The Nearing Constitutional Crisis

2018-01-24 11:44:16

House Democrats write memo to counter GOP’s take on Russia probe, attacks on FBI

In a piece written by Karoun Demirjian on Washington Post’s PowerPost, a liberal view of the handling of the Nunes memo is addressed to show the possible shut out of House Intelligence democrats by the majority of the committee to hinder the release of the Democrats own memo. Demirjian shows her liberal view of the topic when stating: “Democrats contend that the Republican effort to criticize federal law enforcement is a thinly veiled attempt to undermine the probe overseen by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III,” asserting the critical nature of the piece is intentional based upon her personal view, alongside an ethical ideal shared by the FBI and DoJ.

2018-01-27 11:55:00

The Russia Investigations: Trump Reportedly Wanted To Fire Mueller; D.C. Dumbstruck

NPR’s Philip Ewing on the reports that “Trump … tried to fire Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller last year” (Ewing). The move by Trump is immensely shocking as shown by when Ewing states that “Many members of Congress and others, including the Justice Department, said nothing at all” (Ewing). Ewing shows his non-partisan take to the matter by not singling out any single group, rather, he focuses on how the account itself could impact Trump individually. By offering multiple different hypotheses, Ewing shows he has thought how it could affect Trump in multiple ways, not necessarily always. In the end, by concluding that “it could mean Mueller is close to the end of his discovery or investigation phase” shows Ewing took no stance other than what the statement itself shows: Mueller is almost finished (Ewing).

2018-01-30 11:55:00

It Sure Looks Like Mr. ‘America First’ Is Putting Russian Interests Ahead of U.S.

Although another conservative source, this RedState writer clashes in interests on Trump’s actions towards Russia and the sanctions passed in Congress with a super-majority in each chamber. Author, Jon Street, starts his piece with the aggressive title “It Sure Looks Like Mr. ‘America First’ is Putting Russian Interests Ahead of U.S.,” blatantly stating his opposition to a fellow conservative, President Donald J. Trump (Street). Street goes on to address the findings of the intelligence community “that yes, Russia interfered in American elections,” yet despite this fact the “administration indicated it would not go along with lawmakers’ … sanctions” (Street). This, alongside stating Trump should sign the legislation if there is “nothing to this Russian collusion,” show the fractures within his own party due to his lack of regard for the intelligence resources in the United States (Street).

2018-01-31 11:44:16

Live mic catches Trump commenting on Nunes memo

The piece criticizes Trump’s advantageous and hasty move to go ahead and release the aforementioned House memo, although being forewarned of its possible consequences by both the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation. A statement from Trump caught by his mic after his State of the Union address captures him saying “Don’t worry. One hundred percent,” referring to his stance on releasing the memo (Benen). Benen’s take on the President’s stance is clearly shown through his rhetorical choice in describing Trump’s decision, such as claiming “Trump … sees political value in the Nunes memo, so concerns about compromising the FBI’s intelligence-gathering techniques were easily cast aside” (Benen). He then goes on to claim this “doesn’t make the President’s casual carelessness … any easier to accept,” showing Benen’s clear liberal view of the situation, and overall Russian scandal (Benen).

2018-01-31 11:55:00

House intel committee releases transcript of contentious meeting over surveillance memo

a Fox News post by Alex Pappas, a known conservative news writer, proposes the releasing of a memo from the House Intelligence Committee, “that purportedly reveals government surveillance abuses,” is in an important step for informing the American public (Pappas). The report continues to say that “Trump, who has the ability to stop the memo’s release, was overheard telling a GOP lawmaker … that he’s ‘100 percent’ supportive” of the move to release the memo (Pappas). Pappas goes on to address the opposition’s (Democrats) concern, which D-Rep. Adam Schiff says is seeking “to declassify highly sensitive information for a political reason” (Pappas). This is rebutted later in the piece by stating examples of GOP lawmakers accounts of the FBI’s behavior in investigating claims of collusion, essentially siding with the release of the memo because, only, majority member stated the actions were “‘shocking,’ ‘troubling,’ and ‘alarming,’ … likening the details to accounts of KGB activity” (Pappas).

2018-01-31 11:55:00

Trump asked Rosenstein if he was 'on my team'

Along the way, the President has had to inquire upon whether some appointed officials are on “[his] team” of the investigation into his alleged crimes (Brown, Perez, and Jarrett). The official specifically questioned was Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the highest-ranking Justice Department official, who is associated involved with the Russian collusion investigation. Pamela Brown, Evan Perez, and Laura Jarret of CNN write of the interaction, as well as actions leading to the account, in an exclusive article. The report addresses Rosenstein’s appeal for the President’s assistance in fighting off classified “document demands from House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes” (Brown, Perez and Jarrett). However, the President was more interested in determining whether or not Rosenstein was “on [his] team” (Brown, Perez, and Jarrett). The article goes on to introduce the idea a source suggested: “Trump had suggested questions to members of Congress that they could ask Rosenstein” (Brown, Perez, and Jarrett).

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