Thursday, February 8, 2018

Reading archive 2018-02-08

George W. Bush: There’s clear evidence Russia meddled in U.S. election

How Nations Recover

Explain the Rob Porter story. Any of it. - "Explain how White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, who reportedly knew of the FBI reports, could assert, in a statement circulated before and after the abuse photos emerged, 'Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor and I can’t say enough good things about him. He is a friend, a confidante and a trusted professional.'"

In new statement, Kelly says he was 'shocked' by Porter allegations and condemns abuse: More than 24 hours after issuing a statement defending staff secretary Rob Porter amid abuse allegations, White House chief of staff John Kelly said in a second statement that he was 'shocked' and condemned domestic abuse. - "A senior administration official told POLITICO earlier Wednesday that Kelly and other top White House officials were aware of the allegations, including the 2010 protective order, weeks and in some cases months before they were made public."

Carrier Employees, Soon to Be Laid Off, Feel Betrayed by Donald Trump

‘Like we descended from Hitler’: Coming to terms with a slave-trading past

White House advises government agencies to prepare for shutdown as Congress struggles to pass budget ahead of midnight deadline

The Nunes memo shows the FBI did not eavesdrop on Trump’s campaign - "The FISA order on Page was issued Oct. 21, 2016. That timing proves that the Page warrant didn’t authorize any surveillance of the Trump campaign — because Page and the Trump campaign had parted ways before the warrant was issued. In fact, the Nunes memo makes it appear that the FBI was trying to avoid surveillance on the Trump campaign, even when doing so undermined the effectiveness of a then-months-old investigation into Russian election interference. Although the FBI had been interested in Page for some time, it was not until after the relationship between Page and the Trump campaign ended that the bureau got the FISA warrant."

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