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Jon Letendre Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 https://mobile.twitter.com/prayingmedic The Elites Fear Us Liberal journalist warns a Macron crisis could lead to right-wing takeover of Europe 2:22 PM · Dec 5, 2018 https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/12/journalist-warns-macron-crisis-could-lead-to-right-wing-takeover-of-europe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Letendre Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 This is a lie. This is how mass murder is pre-justified. They were sniping protesters last weekend, and on Saturday they will have their planted “yellow vest” actors commit violence, requiring a response. They are desperate. What they plan to do Saturday is manifestly stupid but they have nothing left to play and they are scared for their lives. https://mobile.twitter.com/BreakingNLive BREAKING NEWS: French intelligence services have reported to the Elysee Palace ahead of Saturday’s expected mass protests/riots after "calls to kill" & “carry arms to attack" government officials, parliamentarians and police, according to Le Figaro sources - @ELINTNews 2:00 PM · Dec 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Letendre Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 89,000 is not nearly enough, especially when less than one in five Frenchmen approve of traitor Macron! Let’s be clear here: Macron is illegitimate, he is a traitor, he did not win the election, that’s simply not believable. They better pray the 89,000 don’t ignore the Yellow Vests and instead take the opportunity to free themselves from tyranny. https://mobile.twitter.com/BreakingNLive BREAKING NEWS: French PM announces 89,000 members of the security forces, including military will be deployed across France on Saturday, due to expected violent protests and riots. 12:35 PM · Dec 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Letendre Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump Jerome Corsi: ”This is not justice, this is not America. This is a political prosecution. The Special Prosecutor (Counsel), to get this plea deal, demanded I lie and violate the law. They’re the criminals.” He is not alone. 17 Angry Dems. People forced to lie. Sad! @Trish_Regan 7:58 PM · Dec 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Letendre Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump Trish_Regan: “Did the FBI follow protocol to obtain the FISA warrant? I don’t think so. The Dossier was opposition research funded by opponents. Don’t use Government resources to take down political foes. Weaponizing Government for gain.” Is this really America? Witch Hunt! 8:07 PM · Dec 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 "What a difference a day makes ..." On 7/3/2015 at 8:39 AM, Peter said: What is his motivation? He could get into the news by doing good with his power and money but instead he is alienating whole voting blocks of people. I won't psychologize him to say he is full of rage or is seeking revenge (as evidenced by his 500 million dollar lawsuit against Univision for dropping his beauty pageant) but I will say he is pissed off. He wants specific issues discussed. His negatives will go up, in the long run, though a lot of Republicans were applauding his candor. He's the Miley Cyrus and Rhianna of right wing politics. Some people might consider this an awkward kind of thing ... but it pays to dig for context. Clicks! In other news of Presidential Harassment ... if any of the particularly scandalous details in this CNN story are true, Rosenstein has got to go (key word, wire): The frantic scramble before Mueller got the job The usual suspects, the usual spin: Spoiler CNN: Inside the frantic decision to open a Trump obstruction probe before Mueller got the job — Washington (CNN)In the hectic eight days after President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and top FBI officials viewed Trump as a leader who needed to be reined in … Discussion: Stephen Collinson / KBZK: Mueller's next big reveal Joshua Caplan / Breitbart: Report: Andrew McCabe Launched Obstruction Probe into Trump Before Mueller Appointment Martin Cizmar / Raw Story: Revealed: Donald Trump's disaster interview with NBC's Lester Holt triggered the Mueller investigation Catherine Garcia / The Week: Report: McCabe launched obstruction probe after Comey's firing Is everybody ready for D8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 I haven't even looked yet at the Mueller stuff. The media seems to be going batshit crazy that this time they got Trump. Totally got. No escape. He's cooked this time. Oh, man... It's over... This Donald is done... (yawn...) I'm giving a big fat yawn waiting for it all to blow over, which it will. God, what silly people... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) The demon-haunted media are having a Supreme Grand Hoopla spasm over some new documents filed in two separate criminal proceedings. The one set deals with Michael Cohen, the other with Paul Manafort. Mueller, it seems, is almost universally viewed in the Fake News as a quiet and diligent investigator, so who knows how this latest ruckus will eventuate. I'll make wild guess ... that Paul Manafort will remain in jail and be sentenced later for a variety of crimes. As for the Michael Cohen material and its import, I will take a leap into the unknown future and speculate that he too will be spending some years in prison. Why? Oh, who cares. What with the Wiggy-waggas and The Storm, we surely have enough material for a novel. TL;DR: Two more crooked Trump affilates have had a bad day. For some reason the phrase "Donald Trump" is replaced by "Individual-1" ... -- if anyone shows the least bit of interest I will post links to the documents at the heart of the Grand Supreme whoopup. Or, we can all pick out one or two items from the listing below that fits with our pre-existing conditions. I've added bolding and highlighting to the items coming from outlets rather more friendly to Trump. The mad hoopla begins with some relatively-boring speculation and reporting of White House and Cabinet personnel changes ... Spoiler CNN: Exclusive: Mueller investigators questioned John Kelly in obstruction probe — Washington (CNN)White House chief of staff John Kelly was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team in recent months, three people with knowledge of the matter told CNN. Discussion: Marisa Fernandez / Axios: White House criticizes Manafort, Cohen filings, claims “media is trying to create a story” ABC News: John Kelly questioned by special counsel's team about obstruction of justice: Sources David Smith / The Guardian: John Kelly interviewed by Mueller's team and expected to quit - report Daily Kos: Mueller's team questioned White House Chief of Staff John Kelly in obstruction probe Elaina Plott / The Atlantic: Trump Picks a Washington Insider as His Next Attorney General Matt Naham / Law & Crime: The Special Counsel Reportedly Questioned WH Chief of Staff John Kelly about Trump's Order to Fire Mueller Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: Mueller Grilled John Kelly About Obstruction Probe Dan Mangan / CNBC: Trump chief of staff John Kelly was questioned by special counsel Robert Mueller's team: Report Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA: Mueller's Trump Obstruction Of Justice Investigation Snares John Kelly emptywheel: Trump Boasts of His Imaginary 87-Page Rebuttal Without Noticing Mueller Has Already Released 127 Pages Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo: CNN: John Kelly Was Questioned By Mueller Team About Obstruction Brad Reed / Raw Story: Mueller's team grilled John Kelly about possible Trump obstruction: CNN Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite: John Kelly Reportedly Interviewed in Mueller Probe Over Obstruction of Justice Concerns RELATED: Dana Bash / CNN: Giuliani says Mueller has accused Manafort of lying about Trump — Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has made clear to Paul Manafort's attorneys that they believe the former Trump campaign chair is lying to them about President Donald Trump, according to the President's attorney Rudy Giuliani. Discussion: Brad Reed / Raw Story: Mueller will accuse Manafort of lying about Trump's knowledge of infamous Trump Tower meeting: Rudy Giuliani Matt Naham / Law & Crime: Does Mueller Have Evidence Trump Lied About 2016 Trump Tower Meeting? Balloon Juice: The Special Counsel Has Filed The Sentencing Memo Regarding Michael Cohen Davis Richardson / Observer: Rudy Giuliani Can't Stop Flaunting His ‘Highly Unusual’ Talks With Paul Manafort's Lawyers Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: Giuliani: Mueller Thinks Manafort Is Lying About Trump Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller: Giuliani: Mueller's Team Doesn't Believe Paul Manafort's Trump Statements Hot Air: Rudy: Mueller's Lawyers Think Trump Knew About The Trump Tower Meeting With The Russians In 2016 Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire: BOMBSHELL: Giuliani Says Mueller Investigation Thinks Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting Gabriella Muñoz / Washington Times: Giuliani says Mueller accused Manafort of lying to investigators about Trump: Report Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post: Power Up: Rudy Giuliani talks — and two lawyers listen David Taintor / Talking Points Memo: Giuliani: Answering Mueller Q's Was A ‘Nightmare’ Because Trump Is So Busy! Josh Feldman / Mediaite: Giuliani: Mueller Team Believes Manafort Has Been Lying About Trump Stephen Collinson / KBZK: Mueller's next big reveal Washington Post: New Mueller filing says Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen was in touch with a Russian seeking ‘political synergy’ with campaign — BREAKING NEWS: The unidentified Russian said that a meeting between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could have a “phenomenal” impact … Discussion: Cortney O'Brien / Townhall: New Filing: Manafort Lied to Prosecutors Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Cohen Contacted Russian Seeking ‘Political Synergy’ Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post: Mueller says Manafort told ‘discernible lies,’ including about contacts with employee alleged to have Russian intelligence ties — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III told a judge Friday that Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, told “multiple discernible lies” … Discussion: Josh Gerstein / Politico: Mueller: Manafort lied about contacts with Trump administration Andrew Prokop / Vox: Read: Mueller's new filing accusing Paul Manafort of lying to the government Zachary Basu / Axios: Read the Mueller filing on Paul Manafort Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast: Mueller: Manafort Lied About Contacts With Trump Officials Mayor / One America News Network: Mueller: ex-Trump campaign chair lied to investigators about funds, contacts Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: Mueller Reveals How Manafort Breached Plea Deal Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Mueller Details Manafort's Lies Kaitlan Collins / CNN: White House chief of staff John Kelly expected to resign soon — Washington (CNN)John Kelly is expected to resign as White House chief of staff in the coming days, two sources familiar with the situation unfolding in the West Wing tell CNN. — Seventeen months in, Kelly and President Donald Trump … Discussion: Daily Mail: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is ‘expected’ … Colin Taylor / Washington Press: Ivanka and Jared just succeeded in getting rid of one of Trump's top cabinet officials KBZK: Trump's Cabinet shakeup kicks into gear Gabby Orr / Politico: White House chief of staff Kelly expected to leave imminently Andrew Lynch / FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV: White House chief of staff John Kelly expected to step down soon Charlie Spiering / Breitbart: Donald Trump Ignores Questions About John Kelly's Future But Teases Joint Chiefs of Staff Announcement Stephen A. Crockett Jr / The Root: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Will Reportedly Resign, Signaling the Series Finale of America Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller: Trump Reveals Jeff Sessions Replacement Leo Vidal / POLITICUSUSA: CNN: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Will Be Leaving Soon John Santucci / ABC News: Trump likely to replace chief of staff John Kelly in coming days: Sources Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: John Kelly Expected To Resign “Soon” Daily Kos: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly expected to resign (aka: The story that never dies) Jezebel: Old Men No Longer on Speaking Terms Betty Cracker / Balloon Juice: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish Watch Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo: For Real This Time? John Kelly Expected To Resign Soon Brendan Morrow / The Week: Report: John Kelly to resign in coming days Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite: Dershowitz Says Michael Cohen Sentencing Memo Sends Message: Don't Cooperate With Mueller — A very amped up Alan Dershowitz called into Fox News on Friday, following the breaking news of Michael Cohen's sentencing memo. — Special counsel Robert Mueller and SDNY prosecutors released … Philip Bump / Washington Post: The government implicates Trump and the Trump campaign in federal campaign finance violations Discussion: Matt Vespa / Townhall: So, It Looks Like Michael Cohen Really Didn't Stab Trump In the Back (But He Could Have) Axios: Trump's trio of traps ahead of 2020 Discussion: Lauren Dezenski / CNN: Mueller opened the floodgates on Cohen and Manafort Gabby Orr / Politico: Nick Ayers is Trump's next chief of staff — unless his enemies can stop him Elizabeth McLaughlin / ABC News: Everything you need to know about John Kelly, Trump's chief of staff Nicole DiAntonio / FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV: Replay: Trump delivers speech in KC to national conference of law enforcement officials Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog: TRUMP'S RASMUSSEN TWEET WAS A PATHETIC CRY FOR HELP, BUT NOT FOR THE REASON WE THOUGHT David Thornton / The Resurgent: John Kelly May Be Next Member Of Trump Administration Voted Off Island Mwenzke / KTLA: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to Soon Resign: Sources Joe Jervis / Joe.My.God.: John Kelly Expected To Resign, Not Speaking To Trump Travis Gettys / Raw Story: White House aides worry Trump's obsession with the stock market will wreck his fragile ‘psyche’ Trisha Lavey / FOX6Now.com: White House chief of staff John Kelly expected to resign soon Michelle Moons / Breitbart: Trump to Name State Department's Heather Nauert U.N. Ambassador Caitlin Oprysko / Politico: ‘It violates the law’: Tillerson vents about having to repeatedly push back against Trump Discussion: ABC News: Trump announces new cabinet officials Hot Air: Rex Tillerson: Trump Was Undisciplined, Didn't Like To Read, And Wanted To Do Things In Unlawful Ways Digby / Hullabaloo: Trump the instinctive tyrant Politico: Trump picks State Department spokeswoman for top UN post Zachary Basu / Axios: Read the two Michael Cohen sentencing memos — Special counsel Robert Mueller and federal prosecutors in New York have each submitted sentencing memos for President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen, after Cohen pleaded guilty in two different cases related to his work for Trump and the Trump Organization. Discussion: Josh Gerstein / Politico: