Week 148 - Taliban Invite

As Congress returned to session, House Democrats  had conflicting messages on impeachment. The Trump regime’s Justice  Department seized on the divergence, saying lawmakers were not entitled  to see the full Mueller report or grand jury information — the rationale  used for seeking the documents. The emboldened regime also said it  would pursue criminal charges against Trump opponent former FBI deputy  director Andrew McCabe, and more stories emerged of the regime  threatening agency officials in the National Oceanic and Atmosphere  Administration. The Supreme Court again sided with Trump on an important  anti-asylum decision, and Trump took new steps to roll back protections  against the environment.

The Air Force said it would investigate crews’  stays at Trump’s property in Turnberry, Scotland, and almost 40 visits  were identified. Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of  State Mike Pompeo thumbed their noses at the emoluments clause,  headlining events at Trump Hotel DC. A federal appeals court overturned a  lower court ruling that will allow a Emoluments Clause lawsuit to  proceed.

This week, Trump invited the Taliban to Camp  David days before the anniversary of 9/11. The invitation was canceled  and days later he fired his third national security advisor, giving him  the highest turnover in presidential history of senior foreign policy  advisors and NSAs. The Taliban visited Moscow later in the week.

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