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The Republicans Betrayed Democracy, Walter Schaub Lists The Red Lines Crossed.

This, from a former director of the Office of Government Ethics.

The republic is very truly in danger because the congressional majority consists of legislators lacking the morale character to stand up to a president who is betraying the ideals and values our nation claims to stand for.

Firing the FBI Director & AG was a red line. /1



Replacing the AG with an unqualified partisan bulldog who told us how he’d sabotage the investigation of Trump was a red line. Attempting to use DOJ to prosecute his political rivals was a red line. /2

Participating in a failed cover up and then defending his top customer for the torture-murder of a Virginia resident who wrote for the Washington Post was a red line. Commiting a felony by lying on a financial disclosure form to conceal a hush money payoff was a red line. /3

Retaining his conflicting financial interests and keeping them secret from the American people was a red line.Spending nearly 1/3 of his days in office visiting a Trump property & 1/4 of them at a Trump golf course, while using the presidency to promote them was a red line. /4

Refusing to vigorously investigate the attack on our election, refusing to upgrade our voting systems to resist future attacks, and instead cutting the budget of the EAC, which should be leading the upgrade effort, and gushing over our attacker in Helsinki was a red line. /5

Ignoring reports that his nepotistic son-in-law may have leaked classified information to the Saudi crown prince and ignoring the fact that he omitted key information from his security clearance form was a red line. /6

Sending the Counsel to the President to find out if a secret FISA warrant had been issued against his campaign and directing him to fire the special counsel was a red line. Asking the FBI Director to back off an investigation of the National Security Advisor was a red line. /7

Failing to fire a WH Counsel who asked the acting AG why DOJ cared if one WH official lied to another was a red line.Telling more lies to the American people in his first two years (and maybe more than ALL past presidents combined in their first two years) was a red line. /8

Reportedly considering turning Gulen over to Erdogan for likely torture and murder to distract from his favorite customer’s torture and murder of a U.S.-based journalist was a red line. /9

Actively intervening in career-level personnel actions, in violation of the merit systems principles, because he didn’t like being investigated, was a red line. /10

Separating families seeking asylum, failing to record their identities and family affiliations, and admitting the administration’s goal was “deterrence” was a red line. Sending the military to the border at a cost of tens of millions to influence an election was a red line. /11

Waging war on the freedom of the press, the independence of the Department of Justice, the work of the FBI, and the very mission of the ethics office was a red line. /12

Reversing a half century of interpretation of the anti-nepotism law and then chanting “lock her up” as his nepotistic daughter used private email and his nepotistic son-in-law repeatedly omitted information from his ethics forms was a red line. /13

The partisan majority of this Congress should know that these are precedents that might be relied upon by future presidents of either party. They should know that they have betrayed their country by allowing things they would never have allowed Trump’s political rival to do. /14

They should know that history will judge them harshly. They should know that a majority of Americans already do. /15
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That's without even mentioning the now over 6400 falsehoods in public statements made by Trump and so much else.
 
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zorro99 said:
Rebuking Trump’s criticism of ‘Obama judge,’ Chief Justice Roberts defends judiciary as ‘independent’
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I wish she hadn't seen the need to put "extraordinary" in the lead. If it's unusual, or unprecedented, or some other adjective I might go for it. I do notice that other outlets are calling the exchange between Trump and Roberts "extraordinary," which I think has more foundation.

I seriously want the news media to refrain from editorializing as much as is humanly possible, except in a clearly labeled opinion or analysis pieces.
 
Ladewig said:
So, how much could they have slipped him without having a clear paper trail? $100,000,000? $300,000,000? He claims to have 10 billion. How twisted do one’s morals have to be to sell out your country for 3% of your net worth?
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It's barely disguised, that's how much hubris this family has.

Kushners' Blackstone Connection Put on Display in Saudi Arabia
When Saudi Arabia announced last week a $20-billion investment in a U.S. infrastructure fund managed by Blackstone Group LP, many noticed that it came shortly after presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner personally negotiated a $110-billion arms sale to the country. What went unnoticed -- and is largely unknown -- is how important Blackstone is to the Kushner family company.

