Trump fires over 30 prosecutors who worked on January 6th cases
The president's purges against all those who worked to bring justice to the criminal mob who assaulted the Capitol on his behalf escalated on Friday night in yet another wave of mass firings. It's a terrifying show of authoritarian overreach from the White House, which traditionally has protected the independence of law enforcement and their duty to uphold the law, and a clear sign that the president and his cronies will not stop until anyone who has ever tried to hold him or his cronies accountable have been punished for daring to do the right thing. A fascist end to one of the most fascist weeks this country has seen since, well, 1939.
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RFK’s Jr.’s nomination reportedly in trouble after "really difficult" hearings
The woefully unqualified and truly pickled conspiracy theorist Trump tapped to lead the Dept. of Health & Human Services has had a rough couple of days, and some DC insiders believe he has done more to hurt than help his chances of being confirmed by the Senate. According to The Dispatch’s John McCormack, Kennedy’s appearances before the Senate Finance and Health Committee’s have placed his nomination in a precarious position. Prior to the hearings, it was believed Kennedy could pick up at least a few Democratic votes to make it out of the committee, but after sparring with Sen. Bernie Sanders and leaving Sen. John Fetterman less than impressed, it suddenly looks like the anti-vaxxer and noted roadkill collector could go down, as several Republicans on the committee have yet to signal their support. Turns out spending decades promoting quack pseudo-science and publicly embracing bonkers conspiracy theories isn't a good look for folks looking to lead major health institutions.
Federal agencies told to implement transgender bathroom ban as Trump's anti-LGBTQ crusade continues
Federal agencies have been told to implement a transgender bathroom ban, barring trans people from single-sex spaces that correspond with their gender identity. The Trump administration ordered that the ban must be in place by Friday, also pushing agencies to fire anyone working on "gender ideology." The directive is part of an effort to comply with the wannabe dictator’s executive order that states the government recognizes only two sexes.
FAA diversity program Trump blames for air crash was started in first Trump administration
The MAGA cult leader's press conference, in which he baselessly blamed the Biden administration, minorities, women, gay people, and basically anyone besides conservative white men for Wednesday night’s deadly plane crash over the Potomac River, led to a bevy of fact checks and push back on the idea that any of those groups were actually the cause of the air disaster. The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler revealed on Friday that one specific target of Trump’s diatribe was actually an initiative that began during his first administration. While the investigation as to exactly what caused the midair collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial airliner continues, Kessler made clear that the policy Trump was trying to blame the disaster on actually began in 2019, when Donald was in the White House. Oops.
Several senior FBI officials warned they'll be fired if they don't resign next week
Several senior FBI officials have been told to leave the agency or expect to be fired next week, according to multiple news reports Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration executes his long-touted plans to overhaul the federal government. The order concerns at least six FBI leaders, according to CNN, which was first to report the news. The officials are said to include people who worked as executive assistant directors or special agents, and reportedly include those involved in cyber, national security, and criminal probes. The directive, which calls on officials to either resign or retire to avoid firing, appears to target those promoted by former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who last month announced his intent to step down shortly before Trump was sworn in to office. One of the senior officials who received the ultimatum sent an email out to his colleagues saying he "was given no rationale for this decision" and found out he would be removed from FBI rolls this coming Monday, according to The New York Times.
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