{"id":12151,"date":"2017-05-18T18:31:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T01:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=12151"},"modified":"2017-05-18T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T01:35:34","slug":"the-single-greatest-witch-hunt-of-a-politician-in-american-history-bradcast-5182017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=12151","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Single Greatest Witch Hunt of a Politician in American History!&#8217;: &#8216;BradCast&#8217; 5\/18\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/BradCast_TrumpFlynn_ComeyMueller_051817.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">On today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradCast\"><i>BradCast<\/i><\/a>, we do our best to surf today&#8217;s news tsunami, with a focus on a few troubling and under-appreciated stories amid the political flood pouring out of Washington and around the world in the wake of the DoJ&#8217;s appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.<\/p>\n<p>Among the huge number of quickly moving and\/or under-covered stories pieced together on today&#8217;s show&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CA Assembly bill <a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AJR17\">calls<\/a> for Donald Trump&#8217;s impeachment;<\/li>\n<li>U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/world\/u-s-strike-hits-pro-assad-forces-syria-article-1.3176044\">launches<\/a> new airstrike on Syrian forces (despite Congressional failure to authorize attacks on a sovereign nation, which could result in war with <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/middleeast\/201705181053755405-syria-geneva-coalition-russia\/\">Russia<\/a>);<\/li>\n<li>Michael Flynn <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/news\/politics-government\/white-house\/article151149647.html\">blocked<\/a> President Obama&#8217;s planned offensive against ISIS, which was opposed by Flynn&#8217;s secret client Turkey;<\/li>\n<li>Trump Team was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/17\/us\/politics\/michael-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html?smid=tw-share\">told<\/a> of FBI investigation of Flynn long before inauguration;<\/li>\n<li>VP Mike Pence, head of Trump Transition, still <a href=\"http:\/\/politi.co\/2pPjOMk\">claims<\/a> he knew nothing about Flynn&#8217;s ties to foreign nations;<\/li>\n<li>Suspicion <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/17\/us\/politics\/michael-flynn-donald-trump-national-security-adviser.html?_r=0\">grows<\/a> over Team Trump attorney, White House counsel Don McGahn;<\/li>\n<li>Senate Intel Chair <a href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/news\/michael-flynn-lawyer-says-he-wont-answer-senate-intelligence-subpoena\">offers<\/a> two different stories on Flynn subpoenas;<\/li>\n<li>House Oversight Chair <a href=\"http:\/\/www.salon.com\/2017\/05\/18\/jason-chaffetz-announces-early-retirement-from-congress\/\">announces<\/a> he&#8217;s quitting Congress next month;<\/li>\n<li>Mueller&#8217;s appointment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/05\/17\/rare-bipartisan-moment-both-sides-embrace-robert-mueller-special-counsel\/101810310\/\">receives<\/a> mostly bipartisan support, as&#8230;.;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;White House <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2017\/05\/17\/politics\/trump-mueller-white-house-turmoil\/index.html\">turns<\/a> &#8216;chaotically dark&#8217;, <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/333988-kellyanne-conway-cancels-fox-appearance-after-special-prosecutor-announcement\">cancels<\/a> Kellyanne Conway appearance on Fox &#8216;News&#8217;, before&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Trump <a href=\"http:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2017\/05\/18\/trump_we_have_a_very_divided_country_because_of_russian_investigation_witch_hunt.html\">turns<\/a> against appointment of Mueller to describe it as &#8216;unprecedented witch hunt&#8217;, which &#8216;divides the country&#8217;, even as he begins to separate <i>himself<\/i> from &#8216;Russia collusion&#8217; and prepares to throw campaign team under the bus;<\/li>\n<li>Finally, Desi Doyen joins us for the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\"><i>Green News Report<\/i><\/a> with, among other things, a citizen call to action to save National Monuments set for possible repeal by the Trump Administration&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I wish our countries had &#8220;scandals&#8221; like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2017\/05\/18\/royal-treatment-dutch-monarch-moonlights-klm-copilot\/101823298\/\">this one<\/a> instead&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\".\/Images\/Speaker_Icon_24.png\" style=\"width: 24px; float: none; vertical-align: middle;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px;\"> <b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/audio\/BradCast_BradFriedman_SyriaBombingFlynnTrumpRussiaMuellerSpecialCounsel_051817.mp3\">CLICK TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD SHOW!&#8230;<\/a><\/i><\/b><br \/>\n[audio:http:\/\/bradblog.com\/audio\/BradCast_BradFriedman_SyriaBombingFlynnTrumpRussiaMuellerSpecialCounsel_051817.mp3]<\/blockquote>\n<p><center><b>* * *<\/b><\/center><i>While we post <a href=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/BradCast\"><\/i>The BradCast<i><\/a> here every day, and you can hear it across all of our great affiliate stations and websites, to automagically get new episodes as soon as they&#8217;re available sent right to your computer or personal device, subscribe for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman\/id803467610\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/stitcher.com\/s\/player.php?fid=25838&#038;src=psl\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-BradCast-with-Brad-Friedman-p477565\/\">TuneIn<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/podcastgen\/bradcast\/feed.xml\">our native RSS feed<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--BB-DONATEPITCH-START--><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f0e0; 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