From hush payments to adult film stars to secret meetings with Russians to overriding security clearances to his kids and in-laws, Trump has superpassed any president is history for scandals, and is the third president in history to have scandals involving interactions with foreign powers - and this is as bad as Reagan's treason in Iran-Contra or Nixon's treason colluding with the South Vietnamese to extend that war for another 8 years.

The Iran-Contra prosecutions, of course, were shut down by William Barr recommending GHW Bush pardon everybody involved, just like the Nixon prosecutions were killed off by President Ford pardoning Nixon unconditionally.

Regardless of the continuing explosion of details of the Trump Crime Family's violations of law, ethics, and political norms, this is already well past the point where we must impeach and prosecute him to prevent other grifters, con men and wannabe traitors like him, Nixon, or Reagan from running for the White House.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Mid-day with Mark
- Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] .

Article: "HR 1 debate gets under way as GOP sharpens attacks" by Kate Ackley.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

Article: "Andrew Bacevich" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Electoral College" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Abolition of the Electoral College" by B Putney.

Bill: "H.R.1549 - To protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes." by Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2].

Bill: "S.669 - A bill to protect the rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation, and for other purposes." by Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI].

Article: "'Antitrust was defined by Robert Bork. I cannot overstate his influence.'" by Dylan Matthews.

Case: "Continental Television, Inc. v. GTE Sylvania, Inc." by Wikipedia.

Article: "Florida Law Restoring The Vote To Felons Takes Effect" by Greg Allen.

Article: "DNC changes superdelegate rules in presidential nomination process" by Adam Levy.

Article: "The dishonest smearing of Ilhan Omar" by Paul Waldman.

Article: "US House Democrats delay anti-Semitic resolution amid pressure" by Ola Salem.

Article: "5 of the zaniest right-wing attacks against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" by Alex Henderson.

Article: "House leaders dismiss Rashida Tlaib's demand to move on Trump impeachment" by Gabriella Muñoz and Seth McLaughlin.

Law: "H.R.6407 - Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act", 12/20/2006.

Article: "Steve Scalise Delivers the GOP’s Most Cynical Ilhan Omar Rebuke Yet" by Zak Cheney-Rice.

Article: "Steve Scalise reportedly said he was 'like David Duke without the baggage'".

Article: "Rights of Lake Erie Recognized in Historic Vote" by CELDF.

Article: "What the pesticides in our urine tell us about organic food" by Kendra Klein and Anna Lappé.

Bill: "H.R.303 - Retired Pay Restoration Act" by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12].

Hour Two: Is It Possible America Will Follow Japan & Have a Sluggish Economy for the Next Few Decades?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work/Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown

Video: Is the Economic Cycle Going to Change for the Worse?.

Article: "Will the ECB ever be able to abandon monetary stimulus?".

Article: "ECB unveils fresh bank stimulus amid rising eurozone gloom".

Article: "Trump Pick for Saudi Ambassador: Iran Threat Outweighs Other Concerns" by Paul D. Shinkman.

Video: Bin Salman gone 'full gangster': Rubio.

Article: "EU joins in first scolding of Saudi Arabia at UN Human Rights Council" by .

Article: "Embassy Staffers Say Jared Kushner Shut Them Out of Saudi Meetings" by Erin Banco.

Article: "American Woman, Divorced From Saudi Husband, Is Trapped in Saudi Arabia" by Ben Hubbard.

Article: "Is Jared Kushner responsible for the dismemberment and death of reporter Jamal Khashoggi?" by Mark Sumner.

Article: "Powell Hints Fed Open to Pause, Says Won't Quit If Trump Asks" by Jeanna Smialek and Rich Miller.

Article: "Google and Apple are letting men surveil women in Saudi Arabia" by Washington Post.

Marianne Williamson on her Prez Run
- Marianne Williamson, Author/Lecturer & Activist

Article: "Marianne Williamson Wants to Be Your Healer in Chief" by Anna Peele.

Article: "California AG Says Officers Who Shot Stephon Clark Will Not Face Criminal Charges" by Bill Chappell, Laurel Wamsley.

Article: "No Criminal Charges For Sacramento Police Officers Who Fatally Shot Stephon Clark" by Ezra David Romero, Sammy Caiola, Ben Adler, Bob Moffitt, Emily Zentner, Chris Hagan, Nick Miller.

Article: "Sixth-grader arrested in Florida after refusal to participate in Pledge of Allegiance led to confrontation" by Tim Stelloh.

Article: "Police department investigating after viral video shows cops confront black man picking up trash" by Alex Hider.

Article: "Trial for Fired Cop Who Shot a Black Motorist Begins in Florida" by Terry Spencer.

Article: "Fired officer who killed a stranded black motorist is found guilty of attempted murder and manslaughter" by Katie Mettler.

Lawsuit: "Dodge v. Ford Motor Company", Mich. 1919.

Article: "For Democrats in 2020, Small Donors Are Gauge of Fundraising Success" by Julie Bykowicz.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

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

Article: "Lou Dobbs: Trump White House has 'lost its way'" by Avery Anapol.

Article: "Trump ad-libs that he wants legal immigrants in 'the largest numbers ever'" by Katie Galioto.

Article: "Pelosi Says House Will Condemn All Hate as Anti-Semitism Debate Overshadows Congress" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg.

Twitter: "#istandwithilhan".

Hour Three: Why the GOP Won't Raise Age of Consent to 16?
- Rep. Melissa Wintrow, Idaho State Representative (D-district 19, house seat B)

Article: "Republicans in state with highest rate of child marriage vote to keep it legal" by Jessica Sutherland.

Article: "Child Marriage - Shocking Statistics" by Unchained At Last.

Article: "Idaho House passes 'opt-in' sex education bill" by Rebecca Boone.

Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Shooting of Trayvon Martin" by Wikipedia.

Article: "An Ivanka Trump Trademark For Voting Machines Was Approved By China — Here's What That Means" by Angela Chen.

Article: "Alabama officer won't be charged for killing black man during mall shooting" by AP.

Article: "Shooting of Philando Castile" by Wikipedia.

Article: "David Koresh" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Randy Weaver" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations", Adam Smith, 1776.

Bill: "S.47 - John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act" (Natural Resources Management Act) by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK].

Article: "What's in the Natural Resources Management Act" by Wes Siler.

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