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Former President Donald Trump's United States of America

I don't think Trump's campaign has the guts to tell him that this event to satisfy his ego might kill some of the people voting for him. Although I am not confident that he understands how natural selection works either so.
 
gabe said:
Trump rally today ( Coronapalooza ) in a state that saw over 450 new Covid cases yesterday. Of course people won't wear masks. because "my personal freedom is being infringed upon" but will still vote for Trump even though he is making all attendees at his rally sign waiver forms in case they catch the virus. 🤣

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/trump-campaign-asks-rally-goers-to-waive-covid-19-liability

https://twitter.com/x/status/1274362455897112579
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Make Corona Great Again (TM)!

BubbleTea said:
I don't think Trump's campaign has the guts to tell him that this event to satisfy his ego might kill some of the people voting for him. Although I am not confident that he understands how natural selection works either so.
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Sorry, only "intelligent design" allowed.

AoD
 
At request of Barr, Trump removes US attorney who resisted ouster
Barr says a US attorney can be removed by order of the president.

From link.

Attorney General Wiliam Barr on Saturday penned a letter to Geoffrey Berman, who had been serving as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, informing him that he has formally asked President Donald Trump to remove Berman as U.S. attorney effective immediately.

Audrey Strauss will now be temporary acting U.S. attorney, Barr wrote, adding he made the move because of Berman’s reaction to his attempted firing by Trump on Friday night.

The surprise move by Trump came two years into a tenure that included the prosecution of Michael Cohen, the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein and charges filed against two associates of Rudy Giuliani at the heart of the Ukraine impeachment inquiry.

In his letter Saturday Barr noted that he had offered Berman other positions in the administration, including head of the Civil Division at Main Justice.

But Berman declined the offer and was subsequently fired with Barr assigning Craig Carpenito, the U.S. attorney in New Jersey, to lead the office on an interim basis. It’s unclear whether Carpenito will still take over the office effective July 3 with Strauss now taking over for Berman.

Berman issued a statement late Friday saying he had no intention of taking the firing in stride.
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"I learned in a press release from the Attorney General tonight that I was 'stepping down' as United States Attorney," he said. "I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position, to which I was appointed by the Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. I will step down when a presidentially appointed nominee is confirmed by the Senate."

"Until then, our investigations will move forward without delay or interruption," he continued. "I cherish every day that I work with the men and women of this Office to pursue justice without fear or favor – and intend to ensure that this Office's important cases continue unimpeded."

Berman has pointed out that his appointment in 2018 under law after being confirmed by a panel of district judges dictates that he can only be replaced as U.S. attorney once a new presidential appointment is confirmed by the Senate.

AG Barr in his letter, however, said that the president has total authority over U.S. attorneys and has the ability to remove them at his own discretion. Barr’s Saturday letter appears to formalize in writing the administration’s initial attempt to remove Berman late Friday night by misleadingly announcing he was “stepping down” effective July 3.

Berman’s legal options could include asking the court that appointed him to declare that he is entitled to stay.

Barr's letter additionally says that office supervisors will be expected to report any instances of inappropriate interference in ongoing cases in the office to the DOJ’s Inspector General.

Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton of the Securities and Exchange Commission to replace Berman.

"The attorney general has known Jay Clayton for years and holds him in high regard," a Justice Department official told ABC News. "Jay was getting ready to leave the administration and go back to New York. He expressed interest in SDNY. The attorney general thought it was a good idea. He offered Berman other positions, including head of the Civil Division at Main Justice. Berman declined. That's that."
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Berman's tenure included several politically sensitive investigations, like the case against Trump's former personal attorney, Cohen. He was named the interim replacement for former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara in 2018 by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Trump failed to nominate him or any other permanent replacement and, after 120 days, the district court appointed Berman to the job.
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In refusing to go quietly, Berman declared the office’s investigations continue unabated. That would include the investigation into the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.

