What tedious is the constant drone of a certain constituency that "the people have spoken," when it's quite clear that there was no juggernaut or mandate. It doesn't help when a certain liar talks about his landslide.
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What tedious is the constant drone of a certain constituency that "the people have spoken," when it's quite clear that there was no juggernaut or mandate. It doesn't help when a certain liar talks about his landslide.
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So first Trump tried to get get James Comey to pledge loyalty to him and stop investigation into Russian collusion/Flynn. After Comey refused, Trump tried to enlist the intelligence community in publicly undermining the FBI and obstructing the investigation. That didn't work so Trump, being the incompetent moron that he is, decided that firing Comey would make the Russia investigation go away. And the next day, Trump bragged to the Russians that he eased the pressure on himself by firing Comey (though really he did the opposite).
But there is nothing to see here.
But there is nothing to see here.
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Crossbow
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Oh for crying out loud! Even when Trump is half-way around the world, he still manages to totally screw up things here in the USA.
Once again, Trump boldly defies all logic by putting another nail into the lid of own coffin.
This time, it turns out that Trump requested that two other intelligence executives issue statements that there was no Trump/Russia collusion. However, quite unlike Trump these two people actually do have some respect for their office and the law, so they refused to issue such a statement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ac8b446820a_story.html?utm_term=.8e49e1640084
Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence
President Trump asked two of the nation’s top intelligence officials in March to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and the Russian government, according to current and former officials.
Trump made separate appeals to the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, and to Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, urging them to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the 2016 election.
Coats and Rogers refused to comply with the requests, which they both deemed to be inappropriate, according to two current and two former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private communications with the president.
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“The problem wasn’t so much asking them to issue statements, it was asking them to issue false statements about an ongoing investigation,” a former senior intelligence official said of the request to Coats.
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Once again, Trump boldly defies all logic by putting another nail into the lid of own coffin.
This time, it turns out that Trump requested that two other intelligence executives issue statements that there was no Trump/Russia collusion. However, quite unlike Trump these two people actually do have some respect for their office and the law, so they refused to issue such a statement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...ac8b446820a_story.html?utm_term=.8e49e1640084
Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence
President Trump asked two of the nation’s top intelligence officials in March to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and the Russian government, according to current and former officials.
Trump made separate appeals to the director of national intelligence, Daniel Coats, and to Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the director of the National Security Agency, urging them to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the 2016 election.
Coats and Rogers refused to comply with the requests, which they both deemed to be inappropriate, according to two current and two former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private communications with the president.
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“The problem wasn’t so much asking them to issue statements, it was asking them to issue false statements about an ongoing investigation,” a former senior intelligence official said of the request to Coats.
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Dan Coats is a Republican politician (he was a Senator until January) so I bet Trump thought that he would be his lapdog.
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Nominated. Is this original work?
ETA:[derail] Several people posted attaboys for this. Could you people honor such posts with nominations, please? The staff over at TLA HQ work their fingers to the bone (well, one guy - two and a half hours a month, but consider it poetic license) to see that our talented scribes are honored every month, but posters in certain sub-forums (the Trials/Errors folks are the worst!!) never nominate, as they rarely step outside the arguments they're so involved in.
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It has to be. Ambrosia whipped it out like 2 days after I posted that I could imagine a parody of the Sound of Music routine of Nuns singing 'How do you solve a problem like Maria' replacing Maria with 'the Donald'. I was basically saying that Trump is comedy gold in that the jokes sort of write themselves. But of course they don't. My idea, but the song is all Ambrosia. Too bad the SNL season is over. By the time they get back Trump could be out or it won't have the same impact.
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Yes.
I had "Maria" stuck in my head for a day after reading that and thought I'd write it down.
Shame, Spicer in a Nun outfit could have been great.
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Lol
It raised questions in "his mind" but of course no evidence of collusion?
Hilarious, can't even make this stuff up?
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Where did he say anything about no evidence of collusion? He stated no such thing especially as investigations continue. Even Trump knows that things are getting a bit warm under the collar as multiple investigations continue.
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It's a hard core right wing hearing defect. Brennan says I can only discuss it in closed meetings and they hear, nothing happened.
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They probably listened to too much fake Fox News, which has had its share of problems lately.
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Apparently, that wasn't the case, and neither here as well.
Both intelligence officials refused Trump's request.
Trump keeps shooting himself in the foot because he is a moron!!
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Craig4
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Yes but I see the timing of the leaks as a strategy but someone or a group of people to subvert his ability to govern. I wonder who they are and if they need donations.
Serious question, Trump has apparently "recused" himself in regards to the Russian collusion investigation etc. Does this mean he will no longer briefed on intelligence matters that pertain to this? For example if say evidence/intelligence implicates someone in his team or previous campaign team was colluding with the Russians and it could have national security implications Trump will not be informed?
I find it hard to understand how a President can in any meaningful manner recuse himself from such matters?
I find it hard to understand how a President can in any meaningful manner recuse himself from such matters?
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I find no report on Trump recusing himself - AFAIK, only Sessions has.
But if he has, that would mean that all reports in need of attention by the Executive Branch would go to the next in the Line of Succession, i.e. Pence.
But if he has, that would mean that all reports in need of attention by the Executive Branch would go to the next in the Line of Succession, i.e. Pence.
Was sure he had said that or a spokesperson had said he had. I'll have a look to see if reality has got it wrong again!
ETA: you were right reality got it wrong again, can't find any where that supports what I know happened. Hate it when reality won't do as it is told.
Given the non-cooperation of reality I'll have to withdraw my question.
ETA: you were right reality got it wrong again, can't find any where that supports what I know happened. Hate it when reality won't do as it is told.
Given the non-cooperation of reality I'll have to withdraw my question.
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Aridas
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Nunes recused himself, too?
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I don't think he did recuse himself. However, if he did, it will be like Session's recusal, which means it is't a recusal.