During a press conference on Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) stated that Attorney General William Barr “appears to be waging a media campaign on behalf of President Trump,” and expressed concern that Barr “is trying to bake
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway stated that the White House will “continue tofight for reasonable restrictions and regulations” on abortion.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” DNC Chair Tom Perez reacted to President Trump’s tweeted video about Representative Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) comments about September 11th by stating Trump wishes to “distract people” and “talk about one or two members
While speaking to ABC on Wednesday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) reacted to Attorney General William Barr’s comments about spying on the Trump campaign by stating that Barr is “doing the bidding” of the president, and his comments
During a town hall on CNN on Tuesday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stated that President Trump “spews hate and division and racism, antisemitism,and homophobia in such a way that he is literally tearing apart the moral fabric
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that President Trump is correct that there is a crisis on the border, but Trump lacks a policy process and a wall isn’t the solution.
During an interview broadcast on Saturday’s edition of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” President Trump stated that the release of the Mueller report is “up to the attorney general, whatever he wants to do.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, RepresentativeColin Allred (D-TX) stated that “to fulfill an empty, partisan promise,” the Trump administration is working to strike down the Affordable Care Act in court.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” 2020 presidential candidate, former HUD Secretary, and former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro (D) weighed in on the controversy over former Vice President Joe Biden and stated that Biden didn’t make anyone feel
On Thursday’s “CNN Newsroom,” House Intelligence Committee member Mike Quigley (D-IL) stated that he doesn’t “doubt at all” that Attorney General William Barr whitewashed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who has introduced legislation to eliminate the Electoral College, stated that the Electoral College “diminishes the legitimacyof our president, which is something else we should be deeply concerned about.
During an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” former Attorney General Eric Holder stated that 2020 presidential candidate former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) has a large “potential upside to him.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” House Intelligence Committee and House Judiciary Committee member Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that if Attorney General William Barr will not release the complete, unredacted Mueller report, “we’ll subpoena it.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that many people “got out ahead of the evidence” and falsely claimed that there was collusion with Russia, and that it’s false for President Trump to claim he’s exonerated.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks said that it’s “something of a mystery” why President Trump thinks pivoting to health care is a good idea.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that if the Trump campaign’s actions don’t amount to collusion,“Then the law is wrong.” Former U.S.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” House Judiciary Committee member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) commented on Attorney General William Barr’s letter about the release of the Mueller report by saying, “it’s somewhat inscrutable, but disturbing what the attorney general has
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” House Intelligence Committee member Mike Quigley (D-IL) stated that “There is obvious evidence, in plain sight, and in previous court filings, of collusion and obstruction.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stated that Attorney General William Barr undermined “the purpose of the special counsel’s job by summarizing this report and putting his imprimaturon top of it,” and
During a town hall on CNN on Wednesday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) stated that when he hears people talking about free four-year public college, “I want to know how you’re going to pay for that.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Trump said he does have plans to release the FISA applications related to the Russia probe. Host Sean Hannity asked,“Do you have plans to release those FISA applications, Gang of
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Trump stated that he doesn’t “want to talk about pardons” at the moment. Trump said, “Well, as I told you, many, many people were hurt, incredibly hurt by this whole
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” 2020 presidential candidate, former HUD Secretary, and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (D) stated that “the fact that this president may well be celebrating that he’s not being indicted tells you a
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that what we know of the Mueller report doesn’t look good, and that he doesn’t “need the Mueller report to know he’s a traitor.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will be subpoenaed by Congress. Swalwell said,“[P]eople are on their way to jail, have gone to jail.
During an interview with CNN broadcast on Thursday’s “OutFront,” former DNC Chair Ed Rendell stated that “the 2020 election went from a slam dunk for Democrats to something where we’re going to have trouble” because President Trump will make the
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said that Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) “has no case at all” against Twitter.
While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, President Trump said he doesn’t mind the public seeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report, and stated, “Let people see it.” Trump responded to a question on whether the public has the right to see
On Tuesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) stated that she is “open to” a discussion on eliminating the Electoral College and “we need to deal with” the diminishing role of the popular vote.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) stated that his lawsuit against Twitter is “the first of many” lawsuits. Nunes said,“So, this is the first of many, Sean.
During a portion of an interview set to air on Saturday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Axe Files,” former Florida Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush praised some of President Trump’s policies, but criticized his foreign policy approach as a “really dangerous” one that has undermined trust in the U.S.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher criticized the DNC’s decision to not hold primary debates on Fox News by saying it’s “very Trump” of them and telling the party to “Grow a pair.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) stated that there is a “cost” to President Trump showing “intolerance,” and that cost is “part of what we see today, that there are people out there, who are unstable, that will be inspired by that and then take action,and in this case, shoot people and kill people.
