Tony Schwartz says that President Trump is about to resign

by Jack Brummet, TrumpWatch Ed.

Tony Schwartz has been right a lot about 45; and often wrong too. The resignation scenario seems plausible.

"Mr. Schwartz, who has been a vocal critic of President Trump and spent 18 months interviewing and shadowing him in the 1980's, suggested he would negotiate a deal for immunity in the Russia investigation in exchange for giving up his seat in the Oval Office."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/art-of-the-deal-donald-trump-resign-us-president-predict-tony-schwartz-a7898526.html

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Notes from yesterday on The Administration's myriad troubles

by Jack Brummet, Scandal Ed.

1) It will be a real mind effer if the Attorney General invokes the 5th Amendment today. 

2) Almost more likely, he un-recuses himself, fires Mueller and maybe Rosenstein two hours before the hearing. 

3) Less likely: the Veep, the generals, Tillerson, etc., run a 25th amendment coup d'etat.

4) I know everyone thinks the public accolade part of the first full cabinet meeting had chimes of 3rd world/totalitarian politics. This is overthinking it; the cabinet merely provided, in exchange for their honor, what is known in the dating world as a courtesy fuck.

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How to battle The President's short attention span

by Jack Brummet

Too verisimilitudinous to be fake: National Security Council officials strategically include Trump’s name in “as many paragraphs as we can because he keeps reading if he’s mentioned,” according to one source. [reported in Slate, New York Magazine, and Reuters]

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President Trump, the leaker

by Jack Brummet

"Trump revealed information to the Russian visitors that “jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on the Islamic State,” the Post reported Monday, citing current and former U.S. officials with ties to the administration. The publication did not elaborate on what the president’s disclosure entailed, due to its sensitive nature, but said the information came from a U.S. ally." - Huffington Post 5/15/17

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Make America Great Again (GIF)

via GIPHY

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The President greets the first tour group to visit the WH since the inauguration. Who's that over his shoulder?

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Another rough day at The White House

* quote from New York Times Monday March 6, 2017 *

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Drawing: Faces 1908 1908 — The 2016 White House wiretap team

by Jack Brummet

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AG Jeff Sessions recuses himself from Russian-Trump investigations

By Mona Goldwater, Justice Dept. Ed.
Illustration by Jack Brummet

In this instance, recusal is a half-measure. You know what they say about half measures. The President gave the AG a half-vote of confidence yesterday.  When asked if  he believed Attorney General Sessions had told the truth at his confirmation hearings, The President said “he probably did.”

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Ten years ago, Sean Spicer used to play the Easter Bunny at the annual WH egg-roll

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Kellyanne Conway makes herself comfortable

By Mona G., ATIT Social Mores Ed.

Well, he knew she wasn't housebroken when he took her in. 



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Speech to congress: A New Don/Dawn?

by Jack Brummet


Last night, for one of the first times, The President didn't sound completely off his rocker (except a couple moments). He stuck to the speech on the TelePrompTer, which seemed to have far less Steve Bannon in it. He threw out a lot of red meat on infrastructure, America first, and the usual themes and schemes.

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"The powers of The President. . .will not be questioned."

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Another rough day at the White House

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Executive Order Appeal: Denied!

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Faces 1849 — Steven K. Bannon

Digital collage by Jack Brummet

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Drawing (digital): Faces 1845 — POTUS Pro Tempore

by Jack Brummet

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Drawing Faces 1843: Disorder in the White House

By Jack Brummet (drawing and collage)
Text from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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Former President Richard M. Nixon on current events

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Donald Trump quote hall of fame #6

By Jack Brumet

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