Spelling Bee Comes Serious

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Will they be asked to spell Obstruction O-B-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N when dozens of 41 young spelling bees buzz around The Scripps in National Harbor, Maryland?

The 41 of finalists range in ages 8-15 were once part of a larger group of 516. The largest beehive to buzz for sweet success.

The victorious bee will receive $40K and a trophy, with live TV, begins tonight at 8:30 ET on ESPN.

Meanwhile, down the rod a bit there appears to be real Obstruction of Justice in all day and all night long. as the investigation grows longer and the case keeps getting stronger.

Trump 'Continues to Obstruct Justice in Broad Daylight': Democratic Lawmaker Explains How Mueller's Case Keeps Getting Stronger. US Representative Eric Swalwell said, "I do think that his efforts to try and shame Attorney General Sessions does amount to obstruction." https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/trump-continues-obstruct-jus…

The evidence is growing that Trump doesn’t have the votes to survive impeachment in the Senate http://ow.ly/2uyP30kgqcR

Ex-FBI official McCabe gives memo on Comey firing to Mueller: New York Times https://reut.rs/2JfE96h

Saving Sessions: Inside the GOP effort to protect the AG https://www.apnews.com/9f341490400a4058ace6e4c1acd5c1b6

Federal prosecutors to be granted access to over 1 million documents seized from Cohen http://hill.cm/wVtN37F

FBI is reconstructing shredded documents obtained during Cohen raid http://hill.cm/QVmTxpf

And if this is not bad enough, his Tweets, which include typos are harmful to his presidency and the nation’s standing in the world. Poll: Trump’s tweets damage the nation https://politi.co/2H8Zjhl

Is it I-R-O-N-I-C, or M-O-R-O-N-I-C? The man who began his career as a star prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office has aligned himself with a president who has no regard for the law. Losing it: The tragic self-immolation of Rudy Giuliani https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/losing-it-tragic-self-immolation-…