Comment on The Smug Party

New York Times: “It’s a strategy that Democrats began planning out more than a year ago. Back in January 2023, they selected seven freshmen to sit on the Oversight panel, the most of any committee. The group included lawyers with debate experience and members who had a sense for how to communicate in a way that could catch fire on social media and break through the noise of a highly polarized environment.” “The result has been that the impeachment proceedings that were designed by Republicans to damage Mr.

“The FBI is investigating whether the Biden administration’s Iran envoy, Rob Malley, moved classified information onto his personal email, where it may have fallen into the hands of a foreign actor,” Politico reports. “But it is not yet clear if the Department of Justice will bring any charges against Malley or what the scope of any charges might be.”

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“Donald Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower,” according to an IRS inquiry uncovered by ProPublica and the New York Times. “Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could mean a tax bill of more than $100 million.” “The 92-story, glass-sheathed skyscraper along the Chicago River is the tallest and, at least for now, the last major construction project by Trump.

“Nikki Haley is under active consideration by Donald Trump’s campaign to be his running mate,” Axios reports. “The GOP rivals’ relationship remains chilly, but Trump could pick Haley if he were convinced she’d help him win the presidency, avoid a potential prison sentence and cover tens of millions in legal bills if he loses.” “Trump is scrambling to make up a fundraising disadvantage against President Biden and pay legal fees.

“Georgia’s Republican Party has removed one of its officers after an administrative law judge found he voted illegally nine times after moving to the state,” the AP reports. “The state Republican Committee voted 146-24 on Friday to remove Brian Pritchard, its first vice chairman, state Chairman Josh McKoon said after the closed meeting.”