Cont: The Trump Presidency VI

[Fast Eddie B]

It was deleted. I clicked on the link earlier.

It's back up, with the name corrected.

 

[Foolmewunz]

Trump's tweet is moronic. There is no question that OPEC nations are trying to increase oil prices. That's the whole point of the cartel.

What's dumb is Trump's policies regarding renewable resources and CAFE regs. We should constantly be keeping the donward pressure on oil consumption. But Trump and the American people forget this constantly. One only need to see the return to gas guzzling SUVs and trucks to notice how fast we forget the lesson.

OPEC plays OPEC's game, not anyone else's. Right now the Saudis like Trump so appearing to be in bed with Russia to keep prices high suits them. They can just as easily, as they have in the past, turn on the spigots and drive the people in North Dakota back into red ink. Trump understands nothing about oil. If he drives the prices down because of his trumpy personality and forceful oratorical skills, he makes his double-wide supporters happy because of lower gas station prices but he hurts the entire US oil production industry. If he gets the per barrel price higher, he helps his big money backers but Glenn and Marsha can't take that summer vacation to Wally World because fuel prices are too high.

What to do? What to do? Ooooh, I know,... blame the brown people.

 

[quadraginta]

Wow! That’s a real 180, so you think Trump deserves jail time now? I’m good with just impeachment.

No. He deserves some solid jail time.

And not in a pretty little Club Fed resort either.

Ideally a long stretch for a big bust in Louisiana would be ideal. (Does he have any shady property deals in NOLA?) Ten years in Angola sounds about right.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

I agree that Trump should go to jail, but it is highly doubtful that this would happen to any president, impeached or not.
If Cohen and Manafort get long sentences it might go a long way to dissuade future henchmen to stick their necks out.
And most effective, IMO, would be if most of the Trump family plus Kushner would lose most of their money - that is the only place where it really hurts.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I agree that Trump should go to jail, but it is highly doubtful that this would happen to any president, impeached or not.If Cohen and Manafort get long sentences it might go a long way to dissuade future henchmen to stick their necks out.
And most effective, IMO, would be if most of the Trump family plus Kushner would lose most of their money - that is the only place where it really hurts.

OTOH, there is no example of this insanity to judge by.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Interesting tweet.

IS he getting ready to sack Mueller?

Although, he does say Council, maybe he is on about some committee or other.

"James Comey illegally leaked classified documents to the press in order to generate a Special Council? Therefore, the Special Council was established based on an illegal act? Really, does everybody know what that means?"

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

It's being reported that for years Trump has gone out of his way to denigrate Cohen

Might not have been a smart move, in the long term.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

It's being reported that Trump's legal team are preparing for Cohen to flip on him

 

[Stacko]

Interesting tweet.

IS he getting ready to sack Mueller?

Although, he does say Council, maybe he is on about some committee or other.

"James Comey illegally leaked classified documents to the press in order to generate a Special Council? Therefore, the Special Council was established based on an illegal act? Really, does everybody know what that means?"

While Comey might have been attempting to influence the chances of getting a special counsel by leaking the memo, it was a PR move. Rosenstein’s May 2017 appointment of the special counsel was not based, in fact, on that action. Legally speaking, they are not connected at all.​

He continues to not understand that his actions have consequences. This all came about because he fired Comey to obstruct Comey's Russia investigation and not what Comey did after being fired.

 

[a_unique_person]

It's being reported that for years Trump has gone out of his way to denigrate Cohen

Might not have been a smart move, in the long term.

I very much doubt that Cohen was his only employee to be treated like that.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

I very much doubt that Cohen was his only employee to be treated like that.

No, but Cohen is the only one who has had so much access for so long, and who is under federal investigation.

 

[SezMe]

Yes, I second the request.

Third.

 

[logger]

While Comey might have been attempting to influence the chances of getting a special counsel by leaking the memo, it was a PR move. Rosenstein’s May 2017 appointment of the special counsel was not based, in fact, on that action. Legally speaking, they are not connected at all.​

He continues to not understand that his actions have consequences. This all came about because he fired Comey to obstruct Comey's Russia investigation and not what Comey did after being fired.

Lol
It wasn’t done to obstruct, as you can see it didn’t affect the investigation one bit. Now look at the position loser Comey is in.

 

[SezMe]

The reasons

https://theconservativetreehouse.co...trey-gowdy-respond-to-release-of-comey-memos/

That picture of Trey Gowdy is priceless. Why do you hate him?

 

[Fast Eddie B]

It's being reported that for years Trump has gone out of his way to denigrate Cohen

Might not have been a smart move, in the long term.

Interesting.

From that piece:

“For years, Mr. Cohen has described himself as unflinchingly devoted to Mr. Trump, whom he has admired since high school. He has told interviewers that he has never heard Mr. Trump utter an inaccuracy or break a promise.”


To believe the latter part would require either a mental disorder, or some sort of “True Believer” filtering of reality to avoid cognitive dissonance. If and when that facade crumbles, things could get very interesting.

 

[Cabbage]

Lol
It wasn’t done to obstruct, as you can see it didn’t affect the investigation one bit.

You seem to be confusing "Intent" with "Effects"--they are not always consistent with each other.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

Lol
It wasn’t done to obstruct, as you can see it didn’t affect the investigation one bit.

Well, Trump said he was fired because "this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story". Are you calling Trump a liar?

 

[Andy_Ross]

Huge Twitter rant from Trump castigating the press and supporting Cohen.
He calls out an NYT reporter by name as the subject of his wrath

"The New York Times and a third rate reporter named Maggie Habberman, known as a Crooked H flunkie who I don’t speak to and have nothing to do with, are going out of their way to destroy Michael Cohen and his relationship with me in the hope that he will “flip.” They use....

....non-existent “sources” and a drunk/drugged up loser who hates Michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. Michael is a businessman for his own account/lawyer who I have always liked & respected. Most people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble, even if....

....it means lying or making up stories. Sorry, I don’t see Michael doing that despite the horrible Witch Hunt and the dishonest media!"


Does he mean Maggie Haberman? You would think he would get the name of a Pulitzer winning journalist right.

 

[Darat]

Surely that is defamation?

 

[a_unique_person]

Huge Twitter rant from Trump castigating the press and supporting Cohen.
He calls out an NYT reporter by name as the subject of his wrath

"The New York Times and a third rate reporter named Maggie Habberman, known as a Crooked H flunkie who I don’t speak to and have nothing to do with, are going out of their way to destroy Michael Cohen and his relationship with me in the hope that he will “flip.” They use....

....non-existent “sources” and a drunk/drugged up loser who hates Michael, a fine person with a wonderful family. Michael is a businessman for his own account/lawyer who I have always liked & respected. Most people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble, even if....

....it means lying or making up stories. Sorry, I don’t see Michael doing that despite the horrible Witch Hunt and the dishonest media!"


Does he mean Maggie Haberman? You would think he would get the name of a Pulitzer winning journalist right.

I just watched an excerpt of Hannity on the Foxnews website. They were all the main talking points.