Friday Fun Thread - Politics

Friday Fun Thread
I’m Norm Eisen, President Obama’s former ethics guru and ambassador to the Czech Republic. I wrote a book about my recent experience as special counsel to the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment investigation and trial of President Trump. Ask me anything.
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Kanye West admits he’s running a spoiler campaign but won’t say if Trump is involved, report says | West texted a reporter about his campaign while he and Kim Kardashian are reportedly on vacation, trying to save their troubled marriage and address his mental health issues.
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Sally Yates blows up Republican conspiracies and falsehoods
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Alabama GOP legislator who was bashed for honoring a KKK leader charged in theft case
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Trump Slammed for Hypocrisy After Saying Biden Is 'Against God'
Bernie Sanders proposes 60% tax on billionaires' gains during pandemic
DC Circuit Holds That Congress Can Sue For McGahn Testimony
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Trump’s desperate attacks are revealing the scam Republicans have been pulling for years
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Right-wing groups took millions in pandemic aid — and spent millions lobbying for unemployment cuts

Posted: 07 Aug 2020 09:14 AM PDT

Greetings, /r/politics! It's finally Friday, and another week is in the books. Time to relax and take it easy. What have you been up to lately? Lately I've been playing the Silent Hill games for the first time. So far, 2 is my favorite.

Keep in mind that we have a new rule for this week's Friday Fun Thread: Please do not post anything directly related to politics in the Friday Fun Thread. Political comments will be removed on sight. We're trying this out to make a refuge from the often-stressful political cycle and occasional flame wars that come from these unstructured threads.

So feel free to kick back and chat with your fellow redditors about whatever you'd like! Remember to keep it civil, and bring your meta commentary and questions directly to our modmail.

Happy Friday! -/u/MyUshanka

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I’m Norm Eisen, President Obama’s former ethics guru and ambassador to the Czech Republic. I wrote a book about my recent experience as special counsel to the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment investigation and trial of President Trump. Ask me anything.

Posted: 07 Aug 2020 10:18 AM PDT

I recently acted as special counsel to the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2020, including for the impeachment and trial of President Donald J. Trump. I previously served as ethics czar for President Obama and then as his ambassador to the Czech Republic. A Case for the American People: The United States vs. Donald J. Trump is my third book.

In A Case for the American People, I lay out President Trump's shocking pattern of betrayals, lies, and high crimes, arguing the articles of impeachment to the ultimate judges: the American people.

I will take you behind the scenes of the impeachment trial. You will read the ten proposed articles of impeachment, not just the two that were publicly tried. Since taking the oath of office, Donald Trump has been on a spree of high crimes and misdemeanors, using the awesome power of the presidency for his own personal gain, at the expense of the American people. He has inflamed our divisions for his electoral benefit, with flagrant disregard for the Constitution that makes us America. Each step of the way, he has lied incessantly, including to cover up his crimes. And yet he remains in the country's highest office.

I look forward to answering your questions about the book, my work on the House Judiciary Committee, and the future of our country. You can read more about my work on my website, or by following me on Twitter.

Proof: https://i.redd.it/508yjyc9ove51.jpg

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Covid: Seven year old dies of coronavirus in Georgia, a day after Trump said children are ‘almost immune’

Posted: 07 Aug 2020 08:09 AM PDT