Is Donald Trump about to send us into a constitutional crisis?

It turns out Donald Trump is under investigation after all.

According to the Washington Post - the special counsel led by former FBI director Robert Mueller is looking into whether the president committed obstruction of justice when firing James Comey:

"Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice, officials say"

The New York Times - meanwhile - is reporting that:

"Mr. Mueller's investigation was looking at money laundering by Trump associates."

Is Trump dumb enough to fire Mueller?

-Thom

(What do you think? Tell us here.)

Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm... Why The Media Monopoly Embraced Alex Jones... (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)

Friday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Report: More Voter Suppression in GA's 6th District
- Greg Palast, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Article: "About Handel and the reporter who "accosted" her" by Doug Richards.

Article: "The GOP's Stealth War Against Voters" (Interstate Crosscheck) by Greg Palast, August 24, 2016.

Article: "Police Raid Indiana’s Largest Voter Registration Office Following Fraud Accusations From GOP" by Spencer Woodman.

Site: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.

Video: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.

Site: The New Georgia Project.

Case: "Busbee V. Smith", 1982 (Georgia redistricting).

Article: "Handel gets help from Trump in Atlanta in 6th District race" by Greg Bluestein.

Article: "Alex Jones releases secretly taped audio of Megyn Kelly interview" by Joe Concha.

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt" by Donald J. Trump.

Tweet: "Muelleris now clearly the ti[p of the deep state spear aimed at destroying or at a minimum undermining and crippling the Trump presidency." [sic] by Newt Gingrich.

Tweet: "Ask yourself: Is the guy who got a Purple Heart then served 5 presidents the one hurting America? Or is it the guy who admires dictators?" (plus replies - list of lies) by Mikel Jollett.

Article: "Good news for dieters: 5:2 relaxes the rules and allows 800 calories a day " by Laura Donnelly.

Article: "Georgia 6th: DNC to hire 10 new staffers to boost Ossoff’s campaign" by Greg Bluestein, May 18, 2017.

Article: "An Artificial Intelligence Developed Its Own Non-Human Language" by Adrienne LaFrance.

Article: "Hawaii is considering creating a universal basic income" by Dylan Matthews.

Book: Magical Child by Joseph Chilton Pearce.

Article: "U.N. says 300 civilians killed in U.S.-led air strikes in Raqqa since March" by Stephanie Nebehay.

TV: "67: Taking Back Iraq & Lost Generation" by HBO.

Article: "Trump-era Political Violence Deterring Democratic Candidates" by Nina Burleigh.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Article: "In Montana Race, Rob Quist Had To Fight Off Both The Republicans And The GOP-aligned Local Media" by Zaid Jilani.

Site: Move to Amend

Article: "Stealing the Election in Georgia" by SemDem.

Article: "Gaping Security Hole In Georgia Elections System Revealed Ahead Of Runoff" by Caitlin MacNeal.

Case: "Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad", 1886

Case: "Dartmouth College v. Woodward", 1819

Book: "Unequal Protection: The Battle to Save Democracy" by Thom Hartmann (read online)

Book: "Unequal Protection: How Corporations Became "People" - And How You Can Fight Back" by Thom Hartmann - new updated version out now!

Talk Media News Segment:
- Patrick Gavin

Article: "Update: Victims of Congressional shooting improving" by TMN.

Article: "Gun debate under Trump tested by congressman's shooting" by Steve Peoples and Catherine Lucey.

Article: "Rattled by shooting, lawmakers want more personal protection" by Seung Min Kim and Rachael Bade.

Article: "Why the GOP is struggling with health care reform" by Patrick Gavin.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Video: Watch Lester Holt's Extended Interview With President Trump.

Article: "Special counsel is investigating Jared Kushner’s business dealings" by Sari Horwitz, Matt Zapotosky and Adam Entous.

Article: "‘Argo’ helps Iran’s dictatorship, harms democracy " by Abolhassan Bani-Sadr.

Tweet: "Crooked H destroyed phones w/ hammer, 'bleached' emails, & had husband meet w/AG days before she was cleared- & they talk about obstruction?" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Branstad confirmed as ambassador to China" by Politico.

Article: "Gov. Reynolds: Worsening Iowa budget will force reliance on cash reserves" by William Petroski.

Article: "Bush’s Faustian Deal With the Taliban" by Robert Scheer, May 22, 2001 .

Book: No Is Not Enough by Naomi Klein.

Article: "John N. Mitchell" by Wikipedia.

Video: Richard Nixon - "I'm not a crook".

Article: "GSA Approval Of Trump Old Post Office Lease Whitewashes An Illegal Arrangement" by Charles Tiefer.

Article: "Know Your Rights" (song) by The Clash.

Video: Telegraph Avenue - Rancid.

Article: "Felony charges against inauguration protesters represent ‘historic crossroads’" by Mark Hand.

Article: "As Prosecutors Press New Felony Charges, Inauguration Day Arrestees Dig In For A Fight" by Zoe Tillman.

Site: CrimehInc.

Speech: "Madison Square Garden Speech", President Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 31, 1936. "But while we guard our shores against threats of war, we will continue to remove the causes of unrest and antagonism at home which might make our people easier victims to those for whom foreign war is profitable. You know well that those who stand to profit by war are not on our side in this campaign"

Site: Free Speech TV

Article: "Let Him Die" by Jacob Weisberg.

Video: NBC Townhall on Healthcare Reform (June 1994).

Article: "Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)" by Wikipedia.

Book: In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People by George K. Simon Ph.D.

Book: Character Disturbance: the phenomenon of our age by George K. Simon Ph.D.

Book: Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman.

Article: "Black bloc" by Wikipedia.

Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

I'll be debating Julio Rivera, Reactionary Times/Newsmax/Right Wing News/Politichicks about Wisconsin's request to drug test Medicaid applicants.

Plus, I'll be talking with Danny Goldberg, author of In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea

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On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses the Trump administration’s cozy relationship with Wall Street and what it means for our financial future with Bartlett Naylor of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch. Then, Thom talks to Bryan Pruitt of RedState and Isaiah Poole of People’s Action about Robert Mueller investigating Trump for obstruction of justice and the connection between misogyny and mass shootings.

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