Twitter ‘journalists’ Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor were just caught spreading fake news

In the words of Mark Twain, “everybody talks about fake news but nobody does anything about it.” Such it is with Twitter “citizen journalists” like Louise Mensch and Claude Taylor, who claim to be uncovering unreported political conspiracies but are more than likely just spreading falsehoods. Which is why, as I’ve argued before, Twitter users like Mensch, who have a track record of disseminating lies, should not be given official verification checkmarks.

Lurid Trump allegations made by Louise Mensch and co-writer came from hoaxer

• Mensch and Claude Taylor tweeted details of criminal inquires that didn’t exist
• Hoaxer who fed information said she acted out of frustration over fake news
• Taylor issues mea culpa on Twitter after being approached by Guardian

Donald Trump is a Nazi sympathizer

The late U.S. Poet Laureate Dr. Maya Angelou once said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them!”

Democratic lawmaker to file articles of impeachment over Trump’s Charlottesville response

Rep. Steve Cohen announced Thursday that he would introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump following the president’s comments about the violent attacks in Charlottesville, Va., saying the president had “failed the presidential test of moral leadership.”

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Keith Olbermann, via Twitter

Get the fuck out of our society

Then tell your racist, white supremacist, neo-nazi father to get the fuck out of our society.

Keith Olbermann, via Twitter

House Democrat files article of impeachment against Trump

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) formally introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday that accuses the president of obstructing justice during the federal investigation of Russia’s 2016 election interference.

James Comey disputes New York Times article about Russia investigation

James B. Comey, the former FBI director, on Thursday disputed an article that appeared in February in The New York Times about contacts between President Trump’s advisers and Russian intelligence officials.

James Clapper says Watergate ‘pales’ in comparison with Trump Russia scandal

• Former US spy chief attacks the sharing of intelligence with Putin and says firing of James Comey ‘inexcusable’

Reps. Green and Sherman announce plan to file articles of impeachment

Two Democratic congressmen plan to draft articles of impeachment after accusing President Trump of obstruction of justice, despite a large swath of bipartisan lawmakers warning against a rush to judgment.

Rep. Al Green says he is drafting articles of impeachment for President Trump

The first congressmember to call for President Trump’s impeachment says he is now drafting the articles for it.

Green: ‘I am currently crafting, drafting if you will, articles of impeachment’

@RepAlGreen: “We will move forward, and as a matter of fact, I am currently crafting, drafting if you will, articles of impeachment.”

C-SPAN, via Twitter

Impeach Trump? Houston lawmaker holds unusually agreeable town hall

• Democrat Al Green, who thrilled liberals with his call for the impeachment of the president this week, found a receptive audience at home on Saturday

First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump

Republicans are beginning to talk of the possibility that President Trump could face impeachment after reports that he pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Congressman calls for Trump’s impeachment on House floor

Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday morning, the first member of Congress to officially request leveling charges against the President from the House floor.

Who has been impeached before?

Two presidents, Bill Clinton (1998) and Andrew Johnson (1868). (Congress may also impeach judges.) Articles of impeachment were passed against Richard Nixon by a congressional committee, but Nixon resigned before the House of Representatives could vote on the matter, meaning that technically he was not impeached.

Waters — Trump’s disclosure of classified info to Russia moves us closer to ‘impeachment’

Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) on Tuesday spoke at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference in Washington, where she claimed that Monday’s Washington Post report on President Trump sharing classified intelligence with Russian diplomats moves Congress closer to impeaching him.

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer: ‘Are we getting closer’ to impeachment of Donald Trump?

CNN host Wolf Blitzer brought up the possibility of impeaching President Trump in an interview with Senator Angus King (I-Maine) Tuesday evening after a New York Times article alleged the president asked then-FBI Director Comey to end the FBI investigation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

Trump must be impeached. Here’s why.

The time has come for Congress to launch an impeachment investigation of President Trump for obstruction of justice.

Democrats talk of an ‘impeachment clock’ for Trump

Democratic leaders aren’t calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.