Pay no attention to the discredited informant facing prison time.
GOP officials were scrambling Wednesday after Alexander Smirnov, a key witness in the impeachment proceedings against President Biden, was accused of being informed by Russian intelligence.
Smirnov was arrested last Thursday after Special Counsel David Weiss charged him on suspicion of providing the FBI with fraudulent information. Smirnov, an FBI informant for over a decade, was further discredited after a DOJ report Tuesday indicated he was not only lying to the FBI about Biden, but had “contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies.
GOP officials were scrambling Wednesday after Alexander Smirnov, a key witness in the impeachment proceedings against President Biden, was accused of being informed by Russian intelligence.
Smirnov was arrested last Thursday after Special Counsel David Weiss charged him on suspicion of providing the FBI with fraudulent information. Smirnov, an FBI informant for over a decade, was further discredited after a DOJ report Tuesday indicated he was not only lying to the FBI about Biden, but had “contacts with multiple foreign intelligence agencies.
- 2/21/2024
- by Jeremy Childs
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump’s wheel of preoccupations spun back around to the border on Thursday, when he took to the White House Rose Garden to announce his administration’s new plan to overhaul federal immigration law. Trump called the proposal “a fair, modern and lawful system of immigration” that would be based primarily on merit. “If for some reason, possibly political, we can’t get the Democrats to approve this merit-based, high-security plan, then we will get it approved immediately after the election when we take back the House, keep the Senate and,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump took a break from his border wall obsession Wednesday morning to dust off a favorite fixation from yesteryear: federal money being used to help California combat wildfires. “Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that, with proper Forest Management, would never happen,” the president tweeted. “Unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, I have ordered Fema to send no more money. It is a disgraceful situation in lives & money!”
Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that,...
Billions of dollars are sent to the State of California for Forest fires that,...
- 1/9/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
President Trump was confident he would be able to work out a trade deal with Chinese President Xi as they dined in Argentina over the weekend. The two world leaders appear to have agreed to something geared toward ending the trade war between the U.S. and China. It’s unclear what exactly that something is, though, as both sides have presented notably different versions of what was discussed Saturday night over grilled sirloin and Malbec. It’s at least a safe bet that it’s not as groundbreaking as...
- 12/3/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The New York Daily News, the city’s scrappiest tabloid of the Trump Era, announced a huge round of layoffs today that will eliminate fully half of the Tronc-owned paper’s editorial staff.
Among those handed their walking papers was Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich, who tweeted today, “If you hate democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you.”.
Rich led the near-hundred-year-old paper during an era that saw its self-reinvigoration with irreverent, attention-demanding Page One eye-grabbers that in an earlier more newsstand-friendly era would certainly have been the talk of the city. “I’m With Stupid,” screamed the front page when Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump.
Today Rich’s Twitter bio read: “Just a guy sitting at home watching journalism being choked into extinction.”
In an email to staff from Tronc, delivered this morning,...
Among those handed their walking papers was Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich, who tweeted today, “If you hate democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you.”.
Rich led the near-hundred-year-old paper during an era that saw its self-reinvigoration with irreverent, attention-demanding Page One eye-grabbers that in an earlier more newsstand-friendly era would certainly have been the talk of the city. “I’m With Stupid,” screamed the front page when Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump.
Today Rich’s Twitter bio read: “Just a guy sitting at home watching journalism being choked into extinction.”
In an email to staff from Tronc, delivered this morning,...
- 7/23/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman announced on Sunday that she would be taking a bit of a break from Twitter and with the exception of posting her own stories and breaking news, would not be saying much on the platform.
The paper’s White House correspondent said that the conversation on the platform had become unhelpful to the “discourse.”
“With exception of breaking news and my own stories, taking a break from this platform,” she tweeted. “No reason or prompt other than that it’s not really helping the discourse.”
Also Read: Trump Attacks 'Third Rate' NY Times Reporter Maggie Haberman in Wild Tweet Storm
With exception of breaking news and my own stories, taking a break from this platform. No reason or prompt other than that it’s not really helping the discourse.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 15, 2018
Haberman’s quasi-renunciation of Twitter mirrors that of her former White House colleague Glenn Thrush,...
