Paul Manafort Loses His Plea Deal

Robert Mueller has announced that Paul Manafort, one time campaign manager to Donald Trump, has lost his plea deal with the Federal Government for a very simple reason - he lied. He lied and then he lied again and then he lied again. He cannot stop lying, very much like his pal Donald.

Bottom line - Manafort is going to jail for a long time.

And now the election is over, Thanksgiving weekend is over, Trump and his lawyers answering written questions - also over. George Papadopoulos went to jail today, and there are still rumors of multiple indictments from Grand Juries. Roger Stone and his pal Jerome Corsi seemed poised to go to jail. Trump Jr. is just as culpable as Manafort. What will happen next? Stay tuned and make lots of popcorn.

Manafort Update: "After signing the plea agreement, Manafort committed federal crimes by lying to the FBI and the SPC on a variety of subjects" and now, in breach of his plea agreement, his sentencing should get underway. https://t.co/9AdSvJmJKs@CourthouseNews

— Brandi Buchman (@BBuchman_CNS) November 26, 2018

.@AshaRangappa_ just brought up a good point with @ChrisCuomo: Per Giuliani, Trump & Manafort still have a joint defense agreement, which means they can share information to get their defenses in line. So if Manafort lied, did Trump'lawyers know (and/or conspire to lie)?

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) November 27, 2018

Turns out I’m not the only one who’s thinking about the different layers a foot.
1) Flynn & Gates terminated their joint defense agreement with Trump
2) Manafort never did
3) @AshaRangappa_ is WAY smarter than I am, so don’t take my word for possible scenarios, listen to her pic.twitter.com/sUX2C9ihdd

— SpicyFiles (@SpicyFiles) November 27, 2018

Looking at Manafort and Trump on one side and Mueller on the other, one is reminded of the old adage of one side "playing chess" and the other "playing checkers." Although with today's developments, maybe it's more like chess and Candy Land.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) November 27, 2018

The #MuellerInvestigation is about to blow -- in one direction or the other.

— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) November 27, 2018

Paul Manafort appears to be a congenital liar. And can’t even tell the truth to help himself out of prison time. And had the arrogance repeatedly to think he could get away with it — witness tampering too. He’s a pretty rare bird. You can see why Trump was drawn to him. https://t.co/Eabh29HMlv

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) November 27, 2018

Seriously, who can sleep?

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) November 27, 2018

"If I were Trump, I would be unnerved that Mueller's office knows enough about the facts of this case to say 'you're lying.' How do they know that? Who told them? What documents do they have? What tapes do they have? THAT has gotta be unnerving" --@JeffreyToobin pic.twitter.com/DiMpAxSZVP

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 27, 2018

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— Caitlin Kelly (@caitlin__kelly) November 27, 2018

~ Jacob Wohl - Watch me attack Mueller and Avenatti. There’s no one dumber than me!
~ George Papadopoulos - C’mon, little man, let me show you how it’s done!
~ Jerome Corsi - Boys, boys, boys. Step aside, you’re amateurs!
~ Paul Manafort - Hold my ostrich jacket..

— TrentaCapelli (@OkCallMeAL) November 27, 2018

Manafort did not cease to cooperate, but WAS CAUGHT TELLIN’ LIES. That most likely means he was makin’ statements consistent with Trump’s statements.

Yet Mueller knew he was lyin’, most likely via hard evidence. Get it? This is why Mueller waited till Trump answered.

— Tea Pain (@TeaPainUSA) November 27, 2018

Kinda feels like Manafort is maybe just, like, addicted to doing crimes?

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 27, 2018

Trump Junior Under Fire for Collusion

pic via @RespectMyGame on Twitter

And so it finally begins - anonymous sources inside the White House ratted out Donald Trump's son, Don Jr., to the New York Times for a bombshell story about his meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who said she had access to Hillary Clinton's emails.

And everything Junior has written, tweeted, or posted since then has merely incriminated him even more. He's basically admitted to treason.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Son-in-law Jared Kushner and Manager Paul Manafort were also included in the email chain and attended the same meeting. They are both Kompromat with a capitol K.

From NBC News

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who he believed had damaging information about Hillary Clinton in the midst of the 2016 election — and wrote "I love it" about the prospect of getting his hands on the material, according to emails released Tuesday by the president's eldest son.

The email exchange shows an acquaintance with ties to Russia, music publicist Rob Goldstone, told the son of then-candidate Donald Trump last year that the attorney has "information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father."

. . . In an interview Tuesday night on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Trump Jr. said: "Someone sent me an email! I can't help what someone sends me. I read it, I responded accordingly, and if there was something interesting there, I think that's pretty common."

"It was literally just a wasted 20 minutes, which was a shame," Trump Jr. told host Sean Hannity, but he added: "In retrospect, I probably would have done things a little differently."