Michael Cohen conferred with Trump about Putin meeting during election, Mueller says Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast: Cohen: Russian Promised Trump ‘Political Synergy’ in 2015 Kristina Wong / Breitbart: Prosecutors Recommend ‘Substantial’ Prison Time for Michael Cohen Despite His Assistance Aaron Blake / Washington Post: 5 big takeaways from the new Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort filings RELATED: Washington Post: New Mueller filing says Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen was in touch with a Russian seeking … Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine: The Department of Justice Calls Donald Trump a FelonNEW! Discussion: Andrew Prokop / Vox: Read: Mueller and prosecutors' sentencing filings for Michael Cohen Rod Dreher / The American Conservative: Justice Dept: Trump Is A Crook Jack Crosbie / Splinter: Prosecutors Dunk All Over Michael Cohen's Plea For Leniency Bob Brigham / Raw Story: Mueller memo praises Cohen for assistance in ‘four significant respects’ — including ‘discrete Russia-related matters’ NBC News: Michael Cohen assisted Mueller's office with info about contacts between Trump aides and Russia Erica Orden / CNN: Prosecutors want ‘substantial term of imprisonment’ for Michael Cohen Discussion: Natalie Dickinson / Washington Press: Trump just responded to Mueller's Cohen bombshell with a delusional tweet Scott Shackford / Hit & Run: Prosecutors Recommend Prison for Cohen, Say He Paid off Women on Trump's Behalf Taegan Goddard / Political Wire: Quote of the Day — “Totally clears the President. Thank you!” New York Times: Michael Cohen, Trump's Ex-Fixer, Should Get Prison Term of About 4 Years, Prosecutors Say Discussion: Matt Ford / New Republic: Federal prosecutors recommend “substantial” … Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones: Breaking: Federal Prosecutors Say Donald Trump Directed Michael Cohen to Commit Crimes Summer Meza / The Week: Mueller says Manafort lied about contact with Russian national, administration officials Tamar Auber / Mediaite: Trump Brutally Mocked for Claiming Cohen Memo ‘Totally Clears’ Him: ‘You Are Individual-1’ Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams: In Sentencing Memo, Federal Prosecutors Seek ‘Substantial’ Prison Time for Trump Fixer Michael Cohen Justin Baragona / Contemptor: Mueller Says Paul Manafort Lied About Contacts With Trump Administration Officials Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo: Prosecutors Seek ‘Substantial Prison Term’ For Cohen In Harshly Worded Filing Adam Goldman / New York Times: Mueller to Reveal New Details in Manafort and Cohen Inquiries Discussion: Adele M. Stan / American Prospect: Yes, It Could Happen Here — President Donald Trump walks across … Colby Hall / Mediaite: Trump Rages in Anti-Muelller Tweetstorm: ‘Big Time Conflicts of Interest’ That 'Destroyed People's Lives' Washington Post: Trump promises a ‘major Counter Report’ to rebut Mueller's findings Russell Berman / The Atlantic: A Close Reading of Trump's Friday Tweetstorm Daily Kos: Get ready for a busy day: Manafort, Flynn, Cohen, Comey and ... Mike Pence? Jake Johnson / Common Dreams: Trump Nominates William Barr, a ‘Fanatic Who Believes in Dictatorship of Executive Power,’ for Attorney General Connor D. Wolf / LifeZette: Trump Rails Against Comey on the Day of His Congressional Hearing Lizzie Helmer / IJR: Trump Unleashes Twitter Attack on Mueller in Last-Minute Defense Before Manafort Filing "Why didn't anyone tell me I was hiring a bunch of fucking crooks, liars and losers?" 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Michael Stuart Kelly Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 31 minutes ago, william.scherk said: "Why didn't anyone tell me I was hiring a bunch of fucking crooks, liars and losers?" William, Dayaamm! I thought we were talking about Trump, not Obama and Clinton. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) So, what are the idiots saying (or does it pay to be aware of what 'foes' or 'enemies of the American people' are spinning)? 22 hours ago, william.scherk said: Russell Berman / The Atlantic: A Close Reading of Trump's Friday Tweetstorm Daily Kos: Get ready for a busy day: Manafort, Flynn, Cohen, Comey and ... Mike Pence? Jake Johnson / Common Dreams: Trump Nominates William Barr, a ‘Fanatic Who Believes in Dictatorship of Executive Power,’ for Attorney General Connor D. Wolf / LifeZette: Trump Rails Against Comey on the Day of His Congressional Hearing Lizzie Helmer / IJR: Trump Unleashes Twitter Attack on Mueller in Last-Minute Defense Before Manafort Filing Starting with the Russell Berman take at the Atlantic. Quote The first presidential tweets on Friday morning landed nearly an hour before dawn on the East Coast, and they were a doozy—even for Donald Trump. In the span of five lengthy (for Twitter) posts, the president unleashed a series of charges, complaints, and conspiracy theories aimed at undercutting a forthcoming report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller and directing the nation’s attention, once again, back toward the opponent he defeated two years ago. Embedded within was a familiar cast of characters (Mueller, James Comey, the Clintons) along with a new face (Andrew Weissmann, a prosecutor on Mueller’s team); an attack on Trump’s current deputy attorney general, Rod Rosenstein; at least one lie (that Trump did not know Jerome Corsi); a misspelling (bye when it should be by); and the introduction of a surprising new story line presenting the disgraced energy firm Enron as the victim of an overzealous prosecutor. Let’s unpack these tweets one by one, starting with the first missive, sent at 6:18 a.m. eastern time: Robert Mueller and Leakin’ Lyin’ James Comey are Best Friends, just one of many Mueller Conflicts of Interest. And bye the way, wasn’t the woman in charge of prosecuting Jerome Corsi (who I do not know) in charge of “legal” at the corrupt Clinton Foundation? A total Witch Hunt... