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RSN: Andy Borowitz | Trump's Lawyers Argue That He Cannot Be Impeached Because He Was Never Actually Elected

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04 June 18 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Trump's Lawyers Argue That He Cannot Be Impeached Because He Was Never Actually Elected  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "In what they believe is a legal masterstroke, lawyers for Donald J. Trump are now claiming that he cannot be impeached because he was never actually elected." READ MORE Robert Mueller. (photo: AP) ALSO SEE:  Here's What Legal Scholars Say About Trump's Self-Proclaimed 'Right' to Pardon Himself Jill Abramson | Trump's Lawyers Want Legal Immunity for the President. Who Will Stop Them? Jill Abramson, Guardian UK Abramson writes: "The memo drafted by Trump's lawyers outlines unbridled powers and essentially claims the president is above the law." READ MORE Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake, is hugged by a supporter after a rally on the campus of a Christian college in November. (photo: Da...

RSN: Andy Borowitz | Trump Makes Pence Watch Him Issue Pardons to See How It's Done

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02 June 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News Andy Borowitz | Trump Makes Pence Watch Him Issue Pardons to See How It's Done  Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker Borowitz writes: "President Donald J. Trump made Vice-President Mike Pence watch him issue pardons for several hours to see how it is done, a White House source confirmed." READ MORE Robert Mueller. (photo: James Berglie/TNS) Trump's Spent Far More Going to Mar-a-Lago Alone Than the Mueller Probe Has Cost Philip Bump, The Washington Post Bump writes: "President Trump's frustration with the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and any coordination with his campaign was expressed in dollar terms Friday morning." READ MORE A banner depicting Gregory Hill Jr. is on display before a news conference with Hill's family at his home in Fort Pierce. Gregory Hill Jr. was killed in January 2014 after a confrontation with St. Lucie C...

For his personal benefit

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An investigation and review of public records by the Project On Government Oversight shows that, prior to his time in Congress, Bridenstine led a small non-profit organization into hefty financial losses. How Trump’s NASA Nominee Used a Nonprofit He Ran to Benefit Himself Rep. James Bridenstine (R-Okla.) is a former Navy pilot with virtually no management experience in any large organization. But the Oklahoma Republican has been tapped by President Donald Trump to take over the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a federal agency with a budget of $18.5 billion, 18,000 federal workers, and over 60,000 contract employees. An investigation and review of public records by the Project On Government Oversight shows that, prior to his time in Congress, Bridenstine led a small non-profit organization into hefty financial losses. Some of the losses involved the use of the non-profit’s resources to benefit a company that Bridenstine simultaneously co-owned ...