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| James Comey says he hopes Trump isn't impeached due to likely social divisions – live | |
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| Former President Barack Obama will meet with freshman House Democrats next week. | |
| Politico reports that Obama will appear at a reception hosted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday night for the over sixty newly elected House Democrats. | |
| Former FBI director James Comey has written an op-ed for the New York Times about what he would like to see in the Mueller Report. | |
| Comey expresses his hope that the report is a “demonstration to the world — and maybe most of all to our president and his enablers — that the United States has a justice system that works because there are people who believe in it and rise above personal interest and tribalism. That system may reach conclusions they like or it may not, but the apolitical administration of justice is the beating heart of this country. I hope we all get to see that.” | |
| Comey also comes out in opposition to impeaching Trump. | |
| I hope that Mr. Trump is not impeached and removed from office before the end of his term. I don’t mean that Congress shouldn’t move ahead with the process of impeachment governed by our Constitution, if Congress thinks the provable facts are there. I just hope it doesn’t. Because if Mr. Trump were removed from office by Congress, a significant portion of this country would see this as a coup, and it would drive those people farther from the common center of American life, more deeply fracturing our country. | |
| While speaking about student loans at the White House, President Donald Trump ad libs “I’ve always been very good with loans. I love loans. I love other people’s money.” | |
| Democratic longshot Andrew Yang will debate conservative pundit Ben Shapiro about circumcision. | Democratic longshot Andrew Yang will debate conservative pundit Ben Shapiro about circumcision. |
| Yang, a entrepreneur who has already qualified for the first presidential debates by receiving 65,000 donations to his campaign, announced his opposition to circumcision earlier this week. | Yang, a entrepreneur who has already qualified for the first presidential debates by receiving 65,000 donations to his campaign, announced his opposition to circumcision earlier this week. |
| That prompted Shapiro to challenge him to a debate on the topic. Yang agreed although no date has been set. | That prompted Shapiro to challenge him to a debate on the topic. Yang agreed although no date has been set. |
| Freshman Republican Dan Crenshaw is tired of Trump going after John McCain and wants it to stop. | Freshman Republican Dan Crenshaw is tired of Trump going after John McCain and wants it to stop. |
| Mr. President, seriously stop talking about Senator McCain. | Mr. President, seriously stop talking about Senator McCain. |
| An Iowa state representative may have used an unique method of campaigning in 2018. | An Iowa state representative may have used an unique method of campaigning in 2018. |
| The Associated Press reports that Jon Thorup, an Iowa state trooper who was running for the state house in 2018, wrote only eight traffic tickets all year. | The Associated Press reports that Jon Thorup, an Iowa state trooper who was running for the state house in 2018, wrote only eight traffic tickets all year. |
| This was 1/45th of the number written by other state troopers and over a hundred fewer than his average over the previous two years | This was 1/45th of the number written by other state troopers and over a hundred fewer than his average over the previous two years |
| Thorup said the number of tickets he wrote was low but said it was a philosophical issue rather an attempt to court favor with voters | Thorup said the number of tickets he wrote was low but said it was a philosophical issue rather an attempt to court favor with voters |
| Thorup, a Republican from Knoxville, conceded that his ticket numbers were too low and that his superiors have long told him that. But he said they simply reflect his different philosophy than other troopers in how he does his job. | Thorup, a Republican from Knoxville, conceded that his ticket numbers were too low and that his superiors have long told him that. But he said they simply reflect his different philosophy than other troopers in how he does his job. |
| “Looking at the last year, could I have done more? Yeah. I wish I had,” Thorup said in an interview with AP. “But even having said that, I was responding to things that also needed to be responded to. In rural Iowa we should be dealing with a lot of other stuff, too.” | “Looking at the last year, could I have done more? Yeah. I wish I had,” Thorup said in an interview with AP. “But even having said that, I was responding to things that also needed to be responded to. In rural Iowa we should be dealing with a lot of other stuff, too.” |
| A South Carolina state representative has becoming the highest ranking elected official to endorse the QAnon conspiracy theory. | A South Carolina state representative has becoming the highest ranking elected official to endorse the QAnon conspiracy theory. |
| The Daily Beast reports that Lin Bennett, a two term state representative from suburban Charleston, South Carolina has been a backer of the theory which revolves around an elaborate conspiracy involving Trump working with Robert Mueller to arrest top Democrats. | The Daily Beast reports that Lin Bennett, a two term state representative from suburban Charleston, South Carolina has been a backer of the theory which revolves around an elaborate conspiracy involving Trump working with Robert Mueller to arrest top Democrats. |
| Bennett also served a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention where she supported Trump. | Bennett also served a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention where she supported Trump. |
