Proclivities wrote:

Magic 8-ball says she did indeed make that trip.

 Steely_D wrote:
I'm not sure she went on that trip to Turkey.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

Breastfeeding and diaper changing for two.  

 Steely_D wrote:

To nursemaid her elderly husband.

 Proclivities wrote:

 Proclivities wrote:
Makes sense.  She should also spend some time with her husband before he becomes bed-ridden or drops.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, will leave her role at the end of this month to spend more time with her family, including her two young children, Donald Trump announced today.

Lindsey Graham Was Allegedly This Trans Sex Worker’s Client. Now, She’s Speaking Out

Taylor Snider, a trans woman and former sex worker, says Graham was a former client. She says Graham’s team threatened her to prevent her from going public in 2020 and calls him the “leader of the circus” when it comes to hypocritical homophobia and transphobia coming from the government. She talks in detail about the sexual exchange between her and Graham, reveals that she’s had other “sitting members of Congress” as clients, and speaks about the broader issue of down-low conservative men in American politics who are “actively working to push anti-LGBT legislation.”

Working stiffs are coming in hot this summer.

Nearly half of US breadwinners are having sex at work, with 28% reaching orgasm while at the office, a July 2026 study finds.

Golden rule guy?

CYA on steroids

 islander wrote:
Legal experts say this case — unlike, for example, the attempted prosecutions of Comey — is on solid legal ground. Trump also was charged with obstruction of justice. Bolton did not do that.

 steeler wrote:

Was it willful? - good, now do the other guy. If it wasn't, then the court should sort it... and then do the other guy. 

John Bolton reportedly will plead guilty to one felony count of retention of classified information. Under plea deal, he would pay $2.25 million. For one count, he would be subject to imprisonment up to 60 months (anywhere from zero to 60).

 Steely_D wrote:
Well, she wouldn't make something like that up, and she has been keeping a pretty low profile lately.  Still, she was probably in bad graces the her boss already.  Remember last June she testified to Congress that U.S. intelligence agencies assessed that Iran was not actively building a weapon and that the Supreme Leader had not authorized it.  Trump immediately dismissed it.

 Proclivities wrote:

“They” are saying it’s because her husband has a rare type of bone cancer.

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence

Apparently slightly earlier:
A task force launched by U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard to "end weaponization" has fallen apart after "drama" triggered by a memo it circulated that spread false claims — made by a January 6 rioter — against a CIA employee and a former Capitol Police officer.