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The vote will be 48-50 against until John Fetterman wheels in a brain-dead Mitch McConnell on a hospital gurney and presses his hand to the "yes' vote clicker, before he and JD Vance put Blanche over the top, probably

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A new Senate investigation says JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Bank of America processed massive sums tied to Jeffrey Epstein despite glaring red flags. Powerful institutions helped keep his operation running and every one of them must be held accountable. Follow the money, release everything.

Whitehouse: "Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States..."

Before right wingers install the guy immunizing Trump for tax crimes, we should know whether Stan Woodward or any of the OTHER people who were paid by Trump's PAC were the beneficiaries of the suspected wire fraud that Capital One found. emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/d...

Did Stan Woodward Get Paid Via the Proceeds of the Money Laundering that Todd Blanche Immunized? - emptywheel

Were any of the people appointed to high positions in the current administration beneficiaries of the money laundering Blanche is attempting to immunize?

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BREAKING: Bombshell report alleges the Trump Administration and CBS News have engaged in covering-up how banks and Wall Street bankrolled Epstein. United States runs out of long range missiles. Trump demands reparations. DOJ drops more reflecting pool cases. Subscribe to support my work:

NEWS: Bombshell Epstein Report Reveals Trump/CBS Cover-Up of Money Trail, Military Runs out of Munitions, DOJ Drops More Cases

Good morning everyone.

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NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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Packed bulletin today. Trump is reportedly ready to fire Jeanine Pirro, his new Todd Blanche scam, MAGA infighting, his Iran talking points again falling apart in real time, plus much more. Catch up here:

Today in Politics, Bulletin 432. 8/3/26

… Trump is reportedly considering firing DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro after she dropped the Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against David Hearn. He called a press conference today in the Oval Office...

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The most dangerous of Trump's many delusions is this: he thinks that Russia, North Korea and China are his friends. In fact they are Iran's allies, and they are empowering Iran in its attacks on US military personnel.

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Ben McKenzie maps out the potential crypto crimes of Trump & members of his Executive Branch—specifically how they’ve benefited from their financial ties to the shady foreign operator, Tether. Gulp down this #CupOfJoe full of significant facts.

Watchdog group Democracy Forward sends demand letter to Justice Dept seeking "under oath" statement that the Trump slush fund is truly dead: "The Acting Atty General has still refused to provide a sworn statement under penalty of perjury" Democracy Fwd sued to challenge fund

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