During an interview broadcast on Friday’s “CBS This Morning,” 2020 presidential candidate former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) stated that it is “beyond the shadow of a doubt” that President Trump at least attempted to collude and to obstruct justice, but that the election is “perhaps…the best way for us to resolve these outstanding questions.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” 2020 presidential candidate Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) stated that he is challenging other 2020 candidates to vow to eliminate the filibuster.
On Monday’s “MSNBC Live,” House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) said there’s “very little support, on either end of the Capitol, or either party, for the kind of spending levels, on non-defense discretionary spending, that the president’s proposing.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Andy Kim (D-NJ) called on the Senate to take up H.R. 1 and argued that “dark money and special interests eroded our pillars and caused many…to feel that our government is no longer focused on serving the people.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that even if he loses in 2020, President Trump is “not going to want to leave.
While speaking on Friday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) criticized the sentence handed down to Paul Manafort as “further evidence” “of absolute unfairness” in the criminal justice system.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) stated that Judge T.S. Ellis “has shown a bias” since before Paul Manafort’s trial began, and “that bias has come through now” in Manafort’s sentencing.
During a speech on the House floor on Thursday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-NY) stated that he agrees with everything the House resolution against bigotry says, but he is “very disappointed” that there wasn’t a separate resolution condemning antisemitism.
On Thursday’s “MSNBC Live,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) reacted to Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT)statementon the House’s reaction to statements made by Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) by stating Sanders is wrong, and “This is not about debate.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz stated that the Congressional investigations into the president “look like they’re going too far.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) criticized remarks made by Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and said he isn’t close to removing her from her spot on the committee.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) backed Senator Rand Paul’s (R-KY) prediction that ten Republicans in the Senate will vote against President Trump’s national emergency declaration.
On Monday's broadcast of MSNBC's "All In," Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) stated that President Trump's actions have "crossed the threshold of what was brought for impeachment" against President Nixon and President Clinton.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) stated that President Trump committed an impeachable offense with his hush money payments.
On Thursday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Late Night,” Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s testimony “kind of confirmed what many of us had known.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) stated that he does not support President Trump’s emergency declaration. Alexander said, “I support what the president wants to do on border security, but I do not support the way he has been advised to do it.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Intelligence Committee member Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that the committee “learned a lot of new things” from former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s closed-door testimony before them.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) said he will endorse former Vice President Joe Biden if Biden runs for president in 2020.
While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said that he hasn’t reached “a total conclusion” about the legality of President Trump’s emergency declaration and that he can’t “handicap” the outcome of the Senate’s vote on the declaration.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that “we have come a long way, I think, in transforming the Democratic Party and making it into a more progressive party.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that if he becomes president, we must “move rapidly” in addressing issues, especially if “the disaster of Trump” ends up lasting four years.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Beat,” former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe stated that the FBI was “overconfident” in its decision to have then-FBI Director James Comey hold his press conference on Hillary Clinton’s emails and that the FBI’s actions around the Clinton email investigation “had an impact on the election.
On Wednesday’s “CNN Tonight,” host Don Lemon stated that actor Jussie Smollett’s story “doesn’t add up,” many “people of color and gay people, had questions about this from the very beginning,” and reminded that we shouldn’t forget people are innocent until proven guilty.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated that if Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report exonerates President Trump, “we move on.” He added that there are other investigations by Congress, states, and the Southern District of New York.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) stated that Congress will “use every means we need to” in order to get access to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe stated President Trump is “similar” to mob bosses in “constantly assessing the loyalty of those soldiers and people around him because it’s essential to his own existence.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said it is “possible” that President Trump could be a Russian asset. Host Anderson Cooper asked, “Do you still believe the president could be a Russian asset?” McCabe answered,“I think it’s possible.
During a town hall on CNN on Monday, 2020 presidential candidate Senator AmyKlobuchar (D-MN) stated that Medicare for all “could be a possibility in the future.” Klobuchar stated,“I think it’s something that we can look to for the future, but I want to get action now.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz stated that Congress failing to authorize funding that the president wants Congress to authorize isn’t an emergency.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks argued that Democrats have made it difficult “for a lot of moderates to support anything.” Brooks stated,“As Donald Trump makes it extremely hard to think about supporting somebody like that, I find the Democrats have done an outstanding job of making it hard for a lot of moderates to support anything.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that President Trump’s national emergency declaration is the president “giving himself a performance trophy” after he lost the government shutdown.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said that President Trump’s statementthat he “didn’t need to” declare a national emergency is “a body blow to his case.
