President Trump suggested Susan Rice committed a crime when the ex-national security adviser asked to unmask names of Trump associates mentioned in intel reports. It’s all tied to Trump’s claims that the Obama White House spied on him. Rice has said she was just doing her job and didn’t leak names to the press. Jonah Goldberg from National Review helped Dan and Amy sort everything out:
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Former longtime CBS News anchor Dan Rather says Americans must remain focused on potential collusion between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 election campaign team. Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich says all signs point to collusion between the Democrats and Russia, not the Trump team. Is there anything to this story at all? Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York joined Dan and Amy to discuss:
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Mollie Hemingway with The Federalist has a piece explaining why the Susan Rice story really is a big deal.
Meanwhile, CNN’s Van Jones ripped President Trump and the “right wing media” for attacking Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice for “doing her job.” Jones said Trump has declared Rice guilty of a crime with “zero facts.” He also explained why he believes Susan Rice deserves the Presidential Medal Of Freedom from Trump.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago public high school students to show they have a plan for what’s next before they can get a diploma. Emanuel’s proposal would add one more big item to the graduation checklist for high school seniors: proof they’ve been accepted into college or the military, or a trade or a “gap-year” program. The requirement would also be satisfied if the student has a job or a job offer.
BuzzFeed News and Politico ran stories late Tuesday that accused Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch of plagiarizing a section of his 2006 book on assisted suicide and euthanasia. According to the author in question though, Gorsuch’s work does not constitute legal plagiarism.