by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Since removing myself from the cable television rat-wheel several years ago, I have had to rely on the internet for most of my "breaking" news. About the only times that I am exposed to live coverage of special events on television is on rare occasions when I am traveling and staying in a motel.
Last night was one of those rare occasions - and the news stories were exciting - overpowering - reminiscent of the stuff that was happening back on the national scene when I was in my twenties. Yesterday, at almost the same time, two stories broke that rocked the political world and have the ultimate potential to lead to the dismantling of a presidency - much like the Watergate stories that were exploding across the political landscape back during the 1970's.
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, was found guilty in a Virginia courtroom on eight charges of tax evasion and bank fraud - and the jury was not able to reach a conclusion on the remaining ten charges. Manafort, who has until now steadfastly refused to implicate Donald Trump in any of his nefarious dealings, could be heading toward several years in prison - and he faces another trial on more charges in Washington, DC, a month from now.
Meanwhile in New York City, Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion, falsifying submissions to a bank, and campaign finance violations - and he implicated Donald Trump as being an active participant in the campaign finance violations. One of Cohen's lawyers, Lanny Davis, made the rounds of several television talk shows last night and this morning saying that his client has information which would be of interest to special prosecutor Robert Mueller - and that he would be willing to talk to Mueller.
Cohen's specific pleadings with regard to the campaign finance violations were that he paid off two women to keep them quiet and thus not harm Trump's election chances back in 2016, and that he did that at the bidding of Donald Trump and was reimbursed by Trump - all in direct violation of campaign finance laws.
Back nearly fifty years ago when Nixon was imploding, we had to wait for regularly scheduled news casts to learn the latest - or "special bulletins." Today, with 24-hour news on some channels, as well as the internet, we can be brought up-to-the-minute every minute. It's all very exciting!
I'm still glad that I don't have cable. With the crap that continually oozes from the Trump administration, I would be glued to the tube 24-7 and would never be able to get my mowing done!
Citizen Journalist
Since removing myself from the cable television rat-wheel several years ago, I have had to rely on the internet for most of my "breaking" news. About the only times that I am exposed to live coverage of special events on television is on rare occasions when I am traveling and staying in a motel.
Last night was one of those rare occasions - and the news stories were exciting - overpowering - reminiscent of the stuff that was happening back on the national scene when I was in my twenties. Yesterday, at almost the same time, two stories broke that rocked the political world and have the ultimate potential to lead to the dismantling of a presidency - much like the Watergate stories that were exploding across the political landscape back during the 1970's.
Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, was found guilty in a Virginia courtroom on eight charges of tax evasion and bank fraud - and the jury was not able to reach a conclusion on the remaining ten charges. Manafort, who has until now steadfastly refused to implicate Donald Trump in any of his nefarious dealings, could be heading toward several years in prison - and he faces another trial on more charges in Washington, DC, a month from now.
Meanwhile in New York City, Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion, falsifying submissions to a bank, and campaign finance violations - and he implicated Donald Trump as being an active participant in the campaign finance violations. One of Cohen's lawyers, Lanny Davis, made the rounds of several television talk shows last night and this morning saying that his client has information which would be of interest to special prosecutor Robert Mueller - and that he would be willing to talk to Mueller.
Cohen's specific pleadings with regard to the campaign finance violations were that he paid off two women to keep them quiet and thus not harm Trump's election chances back in 2016, and that he did that at the bidding of Donald Trump and was reimbursed by Trump - all in direct violation of campaign finance laws.
Back nearly fifty years ago when Nixon was imploding, we had to wait for regularly scheduled news casts to learn the latest - or "special bulletins." Today, with 24-hour news on some channels, as well as the internet, we can be brought up-to-the-minute every minute. It's all very exciting!
I'm still glad that I don't have cable. With the crap that continually oozes from the Trump administration, I would be glued to the tube 24-7 and would never be able to get my mowing done!
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