Roger Stone, Trump, and the DOJ Prosecutors in the Roger Stone case on Monday were set to recommend a sentence of 7 to 9 years for the Trump confidante and associate. That didn't sit well with the president, who attacked his Department of Justice on Twitter, saying "cannot allow this miscarriage of justice." And so, it seemed, the sentence recommendation would not, in fact, be allowed. Fox News broke the story that the DOJ was going to revise the recommendation, which it characterized as "extreme." In the wake of that news, the internet was rocked by the resignation from the case by one of the prosecutors. And then another. And then ANOTHER. Eventually all four withdrew over the DOJ's decision. Mediaite founder and ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams discussed the situation on Tuesday. "This is a dark, dark day for the Department of Justice,” he said. “I am despondent over what I am seeing from this Department of Justice.” The Young Google/YouTube Turks "The Young Turks (TYT), one of the largest progressive digital publishers on YouTube, is receiving funding from Google-owned YouTube to launch an online course called TYT Academy that focuses on the creation of digital-first local news." Those are the words from an Axios report that started a wave of WTH tweets on the right. It was mostly focused on TYT founder and host Cenk Uygur, a candidate for congress and recently of the on-again-off-again Sanders endorsement fame. Revenge Former National Security Council Director for European Affairs Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified in impeachment, could be punished, Trump suggested on Tuesday. “That’s gonna be up to the military, we’ll have to see,” he continued before adding, “If you look at what happened, they’re going to certainly, I would imagine, take a look at that… I think what he did was just reported a false call. If you look at what he said.” Considering Trump's "observation" about the sentence recommendation turned into action by the DOJ, his saying the military could "certainly, I would imagine, take a look at that" can't be overlooked as mere idle chatter. Vindman was, after all, escorted from the White House by security last week. Trump 46? When Donald Trump Jr. took the stage at Monday night's Trump rally, a chant of "46" could be heard from the crowd. But if you missed the rally, don't worry. Fox's Brian Kilmeade echoed the sentiment on Tuesday's Fox & Friends. Speaking of podcasts Senator Ted Cruz told fans on Tuesday that if Bernie Sanders wins the 2020 presidential election, his podcast could be taken “off the air.” And speaking of revenge Rep. Matt Gaetz was one of only a few Republicans who voted for a measure designed to limit Trump's war powers. The political media buzzed since then that Gaetz was on the outs with Trump. On Monday, Trump gave Gaetz a shout-out from the rally stage, prompting a post from Maggie Haberman to Twitter suggesting the "ouster" was over, and that prompted a duel between the two online. How do I look? Let's close with this internet-ready prompt: Fox's Sean Hannity went to a Joe Biden rally, and you'll never guess what happened next! Except you will guess. It was semi-confrontational and focused mainly on Hannity asking people questions about himself. 6.5.0 |