
It’s Wednesday.
The President, after 15 hours of Twitter silence, has tweeted 6 times so far.
Such a great victory in court yesterday on the Russian Hoax, the greatest political scam in the history of our Country. TREASON! Hopefully, the Attorney Generel of the United States, and all of those working with him, will find out, in great detail, what happened. NEVER AGAIN!!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
Courthouse News reporter Adam Klasfeld reported on Tuesday night just ahead of the Democratic Debate, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit, that alleged that “the Trump campaign, the Russian Federation, WikiLeaks and others of interfering in the 2016 elections.”
BREAKING: A federal judge DISMISSES the DNC’s lawsuit against the Trump campaign, Russia, WikiLeaks et al. with prejudice, and DENIES the Trump campaign’s sanctions motion.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 30, 2019
Background on the lawsuit, via @CourthouseNews.
Opinion soon. pic.twitter.com/UfX38kjEC0
Judge Koeltl says the “primary wrongdoer” in the hacking was Russia, which he said is immune under the FSIA.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 30, 2019
Here was the link to the background on the filing of the suit: https://t.co/fyOiBGhTF2
Developing story soon. pic.twitter.com/Mn3MJln00T
As for the “second-level participants” in the alleged racketeering scheme, Koeltl says that they are shielded by the First Amendment from liability related to disseminating the stolen emails. pic.twitter.com/Z9mMOWl4YV
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 30, 2019
Judge Koeltl, a Clinton appointee, cited the Pentagon Papers case in finding that there could not be liability for the publication of stolen materials. pic.twitter.com/29BO6BXS8I
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 30, 2019
The President weighed-in on the cases dismissal via Twitter prior to the start of the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate. Klasfeld responded.
This statement from Trump is misleading.
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) July 30, 2019
The judge did not say the DNC case was “entirely divorced” from the facts. He wrote that the DNC’s claim that Trump campaign and Russia conspired in the hack itself was “entirely divorced” from what they alleged in the lawsuit. pic.twitter.com/egVuDphNMA
U.S. District Court Judge John Koeltl writes on page 35-36 of his 81 page ruling.


If I hadn’t won the 2016 Election, we would be in a Great Recession/Depression right now. The people I saw on stage last night, & you can add in Sleepy Joe, Harris, & the rest, will lead us into an economic sinkhole the likes of which we have never seen before. With me, only up!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
This is one of those tweets that simply can’t be vetted or placed in context, because we truly have no way of knowing, what a Hillary Clinton presidency would look like as far as the economy goes.
I assume it’s safe to say, she would not have enacted blanket tariffs, but even that is simply an assumption.
The economy is slugging along, we all know that, we also are aware that the bubble is real, job growth is slowing, wages aren’t increasing, and goods and services are rising in expense.
We also know that regardless of how much the President brags on the economy he is also pressuring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, and resume Quantitative Easing.
“The lesser of two Socialists is still a Socialist!” Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
The lesser of two birds is still a bird?
The president is quoting a Fox News segment from an hour ago.
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) July 31, 2019
Left, Fox’s America’s Newsroom, 9:19 a.m.
Right, Trump, 10:36 a.m. pic.twitter.com/izIWRLFVL4
Lowering drug prices for many Americans – including our great seniors! At my direction, @HHSGov @SecAzar just released a Safe Importation Action Plan. Our Governors will be very happy too! @GovRonDeSantis @GovofCO https://t.co/VIxmZWgYM2
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Wednesday that, “HHS and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are publishing a Safe Importation Action Plan – PDF* that outlines two potential pathways that would lay the foundation for the safe importation of certain drugs originally intended for foreign markets.”
HHS Secretary Alex Azar said, “Today’s announcement outlines the pathways the Administration intends to explore to allow safe importation of certain prescription drugs to lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients. This is the next important step in the Administration’s work to end foreign freeloading and put American patients first.”
The Safe Importation Act Plan PDF describes two paths to provide lower prescription drug costs to consumers.
Path 1.
Under Pathway 1, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) would rely on the authority in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) section 804 to authorizw demonstration projects to allow importation of drugs from Canada. The NPRM would include conditions to ensure the importation poses no additional risk to the public’s health and safety and that it will achieve significant cost savings to the American consumer.
HHS Plan 7/31/19.
Path 2.
Under Pathway 2, manufacturers could import versions of FDA-approved drug products that they sell in foreign countries that are the same as the U.S. versions. Under this pathway, manufacturers would use a new National Drug Code (NDC) for those products, potentially allowing them to offer a lower price than what their current distribution contracts require.
HHS Plan 7/31/19.
In Path 1 the non-eligible drugs.
The NPRM would restate the exclusions listed in section 804(a)(3);
HHS Plan 7/31/19.
namely, controlled substances, biological products, infused drugs, intravenously injected drugs, drugs inhaled during surgery, and certain parenteral drugs would be excluded from this pathway. The NPRM would additionally exclude any drug with a REMS.
