Trump Campaign Gives Up on 3 More States - The Friday AM Quickie 9/6/24

By Corey Pein — Sep 6, 2024

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THE BIG NEWS

Future of Democracy Watch: Trump Abandons Minnesota, Virginia, and New Hampshire

Jack Smith May Present Evidence Against Trump in Jan. 6 Case Before Election Day Under New Trial Schedule John Lauro, a lawyer for Donald Trump, said during yesterday's federal criminal proceedings in Washington, DC, that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had "directed" Trump's legal team to challenge Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith's appointment, but then "quickly amended himself, saying only that the justice had raised the issue." via the New York Times and NBC News.
Trump and Vance Unveil Child Care Plan: Grandma Can Do It, and Maybe Something About Import Tariffs? Meanwhile at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, the Republican vice presidential nominee described school shootings as just "a fact of life" that government cannot stop, instead calling for more "security" in schools. via Common Dreams, the Associated Press, and the Times.
Trump Says He Will Put Federal Contractor Elon Musk in Charge of Cutting Spending and Killing Regulations "Trump also promised to use new tariff revenue to start a sovereign wealth fund managed by the US government, which would then invest in businesses" presumably owned by his family and friends. via the Washington Post and the AP.
Fed Up with Campaign's Lies, NPR Names Trump Staffers Who Shoved and Verbally Abused Arlington National Cemetery Worker Deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale verbally abused the veterans' cemetery worker; advance team Michel Picard was the one who shoved her out of the way, Pentagon officials say. via NPR News.
Texas GOP Political Intimidation and Voter Suppression Is Out of Control This week crooked Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Bexar County for mailing voter registration forms to residents. via HuffPost and the Texas Tribune.
Harris to Seek Teamsters Endorsement in Meeting This Month After glossing over Trump's anti-labor record at the Republican National Convention, union President Sean O'Brien "later accused Trump of 'economic terrorism' when the [deranged felon] applauded the idea of firing striking workers." via Politico.
Rallying in Pennsylvania, Walz Slams Trump as a 'Sh*t Talking' Cult Leader "It's not hyperbole to say this election could very well hinge on this county here, this field office here, and the folks that we get out," the Democratic vice presidential nominee told supporters in Lancaster County, a majority-Republican area that Trump won in 2020 by 44,000 votes. via NBC News and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Reversing His Instructions to Supporters Again, RFK Jr. Urges Trump Votes in Every State Kennedy said last week he hasn't struck a deal with Trump for any particular post, rather, "there is just an understanding there would be some kind of co-governance." via the Washington Post.

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Alleged Kremlin Money Funnel Tenet Media Goes Dark

You probably saw yesterday's big news about the Justice Department indictment of two Russian nationals employed by the state propaganda network RT who allegedly laundered nearly $10 million through Tennesse-based Tenet Media to a select network of far-right US and Canadian influencers including Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson and Lauren Southern. The Washington Post, NBC News, CBS News, CBC News, and the Nashville Scene have followed up with additional reporting. And two Tenet Media business partners addressed the indictment on their own channels.

After announcing on X that he would "assist" the FBI with a "voluntary interview" "as a potential victim of a crime," Tim Pool told his YouTube audience that he'd spent all morning talking to his lawyer. Pool cited "legal restrictions" on what he can say and spoke of "a whole dark world behind the scenes" with the FBI – and hinted, by posing a hypothetical, that "victims" of the Russian scheme such as himself may have already been "working with the investigators." He insisted he and his team maintained editorial control of videos published by Tenent, at least on "the audio side," and suggested his lucrative licensing deal with the company had somehow harmed him. "Victim? OK? I'm a victim," he said. (The indictment claims Pool's company was paid $100,000 per video licensed to Tenet.) "I'm actually somewhat grateful to the FBI," Pool said. "Finally they've done something that actually benefited me." He made clear that the statement of support he posted for Ukraine yesterday was a joke and that he still considers Ukraine an enemy of the US.

