2017

So far today…

Early in the Trumpcare bill died in the Senate to a vote of 49-51. Straight party lines, with Murkowski, Collins, and McCain voting against.

People are confused by McCain's actions this week. Don't be. He voted to open the debate process which brought the bills to the floor for a vote, then voted against the bills on the floor, which killed the ACA repeal. No debate, no vote, no death.

Trump went on a twitter tirade about how the Senate should destroy the filibuster. A filibuster breaking number of senators signed a letter telling him to pound sand.

Russian sanctions restrictions landed on Trump's desk this morning. In response, Russia seized two diplomatic compounds from the U.S. and demanded the reduction in the number of diplomats there.

Supposedly the Republicans are starting to distance themselves from Trump, and the ACA Repeal debacle, combined with the treatment of Sessions and Preibus, might be the excuse they needed.

Rumor has it that some big news about Trump's connections to Russia may be dropping soon. This could be transcripts of the Mayflower meeting, evidence of him dialing in to the June 9 meeting in Trump Tower, or something else entirely.

It's a little after noon as I write this. I'll update further if/when something breaks.

UPDATE: Reince Preibus resigned yesterday. It was just announced around 5pm. He will be replaced as White House Chief of Staff by the current DHS Secretary John F. Kelly.

Daily Check-In 7/27/2017

For Thursday …

New White House Communications Director Anthony Scarmucci continues to be a loud distraction for the administration. For Trump, that's a good thing. Keeps the eyes off the other crimes.

Jeff Sessions may have struck a deal to stay in his position. The deal isn't with Trump, but possibly Mueller's team.

The Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke just threatened the state of Alaska over the health care bill. Senator Lisa Murkowski voted no on the Republican health care bills so far. Zinke, almost certainly acting on orders from Trump, threatened Alaska with further isolation. That's like threatening a German with more efficiency.

Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina just threw down the gauntlet. He's looking to introduce legislation that makes it illegal to fire a Special Counselor without judicial review. He said to the press afterwards that any attempt by Trump to fire Jeff Sessions or Robert Mueller would "be the beginning of the end of Trump's presidency."

Everything above this line happened before Noon EST. It's gonna be one of those days.

Daily Check-In 7/26/2017

Not sure if I mentioned it yesterday, but Trump politicized a Boy Scouts Jamboree.

In a surprisingly well-written tweet, which means it was done by someone else, Trump announced a ban on transgender people serving in the military. This was done on twitter, not through the official chain of command. When he does something in the morning, it's most likely to deflect some incoming stuff.

Another one of Paul Manafort's associates, Dymitro Firtash, has been named by the DOJ as a high level associate and major figure of Russian Organized Crime. Firtash, who makes money from Gazprom, is looking at RICO charges and fighting extradition to the U.S.

Trump's appointment for the head of the DOJ Criminal Division represented Alfa Bank from February until June when he was officially nominated. He learned of the offer in April.

The Trump-Sessions drama continues. Not only has the Keebler Nazi not quit, but Senator Chuck Grassley just announced on twitter that there is no room on the schedule to interview any AG nominees until 2018.

The Rumor Mill is chasing two tales today. Take all of this with a grain of salt.

Louise Mensch is following up on a story about a meeting in Scotland on or around June 24, 2016. It's still in the early stages, but her and others are looking into how this meeting between the Trump Campaign, Cambridge Analytica, and a few others forged the bot and media strategy for Trump, utilizing the Russian Bot Army. More on this as it develops.

Claude Taylor continues to report that NYAG Schneiderman is chugging along with his investigation of Trump Org in New York. Several hints were dropped about the scope of the investigation (a couple hundred targets), some of the new crimes being investigated (human trafficking), and a possible timeline for indictments (6-12 months). Something interesting, Donald Trump has yet to step foot in New York since he took office.

Claude and Louise have both been wrong before, but they've also been months ahead of the curve. They've broke several stories well ahead of the MSM. I'll explain why in a later article.

Daily Check-In 7/25/2017

Some of the events that happened in the last 24ish hours.

President Trump continues to berate USAG Jeff Sessions online, asking why he isn't going after HRC's emails. When Trump projects like this, it's usually because someone gave him bad news.

STAT and the APA have rescinded the Goldwater Rule in regards to Trump. This rule prevents psychologists and psychiatrists from discussing a public persons mental state without consulting with the person. The Goldwater rule goes back to the 1960's, as a direct result of doctors questioning the mental fitness of Barry Goldwater. Expect to see a lot more "Trump is sick" stories about his mental wellbeing.

The House passed their version of the Russian Sanctions bill by a vote of 419-3. Even the Falcons couldn't blow that big of a lead.

The Senate is trying to take away health care from millions of Americans to fund a tax cut.

Even more closed door meetings with Jared Kushner and the House Intelligence Committee.

Ivanka Trump lawyered up. More on why in the next session.

The Rumor Mill is working overtime today. Take everything in this section with a grain of salt.

NYAG Schneiderman is expanding the Enterprise Corruption case to include possible human trafficking charges against Trump's modeling agency. There was a significant Bust by Europol recently in which over 100 perpetrators were arrested and over 900 victims were rescued. (I'll explain how we got here in a later article.)

In the evening, an answer was given as to why Trump goes to Mar-a-lago so much … that's where his side piece lives. And yes, Melania knows. The divorce papers are already signed, and have been for a while.

As for why Ivanka lawyered up, she's in deep. She's not a bystander in this, but a ring leader. Her name was all over a bunch of shell companies that are being investigated for illegal gambling, she's involved with some of the meanest Kazakstan has to offer, and is supposedly one of the biggest money launderers for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.