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Twitter Reacts to Michael Cohen's Prison Sentence: "Individual 1 Just Filled His Diaper"

Twitter Reacts to Michael Cohen’s Prison Sentence: “Individual 1 Just Filled His Diaper”

Twitter reacts as you would expect to news of Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen’s prison sentence: “Individual 1 just filled his diaper.”

Cohen was sentenced to 36 months in prison on 9 charges, including campaign finance violations stemming from hush money payments to Trump’s mistresses, Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, before the 2016 presidential election.

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Twitter Mercilessly Mocks Donald Trump Over Unhinged "Smocking Gun" Twitter

Twitter Mercilessly Mocks Donald Trump Over Unhinged “Smocking Gun” Twitter

Twitter mercilessly mocks Donald Trump over his unhinged early morning tweetstorm in which he attacked Democrats of being unable to find a “smocking gun” in the Mueller probe. Um, it’s even a hashtag — #smockinggun!

Trump tweeted: “Democrats can’t find a Smocking Gun tying the Trump campaign to Russia after James Comey’s testimony. No Smocking Gun…No Collusion.” @FoxNews That’s because there was…

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Twitter Brutally Mocks Donald Trump After He Claims Cohen Sentencing Documents "Totally Clears" Him (He's Individual-1)

Twitter Brutally Mocks Donald Trump After He Claims Cohen Sentencing Documents “Totally Clears” Him (He’s Individual-1)

Twitter brutally mocks Donald Trump after he claims Michael Cohen sentencing documents “totally clears” him. Um, no. He’s named as individual-1 and was accused by the SDNY of committing felonies.

Trump tweeted: “Totally clears the President. Thank you!”

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1071177621445230596

The sentencing documents from the Southern District of New York clearly state that…

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Acting AG Matt Whitaker's Ethics Review "Still Incomplete" 14 Months After He Joined DOJ

Acting AG Matt Whitaker’s Ethics Review “Still Incomplete” 14 Months After He Joined DOJ

House and Senate Democratic leadership say acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker’s ethics review is “still incomplete” 14 months after he first joined the Justice Department.

The letter states that Whitaker still has not responded to questions about the Mueller probe. If this isn’t problematic on so many levels, then I don’t know what is.

The letterwas signed by incoming House Speaker Nancy…

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Paul Manafort Can Still Face State Charges Even If Trump Pardons Him

Paul Manafort Can Still Face State Charges Even If Trump Pardons Him

Paul Manafort can still face state charges even if Donald Trump pardons him for the crimes for which he was convicted of in the Mueller probe.

“The U.S. Supreme Court appeared unlikely Thursday to change its long-standing rule that putting someone on trial more than once for the same crime does not violate the Constitution’s protection against double jeopardy,” NBC News reports.

“That…

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Chuck Schumer Should Follow Nancy Pelosi's Resounding "No" to Wall Funding

Chuck Schumer Should Follow Nancy Pelosi’s Resounding “No” to Wall Funding

Sen. Chuck Schumer should follow Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi’s lead of a resounding ‘no’ to wall funding and should balk at tying it to a deal on DACA.

Pelosi was asked if she would consider “some degree of wall funding” if Democrats could get a permanent deal on DACA. She replied “no” and that “they’re two different subjects.”

Schumer, on the other hand, offered $1.6 billion for the wall,…

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Donald Trump Rage-Tweets "Without Phony Russia Witch-Hunt My Approval Rating Would Be 75%" (Pure Delusion)

Donald Trump Rage-Tweets “Without Phony Russia Witch-Hunt My Approval Rating Would Be 75%” (Pure Delusion)

Donald Trump rage-tweets that “without the phony Russia witch-hunt my approval rating would be at 75%.” Um, that’s pure delusion and lies.

Trump tweeted:  “Without the phony Russia Witch Hunt, and with all that we have accomplished in the last almost two years (Tax & Regulation Cuts, Judge’s, Military, Vets, etc.) my approval rating would be at 75% rather than the 50% just reported by Rasmussen.…

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Beto O'Rourke 2020 Presidential Buzz Grows As His Team Talks to Obama Operatives

Beto O’Rourke 2020 Presidential Buzz Grows As His Team Talks to Obama Operatives

Beto O’Rourke 2020 presidential buzz grows as his team talks to President Barack Obama operatives in Iowa and New Hampshire. This comes after he narrowly lost to Ted Cruz in the Texas senate race. MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is also urging O’Rourke to run for president.

O’Rourke’s team has been talking to senior campaign operatives who worked on President Obama’s campaign in the key states of Iowa and…

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Donald Trump Scowls as Former Canadian PM Praises George H.W. Bush's Character

Donald Trump Scowls as Former Canadian PM Praises George H.W. Bush’s Character

Donald Trump crosses his arms and scowls as former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney talks about George H.W. Bush’s character and commitment to principled leadership.

