Remember last month, when top Trump stooge boy Devin Nunes got caught telling rich GOP donors that they had to go all-in with their cash so they could keep the house and protect Donald Trump from the many investigations he would face in a sane, functioning democracy?

Well, he wasn’t just playing up the paranoia to shake loose some more campaign cash — turns out his colleagues in the House GOP have been compiling a long list of crimes and scandals that they’ve been covering up on behalf of the Trump administration.

No one’s ever accused House Republicans of being smart, but damn, talk about writing your own confession. Via Axios:

Congressional Republicans are getting ready for hell. Axios has obtained a spreadsheet that's circulated through Republican circles on and off Capitol Hill — including at least one leadership office — that meticulously previews the investigations Democrats will likely launch if they flip the House. Here are some of the probes it predicts: President Trump’s tax returns

Trump family businesses — and whether they comply with the Constitution's emoluments clause, including the Chinese trademark grant to the Trump Organization

Trump's dealings with Russia, including the president's preparation for his meeting with Vladimir Putin

The payment to Stephanie Clifford — a.k.a. Stormy Daniels

James Comey's firing

Trump's firing of U.S. attorneys

Trump's proposed transgender ban for the military

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's business dealings

White House staff's personal email use

Cabinet secretary travel, office expenses, and other misused perks

Discussion of classified information at Mar-a-Lago

This is only like, half the list — the other half is over at Axios. But you get the picture. Republicans know they’ve become low-level bodyguards for the thuggish gangster in the White House. They are preparing for the worst, assuming a Blue Wave is coming to take a lot of them out, and we’re all hopeful of that, too.

But a tweet I saw today just about gave me a panic attack at my desk — seriously, I almost was unable to finish the workday off. (This has been happening more and more, and I seriously wonder how much sheer productivity American businesses have lost due to Trump anxiety).

x Really worth emphasizing that thereÃ¢ÂÂs a good (~25%) chance Republicans hold the House, gain a senate seat or two, replace McCain/Flake/Corker with Trump loyalists, Mueller gets fired, Manafort gets pardoned, and then thatÃ¢ÂÂs game over Ã¢ÂÂ the coverup worked. Ã¢ÂÂ Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 30, 2018

There is, according to Five Thirty Eight and other political prognosticators, about a 1 in 4 chance that Republicans keep the House and democracy as we know it dies in the death grip of an angry, feeble-minded racist who mostly just wants to see himself on TV while he takes his morning shit. And who knows, given the way the prognosticators so screwed up in 2016 — there could be an even better chance that we see the end of America this November.

We just can’t take that chance. We can’t leave anything on the field this November. I’ve been raising money for progressive Democratic candidates and causes all year through my newsletter, ProgressivesEverywhere.org, and while I’ve focused on particular races for different reasons, I’m now creating an ActBlue fund for the biggest toss-up races in Congress.

As of now, according to the Cook Political Report, there are 28 pure toss-up races, all of which are seats currently held by Republicans. There are plenty of other seats at play — mostly Republican-held — but I’m focusing on these 28 toss-ups, because winning them would clinch the House.

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