The Trump Presidency (Act V - The One Where Everybody Dies)

[Firestone]

McCabe fired days before retirement.
Arpaio pardoned.

If hell exists, Roy Cohn must be so proud now.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/tarapalmeri/status/974728050200989696

Caught up H.R. McMaster outside of the West Wing. He told me "Sarah set it straight yesterday. Everybody has got to leave the White House at some point"
I asked whether he's leaving sooner rather than later: "I'm doing my job" and then he walked away. No denial.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

House Democrats plan to prosecute interviewees who lied to the committee

 

[jimbob]

As with his narcissism, his white supremacism, his misogyny, his corruption, and his general lack of intelligence and inability to forsee consequences, this was widely known about Cheeto Benito during the election.

The clown has basically cemented his place as among the worst presidents in US history a while ago, so the question is exactly how much do people like Paul Ryan want to tie their own legacies to his.

Yes but you must not say that any remaining supporters are deplorable.

I have said it before, but he has a fractally-unpleasant personality, whatever scale you look at it, it seems equally repellent.

This is different from some narcissistic criminal bullies, like Robert Maxwell, who at least had some personal bravery even getting decorated in WWII.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

Cambridge Analytica suspended from Facebook for accessing user data without permission, may pursue legal action

 

[Beelzebuddy]

House Democrats plan to prosecute interviewees who lied to the committee

In before Nunes moves to squash the referral and the Democrats meekly comply. If they had a spine we'd have seen it by now.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

It's being reported that Kelly has identified the source of the leaks re staff changeover at the White House - the people outside of the White House that Trump himself talks to

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump has tweeted about the firing

"Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!"


Classy act.

 

[The Don]

Trump has tweeted about the firing

"Andrew McCabe FIRED, a great day for the hard working men and women of the FBI - A great day for Democracy. Sanctimonious James Comey was his boss and made McCabe look like a choirboy. He knew all about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the FBI!"


Classy act.

President Trump needs to be careful, some of that tweet is IMO actionable.

For a start allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the FBI.

 

[Stacko]

President Trump needs to be careful, some of that tweet is IMO actionable.

That ship already sailed.

 

[BobTheCoward]

Doesn't *********** matter. The punishment is not proportionate to the offense no matter how you look at it.

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Prove it

 

[TellyKNeasuss]

Though I am betting a way will be found to get him his retirement benefits.

Perhaps involving a non-disclosure agreement?

 

[BobTheCoward]

In the UK someone treated this way would sue his former employer for unfair dismissal. Is there no US equivalent?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfair_dismissal_in_the_United_Kingdom

We lack the details to determine if he was fairly or unfairly dismissed.

 

[Fast Eddie B]

I honestly try to put myself in another’s position.

In this case, to imagine that I really detested some action or actions an FBI employee had done to harm some cause or person to which I was attached.

For the liberals here, imagine the same scenario with Dick Cheney or Karl Rove in the role of McCabe. Try to envision whether a timely firing to deprive them of some benefit would be construed as “just desserts”.

I like to think I would still have waited a couple days so that he or she could get the retirement they had earned. That some inner sense of fairness would prevail.

Too much to hope for with this administration, I suppose.

 

[BobTheCoward]

I honestly try to put myself in another’s position.

In this case, to imagine that I really detested some action or actions an FBI employee had done to harm some cause or person to which I was attached.

For the liberals here, imagine the same scenario with Dick Cheney or Karl Rove in the role of McCabe. Try to envision whether a timely firing to deprive them of some benefit would be construed as “just desserts”.

I like to think I would still have waited a couple days so that he or she could get the retirement they had earned over 20+ years of service. That some inner sense of fairness would prevail.

...or....and this might be crazy....he deserved to be fired for the actions he is said to be fired over.

 

[Stacko]

I honestly try to put myself in another’s position.

In this case, to imagine that I really detested some action or actions an FBI employee had done to harm some cause or person to which I was attached.

For the liberals here, imagine the same scenario with Dick Cheney or Karl Rove in the role of McCabe. Try to envision whether a timely firing to deprive them of some benefit would be construed as “just desserts”.

I like to think I would still have waited a couple days so that he or she could get the retirement they had earned. That some inner sense of fairness would prevail.

To much to hope for with this administration, I suppose.

There's some irony in the fact that Comey and McCabe were fired for actions that hurt Clinton and helped Trump win the election. I guess putting they wouldn't let him commit crimes as the justification would raise more eyebrows.

 

[newyorkguy]

There's some irony in the fact that Comey and McCabe were fired for actions that hurt Clinton and helped Trump win the election...

More than some, I would say.

To my eyes this is a classic case of intimidation. Every government employee with some significant time in has to be getting the message:

You cross this administration at your own peril, they retaliate in personal ways. They will take the bat to you. Some government climatologist or biologist working on a report on the effects of climate change or industrial pollution, may have to think hard about writing something they know will run counter to what the administration wants to believe.

The piece of garbage who is our president is doing a lot of damage. I wonder if The Dunce liked De Niro in the Capone movie?

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[BobTheCoward]

More than some, I would say.

To my eyes this is a classic case of intimidation. Every government employee with some significant time in has to be getting the message:

You cross this administration at your own peril, they retaliate in personal ways. They will take the bat to you. Some government climatologist or biologist working on a report on the effects of climate change or industrial pollution, may have to think hard about writing something they know will run counter to what the administration wants to believe.

The piece of garbage who is our president is doing a lot of damage. I wonder if The Dunce liked De Niro in the Capone movie?

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They must miss the days they could break the rules with impunity.

 

[Fast Eddie B]

 

[Craig4]

We lack the details to determine if he was fairly or unfairly dismissed.

The message came from Trump and those associated to him. We know they've been dishonest about the Russia investigation. I see no reason to suddenly assign them traits of honesty they've not demonstrated heretofore. Part of being a skeptic is considering the credibility of the source. On the weight of their previous statements about the Russia investigation, one must conclude that in all probability, Trump and Sessions are lying about why they fired McCabe.