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| Trump sexual assault allegation should be investigated, say Republican duo – live | Trump sexual assault allegation should be investigated, say Republican duo – live |
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| According to the Daily Beast, Reddit quarantined the “The_Donald” subreddit on Wednesday, “citing threats made on the popular forum for Trump supporters against law enforcement officers.” | |
| “Recent behaviors including threats against the police and public figures is content that is prohibited by our violence policy,” a Reddit spokesperson said in a statement. “As a result, we have actioned individual users and quarantined the subreddit.” | |
| World Cup winner Ali Krieger has thrown her support behind fellow USA soccer alum Megan Rapinoe in her spat with Donald Trump. | |
| In regards to the “President’s” tweet today, I know women who you cannot control or grope anger you, but I stand by @mPinoe & will sit this one out as well. I don’t support this administration nor their fight against LGBTQ+ citizens, immigrants & our most vulnerable. | |
| The Daily Beast has compiled a friendly reminder of what candidates ought NOT to do at tonight’s Democratic debate. Let’s take a walk down memory lane, shall we? | The Daily Beast has compiled a friendly reminder of what candidates ought NOT to do at tonight’s Democratic debate. Let’s take a walk down memory lane, shall we? |
| So, this is what not to do at the Democratic debates https://t.co/T5BCOcLJ3K pic.twitter.com/cA6QTHiRej | So, this is what not to do at the Democratic debates https://t.co/T5BCOcLJ3K pic.twitter.com/cA6QTHiRej |
| Rough start for former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. | Rough start for former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. |
| Security person outside debate site just now : “are you here to pick up press credentials?”John Hickenlooper: “...I’m a candidate” | Security person outside debate site just now : “are you here to pick up press credentials?”John Hickenlooper: “...I’m a candidate” |
| Justice Neil Gorsuch continued his trend of joining his generally more liberal US Supreme Court colleagues in certain criminal cases, reports Bloomberg Law. | Justice Neil Gorsuch continued his trend of joining his generally more liberal US Supreme Court colleagues in certain criminal cases, reports Bloomberg Law. |
| Gorsuch wrote the court’s opinion, released Wednesday, siding with a man convicted of child pornography offenses who faced more prison time for violating supervised release. | Gorsuch wrote the court’s opinion, released Wednesday, siding with a man convicted of child pornography offenses who faced more prison time for violating supervised release. |
| From Bloomberg Law: | From Bloomberg Law: |
| Though a more reliably conservative vote in other areas—and in criminal cases involving death row prisoners—it’s the latest instance of Gorsuch applying a limited government mentality to help convicts on appeal. | Though a more reliably conservative vote in other areas—and in criminal cases involving death row prisoners—it’s the latest instance of Gorsuch applying a limited government mentality to help convicts on appeal. |
| Just this week, he cast the tie-breaking vote for the defense in another criminal case, and earlier this term provided the liberals with a fifth vote in decisions favoring American Indian rights. | Just this week, he cast the tie-breaking vote for the defense in another criminal case, and earlier this term provided the liberals with a fifth vote in decisions favoring American Indian rights. |
| Thirty miles south of where Elizabeth Warren will take the stage on Wednesday night for the first of two presidential primary debates, the Massachusetts senator climbed a ladder to peer over a chain-link fence enclosing a detention center for young migrants. | Thirty miles south of where Elizabeth Warren will take the stage on Wednesday night for the first of two presidential primary debates, the Massachusetts senator climbed a ladder to peer over a chain-link fence enclosing a detention center for young migrants. |
| From her vantage point, Warren said a sprawling campus with massive white tents, metal trailers, a soccer field – and organized in single file lines, the children and young adults who are being housed at the facility in Homestead, Florida. | From her vantage point, Warren said a sprawling campus with massive white tents, metal trailers, a soccer field – and organized in single file lines, the children and young adults who are being housed at the facility in Homestead, Florida. |
| “These were children who were being marched like they were soldiers - like they were prisoners - from one place to another,” Warren said. “This is not what we should be doing as a country. These children did not commit a crime. These children pose no threat.” | “These were children who were being marched like they were soldiers - like they were prisoners - from one place to another,” Warren said. “This is not what we should be doing as a country. These children did not commit a crime. These children pose no threat.” |
| The facility, which is run by Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., a private, for-profit company, has become a backdrop for Democratic presidential hopefuls to rail against Donald Trump’s immigration policies while in Miami, a city known as the capital of Latin America” where more than 70% of the population is Hispanic, located in Florida, one of country’s most important battleground states. | The facility, which is run by Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., a private, for-profit company, has become a backdrop for Democratic presidential hopefuls to rail against Donald Trump’s immigration policies while in Miami, a city known as the capital of Latin America” where more than 70% of the population is Hispanic, located in Florida, one of country’s most important battleground states. |
| Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar arrived on the scene shortly after Warren departed and Jane Sanders, the wife of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, also joined protesters on Wednesday. Democratic hopefuls Beto O’Rourke and author Marianne Williamson were due to visit later this week. California congressman Eric Swallwell documented his visit here on Monday: “These children need homes, NOT a privatized prison,” he said on Twitter. | Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar arrived on the scene shortly after Warren departed and Jane Sanders, the wife of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, also joined protesters on Wednesday. Democratic hopefuls Beto O’Rourke and author Marianne Williamson were due to visit later this week. California congressman Eric Swallwell documented his visit here on Monday: “These children need homes, NOT a privatized prison,” he said on Twitter. |
| Their visits come after photos were published of a father and his toddler daughter face down in the Rio Grande river, where they drowned trying to cross the border to seek asylum in the United States and amid a fresh found of reports about the conditions that children are being kept in at Border Patrol stations near the border. Lawyers who had visited the facilities said children were being kept without adequate food, water or basic sanitary needs such as toothpaste and soap. | Their visits come after photos were published of a father and his toddler daughter face down in the Rio Grande river, where they drowned trying to cross the border to seek asylum in the United States and amid a fresh found of reports about the conditions that children are being kept in at Border Patrol stations near the border. Lawyers who had visited the facilities said children were being kept without adequate food, water or basic sanitary needs such as toothpaste and soap. |
| “What is happening at Homestead to children – what is happening is the direct result of activities of the United States government is wrong,” Warren told a sweat-soaked crush of activists and reporters said Warren. “It is a stain on our country and we must speak out.” | “What is happening at Homestead to children – what is happening is the direct result of activities of the United States government is wrong,” Warren told a sweat-soaked crush of activists and reporters said Warren. “It is a stain on our country and we must speak out.” |
| Warren, who wore a hat with the message “Home Instead”, touted her plan to ban private, for-profit prisons and detention centers. = | Warren, who wore a hat with the message “Home Instead”, touted her plan to ban private, for-profit prisons and detention centers. = |
| The senator was not scheduled to visit the facility, but added the stop after hearing from activists ahead of her town hall in Miami on Tuesday night. | The senator was not scheduled to visit the facility, but added the stop after hearing from activists ahead of her town hall in Miami on Tuesday night. |
| Jane Sanders told the Guardian it was “heartbreaking” to see the facility firsthand. She said Sanders first executive order as president would be to close the private detention facilities. | Jane Sanders told the Guardian it was “heartbreaking” to see the facility firsthand. She said Sanders first executive order as president would be to close the private detention facilities. |
| She also that her husband had voted against legislation in that led to the creation of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in 2002. | She also that her husband had voted against legislation in that led to the creation of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in 2002. |
| “Everything that he feared has come true,” she said, referring to the agency, “and it needs to be abolished. We need a complete overhaul of our immigration system.” | “Everything that he feared has come true,” she said, referring to the agency, “and it needs to be abolished. We need a complete overhaul of our immigration system.” |
| Trump tells CNN reporter that what he speaks about with Vladimir Putin is “none of your business.” | Trump tells CNN reporter that what he speaks about with Vladimir Putin is “none of your business.” |
| I asked President Trump whether he will ask Putin not to meddle in the 2020 election during their meeting. He said what he speaks to Putin about this week is “none of your business.” | I asked President Trump whether he will ask Putin not to meddle in the 2020 election during their meeting. He said what he speaks to Putin about this week is “none of your business.” |
| Politico reporter Eliana Johnson says that, per a senior Democratic aide, House Speaker Pelosi and President Trump spoke this afternoon for 15 minutes. “The Speaker placed the call to the President to try to reconcile the House and Senate border supplementals.” | Politico reporter Eliana Johnson says that, per a senior Democratic aide, House Speaker Pelosi and President Trump spoke this afternoon for 15 minutes. “The Speaker placed the call to the President to try to reconcile the House and Senate border supplementals.” |
