Merged Trump Fires Comey....

[Stacko]

One thing I learned at DOJ about Comey: he leaves a protective paper trail whenever he deems something inappropriate happened. Stay tuned.​

Maybe the Orange Menace shouldn't be talking about "tapes".

 

[varwoche]

(source)

So, just to clarify, The President of the United States is blackmailing Comey to keep his mouth shut about what he knows.

In writing.

In public.

The President of the United States.

He can't help himself. His narcissism is so out of control that it leads to the most severe case of diahreah of the mouth ive ever witnessed. He publicly encouraged Russia to hack Clinton. He publicly admitted to obstruction of justice (in essence). He publicly threatens Comey. Etc, etc.

If not for the tapes, Nixon probably would have weathered the storm. I highly doubt there are such tapes this time. I predict the diahreah of the mouth will be his undoing. Could be impeachment, could be 25th amendment. Or maybe he just resigns. Either way, it's up to Republicans to make it happen. And up to public opinion to instill in them fear of 2018 election.

 

[Stacko]

And up to public opinion to instill in them fear of 2018 election.

Until the primary filings deadlines pass, they're going to be too afraid of getting primaried by some further right Trumpkin to worry about the public opinion at large.

 

[jimbob]

The man is certifiable. Even my Republican friends think he is. But it's like a star athlete on your favorite team. 'So what he raped a dozen women in college and beat up his girlfriend, he scored 4 touchdowns last Sunday.'

I think soccer is a better metaphor. "He scored four goals and no more than two were on his own net."

 

[Cain]

Or maybe he just resigns.

The similarly oblivious Palin resigned without finishing her term. Virtually nothing would surprise me at this point, including defection to Russia.

 

[Spindrift]

The similarly oblivious Palin resigned without finishing her term. Virtually nothing would surprise me at this point, including defection to Russia.

I still lean towards massive heart attack. He'll regret that extra scoop of ice cream.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/trump-time-magazine-ice-cream/

 

[Stacko]

1/24: FBI interviews Flynn

1/26: Yates warns White House about Flynn

1/27: Trump summons Comey for dinner, asks for loyalty

One day after the acting attorney general warned the White House that its national security adviser was subject to blackmail, the president summoned the FBI director to dinner at the White House, people close to James Comey told NBC News.

At the Jan. 27 dinner, a week after assuming the presidency, Trump requested a loyalty pledge from Comey, people familiar with the dinner say. Comey replied that he could not offer loyalty, but he could pledge his honesty.

This account of the dinner contradicts the one President Trump gave to NBC News Nightly anchor Lester Holt on Thursday. Trump said Comey requested the meeting, asked to be retained in his job, and told him he was not under investigation.

...

It's not known whether the men talked about national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn had been interviewed by the FBI a few days before, on Jan. 24 — grilled about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak.

ETA: 1/30: Sally Yates fired

 

[acbytesla]

I think soccer is a better metaphor. "He scored four goals and no more than two were on his own net."

I bow to the master. Yes that is better.

 

[jimbob]

Trump's baseline mental state is unhinged. But then every few weeks or so he goes on a bender. He's on one of those benders, accompanied by a tweet storm per usual. This morning he threatened Comey...

This is possibly one for Tony Stark, judging by his username - someone is repeating Trump's tweets as The Red Skull

https://mobile.twitter.com/PresVillain/status/863037207833186305

 

[dudalb]

Trump has been kicking butt since he got in. Can we please leave him alone so he can get some more work done? Just because you personally hate him doesn't beat the fact that he's accomplished more in just a 100 days than anyone else in office.

FDR's first 100 days says hi!

 

[dudalb]

Quite right that it's not the same thing. One might think that Comey should be fired, but that Trump did so for nefarious reasons.

This.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Email server? Nope, not a cover up.

You have to have a crime if you are going to be charged with covering it up. Clinton has to be the most investigated politician in history. You'd think said crimes would have been uncovered in all that.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

I still lean towards massive heart attack. He'll regret that extra scoop of ice cream.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/trump-time-magazine-ice-cream/

Trump is obviously a 6 year old - and therefore not eligible to be President.
It was an honest mistake to make, but now that we know, new elections are required.

Seriously, the Commander in Chief of the greatest military in history is bragging about his ability to get more ice cream than his guests?

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Trump's baseline mental state is unhinged. But then every few weeks or so he goes on a bender. He's on one of those benders, accompanied by a tweet storm per usual. This morning he threatened Comey...

Now that the Trumpers have explained what Trump means by quotes, it's unfortunate because I would have loved to hear that tape.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I'd love to understand the reasoning behind this (if there is any). Is Trump suggesting that Comey has said things to Trump that Comey would find very compromising ? Wouldn't such things also be compromising - possibly moreso - to Trump ?

In Trump's imaginary world, he gets even with all his enemies. In the real world he waits until the furor passes, then he uses false memories to believe he did get even.

 

[Stacko]

The US OGE is subtweeting the Orange Menace.

 

[BobTheCoward]

1/24: FBI interviews Flynn

1/26: Yates warns White House about Flynn

1/27: Trump summons Comey for dinner, asks for loyalty



ETA: 1/30: Sally Yates fired

I think this borders on lying by omission

1/24: FBI interviews Flynn
1/26: Yates warns White House about Flynn
1/27: Trump summons Comey for dinner, asks for loyalty[/URL]
1/27 trump issues executive order on entry
1/30 Sally Yates refuses to enforce the order
1/30: Sally Yates fired

 

[Roger Ramjets]

The sample can produce different results than the population. That makes it wrong. Polls are usually wrong in this sense,

Polls are always 'wrong', even if 100% of the population is 'sampled'. People change their minds constantly, so even if you polled every single voter and they all gave truthful answers, the poll would still be 'wrong' by the time it was published.

but they are also usually less wrong than they were.

Evidence?

 

[Regnad Kcin]

So, just to clarify, The President of the United States is blackmailing Comey to keep his mouth shut about what he knows.

In writing.

In public.

The President of the United States.

Future bookshelves will grown under the weight of volumes yet to be written about this candidacy/presidency.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

The ones that more than suggested Clinton would win the presidency.

I am not saying I do or do not trust this poll. Out of the box I would think close to 50% would describe Trump that way.

If you look at 538's analysis of the poll results, they not only showed a drop just after Comey interfered in the election a second time with his announcement they were reopening the case and of course, tying Clinton's name to Weiner's. Also, the polls never showed Trump with a certain loss. People just assume things like a 70:30 split (or whatever it was) mean a certain win. But the numbers don't say that.