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April 3, 2017

ADVISORY: Story on Kushner visiting Iraq withdrawn Article [AMP] Reuters but another story



by Reuters is still up: Reuters Top News?Verified account @Reuters

Trump's son-in-law, Kushner, flies into Iraq with top U.S. general



https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/848863233415024641







>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The taken down story:

Trump War on America Retweeted
Randy Prine? @randyprine 4h4 hours ago

ADVISORY: Story on Kushner visiting Iraq withdrawn | Article [AMP] | Reuters


https://twitter.com/randyprine/status/848831154476032000



And when I click on the Tweet link--this pops up:



http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iraq-kushner-idUSKBN17503F

ADVISORY: Story on Kushner visiting Iraq withdrawn=
The story "Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner visits Iraq, U.S. official says", the accompanying alert and subsequent update are wrong and are withdrawn.
April 3, 2017

Victorian companies scramble for a slice of Trump's $70b US military spend

Source: Yahoo7 News


April 3, 2017, 10:33 am


The US president could be a boon for the Victorian economy after promising a $70 billion injection into his nation's military with Melbourne companies among those scrambling for action.


The six Melbourne-based companies are angling for lucrative military contracts as Donald Trump seeks to "rebuild the depleted" US military by ramping up Pentagon and defence spending, the Herald Sun reports.

Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne is heading to Canada and the US this week to meet with senior defence officials and members of Congress to lobby for the Australian manufacturers.

Mr Pyne will spruik the Australian companies, some of which are already contracted to produce military tech and hardware..................

Read more: https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/34888895/trumps-boost-to-military-spending-a-possible-boom-for-victorias-economy/#page1



https://twitter.com/Y7News/status/848765003549351936
April 2, 2017

summary on Nunes collaborator Ezra Cohen-Watnick, whom Flynn brought in & NSA McMaster wanted to fir





RiskyLiberal Retweeted
T. R. Ramachandran? @yottapoint Apr 1

This is a good summary on Nunes collaborator Ezra Cohen-Watnick, whom Flynn brought in & NSA McMaster wanted to fire





https://twitter.com/yottapoint/status/848200579138568193

A week after House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes told President Donald Trump that he had seen intelligence showing that his transition team was “incidentally” monitored, it’s been reported that Nunes’ sources for the intelligence were three White House staffers. One of them was Ezra Cohen-Watnick, the senior director for intelligence at the National Security Council.

The New York Times reported that the 30-year-old Cohen-Watnick and Michael Ellis, a lawyer at the White House Cousel’s office who focuses on national security issues, were identified by current American officials as the sources for Nunes’ intelligence. The White House did not comment on the Times’ report.

The Times has reported that Cohen-Watnick first found the information while searching confidential reports after Trump accused President Barack Obama of wiretapping him before the 2016 election. Cohen-Watnick then notified Ellis, who then spoke with Nunes.

Shortly after the Times’ report, The Washington Post reported that there was a third person involved. According to their sources, Cohen-Watnick first gave the information he found to John Eisenberg, the top lawyer for the National Security Council...................
April 2, 2017

Elections Democrats aim to take out Cruz in 2018 The 2018 map is so bad for the party that to win





TWEET
POLITICO?Verified account @politico 1h1 hour ago

Democrats face a grim Senate map in 2018. Their odds are so long that they must prevail in conservative Texas. http://politi.co/2nwYTs4


https://twitter.com/politico/status/848595936955830272



The road to a Democratic Senate majority in 2018 runs through Texas — yes, Texas.

Facing a grim midterm map, Democrats are desperately trying to put enough GOP-held seats in play to take advantage of Donald Trump’s unpopularity and carve a credible path back to Senate control. The odds are so long that Democrats must pin their hopes on taking out Ted Cruz in the reliably conservative bastion of Texas.

Their first ray of hope is the entry of three-term Rep. Beto O’Rourke — a 44-year-old former hard rock musician and internet entrepreneur who speaks fluent Spanish — into the race on Friday. Though Cruz is universally known, Democrats insist he’s not invincible, pointing to the first-term Republican’s poor polling numbers and prolonged focus on running for president.

...............................

For the first time in several election cycles, control of the Senate is not up for grabs barring a massive anti-Republican wave. Already facing a four-seat deficit, Democrats have to defend 25 seats, including five in conservative states that voted overwhelmingly for Trump last year and five more that he carried by a narrower margin.


The GOP, by contrast, has to protect just nine seats. ...............
April 2, 2017

Looks like slimy Newt has his own production website for his own headlines....

The Newt tweet link leads to Gingrichproductions.


Newt Gingrich?Verified account @newtgingrich

Absurd to think that there could be thorough investigation on foreign influence without investigating the Clintons http://bit.ly/2oelKfF


https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/847835267658633218





http://www.gingrichproductions.com/2017/03/gingrich-why-arent-clinton-ties-part-of-russia-probe/

April 2, 2017

Federal judge allows lawsuit against Donald Trump for violence at Kentucky rally


Great to see this.