| Buzzfeed News is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General found atrocious conditions in migrant detention facilities including “standing room only” living space, and little access to hot showers or food. | Buzzfeed News is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General found atrocious conditions in migrant detention facilities including “standing room only” living space, and little access to hot showers or food. |
| From Buzzfeed: | From Buzzfeed: |
| When Department of Homeland Security inspectors visited several border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley earlier this month, they found adults and minors with no access to showers, many adults only fed bologna sandwiches, and detainees banging on cell windows — desperately pressing notes to the windows of their cells that detailed their time in custody. | When Department of Homeland Security inspectors visited several border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley earlier this month, they found adults and minors with no access to showers, many adults only fed bologna sandwiches, and detainees banging on cell windows — desperately pressing notes to the windows of their cells that detailed their time in custody. |
| The inspectors compiled a draft report, obtained by BuzzFeed News, that described the conditions as dangerous and prolonged. Some adults were held in standing-room conditions for a week. There was little access to hot showers or hot food for families and children in some facilities. Some kids were being held in closed cells. There was severe overcrowding. | The inspectors compiled a draft report, obtained by BuzzFeed News, that described the conditions as dangerous and prolonged. Some adults were held in standing-room conditions for a week. There was little access to hot showers or hot food for families and children in some facilities. Some kids were being held in closed cells. There was severe overcrowding. |
| The draft report was written by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and addressed to the acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan. It comes after inspectors visited five border facilities and two ports of entry during the week of June 10. | The draft report was written by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and addressed to the acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan. It comes after inspectors visited five border facilities and two ports of entry during the week of June 10. |
| It appears to have been sent to DHS officials last week for comments and requests for redactions before being released publicly. | It appears to have been sent to DHS officials last week for comments and requests for redactions before being released publicly. |
| “Specifically, we are recommending that the Department of Homeland Security take immediate steps to alleviate dangerous overcrowding and prolonged detention of children and adults in the Rio Grande Valley,” wrote Jennifer Costello, acting inspector general. | “Specifically, we are recommending that the Department of Homeland Security take immediate steps to alleviate dangerous overcrowding and prolonged detention of children and adults in the Rio Grande Valley,” wrote Jennifer Costello, acting inspector general. |
| Trump, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Wednesday, seemed to suggest that he believes the late Senator John McCain is in hell, and that this idea brings him some joy. | Trump, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Wednesday, seemed to suggest that he believes the late Senator John McCain is in hell, and that this idea brings him some joy. |
| “We needed 60 votes. And we had 51 votes. And sometimes, you know, we had a little hard time with a couple of them, right,” Trump said, which could be alluding to any of a few Senators who sometimes bucked Trump on bills, including former Senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker.” | “We needed 60 votes. And we had 51 votes. And sometimes, you know, we had a little hard time with a couple of them, right,” Trump said, which could be alluding to any of a few Senators who sometimes bucked Trump on bills, including former Senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker.” |
| Trump continued: “Fortunately, they’re gone now. They’ve gone on to greener pastures. Or perhaps far less green pastures... They’re gone. I’m very happy they’re gone.” | Trump continued: “Fortunately, they’re gone now. They’ve gone on to greener pastures. Or perhaps far less green pastures... They’re gone. I’m very happy they’re gone.” |
| Trump suggests he’s “very happy” the late Sen. John McCain is gone - even to “far less green pastures” https://t.co/8ZZ126Jkoo | Trump suggests he’s “very happy” the late Sen. John McCain is gone - even to “far less green pastures” https://t.co/8ZZ126Jkoo |
| It takes a little bit of extrapolating, and Trump has plausible deniability if the comments attract widespread condemnation. But Trump’s well-known, petty dislike for John McCain seems to point in his remarks having a particularly morose and nasty meaning. | It takes a little bit of extrapolating, and Trump has plausible deniability if the comments attract widespread condemnation. But Trump’s well-known, petty dislike for John McCain seems to point in his remarks having a particularly morose and nasty meaning. |
| 'Out of sight': Trump confirms USS John McCain was hidden from his view | 'Out of sight': Trump confirms USS John McCain was hidden from his view |
| Trump made some light humor on authoritarianism to reporters Wednesday, saying that his administration wouldn’t be enforcing the Johnson Amendment on pastors “unless they speak against me, in which case I’ll bring it back,” before adding that he was “only kidding”. | Trump made some light humor on authoritarianism to reporters Wednesday, saying that his administration wouldn’t be enforcing the Johnson Amendment on pastors “unless they speak against me, in which case I’ll bring it back,” before adding that he was “only kidding”. |
