DL Open Thread: Tues., June 18, 2019
Trump Vows Massive Immigration Arrests And Deportations Starting Next Week. Even former DHS Secretary Nielsen didn’t want to do this.
Supreme Court Holds That States Can Prosecute Miscreants Like Trump. The ‘separate sovereigns’ doctrine.
DOJ Intervenes To Keep Paul Manafort Out Of Rikers. Hey, it’s an ongoing criminal conspiracy. Oh, and there is no justice, even (especially) at Justice.
How Trump Uses Chaos To Get Stuff Done Behind The Curtain. This is what’s so depressing. So much bad stuff is actually getting done while people pay attention to Trump’s bizarre behavior.
Don’t Look For IRS To Do Anything About NRA Tax Evasion. Because, well, you know.
What do you want to talk about?
Immigration and the assorted racist dog whistles Trump employs are his go to base inflamer, they salivate at the very thought of rounding up brown people and ejecting them back across the border, even if it never happens the goal is achieved by just mentioning it.
Trump’s Acting Defense Secretary Will Not Seek Senate Approval. Takes himself out of the running after a lengthy FBI background check and domestic violence issues in his family. It’s a sad story, and I understand why he withdrew. So, will an Acting Acting Defense Secretary be in charge if Trump goes to war with Iran?:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-defense-nominee-addresses-violent-incident-between-ex-wife-son-amid-fbi-vetting-process/2019/06/18/e46009de-190b-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html?utm_term=.b77299c00abc