Nikki Haley Says She’s “Inclined” to Pardon the Man She Called “Incredibly Reckless”
Meg Kinnard/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Republican queen of flip-flopping is at it again. Shortly after Donald Trump became the first former US president to get indicted on federal charges, Nikki Haley joined prominent Republicans to rail against the charges. “The…
The Trump Indictment: Another Sign the GOP Is Addicted to Trump
Chuck Burton/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.How long is this going to last? The Republican Party just cannot stop excusing Donald Trump’s wrongdoing. It happens again and again. Trump engages in serious misconduct, and the base of the GOP and most of its…
The GOP’s “But Her Emails” Crowd Has Had No Problem Defending Trump Over Classified Docs
Kyle Mazza/Sipa USA via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The latest indictment against Donald Trump marks an unprecedented moment in American history. But for some, the history-making federal charges over his mishandling of classified documents also carry an element of comeuppance, as the…
Sen. Thom Tillis Supported Same-Sex Marriage and Red Flag Laws. North Carolina’s GOP Censured Him.
Mariam Zuhaib/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.You know US politics have changed drastically when someone as conservative as North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) gets censured by his own party for not being extreme enough. In 2007, as a member of the state…
Trump’s AG: “If Even Half of it Is True, He’s Toast”
Donald Trump and Bill Barr pictured on July 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. Oliver Contreras/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former attorney general Bill Barr said Sunday morning that he believed that Donald Trump is in real trouble with the latest indictment against him…
Reality Winner Has Something to Say About the Trump Indictment
Michael Holahan/AP; Yuri Gripas/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Reality Winner, the first person to be prosecuted in violation of the Espionage Act under the Trump administration, said she was “blown away” by the voluminous detail found in the 49-page indictment against the former…