#Trump added that he would keep #ToddBlanche as acting #US #AG if his nomination to run the #DOJ fails in the #Senate, & blasted 2 #GOP senators who blocked Blanche.

It was not immediately clear what legislation Trump was referencing, & the White House did not respond to questions about Trump’s post. Sen. #ThomTillis (R-NC), one of the senators who had held up Blanche’s nomination over the #SlushFund, quickly criticized Trump’s comments.

#law #criminal #theft #TaxpayersMoney #MafiaState

News of Jackson’s anonymous online activity comes as he prepares to take on #Republican incumbent Sen #SusanCollins in a pivotal #Senate race this November. Jackson, a former logger & one-time president of the #Maine Senate, recently became the Democratic nominee after the high-profile implosion of progressive outsider #GrahamPlatner.

[what a freaking mess Dems 🤦🏼‍♀️]

#USpol #Democrat #TroyJackson

“Oh yes, the Republicans never do any thing approaching this,” he wrote. “They are working hard on good government, night and day, and if they have just a one spare moment, they get together for bible study or a good game of tiddly winks. PLEASE.”

CNN’s KFile was able to link Jackson to the “Canadians for LePage” alias through multiple records, including an email address connected to Jackson, jacksonforsenate(at)hotmail.com.

#USpol #Senate #Maine #Democrat #TroyJackson

In another comment in 2012, possibly responding to another reader, Jackson used a report about a Democratic lawmaker obtaining a protection-from-abuse order against a fellow Democratic legislator after their breakup to take a sarcastic swipe at the #GOP, mocking the notion that #Republicans were morally above such conduct.

#USpol #Senate #Maine #Democrat #TroyJackson

Meanwhile, posting anonymously online as “Canadians for LePage,” #TroyJackson frequently disparaged LePage in the comments sections of news articles. “You are no more a woodsman than LePage is a Governor,” Jackson wrote in one exchange commenting on an article on the state’s budget.

#USpol #Senate #Maine #Democrat

I mean it’s not great, but there are worse things…

#Senate candidate #Maine #Democrat #TroyJackson ran anonymous account to troll #Republicans online

In 2012, Jackson had plenty to say about Maine politics. An outspoken Democratic state lawmaker, Jackson openly feuded with then-Republican Gov Paul LePage.

But in private, Jackson also took shots at LePage anonymously.

#USpol
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/politics/kfile-troy-jackson-anonymous-alias-commenter-canadians-for-lepage

@Nonilex Thanks to sensible independents in #Iowa and #Texas it is looking like #Republicans will *not* control the Senate when #ThomTillis and #JohnCornyn are out of office. Instead of getting the Senate to confirm a re-nominated #ToddBlanche , #DonaldTheDeplorable #Trump will be dealing with an #Impeachment trial held in the #Senate.

#Resist #fascism in #USpol with a #BlueTsunami in the #midterms.

#Cornyn responded with a post of his own, in which he said #Trump “is mistaken if he believes concerns about the provisions in his tax lawsuit settlement are limited to me & Senator #Tillis.”
A refusal by the #Senate to confirm #ToddBlanche would be a notable political setback for Trump, marking a rare instance when the #GOP-led chamber blocked something he wanted. But even if Cornyn & Tillis’s concerns remain unaddressed, Blanche could remain “acting” AG for the foreseeable future.

#law #DOJ

Crap. Now #Trump is saying he’ll just wait until #JohnCornyn & #ThomTillis leave the #Senate, & then he’ll re-nominate #ToddBlanche.

Trump suggested Thursday that he could withdraw Blanche’s nomination to become attorney general until next year, as a standoff continues with the 2 Republican senators who are demanding concessions from the admin before supporting Blanche.

#SlushFund #TaxpayersMoney #fraud #law #DOJ #LegalEthics #MafiaState #AbuseOfPower #AbuseOfOffice
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/30/republicans-struggle-way-forward-blanche-ag-nomination/

Let’s see…, uh, no.