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018 Trump starts off with two of his favorite targets: Mueller and Comey, the former FBI director whose firing by the president led to Mueller’s appointment just a few months into Trump’s presidency. Comey happens to be meeting behind closed doors Friday with the House Judiciary Committee after Republicans rejected his request to testify in a public hearing. Mueller and Comey worked together for years at the highest levels of the Justice Department, but to call them “best friends” is probably an exaggeration. Then Trump makes an abrupt turn toward Corsi, the right-wing conspiracy theorist and longtime Roger Stone associate who has been telling anyone who will listen in recent days that he’s about to be indicted for perjury by Mueller’s team because he refused to strike a deal for a lighter sentence in exchange for his cooperation in the probe. Corsi appears to have been Stone’s back channel to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the repository of hacked Democratic emails. The president claims that he doesn’t know Corsi, but Corsi told NBC News last month that he had recordings of four or five conversations with Trump that took place in 2011, when both men were promoting the lie that then-President Barack Obama was born in Kenya and not a U.S. citizen. The “woman in charge of prosecuting” Corsi is an apparent reference to Jeannie Rhee, one of Mueller’s prosecutors who, according to The Washington Post, represented the Clinton Foundation in a lawsuit brought by Larry Klayman, who is now representing Corsi. In classic thriller-writing style, Trump concludes with “A total Witch Hunt” followed by an ellipsis, directing readers to stay tuned for his next tweets. [...] LIES! More seriously, my take on yesterday's Presidential Hoopla via Tweets is that they represent a deep frustration. 'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?'” is kind of the key. The Special Counsel is one-step-removed (or two) from the President. It is like he has no power to influence events in the Special Counsel investigation, nor in the Southern District of New York. I mean, there are lot of things he could do as head of the executive. He could remove individuals from office (Rosenstein) and he could direct the Acting Attorney General to pull some plugs on some machinery. But since there is a political price to pay outside his support-system; he has few outlets for his power. Thus, angry and frustrated tweets. If something is happening outside your control, point your tweets at it! To Michael's point, yeah. If the President's tweets had the power of She-Ra, then all these folks would be facing criminal trials (if not secret indictments, military tribunals, and the festive atmosphere of Gitmo) ... Edited December 9, 2018 by william.scherk Removed one 'political'; added in missing ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, william.scherk said: If something is happening outside your control, point your tweets at it! That's what the activist leftist press is doing. They're tweeting their angry little heads off about not having the power and control that they believe they deserve, but doing it in ink. No essential difference between what Trump's doing and what they're doing. It's also what you're doing here, Billy. You're displaying your frustration and anger at your powerlessness. 1 hour ago, william.scherk said: To Michael's point, yeah. If the President's tweets had the power of She-Ra, then all these folks would be facing criminal trials (if not secret indictments, military tribunals, and the festive atmosphere of Gitmo ... If the nation were truly one of laws and not men, those individuals would be facing trials. Without corrupt protection, they'd be experiencing not the power of Trump, but the power of justice. Have you not noticed that their actions are criticized, where with Trump, his haters demand impeachment without citing any criminal action? Impeachment in search of a reason. We want to impeach, so let's investigate to see if we can find anything. Correction: Delete the "if," let's investigate until we find something, or invent something that we feel will give us enough of an excuse with enough political cover. Its a good thing that Trump hasn't done any of the things that those in the photo meme have done. If he had, the left would be demanding prosecution. