Impeachment counsel for Democrats tests positive for coronavirus

A key attorney who helped Democrats during the Ukraine-related impeachment fight against President Trump tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Daniel Goldman, former a House Intelligence Committee counsel who was often seen on TV as lawmakers made their impeachment case against Trump, said on Sunday he is almost back to full health after being infected by the coronavirus.

Earlier, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff announced that a former staff member had come down with the illness, but noted that this person, who he did not identify, was feeling better and no current staff were exhibiting any symptoms. Goldman provided updates on his condition and criticized the Trump administration’s response to the pandemic in a barrage of tweets.

“My difficulty in getting a test despite the exact symptoms and a neg flu test underscores how shockingly unprepared this administration is to deal with this pandemic. In fact, I was told that NYC hospitals STILL would not test my wife — with similar symptoms — unless admitted,” he said. Goldman condemned Trump for his comments about testing for the coronavirus. “@realDonaldTrump can try to gaslight the American public by repeatedly saying that everyone who needs a test can get one, but that was not true one month ago (when it should have been the case) and it is not true today (when there is no excuse),” Goldman continued. “Given his stated desire to ‘keep numbers down’ for his political benefit, it is impossible to reach any conclusion other than that the President is sacrificing the health of the American public for his own personal interests,” he said.

Goldman also said he believes there are “certainly hundreds of thousands (if not millions)” of people in the country who are already infected with the COVID-19virus. He also explained that he never came in contact with a “known positive.” “But we can’t know if people are positive if they can’t get a test! This is the administration’s great failing — the only way to stop this is to test,” he said. “One final note: I may be the first you know who tested positive, but I won’t be the last. Let’s take care of each other, listen to the experts and the cities, states and corporations who are taking the lead in the absence of the fed government, and get through this together.”

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that “it’s possible” that thousands or even millions of U.S. citizens could die during the outbreak, which has killed at least 62 people and infected more than 3,200 in America.

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Ohio governor says schools could be closed for rest of year due to coronavirus outbreak

Summer break may have arrived in March for Ohio students. Gov. Mike DeWine already closed schools in his state for three weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but that might just be the beginning. During an interview on CNN, DeWine was asked if he believed schools could be shuttered for the remainder of the school year. "Absolutely," the Republican said. "Look, the projections — and again, this is all projections, I’m just going by what medical experts are telling us. You know, this may not peak until, you know, the latter part of April or May." He continued, "We’ve informed the superintendents, while we’ve closed schools for three weeks that the odds are that this is going to go on a lot longer and it would not surprise me at all if schools did not open again this year."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that short-term school closures of three weeks, such as the closures implemented in Ohio, would not be effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Instead, the center suggested closures of eight weeks or more to curb the COVID-19 virus. DeWine also estimated that 40% to 70% of Ohioans could be infected with the coronavirus before the pandemic ends. He urged as many people as possible to avoid large crowds, especially young people who are less concerned about the illness, to ensure that more vulnerable populations are not infected by someone who does not know they are carrying the disease.

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Man Who OD’d in Hotel Room With Andrew Gillum Is a Well-Known Gay Escort

Early Friday morning, former Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s “friend,” Travis Dyson, overdosed on crystal meth in a Miami Beach hotel room and was rushed to the hospital by rescue personnel. Gillum was too intoxicated to communicate with investigators at the time, but later returned to “his residence” on his own accord. Fortunately Dyson was on the mend as of Friday afternoon, as our Brad Slager reported. Gillum released a statement saying that he was in Miami for a wedding (without his wife), and when Dyson was reached at the hospital by a reporter for the Miami New Times he confirmed that the two had been friends “for a while” but that Gillum hadn’t mentioned anything about a wedding.

Well, what was going on? We’ve found a few clues. As reported initially, "'Dyson rented the hotel room for himself and Aldo Mejias, who resides in Miami Beach"'. Gillum was reportedly staying at the Kimpton Epic in Miami, which is essentially across the street from the address in Brickell reported as Dyson’s apartment in the police report. Why did they need another hotel room?

The Miami Herald confirmed that an Instagram profile reported to RedState as belonging to the Travis Dyson who had been in the hotel room with Gillum indeed belonged to that Travis Dyson. According to public records, Dyson is a registered nurse who lives in Brickell. His Instagram account features selfies in scrubs and a medical coat. The page also features numerous photos of Dyson, clearly a body builder, posing on the beach, on boats or at night spots with friends, including his fiance. His public Instagram account was turned private sometime Friday afternoon.

Dyson’s Instagram handle is also linked to a profile on Rent Men, where he described himself as “Brodie Scott,” “pornstar performer” who offered “gay massage.” Multiple pornographic videos of Dyson and his boyfriend/fiance, (Instagram handle @lvbrazil), were posted to that site and even to Twitter. (Note: Those links are very NSFW.) Those have all been deleted as of Friday afternoon. On a fan thread referencing Dyson’s Rent Men profile, there is a photo of Dyson in his scrubs. The man in whose name the hotel room was rented, Aldo Mejias, is also a medical professional, a pathologist whose license to practice medicine in Florida expired January 31, 2019. According to the Florida Department of Health website, an Aldo Mejias with the same email address listed on the police report (honeyhammock at emailprovider-dot-com, for real) had privileges at Palm Springs General Hospital and Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. The police report said that Mejias is the one who called 911 then performed chest compressions on Dyson, who was apparently having a heart attack, while waiting for rescue personnel to arrive. While Mejias was saving Dyson’s life, CNN Contributor Andrew Gillum was vomiting in the bathroom.

Indeed, as Brad noted earlier, there continue to be more questions than answers.

https://www.redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2020/03/13/man-who-odd-in-hotel-room-with-andrew-gillum-is-a-well-known-gay-escort/

Andrew Gillum Statement on Miami Beach Drug Incident: ‘Inebriated’, Not on Meth, as More Questions Arise

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Andrew Gillum found in Miami Beach hotel room with suspected drugs, police say

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