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality. pic.twitter.com/BchB3gM83z

— D. Andrew Johnson (@dajohnsonii) July 11, 2017

Donald Trump Jr. and the kamikaze tweetstorm that set Washington on fire https://t.co/x17rImdXak

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 12, 2017

Oof. Not flattering. --> "As the hapless Don Jr., the Gob Bluth or Fredo Corleone of a family short on Michaels" https://t.co/iOGyR5IvGD

— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) July 11, 2017

07/12 Mike Luckovich: Fredo. https://t.co/YtNOoSVwCz pic.twitter.com/Xhq2PKQA7V

— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) July 11, 2017

It's like OJ Simpson posting selfies from the crime scene.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) July 11, 2017

With Trump Jr. admissions on #RussiaHacking, here's what must happen:

-- Ind. Commission
-- Revoke Kushner clearance
-- No sanctions relief

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 11, 2017

Dan Rather on the Trumps: "The hot breath of truth is coming down heavy on their necks." https://t.co/bFqG5nSz6d

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2017

POTUS statement just now: "My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency."

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 11, 2017

"Transparency"
- said in off-camera briefing
- of son who lied, posted emails as story came out
- from Trump, who won't release tax returns https://t.co/wq7BMAgKs2

— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 11, 2017

'high quality'? WTF? Sounds like Trump was describing a brand of orange juice!

— Sulie (@ThatsJustBogus) July 11, 2017

He really has been rather transparent about committing treason. You gotta give him that.

— John Kennedy Wallace (@JohnWal90456302) July 11, 2017

#TrumpRussia missing link Rob Goldstone is Trump's mysterious 400-lb. guy providing stolen emails. #TheResistance can take that to the bank! pic.twitter.com/sQiAaaheqg

— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 10, 2017

This is Rob Goldstone, who the media says is behind the entire Russia "plot."

Seriously. pic.twitter.com/wj6OiQDLjR

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 11, 2017

Goldstone manages Emin Agalarov, son of Aras Agalarov, a wealthy Azerbaijani-Russian developer. Here's Trump w/both of them in Moscow, 2013. pic.twitter.com/1Re2kvJef2

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) July 9, 2017

Everything about Rob Goldstone--his name, his pictures, his check-in on FB--all of it feels like a superbly-written character on HBO.

— Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) July 11, 2017

All you need to know about Rob Goldstone, the eccentric British man who set up that meeting with Donald Trump Jr https://t.co/VtGFBM8EPc

— Lennart Booij (@LennartBooij) July 12, 2017

Goldstone to Don Jr: "I can also send this info to your father..."

Don Jr didn't tell him not to. So did Trump himself receive this info? pic.twitter.com/ptFv7dNUAp

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) July 11, 2017

It's bizarre that I can quickly go on Facebook and search for Rob Goldstone's posts from day of the meeting at Trump Tower with Don Jr. pic.twitter.com/gjTxzF1iDb

— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd) July 11, 2017

To the people who LEAKED THE TRUTH about the Shady Don Jr., Guilty Manafort & Amateur Kushner collusion meeting, THANK YOU. America owes you

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 12, 2017

Any Democrat who doesn't smell blood in the water or has no appetite for the kill: Please leave the party. You're why we lose these wars. https://t.co/H0c3EVXdRm

— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) July 11, 2017

Collusion Special, comin right up/// pic.twitter.com/1y9HJQheyq

— Robert Bruce (@caveatemptor49) July 11, 2017

Amongst this shit storm I'm thinking of Hillary & just how badly she was screwed out of presidency. Trashed by msm, GOP, DT Bernie Bros. 😤

— Tina-TheResistance (@trcfwtt) July 11, 2017

The Trump campaign was claiming that Clinton was unfit to handle classified info *while* they were colluding with the Russian government.

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 11, 2017

#LockThemUp #LockThemAllUp #Hardball #inners #Maddow #LastWord #11thHour pic.twitter.com/K8pfOa3Hwz

— #LaquanMcDonald (@ifuaskmee) July 12, 2017

We now know the denials of contacts with Russians that we've heard during the campaign, transition & administration are all patently false.

— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) July 11, 2017

There once was a lad named Don Jr
Who always was quite peculiar
Took a visitor from Vlad
To help out his Dad
But it was a traitor's maneuver

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) July 11, 2017

Exasperated Repub CNN pundit on Donald Trump Jr.: “This Kid Was Dropped On His Head as a Child” https://t.co/CjU9uKVnwC via @DownGoesTrump

— @AdamsFlaFan (@AdamsFlaFan) July 11, 2017

Also cc-ed on this email chain: Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. pic.twitter.com/U2QfaDuMwk

— Pwn All The Things (@pwnallthethings) July 11, 2017

Why does Jr always look like a cat trying to hide a bird in his mouth? pic.twitter.com/rKOOcMROVM

— Nick Martucci (@BlunderingIdiom) July 11, 2017

Please! 🙏🏽 I'll reject all Christmas, birthday & random gifts for the next 5 years if it means Jared gets 5 years in prison. #LastWord

— 🌺🌻Marie🌻🌺🇵🇷 (@Jazzdragon) July 12, 2017

How do you solve a problem like Collusion?