Federal judge allows lawsuit against Donald Trump for violence at Kentucky rally



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/federal-judge-lawsuit-trump-rally-violence-article-1.3016562


BY Jason Silverstein
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS


Sunday, April 2, 2017, 11:46 AM


..... Trump’s lawyers fought for the case to be thrown out, arguing that Trump intended no violence and that his statements were only directed at security personnel.

But the judge didn’t buy that.

“Presumably, if he had intended for protesters to be escorted out by security personnel, Trump would have instructed the intervening audience members to stop what they were doing, rather than offering guidance on how to go about it,” Hale wrote in his decision.


Most Americans want independent probe into Trump-Russia ties

“(I)t is plausible that Trump’s direction to ‘get 'em out of here’ advocated the use of force...it was an order, an instruction, a command,” the judge added.........................
April 1, 2017

Watchdog groups ask ethics group to investigate Nunes

Source: The Hill




By Nikita Vladimirov - 03/31/17 11:19 PM EDT




Two political watchdog organizations are asking the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to investigate whether the actions of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) violate the House ethics rules.

"We request the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into whether Representative Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, disclosed classified information to the public on March 22, 2017 in violation of the House ethics rules," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and Democracy 21 wrote in a letter to OCE dated March 28.

The specific rule mentioned in the letter mandates House members to "not disclose any classified information" unless "authorized by the House of Representatives or in accordance with its Rules."

Nunes announced to the press that he had obtained reports that showed that President Trump's transition team was incidentally surveilled by the intelligence community. He later said the information may have stemmed from a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant, raising questions about whether he had revealed confidential information.
...........................

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/326823-watchdog-groups-ask-oce-to-investigate-if-nunes-violated-ethics






Watchdog groups ask ethics group to investigate Nunes
April 1, 2017

Protesters Greet Nunes Back Home In Fresno

Source: crooksandliars.com




Protesters Greet Nunes Back Home In Fresno


1 hour ago by Scarce


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Nunes did not greet the protesters and upon leaving slunk out the back way, of course.



WASHINGTON (AP) -- Several hundred protesters greeted House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes (NOO'-nehs) on a visit to his home state of California.

Nunes spoke Friday to the Ag Lenders Society at a private gathering in Fresno. He did not speak to protesters or media and was ushered in and out of the building.

Nunes has been accused of being too close to President Donald Trump's administration while his committee is conducting an investigation into the Trump presidential campaign's possible contacts with Russia.

About 300 people protested on the sidewalk outside the event, which was closed to media.....................................


https://twitter.com/crooksandliars/status/848203543341301760

Read more: http://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2017/04/protesters-greet-nunes-back-fresno










https://twitter.com/TPM/status/848199184134090752
April 1, 2017

Donald is into his usual childish name-calling today but whole tweet is a

April fools day joke.


Donald J. Trump?Verified account @realDonaldTrump

When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story?


7:43 AM - 1 Apr 2017
7,035 replies 3,300 retweets 11,267 likes




Replying to @realDonaldTrump @NBCNews

Good April Fool's day joke Trump!--but you are always the Fool!
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes

Tony Posnanski?Verified account @tonyposnanski 26m26 minutes ago

Replying to @realDonaldTrump @NBCNews

We love you! You are getting a bad deal with those pesky liberals. Its MAGA TIME!!!! Magagagaga...APRIL FOOLS!
67 replies 60 retweets 1,051 likes
Tony Posnanski?Verified account @tonyposnanski 25m25 minutes ago

And for the record you clearly said Obama wiretapped you. So buckle up for the Russia ride.
52 replies 45 retweets 911 likes
Tony Posnanski?Verified account @tonyposnanski 24m24 minutes ago

Did you really say "sleepy eyes"? I would hate for people to make fun of your fantastic features.

April 1, 2017

Trump walks out before signing executive orders

Source: CNN





By Julia Manchester, CNN

Updated 8:36 PM ET, Fri March 31, 2017
president trump executive order walkout_00005404


Source: CNN
Trump leaves without signing executive orders 01:00
Story highlights

The orders affect trade policy
Trump later signed them

(CNN)President Donald Trump walked out of an executive order signing ceremony Friday -- without actually signing the orders.

During the signing ceremony, White House pool reporters asked Trump questions about his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who has offered to testify on Russian involvement in the US election in return for immunity from prosecution.

The President ignored the questions and moved to another room, only to be chased by Vice President Mike Pence, who picked up the folders containing the two executive orders.

Trump later signed the pair of orders aimed at identifying and targeting foreign trade abuses, according to the White House, but behind closed doors.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-signing-walk-out/index.html




A few different versions:




https://twitter.com/tomwatson/status/847931761212502018


https://twitter.com/adambanksdotcom/status/847933286139785216




https://twitter.com/hanungcornelius/status/847976127045947392





https://twitter.com/FrReigns/status/847950035102945281



and an earlier DU post:



http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=edit&forum=1002&thread=8878087

Justin Sink?Verified account @justinsink

after @MajorCBS asks about Flynn, Trump leaves signing ceremony without signing executive orders. Pence went and picked it up from desk


https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/847899898724986880

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