Berman's ouster is likely to send a shockwave through Washington, as it comes ahead of the release of former national security adviser John Bolton's book, in which Bolton details an exchange that Trump had with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the Southern District.
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According to Bolton, after Erdogan handed Trump a memo saying that a Turkish firm under investigation by SDNY was innocent, Trump told Erdogan, "he would take care of things, explaining that the Southern District prosecutors were not his people, but were Obama people, a problem that would be fixed when they were replaced by his people."

Additionally, as ABC News has previously reported -- Berman's office is believed to still be actively investigating the president's personal attorney, Giuliani, related to his contacts with Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman -- two central characters in the Ukraine impeachment scandal.

In his first comments on the firing, Trump undercut Barr Saturday by saying he was "not involved" and "that’s all up to the attorney general."

The Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the president seemingly contradicting Barr’s letter.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office also did not immediately comment on Barr’s letter.
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Family business: Trump fears latest damning memoir – this time by his liberal niece

Sun 21 Jun 2020

Mary Lea Trump’s book is imminent – and maybe no perceived betrayal will sting like one from his own flesh and blood

www.theguardian.com

Family business: Trump fears latest damning memoir â this time by his liberal niece

Mary Lea Trump’s book is imminent – and perhaps no perceived betrayal will sting like one from his own flesh and blood
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Florida passes 100,000 Covid cases, which is around the total amount that have been reported in all of Canada currently (102K):

www.npr.org

Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
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New piece from pollster Bruce Anderson; it suggest Americans, most particularly Trump-supporting Republicans are losing touch w/reality faster than ever before.

www.macleans.ca

How can the U.S. hold a free and fair election? - Macleans.ca

David Moscrop: The U.S. could lean into postal voting, which is far safer than its in-person variant. But of course President Trump opposes that.
www.macleans.ca www.macleans.ca
 
AlbertC said:
Florida passes 100,000 Covid cases, which is around the total amount that have been reported in all of Canada currently (102K):

www.npr.org

Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
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And they are still not closed - we hit those kinds of daily increases while we were in shutdown. Given the lag, the worst isn't even close. I can't imagine how they will handle it with multiple populous states hitting peak at pretty much the same time. US is definitely getting a failed state vibe now.

AoD
 
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AlvinofDiaspar said:
And they are still not closed - we hit those kinds of daily increases while we were in shutdown. Given the lag, the worst isn't even close. I can't imagine how they will handle it with multiple populous states hitting peak at pretty much the same time. US is definitely getting a failed state vibe now.

AoD
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Doesn't help either that several professional sports leagues want to resume and have their games take place in Florida. MLB have already announced that 40 cases have been reported among players and staff.
 
AlbertC said:
Doesn't help either that several professional sports leagues want to resume and have their games take place in Florida. MLB have already announced that 40 cases have been reported among players and staff.
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With that being said, the US is losing all credibility on the world stage with how it is handling this. If this was the 1990s or any time before the US would have handled this much better.. but you know... murrica.
 
Richard White said:
With that being said, the US is losing all credibility on the world stage with how it is handling this. If this was the 1990s or any time before the US would have handled this much better.. but you know... murrica.
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Some Americans definitely have an interesting sense of "greatness". Nothing like making it great again via 120K deaths.

AoD
 
AlvinofDiaspar said:
Some Americans definitely have an interesting sense of "greatness". Nothing like making it great again via 120K deaths.

AoD
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Oh ya! Nothing like owning those libs like... killing grandma? Um...yes! SCREW GRANDMA, WE ALL KNEW SHE WAS A COMMUNIST AGENT, BRAINWASHING US WITH HER COOKIES! DEMOCRACY! CAPITALISM! FREEDOM! WHO CARES ABOUT HER WHEN MY HAIR'S TOO LONG?

Funny thing is, some Americans still think that they're the greatest in the world, when in fact most of the world is laughing at the incompetence.
 
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