TPM editor at large + all things Morning Memo: https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/ Signal: davidkurtz.88 Proton: davidmkurtz@proton.me
In a social media post this morning, President Trump threw all of toys in the air and declared that he still thinks the “anti-weaponization” slush fund was the way to go after all. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Forget the Blanche Nom, Trump Now Wants His $1.776B Slush Fund Back!Talk About Losing the Thread In a social media post this morning,...talkingpointsmemo.comThanks for having me on, @gregsargent.bsky.social
Greg SargentThere's a real sense that Trump is running into serious limits on his power right now on many fronts. So I asked @davidkurtz.bsky.social: Are we constraining Trump, or not? His answer is so, so good. I pushed back and he went with it well. Check it out on the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2137...
It’s hard to argue that the delay of today’s crucial Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination isn’t a big deal, but I harbor a growing suspicion that a collective hoodwinking is going on w/ Sen. John Cornyn's purported resistance to Blanche. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Is John Cornyn Playing Us All For Fools in the Todd Blanche Nomination Fight?Let’s See The Actual Language I harbor a growing suspicion that a...talkingpointsmemo.comCome for the glimpse of President Trump tracking the Secret Service investigation of James Comey for the "86 47" seashells in real time from Air Force One and stay for the cameos from Rudy G and former mobster Sammy the Bull Gravano. It's a helluva ride: talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Juicy and Hilarious New Details About Trump’s Crusade Against ComeyComey Offers Judge an Easy Way Out In new court filings last...talkingpointsmemo.comMore than a year after arresting him, the Trump DOJ moved Monday to drop the criminal case against California labor leader David Huerta arising from his June 2025 protest of an ICE raid in Los Angeles. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Another ICE Protester Prosecution Bites The DustOne of Dozens of Failed Prosecutions More than a year after arresting...talkingpointsmemo.comA new federal court order, first flagged by Politico’s Kyle Cheney, reveals that another Salvadoran national has been unlawfully deported *twice* by the Trump administration in the past 8 months in violation of orders by a federal judge and an immigration judge. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Another Abrego Garcia: Man Unlawfully Deported TwiceNow Lost in Salvadoran Prison System A new court order Friday in...talkingpointsmemo.comThe responsibility for the Trump DOJ’s unlawful use of subpoenas as a tool of retribution against NYT reporters falls most heavily on acting AG Todd Blanche and USA Jay Clayton, both of whom are awaiting Senate confirmation for promotion to higher offices. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
A Huge Win for the NYT In Air Force One Subpoena DebacleBlanche and Clayton Own This Mess The responsibility for the Trump DOJ’s...talkingpointsmemo.comUpshot of the hearing: With the near certainty that the judge was going to quash its subpoenas of NYT reporters over their Air Force One reporting, the Trump DOJ voluntarily withdrew the subpoenas—but not before the deputy U.S. attorney for the SDNY endured a professional humiliation in open court.
Inner City Press3:11 pm Buckley: The Government is prepared unilaterally to withdraw the subpoenas at this time. If under Gonzalez we find it appropriate to seek new subpoenas, we'll come to the court. Judge: Moving forward, we would have the issues that have plagued it so far
President Trump's corrupt U.S. attorney scheme is so sweeping that even the outside judge brought in to hear a first-of-its-kind legal challenge to the scheme in Seattle comes from a district (Spokane) where Trump is also engaging in U.S. attorney shenanigans. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
What’s Really Behind Trump’s Corrupt US Attorney SchemeOnly Loyalists Need Apply A new and ironic development in the first-of-its-kind...talkingpointsmemo.comTrump’s U.S. attorney scheme is about to be put the test by a carefully planned, first-of-its-kind legal challenge from the judge-appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, Roger Rogoff, who was fired last week by the president within an hour of his appointment. talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
New Attack Launched Against Trump’s Corrupt U.S. Attorney SchemeA Low-Key U.S. Attorneys Scandal Eighteen months in, President Trump’s strategy to...talkingpointsmemo.com