During his speech announcing a national emergency declaration on Friday, President Trump stated that there will “possibly” be a “bad ruling” against his emergency declaration in the 9th Circuit, and “hopefully” the declaration will win in front of the Supreme Court.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) said the Green New Deal is a “dream.” He further stated that you can’t say you won’t use coal, natural gas, and oil and expressed support for finding ways to remove CO2.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Freedom Caucus Chair Mark Meadows (R-NC) expressed opposition to the immigration deal reached by the conference committee and said he expects the president to sign it and then take some executive action.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urged President Trump to sign the agreement reached by the immigration conference committee.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) criticized calls to abolish ICE and stated that the organization is an “absolutely” necessary one.
On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s News HQ,” House Chief Deputy Democratic Whip Dan Kildee (D-MI) said he is willing to accept whatever the immigration conference committee proposes and to “empower my Democratic colleagues to give a little” in order to reach a deal.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) stated that President Trump has “presided over the most corrupt administration in history.” Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and I’m proud to represent the beautiful 13th District of California in Congress.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” House Judiciary Committee member Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said she got the sense that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was not truthful during his testimony before the committee earlier in the day.
During his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stated that he hasn’t discussed Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation with President Trump or any senior White House officials.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily,” 2020 presidential candidate, former HUD Secretary, and former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro (D) stated that he believes Virginia Lt.
During CNN’s State of the Union coverage on Tuesday, CNN Chief National Correspondent John King stated that President Trump failing to mention climate change during the State of the Union is “a disgrace.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” House Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair Representative JoshGottheimer (D-NJ) stated that he believes “evidence-based fencing” will be one of theoptionsfor a border security deal, and that “lots of people” in the Democratic Party support some fencing.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up,” Representative David Price (D-NC) stated that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) should resign. Price said, “I do think he needs to step down.
During a town hall on CNN on Monday, Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) said that there has “been new fuel” igniting hatred in the past two years.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) stated that he thinks coming to a deal on border security is going to be difficult and predicted there won’t be a deal by February 15th.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks stated that the shutdown resolution “is a total victory for the Democrats.” He added that he believes the odds of another shutdown are low.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) stated that “there is no crisis at the border that justifies a government shutdown.” Transcript as Follows: “Hello, I’m Ted Lieu and I represent western Los Angeles County in the United States Congress.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that he thinks President Trump is scheming to go to war to distract from his defeat in the shutdown fight, the arrest of former adviser Roger Stone, and his poor poll numbers.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that the arrest of former Trump adviser Roger Stone “was an over-the-top arrest.” During an interview with author and columnist Ann Coulter, Maher stated, “Roger Stone was arrested.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) declared House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) “the master negotiator.” Meeks said, “Nancy Pelosi is the master negotiator.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) stated that her “best guess” on the government shutdown is that “the end is in sight.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) stated that President Trump will “have to use emergency funds” on the border.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated that the president accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) earlier invitation to give the State of the Union in front of the House and “we’re moving forward until something changes on that front.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said he doesn’t think President Trump will get any Democrats to vote for his immigration proposal, and that while he thinks the government needs to be opened prior to immigration negotiations, he does think “physical barriers are part of the solution.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) stated that “smart walls, barriers that are welcoming,” are things he thinks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) would agree to.
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) reacted to President Trump’s proposal on immigration and the government shutdown by stating President Trump is trying to “play us for fools.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,”New York Timescolumnist David Brooks predicted that President Trump will not declare a national emergency on the border and said that if anything would lead to weakened Republican support for Trump, a national emergency declaration would do it.
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asked President Trump “to come back to the table,” and end the government shutdown. Transcript as Follows: “I’m Amy Klobuchar, the Senator from the state of Minnesota.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated he believes the BuzzFeed story about President Trump ordering Michael Cohen to lie to Congress is true.
On Friday’s “MSNBC Live,” Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) stated that he believes President Trump has “given up on the idea of being re-elected” and is simply trying to keep his base to keep Senate Republicans from voting to convict him.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) stated that he supports a wall, but not “unlimited funding” for one, and “there should be some compromises” on how much is spent on a border wall.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” 2020 presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stated that the president is “creating so much disruption in foreign policy that he is making this country less safe.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani stated, “I never said there was no collusion between the campaign, or between people in the campaign.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stated that Democrats believe they should hold firm on the government shutdown and Republicans will start pressuring President Trump to either change his mind or go around him.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Thom Tillis (R-NC) stated that he hates the idea of President Trump declaring a national emergency on the border.
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