It’s Friday. It’s September.

MUELLER HAS THE ROUGH DRAFT OF COMEY’S FIRING LETTERS

At some point in the last few months, Robert Mueller got his hands on the original rough draft of the letter used as justification to fire James Comey. The New York Times reported that the letter, written by Stephen Miller, included references to how Comey would not publicly exonerate him from being investigated. Lawyers said that this was “very problematic” for them. That’s legalese for completely fucked.

ANOTHER RUSSIAN MOTIVATION

As I’m writing this, Eric Garland is laying out one hell of a thread about another Russian motivation behind the election.

Money behind fossil fuels.

Russia’s GDP, which is roughly half of California’s, is based almost entirely on oil and other fossil fuels. They have nothing else. And we’re well past the point of saying fossil fuels don’t have an impact on climate change.

The future is clean energy. Wind, solar, nuclear, these are how we’ll produce electricity from here on out. Transportation is becoming electrified. Only an idiot, someone on the take, or both would push for more fossil fuels.

Enter Donald Trump.

The coal-loving, wind farm hating, climate change is a Chinese conspiracy, Donald Trump.

Look at all of the anti-environmental actions that Trump took after coming to power.

The CEO of Exxon is the Secretary of State.

The head of the EPA is a climate change denier and on the Koch Brothers payroll.

The head of the Energy Department is a fracker from Oklahoma.

The Education Department wants to strip science funding if schools teach climate change.

The Transportation Department wants to relax fuel mileage standards.

By pushing a pro-oil agenda in the United States, the Russians get about ten years of solid oil sales and a thriving economy. If the US goes clean, Russia is bankrupt.

That’s all for tonight, the phone is about to die.

Thank you, and have a good one.

August is finally wrapping up. Big things are happening.

MUELLER INVESTIGATING TRUMP FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE

This isn’t exactly news, but the Wall Street Journal released today that back in June, Trump’s legal team sent memos to Mueller’s team outlining why they don’t think Trump firing Comey was illegal. It was the standard argument from Trump. He’s the President, Comey’s a liar, look at my crowd sizes, etc. The first two were real, but I wouldn’t be surprised at the third.

So, what does this mean?

This means that, as of June, Robert Mueller was investigating Donald Trump for Obstruction of Justice.

This is big.

Why is it coming out today? Good question.

MANAFORT TOOK NOTES ABOUT RNC AND RUSSIAN MONEY

Remember in The Russian Hypothesis where I talked about the Republican National Committee working with the Russians on getting foreign money into the campaign in direct conflict with several U.S laws?

Well, guess who’s notes mentioned “donations” and “convention”?

Yep, Paul Manafort.

At the June 9 meeting.

In Trump Tower.

Weeks before the RNC convention in Cleveland.

I don’t want to say I was right, since I’m reporting others work. But this was rumored months ago. The fact that it’s hitting the mainstream now is big.

STATE DEPARTMENT CLOSES RUSSIAN OFFICES

In a limited response to earlier actions by Russia, the State Department closed three Russian offices in New York, Washington, and San Francisco.

PENCE HAVING DAILY CONTACT WITH PAUL MANAFORT DURING TRANSITION PERIOD

According to a report earlier that I’ll try to link to later, Mike Pence was Paul Manafort’s choice for VP, as well as having had daily contact with him throughout the transition period after the election, even though Paul was fired from the campaign in August.

MUELLER WORKING WITH THE IRS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TEAM

Sweet Baby Jesus! This just broke. Mueller working with the IRS is Trump’s worst nightmare. This deserves a greater write up soon, but the IRS CI working with FINCEN means someone is fucked 8 ways to Sunday.

ATTACKS ON TWITTER

A lot of the Resistance members are being attacked on Twitter. Hacking, doxxing, trolls botting up and brigading users to get them suspended, harassing family members. Shit’s heating up. Keep your head down and watch your six.

That’s all for tonight.

Have a good one.