"Donald Trump Jr."#Maddow #11thHour https://t.co/dUOb6AA0Go

— Marc Sussman (@MarcSussman5) July 11, 2017

We have a bold solution to fix your president, jail. pic.twitter.com/5o8i4ymirg

— ((Molly Jong-Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) July 11, 2017

Fmr. federal prosecutor Paul Butler: "Right now at this moment, there is probably cause to charge Donald Trump, Jr. with a federal offense." pic.twitter.com/G5o34Y07mE

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2017

Trump Shames the U.S. at G-20 Meeting

pic via @LibyaLiberty

The illegitimate President of the United States went to Europe for the G20 Summit Meeting, but his real goal seems to have been to hook-up with his bromance partner, Vladimir Putin. Trump showed his true colors and may have committed treason - again - by accepting Putin's lame denial about hacking the 2016 election, which contradicts America's own Intelligence community as well as information from out allies.

But when has Trump ever understood who our friends are and who our enemies are? He only wants to take care of number one - himself - and he owes money and the Presidency to Russia and Putin. If people didn't understand the meaning of "Kompromat" before the G20, surely they can understand it now.

And on top of all that, he took Ivanka with him and she sat in his place during some of the meetings. Ivanka has never been elected to public office, nor does she have any government experience. Dictators do things like this, not American Presidents. We don't live in a monarchy, but Trump still believes he is King and Ivanka is Daddy's Princess.

Gallows humor aside, there is a waterfall of wrong in here and we have to start dealing with it as a nation.#G20#Ivanka#25thAmendment pic.twitter.com/oUJeQG5n9A

— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) July 8, 2017

No other major power leader--from Putin to Xi--would ever even contemplate having his or her son or daughter sit in at G20 table.

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) July 8, 2017

Ivanka Trump, unelected, unqualified, daughter-in-chief, is representing the US at the G20 summit next to May, Xi, Merkel. Photo @LanaLukash pic.twitter.com/fvs0EMy8z7

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 8, 2017

Please share 2day's #IvankaTrump toon. Thx! #G20Summit #IvankaTrumpG20 @GottaLaff @co_rapunzel4 @MaggieJordanACN @laloalcaraz @PSampsonHowes pic.twitter.com/V8a9wdQ1il

— Ed Hall (@halltoons) July 10, 2017

At least Ivanka has a Ph.D in International Relations. Oh, wait...that's Chelsea Clinton, who people think should shut up.

— Dave Quast (@davequast) July 8, 2017

Don't you remember when she won Michigan... Trump stepped in for her dad at the G-20 summit, and folks weren't happy https://t.co/QPjzPTch7W

— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) July 8, 2017

Holy smokes. Australian journalist provides one of the most brutal takedowns of Trump I've heard in a while. 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/MPoDJXATlM

— Amarnath Amarasingam (@AmarAmarasingam) July 8, 2017

"The G20 has become the G19" https://t.co/wHBGF1uO1Q

— Reza Aslan (@rezaaslan) July 9, 2017

🎶Lonely, I'm Mr. Lonely.🎵
🎵I have nobody 🎶
🎶Only my phone🎵 pic.twitter.com/lrde4i5a2S

— VITW (@JosephWelch3rd) July 9, 2017

NEW: U.S. abstains from signing onto G20 communique on climate-related issues, the sole nation at the gathering to do so.

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 8, 2017

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Double header on Russia pic.twitter.com/2SWW14zjvp

— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) July 7, 2017

WATCH: President Trump and Russian President Putin share a handshake at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany pic.twitter.com/lo9OQMjNlm

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 7, 2017

OMG the front of HuffPost right now. pic.twitter.com/3h64y1Qprt

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 7, 2017

This photo already everywhere in Russian media (as was a similar one with Obama). Putin knows how to play this game. Trump reaching to him. pic.twitter.com/3Hn4DQUpLy

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) July 7, 2017

What could go wrong? Only people in the #Putin meeting are #Trump #Lavrov and #Tillerson plus translators #TrumpRussia pic.twitter.com/V5reVbVveK

— ❄️ Jeanne K. ❄️ (@SnarkAmendment) July 7, 2017

Putin Plays Trump. Name that tune! #morintoon #trumpG20 #PutinG20#G20Summit #AmericanGreatness #USADecline pic.twitter.com/dI4hKnQjQz

— Jim Morin (@MorinToon) July 7, 2017

"These are the ones that insulted you?" Putin asked Trump, gesturing at the journalists being ushered out of the room. Chuckles all around https://t.co/yNiAF3Skfr

— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) July 7, 2017

"Hail Hydra." https://t.co/2TPbFt2RCP

— Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) July 7, 2017

Lavrov: "Trump said he’s heard Putin’s v. clear statemts..the Russian govt didn’t interfere in the elections & he accepts these statemts"

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 7, 2017

Sec. Tillerson: Russian officials have asked for intel proof that Russians interfered in the US election.

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 7, 2017

Tillerson: 'The two leaders, I would say, connected very quickly. There was a very clear, positive chemistry between the two." (via @MSNBC) pic.twitter.com/U5otmORBj0

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 7, 2017

Tillerson: Putin & Trump had so much to talk about they didn't want to stop- Melania was actually sent in but they talked for another hour

— Chris Jansing (@ChrisJansing) July 7, 2017

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— Mr. Jefferson (@mrtommyjeff) July 7, 2017

07/09 Mike Luckovich: Warning! https://t.co/CZ4Z1n3Tqp pic.twitter.com/eAVi6O9Lnv

— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) July 7, 2017

BREAKING: Russia's foreign minister says Trump and Putin discussed cybersecurity and agreed to set up a joint group to address it.

— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) July 7, 2017

After Trump's betrayal of the US to Putin today, my comment from 12/12/16: We lost a war to Russia without a battle pic.twitter.com/WGAEmSqyiy

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 8, 2017

May- Russians caught hacking 12 US Nuclear Power plants
July- Trump will share US cyber security secrets with Putinhttps://t.co/yWCT4OxaGO pic.twitter.com/ybinunsSp1

— Puesto Loco™ (@PuestoLoco) July 8, 2017

There was no hacking
if there was, it wasn't Russians
If it was, I didn't collude
If I colluded, collusion's not so bad.
It's Obama's fault pic.twitter.com/OXakTlraC2

— ♀️ The Anti-Trump (@Im_TheAntiTrump) July 9, 2017

Jeff Sessions Can't Handle the Truth

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, Confederate Attorney General of the United States of Trump, had trouble speaking the truth last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee. He insisted that he did nothing wrong while making numerous contacts with Russians - most of whom he said he couldn't remember - during the Trump campaign for President, even though he has recused himself from the investigation about Russian interference in the election, which would seem to imply some kind of guilt.

The Trump White House said the President was NOT claiming Executive Privilege to keep Sessions silent, and Sessions agreed. But then he waffled continuously on answers about his discussions with Trump for no apparent legal reason, infuriating some Senators who just want the truth to come out.

He also had the gall to tell Senator Kamala Harris of California that she made him "nervous," which raised eyebrows since she is a person of color and he has been known to pal around with the racist Alt-Right crowd. None of the white men on the Committee made him "nervous."

A top Democrat tells #Sessions his testimony is "obstructing" the Russia probe https://t.co/7bWBdFFbEd pic.twitter.com/EexoGxQDbr

— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 13, 2017

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Jeff Sessions looks like Bilbo Baggins trying desperately to pretend he isn't dying to steal back the ring.

— Travis Helwig (@travishelwig) June 13, 2017

Jeff Sessions or Bilbo Baggins? #OneRingToRuleThemAll pic.twitter.com/jb19JnId83

— Brittine (@BrittineB) June 14, 2017

06/14 Mike Luckovich: Elf evasion. https://t.co/HFBqN9R7f0 pic.twitter.com/XM93indmzT

— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) June 13, 2017

Every time I see Sessions - I think of the Keebler elf. What do you think of? pic.twitter.com/cZFXbKW5a3

— Stop Trump 🍷 (@StopTrump2020) June 17, 2017

I am Jefferson Beauregard #Sessions III & even though I'm a southern racist I assure you..... #GOP pic.twitter.com/7j7yqkqWwz

— JacloPac (@JacloPac) June 18, 2017

Russians must be a remarkably unremarkable people. Nobody on Team Trump can remember meeting a single one. Ever.#Sessions #StopLying

— Ron Asher (@rmasher2) June 16, 2017

Lobbyist for Russian interests says he attended dinners hosted by #Sessions https://t.co/Ksjhf2SkSq

— AM Joy w/Joy Reid (@amjoyshow) June 16, 2017

#SessionsHearing #Sessions tells us that he has not lied about his meetings with Russians when he has lied about his meetings with Russians. pic.twitter.com/ijyt5mtqnH

— loony (@badgirl_loony) June 13, 2017

Revelations of Comey Day

Ex-FBI Director James Comey made his much-anticipated appearance on Capital Hill in Washington last week, appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Oh what a day it was!

His opening statement had been released the day before so the Senators had time to think up some interesting questions, and Comey had a chance to share his encounters with President Donald Trump just before he was fired.

Why did Comey choose to speak publicly? He was afraid the President would spin things differently than the truth - in other words, he called the President a liar. More than once.

NEW: Read the full text of James Comey's Senate testimony opening remarks https://t.co/ibrUW5RfvO pic.twitter.com/HbeEVaLXwQ

— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) June 7, 2017

Comey said he documented his conversation with Trump because he was concerned Trump would lie about their meetings. This is stunning.

— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) June 8, 2017

The former director of the FBI under oath called the president of the United States a liar. This is unbelievable, unprecedented

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 8, 2017

Comey on Trump: "I was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting," so felt "I had to write it down." #ComeyDay

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 8, 2017

"Those were lies, plain and simple." Comey comes out against what he calls the defamation he and his former colleagues at the FBI endured

— Sarah Ellison (@Sarahlellison) June 8, 2017

Comey just said he kept notes of his meetings with Trump bc he was concerned that Trump is a liar. The President.

— Jesse Eisinger (@eisingerj) June 8, 2017

"I can definitively say the President is not a liar" - Sarah Huckabee Sanders says in off-camera briefing at the White House

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) June 8, 2017

Comey has called Trump a liar five times today. The White House response was to lie and have Huckabee say: "the president is not a liar."

