U.S. President Donald Trump has withdrawn his endorsement of GOP lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, citing her recent criticism of his agenda in a notable rupture with one of his most outspoken congressional allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/world/politics/trump-marjorie-taylor-greene/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #marjorietaylorgreene #congress
While Smith still holds her position, the senior #FannieMae officials who called her conduct into question were all forced out of their jobs late last month, along with internal #ethics #watchdogs who were investigating #BillPulte & his allies.
The dismissals rattled the #housing industry & drew condemnation from #Democrats. It also gave more evidence to support claims that Pulte has leveraged the nonpublic information available to him to further his own political aims.
“This is another example of #BillPulte weaponizing his role to do Donald Trump’s bidding, instead of working to lower costs amidst a #HousingCrisis,” said Sen. #ElizabethWarren, of Massachusetts, the ranking #Democrat on the #Senate #Banking Committee. “His behavior raises significant questions, & he needs to be brought in front of #Congress to answer them.”
#law #scammers #housing #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
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Rep #JamieRaskin (D-MD) called the provision “one of the most blatantly #corrupt provisions for political self-dealing & the plunder of public resources ever proposed in #Congress.”
The provision, which is retroactive to 2022, only applies to members of the #Senate & would allow them to sue for $500,000 if data was sought without their being notified, as well as once it was obtained.
“That’s a cool one million per Senator,” Raskin said in a stmnt.
#law #Trump #Jan6
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5601358-senate-phone-record-legal-challenge-raskin/
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Confirmation: the so-called discharge petition that would force a vote on the #EpsteinFiles has the backing of 218 members, their signatures are frozen & cannot be removed.
#House #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
The encounter was *perfectly innocent*—just *several hours* of #Trump brainstorming ideas for babysitting clients, a familiar act of generosity from a man known for his passion for mentoring young people. (Giuffre cannot be subpoenaed, because she died by suicide in April.)
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
The White House’s response raises several questions. First, the conversation Giuffre recalled having with #Trump took place at Mar-a-Lago. The email in question described an encounter at #Epstein’s home, where the interaction may have included more than babysitting tips. Further, contextualizing this email by noting which girl it involved is a strange way to respond to a “fake” document.
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
Rapid Response 47, an official White House X account, fired off a message noting that in her new posthumous memoir about surviving #Epstein’s abuse, Giuffre says that #Trump was friendly & that he offered to help her find babysitting work. The account later added, “Democrats redacted the victim’s name because the victim said Trump ‘couldn’t have been friendlier,’ was a ‘gentleman,’ & that she didn’t witness any wrongdoing.”
#law #criminal #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
The encounter was *perfectly innocent*—just *several hours* of #Trump brainstorming ideas for babysitting clients, a familiar act of generosity from a man known for his passion for mentoring young people. (Giuffre cannot be subpoenaed, because she died by suicide in April.)
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
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Well, there ya go, Rep #AdelitaGrijalva #Democrat of #Arizona has been sworn in.
She will be the 218th signature needed to force the #EpsteinFiles release vote, as long as no #Republicans defect.
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
#House #Congress #Shutdown
https://apnews.com/article/adelita-grijalva-arizona-house-epstein-files-johnson-da75c9f0e362291f3d0edb1da99e019d
Rep #JamieRaskin (D-MD) called the provision “one of the most blatantly #corrupt provisions for political self-dealing & the plunder of public resources ever proposed in #Congress.”
The provision, which is retroactive to 2022, only applies to members of the #Senate & would allow them to sue for $500,000 if data was sought without their being notified, as well as once it was obtained.
“That’s a cool one million per Senator,” Raskin said in a stmnt.
#law #Trump #Jan6
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5601358-senate-phone-record-legal-challenge-raskin/
Confirmation: the so-called discharge petition that would force a vote on the #EpsteinFiles has the backing of 218 members, their signatures are frozen & cannot be removed.
#House #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
Fmr NYT financial reporter #LandonThomas Jr’s emails with #Epstein about #Trump seem far more damning & disgusting than the 3 that the #House #Democrats released.
#Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #EpsteinFiles #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
![Dec 8, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Thomas Jr., Landon wrote: Because of this. "I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy," Trump booms from a speakerphone. "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, & many of them are on the younger side.…" Dec 8, 2015, at 4:43 PM Epstein wrote: would you like photos of donald & girls in bikinis in my kitchen. Dec 8, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Landon Thomas Jr. wrote: Yes!!! Dec 8, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Epstein wrote: [pic] hawain tropic girl lauren petrella Dec 8, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Thomas Jr., Landon wrote: I am serious man -- for the good of the nation why not try to get some of this out there. I would not do it myself, but would pass on to a political reporter. http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexcampbell/court-papers-trump-ate-at-jeffrey-epsteins-house#.ltoekLMRz6 Plus: look at these lies! In response to a message left seeking the Trump campaign's comment on this article, on Thursday Trump's general counsel Alan Garten emailed threatening legal action against BuzzFeed News. "Mr. Trump's only connection with Mr. Epstein was that Mr. Epstein was one of thousands of people who has visited Mar-a-Lago. That's it. Mr. Trump has NEVER been accused of having any involvement or even having any knowledge of any of Mr. Epstein's conduct by anyone," Garten wrote.… Dec 8, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Epstein wrote: [picture] my 20 year old girlfriend in 93,, that after two years i gave to donald](https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/115/539/492/363/365/959/original/59dbdb61ceffa273.png)
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Though #AdelitaGrijalva provided the final signature necessary to advance a vote on the #EpsteinFiles, the vote will likely not place before December. Under the rules that govern this procedural maneuver, the #House cannot act on the measure until after it “ripens” for 7 legislative days — days when #Congress is in session.
How slowly the bureaucracy moves!
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
Confirmation: the so-called discharge petition that would force a vote on the #EpsteinFiles has the backing of 218 members, their signatures are frozen & cannot be removed.
#House #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
#Epstein emails suggest a cozy friendship w/ #LarrySummers.
A series of exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein & Lawrence Summers, fmr #Treasury Secy & #Harvard president, suggest a far cozier & intimate relationship than previously known.
Emails between the 2 show the men bantering, sometimes multiple times a day.
The discussions, which occurred 2017–2019, largely focused on #Trump. But many of the emails focused on Summers’ conversations with a woman & how to handle relations with her.
I mean 🤬🤬🤬
Though #AdelitaGrijalva provided the final signature necessary to advance a vote on the #EpsteinFiles, the vote will likely not place before December. Under the rules that govern this procedural maneuver, the #House cannot act on the measure until after it “ripens” for 7 legislative days — days when #Congress is in session.
How slowly the bureaucracy moves!
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
Well, there ya go, Rep #AdelitaGrijalva #Democrat of #Arizona has been sworn in.
She will be the 218th signature needed to force the #EpsteinFiles release vote, as long as no #Republicans defect.
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
#House #Congress #Shutdown
https://apnews.com/article/adelita-grijalva-arizona-house-epstein-files-johnson-da75c9f0e362291f3d0edb1da99e019d
Rep #AdelitaGrijalva, Democrat of Arizona, addressed #Congress for the first time as a lawmaker in a fiery speech calling out #Republicans for delaying her swearing in for the purpose of quashing the #EpsteinFiles vote. She chastised them for abdicating their #power as a coequal branch of government to #Trump & for letting millions go without benefits during the shutdown. After finishing her speech, she immediately signed the petition to release the full #Epstein files.
Well, there ya go, Rep #AdelitaGrijalva #Democrat of #Arizona has been sworn in.
She will be the 218th signature needed to force the #EpsteinFiles release vote, as long as no #Republicans defect.
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
#House #Congress #Shutdown
https://apnews.com/article/adelita-grijalva-arizona-house-epstein-files-johnson-da75c9f0e362291f3d0edb1da99e019d
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AYFKM???
And some Democrats actually voted for this?!
Deal to end #shutdown would also allow some #Republicans to sue the #US government for #Jan6 investigation
Legislation moving through #Congress that would end the longest government shutdown in US history would also allow 8 Republican senators to seek hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for alleged privacy violations stemming from the #DOJ's investigation of the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol #insurrection.
#law
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/deal-end-us-shutdown-would-also-allow-some-republican-senators-seek-500000-2025-11-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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Venezuelan #military preparing #guerrilla response in case of #US attack
#Venezuela is deploying #weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, & is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a US air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts & planning documents seen by Reuters.
#Trump #law #WarPowers #Congress #SeparationOfPowers #InternationalLaw #LawOfArmedConflict #authoritarianism #autocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-military-preparing-guerrilla-response-case-us-attack-2025-11-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
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Good. Stop enabling the fascist #Trump regime’s #ExtrajudicialKillings
#UK suspends some #intelligence sharing with #US over boat strikes in major break
The #UnitedKingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the #Caribbean because it does not want to be #complicit in US #military strikes & believes the attacks are #illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
#law #murder #DueProcess #WarPowers #Congress
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/politics/uk-suspends-caribbean-intelligence-sharing-us
