The Comey Effect
January 16, 2019
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January 16, 2019
The Comey Effect
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The Comey Effect
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<p>This isn't just a shutdown – it's a hostile restructuring. As the longest shutdown in US history drags on, Sarah and Andrea discuss the incredible toll it's taken on workers, the economy and national security. We discuss the apocalyptic vision of much of the GOP elite, including rapture-fiend Mike Pompeo and nuke-lover Trump, and how their destructiveness ties into the current goals of the shutdown. We also discuss the NYT non-revelation that Trump is a Russian asset (see <em>every damn episode of Gaslit Nation</em> for more on that, folks!) who is being investigated by the FBI, and ask <em>yet again</em> why the FBI didn't do anything earlier. Andrea explains how "The Comey Effect" is the new butterfly effect. We also discuss Ivanka helping pick the leader of the World Bank, the yellow vest protests in Europe, <a href="https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2019/01/15/matthew-whitaker-the-ethical-mire-of-trumps-top-law-officer"> the latest attacks</a> on Andrea's sister from acting Attorney General Whitaker (!) and more.</p>
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