— A Once Great Nation (@USARedOrchestra) June 8, 2017

It spells trouble for the President that a former FBI director called him a liar under oath and not a single Republican senator refuted it.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) June 9, 2017

Trump: "James Comey confirmed a lot of what I said, and some of the things he said just weren't true."

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) June 9, 2017

Trump Jr. Tries to Help, But Instead Backs Comey

3/3 Knowing my father for 39 years when he "orders or tells" you to do something there is no ambiguity, you will know exactly what he means

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017

Tomorrow's @NYDailyNews cover though... #Maddow #Lastword #Dailyshow #LSSC pic.twitter.com/Kgy2WjSsTb

— Starbuck-LostinUSA (@starbuck13502) June 9, 2017

Word of the Day: "Lordy"

We can all agree with Jim Comey that, Lordy, we hope there are tapes.

— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 8, 2017

"Lordy, I hope there are tapes," Comey told the committee members.#ComeyDay #ComeyTestimony #UniteBluehttps://t.co/nZYcg6GTVr pic.twitter.com/LYQPi1T2Rd

— UniteBlue (@UniteBlue) June 8, 2017

No doubt, most red-blooded Americans would find far more descriptive language were we to meet that freak #Trump. #Russia's stooge. pic.twitter.com/pTJpB8xtfh

— Dr. David Romei (@DavidRomeiPHD) June 11, 2017

Are Obstruction Charges Coming?

King just made an important point: Just because Trump wasn't under investigation THEN, doesn't mean he isn't NOW.

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) June 8, 2017

Comey pretty clearly thinks the President is guilty of obstruction.

— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 8, 2017

Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication...and WOW, Comey is a leaker!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2017

Dear @realDonaldTrump: You should have your lawyer explain to you the Obstruction of Justice law you violated. Oh, and read about Watergate. https://t.co/cBWSdFbgl2

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) June 9, 2017

Trump says he did not tell Comey he hoped he would drop the Flynn investigation but there would have been nothing wrong if he did.

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 9, 2017

Fmr. Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman to @MSNBC: "You have corrupt intent up the wazoo here." https://t.co/tNSO3wNAsP

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 9, 2017

It's time we state the obvious: @POTUS @realDonaldTrump committed obstruction of justice. #TrumpLies #TrumpRussia #FollowTheFacts #ComeyDay pic.twitter.com/1gMiJmm4YZ

— Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu) June 9, 2017

Loyalty and Following Orders

"The statue of justice has a blindfold on because you shouldn't have to peek out from under it to make sure your patron is pleased." - Comey

— ÆMarling (@AEMarling) June 8, 2017

And Trump - we "hope" you go to prison.

LOCK HIM UP!!! #UniteBlue #Resist #ComeyDay pic.twitter.com/pjaAQB0V6B

— Laurel Davila (@laureldavilacpa) June 9, 2017

06?08 Mike Luckovich: Trumpcat. https://t.co/pNUaNNFhSY pic.twitter.com/xNOwKTzwLr

— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) June 7, 2017

Comey says he felt Trump was using the one-on-one dinner to get Comey to "ask for [my] job and create some sort of patronage relationship." pic.twitter.com/dsvoXSFzs4

— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) June 7, 2017

The "Cloud Over the White House"

6/9/2017- The Cloud Over the White House #Trump #TrumpRussia https://t.co/78o4PT4IQv pic.twitter.com/AvnnHUgkS2

— Clay Bennett (@BennettCartoons) June 9, 2017

Trump Tweets #Covfefe At Midnight

On the same day it was reported that Trump's lawyers want to screen all his tweets, he made one of his funniest tweet gaffes ever!

Just after midnight, he let loose a strange sentence fragment complaining about press coverage, only the last word was the mysterious "Covfefe." The word trended all night and yet no one from the White House could delete it because Trump apparently fell asleep with his phone (maybe while sitting on the toilet?).



Twitter immediately exploded with hilarious memes. Note that the word "Rosebud" was also trending at the same time - that is the last word in the film Citizen Kane spoken by the main character, an extremely wealthy but unhappy man who was remembering a sled he left in the snow on his last happy day of childhood. The cryptic parallel was obvious and made by twitter fans over and over.

UPDATE: Donald Trump chose not to explain the next day what he meant by "Covfefe," merely tweeting:

Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017

It was the unfortunate Spokesman Sean Spicer who came out for his daily press briefing to suffer questions about the Trump tweet, giving it a note of high seriousness that "Covfefe" did not deserve.

"The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant." ~ Sean Spicer

Spicer on 'covfefe' tweet: "The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant." https://t.co/URM4mW8pmO

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 31, 2017

Kids, if you ever have a boss that's so emotionally fragile you'd have to risk your job to admit he made a typo, quit that job. https://t.co/Qig1c9BPk5

— Jason Kander (@JasonKander) May 31, 2017

When Spicer says "The president knows what #covfefe means."pic.twitter.com/fZs9UlGwQL

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) May 31, 2017

Hillary Clinton quipped:

Hillary: “I thought [covefe] was a message to the Russians"

— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) May 31, 2017

And later Hillary tweeted this retort:

People in covfefe houses shouldn't throw covfefe. https://t.co/M7oK5Z6qwF

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 1, 2017

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this is so funny. pic.twitter.com/0FCN3MPtGg

