Trump Tuesday

[AAM2012]

Is it my TV or does Orange look extra cakey today?

[WanderingWinoZ]

in case anybody missed the bombshell late last night....
www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/us/politics/mueller-russia-investigation.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top-stories&_r=0

AXIOS summary of various articles

U.S. investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election, ... an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official now at the center of the Russia meddling probe," per CNN's Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Pamela Brown:



"The government snooping continued into early this year, including a period when Manafort was known to talk to President Donald Trump."

"As part of the FISA warrant, ... earlier this year, the FBI conducted a search of a storage facility belonging to Manafort."

The reporters said on CNN that Trump may have been picked up on the Manafort recordings, and said it's unknown if the warrant remains in effect.

"Dispensing with the plodding pace typical of many white-collar investigations, Mr. Mueller's team has used what some describe as shock-and-awe tactics to intimidate witnesses and potential targets of the inquiry," the N.Y. Times' Sharon LaFraniere, Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman report in the paper's lead story:

"Paul J. Manafort was in bed early one morning in July when federal agents bearing a search warrant picked the lock on his front door and raided his Virginia home.

"They took binders stuffed with documents and copied his computer files, looking for evidence that Mr. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, set up secret offshore bank accounts.

"They even photographed the expensive suits in his closet."

"Mueller has obtained a flurry of subpoenas to compel witnesses to testify before a grand jury, lawyers and witnesses say, sometimes before his prosecutors have taken the customary first step of interviewing them."

Why it matters: "Few people can upend Washington like a federal prosecutor rooting around a presidential administration."

N.Y. Times Quote of the Day ... Solomon Wisenberg, a veteran of the investigation that led to the impeachment trial of President Clinton, referring to aggressive tactics by Mueller and his prosecutors, "They are setting a tone. It's important early on to strike terror in the hearts of people in Washington, or else you will be rolled."

Be smart: These leaks show that Mueller has much more information about Trumpworld than had been known, with exponentially more risk to the president and his associates. Like with the Nixon tapes, there are recordings that the president's men fear. And Mueller's team clearly wants others in their sights to know it.

[WanderingWinoZ]

also...what's this from Glenn thrush???



Glenn Thrush, N.Y. Times White House correspondent, signs off Twitter: "This account is dormant as of 9/19/17."

His original plan to "delete" his account was obviated by practicality: "Deleting just means someone else, maybe someone bad, grabs the name and ppl think it's me. Corp. folks insisted."

[WanderingWinoZ]

Another name from the past...
AXIS

Sebastian Gorka has found a new home. It's called the "MAGA Coalition" — a new outside group to support political candidates that will "compete against globalist corporatists interests," Jonathan Swan reports:

Little is known about the group. A source familiar with Gorka's arrangements tells me he's signing on as "chief strategist," the same title his former boss Steve Bannon held when the two worked together in the White House.
Gorka's first outling with the group: He's co-headlining a rally with Sarah Palin in Montgomery, Alabama, Thursday night. The Palin-Gorka rally will promote Roy Moore, the controversial anti-establishment candidate running against incumbent Sen. Luther Strange.
The MAGA Coalition is co-sponsoring the Palin-Gorka rally with Great America Alliance, the Bannon-aligned outside group.
Why it matters: Think about this. A month ago, Gorka and Steve Bannon were working in President Trump's White House. Now they are preparing to go head-to-head against the president to support an anti-establishment candidate who is loathed by the same establishment that originally loathed Trump.

[WanderingWinoZ]

"More Than Seven Lawyers Working On Michael Flynn's Defense Team," by BuzzFeed's Chris Geidner: "The fees will 'certainly be into the seven figures,' according to source." bzfd.it/2yayd5B

[miniroller]

AAM2012 Extra Cakey is an excellent description of that gross-ass face! His make-up person did him right for his big UN performance 😢
And well done on the timing of that screenshot; that facial expression is pretty descriptive of what we all know is intellectually happening inside that chubby, orange head.

[WanderingWinoZ]

another area where de-regulation is going so well...

How the FEC Turned a Blind Eye to Foreign Meddling: For years, my fellow FEC commissioners refused to apply campaign finance rules to the internet. Now Russia is running amok on Facebook," by Ann Ravel in POLITICO Magazine: "

olicymakers for years have ignored or outright opposed the need to hold the internet advertising industry to the same standards the country has already agreed on for television and radio. Our campaign finance rules are outdated for the internet age, and rules on the books aren't enforced. ...

"I warned that Vladimir Putin could meddle in our elections nearly three years ago, as vice chair of the [FEC] ... Our vulnerabilities seemed obvious: The FEC's antiquated policies refer to fax machines and teletypes, but barely mention modern technological phenomena like social media, YouTube and bots. The inadequacy of the FEC's current regulations makes it practically impossible for both regulators and citizens to determine if the funding for a political advertisement online came from a domestic source or an enemy abroad." politi.co/2xdj18u

[sporklemotion]

His speech seems weird. I don't know what they usually say, but this is weirdly America Firsty for the UN, isn't it?

[sporklemotion]

OMG. "Rocket Man is on a suicide mission." This is how you talk to the UN?

[WanderingWinoZ]

Trump thinks he's getting a military parade next 4th of july
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-wants-military-parade-down-pennsylvania-avenue

“It was one of the greatest parades I have ever seen,” Trump said. “It was two hours on the button, and was military might, and I think a tremendous thing for France and the spirit of France.”

“And to a large extent, because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on July 4th in Washington, down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Trump said. “We’re going to have to try and top it.”

