By Samuel Warde on November 5, 2017
Defame Government Witness, Former Watergate Prosecutor on Russia Probe, Obstruct Justice, Obstruction of Justice, Russia Investigation Gag Order
Election 2016, Law & Order, Robert Mueller, Russian Scandal
Former Watergate prosecutor is speaking out, warning that Trump’s efforts to defame a potential government witness who is likely to be called in a federal trial could result in a gag order from Special Prosecutor Mueller. Former U.S. Attorney Nick Akerman, who prosecuted the Watergate case, is speaking out about Trump’s response to recent developments in […]
By Samuel Warde on November 2, 2017
Al Franken, Al Franken Blasts Jeff Sessions, Jeff Sessions, Jeff Sessions Russia Coverup
Activism, Congress, Law & Order, Russian Scandal
Sen. Al Franken Demands Attorney General Jeff Sessions Explain Himself Amid New Trump-Russia Revelations CNN reports that “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is once again under scrutiny on Capitol Hill regarding his candor about Russia and the Trump campaign amid revelations that he rejected a suggestion to convene a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and […]
By Samuel Warde on November 2, 2017
Impeachment, Roger Stone, Russia investigation, Steve Bannon, White House Fears Impeachment
Impeachment, Robert Mueller, Russian Scandal
The White House is reportedly on edge, with West Wing staff considering impeachment now a reality and not some liberal fever dream. Vanity Fair published an explosive article discussing the White House response to Robert Mueller’s indictments and the revelation that a Trump foreign policy adviser has flipped and is cooperating with the special prosecutor’s […]
By Kimberley Johnson on September 28, 2017
2016 election, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, Russian propaganda, Vladimir Putin
Election 2016, Russia, Russian Scandal
Some intelligent voters are going to have to admit they fell for various degrees of Russian propaganda if we want to get our democracy back on track. I was one of those voters, and I admit I fell for some of their tactics. Before you chase me with torches and call me a corporate whore, please allow me the opportunity […]
By Samuel Warde on September 21, 2017
Fabricated Events Russia election tampering, Fake News, Russia Digital Warfare, Russian Election Interference, Russian Internet Bots, Russian Internet Trolls, Russian Social Media Campaign, The Kremlin, Using Social Media to win Election, Vladimir Putin, Winning elections through social media
Elections, Fake News, Russian Scandal
The Kremlin’s pro-Trump operation was much more expansive than most people think, particularly when it comes to using social media. Writer, editor, and scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, Sue Halpern published a recent article for the prestigious New York Review of Books making a persuasive argument that “Trump is our first Facebook president.” Her article, titled: “How […]