Anthony Coley

Opinion | Trump's short-sighted decision to weaken the FBI before attacking Iran Anthony Coley: Before attacking Iran, Trump made the U.S. less safe

9/11 proved that when we fail to connect the dots, Americans can die.

Trump’s purges have gotten rid of people and weakened systems responsible for connecting them.

Read my latest for MSNow here:

www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Using law enforcement to intimidate journalists doesn't just silence one voice; it creates a chilling effect designed to blind the public and muzzle the free press.

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Material

This raid is a frontal assault on the 1st Amendment. Hannah provided a secure channel for whistleblowers to expose the corrupt and immoral subversion of the presidency, and THAT is why she was targeted....

“Borrowed time”: @ms.now political analyst @anthonycoley.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to respond to the growing turmoil inside the Trump Justice Department.

Can we go back to disliking Jim Comey now?

That October ’16 hit on Hillary still stings.

But why does that lady already have her Christmas tree up? [my inner dialogue 🤦🏾‍♂️ 😂]

Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in the latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.

Just brutal numbers for Trump in latest Fox News polling
—76% of voters view the economy negatively.
— Voters blame the president. About twice as many say President Donald Trump, rather than Biden, is responsible for the current economy.

www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...

What I told Amie Parnes @thehill.com why my views on Schumer are changing…

In Epstein Case, Follow the Money, Democratic Senator Says

2. Dems like Ron Wyde were on the Epstein money trail *years* before this latest noise.👇

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...

Let’s clear up this lazy GOP spin that Dems were “MIA” on Epstein during the Biden Administration. 🧵

1. The Biden DOJ couldn’t release the files while Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal was pending — even felons get due process. SCOTUS closed that chapter, declining to hear her appeal last month.

Inside the backroom negotiations that led to the shutdown deal For many of the Democrats who eventually supported the Republican spending bill, the shutdown strategy was one they were never comfortable with.

Insightful reporting by @alivitali.bsky.social

But effective political leaders (think Pelosi) wouldn't have allowed this kinda freelancing:
"Sen Schumer knew we were meeting with Sen Thune,” Shaheen said.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...

Michelle Obama said it best: “Being president doesn't change who you are, it reveals who you are"

Department of Justice | Homepage | United States Department of Justice Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threat...

Read more about the ex-speaker of the Tenn House that Trump just pardoned, and how he and his chief of staff deceived (and profited from) fellow Rs with a sham political consulting firm.
From justice.gov

This MSNOW/Maya Angelou ad is 🔥 

“….I note the obvious differences between each sort and type

But we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike

We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike

We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.”

Gillibrand and Schumer are clearly not playing about Collins’ Maine Senate seat.

The DSCC’s oppo research machine is in OVERDRIVE

Platner didn’t have a chance.

I ran public affairs at DOJ. This story is beyond bonkers.

Setting aside Halligan’s failure to set attribution terms, she/her team are clearly violating grand jury secrecy rules — here and in other outlets (including the NY Post).

Rookie mistakes all around. 🤦🏾‍♂️

For Trump, the process is the punishment…

Ex-Congressman George Santos Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft “Today, George Santos was finally held accountable for the mountain of lies, theft, and fraud he perpetrated.  For the defendant, it was judgment day, and for his many victims including campaign donor...

Why Santos was serving 87 Months:

Filed Fraudulent FEC Reports

Embezzled Funds from Campaign Donors

Stole Identities

Charged Credit Cards w/o Authorization

Obtained Unemployment Benefits Through Fraud

Lied in Reports to the U.S. House of Reps

www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr...

Quick thoughts on this Bolton indictment
1. VERY serious set of facts presented
2. VERY difft from the flimsy, weak indictments against James & Comey
3. Govt is also trying case in court of public opinion. Defense has credible motions re: violations of grand jury secrecy rules

Scoop: Dozens of Democratic House candidates won't commit to backing Hakeem Jeffries "If there's a contingency of 10 to 12 of them and they're sticking together, I think it's going to really shake things up."

Pelosi’s reax to this type article would be:

**Just win, baby**

Jeffries’s reax should be the same — as should the Dem echo chamber.

Axios: Dozens of Dem candidates won't commit to backing Jeffries www.axios.com/2025/10/16/h...

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Getting an A in math class when you’re failing science, English, history, and PE still means you’re failing.

This post is about Trump.

Friday in Trumpworld:

Snubbed by the Nobel Committee.

Second “annual” physical in 6 months.

Dow tanks 880.

Friday PM dump to bury mass gov’t layoffs.

Truly, so much winning.

Yes, the moment we’re in now is worse than Watergate and the abuses of the Nixon era

Opinion | Pam Bondi has a lot to answer for In eight short months, Attorney General Pam Bondi has left the Justice Department in chaos.

New from me: Attorney General Pam Bondi faces Congress today — and she has a lot to answer for

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Good for him. DOJ regs are quite clear about perp walks (Chapter 1-7.610 of the Justice Manual).

If FBI Director Jim Comey had adhered to DOJ’s rules —particularly its 60-Day rule, which prohibits overt actions that may influence an election — we may never have had a Trump presidency. Via @MSNBC_reports

If FBI Director Jim Comey had adhered to DOJ’s rules —particularly its 60-Day rule, which prohibits overt actions that may influence an election — we may never have had a Trump presidency. Via @MSNBC_reports

What Kamala Harris' new book '107 Days' gets wrong about her presidential candidacy Harris' association with President Joe Biden was always going to drag her down, but her refusal to break with him on any major issue sealed her fate.

New from me: Kamala Harris’ book ‘107 Days’ gets the reason she lost all wrong:

Harris' association with Joe Biden was always going to drag her down, but her refusal to break with him on any major issue sealed her fate.
msnbc.com/opinion/msnb... via @msnbc.com

THIS is how Dems must respond when the Nancy Maces of the world try to distract with fake culture wars. 🔥