A snippet from Marc Elias’s newsletter: “ Donald #Trump is not clever. He is not smart. He is not playing chess or even checkers. He was the kid who stewed over the fact that he lost at tic-tac-toe. He is just a particular type of liar who excels at giving his supporters the lies they want.”

And YOU get a secret! And YOU get a secret! And you… Via ‪Kyle Griffin‬: #Trump has signed an executive order allowing for presidential appointees, at the request of the White House Counsel, to be granted immediate interim top security clearances — even if those appointees' background investigations haven't been completed.

Via Anna Bower: JUST IN: One day after #Trump's inauguration, Judge #Cannon blocks the Justice Department from allowing four members of Congress to review Vol. 2 of special counsel Jack Smith's report. 📄.pdf

We’re in hell.