DOJ urges appeals court to force dismissal of Flynn case trump's pals being defended by DOJ

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/01/judge-questions-unusual-justice-department-filing-in-flynn-case-294330

The DOJ lawyers unveiled a muscular argument in favor of virtually unbridled executive branch discretion in criminal charging decisions. They argued that Sullivan had no business standing in the way of a dismissal favored by both the government and a defendant.

The Justice Department’s new filing represented a major coup for Flynn’s defense. Indeed, in one respect the government went even further than the retired general’s attorneys did: It essentially asked the appeals court to foreclose Sullivan or any other judge from launching contempt proceedings against Flynn over seemingly contradictory statements he made under oath when affirming his plea and later withdrawing it.

Instead Of Leadership, Trump Has 'Only Fanned The Flames Of Hate' | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC

After Days Of Unrest, America Needs Moral Leadership. Instead, We Have Donald Trump

White House press secretary pushes back on calls for Trump to address nation amid riots, protests

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The White House and Justice Department have pointed the finger at radical leftist group Antifa amid the riots, while local officials have blamed a range of other factors ranging from gangs to white supremacists to foreign influence. But some of these accounts have been challenged, and the sheer scope of the nationwide protests along with arrest data suggests that at least some of the violence is being driven by local residents taking advantage of the chaos.

“Democratic and Republican presidents alike have seen it as their responsibility to be a unifying force in our country, not to fuel the flame,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted Sunday. “President Trump has made clear he would rather distract than perform his duty.”

מדריך נעצר בחשד שתקף תלמיד באכזריות

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Laura Ingraham says riots are part of 'coordinated effort to eventually overthrow' the US government

White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/02/tech/antifa-fake-twitter-account/index.html

 A Twitter account that tweeted a call to violence and claimed to be representing the position of "Antifa" was in fact created by a known white supremacist group, Twitter said Monday. The company removed the account.

 

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Police chief to Trump: Please, keep your mouth shut if you can't be constructive

Cooper on Trump's move: He's a wannabe wartime president

Can Trump legally deploy US troops to US cities?

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/01/politics/insurrection-act-trump-protesters/index.html

Governors were quick to dispute Trump, as J.B. Pritzker of Illinois did on CNN shortly after Trump's comments.

"I reject the notion that the federal government can send troops into the state of Illinois," said Pritzker, a Democrat. "The fact is that the president has created an incendiary moment here. He wants to change the subject from his failure over coronavirus, a miserable failure and now see a moment when there's unrest because of the injustice that was done to George Floyd that he now wants to create another topic and something where he can be the law and order president."

 

Audio leaked of Trump getting humiliated by a governor on a call with ALL 50 GOVERNORS

G7 leaders reject Russia's return after Trump summit invite

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885178

But Mr Trump's invitation to Mr Putin has drawn the ire of the UK and Canada, whose leaders said on Sunday they would not support Russia's readmission to the group.

Russia was expelled from the group - previously known as the G8 - in 2014 in response to its annexation of Crimea.

Episcopal Bishop Criticizes President Trump for Staging Visit to Church After Ordering Protesters Cleared

https://time.com/5846403/trump-visit-st-johns-church-criticism/

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for staging a visit to the historic St. John’s Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible after authorities had cleared the area of peaceful protesters.

The Rev. Mariann Budde, whose diocese St. John’s belongs to, said in a statement that she was “outraged” by Trump’s visit and noted that he didn’t pray while stopping by the church, a landmark known for its regular visits from sitting presidents since the early 19th century.

“He took the symbols sacred to our tradition and stood in front of a house of prayer in full expectation that would be a celebratory moment,” Budde said in an interview after her statement on Trump’s visit was posted to the diocese’s Twitter account.