Tag: President Obama

Holder redistricting effort aims to break GOP statehouse control

The following article by Ben Kamisar was posted on the Hill website February 7, 2018:

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder is ramping up his efforts to reshape Republican-drawn congressional district maps.

Holder’s plan focuses on “trifectas” — states where Republicans control both the governor’s mansion and both legislative chambers, giving them total control over the redistricting process. Holder laid out his strategy Wednesday to reporters at a Washington breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor. Continue reading “Holder redistricting effort aims to break GOP statehouse control”

Fox News’ latest ‘bombshell’ on Obama and the FBI is a total fraud

The following article by Judd Legum was posted on the ThinkProgress website February 7, 2018:

Trump is already tweeting about it.

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Early Wednesday, Fox News published an explosive new story alleging President Obama sought detailed briefings about the Clinton email investigation. The report is based on texts between FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page released by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday.

In a text sent on September 2, 2016, Page tells Strozok that “potus wants to know everything we’re doing.” Fox News claims this text “raises questions about Obama’s personal involvement in the Clinton email investigation.” Continue reading “Fox News’ latest ‘bombshell’ on Obama and the FBI is a total fraud”

FBI in agreement with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win White House

The following article by Adam Entous and Ellen Nakashima was posted on the Washington Post website December 16, 2016:

FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. are in agreement with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the White House, officials disclosed Friday, as President Obama issued a public warning to Moscow that it could face retaliation. Continue reading “FBI in agreement with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win White House”