Trump talk: HOW MUCH for that inauguration?

[PerkingFaintly]

We can start whole new threads for less than $26,000,000.

This one only cost 23p I found down the back of the sofa:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3171217-Trump-Talk-or-Lift-every-voice-and-sing?pg=1

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Melania Trump has parted ways with adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff after news broke about Wolkoff’s firm reaping $26,000,000 in payments to help plan Trump’s inauguration, NYT reports.
www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/us/politics/melania-trump-inauguration-adviser.html

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/roger-stones-secret-messages-with-wikileaks/554432/

Manu Raju
@mkraju
A change of heart from the WH: Hicks now answering questions about topics during the transition, Tom Rooney tells reporters - mainly bc Senate Intel got those answers in her previous appearance. But she is still not talking about her time at WH.

Private Twitter messages obtained by The Atlantic show that Roger Stone and WikiLeaks communicated directly on October 13, 2016—and that WikiLeaks sought to keep its channel to Stone open after Trump won the election.

Roger Stone's Secret Messages with WikiLeaks

Transcripts obtained by The Atlantic show Donald Trump's longtime confidante corresponded with the radical-transparency group.

www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/554432/?__twitter_impression=true

Are you sure that 23p, did not come via Russia

Ah do not recall, Minimammoth.

www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari-melber/watch/forget-witch-hunt-mueller-probe-is-a-felony-hunt-1171095619745

Don't get nervous, Perking, we believe you.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/kushners-overseas-contacts-raise-concerns-as-foreign-officials-seek-leverage/2018/02/27/16bbc052-18c3-11e8-942d-16a950029788_story.html?utm_term=.dd7db61eb493

James Comey
@Comey
Lordy, this time there will be a tape. Audio book almost finished.

Thanks for the new thread Perking!

And, as others have reported, Kushner has had his ‘intelligence’ downgraded.

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BREAKING: Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence
politi.co/2HRgk1g

www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/u-s-intel-russia-compromised-seven-states-prior-2016-election-n850296?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

Roger Stone's Secret Messages with WikiLeaks

I misread this as secret mAssages, which really troubled me from a mindbleach POV. I’m relieved the reality is more prosaic.

I sense Mueller’s invisible net tightening around Kushner and Ivanka. Trump will come to rue the day he ran.

Blinked & missed this. Bigly blah blah blah.

WH official says "The downgrade in Jared's clearance will not affect his ability to do his job"

Of course it won't. What he's not allowed to request himself due to lack of clearance Scrotus will request himself and just give it to him. Who on earth expects that Scrotus OR Jared will be respecters of security levels.

Exactly what I thought.

Still. I suppose he can't admit to it - at least not in front of Kelly.

I had to come on to share this pic doing the rounds on twitter. It appears to be Klingon Jesus and Ben Carson après spa day in matching bathrobes.

Ties in nicely with the secret massages

Yes to the news about Kushner’s clearance having little material effect but at least it sort of respects norms (in a very limited way!)

WITCH HUNT

BREAKING: Mueller's team has been asking witnesses (including recently) about Trump's business activities in Russia BEFORE the campaign, as he considered a run for president. (Includes the Miss Universe pageant and potential Trump Tower Moscow deals.)

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/02/27/politics/trump-russia-investigation/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Jonathan Swan
@jonathanvswan
Am told Robert Mueller himself walked into the room several times to talk to Steve Bannon. Not surprising given Bannon's seniority but it's quite rare for Mueller to attend interviews.

Nicholas Fandos
@npfandos
Hope Hicks told House investigators that her work for Trump had occasionally required her to tell white lies.

But after extended consultation w/lawyers, she said she had not lied about matters material to the investigations into Russia’s interference.

<a class="break-all" href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/politics/hope-hicks-house-intelligence-committee-testimony.html?referer=t.co/8WxHdLicCh?amp=1#click=t.co/8WxHdLicCh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mobile.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/politics/hope-hicks-house-intelligence-committee-testimony.html?referer=t.co/8WxHdLicCh?amp=1#click=t.co/8WxHdLicCh

Matthew Miller
@matthewamiller
Let’s forget about criminality for a minute, since that really shouldn’t be the only bar. Shouldn’t a WH communications director who acknowledges lying to the American people be gone immediately?

Trump campaign chief lends name to penny stock tied to felon

apnews.com/amp/5bdc810e38c94b119e2e0c2d206c4486?__twitter_impression=true

Shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz had swastikas on ammunition magazines

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/swastikas-ammunition-magazines-parkland-florida-school-shooting-suspect-nikolas-cruz/?__twitter_impression=true

(((DeanObeidallah)))
(((DeanObeidallah)))
@DeanObeidallah
BREAKING: CNN just reported the Florida gunman had drawn on his gun magazines a swastika. Yes a swastika-yet we werent told for nearly two weeks. I can assure if he had written "Allah Akbar" on his gun magazine we would've known in minutes! This confirms his white supremacy

And

The Hill
@thehill
Shooting survivor's father admits he doctored email exchange claiming CNN "scripted" town hall question (link: hill.cm/TuXzPGy )

And

Caroline O.
@RVAwonk
Holy hell. The Oath Keepers militia group on Monday issued a “call to action” asking their members to serve as voluntary armed guards at U.S. schools — and then posted a webinar in which they called the Parkland school shooting survivors "the enemy."

talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/oath-keepers-webinar-parkland-student-activists-enemy

These are the people who are volunteering to stand guard and "protect" children.

So... who's going to protect the children from these people?

Oath Keepers says they plan to station their armed "volunteers" at U.S. schools “whether they want us to or not."

First

DLCC says Democrat Phil Spagnuolo has won in the New Hampshire special election for HD Belknap-03, defeating his Republican opponent in a district Trump won by over 12-pts in 2016.

This is the 38th seat to flip from red to blue since Trump’s inauguration.

And then

DLCC says Democrat Phil Young has won the Connecticut special election for House District 120, ending Republicans’ more than 40-year control of the district.

This is the 39th seat to flip from red to blue since Trump’s inauguration.

www.dlcc.org/press/second-win-night-dlcc-flips-39th-seat-red-blue

4 Commerce Department political appointees working on interim security clearances lost their jobs today because of problems in their background checks, multiple officials who requested anonymity to discuss personnel matters tell WaPo.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/four-commerce-department-appointees-lose-their-posts-after-problems-in-background-checks/2018/02/27/f96b2666-1bdb-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html#click=t.co/0BWznfFZRy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/four-commerce-department-appointees-lose-their-posts-after-problems-in-background-checks/2018/02/27/f96b2666-1bdb-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html#click=t.co/0BWznfFZRy

Josh Dawsey
@jdawsey1
Trump aides constantly reminded him of Corker's criticisms. They keep folders of what others say about POTUS and send questionnaires seeking loyalty. How they are trying to shape 2018, w/@WaPoSean:

Corker wavers but stays on course to quit Senate

www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/powerpost/sen-bob-corker-will-not-run-for-reelection/2018/02/27/717800ce-1bd3-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html