by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, June 8.
- Comey could turn lawmakers’ Russia probes to questions of obstruction (“If the testimony of former FBI director James Comey suggests that President Trump’s actions constituted an obstruction of justice on investigations of Russia-related matters, the focus of congressional inquiries could shift from intelligence details to legal and criminal matters.” Trump for Prison? Wouldn’t that be appropriate?)
- I helped prosecute Watergate. Comey’s statement is sufficient evidence for an obstruction of justice case. (“Any experienced prosecutor would see these facts as establishing a prima facie case.”)
- Comey will testify Trump demanded his ‘loyalty’ and pressured him to drop Flynn investigation in private chats
- Trump’s loyalty demand to Comey is part of his ongoing corrosion of constitutional government (“There’s a reason the oath of office doesn’t work that way.”)
- The Three Scenarios For The U.K. Election (“Scenario No. 1: Narrow-ish Conservative majority…Scenario No. 2: Conservative landslide…Scenario No. 3: Conservatives lose their majority”)
- Donald Trump’s presidency is an American crisis (“America isn’t being made great. It’s being made weak.”)
- Could Comey’s Testimony Take Down Trump?
- James Comey had a bad feeling about Trump from the start (How could you not have had a really bad feeling about Trump from the start??? Who on earth voted for that lunatic – and why???)
- ‘I’m Disappointed With That Answer’: Top Democrat Hits NSA Chief For Saying Trump Didn’t Pressure Him
- Trump doesn’t understand how to be president. The Comey story shows why.
- Trump aides get tongue-tied trying to defend their boss (“Dan Coats and Mike Rogers looked foolish as they refused to answer questions about the president’s actions on Comey and the FBI’s Russia probe.”)
- Warner: Trump’s FBI announcement ‘more than a little bit curious’
- EPA’s Scott Pruitt wants to set up opposing teams to debate climate change science (“The EPA chief seeks to re-litigate the science of climate change.” Pruitt is a fossil fuel tool, end of story.)
- Trump’s never-ending show of contempt for his voters
- Trump Pressed Comey to ‘Lift Cloud’ of Russia Inquiry (Just replace the name “Trump” with “Clinton” and imagine how Republicans would be reacting right now!)
- Blow: Comey Cometh
- Kristof: Comey and Our Own Tin-Pot Despot
- Tim Kaine Shares Thoughts Ahead of Scheduled Comey Hearing
- Free Drinks and Viewing Parties for ‘Must-See TV’
- Trump Told Comey, “We Had That Thing.” What Thing Was He Talking About?
- Comey’s testimony so far: Trump is incompetent, self-destructive and in really big trouble (“Donald Trump still thinks he’s a manipulative genius who can wriggle free of any possible scandal. Not this time”)
- GOP chairman cuts off Kamala Harris during Senate hearing for doing the same thing as her male counterparts
- Donald Trump is destroying America’s standing in the world — and may end up destroying the world (Yep, I’ve been warning about this for over a year…)
- Comey Forces Trump Defenders Into Extreme and Absurd Spin (“They refuse to acknowledge the former FBI chief’s damning indictment of the president.”)
- Longtime observers say Trump’s behavior with Comey fits lifelong pattern (“Secret deals, threats a part of his New York repertoire” In short, Trump’s a goon.)
- Gianforte pays $50,000 to press group to settle assault of Guardian reporter (“Congressman-elect issues lengthy apology to Ben Jacobs over ‘unprofessional, unacceptable, and unlawful’ actions”)
- CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin on Comey’s opening statement about Trump: “If that isn’t obstruction of justice, I don’t know what is”
- ‘Delete your f*cking account’: Sam Bee channels Hillary Clinton in anti-Trump blitz
- Comey Statement Shows a President Who Doesn’t Know – or Doesn’t Care – About Limits to His Power
- Wary of More Legal Trouble, White House Outsources Comey Response to RNC (The RNC should absolutely not do that. But of course they will.)
- McElwain: We’re in it together for Virginia reproductive rights (The Board Chair for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia says, “While neither candidate [Northam or Perriello] has gotten everything right every time, I strongly believe that either of these men would actively seek to improve the lives of the women of our Commonwealth.” Bingo.)
- Lawmakers introduce federal legislation to improve pipeline permitting (“The measures won’t affect approval of the Mountain Valley or Atlantic Coast Pipelines, but Senator Tim Kaine says the measure he and Senator Mark Warner are sponsoring would increase the opportunities for public input in the future.” That’s fine, but we still need to deep-six Dominion’s proposed fracked-gas pipelines…)
- Bryce Reeves attacks rival Jill Vogel for supporting gay Richmond judge (Bigotry R Us in the VA GOP, eh?)
- Virginia Democrats torn between idealism, pragmatism in primary race for governor (Such a ridiculous narrative by the media; of course, both Tom Perriello and Ralph Northam are pragmatic.)
- Platt: I lost my daughter to addiction. We must act to save others.
- Group sues Virginia environmental agency over pipeline permitting
- Supreme Court to weigh in on title-lending disclosures (“The Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday from major auto title-lenders and a nonprofit news organization that wants the lenders’ individual financial reports to be made public. The lenders are required to report information to the Bureau of Finance…”)
- Defective speedometer cited after Rep. Bob Goodlatte ticketed for 69 mph in a 35 mph zone (“Defective speedometer???” Seriously???)
- Jury convicts Virginia man who traveled to Islamic State
- Governor Terry McAuliffe Signs Bill to Support Veterans’ Health Care
- Towler: Perriello is the next generation
- Candidates Appear at Climate Rally in Downtown Charlottesville (“Paige Perriello, the sister of democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello, spoke on his behalf Wednesday. ‘If the climate and the environment is something that you care about, you need to vote for Tom,” she said.'”)
- Editorial: States’ rights conservatives should cheer McAuliffe (Interesting, coming from the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board.)
- Editorial: VRE helps keep our region rolling
- Roanoke County’s spending, debt are key issue in Tuesday’s Republican primary
- Pleasantly mild and dry before a surge of heat this weekend
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