Remember when the State of Maryland and Washington DC filed suit against Trump for violating the Emoluments clause of the Constitution for failing to separate himself from his hotel properties?  I do, but the media gave it passing coverage, and Trump’s henchmen dismissed the suit as frivolous.  And, a Trump devotee within the government inexplicably said that Trump was violating no laws with his continued ownership in the hotel.  Well, on Tuesday, it go more real.  The Justice Department, protecting Trump, filed a motion in federal court to get the case tossed.  U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland refused to toss the case, but did limit it to Trump’s new hotel in DC, where it is well documented that everyone, foreign and domestic, wanting to curry favor with Cheeto Jesus, is flocking to the hotel.

Now that the case can go forward, there will be discovery that will delve into how foreign governments are funneling money into Trump’s pocket through his hotel, and potentially catastrophic for Trump and his crowd.  The news coverage?  Light at best, non-existent generally.  With the Stormy Daniels case now gaining traction with its salacious details, the Constitutional case moves forward, and almost nobody noticed.

Note:  Even as I write this, MoJo just started discussing it on MSNBC.  LOL.

The New York Times is reporting that Trump’s former lawyer John Dowd  contacted the lawyers for Mike Flynn and Paul Manafort “floated the possibility” that Trump may pardon both of them.

Dowd resigned last week, but apparently not before he let it be known among writ twits that if Dowd and Flynn didn’t flip on Trump, there would be a pardon in the offering.  Dowd denies it. Of damn course.

I’m not a lawyer.  I am, however, married to one. I also gave birth to one, who also married one, whose mother and father are both lawyers. They all kept telling me that this kind of crapola was happening because anybody who would lawyer for Trump has to be unencumbered by ethics.

Legal experts are divided about whether a pardon offer, even if given in exchange for continued loyalty, can be considered obstruction of justice. Presidents have constitutional authority to pardon people who face or were convicted of federal charges.

This is how screwy DeeCee lawyers are. Regular people cannot offer anything to a potential witness.  However, apparently there are those who think a Washington DeeCee lawyer can. I wonder why the hell that is?  Because they are full of crap, that’s why.

You have to see it for yourself.  Click right here.

You’ll laugh.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.

The Bible Thumpers in Indiana have figured out another way to harass women seeking an abortion.  You’d think they’d have exhausted all options, but noooooo….

A new state law directs Indiana doctors and hospitals to compile and submit a detailed report every time a woman seeks treatment for a physical or psychological condition that is in any way connected to a past abortion.

Starting next year, a care provider who fails to submit an “abortion complications” report to the State Department of Health risks being charged with a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, for each instance of noncompliance.

The government has no damn business knowing my mental or physical state.

So I wonder if they plan on repealing Hipaa laws or just ignore them and hope nobody notices.

How ’bout this?  How ’bout the State of Indiana gather data and a psychological profile of anyone who owns an assault rifle?  How’s that fit in your underwear, Bubba?

Thanks for the heads up to “So mad I could spit nails at the IN legislature”

It’s Day 114 and Congressvarmint Blake Farenthold still has not repaid the $84,000 he took of your money to pay off a woman he sexually harassed.  He promised he would, but I think he’s spending it on Root Beer Floats at the Dairy Queen and saving up for his next sexual harassment lawsuit.

I say we should be able to take it out of his paycheck.  He’s leaving congress at the end of his term so we better get it before he skips town with your money.

His phone number is 361-884-2222 if you want to call him and give him a friend reminder that he owes you $84,000.

Thanks to Steve for the heads up.

The NRA has fessed-up that they take “foreign money” (Read Russian) and that they move it around between their accounts.

It would take a bloodhound with a roadmap, a compass, a sextant and Kemo Sabe to trace that money.  Hell, they probably bought and sold crap on Ebay to cover their money trails.

“While we do receive some contributions from foreign individuals and entities, those contributions are made directly to the NRA for lawful purposes,” Frazer wrote to Wyden. “Our review of our records has found no foreign donations in connection with a United States election, either directly or through a conduit.”

And we should just believe you because …. ?

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.