Cont: The Trump Presidency IX: Nein, Nein!

[acbytesla]

There is a distinct lack of dead birds around our local wind farm.

Have you ever seen the rotational speed of the blades on these big wind turbines? It really isn't that fast. I find it very hard to believe that they pose more of a hazard than the burning of fossil fuels.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

The swamp Trump brought with him is being drained - Cohen pleads guilty to bank fraud.

 

[dudalb]

SO Cohen is going Joe Valachi on Trump....this is going to be fun.

 

[Stacyhs]

The swamp Trump brought with him is being drained - Cohen pleads guilty to bank fraud.

And to campaign finance fraud is being reported.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

I love it. Trump brings a bunch of cronies to the white house who's only qualifications are personal loyalty and they even fail on that regard. Trump truly is stupid Nixon.

 

[dudalb]

I am getting images of that final shot of a rat running across the screen in "The Departed"....

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Absent much of anything but flyby quotes, who really knows?

Depends on what you think this response to Trump's Tweet means:

"Just watched former Intelligence Official Phillip Mudd become totally unglued and weird while debating wonderful @PARISDENNARD over Brennan’s Security Clearance. Dennard destroyed him but Mudd is in no mental condition to have such a Clearance. Should be REVOKED?

"We're done. We're done. Get out!"
-- Phil Mudd (Aug 17, 2018)

 

[Segnosaur]

SO Cohen is going Joe Valachi on Trump....this is going to be fun.

May not be as much fun as we would have hoped...

From: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/michael-cohen-plea-deal-talks/index.html
As part of the plea deal under discussion earlier Tuesday, Cohen was not expected to cooperate with the government, one source told CNN.

So, we'll have to wait and see whether Cohen has actually flipped on Trump, or whether the plea deal was just a way to prevent the case going to trial (where there are no guarantees of success by either side.)

 

[Stacko]

May not be as much fun as we would have hoped...

From: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/michael-cohen-plea-deal-talks/index.html
As part of the plea deal under discussion earlier Tuesday, Cohen was not expected to cooperate with the government, one source told CNN.

So, we'll have to wait and see whether Cohen has actually flipped on Trump, or whether the plea deal was just a way to prevent the case going to trial (where there are no guarantees of success by either side.)

Big moment. Cohen admits to working at the direction of candidate Trump. Trump officially implicated.

Cohen implicates Trump in two schemes. First to suppress the story about Karen McDougal. Second in the payment to Stormy Daniels.

This is a very bad day for Trump. Cohen states that he made the payment to Stormy Daniels at the direction of candidate Trump.​

 

[Craig4]

The caveat on the Trump presidency is now cemented in history. He's president but could only achieve it through unlawful means.

 

[newyorkguy]

...Trump truly is stupid Nixon.

"My fellow Americans, let me state, firmly and unequivocally, I resent anyone comparing Donald Trump to myself. Even as here, with the intent to disparage Mr. Trump, I resent having my name mentioned with his in the same sentence. In fact, he makes me glad indeed that I am no longer among the living!"

..

 

[C_Felix]

From NowThisPolitics:

Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says he broke campaign finance laws ‘at the direction of’ Donald Trump, implicating the sitting U.S. president in a felony.

 

[dudalb]

Manafort guilty on 8 of the charges.
Not a good day for the White House.
I can hear it now "If you cooperate with the Mueller investigation, Mr Manafort, it will be taken into consideration in your sentencing."

 

[C_Felix]

Can't wait for the Twitter meltdown.

 

[chrispy]

From NowThisPolitics:

Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says he broke campaign finance laws ‘at the direction of’ Donald Trump, implicating the sitting U.S. president in a felony.

Yep. Do you guys think we will see more people jump ship soon? Seems like Trump will double-down as usual, which will only make things worse. Wouldn't be surprised to see resignations increase in the near future.

 

[Stacko]

Can't wait for the Twitter meltdown.

He has a rally in West Virginia tonight. It's going to be a special one.

 

[chrispy]

He has a rally in West Virginia tonight. It's going to be a special one.

hoo-boy...

 

[C_Felix]

He has a rally in West Virginia tonight. It's going to be a special one.

It is going to be fun watching him try to stick to the script.

 

[dudalb]

if those reports are true, deal or no deal Cohen is ratting on Donnie.

 

[Stacyhs]

I can't wait for the FOX spin on this.

I doubt this is the last crime Trump will be implicated in by the time Mueller is through. No wonder Trump's been working overtime trying to discredit it. He knew what was coming. And what is yet to come, most likely.