The #Trump admin is asking #Congress for an additional $10 million to cover costs related to Freedom 250 events recently held on the National Mall, including a prayer event, a fair & a fireworks show.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (Oregon), the top #Democrat on the #Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees funding for the Mall, said an earlier request from the admin was presented to Congress last week….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/29/trump-administration-seeks-10-million-more-freedom-250-events/

…2 weeks ago, Judge Kathleen Williams of Federal District Court in Southern District of Florida wrote that she was “extremely troubled” by Blanche’s answers to the #Senate about the #SlushFund.

In testimony in May, #ToddBlanche told senators there was “no mechanism” for a legal review of the agreement creating the fund. He argued documents had never been submitted to a court for scrutiny because the case, a lawsuit #Trump filed against the #IRS over the leak of his tax returns, was dismissed.

That kicked off a day of frenetic back & forth, with no sign that #ToddBlanche was willing, or empowered, to trade a concession to secure his own elevation as the #Senate-confirmed leader of the #DOJ.

#Trump, speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, chalked up Cornyn’s resistance to the senator’s pique at his defeat at the hands of Paxton.🙄

#law #LegalEthics #IRS #SlushFund

Let’s see…, uh, no.

The #Trump admin is asking #Congress for an additional $10 million to cover costs related to Freedom 250 events recently held on the National Mall, including a prayer event, a fair & a fireworks show.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (Oregon), the top #Democrat on the #Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees funding for the Mall, said an earlier request from the admin was presented to Congress last week….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/29/trump-administration-seeks-10-million-more-freedom-250-events/

The top #Democrat on the panel, Senator #GaryPeters of Michigan, accused #RandPaul of waging a politically-motivated inquiry to “basically legitimize a predetermined conclusion that was reached years ago.”

Dr. #Fauci & Mr. Paul have been tangling with one another for years. In 2021, when the senator accused Dr. Fauci of lying while testifying before the #Senate, Dr. Fauci replied, “If anybody is lying here, senator, it is you.”

#COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #USpol #law

The top #Democrat on the panel, Senator #GaryPeters of Michigan, accused #RandPaul of waging a politically-motivated inquiry to “basically legitimize a predetermined conclusion that was reached years ago.”

Dr. #Fauci & Mr. Paul have been tangling with one another for years. In 2021, when the senator accused Dr. Fauci of lying while testifying before the #Senate, Dr. Fauci replied, “If anybody is lying here, senator, it is you.”

#COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #USpol #law

Early in the hearing, #RandPaul warned that there would be “repercussions” for Dr. Fauci’s refusal to testify, & then ordered the REMOVAL of his lawyer‼️, David Schertler, when he tried to speak up on his client’s behalf. The hearing, unusual even by the #Senate’s recent hyperpartisan standards, also featured #ConspiracyTheories & personal attacks, with #Republicans taunting Dr. #Fauci as a megalomaniac & a liar.

#Trump #RepublicanGoons #MafiaState #COVID #PublicHealth #science #USpol #law

Early in the hearing, #RandPaul warned that there would be “repercussions” for Dr. Fauci’s refusal to testify, & then ordered the REMOVAL of his lawyer‼️, David Schertler, when he tried to speak up on his client’s behalf. The hearing, unusual even by the #Senate’s recent hyperpartisan standards, also featured #ConspiracyTheories & personal attacks, with #Republicans taunting Dr. #Fauci as a megalomaniac & a liar.

#Trump #RepublicanGoons #MafiaState #COVID #PublicHealth #science #USpol #law

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who spent nearly four decades as the government’s top #InfectiousDisease expert, refused on Wednesday to answer any questions from a #Senate committee investigating the origins of #Covid19. Dr. #Fauci accused the committee’s #Republican chairman, #RandPaul, of having an “unhinged obsession with me,” before repeatedly invoking his #FifthAmendment right not to incriminate himself.

#Trump #MafiaState #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law

Can you blame him? The man did his job. He did it well & under terrible circumstances. Now they’re trying to blame him for crazy shit.

#Fauci Repeatedly Refuses to Answer Senators’ Questions at Volatile #Senate Hearing

#GiftArticle

#Trump #RepublicanGoons #MafiaState #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/29/us/trump-news-fauci-hearing?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.1LrC.gmre7FPUzryd&smid=nytcore-ios-share