Was Trump’s Pardon of Flynn Part of a Deal?
Micheal Flynn arrives at federal court for sentencing on December 18, 2018.Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Wire Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On November 22, 2017, John Dowd, then one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, left a…
Not Just Michael Flynn: A Shockingly Long List of Trump’s Controversial Pardons
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Versions of this story were published on April 13, 2020, and July 10, 2020. Donald Trump has added yet another name to the long list of friends, loyalists,…
Trump’s Lawyers Performed Another Embarrassing “Election Fraud” Show
Samuel Corum/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.President Trump called into a bizarre meeting disguised as a hearing on unsubstantiated election fraud on Wednesday. The sham meeting designed to look like legislative session was in fact…
We Asked How You’re Observing Thanksgiving. Here’s What You Said.
TNS/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Earlier this week, I asked how you planned to observe this very unusual Thanksgiving. I was overwhelmed with the responses. Some of you are planning very careful, socially distanced gatherings…
What Giving Thanks Can Look Like This Weekend
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.As you gather with the ones you love in person or remotely or not, it is worth reflecting on the words of Edgar Villanueva—author, activist, founder of the Decolonizing Wealth Project,…
Enjoy the Holidays Like My Grandma Would: Talk Shit About Strangers
Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Thanksgiving I think of my grandmother—a loud, kind, pugnacious woman who dyed her hair fiery red almost until the end. When she finally let her hair go white, I knew…