Week 141 - Robert Mueller Testifies

This week Robert Mueller testified before the  House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees about his 448 page report.  The testimony was the first glimpse many Americans had of its findings,  especially Mueller’s stark warnings on Russia’s past and ongoing  interference, and Trump’s and other regime members’ financial and other  conflicts. While the media quibbled over whether Mueller was  made-for-television articulate, the House Judiciary Committee took the  first steps to effectively start an impeachment investigation, as over  100 House members have now come out in favor of impeachment. Despite  testimony by Mueller and FBI director Christopher Wray, as well as a  bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee sounding alarms about Russia’s  ongoing efforts at election interference, Senate Majority Leader Mitch  McConnell continued to halt efforts by Congress to counter Russian  meddling.

Troubling signs of eroding norms and Trump  seizing power at an alarming rate continued. Trump ramped up attacks on  the media, calling them “fake” and “the enemy of the people,” and saying  the press has lost all credibility. Trump continued his diatribe on the  Federal Reserve and targeted U.S. companies with his ire. A disturbing  Supreme Court ruling allowed Trump to take funds from the Pentagon to  build his wall, while he continued to push to end asylum and ramp up  rhetoric on deportation — further fanning the flames of “us” versus  “them” in America.

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