Will Saletan
National Correspondent, @Slate. Question everything.
Thought Leader
| #108 | The New Center |
Last synced from Twitter 5m ago
A Young Man Set To Attend Western Michigan University Was Beheaded In Saudi Arabia
Mujtaba Al-Sweikt was among the 37 people killed in Saudi Arabia's largest mass execution in three years.
We found 85,000 cops who’ve been investigated for misconduct. Now you can read their records.
USA TODAY is leading a national effort to obtain and publish disciplinary and misconduct records for thousands of police officers.
The IRS Officially Recognizes the Satanic Temple as a Church
The church has been granted tax-exempt status
Mueller Proved Comey Told the Truth
And the president lied.
Will Saletan
When Trump orchestrated meetings with Comey in 2017, he arranged them to exclude other witnesses. Trump thought he could lie about them without being caught. /1
38h
Will Saletan
Mueller also found that Trump asked Coats to lean on Comey to drop the investigation. Coats didn't recall the incident, but two aides who were with him did. It shows that Trump was trying to do what Comey alleged.
The truth has a way of coming out. bit.ly/2XBPfpL /end pic.twitter.com/hSPjA8fpvm
38h
Economy
How would you rate economic conditions in this country today -- as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? Right now, do you think that economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse?
Trump’s Gay Allies Join Fight Against ‘Opportunist’ Pete Buttigieg
‘It’s a little sad to me that somebody has to do that for a job,’ a current Log Cabin staffer told The Daily Beast.
Transcript: Rep. Elijah Cummings on "Face the Nation," April 21, 2019
The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland that aired Sunday, April 21, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Will Saletan
On CBS, Elijah Cummings implores whistleblowers to spill the goods on Trump. cbsn.ws/2Dovbj6 pic.twitter.com/7AOYKJ8uNj
4d
Another Warning Sign
The Mueller report is a window into the manner of administration that characterizes the Trump era.
Will Saletan
A smart conservative take on the Mueller report: It shows we're surviving Trump only because officials often defy his orders.
This is not how our government is supposed to function. And it won't work in a crisis. A clear-headed assessment by Yuval Levin.
5d
The Clearest Case of Trump’s Corruption in the Mueller Report
The president’s campaign tried to collude with Russia, and he tried to cover it up.
Will Saletan
The Trump Tower meeting, as told by Robert Mueller: Collusion, obstruction, cover-up.
7d
Will Saletan
If you can't read the whole Mueller report, just read this short excerpt. It documents, without a doubt, attempted collusion and a cover-up.
6d
1
Will Saletan
Bottom line: If anyone says Trump can't have obstructed justice because there was no underlying crime, here's your answer. Trump was told of a meeting to get Russia's election help. And he tried to stop Mueller from investigating it.
Longer version here.
5d
Mueller Exposes Erik Prince’s Lies About Russian Rendezvous
The Blackwater founder repeatedly misled Congress about his infamous meeting in the Seychelles. What happens to the Trumpworld associate now?
The Four Loopholes Barr Used to Protect Trump
His efforts to shield the president pay close attention to legal distinctions.
Will Saletan
Barr played some very clever word games this morning to make it look as though the report exonerates Trump.
8d
A President of the People or a President of His People?
While his predecessors sought to broaden their public support, President Trump appears to be heading into his re-election campaign sticking with his own tribe.
Trump Thinks Migrants Are a Political Weapon
The president’s sanctuary cities plan tells us nothing about immigrants—but a lot about his malice.
Will Saletan
Trump says he'll flood Democratic cities and districts with an "unlimited supply" of "people with tremendous crime records.”
He's wrong: Immigrants aren't violent. But Trump thinks he can use them to hurt and frighten his political opponents.
9d
Shock, sadness, but no panic: Minutes that saved Notre Dame
PARIS (AP) — Fueled by a lattice of centuries-old timbers, the fire moved hungrily across Notre Dame's rooftop toward the cathedral's iconic spire. It belched yellow smoke, spitting out gritty...
Is Trump a Russian Agent?: Explaining Terms of Art and Examining the Facts
Former member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service writes that Donald Trump "clearly crossed a line."
White House officials concerned about being exposed by Mueller report
Some of the dozen-plus officials interviewed by Mueller are concerned about president's "wrath" if they are seen as a source of damaging information in Thursday's report.
Will Saletan
When aides fear the president's wrath for telling the truth, that's a climate of obstruction of justice. nbcnews.to/2GmhH8l pic.twitter.com/1QbIoArCk8
9d
Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep’t Memo in 1989
When Bill Barr was head of Office of Legal Counsel, he gave Congress the legal conclusions and reasoning of an important Justice Department memo but left out major portions of it. When the full memo was finally released nearly two years later it was...
Will Saletan
30 years ago, Barr issued a misleading summary of an important DOJ document. Is he doing it again? A useful history from @rgoodlaw.
10d