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Ken White is an attorney and former federal prosecutor. He has a popular Twitter account at which he regularly changes his screen-name. Usually known as "Popehat," today he is going by TotallyClearsTheHat. Like the folks at Lawfare, he focuses closely on the legal realms, and is well-positioned to write a straightforward narrative -- stripped of about one-sixteenth of the recommended daily dose of loaded or emotive language. I include sections from his Atlantic article, "Manafort, Cohen, and Individual 1 Are in Grave Danger" ... Quote Federal prosecutors filed three briefs late on Friday portending grave danger for three men: the former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, the former Trump fixer Michael Cohen, and President Donald Trump. In an age when Americans usually get mere squibs of breaking news from Twitter, Facebook, and red-faced cable shouters, many started their weekend poring over complex legal filings and peering suspiciously at blacked-out paragraphs. The documents were stunning, even for 2018. In brief No. 1, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office argues that Paul Manafort breached his cooperation agreement with the government by lying to the FBI and the Special Counsel’s Office in the course of 12 meetings. The brief oozes a level of confidence notable even among professionally hubristic prosecutors: Mueller says he’s ready to present witnesses and documents, and that he gave Manafort’s lawyers an opportunity to refute the evidence but they could not. Mueller is sure he has the receipts. According to the brief, Manafort lied about his communications with the reputed Russian intelligence agent Konstantin Kilimnik, whom Mueller has scrutinized as a possible conduit between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Although Mueller’s brief is heavily redacted, it’s clear that Manafort minimized the frequency, duration, and subject of his meetings with Kilimnik. Mueller has emails contradicting Manafort’s description of those meetings, which—we can infer from the unredacted snippets—related to the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian interests. Mueller also asserts that Manafort lied about some of the payments he received and about an investigation in another district—possibly, based on the context, the Southern District of New York investigation of Michael Cohen and the president. Finally, and of great concern to the White House, Mueller claims that Manafort lied about his contacts with the Trump administration before his guilty plea, and that text messages, documents, and witnesses prove that he was in contact with administration officials. In brief No. 2, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York asks a federal judge to sentence the former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to a “substantial term of imprisonment”—meaning between three and four years. Last week, Cohen’s lawyers filed a brief lauding their client’s cooperation with the Special Counsel’s Office, the Southern District of New York, and the New York attorney general, downplaying the significance of his crimes and asking the court to sentence Cohen to probation. Such gambits are tricky: Defense lawyers must thread the needle between praising their client’s cooperation and seeking leniency enough to sway the judge, but not doing this so effusively that they trigger a prosecutorial rebuttal. Here, Cohen’s lawyers’ pirouette turned into a disastrous face-plant. [...] The New York prosecutors blast Cohen’s “rose-colored view of the seriousness of his crimes,” accusing him of a “pattern of deception that permeated his professional life.” Prosecutors portray Cohen as stubbornly obstructing his own accountant to cheat at taxes, even refusing to pay for accounting work that raised inconvenient issues he wanted suppressed. When it comes to Cohen’s campaign-finance violations, the prosecutors’ fury leaps off the page. Cohen, they say, schemed to pay for two women’s stories (Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, we now know) in violation of campaign-finance laws in order to influence the 2016 election, and did so “in coordination with and at the direction of Individual-1”—that is, the president of the United States. As the brief puts it: While many Americans who desired a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks, or found any number of other legal ways to make their voices heard, Cohen sought to influence the election from the shadows. He did so by orchestrating secret and illegal payments to silence two women who otherwise would have made public their alleged extramarital affairs with Individual-1. In the process, Cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election. If the Southern District’s fury at Cohen is notable, its explicit accusation that President Trump directed and coordinated campaign-finance violations is simply stunning. The prosecutors’ openness suggests that they are sure of their evidence and have mostly finished collecting it. It’s a sign of a fully developed, late-game investigation of the president’s role, one that may soon make its way to Congress. [...] The president said on Twitter that Friday’s news “totally clears the President. Thank you!” It does not. Manafort and Cohen are in