— Joe Papp (@joepabike) May 31, 2017

Oh I get it. #Covfefe is the secret white supremacist password they all use? https://t.co/7SEJVeicA4

— Howard Dean (@GovHowardDean) May 31, 2017

This is #covfefe translated from Russian. pic.twitter.com/1Im7ZzLO0Y

— Kristina Wong ❄️ (@mskristinawong) May 31, 2017

Thank you Twitter, this was amazing. #Covfefe 👇#true pic.twitter.com/ms21eZxKyp

— SeriouslyUS? (@USseriously) May 31, 2017

what makes me saddest is that I know I'll never write anything funnier than #covfefe

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) May 31, 2017

Good morning...of course there are #covfefe gifs already... pic.twitter.com/KxLOu55eje

— Jody DelBrocco (@JodyDelBrocco) May 31, 2017

Office is out of coffee, now serving up fresh cups of #covfefe. pic.twitter.com/SI16Kca8RJ

— Rep. Jared Polis (@RepJaredPolis) May 31, 2017

Wakes up.
Checks Twitter.
.
.
.
Uh...
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📈 Lookups fo...
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.
.
Regrets checking Twitter.
Goes back to bed.

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 31, 2017

Conservatives tomorrow

"I never heard of #covfefe before."

"It's a perfectly cromulent word." pic.twitter.com/OkwTcYGzXC

— Ocular Nervosa (@ocularnervosa) May 31, 2017

pic.twitter.com/gjEYkSl0aX

— Richard (@englishinvader) May 31, 2017

In this moment, he became Presfefe. https://t.co/CBrAiNDYwQ

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) May 31, 2017

Donald J. Queeg rolled the silver ball bearings between his fingers.

"Who took my #Covfefe?"

From "The #Covfefe Mutiny" pic.twitter.com/9ohmfXoekv

— ❄️ Jeanne K. ❄️ (@SnarkAmendment) May 31, 2017

What if covfefe is the nuclear code?

— (((Seekingreality))) (@Exposingfrauds7) May 31, 2017

#Covfefe is President Bannon's FBI code name. pic.twitter.com/VTAe4AVYhP

— kim (@kim) May 31, 2017

It's a cry for helfe.

— vickivanv (@vickivanv) May 31, 2017

#covfefe is people

— Andy- (@andym67) May 31, 2017

"Leave the gun, take the covfefe."

— Russ Walker (@russ_walker) May 31, 2017

I gotta fever! And the only prescription is...more #COVFEFE! pic.twitter.com/NCoqmS7aPB

— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) May 31, 2017

Citizen Trump and the new Rosebud

"Covfefe..." pic.twitter.com/t3jwc5JKoj

— FollowedbyRobots (@revigilant) May 31, 2017

YOU GUYS. COVFEFE IS HIS CHILDHOOD SLED

— Elena Siegman (@elenaYAY) May 31, 2017

What Charles Foster Kane meant when he whispered, "Rosebud." #Covfefe pic.twitter.com/xjnza5BFiJ

— michaelholtz (@michaelholtz) May 31, 2017

Covfefe is our generation's Rosebud.

— Elizabeth Hackett (@LizHackett) May 31, 2017

Kane had "Rosebud"...Snape had "Always"...Trump has "covfefe"...#trumptweets #trump https://t.co/Ap9zxwDqyt

— Vox Populi (@6079_MPein) May 31, 2017

We agree that #Covfefe is Trump's Rosebud, yes? pic.twitter.com/4ZwYVsDXvG

— Susan literally (@realsusandixon) May 31, 2017

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— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) May 31, 2017

If your #Covfefe last longer than four hours, seek a doctor immediately. https://t.co/Tj8GcGXevR

— Steve Marmel (@Marmel) May 31, 2017

Yrsvjseubpihfcovswtvnjhgfefesxnklimnq

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 31, 2017

What we have here is a failure to #covfefe. pic.twitter.com/WjrOm0M55X

— Mark K. (@MarkKrenrich) May 31, 2017

and all covfefe breaks out

— jane (@applPiprogress) May 31, 2017

Nevertheless, she covfefed.

— Tim Kubart (@timkubart) May 31, 2017

I was supposed to come home from work

Eat some dinner

Read today's news

Find out what's happening in #TheResistance

But #covfefe 😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/0pqC4oe3Nu

— CaptainsLog2017 🖖🏽 (@CaptainsLog2017) May 31, 2017

Come
Over
Vladmir
For
Election
Fraud
Event#Covfefe

— Winning the Covfefe! (@MisterWelby) May 31, 2017

Switch to decovfefenated. https://t.co/fBqIXBZJWf

— Michael Black (@AgentBigfoot) May 31, 2017

Sitting in the bathroom at midnight with your #TrumpRussia Secret Decoder Ring

"Be Sure To Drink Your #Covfefe" pic.twitter.com/adcaGCkYOY

— ❄️ Jeanne K. ❄️ (@SnarkAmendment) May 31, 2017

The only American who understood #covfefe is the Cash Me Outside girl

— Thomas Wood (@NotCatPictures) May 31, 2017

Cash me outside Covfefe #covfefe pic.twitter.com/MDT7ycPwbt

— J.G. Silva (@J_Hawk25) May 31, 2017

It has to be an incredibly good feeling when you resign as White House Communications Director one day before #covfefe

