320: Trump’s Henchman

Russiagate is back, this time with a twist. I reveal the strategy rolling out to combat the impending October surprise. And my take on the big tech CEOs going in front of congress. Links UPDATE: Stepping back a claim about COVID-19 data - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2O5ZG7g77s) COVID-19 HHS data collection skeptic retracts some of his claims I covered in this episode. I will follow up with what he is now saying in episode 321. Durham moving ‘full-throttle’ on Russia probe review, top federal prosecutors involved: sources | Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/durham-moving-full-throttle-on-russia-probe-review-with-top-federal-prosecutors-involved-sources) The Durham Investigation: What We Know and What It Means - Lawfare (https://www.lawfareblog.com/durham-investigation-what-we-know-and-what-it-means) Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/politics/john-durham-criminal-investigation.html) Lawmakers From Both Sides Take Aim at Big Tech Executives - The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/07/29/technology/tech-ceos-hearing-testimony?partner=IFTTT#what-ceos-said) Rep. Pramila Jayapal: William Barr will always be Trump's henchman - CNN Video (https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/07/29/pramila-jayapal-barr-doj-hearing-trump-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/) Tech CEOs testify at House hearing on Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon | 7/27 (FULL LIVE STREAM) - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpPHLh7cI0g) The CDC, the HHS and cooking the COVID books - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsSwzVomWhU) Charter’s donations to charities and lawmakers may help it impose data caps | Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/07/charters-donations-to-charities-and-lawmakers-may-help-it-impose-data-caps/) How much does your 'free' flu shot actually cost? | Advisory Board Daily Briefing (https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2019/11/21/flu-shot) VFC | Current CDC Vaccine Price List | CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/awardees/vaccine-management/price-list/index.html) Rep. Jayapal asks that her name be properly pronounced after colleague gets it wrong (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/rep-jayapal-asks-her-name-be-properly-pronounced-after-colleague-n1235147) Portland protests: Federal agents to leave city, Oregon governors says (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/29/federal-agents-to-leave-portland-governor/5536136002/) Justice Dept. sending federal agents to Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/29/operation-legend-doj-to-send-officers-to-detroit-cleveland-milwaukee/5535490002/) Outrage after NYPD hustles protester into unmarked van (https://apnews.com/80b30e504bcdf4107ed408c366db6645) Ahead of Trump’s 16th visit to battleground Texas, yet another poll shows he trails Biden (https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/07/27/ahead-of-trumps-16th-visit-to-battleground-texas-yet-another-poll-shows-he-trails-biden/) Why Amazon may have the most to lose from tech’s Hill showdown - POLITICO (https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/amazon-antitrust-hearing-385632) In Miami, Long Lines for Covid-19 Tests Frustrate Residents (https://www.wsj.com/video/in-miami-long-lines-for-covid-19-tests-frustrate-residents/4A9D800B-D183-407D-874C-7C15B061FE34.html) U.S. Leads the Globe as Coronavirus Deaths Pass 150,000, Hospitalizations Rise - WSJ (https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-news-07-29-2020-11596011647) 4 Big Tech CEOs take congressional heat on competition (https://apnews.com/25a4d18ae3989402f0ad23f38d8cfa23) Today is the biggest day of David Cicilline’s political career - The Boston Globe (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/29/metro/today-is-biggest-day-david-cicillines-political-career/) Chicago Cop Found Shot Dead In Apparent Suicide | WBBM-AM (https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/chicago-cop-found-shot-dead-in-apparent-suicide)