Mulroney said, “No occupant of the Oval Office was more courageous, more principled, more honorable than George Herbert Walker Bush.”

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1070360205794385920

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Donald Trump Awkwardly Shakes Hands with Obamas, While Jimmy Carter Gives Him Side-Eye at Bush's Funeral

Donald Trump Awkwardly Shakes Hands with Obamas, While Jimmy Carter Gives Him Side-Eye at Bush’s Funeral

Donald Trump awkwardly shakes hands with Barack and Michelle Obama at George H. W. Bush’s funeral, while Jimmy Carter gives him the side-eye and Hillary Clinton looks straight ahead.

Trump’s facial expression was one of someone who was dragged to the funeral against his will. The body language from the Obamas, Clintons and Carter, don’t hide the fact that they are repulsed by him.

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Trump Organization, IRS Subpoenaed by Maryland, DC Attorneys General in DC Hotel Case

Trump Organization, IRS Subpoenaed by Maryland, DC Attorneys General in DC Hotel Case

Donald Trump has another huge problem on his hands as attorneys general for Maryland and the District of Columbia have subpoenaed the Trump Organization and Trump-linked entities in connection with the D.C. hotel case.

Washington Post: “The attorneys general for Maryland and the District of Columbia are seeking financial records and other documents as part of a lawsuit alleging that President…

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GOP Rep. Chris Stewart Shrugs Off Jamal Khashoggi's Murder: "Journalists Disappear All Over The Country"

GOP Rep. Chris Stewart Shrugs Off Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder: “Journalists Disappear All Over The Country”

GOP Rep. Chris Stewart (UT) shrugs of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder saying “journalists disappear all over the country.” This is how democracies die…..

Stewart told CNN’s Brianna Keilar:  “Journalists disappear all over the country. Twenty have been killed in Mexico. You don’t think it happens in Turkey and China? Of course it does.”

This comes as a bipartisan group of senators was briefed on by CIA…

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Twitter Drags Eric Trump After He Slams George Conway's "Utter Disrespect" for His Wife

Twitter Drags Eric Trump After He Slams George Conway’s “Utter Disrespect” for His Wife

Twitter drags Eric Trump after he slams George Conway for his “utter disrespect” of his wife, Kellyanne Conway, because he keeps going after Donald Trump. How dare George Conway point out how his father is obstructing justice and destroying the rule of law to save himself from Robert Mueller’s investigation.

“Of all the ugliness in politics, the utter disrespect George Conway shows towards his…

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Drags Donald Trump Over "Scott Free" Tweet (It's "Scot-Free")

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Drags Donald Trump Over “Scott Free” Tweet (It’s “Scot-Free”)

Merriam-Webster dictionary drags Donald Trump after he tweeted Michael Cohen’s wife and father-in-law got off “Scott Free” instead of “Scot-free” in the Mueller probe.

Merriam-Webster dictionary tweeted: “Scot-free: completely free from obligation, harm or penalty. Scott Free: some guy, probably.”

https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/status/1069624230701092864

You know you’re doing really, really…

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#MyPalaceSource Mocks Meghan Markle Haters Who Claim She's Wreaking Havoc on Royal Family

#MyPalaceSource Mocks Meghan Markle Haters Who Claim She’s Wreaking Havoc on Royal Family

#MyPalaceSource mocks Meghan Markle haters who claim she’s wreaking havoc on the Royal Family by sending staff emails early, demanding air fresheners at St. George’s Chapel before she married Prince Harry.

The British press is ginning up the hate against the Duchess of Sussex by citing unnamed sources who claim the royals are feuding.

https://twitter.com/missedshapes1/status/1069392114189066241

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Kellyanne Conway's Husband Cites Criminal Code Trump Violated with Roger Stone Tweet

Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Cites Criminal Code Trump Violated with Roger Stone Tweet

Kellyanne Conway’s husband, George Conway, cites criminal code, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1503, 1512, that Donald Trump violated with his Roger Stone tweet in which he praised him for not flipping. It’s obstruction of justice in plain sight.

Trump tweeted:  “I will never testify against Trump.” This statement was recently made by Roger Stone, essentially stating that he will not be forced by a rogue and out…

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Donald Trump Rage Tweets Michael Cohen's Wife, Father-in-Law Got Off Scot Free, Sends Signal to Roger Stone

Donald Trump Rage Tweets Michael Cohen’s Wife, Father-in-Law Got Off Scot Free, Sends Signal to Roger Stone

Donald Trump rage-tweets that Michael Cohen’s wife and father-in-law got off Scot free and that he should “serve a full and complete sentence,” as he sends a laughable signal to Roger Stone. Um, does he realize that he is named as “individual-1” in Cohen’s guilty plea?

Trump started his rage tweeting: “Michael Cohen asks judge for no Prison Time.” You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated…

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