No, Donald Trump Has Not “Stood By” the Troops
Michael Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Night three of the Republican National Convention is all about heroes, particularly—in the words of Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn—the “kind Democrats don’t recognize…the heroes of our law enforcement and armed services.” “Leftists try to turn them into villains,”…
Pam Bondi Resurrects the Biden Ukraine Conspiracy, Seemingly Forgetting That Trump Was Impeached Over It
Mark Wilson/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi used her Republican National Convention speech on Tuesday to remind us that she “fought corruption” and knows “what it looks like.” But what Bondi says she sees as prime political corruption is Joe Biden’s…
Trump Campaign Smears American Protesters With Photo From Ukraine
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump is trying to boost his reelection chances by highlighting his efforts to use federal officers to crack down on what he claims is lawlessness in US cities. This week, his campaign ran a Facebook ad that showed protesters attacking…
“Delay and Disruption”: Fired Prosecutor Has “Serious Concerns” About Bill Barr’s Motives
US Attorney General William Barr on July 13.Oliver Contreras/Sipa via AP Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Geoffrey Berman, the recently ousted US attorney for the Southern District of New York, last Thursday told the House Judiciary Committee, around 25 times, that he feared Attorney General William…
Say It Under Oath, Asshole
John Bolton on August 29, 2019, Minsk, Belarus.Yuri Oreshkin/TASS via ZUMA Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Last October, President Donald Trump said, on television, that “China should start an investigation into the Bidens” and reiterated his previously private push for Ukraine to investigate the former vice…
Russia Scandal Figure Who Decried “Ukraine Hoax” Will Aid Trump’s Coronavirus Messaging
Michael Caputo, left, following his testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on July 14, 2017.Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As the Department of Health and Human Services battles the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump administration has placed Michael Caputo, a…