Emails tie a top Trump exec to yet another financial scandal

View in browser   May 27, 2021 You can pretty much forget about a nonpartisan commission to investigate the mayhem at the US Capitol this past January 6. The House voted to approve a commission last week, but Senate Republicans are unlikely to scrounge up the 10 votes needed to begin debating the legislation in their chamber, let alone approve it in a vote this afternoon. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who once spoke so eloquently about former President Trump's responsibility for the rioting—albeit before voting not to impeach—now calls the commission "extraneous" and has been rallying his Republican colleagues to vote against it. Democrats are getting quite exasperated: "We've got to get to the bottom of this s---," Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) told Politico. "Jesus." —Abigail Weinberg P.S. If you're a baseball fan seeking a break from electoral politics, you've gotta watch this play from today's Pirates–Cubs game. Seriously. It will leave you speechless. Advertisement   Emails Tie Top Trump Exec Allen Weisselberg to Yet Another Trump Financial Scandal These records show he was involved with the Trump inauguration committee now under investigation for major grifting. BY DAVID CORN   A shot and a beer: Do vaccine incentives work? BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG One year after George Floyd's murder, the racial reckoning gave way to a backlash BY NATHALIE BAPTISTE Nature will help protect us from climate doom—if we let it BY MATT SIMON "Rinse and repeat": Gavin Newsom laments America's mass shooting epidemic BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG Advertisement   Schools Spent Millions on High-Tech Air Purifiers. But Are They Actually Making Things Worse? At best, "additive" air purifiers are unnecessary, experts say. At worst, the devices may add harmful chemicals to the air. BY MADISON PAULY   Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. Donate SOME GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE Recharge Is Getting a Recharge This Week See you next. Send good news and tips to recharge@motherjones.com. —Daniel King Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by forwarding it to a friend or sharing it on Facebook and Twitter. Donate Subscribe This message was sent to franchmaverickk.secretwords123@blogger.com. To change the messages you receive from us, you can edit your email preferences or unsubscribe from all mailings. For advertising opportunities see our online media kit. Were you forwarded this email? Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today. www.MotherJones.com PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755