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Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Monday, August 20, 2018

Inside Trump's Judicial Takeover




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Inside Trump's Judicial Takeover 
Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel. (photo: Doug Mills/NYT)
Andy Kroll, Rolling Stone
Kroll writes: "One evening last November, Don McGahn, the top lawyer in the Trump White House, walked onstage in an opulent ballroom at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. He looked out at the audience of several hundred judges, lawyers, clerks and law students seated under a pair of glittering chandeliers that hung from a ceiling accented in gold."
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Rudy Giuliani. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Rudy Giuliani. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani: 'Truth Isn't Truth'
Rebecca Morin and David Cohen, Politico
Excerpt: "President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Sunday claimed 'truth isn't truth' when trying to explain why the president should not testify for special counsel Robert Mueller for fear of being trapped into a lie that could lead to a perjury charge."
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Michael Cohen. (photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Michael Cohen. (photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

Michael Cohen Under Investigation for $20 Million Bank Fraud
Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK
Pilkington writes: "Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer and right-hand-man, reportedly faces a federal investigation into possible bank and tax fraud relating to more than $20m in loans."
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Police in riot gear separated the dueling rallies. (photo: Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
Police in riot gear separated the dueling rallies. (photo: Karen Ducey/Getty Images)

Protesters Clash at Pro-Gun and Anti-Gun Rallies in Seattle
Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
Ford writes: "A pair of right-wing groups, Washington Three Percenters and Patriot Prayer, held a 'Liberty or Death' pro-gun rally in Seattle Saturday, but were met with counterprotesters from several liberal and anti-fascist groups."
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'Every co-worker I know has been injured at some point.' (photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
'Every co-worker I know has been injured at some point.' (photo: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Image

Too Many Americans Die on the Job. Are Things About to Get Worse?
Gabriel Winant, Guardian UK
Winant writes: "Who remembers Alphonse Maddin? Maddin came briefly to national attention in spring of 2017, after Donald Trump appointed Neil Gorsuch to the supreme court."
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A man in Gaza stands next to historical artifacts. (photo: Miriam Berger)
A man in Gaza stands next to historical artifacts. (photo: Miriam Berger)

Gaza Has Amazing Historic Sites - if You Could Only See Them
Miriam Berger, The Daily Beast
Berger writes: "Gaza City is one of the world's oldest cities - but these days, you're likely not getting in to see it."
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William Wehrum has been able to push his deregulatory agenda because of a quirk in federal ethics rules that are less restrictive for industry lawyers than for officials who had worked as registered lobbyists. (photo: Ron Sachs/CNP/MediaPunch)
William Wehrum has been able to push his deregulatory agenda because of a quirk in federal ethics rules that are less restrictive for industry lawyers than for officials who had worked as registered lobbyists. (photo: Ron Sachs/CNP/MediaPunch)

Eric Lipton, The New York Times
Lipton writes: "As a corporate lawyer, William L. Wehrum worked for the better part of a decade to weaken air pollution rules by fighting the Environmental Protection Agency in court on behalf of chemical manufacturers, refineries, oil drillers and coal-burning power plants."
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