Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real

 

Today: "Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real" Plus, the Trump administration’s Iran plan is even crazier than we thought; a massive bribe was behind the FDA’s vaping decision; and more... Podcast: Trump Rages at GOPer in Crazed Tirade as Slush Fund Prompts GOP Revolt As Republicans start turning on Trump over his illicit $1.8 billion scheme, the author of a piece on Trump’s corruption explains why this saga is so deadly for the GOP—and why Trump won’t let it go. Read the transcript here. The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

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The Trump Administration’s Iran Plan Is Even Crazier Than We Thought A bonkers new report suggests that the U.S. and Israel attempted to install Holocaust-denying former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader. By Alex Shephard Trump’s January 6 Slush Fund Is a Criminal Enterprise The president has long been operating under the assumption that he is immune from prosecution. His latest scheme, however, may be a step too far. By Matt Ford What We Have Lost With The Late Show There may be a day again when TV executives have the backbone to support a show like Colbert’s. But The Late Show will be gone. By Phillip Maciak Trump’s IRS Deal Is a Massive Test for Congress and the Courts The president’s slush-fund-and-tax-penalty "settlement" is brazenly criminal. If our governing institutions can’t block it, America will officially be a banana republic. By Timothy Noah

Judge Grants Emergency Order to Block Trump From Destroying Records A federal judge has ruled that Trump can’t violate the Presidential Records Act just because he feels like it. By Hafiz Rashid Read now

Trump’s Slush Fund Case Assigned to Judge Unafraid to Rule Against Him Judge Richard Leon previously caught the president’s ire after ruling against his White House ballroom. By Hafiz Rashid Trump Turns Senator Cassidy Into One of His Biggest Republican Enemies Bill Cassidy is already criticizing Trump’s favorite projects after the president backed one of his primary opponents. By Hafiz Rashid Turns Out a Massive Bribe Was Behind the FDA’s Vaping Decision A new report reveals how easy it is to purchase new regulations under the Trump administration. By Finn Hartnett Donald Trump Is Finally Cracking Up for Real By Molly Jong-Fast, Michael Tomasky Angelo Carusone and Aaron Rupar share a distinction that we imagine many Americans would happily cede to them: They have likely watched more Donald Trump rallies, speeches, and press briefings than any other living Americans. Carusone is the chairman and president of Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog group; Rupar is an independent journalist who fires off dozens of posts a day about Trump to his two million followers across Blue­sky and X. Carusone reckons he’s watched around 650 Trump events over the course of a decade. Rupar estimates that, while he may have missed a few events in that time, he has endured "probably like 98 percent of his speeches and rallies." And both closely monitor the president’s social media posts. So they’re pretty well-qualified to assess the question: Has Trump deteriorated over the years? Continue reading this article.

Trump’s Angry Jan. 6 Tirade Accidentally Hands Dems Midterm Weapon Democrats will seek to force Republicans to vote on Trump’s toxic new slush fund for January 6 rioters, Representative Jamie Raskin tells TNR in an interview. Democrats shouldn’t let up. By Greg Sargent Read now

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