By Francis Go To PostTrump's lawyer is planning to file complaint(s) against Comey due to his "leaked" memos.They can try.
What a petty swine.
Edit: Oh my God…
Would be a shock to them that this would be different than an average Trump sexual harassment lawsuit.
I don't understand how you can claim he's a liar but that what he says proves innocence at the same time.
By n8 dogg Go To PostI don't understand how you can claim he's a liar but that what he says proves innocence at the same time.
You can't. It's to stop or slow his eroding approval. Deflection.
WAPO came out with a story about the potential complaint filing and it's pretty scathing. Also:
They're in total damage control right now.
By FlutterPuffs Go To Post
I'm diagramming this on a corkboard with pictures of the involved parties and different colours of string. That sentence structure is crashing my mental RAM.
YO DY!!!!!
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-in-talks-with-moscow-on-syria-safe-zone-1497043492
Just for good measure:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-exclusive-idUSKCN12P2PZ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-in-talks-with-moscow-on-syria-safe-zone-1497043492
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has been holding secret talks with Russia to try to set up a de-escalation zone in southwest Syria, where Syrian government forces and rebels would be separated in hopes of ending hostilities in the region, officials familiar with the talks said.
At least two meetings have taken place so far, the last of which took place about two weeks ago in Jordan, where Jordanian officials also took part. The meetings followed a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow in April. Another meeting scheduled in Amman for this week was canceled because of scheduling conflicts, and a new date hasn’t been set, a U.S. official said.
The talks signal a gambit by the White House to attempt some kind of cooperation with Moscow even as President Donald Trump is under fire for being too close to President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and investigators in the U.S. continue to probe alleged Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election and possible connections between Trump associates and Russians. Russia has denied the allegation.
The officials familiar with the talks said they are also threatened by continued tensions in southern Syria between the U.S. and forces allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Russia has provided military support for the Syrian regime.
The Pentagon has long opposed de-escalation zones because military officials are wary of coordinating with the Russians and fear that the costs of safeguarding the borders of the zones is costly and could significantly deepen the U.S. involvement in the conflict.
But officials say they hope to find a way to work with Russia in destroying the Islamic State. If the de-escalation zone is successful, the U.S. and Russia would look to set up other sites, the people familiar with the situation said.
Brett McGurk, the U.S. special envoy to the anti-Islamic State coalition, and Michael Ratney, the U.S. special envoy for Syria, are leading the talks on the U.S. side.
Just for good measure:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-exclusive-idUSKCN12P2PZ
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21716609-it-terrible-idea-donald-trump-seeks-grand-bargain-vladimir-putin
In spite of it all Trump is dedicated to his stupidity
In spite of it all Trump is dedicated to his stupidity
That explains Trump saying he would testify under oath. Like always he was trying to spin it to make Himself sound strong.
President Donald Trump is poised to roll back another of his predecessor's signature accomplishments -- the re-normalization of U.S. relations with Cuba, according to multiple congressional and advocacy organization sources with direct knowledge of the administration's intentions, and will likely announce changes to the policy next Friday in Miami.Imagine being such a gutless coward as Little Marco Rubio.
Two prominent Cuban-Americans on Capitol Hill, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, who represents a South Florida district with a number of Cuban-Americans, were staunch opponents to Obama's actions and have lobbied the administration to follow through on Trump's promises to overturn them.
"I am confident the president will keep his commitment on Cuba policy by making changes that are targeted and strategic and which advance the Cuban people's aspirations for economic and political liberty," said a statement from Rubio.
Members of Trump's Cabinet offered mixed opinions on the matter in previous remarks. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he would advise against settling the Obama administration's policy as recently as January when The Washington Post reported that he said the U.S. "did not hold them accountable for their behavior, and their leaders received much, while their people received little."
"That did not help Cubans or Americans," he said.
Trump won half of the eligible Cuban vote in FL during the election (roughly 500-600k) and this is the campaign promise he's going to stick with?
There's money and jobs and good to be done down there with this deal. It's not perfect, but Trump could literally just ride what Obama put in place and claim it as his own and it could be a win with tangible payoffs long after he's gone. It's crazy to me.
How long before Kushner is down there sipping mojito's like Hyman fucking Roth on our tax dollars plotting the family's next business venture (if he hasn't done so already)?