As the New York Times reports, the four-page plan was limited in nature.
As noted “the proposed rule would not apply to high-priced drugs like insulin or biologic drugs like Humira, because of exceptions included in earlier legislation. And the F.D.A. guidance would only permit importation of drugs, including insulin, if the drug makers agreed to take part in the plan.”
It is also worth mentioning that as HHS notes this is a proposal and some elements in the final proposal may differ than what is described.
CNN’s Don Lemon, the dumbest man on television, insinuated last night while asking a debate “question” that I was a racist, when in fact I am “the least racist person in the world.” Perhaps someone should explain to Don that he is supposed to be neutral, unbiased & fair,…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
….or is he too dumb (stupid} to understand that. No wonder CNN’s ratings (MSNBC’s also) have gone down the tubes – and will stay there until they bring credibility back to the newsroom. Don’t hold your breath!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
Sen. Amy Klobuchar: “There are people that voted for Donald Trump before that aren’t racists. They just wanted a better shake in the economy and so I would appeal to them. But I don’t think anyone can justify what this president is doing.” #DemDebate #DemocraticDebate pic.twitter.com/XMqxs0XWpg
— The Hill (@thehill) July 31, 2019
Don Lemon asked what would you say to those Trump voters, that place the economy ahead of Trump’s bigotry?
The reason Don Lemon, a black man, asked the question was based on tweets that President has issued over the last few weeks that attack minorities.
The last round of “is he a racist, a bigot, or does he think his supporters are,” came about when on Sunday, as the News Blender reported on Monday, tweeted out attacks on House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings and the city of Baltimore.
Rep, Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous. His district is considered the Worst in the USA……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2019
….As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2019
“Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”
“dangerous & filthy place.”
Why is so much money sent to the Elijah Cummings district when it is considered the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States. No human being would want to live there. Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2019
“No human being would want to live there.”
Pro-tip if you do not want to be accused of bigotry, racism, or of courting those that you feel are bigots and racists, it’s a good idea not to call a city of 600,000 people where the majority is black, with a median income of $61,000 annually, “rat infested,” and say “no human being would want to live there.”
On Monday defending his tweets, the President went on to say that residents in Baltimore were living in hell.
TRUMP on Baltimore: “Those people are living in hell in Baltimore. They are largely African American, you have a large African American population. And they really appreciate what I’m doing, and they’ve let me know it.” pic.twitter.com/cXz1J3UAPX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
TRUMP: “The African American community is so thankful. They’ve called me and they’ve said, ‘finally somebody is telling the truth.'” pic.twitter.com/NTECr7MlGD
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
TRUMP: “The African American people have been calling the White House. They have never been so happy as what a president has done.” pic.twitter.com/78IIdQKuuW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 30, 2019
The Prosecutors who lost the case against SEAL Eddie Gallagher (who I released from solitary confinement so he could fight his case properly), were ridiculously given a Navy Achievement Medal. Not only did they lose the case, they had difficulty with respect….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
….to information that may have been obtained from opposing lawyers and for giving immunity in a totally incompetent fashion. I have directed the Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer & Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson to immediately withdraw and rescind the awards….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
….I am very happy for Eddie Gallagher and his family!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
On Tuesday Task & Purpose reported that a week after Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murder, “members of the U.S. government team that prosecuted him were awarded medals for their “superb results” and “expert litigation,” according to legal filings obtained by Task & Purpose.”
The Navy spokesman Cmdr. Jereal Dorsey confirmed that the medals were given to Task & Purpose stating, “I can confirm, however, that an awards ceremony occurred where letters of commendation and Navy Achievement Medals were presented to individuals on the prosecution team who were deemed, by their immediate superiors, to have performed above their normal duties.”
The article published Tuesday afternoon was picked up by the Washington Examiner by late Tuesday evening.
What the Market wanted to hear from Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve was that this was the beginning of a lengthy and aggressive rate-cutting cycle which would keep pace with China, The European Union and other countries around the world….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
….As usual, Powell let us down, but at least he is ending quantitative tightening, which shouldn’t have started in the first place – no inflation. We are winning anyway, but I am certainly not getting much help from the Federal Reserve!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2019
As the News Blender reported Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell held a press conference after the Feds concluded a two-day meeting, to explain the rate-cut.
During his opening statement Powell called a mid-cycle adjustment. Powell fell short of predicting more rate cuts in the future.
CNBC News explains that wall street took Powell’s comments, “to be less dovish than anticipated, prompting a sharp sell-off on Wall Street that pushed the Dow industrials briefly down by about 470 points.”
As noted this is the first cut to the Feds benchmark funds rate since the 2008 finical crisis.
This post will be update within reason.
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