Day 117: But her emails!

I can barely keep up with the shit that this administration is flinging. Today is just one scandal piled on top of another.

• We begin with an analysis of Trump's diplomatic faux pas with a really good article that cuts through misconceptions to state what the President is and isn't allowed to do, and how his latest blunder fits into the scheme of things. I like that they also cut through the carefully worded statements by various officials and read between the lines.
• Of course, the White house attempted to spin things last night (including claims that Trump is too stupid to know any intelligence to give away). But then Trump came out swinging this morning, claiming he had the right to do what he did. Afterwards, his administration was still attempting to claim he hadn't. (Fun note: Trump claims he can release whatever classified information he likes, but can't release his tax returns because of an "audit"?)
• Where are the Republicans who were clamoring to "lock her up" when Clinton did far less than what Trump has just done?
• The media is reporting that the source of the intelligence was Israel. I'm sure they're really pleased, and are going to fully cooperate with future requests for intelligence from the US. Israel appears to be pretty pissed.
• Funny that. Remember back in January how the US intelligence agencies warned Israel not to share intelligence, because Trump was likely compromised?

And then the day close with this revelation: a memo from Comey claims that Trump pressured him to shut down an FBI investigation into Flynn. Comey was apparently documenting everything he found suspicious, and I've read that an FBI agent’s notes are widely held up in court as credible evidence of conversations. Uncharacteristically, even Chaffetz wants a piece of this pie.

Republicans are being willfully ignorant and not responding to the fact that the President is literally destroying this country. I am absolutely disgusted. The system of checks and balances is literally failing. Republicans cannot in good conscience continue to support Trump, and I hope that they pay for it with their jobs.