— Donald J Orwell (@DonaldJOrwell) May 31, 2017

Covfefe has been named the new White House Communications Director. #maddow #inners #lastword

— Dr. Tom Martin Ph.D. (@DrTomMartinPhD) May 31, 2017

Biden: I'm going to leave him a dictionary of fake words in your office.#covfefe pic.twitter.com/BWe0IpDYvL

— Rachael Lackner (@RachaelLackner) May 31, 2017

Ich Bin Ein Covfefe

— Anthony Aveyard (@AnthonyAveyard) May 31, 2017

If Obama had tweeted the word covfefe, Fox News would be reporting that it was a secret Muslim curse he placed on white people.

— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) May 31, 2017

Pretty sure #Covfefe was the battle cry of the Bowling Green Massacre. pic.twitter.com/EkMyKNclxx

— Linda (@lindachilders1) May 31, 2017

My dad just bought the CA license plate "COVFEFE." #covfefe pic.twitter.com/WT5bXDTRN3

— Talya Cooper (@talicoop) May 31, 2017

Take two #covfefe and call me in the morning! pic.twitter.com/DqPJ6CwhF7

— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) May 31, 2017

This is the night that Twitter became President. #covfefe https://t.co/le0tiFuclr

— Hellbent Podcast (@hellbentpod) May 31, 2017

RT CovfefeAF: I'd like to solve the puzzle #covfefe pic.twitter.com/jOI38xxSCF

— Ken Kirk (DocReefer) (@Kenlenkirk) May 31, 2017

"You can't handle the #Covfefe " - Colonel Nathan R. Jessup. pic.twitter.com/rd3oXUKJbt

— Aaron J. Fentress (@AaronJFentress) May 31, 2017

Hour two.
You gotta feel a little sorry for @seanspicer.
He has no idea what his 1st question will be tomorrow.#Covfefe https://t.co/uhHYZWBgJQ

— Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX) May 31, 2017

Spicer: "I think the #covfefe speaks for itself, the President has nothing further to add."

— Paul Davis (@p_davis5) May 31, 2017

"This was the largest audience ever to witness a #covfefe, PERIOD. Both in person and around the globe" pic.twitter.com/hoMJAiYP8Q

— TheNerdolicious (@TheNerdolicious) May 31, 2017

Pope: What do you give him to eat?
Melania: #Covfefe pic.twitter.com/R9gpJmsgl2

— F.Mir (@FMiiir) May 31, 2017

Trump Shared Secrets with Russians in Oval Office

Previous Related Posts:
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When President Trump met with the Russian Ambassador and another Russian Operative in the Oval Office a few weeks ago, the big story at the time was that the American journalists were not allowed in the room.

But now the story has become something much worse and possibly world-shaking - while the Russians were there, Trump started bragging about U.S. intelligence on ISIS and let something slip that was so Top Secret that many in the government did not know about it, and some networks were told to hold back reporting it. Even more troubling, Trump's blabbing may have gotten the source of the information killed.

Trump advisers say they wouldn't be surprised: “he probably wanted to impress” Russians https://t.co/DfUhMQe6SH by @jdawsey1 @elianayjohnson

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 16, 2017

Trump sent General McMaster out twice to issue non-denial-denials on the issue, but in the end Trump himself admitted in a tweet that he had blurted out secret information. In 24 hours the story went from denial to acceptance as the norm. But there is nothing normal about this situation.

The story in one simple banner: "Trump defends disclosing classified info to Russians" 12 hours after sr. advisors call story "false" pic.twitter.com/8pN78UsVT7

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) May 16, 2017

Last seven days: pic.twitter.com/iA5Io6HgqA

— Dafna Linzer (@DafnaLinzer) May 16, 2017

WaPo reports Trump's team wanted "full transcript" of mtg w Russians ltd to small grp to contain intel leak. Sure sounds like there r tapes

— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) May 15, 2017

WH comms staffers just put the TVs on super loud after we could hear yelling coming from room w/ Bannon, Spicer, Sanders

— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) May 15, 2017

Trump gave highly classified intel to Russia, so Kushner yelled at ... the press secretary? https://t.co/RCFiKz8ULM pic.twitter.com/A7xs8KXftJ

— Mark Berman (@markberman) May 16, 2017

This quote from Senator Susan Collins tonight to reporters: “"Can we have a crisis-free day? That’s all I'm asking."

— Carol Costello (@CarolCNN) May 15, 2017

Media from across the political spectrum, ranging from WaPo to Newsmax, report on a White House in total meltdown, spiraling out of control.

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 16, 2017

GOP Senator: White House In A 'Downward Spiral' https://t.co/6vWKmUmrl9

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 16, 2017

TRUMP, asked about classified info reports, says he had "very, very successful meeting" with Russian FMpic.twitter.com/nUGfLbvPSx

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) May 16, 2017

@juliettekayyem "Breaches like this will get Americans killed." - Robert Baer, former CIA officer, also on CNN.