I can't with Little Marco though. Like this motherfucker is so pathetic that his family should be ashamed to show themselves in public down there. And these shortsighted FL Cubans are no better if I'm being honest.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/09/trump-discovers-article-5-after-disastrous-nato-visit-brussels-visit-transatlantic-relationship-europe/
After a public showing on May 25 in which Trump refused to endorse NATO’s collective defense clause and famously shoved the Montenegrin leader out of the way, leaders of the 29-member alliance retired to a closed-door dinner that multiple sources tell Foreign Policy left alliance leaders “appalled.”
Trump had two versions of prepared remarks for the dinner, one that took a traditional tack and one prepared by the more NATO-skeptic advisors, Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon. “He dumped both of them and improvised,” one source briefed on the dinner told FP.
During the dinner, Trump went off-script to criticize allies again for not spending enough on defense. (The United States is one of only five members that meets NATO members’ pledge to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense.)
Several sources briefed extensively on the dinner say he said 2 percent wasn’t enough and allies should spend 3 percent of GDP on defense, and he even threatened to cut back U.S. defense spending and have Europeans dole out “back pay” to make up for their low defense spending if they didn’t pony up quickly enough. Two sources say Trump didn’t mention Russia once during the dinner.
“Oh, it was like a total shitshow,” said one source, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t authorized to discuss the closed-door dinner.
“The dinner was far worse than the speech,” said a former senior U.S. government official briefed on dinner. “It was a train wreck. It was awful.”
The source of the classified intelligence that U.S. President Donald Trump shared with Russian officials in May was information Israel obtained after hacking computers belonging to ISIS, the New York Times reported Monday.
According to the Times, which cited a U.S. official, Israeli "cyberoperators" managed to penetrate an ISIS cell of bombmakers based in Syria a number of months ago.
According to the report, the information was so good that it allowed the United States to learn that the terror cell was working on explosives that could fool airport security by passing as a laptop battery.
The intelligence was shared at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak. The unnamed officials said Israel had previously urged the United States to be cautious with the information. The revelation that Trump shared sensitive intelligence with Russia raises the possibility that the information could be subsequently leaked to Iran
Well now.
By Zeus Ex Machina Go To Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-and-maryland-to-sue-president-trump-alleging-breach-of-constitutional-oath/2017/06/11/0059e1f0-4f19-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_emoluments-1115pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.f6e3f61e1e1e
Chickens coming home to roost
That one's locked behind a subscription for me, here's a link to the Politico story:
The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia intend to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of violating portions of the Constitution intended to protect against corruption and seeking to uncover the tax returns that the president has thus far been unwilling to release.
A source familiar plans for the suit said its focus will be on the president’s continued ownership of his family’s business empire, control of which Trump said has been handed over to his two adult sons. But far from the blind trust standard adopted by past presidents, Trump continues to receive some information about the Trump organization, including profit reports, from his sons.
The case is expected to be filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Maryland.
There have been bombs dropping on Trump for like 10 months straight, but this is the first one that feels like it's really major.
By FlutterPuffs Go To PostWell now.
I don't know how upset to be about that one, really. If ISIS can make bombs that pass as laptop batteries, shouldn't every government know?
By livefromkyoto Go To PostI don't know how upset to be about that one, really. If ISIS can make bombs that pass as laptop batteries, shouldn't every government know?
Actually hate to admit it but I agree. Especially considering the couple of Russian planes that "unoffically" blew up in the sky for no reason. That info could save lives........ unless Russia just hands it to Iran.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostThere have been bombs dropping on Trump for like 10 months straight, but this is the first one that feels like it's really major.
I'm hoping the state cases, including the one in NY, include members of his family. He can't pardon state crimes so if Kushner goes down in any of these, he stays down.
