Pundits are saying that Trump is leading us into a constitutional crisis because Barr will slow-walk every effort of Congress to do oversight, and the court proceedings will drag on past the elections. But the Constitution says that if Congress simply and officially declares that they're investigating the possibility of impeachment, then the Courts no longer play a role at all. Congress becomes, essentially, a grand jury that can call its own witnesses and issue its own decisions, including the decision to remove a president from office.

Trump has already been accused by federal courts of violating federal election laws by paying off Stormy and Karen to hide his affairs before the election, and his felonies obstructing justice are laid out in detail in the Mueller report. It's time for Congress to do its job and begin impeachment hearings.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "A clever look at Democratic primary preferences - who is being considered, and who is NOT" by kos.

Site: Bernie Sanders - Official Campaign Website.

Site: Elizabeth Warren - Official Campaign Website.

Site: Andrew Yang - Official Campaign Website.

Site: Kamala Harris - Official Campaign Website.

Site: Pete Buttigieg - Official Campaign Website.

Site: Tulsi Gabbard - Official Campaign Website.

Tweet: "I've read the Mueller report, and one thing is very clear: Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in our lifetime, and Congress should begin impeachment proceedings. No one is above the law. Not even the President." by Elizabeth Warren.

Video: Elizabeth Warren Reads Full Mueller Report in Congress, Calls for Impeachment | NowThis.

Site: Joe Biden - Official Campaign Website.

Site: "Jay Inslee - Official Campaign Website".

Article: "Stacey Abrams: 'I am going to look at the 2020 presidential election'" by Nicholas Wu.

Article: "3 Dark and Disturbing Reasons Why Trump Could Win Again" by Paul Buchheit.

Article: "Tulsi Gabbard says she has no regrets about meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad" by Felicia Sonmez and Paige Winfield Cunningham.

Video: Bambi - Don't Say Nothing At All.

Quote: "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all" - Thumper (Bambi).

Article: "View CNN's town hall videos featuring the 2020 presidential candidates".

Video: Will You Vote for Universal Basic Income in 2020 Election? (w/Andrew Yang).

Article: "Basic income" by Wikipedia.

Site: "Bill Weld - Official Campaign Website".

Article: "Trump backers applaud Warren in heart of MAGA country" by Alex Thompson.

Site: "Julián Castro - Official Campaign Website".

Site: "Amy Klobuchar - Official Campaign Website".

Article: "Michael Bennet" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nancy Pelosi" by Wikipedia.

Site: "Cory Booker - Official Campaign Website".

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Book: The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-Being by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Article: "Why Inequality Matters" by My Fair London in association with The Equality Trust.

Site: "The Equality Trust".

Article: "Two Saudi oil tankers among 'sabotaged' ships off UAE coast".

Article: "Military plans to counter Iran include possible 120,000 troop deployment, cyber attack 'Nitro Zeus'" by Todd South.

Article: "Thom Hartmann on C-SPAN".

Article: "War Powers Act of 1941" by Wikipedia.

Site: Marianne Williamson - Official Campaign Website.

Article: "Jim Himes" by Wikipedia.

Article: "John Hagelin" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Biden: 'The America I see does not wish to turn our back on the world'" by Michael Burke.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Luke Vargas, "The World in 2:00" with Luke Vargas

Quote: "In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command region to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force." - John Bolton.

Quote: "The United States is not seeking war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces." - John Bolton.

Article: "White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War" by Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes.

Article: "Claim of Attacks on 4 Oil Vessels Raises Tensions in Middle East" by Vivian Yee.

Article: "Yemen's Houthi Rebels Attack Saudi Oil Facilities, Escalating Tensions in Gulf" by Vivian Yee.

Article: "Trump Denies U.S. Plan to Send 120,000 Troops to Counter Iran Threat" by Reuters.

Video: Trump: We'd send a hell of a lot more than 120,000 troops to confront Iran's threat.

Hour Three: What is happening in Venezuela?
- Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director, Center for Economic & Policy Research / President-Just Foreign Policy / Author of several books including "FAILED: What the "Experts" Got Wrong about the Global Economy"

Article: "Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over 'deranged' coup attempt" by Tom Phillips.

Article: "Economic Sanctions as Collective Punishment: The Case of Venezuela" by Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs.

Article: "United States embargo against Cuba" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Real GDP growth: Annual percent change" by IMF.

Video: O'Rourke decries Trump 'cozying up to strongmen'.

Article: "The Reality Behind Trump's Coalition for Regime Change in Venezuela" by Mark Weisbrot.

Article: "Coalition of the willing" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Statement from President Donald J. Trump Recognizing Venezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela".

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Article: "Watergate scandal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "1971 May Day protests" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren Calls Fox News a 'Hate-for-Profit Racket'" by Matt Stevens and Michael M. Grynbaum.

Article: "Roman numerals, anyone? Poll suggests bias against Arabic numerals" by Deb Erdley.

Article: "Arabic numerals" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Roman numerals" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Biden 'front-runner' status in CNN poll questioned: 18- to 49-year-olds not sampled significantly" by Bailey Vogt.

Tweet: "More than 50,000 of you have already donated to our campaign. I'm so grateful to have your support. We only need 15,000 more donors to make it to the debate stage. Help us make it happen: http://bit.ly/2Jb4CSQ " by Jay Inslee.

Quote: "He is as disinterested as the being which made him" - Thomas Jefferson (about John Adams).

Site: John Hickenlooper - Official Campaign Website.

Article: "Dennis Kucinich" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Dennis Kucinich" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Stacey Abrams" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'I Have a Plan for That.' Elizabeth Warren Is Betting That Americans Are Ready for Her Big Ideas" by Haley Sweetland Edwards.

Article: "Value Added Tax" (VAT) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Viktor Orban, Hungary's Far-Right Leader, Gets Warm Welcome From Trump" by Peter Baker.

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