You won’t see this in the MSM headline news of the day’s events because it cuts directly against their preferred narrative.

The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 today to nullify the federal conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McConnell on bribery and corruption charges (full ruling pdf below).  8 to 0, the entire court agreed, the conviction was politically motivated and not grounded in law.
Why?  Why did every justice agree, even the liberal justices? ….and they went one step further in ordering the lower courts to reconsider whether the government’s evidence of corruption is strong enough to even try him again.  If not, the charges against him must be dismissed, according to the ruling.

The why is really quite simple.  If you’ve ever heard James Carville or any Clinton spokesperson talk about the book “Clinton Cash“, you’ll see quickly what was at stake.
The case against Bob McDonnell was based on him accepting gifts while an elected public official.  Accepting gifts and/or donations itself is not illegal.  Does it look untoward, unsavory or tawdry, yes.  But if the official (recipient) takes no substantive action to benefit the contributor, meaning there is no quid-pro-quo, then no laws have been broken.
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Paul Manafort absolutely nails this interview with left-wing pearl clutcher Chuck Todd.

Transcript Via NBC News:
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After the Orlando terrorist attack Hillary Clinton went into a modified sub surface communication status called “radio infrequent”.  Tenuous times require those who communicate via poll-tested and political wind-driven soundbites to move carefully amid unfamiliar terrain.
Now, as predicted, after the “anti-globalist” Brexit result, Hillary Clinton goes further into the status of “radio-silent”.   Full Stop (stay quiet, stay deep), and stay away from visibility until the consultants can gauge the best course.  Status = Deep Sweat, Anxious.

The professional media political class, who are still trying to come to grips with the ramifications of a stunning geopolitical push back, are also in a reassessment mode.  The polling releases today from Washington Post/ABC and from Wall Street Journal/NBC also highlight their modified deep-pause position.
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Before you get angry at Mitch McConnell refusing to say if Donald Trump is qualified to be President of the United States, I would suggest you to go back through the CTH archives to the period before Kentucky’s primary race (between Matt Bevin and Mitch McConnell on May 20th, 2014) and see how this was not only expected, but structurally predicted.
Unfortunately in the fall of 2013 and spring of 2014 few people were paying attention because the various political events were not in the headlines.  However, it was in this period (Oct ’13 to June ’14) when all the UniParty political relationships were taking action toward a very specific united goal.  Mitch McConnell was/is a key player.

In addition to the specific action taken by McConnell to undermine any threat to the UniParty, if you need further supportive data you only need to follow the money.
Against Senator Mitch McConnell’s appearance today, the January Financial discovery previously outlined (and below) should make a lot more sense.
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The closing speech was good by itself; however, when you add a dramatic Independence Day soundtrack to the speech, it gets, well,… you decide:

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †