Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.15.22
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Why Trump’s message to AG Merrick Garland was so provocative
Donald Trump believes the United States “is on fire,” and the responsible way to deal with the conflagration he helped start is to condemn the FBI.
Democrats hand Big Pharma something it rarely sees: A defeat
The pharmaceutical industry is not accustomed to losing major legislative fights, but with the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats overcame the lobbyists.
Trump reportedly saw some official docs as his ‘personal property’
According to people close to Donald Trump, he saw at least some classified materials as belonging to him personally, not as official government documents.
Team Trump’s Mar-a-Lago talking points become a contradictory mess
The problem is not just that the GOP's arguments about the Mar-a-Lago scandal are wrong. They're also evolving in contradictory ways.
Why Trump’s new ‘declassified’ claim is so hard to take seriously
Team Trump suddenly remembered a previously undisclosed “standing order” about a declassification process for which there is no paper trail? C’mon.
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Friday’s Mini-Report, 8.12.22
Today’s edition of quick hits.
Warrant sheds light on seriousness of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago scandal
If Donald Trump's Republican allies thought the release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant would benefit the former president, they clearly thought wrong.
Following revelations, GOP scrambles to find new Trump defenses
As facts come to light, Republicans are coming up with new talking points to address Donald Trump's latest scandal. The script, however, is amazingly bad.
Grassley, RNC echo the fringe with unsettling anti-IRS rhetoric
Some on the fringe are charactering IRS officials as an armed and potentially dangerous public menace. Many leading Republicans are saying the same thing.
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.12.22
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
GOP grows desperate with absurd Obama-related response to FBI search
Desperate for new talking points, Republicans are arguing that Barack Obama may also have improperly taken documents. Reality proves otherwise.
Poll suggests GOP arguments on Mar-a-Lago search aren’t working
If Republicans thought their criticisms of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant were winning over the American mainstream, a new poll helps prove otherwise.
Fox News host pushes back on Steve Scalise's 'rogue' FBI claim
Republicans had already spent the week condemning the FBI, even calling for "defunding" it. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise made matters a little worse.
Revelations about DOJ subpoena shred Trump allies’ talking points
Several Republicans argued this week that the Justice Department should've just subpoenaed the materials Donald Trump took. The trouble is, it did.
Rubio was right on the money about his Trump nuclear secrets warning
Donald Trump spent much of his term mishandling classified information, including nuclear-related information. But now, the story is vastly worse.
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.11.22
Today’s edition of quick hits.
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