The paper’s White House correspondent said that the conversation on the platform had become unhelpful to the “discourse.”
“With exception of breaking news and my own stories, taking a break from this platform,” she tweeted. “No reason or prompt other than that it’s not really helping the discourse.”
Also Read: Trump Attacks 'Third Rate' NY Times Reporter Maggie Haberman in Wild Tweet Storm
With exception of breaking news and my own stories, taking a break from this platform. No reason or prompt other than that it’s not really helping the discourse.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 15, 2018
Haberman’s quasi-renunciation of Twitter mirrors that of her former White House colleague Glenn Thrush,...
- 7/16/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
The New York Times is heading to the UK after BBC Two picked up the rights to Showtime documentary series The Fourth Estate.
The British public broadcaster will air Liz Garbus’ four-part series later this month after its launch on the premium U.S. cable network last month.
The Fourth Estate looks at the inner workings of the gray lady during the first 12 months of Donald Trump’s presidency. It follows journalists including Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush as well as editor Dean Baquet covering Trump’s inauguration, accusations of fake news as well as major stories about the Russia investigation. The doc also looks at how the New York Times is changing, launching the Daily podcast, and responding to the challenges of being a digital publication.
The series was produced and directed by Garbus and Jenny Carchman and is a Radical Media and Moxie Firecracker Films Production in association...
The British public broadcaster will air Liz Garbus’ four-part series later this month after its launch on the premium U.S. cable network last month.
The Fourth Estate looks at the inner workings of the gray lady during the first 12 months of Donald Trump’s presidency. It follows journalists including Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush as well as editor Dean Baquet covering Trump’s inauguration, accusations of fake news as well as major stories about the Russia investigation. The doc also looks at how the New York Times is changing, launching the Daily podcast, and responding to the challenges of being a digital publication.
The series was produced and directed by Garbus and Jenny Carchman and is a Radical Media and Moxie Firecracker Films Production in association...
- 6/7/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A veil is lifted in the final episode of The Fourth Estate, Liz Garbus' new Showtime docu-series about the New York Times' coverage of the Donald Trump presidency. (It premieres on May 27th.) The Washington bureau's conservative politics correspondent, Jeremy Peters, is reporting on Roy Moore's failed bid for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. He links up with Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist and the Southern politician's most vocal national surrogate. It's clear the pair – a leader of the alt-right and a gay beat reporter with a book deal,...
- 5/26/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Reporters generally try to not to become involved in the stories they cover. But CNN said reporter Chloe Melas’ experience with Morgan Freeman led directly to her investigation into his behavior with women.
Melas said that during a junket for his 2017 film “Going in Style,” when she was six months pregnant, Freeman shook and held onto her hand, looking her up and down and saying variations of the words “I wish I was there.” Melas said Freeman also told her, “You are ripe.”
Melas and co-author An Phung broke the news Thursday that several woman have accused Freeman of harassment. He quickly apologized, saying it was “never my intent” for anyone to feel uncomfortable or disrespected.
Also Read: That Time Morgan Freeman Narrated a Hillary Clinton Campaign Ad (Video)
“Chloe’s exchange, part of which was captured on tape, made her wonder if Mr. Freeman’s comments were an isolated...
Melas said that during a junket for his 2017 film “Going in Style,” when she was six months pregnant, Freeman shook and held onto her hand, looking her up and down and saying variations of the words “I wish I was there.” Melas said Freeman also told her, “You are ripe.”
Melas and co-author An Phung broke the news Thursday that several woman have accused Freeman of harassment. He quickly apologized, saying it was “never my intent” for anyone to feel uncomfortable or disrespected.
Also Read: That Time Morgan Freeman Narrated a Hillary Clinton Campaign Ad (Video)
“Chloe’s exchange, part of which was captured on tape, made her wonder if Mr. Freeman’s comments were an isolated...