— Astead W. Herndon (@AsteadWH) May 15, 2017

McMaster: It was "wholly appropriate" for Trump to share intelligence with Russians https://t.co/PNFOTkXk51 pic.twitter.com/YIUkd2i5vj

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 16, 2017

****McMaster says Trump wasn't briefed on the source of the information.****

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 16, 2017

This odd: 'president wasn't briefed' on sources and methods of intel gathering (?)

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) May 16, 2017

Takeaway from McMaster: Trump spontaneously decided to share classified intel w Russians. He didn't know where it came from at the time.

— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) May 16, 2017

HR McMaster is sadly now added to the list of people who have humiliated themselves on national television to try to provide cover for Trump

— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) May 16, 2017

LOST: The "integrity" of Gen McMaster. If found, please return to National Security Council asap. No questions asked.

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 16, 2017

@TimothyNoah1 Trying to decide whether Gen. McMaster has been 'Rosensteined' by Trump or it's self-inflicted. Either way, reputation now damaged.

— Allan Schlosser (@AllanSchlosser) May 16, 2017

Asked by @jonkarl whether Trump shared classified info with Russians, McMaster says "We don't say what's classified, what's not classified." pic.twitter.com/IvI6t8d5QL

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) May 16, 2017

Shorter McMaster: 1. It never happened. 2. OK, it happened, but wasn't a big deal. 3. OK, it was a big deal, but only b/c it leaked to press

— Timothy Noah (@TimothyNoah1) May 16, 2017

The new, Nixonian defense: If the president does it, then it is not inappropriate. https://t.co/qaHsb6kj56

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 16, 2017

Sen Burr says he has been waiting all morning to get a callback from the White House explaining the whole Oval sitch

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) May 16, 2017

Blistering statement from McCain on Trump pic.twitter.com/n0YkAd1fhX

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 16, 2017

Why'd Trump share code-word secrets? He "is boastful, ignorant, and inclined to see the Russians as friends." https://t.co/NXLLOHpLXi

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) May 16, 2017

Breaking News: Israel provided the intelligence that President Trump shared with Russia, officials said https://t.co/3vkJ0DRZsH

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 16, 2017

Trump tells Russia Israeli intel on ISIS to brag. Russia press discloses intel revealed. ISIS knows who knew. Israeli source will be killed.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) May 16, 2017

"That person is likely dead." - @JulietteKayyem on CNN about source who infiltrated ISIS who the President (THE PRESIDENT) just compromised

— Astead W. Herndon (@AsteadWH) May 15, 2017

@realDonaldTrump Just so we're all on the same page: an allied informant is likely being tortured to death as we speak, thanks ONLY to Trump's big mouth

— Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) May 16, 2017

And despite all of the public statements about the deep love they have for each other, Israel is going to stop sharing intel with the USA

— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) May 16, 2017

Israeli reporter close to the gov saying:Trump sold our secrets. Expressed contempt to our holy cites.Insults our PM https://t.co/SxacLSD4Jl

— Nadav Pollak (@NadavPollak) May 16, 2017

Israel was the source of intelligence.
Russia allied to Syria.
Syria allied to Iran.
Hmmm.
Not good for Israel!https://t.co/QnQyNqaRT2

— Cornelia (@PaladinCornelia) May 16, 2017

#TBT https://t.co/1TF4wi6YDD pic.twitter.com/VJcs5EvO6k

— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) May 16, 2017

"Excuse me, where's the lobby?"

"I don't know but here is some classified information on ISIS" pic.twitter.com/CzLOqtVil9

— Dave Jorgenson (@davejorgenson) May 15, 2017

NEW VIDEO: After his breakdown in the Oval Office do even SOME Republicans realize Trump is dangerously unstable? pic.twitter.com/Kmbpalfted

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 16, 2017

Trump has options. Resignation. Impeachment. 25th Amendment-or maybe we can find someone willing to loan him a Japanese sword.

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 16, 2017

Sources say White House staff members are beginning to talk openly about their increasing concerns that Trump shows signs of early dementia.

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 16, 2017

Watch: @11thhour puts together a helluva mashup of Cand Trump's criticism of Clinton's handling of classified info https://t.co/xiBe6xaW8Y

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 16, 2017

Fears of leaving Trump alone in meetings with foreign leader #pjnet #trumprussia pic.twitter.com/vAwI7Tg2Uq

— chris zappone (@chrizap) May 16, 2017

Sad. Trump had a good run https://t.co/w40crIe1cN pic.twitter.com/XH51gCIKtw

— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) May 16, 2017

Trump hasn't learned to not feed the bear,he needs a trip through Glacier Park! pic.twitter.com/YrhqhJ3acY

— Muckmaker (@RealMuckmaker) May 16, 2017

If Trump gave highly classified information to Russians without thinking twice, what in the world did he tell this gang in the oval office? pic.twitter.com/09VsCPm5xU

— Red T Raccoon (@RedTRaccoon) May 16, 2017

I remember how they attacked Obama because in the OVAL OFFICE he took off his suit jacket! Yeah, gotta watch what you do in there. Assholes.

— Bill Maher (@billmaher) May 16, 2017