Bank managers said no.
👓 Trump May Be Preparing Pardons for Servicemen Accused of War Crimes | New York Times
Military officials received expedited requests for paperwork needed to pardon several military members on or around Memorial Day.