Tenet partner streamer Matt Christiansen identified himself as "Commentator-6" in the DOJ indictment in a lengthy discussion on his channel. He said he heard about the indictment when reporters started contacting him for comment, and griped that Pool and Rubin have gotten more attention. He said the feds "clearly had spies in our Discord server" and wondered who they might be. He said he knew his friend at Tenet who recruited him, Lauren Chen, was "connected to RT" and that the Tennesse company was "honest," "nothing but fair," and offered "a great opportunity." He said "I was not duped, wittingly or unwittingly. Everyone was honest with me." He said he was responsible for all content on his Tenet stream, but Tenet handled the creation of video "thumbnail" images. He said Russia sometimes tells the truth, and the same could be said of Hitler. When his guest advised him not to talk to the feds without a lawyer, he replied that "I will have to deliberate on that and consider my options."

Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson did not address the indictment on their streams yesterday. Lauren Southern and another Tenet commentator, Tayler Hansen, did not apparently share new videos, although Hansen posted on X that he was "shock[ed]" and that "TENET Media has ended." Google removed Tenet Media's YouTube channel, which had hosted nearly 2,000 videos, citing "ongoing efforts to combat coordinated influence operations."

No one employed by or associated with Tenet, apart from its two alleged Russian funders, have been criminally charged or accused of wrongdoing by the US government. Separately, former Trump administration official-turned-streamer Seb Gorka, BA, MA, PhD, claimed yesterday that Tenet's Lauren Chen had approached him with an offer, but she refused to tell him who was funding the organization, which he deemed "fishy." A Kremlin spokesperson called the US indictment a "witch hunt."

Feds Raid Homes of Eric Adams Flunkies, Seize Phones of NYPD Top Cops

New York City Mayor-Cop Eric Adams put on a brave face after federal authorities raided the homes of top City Hall officials and seized the phones of the New York Police Commissioner and at least seven other police officials. "Everyone has heard me from time to time: Stay focused, no distraction, and grind," Adams told a local TV news interviewer. Anonymous sources "with knowledge of the matter" tell the New York Times the raids "were unrelated to a separate corruption inquiry focused on the mayor and his campaign fund-raising." No one has been charged with a crime. According to The City, agents raided First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright; her fiancé, Schools Chancellor David Banks; and Deputy Mayor for Criminal Justice Philip Banks III (David's brother) yesterday morning before the Manhattan US Attorney's office issued warrants for the phones of Police Commissioner Edward Caban and other NYPD officials. "The goal is to follow the law," Adams told reporters yesterday. Good luck with that!

QUICKEST QUICKIES

Macron Picks Conservative Michel Barnier to Be New French Prime Minister "The election has been stolen from the French. The message was denied," leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon says. via the Associated Press and Le Monde.
'Indian Country Is Hurting': More Than 53,000 Tribal Members Hit By Prolonged Shortages After USDA Contractor Botches Food Aid Deliveries "'The need is there. The hunger is there. But the food isn't,' said Mary Greene-Trottier, president of the National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations." via the Washington Post.
Georgia School Shooter's Dad Arrested and Charged with Murder, Manslaughter, and Cruelty to Children Colin Gray allegedly purchased an AR-15 type rifle for his son Colt as a gift after they had both been interviewed by law enforcement about threats to shoot up a school, which he finally carried out on Wednesday. via the Associated Press, NBC News, and the Post.
Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty to Tax Charges Without a Deal, Exposing Himself to Possible Prison Time "I will not subject my family to more pain, more invasions of privacy and needless embarrassment," President Joe Biden's son explained in a statement. "For all I have put them through over the years, I can spare them this, and so I have decided to plead guilty." via the New York Times and the AP.
SAG-AFTRA Chalks Up Wins as Makers of 80 Video Games Agree to Union's Terms on AI; Strike Continues The actors' guild "is seeking a deal that would require video game producers to notify and obtain consent from performers before using AI to replicate their voices, movements or likenesses. The union is also demanding that employers inform actors up front about how their digital replicas will be used and compensate them accordingly." via the Los Angeles Times.

SOME NUMBER

$1,200

That's the minimum monthly rent charged by New York-based housing corporation CBZ Management to residents of decrepit apartments the company owns in Aurora, Colorado, despite "bedbugs, rodents and constant water leaks," NBC News reports. Aurora police, as well as CBZ's exploited tenants, have refuted Republican misinformation that Venezuelan gangs had taken over CBZ's Aurora complex. "The only criminal here is the owner of the building," one tenant, orginally from Venezuela, says.

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PARTING WORDS

"There's not a deal in the making."

-- Far-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissing the US-led Gaza ceasefire negotiations in a Fox News interview yesterday. Biden administration officials continue to insist a deal is close at hand.

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