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May 2017

Reuters: White House looking for ways to undermine Mueller’s credibility as special counsel

Allahpundit May 20, 2017 5:31 PM

War.

CNN: White House lawyers investigating impeachment procedures

John Sexton May 19, 2017 7:21 PM

White House: “False.”

Senior White House advisor now “significant person of interest” in Russia probe; Update: DOJ probing possible cover-up by WH officials?

Allahpundit May 19, 2017 6:01 PM

“The senior White House adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president…”

Hilarious: Comey really did try to blend in with the drapes so that Trump wouldn’t notice him in January

Allahpundit May 19, 2017 11:21 AM

Where’s Waldo?

Comey, testifying on May 3rd: We’ve never been asked by the DOJ to stop an investigation for a political reason

Allahpundit May 18, 2017 8:41 PM

“It would be a big deal to tell the FBI to stop doing something that — without an appropriate purpose.”

Report: Trump wants Flynn back in the White House

Allahpundit May 18, 2017 4:41 PM

What?

The end of the Sean Spicer press briefing?

Allahpundit May 18, 2017 2:41 PM

Cancellation.

Gingrich: It’s time for Trump to shut down the White House press room

Allahpundit May 17, 2017 10:41 PM

“I am personally offended by the American news media. I think it is destructive and disgusting.”

Kimberly Guilfoyle: Why yes, I am talking to the White House about the press secretary job; Update: Fox, Guilfoyle respond

Allahpundit May 16, 2017 2:31 PM

“Sean Spicer is a very nice man and a patriot… I wish him the best.”

Funny: Spicer dodges questions repeatedly over whether Trump has recordings of Comey

Allahpundit May 15, 2017 5:31 PM

“The president has made it clear what his position is.”

Top Senate Intel Committee Dem: “Absolutely,” I would subpoena tapes of Trump’s conversations with Comey

Allahpundit May 14, 2017 3:31 PM

“I’ve asked, others have asked, to make sure the tapes are preserved, if they exist.”

Sunday morning talking heads

Allahpundit May 14, 2017 8:01 AM

Fallout.

Question for Sean Spicer: Did the president record his conversations with Jim Comey?

Allahpundit May 12, 2017 4:01 PM

Moment of truth.

“They tricked us”: White House peeved that Russians posted photos of Oval Office meeting with Trump

Allahpundit May 11, 2017 4:41 PM

“That’s the problem with the Russians — they lie.”

WSJ: Comey recently began receiving more briefings on Russia probe, was concerned about “possible evidence of collusion”

Allahpundit May 11, 2017 11:21 AM

Motives.

Guess who’s coming to dinner at the White House (the AYFKM edition)

Jazz Shaw May 11, 2017 8:01 AM

What’s the end game here?

Source close to Comey: He was fired because the Russia investigation was accelerating

Allahpundit May 10, 2017 6:01 PM

Motives.

Spicer: We didn’t know whether to trust Sally Yates on Flynn because she was a “political opponent of the president”

Allahpundit May 09, 2017 7:21 PM

“What if we had just dismissed somebody because a political opponent of the president had made an utterance?”

Report: Jared Kushner called Canadian officials, begging them to phone Trump and talk him out of ending NAFTA

Allahpundit May 09, 2017 4:01 PM

Strategery.

Sally Yates: “We believed that General Flynn was compromised with respect to the Russians”

Allahpundit May 08, 2017 5:31 PM

“To state the obvious, you don’t want your national security adviser compromised with the Russians.”

Rush on the terrible spending bill: “Why is anybody voting Republican, if this is what happens when we win?”

Allahpundit May 01, 2017 10:01 PM

“This is the swamp. This is what needs to be drained.”

On the heels of Duterte, confirmation that Trump will host Erdogan at the White House

Jazz Shaw May 01, 2017 2:41 PM

I can’t even keep up anymore

Bored with winning: New spending bill has no money for the wall, no cuts to sanctuary cities, funding for Planned Parenthood

Allahpundit May 01, 2017 2:01 PM

“Overall, the compromise resembles more of an Obama administration-era budget than a Trump one.”

Weird Washington happenings: A spending bill for longer than a week

Andrew Malcolm May 01, 2017 8:41 AM

A budget deal before the deadline?

Apr 2017

Trump invites Duterte to the White House for some reason

Allahpundit Apr 30, 2017 3:31 PM

Nope.

Sessions: Yes, my recusal includes the Flynn case

Ed Morrissey Apr 28, 2017 12:41 PM

“You don’t catch everything” during vetting?

House committee: Pentagon warned Flynn to get approval before accepting foreign money a year prior to Russia speech

Allahpundit Apr 27, 2017 2:01 PM

“The Pentagon’s warning to Gen. Flynn was bold, italicized and could not have been clearer.”

White House toughened up ‘soft’ Iran Deal compliance letter

John Sexton Apr 25, 2017 9:21 PM

“the initial letter submitted by the State Department was too soft…”

Rush worries: It sure looks like Trump is caving on funding for the wall

Allahpundit Apr 25, 2017 3:31 PM

“I’m not happy to have to pass this on. I’m very, very troubled to have to pass this on.”

Josh Earnest: Obama will jump in and criticize the new administration if Trump crosses any, er, “red lines”

Allahpundit Apr 24, 2017 7:31 PM

What?

Fake news: When the New England Patriots fact-checked the New York Times; Update: “I’m an idiot,” says Times editor

Allahpundit Apr 20, 2017 11:21 AM

Winning.

Oops: Aircraft carrier which was supposedly en route to North Korea was actually headed to Indian Ocean

Allahpundit Apr 18, 2017 4:01 PM

Wrong way.

“He made it clear he isn’t a Bannon guy”: Stephen Miller, the newest Kushner ally?

Allahpundit Apr 14, 2017 4:41 PM

Globalism.

White House shifts from Obama practice, will keep its visitor logs secret

Allahpundit Apr 14, 2017 3:21 PM

Wut?

Is Trump trying to get Bannon to resign?

Allahpundit Apr 13, 2017 11:21 AM

Nudge.

Uh oh: Trump won’t say directly that he still has confidence in Bannon

Allahpundit Apr 12, 2017 11:21 AM

“Steve is a good guy, but I told them to straighten it out or I will.”

Would you pay $30,000 to hear a Valerie Jarrett speech?

Andrew Malcolm Apr 12, 2017 10:01 AM

Now, they live together too.

Spicer on Assad: Even Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons

Allahpundit Apr 11, 2017 2:41 PM

Er.

McCain: I think the White House backing off of regime change in Syria is partly responsible for that gas attack

Allahpundit Apr 10, 2017 8:41 PM

Provocations.

Report: Trump thinking of replacing Priebus — and Bannon?

Allahpundit Apr 07, 2017 11:21 AM

Soon?

White House wonders: Should we blow up ObamaCare by ending its cost-sharing subsidies?

Allahpundit Apr 06, 2017 8:41 PM

Sabotage.

Are the knives out for Steve Bannon?

Allahpundit Apr 06, 2017 6:01 PM

“The big fight is between nationalists and the West Wing Democrats.”

CNN reporters Lemon, Sciutto, Cuomo: Ignore this Susan Rice story

Allahpundit Apr 04, 2017 11:21 AM

Distractions.

Mar 2017

Report: Bannon, Kushner, Priebus wanted Mike Flynn out even before he deceived Pence over Russian call

Allahpundit Mar 29, 2017 4:01 PM

Pretexts.