| The Johnson Amendment prohibits all 501(c)(3) organizations, including houses of worship, from endorsing political candidates. | The Johnson Amendment prohibits all 501(c)(3) organizations, including houses of worship, from endorsing political candidates. |
| Trump says his administration isn't enforcing the Johnson Amendment on pastors "unless they speak against me, in which case I'll bring it back," adding he's "only kidding" | Trump says his administration isn't enforcing the Johnson Amendment on pastors "unless they speak against me, in which case I'll bring it back," adding he's "only kidding" |
| Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort is expected to be arraigned tomorrow at approximately 2:15pm before Judge Maxwell Wiley in Manhattan, Courthouse News’ Adam Klasfeld is reporting. | Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort is expected to be arraigned tomorrow at approximately 2:15pm before Judge Maxwell Wiley in Manhattan, Courthouse News’ Adam Klasfeld is reporting. |
| Manafort is currently in prison after having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering in federal court in September. The charges in New York are unrelated mortgage fraud charges. Unlike the crimes he pleaded guilty to in the federal case, Manafort could not rely on a presidential pardon to eventually clear him in New York. | Manafort is currently in prison after having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and witness tampering in federal court in September. The charges in New York are unrelated mortgage fraud charges. Unlike the crimes he pleaded guilty to in the federal case, Manafort could not rely on a presidential pardon to eventually clear him in New York. |
| From NBC Chicago: | From NBC Chicago: |
| The Chicago bar whose employee spit on Eric Trump Tuesday night said in a statement that the employee in question has been placed on leave, calling the incident “unfortunate” and its fallout “troubling.” | The Chicago bar whose employee spit on Eric Trump Tuesday night said in a statement that the employee in question has been placed on leave, calling the incident “unfortunate” and its fallout “troubling.” |
| “Last night an unfortunate incident occurred between an employee at The Aviary and Eric Trump,” began The Aviary’s statement, released Wednesday morning. “We did not witness the incident and we are just beginning to learn the details.” | “Last night an unfortunate incident occurred between an employee at The Aviary and Eric Trump,” began The Aviary’s statement, released Wednesday morning. “We did not witness the incident and we are just beginning to learn the details.” |
| “What is certain is this: no customer should ever be spit upon,” the Fulton Market cocktail lounge continued. | “What is certain is this: no customer should ever be spit upon,” the Fulton Market cocktail lounge continued. |
| Multiple sources told NBC 5 that Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, was a patron of the upscale cocktail lounge at around 8:30 p.m. when an employee approached and spit on him. Eric Trump later confirmed the incident in a statement to NBC News. | Multiple sources told NBC 5 that Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, was a patron of the upscale cocktail lounge at around 8:30 p.m. when an employee approached and spit on him. Eric Trump later confirmed the incident in a statement to NBC News. |
| We have not yet spoken with the employee but our HR team has, in the meantime, placed her on leave,” The Aviary’s statement continued, adding that the establishment would not discuss internal HR matters any further. | We have not yet spoken with the employee but our HR team has, in the meantime, placed her on leave,” The Aviary’s statement continued, adding that the establishment would not discuss internal HR matters any further. |
| More broadly, the online discussion about the incident is troubling,” The Aviary continued, adding, “Hundreds of people are calling for the demise of our business, threatening our employees, and posting fake reviews... they are wrong to do so based on the actions of a lone individual. | More broadly, the online discussion about the incident is troubling,” The Aviary continued, adding, “Hundreds of people are calling for the demise of our business, threatening our employees, and posting fake reviews... they are wrong to do so based on the actions of a lone individual. |
| So too, however, are those people wrong who are praising this as an act of civil disobedience/ We have voices and the means to be heard. A degrading act lowers the tenor of debate. To some it might feel good, but it is unlikely to serve any larger purpose.” | So too, however, are those people wrong who are praising this as an act of civil disobedience/ We have voices and the means to be heard. A degrading act lowers the tenor of debate. To some it might feel good, but it is unlikely to serve any larger purpose.” |
| We hope this incident can, at least, serve to illuminate the current absurdity of the discourse in our politics,” the bar’s statement concluded. “As fellow Americans and citizens, we should all aim higher.” | We hope this incident can, at least, serve to illuminate the current absurdity of the discourse in our politics,” the bar’s statement concluded. “As fellow Americans and citizens, we should all aim higher.” |
| -The Aviary | -The Aviary |