He noted that France’s parade featured representatives from different wars and armed forces wearing different uniforms. “It was really so well done,” he said.

“So we’re actually thinking about 4th of July, Pennsylvania Avenue, having a really great parade to show our military strength,” Trump added.

[Pom]

sporklemotion, thanks for taking one for the team. I can't listen to the bloated orange humiliate the U.S. this morning.

[pinkballoons]

Sept 19, 2017 9:18:11 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

His speech seems weird. I don't know what they usually say, but this is weirdly America Firsty for the UN, isn't it?

It's incredibly disturbing.

We didn't try to impose our way of life after winning wars? "The Ukraine"?!

This is an embarrassing display of hubris.

[mbcdefg]

Sept 19, 2017 9:24:25 GMT -5 WanderingWinoZ said:

Trump thinks he's getting a military parade next 4th of july
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-wants-military-parade-down-pennsylvania-avenue

“It was one of the greatest parades I have ever seen,” Trump said. “It was two hours on the button, and was military might, and I think a tremendous thing for France and the spirit of France.”

“And to a large extent, because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on July 4th in Washington, down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Trump said. “We’re going to have to try and top it.”

He noted that France’s parade featured representatives from different wars and armed forces wearing different uniforms. “It was really so well done,” he said.

“So we’re actually thinking about 4th of July, Pennsylvania Avenue, having a really great parade to show our military strength,” Trump added.

Who the fuck is this "we" he keeps referencing in stuff like this???

[mbcdefg]

Sept 19, 2017 9:09:55 GMT -5 AAM2012 said:

Is it my TV or does Orange look extra cakey today?

His eyes look like two tiny little mouths.

[WanderingWinoZ]

Back to the Manafort FISA warrant...remember who else had a FISA warrent? Carter Page...

whole bunch of background timing & dates -->
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/understanding-what-was-happening-in-late-spring-2016

arter Page had been under FISA surveillance since well before the campaign started, in fact going back a couple years. Russian intelligence operatives had tried, though apparently not succeeded in recruiting him. We now know that Manafort too had been under FISA surveillance for a couple years before the campaign over his work for Viktor Yanukovych, the Russia-aligned leader who was deposed in 2014.


That probe was not tied to the 2016 election. It predated it. But when we’re trying to make sense of how the initial counter-intelligence probe intro Trump and Russia began, it’s important to note that at a certain point, as Trump’s campaign began to coalesce in the Spring of 2016, people in the intelligence community must have noticed that two key people in the campaign were the targets of on-going counter-intelligence investigations. That’s not normal. What’s more, the candidate, innocently or not, was repeatedly praising the foreign power who were the focus of both probes: Russia.

[Pom]

I would fully support a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue if it's on the occasion of 45's impeachment or resignation. I suspect parades and celebrations will bust out spontaneously.

[pinkballoons]

Shout out to Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon for hosting refugees. No mention of Germany hosting. It's more cost-efficient for US to support refugees in those areas than bringing them here.

[pinkballoons]

He keeps pausing like he's waiting for applause, and isn't getting it. There some tepid support for some statements, but it's awkward.

[pitta12]

Sept 19, 2017 9:41:03 GMT -5 pinkballoons said:

He keeps pausing like he's waiting for applause, and isn't getting it. There some tepid support for some statements, but it's awkward.

Somebody on NPR was commenting on this, saying he hoped 45 was prepared because this is not a group that will give him any reaction at all, no matter what he says.  Funny that he called it.

[pitta12]

This sounds like a statement of somebody who knows WTF is going on:

[miniroller]

Sept 19, 2017 10:22:20 GMT -5 pitta12 said:

This sounds like a statement of somebody who knows WTF is going on:

It sounds like a "statement" future teachers (English, Government, History) will use to emphasize the importance of education to future young minds 😐

& possibly also used in medical classes re: an example of sharp mental decline

[DotAndBuzz]

Sept 19, 2017 9:26:52 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sept 19, 2017 9:24:25 GMT -5 WanderingWinoZ said:

Trump thinks he's getting a military parade next 4th of july
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-wants-military-parade-down-pennsylvania-avenue

“It was one of the greatest parades I have ever seen,” Trump said. “It was two hours on the button, and was military might, and I think a tremendous thing for France and the spirit of France.”

“And to a large extent, because of what I witnessed, we may do something like that on July 4th in Washington, down Pennsylvania Avenue,” Trump said. “We’re going to have to try and top it.”

He noted that France’s parade featured representatives from different wars and armed forces wearing different uniforms. “It was really so well done,” he said.

“So we’re actually thinking about 4th of July, Pennsylvania Avenue, having a really great parade to show our military strength,” Trump added.

Who the fuck is this "we" he keeps referencing in stuff like this???

[t]

He's so eloquent. 🤐

[mbcdefg]

[bcv513]

Please tell me he didn't actually refer to the leader of North Korea as "Rocket Man" on the floor of the United Nations...

[mbcdefg]

Sept 19, 2017 10:45:42 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

Please tell me he didn't actually refer to the leader of North Korea as "Rocket Man" on the floor of the United Nations...

 

[mbcdefg]

 

[bcv513]

Sept 19, 2017 10:46:36 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sept 19, 2017 10:45:42 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

Please tell me he didn't actually refer to the leader of North Korea as "Rocket Man" on the floor of the United Nations...

 

Well fuck

[mbcdefg]

[taratru]

It's like he can stick to the speech for one opening paragraph, then nope. Christ, he is an embarrassment.