- 5/25/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush returned from a self-imposed Twitter exile with a vengeance Thursday, tweeting out his latest article before releasing pent-up Twitter fire. The first tweet, a link to a recent story Ben Carson’s unfortunate $31,000 dining set, quickly racked up more than 2,000 retweets. Ben Carson inquired about the price/legality of using Hud $$$ for official portraits. Staff told him it would cost $25k and would violate federal law. https://t.co/62luiArRlh — Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) March 14, 2018 Also Read: NY Times' Glenn Thrush on New Post-White House 'Dream Beat': Poverty 'in Trump Era' Thrush returned “to promote my stories and...
- 3/16/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Glenn Thrush officially has a new beat at the New York Times. The former White House correspondent, who narrowly survived a sexual misconduct scandal, announced on Facebook Tuesday that his new gig would focus on “covering poverty and the fraying social safety net under Trump.” Thrush called the assignment a “dream beat.” The post was not public and can only be viewed by Thrush’s Facebook friends. Also Read: Glenn Thrush Suspended by New York Times for 2 Months, Removed From White House Beat “It’s a return to a subject area I’ve been covering since my late teens,” Thrush told TheWrap Wednesday. “As a...
- 1/31/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
New York Times has announced that political reporter Glenn Thrush has been suspended for two months, and removed from his perch at the White House. “While we believe that Glenn has acted offensively, we have decided that he does not deserve to be fired. Instead, we have suspended him for two months and removed him from the White House beat,” the paper said in a statement. “He will receive training designed to improve his workplace conduct. In addition, Glenn is undergoing counseling and substance abuse rehabilitation on his own. We will reinstate him as a reporter on a new beat.
- 12/20/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
“Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski came under fire from online critics Tuesday after again sounding the alarm on sexual harassment in the workplace following the suspension of CBS and PBS mainstay Charlie Rose — despite her show’s own suspension of regulars Glenn Thrush and Mark Halperin for similar reasons. “Mika worked right next to Glenn Thrush and Mark Halperin but asks of other orgs ‘where are the people to stop them,'” tweeted one critic, referring to the now-suspended New York Times political reporter and dismissed NBC News analyst. For both Thrush and Halperin, the set of “Morning Joe” was arguably their.
- 11/21/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
New York Times political reporter Glenn Thrush will remain an MSNBC contributor for now, despite multiple new allegations of sexual misconduct against him. In a statement to TheWrap, the network said it would withhold judgement on Thrush until the conclusion of a Times investigation and that he isn’t scheduled for any appearances anyway. “We’re awaiting the outcome of the Times’ investigation,” an MSNBC spokesperson told TheWrap. “He currently has no scheduled appearances.” Also Read: NY Times Reporter Glenn Thrush Suspended Amid Investigation of Sexual Misconduct While far from a full-throated message of support, the statement suggests the network...
- 11/20/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
New York Times political reporter Glenn Thrush has been suspended pending the results of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, TheWrap has learned. On Monday, Vox published a number of incriminating text messages that detailed what appeared to be a failed and unwanted sexual encounter between the 50-year-old White House correspondent and a 23-year-old journalist. The report also detailed accusations of unwanted groping and kissing by Thrush toward other women, often in bars. “The alleged behavior is very concerning and not in keeping with the standards and values of The New York Times. We intend to fully investigate and while we do,...
- 11/20/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
New York Times White House Correspondent Glenn Thrush has chosen to leave Twitter as of midnight Tuesday morning, and said the social media platform is “too much of a distraction.” “Hey folks — I’ve decided to delete my Twitter account at midnight. Too much of a distraction. Dm me for contact info. Thanks for reading!” the reporter tweeted on Monday. Hey folks — I've decided to delete my Twitter account at midnight. Too much of a distraction. Dm me for contact info. Thanks for reading! — Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 18, 2017 Also Read: Jezebel Calls Lawsuit by Hulk Hogan's Lawyer 'Obvious Attempt.
- 9/19/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush have signed a deal with Random House for a book about the Trump presidency, the publisher announced on Tuesday. The untitled book will chronicle the early period of the Trump administration and is described as “a comprehensive, deeply reported look at a history-making president.” No release date has been announced, and details of the pair’s advance are being kept under wraps. “I’ve admired their work from afar for a long time,” said Random House editor-in-chief Andy Ward in an interview with Vanity Fair. “This is the story of our time and I.