WASHINGTON — A second federal appeals court on Monday ruled against President Trump’s revised travel ban. The decision, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, was the latest in a string of court rulings rejecting the administration’s efforts to limit travel from several predominantly Muslim countries.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-court-of-appeals.html
They cited Trump's tweets and the fact that Spicer claimed that Trump's tweets are official.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostFucking pricks
Coalition of chaos
By livefromkyoto Go To PostThat might not work out for him:
You think that but them republicans is some low down dirty snakes
I thought Trump wasnt even allowed to fire Mueller
how does this shitstain get away with EVERYTHING
i mean, he still hasn't showed his taxes ffs
how does this shitstain get away with EVERYTHING
i mean, he still hasn't showed his taxes ffs
By Freewheelin Go To PostI thought Trump wasnt even allowed to fire Mueller
how does this shitstain get away with EVERYTHING
i mean, he still hasn't showed his taxes ffs
Technically he's not capable if he works withing the confines of our rules. He has to recommend the AG (or in this case the deputy AG) fire Mueller. Like Rosenstein would do that lol. So he would have to pull a Nixon and start firing the AG's until one came up that would fire Mueller. The AG also has to have a reason to fire Mueller. He can't just do it. So any AG that would try and fire Mueller would have to do some mental gymnastics.
He could also repeal the regulations surrounding special prosecution and fire Muller directly, but this would be even worse than firing AG after AG to reach his goals. It's also unclear if this is a surety as well. +
https://www.lawfareblog.com/if-trump-fires-mueller-or-orders-his-firing
On the other hand, the regulations also provide a measure of protection by setting three specific terms for special counsel’s removal: the special counsel can be removed only (1) by the Attorney General, (2) for “misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict of interest, or for other good cause, including violation of Departmental policies,” and (3) in writing, which must include “the specific reason” for special counsel’s termination.
Third, if Rosenstein resigns, that raises a question of who becomes the acting attorney general. Succession in the Department is, to a point, outlined by statute: where the attorney general and deputy attorney general are unable, the associate attorney general “shall act” as attorney general. Otherwise the attorney general “may designate” the solicitor general and the assistant attorneys general, “in further order of succession,” to act as attorney general. That means it could go down the line until an assistant attorney general did not resign and instead carried out the President’s order.
But what if Trump issued a directive that fires Mueller and abrogates or ignores the Special Counsel regulations, including the authority to appoint and terminate, and the limiting criteria for termination? There are good constitutional arguments in support of this possibility. There are also countervailing arguments grounded in the principle that only the agency head that appoints the officer, and not the President, can remove the officer. This principle is reflected in the regulation itself, and is consistent with Nixon’s approach to the Special Prosecutor in Watergate. How these arguments will play out is beyond my scope at the moment, and depends on part on the statute, if any, pursuant to which the Special Counsel regulations were promulgated. I will leave it to others to sort that out, but raise this final question: If Trump tries to blow through the regulation and fire Mueller himself, would DOJ or Mueller accept the termination or instead challenge and litigate the purported removal? That litigation would be … interesting.
I personally think firing Mueller ensures the leaks start to look more like a damn breaking. Similar to how Comey leaked his memo's which lead to a special council. The IC would leak info and force congress to act. That's assuming they don't act in the first place. Though I feel much more cynical about the situation in congress than this author does.
Third, what does Congress do? That is obviously the really important question. There is no doubt that firing Mueller would cause a backlash in Congress. The question is how much of one, and specifically, would it be enough to cause Republican leadership to intervene strongly with the President, and ultimately with impeachment? The answer depends on the reasons Trump gives for firing Mueller, the manner in which he does it, the precise reaction in DOJ, and what the nation’s reaction is. If Congress does not check the President, that leaves only the midterm or presidential elections, or possibly a 25th Amendment solution, as ways to stand up to the President. That may seem a depressing conclusion. But I predict it would not come to that. If the crazy scenario that got me to this point in the hypothetical decision chain materializes, Congress would rise up quickly to stop the President, and the pressure on the cabinet would be enormous as well. If I am naive in thinking this, then we are indeed in trouble.
Democrats continue to be useless.
Any SLAENTers with Dem Senators need to flood their offices and tell them to fight the AHCA tooth and nail.
Any SLAENTers with Dem Senators need to flood their offices and tell them to fight the AHCA tooth and nail.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postwhat's the point of this hearing
To get Sessions on the official record.
By KingGondo Go To PostDemocrats continue to be useless.
Any SLAENTers with Dem Senators need to flood their offices and tell them to fight the AHCA tooth and nail.
And by fight, Gondo means gives a stern talking to since that's all these "usesless" people can do.
