The Corey Lewandowski Hearing Is Already an Absolute Disaster

[Splinter]( September 17, 2019 [The Corey Lewandowski Hearing Is Already an Absolute Disaster]( [On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on what it dryly termed “Presidential Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Power,” but which is in essence the start of a long-awaited congressional impeachment proceeding against Donald Trump.]( [[White House](](@feature1LinkUrl) [Here Is Donald Trump Paying Solemn Respect to a Dead Woman]( [Here is Donald Trump paying his usual level of dignified respect to the memory of journalist Cokie Roberts, who died today at 75:]( [[2020](](@feature2LinkUrl) [The Big Fight, Not the Little Fight]( [NEW YORK—In April of 2016, I went to a huge Bernie Sanders speech in Washington Square park, which spilled out into the surrounding streets around NYU. Last night, I went to a (not quite as huge, but still big) speech by Elizabeth Warren, in the same park, under the same...]( [[State News](](@feature3LinkUrl) [Boy Judge Forced Off NY Bench for Racist Facebook Meme]( [People never learn: A part-time New York judge was forced off the bench, according to the Albany Times-Union, after posting a meme on Facebook showing a noose with the message, “IF WE WANT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE EVIL PEOPLE FEAR PUNISHMENT AGAIN.”]( [[White House](](@feature4LinkUrl) [Trump Tries to Prove He's Not Racist by Being Incredibly Racist]( [Donald Trump thinks he can flip New Mexico, a state he lost by eight percentage points, in 2020. That task will require him to win over a significant portion of the 49.1 percent of New Mexicans who identify as Latinx, a demographic he’s having some trouble with, for some reason...]( [[Media](](@feature5LinkUrl) [Streetwear Brand Debuts School Shooting-Themed Line of Sweatshirts]( [There’s doing “something” about mass school shootings and then there’s whatever the fuck this is.]( [[2020](](@feature6LinkUrl) [We Got That Viral Photo Algorithm to Say Some Deranged Shit About the 2020 Democrats]( [At this point, we all know that a life on the internet means that our information—from our browsing history to our faces—is being used by entities much larger and scarier and more faceless than ourselves. Very cool! Worth it! We also know that the technology used to sort such data...]( [[Trumpland](](@feature7LinkUrl) [Trump's Silicon Valley Fundraiser Sounds Like a Mystery Treasure Hunt for the Absolute Worst People]( [If you’re the sort of person who is willing to drop tens of thousands of bucks to help President Donald Trump get re-elected, my guess is you’re probably also the sort of person who loves mystery and intrigue (and racism)! Luckily for them, the president’s planned Tuesday afternoon fundraiser in...]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [[Deadspin](](@rec1LinkUrl) [Busted-Up Cam Newton Is Going To Be Out For A While]( [Well, it looks like we have at least part of the answer to the question of what exactly is wrong with Cam Newton. His foot is all jacked up, and will remain so for an indeterminate period of time:]( [[Deadspin](](@rec2LinkUrl) [The Fuck Is Wrong With Announcers Who Won’t Call A Football A Ball?]( [Today, we’re talking about trailers, crossing state lines, Sean’s friend Bruce, drunken coaches, and more.]( [[Jalopnik](](@rec3LinkUrl) [Tesla May Have Already Crushed Porsche's EV Nürburgring Time]( [The race for the fastest electric sedan around the Nürburgring maybe just got a hell of a lot more interesting. In August, Porsche’s first foray into EVs, the Taycan Turbo S, nailed a 7:42 lap time, winning the crown for quickest four-door electric around the storied track. Then Elon Musk...]( [[Kotaku](](@rec4LinkUrl) [Developers Cash In By Selling Their Switch Games For Pennies]( [Every few days, I tap the eShop icon on my Nintendo Switch. I’ll look at the new games released that week, but honestly, I just want to see what’s on sale. I especially want to see what’s really on sale.]( [[Deadspin](](@rec5LinkUrl) [Join Us In Pretending Not To Know What Chris Mortensen's Rat Tweets Are About]( [Yesterday, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen tweeted out a series of rat emojis.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Splinter]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Profile Center]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media Group 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036