| The White House has rejected a request from Congress for documents related to Trump’s meeting with Putin citing executive privilege and the president’s authority to conduct foreign affairs. | The White House has rejected a request from Congress for documents related to Trump’s meeting with Putin citing executive privilege and the president’s authority to conduct foreign affairs. |
| Here's the White House letter to Chairmen @RepCummings, @RepEliotEngel & @RepAdamSchiff rejecting request for docs related to Trump's meetings with Putin --> pic.twitter.com/3SelUYlvLr | Here's the White House letter to Chairmen @RepCummings, @RepEliotEngel & @RepAdamSchiff rejecting request for docs related to Trump's meetings with Putin --> pic.twitter.com/3SelUYlvLr |
| Former top White House aide Steve Bannon believes the most dangerous Democrat ticket in 2020 has both Beto O’Rourke and Kamala Harris. | Former top White House aide Steve Bannon believes the most dangerous Democrat ticket in 2020 has both Beto O’Rourke and Kamala Harris. |
| As the Daily Beast reports, Bannon believes “Beto on the ticket with Harris is the most dangerous ticket for Trump.” | As the Daily Beast reports, Bannon believes “Beto on the ticket with Harris is the most dangerous ticket for Trump.” |
| For what it’s worth, special counsel Robert Mueller hasn’t taken his usual lunch break today. | For what it’s worth, special counsel Robert Mueller hasn’t taken his usual lunch break today. |
| The #cnnstakeout team says they haven’t seen Mueller leave for lunch today. He usually does. @FossumSamuel | The #cnnstakeout team says they haven’t seen Mueller leave for lunch today. He usually does. @FossumSamuel |
| Although the Washington Capitals will visit the White House after winning the Stanley Cup, none of the event will be public. | Although the Washington Capitals will visit the White House after winning the Stanley Cup, none of the event will be public. |
| Traditionally championship sports teams have visited the president in the White House and had a brief public ceremony. However, that has changed since Donald Trump has taken office with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Golden State Warriors declining to visit the White House after winning championships. | Traditionally championship sports teams have visited the president in the White House and had a brief public ceremony. However, that has changed since Donald Trump has taken office with both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Golden State Warriors declining to visit the White House after winning championships. |
| Capitals announce there will be no official ceremony or media availability while the team is in the White House. The team will take part in a private tour and will meet the President in the Oval Office. | Capitals announce there will be no official ceremony or media availability while the team is in the White House. The team will take part in a private tour and will meet the President in the Oval Office. |
| The Guardian’s Julian Borger has more on the stakes on Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the Golan Heights: | |
| The announcement marks a diplomatic coup for Netanyahu, two weeks before elections, and four days before he is due to visit Washington. | The announcement marks a diplomatic coup for Netanyahu, two weeks before elections, and four days before he is due to visit Washington. |
| Administration officials had previously rebuffed Netanyahu’s pressure for recognition of Israel’s possession of the strategic border area, pointing out that Trump had already handed the Israeli leader a significant political gift by moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. | Administration officials had previously rebuffed Netanyahu’s pressure for recognition of Israel’s possession of the strategic border area, pointing out that Trump had already handed the Israeli leader a significant political gift by moving the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. |
| Trump says US will recognize Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights | |
| The Denver Post reports Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is close to launching a presidential bid. | The Denver Post reports Colorado Senator Michael Bennet is close to launching a presidential bid. |
| Bennet, a two-term Democrat, has long been mulling a White House run. | Bennet, a two-term Democrat, has long been mulling a White House run. |
| U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is taking the final steps toward becoming the second Colorado Democrat in the 2020 race for president, with a possible announcement coming soon, sources familiar with his plan have told The Denver Post. | U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is taking the final steps toward becoming the second Colorado Democrat in the 2020 race for president, with a possible announcement coming soon, sources familiar with his plan have told The Denver Post. |
| Craig Hughes, a longtime adviser, said a final decision has not been made. | Craig Hughes, a longtime adviser, said a final decision has not been made. |
| “We’re making progress towards a decision and encouraged by what we are seeing and hearing,” Hughes said. | “We’re making progress towards a decision and encouraged by what we are seeing and hearing,” Hughes said. |
| While an announcement is not imminent, Bennet could announce within a month, the Democratic sources said. | While an announcement is not imminent, Bennet could announce within a month, the Democratic sources said. |
| South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the latest Democratic presidential hopeful to go on a hiring spree. | South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the latest Democratic presidential hopeful to go on a hiring spree. |
| The 2020 Democratic candidate has nearly twenty jobs available on his website in five states for aspiring operatives. | The 2020 Democratic candidate has nearly twenty jobs available on his website in five states for aspiring operatives. |