So, they allowed anyone else a get out of jail free card, in regards to answering questions. Good job.
The best political video all year; Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office vs Chief Mouser of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
For reference
Larry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Office (my favourite wikipedia article)
Palmerston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(cat)
For reference
Larry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Mouser_to_the_Cabinet_Office (my favourite wikipedia article)
Palmerston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_(cat)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congressional-democrats-to-file-emoluments-lawsuit-against-trump/2017/06/13/270e60e6-506d-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html?utm_term=.1e8b16e3065c
You know Trump has to look weak if the Dems in Congress have finally grown a spine.
You know Trump has to look weak if the Dems in Congress have finally grown a spine.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-disapproval-rating-gallup-2017-6
Trump's disapproval rating hit a record high — and he hit the mark faster than any modern president
President Donald Trump's disapproval rating hit a record high on Tuesday in Gallup's daily tracking poll.
Trump's disapproval rating hit 60%, its highest mark yet. His approval rating sat at 36%, the second-lowest of his presidency.
Previously, the president who hit a 60% disapproval rating the fastest in Gallup's poll was George H.W. Bush, doing so on his 1,290th day in office. Gallup has tracked disapproval ratings for every president since Harry S. Truman.
Tuesday is the 144th day of Trump's presidency.
Trump might go down as the most hated orange turd in history
Scalise and others (police officers and staff) shot at a GOP baseball practice: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_shot_virginia_lo.html
e: no fatalities, as of yet
e: no fatalities, as of yet
By Kibner Go To PostScalise and others (police officers and staff) shot at a GOP baseball practice: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/06/steve_scalise_shot_virginia_lo.html
e: no fatalities, as of yet
I'm glad nobody was killed. Having said that, Steve "I'm David Duke without the baggage" Scalise gets no sympathy from me. Kicking 25 million off health insurance seems to be a motivator here. Shooter is an elderly white bernie fan.
This is already being politicized on the right as left wing rhetoric stoking extremist flames. The irony is palpable.
By RobNBanks Go To Postand america will eat it up
Trump and Ryan actually gave good speeches. The pundits though ....
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postwill trump veto doe
97-2 in the senate. Lindsey had some words regarding this too...
South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham has predicted that Trump would ultimately sign the bill – but warned that if he did not, Congress would override his veto.
“Any member of the Congress who doesn’t want to punish Russia for what they’ve done is betraying democracy,” Graham said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday.
“And if the president doesn’t sign this bill to punish Russia, he would be betraying democracy.”
I kinda feel like this is the establishment GOP laying the groundwork to blame everything on Don if the collusion stuff blows up.
People have no foresight at all when it comes to twitter man. Some of the comments I see on here from both sides are just...do you have ZERO ambition in your life to the point where you don't care that a single google search could reveal a social media trail that prevents you from any position of note whatsoever?
jesus
jesus
It's a shame the sanctions news is being drowned out by that asshat who shot up a republican baseball scrimmage. This is the first major FU the GOP has given Trump
Happy Birthday!!!!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/special-counsel-is-investigating-trump-for-possible-obstruction-of-justice/2017/06/14/9ce02506-5131-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html?pushid=5941b725658e691d00000050&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.35b0c6703414
How long until he tries to fire Mueller? Does he blow up the rules or just start firing Rosenstein and anyone else who won't just do his bidding?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/special-counsel-is-investigating-trump-for-possible-obstruction-of-justice/2017/06/14/9ce02506-5131-11e7-b064-828ba60fbb98_story.html?pushid=5941b725658e691d00000050&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&utm_term=.35b0c6703414
The move by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump’s conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation, which until recently focused on Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates, officials said.
Trump had received private assurances from then-FBI Director James B. Comey starting in January that he was not personally under investigation. Officials say that changed shortly after Comey’s firing.
How long until he tries to fire Mueller? Does he blow up the rules or just start firing Rosenstein and anyone else who won't just do his bidding?
By Fenderputty Go To PostI kinda feel like this is the establishment GOP laying the groundwork to blame everything on Don if the collusion stuff blows up.
That's exactly what it is. I haven't seen a congress do anything like this to their own president...... ever.
By s y Go To Postdrive 800 miles and not even catch a single body brehs
#facts..... but then again liberals really aren't made to be the shooter lol