- 9/13/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Trump Will Never Be Presidential. People Like Glenn Thrush Should Stop Normalizing Him.
- 8/30/2017
- Pastemagazine.com
Jared Kushner‘s Jewish faith is back in the spotlight as his father-in-law, Donald Trump, faces widespread backlash over his refusal to unequivocally condemn white supremacists, neo-Nazis and the Kkk for the deadly violence that engulfed Charlottesville, Virginia, during a white nationalist rally over the weekend.
The president’s daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump — who converted to Judaism before marrying Kusher, an Orthodox Jew, in 2009 — tweeted after the events in Charlottesville, “There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis.”
But Kushner, 36, a former real-estate developer and newspaper publisher who is also a senior advisor to the president,...
The president’s daughter and advisor, Ivanka Trump — who converted to Judaism before marrying Kusher, an Orthodox Jew, in 2009 — tweeted after the events in Charlottesville, “There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis.”
But Kushner, 36, a former real-estate developer and newspaper publisher who is also a senior advisor to the president,...
- 8/16/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
A New York Times report on Steve Bannon today from Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush today contains a tidbit about Rupert Murdoch, and Haberman discussed it on CNN earlier tonight.
- 8/15/2017
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to boast that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is “now far stronger and more powerful than ever before,” thanks to his administration.
“My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal,” he wrote.
“Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world!” he added in a second tweet.
The tweets come amid North Korea’s escalating nuclear threats and one day after Trump issued a warning Tuesday from his golf course in Bedminster,...
“My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal,” he wrote.
“Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world!” he added in a second tweet.
The tweets come amid North Korea’s escalating nuclear threats and one day after Trump issued a warning Tuesday from his golf course in Bedminster,...
- 8/9/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Following his tense exchange with White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller during Wednesday's press briefing, Glenn Thrush of The New York Times stopped by Deadline: White House to analyze the tussle.
- 8/2/2017
- by Joe DePaolo
- Mediaite - TV
White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller and New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush got into a heated tussle during Wednesday's press briefing over immigration.
- 8/2/2017
- by Joe DePaolo
- Mediaite - TV
Glenn Thrush of The New York Times grilled press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders over a new lawsuit accusing the White House of coordinating with Fox News for the now-retracted report alleging that slain DNC-staffer Seth Rich sent information to Wikileaks.
- 8/1/2017
- by Aidan McLaughlin
- Mediaite - TV
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer probably thought he zinged reporters pretty good during Tuesday’s daily press briefing, when he said: “Somehow if the president puts Russian dressing on his salad there’s a connection to Russia.” "Somehow if the president puts Russian dressing on his salad there's a connection to Russia." — Instant Spicer classic. — Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) March 28, 2017 Unfortunately for Spicer, he wasn’t the first to reference salad dressing in claiming the Russia story is overblown. That honor goes to Twitter’s resident Republican bad joke maker, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who made the same zing earlier on March 3. Full.
- 3/28/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
White House press secretary Sean Spicer has had some trouble with names. For one, he mistakenly called Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “Joe.” He also called Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull “Malcolm Trumble” — not once, but twice. “SNL” impersonator Melissa McCarthy has had fun with Spicey’s misnomers when she called other reporters “Glenn” after moving on from New York Times Reporter Glenn Thrush (played by Bobby Moynihan) in her now infamous first skit, playing the press secretary as angry and addicted to chewing gum. Also Read: Say It Ain't Joe: Sean Spicer Botches Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Name (Video) Now,...
- 2/17/2017
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
Melissa McCarthy returned to “SNL” as Sean Spicer, telling reporters “I’m going to freak if you ask stupid” questions. McCarthy’s Spicer started by chewing one giant piece of gum, struggled to pronounce a Central Asian leader’s name, and then took questions. You can watch the full sketch up above. Also Read: Spicer Disputes Report Staffers Teased Him With Super Soakers After McCarthy 'SNL' Sketch Bobby Moynihan as the New York Times’ Glenn Thrush kicked off reporter questions, asking about the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling against the Trump Administration’s travel ban.
