This week, the walls—not to be confused with the wall that Mexico was (ostensibly) gonna pay for—continued to close in on President @realDonaldTrump (aka "President T," aka "Vladimir Trump," aka "Individual 1").
With the pre-election quiet period now over, Special Counsel Bob Mueller and his team of "angry Democrats" were free to make some noise—and make some noise they did.
Trump, too, made some noise—mostly in the form of belligerent tweets—but Mueller's actions—vis-à-vis Jerome Corsi, Paul Manafort, and Michael Cohen—spoke far louder.
In fact, their reverberations could be heard all the way in Argentina, where Trump was attending the G20 summit.
Despite being thousands of miles away from the Mueller investigation's epicenter, for Trump, there was no escaping the conclusion that he, his favorite son, and his favorite daughter, are in serious legal jeopardy.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY); Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY); Former Secretary of State James Baker; Former Vice President Dick Cheney (R); Roundtable: TBA.
Face The Nation: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA); Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT); Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Roundtable: Seung Min Kim (Washington Post), Gerald Seib (Wall Street Journal), David Nakamura (Washington Post) & Jeffrey Goldberg (The Atlantic).
This Week: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Likely-To-Be-Indicted Scumbag Roger Stone; Former Secretary of State James Baker; Former Secretary of State Colin Powell; Roundtable: "Independent" Strategist Matthew Dowd, Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, TV Host Meghan McCain & Cokie Roberts (ABC News).
Fox News Sunday: Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD); Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO); Former Vice President Dick Cheney (R); Former Secretary of State James Baker; Roundtable: Republican Strategist Karl Rove, Jennifer Griffin (Fox News) & Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA); Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Roundtable: Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Republican Operative David Urban, Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) & Democratic Strategist Karen Finney.
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: a look back at the life of former President George H.W. Bush (preview); and, a report on the use of DNA technology to identify the victims of the California wildfires (preview).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Monday: Actor Michael Douglas; Singer Rufus Wainwright; Musical Artist Nikki Glaspie.
Tuesday: Jake Tapper (CNN); Comedian Bill Burr; Musical Artist Nikki Glaspie.
Wednesday: TV Host Howie Mandel; Actress Danielle Macdonald; Comedian Mehdi Hasan; Musical Artist Nikki Glaspie.
Thursday: Actor Alec Baldwin; Singer Bazzi; Musical Artist Nikki Glaspie.
Friday: TBA.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Monday: "Self-Deportation Edition: a Special Presentation from South Africa"; Tuesday: Musician Anderson .Paak; Wednesday: Fashion Designer Jeremy Scott; Thursday: Actress Julia Roberts.
Elsewhere...
Right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer couldn't get herself arrested.
Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who was banned from Twitter last week after tweeting Islamophobic remarks about newly elected Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, handcuffed herself to the social media company’s headquarters in New York City on Thursday. Loomer did it as an act of protest, claiming that her voice as a conservative Jewish journalist was being suppressed by the company.
The event was live-streamed for several bizarre hours. While wearing a yellow star on her jacket, Loomer held up very large posters of her own tweets and yelled into a megaphone "I want my Twitter," and compared being banned from Twitter to the Holocaust.
Loomer promised that she would stay outside of the company's headquarters for "as long as it took" to be given her account back, adding that she threw away the keys for her handcuffs. She told The Verge that she was willing to go to great lengths to accomplish her goals. “If I have to, I’ll pee on myself,” she said. "I haven't eaten or drunken today."
A few hours into Loomer's protest, Twitter announced that they would not be pressing charges, and that she could stay outside of their headquarters as long as she desired. Police offered to use bolt cutters to free her from the door whenever she liked. She proclaimed she wasn't leaving. But, within an hour of Twitter releasing their statement, Loomer asked to be cut from the door. She was reportedly complaining about the cold.
Meanwhile...
Rudy Giuliani couldn't find anyone willing to attend his party.
Plans for a party celebrating the 25-year anniversary of Rudy Giuliani becoming the mayor of New York City are "fizzling out" because the 74-year-old politico is "too toxic," according to a source who was invited.
Ideally, the fete was to have taken place at the New York Hilton hotel where Giuliani celebrated his election win in November 1993. Organizers were aiming for early January.
"Rudy wanted it to appear to come together organically," according to that source, who said the mayor left party-planning responsibilities to associates who struggled to find supporters willing to pay for tickets.
According to that insider, Giuliani's position as the embattled President's personal lawyer has made him "too toxic" to be around right now.
"It'd be like a mafia wedding," that source joked, referring to mob gatherings where investigators and media members show up to take an inventory of party-goers with close ties to the dubious guests of honor.
Womp womp.
– Trix