Joe Scarborough Blasts Newt Gingrich For ‘Grotesque’ Conspiracy Theory As news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Donald Trump for obstruction of justice, Trump allies – including Newt Gingrich – have started attacking Mueller, attempting to undermine his credibility and independence. Gingrich, who just weeks ago described Mueller as beyond reproach, took to Twitter to say “Muelleris now clearly the ti[p of the deep state spear aimed at destroying or at a minimum undermining and crippling the Trump presidency.” Muelleris now clearly the ti[p of the deep state spear aimed at destroying or at a minimum undermining and...

America’s CEO’s Give Trump A Failing Grade It isn’t just the average American who is disappointed with the Trump presidency. According to a new poll, America’s CEO’s give Donald Trump a failing grade. In a poll conducted by CNN Money, half of CEOs and business executives would give Trump an “F” for his presidency so far. And another 21 percent of business leaders surveyed give Trump’s performance a “D.” Just one percent would give the president an “A.” According to the leader of the business summit, the message for Trump from business leaders is “stop random 3 a.m. tweets”...

NSA Official Wrote Memo Detailing Trump’s Request To Intervene In FBI Investigation James Comey Wasn’t The Only Official Writing Memos About Trump’s Obstruction.  We learned Wednesday that Donald Trump is officially under criminal investigation by Special Counsel Mueller for obstruction of justice. And now a follow-up report by the Wall Street Journal reveals even more troubling details. According to the report, the former Deputy Director of the NSA Rick Ledgett wrote an internal memo about an encounter between Donald Trump and NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers. Donald Trump pressed Rogers to publically push back against news reports about the Russia...

Republican Satisfaction With Direction Of The Country Is Dropping: Poll New Poll Has Troubling Data For Trump And Republicans. Democrats aren’t the only ones unhappy with the direction of the country under the Trump administration. According to new polling data from Gallup, Republicans are increasingly unhappy with the direction the country is headed. Republican satisfaction took its biggest fall between May and June since Trump took office. According to Gallup, the satisfaction rate of Republicans fell from 58 percent in May to 41 percent in June – a massive 17 point drop. As you can see from the graph,...

Trump Has Himself To Blame For Obstruction Investigation, White House Aides Say Trump’s Staff Doesn’t Have Any Sympathy For Him. Donald Trump’s own White House staff doesn’t seem to have much sympathy for the legal mess he has found himself in. In light of the bombshell Washington Post report that Donald Trump is currently under criminal investigation for obstruction of justice, a new story by The Daily Beast quotes several White House staffers placing the blame squarely on Trump himself. Trump “shot himself in the foot again with this cockamamie scheme to get Mueller to play ball,” one White House...

Donald Trump Is Being Investigated For Obstruction Of Justice By Special Counsel Mueller A new report confirms that Donald Trump is being investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for obstruction of justice. The Washington Post reports, “The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials said.” The news that Donald Trump is under investigation for obstructing justice comes after former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony that Donald Trump pushed him...

Senator Angus King Says He’s ‘Really, Really Disturbed’ By Sessions’s Testimony (Video) Senator King Blasts Jeff Sessions For His Complete Disinterest In Russian Attack On US Election. [Watch the video below] Maine Senator Angus King told CNN on Wednesday morning that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s testimony reveals that he has no interest in the scope of Russian interference during the 2016 election. King told CNN that Sessions didn’t answer his questions during the Tuesday testimony about why Donald Trump decided to fire former FBI Director James Comey. King also noted that Sessions’s other remarks on the Russia investigation revealed...

Nearly 200 Democrats Suing Trump Over Conflicts Of Interest Nearly 200 Democratic members of the House and Senate have joined a lawsuit against Donald Trump being filed in federal court on Wednesday. The lawsuit is the fourth filed against the president for violating the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause. According to Politico, “the 54-page complaint targets a wide array of Trump’s business ventures, from Trump Tower spaces rented to foreign governments, to ‘The Apprentice’ re-runs aired by state-owned foreign broadcasters, to trademarks the Chinese government has granted Trump to use his brand in China for construction services, catering and clothing.” The...

This Is What We Know So Far About The Shooting At Congressional Baseball Practice Update: the gunman has been identified as James T. Hodgkinson. He has died. ### A gunman started firing shots during a congressional baseball practice Wednesday morning. The shooting took place in Alexandria Virgina, a Washington DC suburb. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot and is in stable condition. His injuries are not life-threatening. Several others were injured during the shooting, including Capitol police officers who were at the scene to provide security for Congressman Scalise. The shooter had a rifle with a scope. The gunman...

Trump Wanted To Fire Special Prosecutor But Staff Convinced Him No To Trump’s Staff Is Desperately Trying To Prevent Him From Firing Special Prosecutor Mueller. Donald Trump’s senior aides convinced him that taking the unprecedented move of firing the Special Prosecutor would make matters worse for his already troubled administration. According to The New York Times, Donald Trump was angry about reports that Mueller was close to fired FBI Director James Comey and entertained the idea of firing the special counsel. Sources told The New York Times that staff worked hard to convince Trump not to fire Mueller. Aides told...