- Colby Hall @ Mediaite: Tulsi Gabbard’s Desperate Russia Hail Mary Knocked Down By GOP’s Own Findings
As the news cycle enters its third week of “Epstein Files” frenzy, Trump’s Director of National Intelligence pick, Tulsi Gabbard, is throwing a Hail Mary—an obvious and cynical distraction. But a GOP-led Senate Intelligence report from five years ago is more than enough to swat it down.
- David Edwards @ Raw Story: Michael Flynn floats 'military trial for Obama' despite presidential immunity
Disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn suggested former President Barack Obama should face a "military trial" after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused him of a "treasonous conspiracy" to undermine Donald Trump's presidency.
- Art Jipson @ The Conversation: How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the silence on Epstein files matters.
Over time, what started as a baseless conspiracy on obscure platforms has migrated into the mainstream. It has influenced rhetoric and policy debates, and even reshaped the American political landscape. The foundational belief of many of the QAnon followers is that Trump is a heroic figure fighting the elite pedophile ring.
- Matt Gertz @ Media Matters: Trump’s latest attempt to defuse the Epstein revolt: Point supporters at common enemies
President Donald Trump is seeking to reunify allies enraged by his administration’s repudiation of MAGA claims about late convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein by offering up spurious attacks on common and familiar enemies: the media — in this case Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal — and former President Barack Obama.
- Janna Brancolini @ The Daily Beast: Trump’s Autopen Attack Dog Vows to Review Biden’s SCOTUS Appointment
Amid the Jeffrey Epstein saga, Rep. James Comer claimed Joe Biden’s alleged autopen use was the “biggest scandal in the history of American politics.”
- Thomas Joscelyn and Norman Eisen @ The Bulwark: Unfit to Serve: Jeanine Pirro Made Excuses for Jan. 6th
Senators weighing her nomination for U.S. attorney should revisit her remarks denigrating prosecutors and calling defendants “hostages.”
- Russell Payne @ Salon: Meet the young Republicans who want to deport Zohran Mamdani
NYC's Young Republican club cosplays as a deadly political weapon, but may be less ferocious than it appears.