Since 2013, Blackstone has loaned more than $400 million to finance four Kushner Cos. deals -- two of which have not been reported -- making it one of the business’s largest lenders. And their ties go beyond the loans. Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone’s co-founder and chief executive officer, heads Trump’s business-advisory council and was in Riyadh with the president and Kushner. The Saudi promise to invest in Blackstone’s fund drove the firm’s stock up more than 8 percent.
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The Great Zaganza said:
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Why do you think this memo was leaked now?
Because Sessions and McGahn are gone, and Whitaker might just be the kind of guy to do what Trump says out loud and pick up the pieces later.
This leak is an attempt to prevent Trump from making the same impeachable mistake again, but this time without adult supervision.
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Because the Comey-Clinton persecution is old news, not currently dangerous to Trump but outrageous enough to make the headlines, it was a perfect memo to release to distract from the Saudi murder mess.
 
Trump Tweets

Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?
 
He also tweeted

You just can’t win with the Fake News Media. A big story today is that because I have pushed so hard and gotten Gasoline Prices so low, more people are driving and I have caused traffic jams throughout our Great Nation. Sorry everyone!
 
Captain_Swoop said:
He also tweeted

You just can’t win with the Fake News Media. A big story today is that because I have pushed so hard and gotten Gasoline Prices so low, more people are driving and I have caused traffic jams throughout our Great Nation. Sorry everyone!
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He forgot to add:

Neener neener, nah nah boo, I'm rubber and you're glue... :rolleyes:
 
Captain_Swoop said:
He also tweeted

You just can’t win with the Fake News Media. A big story today is that because I have pushed so hard and gotten Gasoline Prices so low, more people are driving and I have caused traffic jams throughout our Great Nation. Sorry everyone!
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Wonder where he gets his info from. Certainly not official government sources. Gasoline prices are HIGHER across the country by between 2c and 32c compared to 12 months ago. Also, prices seem to fluctuate historically during the year, with falls late in the year to the lowest point in January. So Trump is yet again a rooster taking credit for the dawn.

https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/
 
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Trump authorises unarmed troops to fire on Caravan.


https://www.businessinsider.com.au/white-house-authorizes-troops-to-defend-border-personnel-2018-11

The White House has reportedly sent a memo to the Pentagon authorizing US troops at the US-Mexico border to defend Customs and Border Protection personnel should the approaching migrant caravans turn violent.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46298669


US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said military police at the border with Mexico will be unarmed and will not have the power to carry out arrests.
"They don't have guns in their hands, there is no armed element going in," Mr Mattis told reporters on Wednesday.
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Craig4 said:
The checks seem to be working. No investigations or prosecutions have taken place. The Framers envisioned this and their checks on power seem to be holding. No need to go all Les Miserables and man the barricades just yet.
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The framers had nothing to say about having the occasional sane voice within the Executive. None of those moves were stopped by the Legislative or Judiciary branches; it was all within the administration.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Trump Tweets

Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could shatter ALL RECORDS - Whatever happened to Global Warming?
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Sadly not a parody account.

At the same time:

The Trump administration will release a major report on climate change Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving and one of the worst days of the year for reaching a news audience.

The Fourth National Climate Assessment, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration but compiled by a number of federal agencies, will be released at 2 p.m. as many Americans scout Black Friday deals or travel.

Some environmental groups question the timing.

“It’s an absolute disgrace to bury the truth about climate impacts in a year that saw hundreds of Americans die during devastating climate-fueled megafires, hurricanes, floods, and algal blooms,” said a statement by Mike Saccone of the National Wildlife Federation, who suggests the administration is trying to “obscure” the assessment’s findings.

The report is expected to be an exhaustive analysis of climate change’s impact in the U.S., and comes on the heels of a report in October by members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that laid out a grim future globally because of nearly irreversible environmental changes. That report was written by 91 authors from 40 countries and loaded with 6,000 scientific references.
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Linky.
 
Did he hear this on Fox News? Because the National Weather Service reports weather. And climate. Which is fake. So then he accepts weather from the same source?
 
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