trouble, and so is Trump. The special counsel’s confidence in his ability to prove Manafort a liar appears justified, which leaves Manafort facing what amounts to a life sentence without any cooperation credit. The Southern District’s brief suggests that Cohen’s dreams of probation are not likely to come true. All three briefs show the special counsel and the Southern District closing in on President Trump and his administration. They’re looking into campaign contact with Russia, campaign-finance fraud in connection with paying off an adult actress, and participation in lying to Congress. A Democratic House of Representatives, just days away, strains at the leash to help. The game’s afoot. Over one hundred and seventeen thousand people are talking about this (!). Do we have a Quorum? Edited December 8, 2018 by william.scherk Spelking, grammer, flow, added 'thousand' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 3 hours ago, william.scherk said: Over one hundred and seventeen thousand people are talking about this (!). Do we have a Quorum? William, What are anti-Trumpers going to do when this thing fizzles like everything else they have thrown at President Trump? One needs a forest to have a forest fire. One day the anti-Trumpers will discover they don't have a forest. Just some tumble weed. Ain't it something that Trump is still President? I mean, he just won't go away, will he? And all those people who support him... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Meanwhile, more leftie indoctrination of the young is being dismantled by President Trump. Kids can now drink chocolate milk at school. Trump USDA Rolls Back Obama Rule Limiting Chocolate Milk in Schools That restriction was so ridiculous, I don't even need to point out how awful it was. And those who don't think it was not awful will not convince anyone by saying so. They will merely out themselves as hopeless cranks and control freaks to the vast majority of people. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) From the Oval Office White House to you, dear reader/thinker. LIES! Has anyone tried to read the Comey transcript? It's only 235 pages. I assume the President did not himself read it, but relied on his staff to give him the gen. Edited December 9, 2018 by william.scherk He may note have written the tweets in the Oval Office, but he was at home this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) What a difference five months a day makes ... On 7/2/2018 at 5:32 PM, Michael Stuart Kelly said: This whole kerfuffle with Michael Cohen will backfire big-time on the anti-Trumpers. Right now they are salivating at the prospect of Cohen flipping on President Trump, yet they have to keep qualifying their speculations and glee with comments that he has not actually said anything against President Trump, nor is he under investigation. Don't they realize he's a lawyer? A very, very good lawyer? Good enough for Donald Trump and Sean Hannity (who has been "cleansing" his Twitter account of 'awkward' tweets mentioning Michael Cohen). Cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison. He is so weak. Spoiler Edited December 12, 2018 by william.scherk There is always a tweet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Cohen's a rat. He shoulda got more. The anti-Trumpers did President Trump a favor in this case. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 From the long, slender, manly fingers of Individual-1: Okay, but how can you prevent Cohen surrendering himself to prison next March? In other words, have you read any of the documentation? Your personal opinions are one thing, hard cold reality may be another ... I'm sure you'd like to get out ahead of coming attractions, but. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I update the news from the Chancellery of Ecuador ... On 7/30/2018 at 10:46 AM, william.scherk said: [T]he world will take notice once Julian Assange leaves the 'asylum' of the London embassy of Ecuador. Trump's DOJ and the Mueller inquiry will be moving on him like a bitch ... On 6/29/2018 at 6:58 PM, Jon Letendre said: 37) The 10 Frightened Democrats know that Assange has the goods on them. If/when he testifies about the DNC emails, the truth comes out about Seth Rich. Ditto for the server. Seth Rich conspiracy soy theory boys notwithstanding, Ecuador looks ready to move in mysterious ways: [Tweet] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Letendre Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, william.scherk said: I update the news from the Chancellery of Ecuador ... Fuck off, cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Letendre Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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william.scherk Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 21 hours ago, Jon Letendre said: This is a misleading to the point of fraudulent graph. See Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown's "Trump's Mythical Crackdown on Sex Trafficking." 'No, there haven't been an "unprecedented" number of child sex-trafficking rings busted since Donald Trump took office.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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