The Supreme Court Undermines a Founding Principle: The Presidency Isn’t a Throne
When it ruled last year in Trump v. United States that a president had absolute immunity for actions taken within their core constitutional responsibilities and […]
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Wertheimer Political Report, December 4, 2025
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerTRUMPWATCH 2.0 Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting “Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – […]
Trump is King of the Washington Swamp: His Corrupt Practices in Three Ways
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerDonald Trump ran for president in 2016 repeatedly claiming that he would go to Washington to drain the swamp. Instead, President Trump became King of […]
Wertheimer Political Report, November 20, 2025
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerTRUMPWATCH 2.0 Trump’s Grip on Republicans Shows First Signs of Slipping “GOP support for releasing Epstein files is latest pushback against president from his […]
Trump’s No Justice Department
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerThe Supreme Court’s decision in 2024 in Trump v. United States empowered the president to evade accountability and stand above the law. President Trump has […]
Wertheimer Political Report, November 13, 2025
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerTRUMPWATCH 2.0 Takeaways from the new Epstein emails mentioning Trump “The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a weekslong reprieve from major revelations about […]
The Epstein Files, Sex Criminal Ghislaine Maxwell, and the Coverup
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerOn the campaign trail and in confirmation hearings, Trump and his team had some strong rhetoric challenging Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Donald Trump in […]
Wertheimer Political Report, November 6, 2025
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerD21 NEWS “Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today that she will retire next year at the end of her current term. Speaker Pelosi was […]
The Arrogance of Power, Trump-Style, Got Whacked on Tuesday
|Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note |by Dave WagnerPresident Trump’s arrogance of power got whacked on Tuesday. Voters across the country said a loud and powerful NO to President Trump, his performance and […]
Wertheimer Political Report, October 30, 2025
|Newsletter, Political Report |by Dave WagnerTRUMPWATCH 2.0 The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law “The White House has made no legal argument explaining its […]
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