- 2/12/2017
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
If you only watch one “Saturday Night Live” clip this week — or month, or year — make it this one. Melissa McCarthy showed up to play Sean Spicer last night, and her impersonation of the gum-swallowing, misinformation-spewing press secretary was her finest work in years (if not ever).
Read More: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: Kristen Stewart Has a Message for President Trump
First there’s the delayed reaction from the crowd — it takes everyone in attendance a few moments to realize who’s playing Spicer, at which point they all burst into applause. Then there’s the inherently funny visual of McCarthy dressed up as the man who, on his first day on the job, wrongly declared that January 20 saw the “largest audience to ever to witness an inauguration, period.” Then there are such hilarious, angry lines as “I’m here to swallow gum and I’m here to take names...
Read More: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: Kristen Stewart Has a Message for President Trump
First there’s the delayed reaction from the crowd — it takes everyone in attendance a few moments to realize who’s playing Spicer, at which point they all burst into applause. Then there’s the inherently funny visual of McCarthy dressed up as the man who, on his first day on the job, wrongly declared that January 20 saw the “largest audience to ever to witness an inauguration, period.” Then there are such hilarious, angry lines as “I’m here to swallow gum and I’m here to take names...
- 2/5/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
“Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che defended Donald Trump when they had a chance to mock him, with Jost calling the Gop nominee “super smart” and saying, “He’s probably harder working than you.” Politico’s Glenn Thrush interviewed the “SNL” stars for his “Off Message” podcast this week, just in time for the “SNL” season premiere on Saturday. While the comedians didn’t exactly endorse Trump, they seem to understand why he has succeeded in politics to this point. “Should he be president? No,” Che said. “You know, like let’s not pretend that this guy is a mutant,...
- 9/30/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Larry Wilmore had a mic-drop moment of his own when he said the N-word to President Obama the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night. The host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show has received mixed reviews for his closing cry - "Yo Barry, you did it my n---a" - with Rev. Al Sharpton calling Wilmore's use of the word "at best in poor taste" and Saturday Night Live's Sasheer Zamata tweeting, "This is the blackest correspondents dinner ever and I Love it." Two days later, the Twitterverse is still buzzing about the jaw-dropping moment. Here's how some on social...
- 5/2/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Larry Wilmore had a mic-drop moment of his own when he said the N-word to President Obama the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night. The host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show has received mixed reviews for his closing cry - "Yo Barry, you did it my n---a" - with Rev. Al Sharpton calling Wilmore's use of the word "at best in poor taste" and Saturday Night Live's Sasheer Zamata tweeting, "This is the blackest correspondents dinner ever and I Love it." Two days later, the Twitterverse is still buzzing about the jaw-dropping moment. Here's how some on social...
- 5/2/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Tuesday night's critical primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island cemented the already wide leads of front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Although Bernie Sanders put up a good campaign fight - drawing thousands of supporters to his rallies and outspending Clinton on TV and radio ads in all five states, according to Politico - he lost four of the five primaries to the former secretary of state, who enjoys an abundance of institutional support in the Northeastern states. The only state Sanders managed to win was Rhode Island, which was also the only one of the five...
- 4/27/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Tuesday night's critical primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island cemented the already wide leads of front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Although Bernie Sanders put up a good campaign fight - drawing thousands of supporters to his rallies and outspending Clinton on TV and radio ads in all five states, according to Politico - he lost four of the five primaries to the former secretary of state, who enjoys an abundance of institutional support in the Northeastern states. The only state Sanders managed to win was Rhode Island, which was also the only one of the five...
- 4/27/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Politico will have a major presence in both Cleveland and Philadelphia during this summer’s Republican and Democratic conventions, as both parties prepare for what are set to be the most newsworthy conventions in a generation. Politico Hubs in both cities will be home to live programming and interviews, including daily Playbook interviews with Mike Allen, live recordings of Glenn Thrush’s “off Message” podcast and networking groups with the Women Rule events led by Politico editor Susan Glasser. “In the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime presidential race, Politico’s on-the-ground presence will bring together the most important influencers in politics,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
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