NEW: @realdonaldtrump has spent $400M+ in his own cash on property since ‘06, defying normal real-estate practices. https://t.co/4ulKSCB5zV
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) May 5, 2018
The most obvious question: there's a big mismatch here between Trump's net assets/net income versus the scale of his all-cash outlays. Does Trump have undeclared silent business partners in his post-2006 acquisitions? If so … who? https://t.co/I02FDD7TiA
— David Frum (@davidfrum) May 5, 2018
See this: a top Vekselberg associate gave $250,000 to Trump's inauguration. And there were two other Russia-related contributions of $1 million each. https://t.co/OsrIEZqZ5L https://t.co/KGj0E3t4IG
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) May 5, 2018
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Manhattan Federal prosecutors and the FBI are probing why Michael Cohen took out a line of credit to secure $774,000 as the 2016 campaign heated up.
TRANSLATION: Donald Trump’s “fixer” was doing a little more than just paying hush money to Stormy Daniels.
— Ryan Knight (@ProudResister) May 5, 2018
There must have been multiple FEC violations that justified the FBI raids
…Michael Cohen reportedly stockpiled money to tie up loose ends for Trump during the 2016 electionhttps://t.co/UYP3lfql39
— Wilson Chu (@MyWchu) May 5, 2018
COHEN received from TRUMP or acquired himself $1.24 million during the last 90 days of the 2016 election—only $130,000 of which went to DANIELS.
The STEELE dossier says (1) COHEN was running TRUMP-Russia coordination, and (2) the operation COHEN was running paid off the hackers. pic.twitter.com/f7Abo9swHa
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) May 5, 2018
If 5 bylines appear on a story about your financial dealings, it’s probably a bad sign.
If *these* 5 bylines appear, hoo boy. https://t.co/WNOlEg9X5y
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) May 5, 2018
U.S. Ethics Office Releases Trump Financials, Reveals Why He Goes Golfing So Much https://t.co/ofFOfIOaYf
AND, much of that money comes from billing the US Government for facilities, hotel rooms, food, golf carts, etc, etc. The US Gov has been turned into Trump's piggy bank.
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) May 6, 2018
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
Speaking truth to power: "[Trump] is a professional liar." #TrumpLiesMatter #WorstPresidentEver #NRAIsATerroristOrganization #GunControlNow #ParklandStudentsSpeak @docrocktex26 @riotwomennn @teapainusa @princessbravato @mcspocky @mmpadellan https://t.co/jhBQf86N9t
— Bill Auclair (@bill_auclair) May 5, 2018
WATCH: CNN host uses 3,001 gumballs to represent Trump's "false or misleading" statements https://t.co/IXrbMSfHuF pic.twitter.com/9V9RbEG6en
— The Hill (@thehill) May 5, 2018
Why Trump gets away with lying https://t.co/2e5tTuQs6P via @bopinion pic.twitter.com/cr9pRcaSap
— Bloomberg (@business) May 5, 2018
How much does Trump's stupidity protect from the charge of lying? The media believe motive is an essential element of the act of lying. But if the liar is also a moron, how to tell if he is lying or just a complete idiot who doesn't know the true facts?
— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) May 5, 2018
and…
NEW: Obama and Bush 43 plan to be eulogists at McCain's funeral, a source close to McCain tells me https://t.co/BecRU4HFc6
— Rebecca Shabad (@RebeccaShabad) May 5, 2018
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WORLD
Revealed: Trump team hired spy firm for ‘dirty ops’ on Iran arms deal https://t.co/FInVCoGU3K
— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) May 5, 2018
Lebanon's polling stations open for the first parliamentary elections in nine years. https://t.co/QT9ae7Mahv
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 6, 2018
Researchers studying a trail of fossilized footprints on a remote New Mexico salt flat have determined the tracks tell the story of a group of Ice Age hunters stalking a giant sloth. https://t.co/lOXUnOjiEI pic.twitter.com/UtG2hhir2D
— ABC News (@ABC) May 6, 2018
oh and…
Scientists have discovered a way to control how you think pic.twitter.com/UzTl2jp4yc
— World Economic Forum (@wef) May 6, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN (AND NORN IRON)
Fintan O’Toole: Brexit resurrects the English cult of heroic failure https://t.co/hp96FmD0Wu via @IrishTimesOpEd
— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole) May 6, 2018
May under pressure from both wings of the Tory party.
🔹Tory rebels : we can make UK stay in single market
🔹Cabinet Brexiteers threaten Theresa May with open revolt over Customs Union. pic.twitter.com/WIGZAsQZtx
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) May 5, 2018
The EU believes Theresa May's 'unstable' government could collapse before Brexit https://t.co/cwz7Uzpp5R
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) May 6, 2018
It's not just the Tories that are keeping the spirit of UKIP alive… https://t.co/ZicxkuyF4N
— EUnity Is Strength (@Stefing) May 6, 2018
Even England's richest region is struggling to make ends meet as Brexit approaches https://t.co/INqy8lx7uj pic.twitter.com/fPZMxHnwHn
— Bloomberg (@business) May 6, 2018
Civil servants preparing to carry out 'manual workarounds' over fears IT systems will not be ready for Brexit https://t.co/gEzrmwQUPo pic.twitter.com/cG4z7NpRyn
— The Independent (@Independent) May 6, 2018
Finally, fingers crossed…
Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone surgery today for a brain haemorrhage. The procedure has gone very well but he needs a period of intensive care to aid his recovery. His family request privacy in this matter.
Everyone at Manchester United sends our very best wishes. pic.twitter.com/SDoNzMwVEZ
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 5, 2018