| As conditions in migrant detention camps remain a contentious and hotly debated topic, 2020 Democratic candidates are jockeying Wednesday to bring attention to, and/or plant a flag in the issue- depending on your level of cynicism. | As conditions in migrant detention camps remain a contentious and hotly debated topic, 2020 Democratic candidates are jockeying Wednesday to bring attention to, and/or plant a flag in the issue- depending on your level of cynicism. |
| Elizabeth Warren paid a visit to the Homestead detention facility outside Miami earlier this morning after a voter enccouraged her to show up during a town hall last night. | Elizabeth Warren paid a visit to the Homestead detention facility outside Miami earlier this morning after a voter enccouraged her to show up during a town hall last night. |
| Warren is here and up on a ladder across the street from Homestead — she is waving to children inside that she can see above the wall pic.twitter.com/LOdR52cFJK | Warren is here and up on a ladder across the street from Homestead — she is waving to children inside that she can see above the wall pic.twitter.com/LOdR52cFJK |
| Bernie Sanders’ wife Jane is also at Homestead, telling reporters that closing detention facilities would be her husband’s first executive order as president. | Bernie Sanders’ wife Jane is also at Homestead, telling reporters that closing detention facilities would be her husband’s first executive order as president. |
| Jane Sanders arrives at Homestead, says that closing detention facilities would be @BernieSanders first executive order pic.twitter.com/ov3upmsDaY | Jane Sanders arrives at Homestead, says that closing detention facilities would be @BernieSanders first executive order pic.twitter.com/ov3upmsDaY |
| Senators Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar also announced they would be visiting Homestead today. The Democratic candidates are all in south Florida in advance of the first primary debate scheduled for this evening. | Senators Kamala Harris and Amy Klobuchar also announced they would be visiting Homestead today. The Democratic candidates are all in south Florida in advance of the first primary debate scheduled for this evening. |
| House Oversight chairman Jerry Nadler doesn’t seem especially concerned about a White House attempt to block Robert Mueller from testifying next month. | House Oversight chairman Jerry Nadler doesn’t seem especially concerned about a White House attempt to block Robert Mueller from testifying next month. |
| Nadler on if WH may try to block Mueller from testifying: They may attempt to, I doubt that they would succeed because Mr. Mueller is an honest man and understands that you must, that that Congressional subpoena is not optional | Nadler on if WH may try to block Mueller from testifying: They may attempt to, I doubt that they would succeed because Mr. Mueller is an honest man and understands that you must, that that Congressional subpoena is not optional |
| Wayfair, the mega online furniture retailer, is reportedly backing down in a standoff with its employees over having accepted orders from the US government for items used in migrant detention camps. | Wayfair, the mega online furniture retailer, is reportedly backing down in a standoff with its employees over having accepted orders from the US government for items used in migrant detention camps. |
| A source just told me Wayfair plans to announce today that it will donate the profits from the sale of $200k worth of bedroom furniture for use in a migrant detention facility, following employee backlash over the sale. | A source just told me Wayfair plans to announce today that it will donate the profits from the sale of $200k worth of bedroom furniture for use in a migrant detention facility, following employee backlash over the sale. |
| The company had initially issued a statement which read in part: | The company had initially issued a statement which read in part: |
| As a retailer, it is standard practice to fulfill orders for all customers and we believe it is our business to sell to any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate. We believe all of our stakeholders, employees, customers, investors and suppliers included, are best served by our commitment to fulfill all orders. This does not indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us. | As a retailer, it is standard practice to fulfill orders for all customers and we believe it is our business to sell to any customer who is acting within the laws of the countries within which we operate. We believe all of our stakeholders, employees, customers, investors and suppliers included, are best served by our commitment to fulfill all orders. This does not indicate support for the opinions or actions of the groups or individuals who purchase from us. |
| But pressure was mounting, not only from employees who staged a walkout Tuesday, but across social media where customers and potential customers were threatening boycotts. It remains unclear whether the announcement will satisfy either group. | But pressure was mounting, not only from employees who staged a walkout Tuesday, but across social media where customers and potential customers were threatening boycotts. It remains unclear whether the announcement will satisfy either group. |
| I stand with the hundreds of @Wayfair employees who are planning to stage a walkout at their Boston headquarters tomorrow. The safety and well-being of immigrant children is always worth fighting for. https://t.co/L3hqbazX4l | I stand with the hundreds of @Wayfair employees who are planning to stage a walkout at their Boston headquarters tomorrow. The safety and well-being of immigrant children is always worth fighting for. https://t.co/L3hqbazX4l |