Definitely Mueller’s office. It would be so delicious to know everything. I already know the White House occupants are shitting themselves, though it would be really fun to watch them. I’m sure they all feel like they can’t trust anyone. I bet it’s all shifty eyes and nods, very quiet.
I haven't read it yet. The most recent ones just keep popping up in my feed and making me laugh because he's like the energizer bunny. I'm going to have to check it out later today. He's unhinged, but I do feel like I need a comprehensive timeline. Like how I need to rewatch the last season of a show before the new one comes out.
My favorite part, so far:
Who did Trump lie to though? I mean besides the American people, since that obviously doesn't matter. Was he interviewed by Congress or Mueller?
yeah, i don't understand it. Gates had to use a PD. should've been easy to set a bond he couldn't make. then he sweats it out in a cell and it's a guaranteed flip?
i mean, i'll defer to Oh Holy One Mueller, but this is disappointing.
Maybe they are cooperating, and this was part of the deal that was struck?
It also could be that Mueller felt that he'd have a better shot at keeping them alive and away from Putin by putting them up with special guards in their homes where they could be monitored 24/7 by guards that Mueller has vetted the hell out of.
But yeah, I'd like them in prison, STAT. Let us hope that Kush and Jr. get the fast track to Cell Block D.
Mueller is probably feeling a bit vunerable and is less likely to say much right now - especially since his office files are already in FBI hands.
Trump still thinks he's untouchable and is a man-child probably throwing a tantrum of vomit words.
i have to assume someone has surely medicated him into a deep slumber at this point, right? he's been SILENT FOR FOUR HOURS.
Remember when we learned that the WH press team had set up a "war room" for dealing with the Russia situation? I'm pretty sure that's where they put little Donnie so he can play commander in chief while the grown ups work.
I've got MSNBC on, and they just showed some old clip of Manafort from May 2016 and it's so shady. I remember watching Manafort on TV last summer, and thinking that he was shady as fuck, but also that he was the way he was at times because the Trump family was batshit and working for Trump was really a soul-sucking, exhausting effort. But watching it now, his body language and eye movements and evasive, robotic answers take on a whole new significance knowing he could very well be doing all this against his will under Putin's orders. I tried to find a clip online of this old interview, and no luck. But it has the feeling of a hostage reading a prepared statement.
To be clear, I have zero sympathy for him and want him to rot in prison. But it's absolutely chilling re-watching these things with the information we now know.
Yes, why is being a "business man" a qualification for anything that is close to governing, again? Explain that 61,943,670 US voters...
From a August 2016 Fortune Article (last year, before the election):
It’s easy to see why Donald Trump has a strong affinity for Paul Manafort. Like his boss, Manafort is the scion of a family construction empire. In pursuit of money, Manafort matches his boss in swashbuckling, globetrotting entrepreneurship, luring the world’s best-paying clients: in his case, notorious Russian oligarchs, assorted dictators, and the former Ukrainian President backed by Vladimir Putin. Both are big personalities, and magnets for controversy who relish bashing the “corrupt” press corps. It’s obvious that Manafort’s many controversies—issues that discouraged other candidates from hiring him in the past—didn’t bother Trump, whose business past is just as checkered as his new campaign manager’s record in politics...
Facing a Potential Scandal
According to the Times, a Ukrainian government investigation discovered a secret “black ledger” recording a gigantic cash payment from the Yanukovych regime to consultants and other recipients. All the cash flowed from laundered government funds looted from taxpayers. The hand-written records show $12.7 million in cash designated for Manafort from 2007 to 2012. The Times also cites accusations that Manafort exploited his position to secure, or at least attempt to secure, lucrative business deals, including the establishment of an offshore company that plotted to purchase the national cable television enterprise.
The Clinton campaign pounced, citing Trump’s praise of Putin, and demanding that Trump and Manafort disclose all payments and links to Russia and Ukraine.
Manfort made the following statement in response to the Times story:
“I have never received a single ‘off-the-books’ cash payment as falsely ‘reported’ by the New York Times, nor have I done work for governments of Ukraine or Russia. Further, all of the political payments directed to me were for my entire professional team: campaign staff (local and international), polling and research, election integrity and television advertising.”
During the Dole convention, colleagues nicknamed Manafort “the Count” after the Count of Monte Cristo for his dashing manner and winning ways. Sharp blades are pointing at his throat, and we’ll soon see if this skilled political swordsman can duel his way out of this new potential scandal.
PLEASE OH PLEASE let Bernard get caught up in it. #wishlist
This! And Jill fucking Stein.
If we're making a wish list - let's not leave off Kellyanne. I remember watching her in the days after the election and she looked like she had seen a ghost. She knew their goose was cooked.
Mueller is probably feeling a bit vunerable and is less likely to say much right now - especially since his office files are already in FBI hands.
Trump still thinks he's untouchable and is a man-child probably throwing a tantrum of vomit words.
i have to assume someone has surely medicated him into a deep slumber at this point, right? he's been SILENT FOR FOUR HOURS.
I've been curious about the potential of any more "wires tapped" right now. I mean, dropping the Papadopoulos plea on the WH today would sure make all the WH/GOP/RNC phones and emails start ringing off the hook, no? Sure would be cool if the FBI had an open warrant for wiretapping everything today. Tee hee.
Post by pizzapizza on Oct 30, 2017 13:43:53 GMT -5
So thinking long-term, if collusion is proven w/Trump playing a role can they undo his executive orders or Supreme Court nominee? I assume no. Is there any recourse on his policy and work to date of dismantling the government?
Why is he at 122 tweets? Who said it earlier, he needs a blog.
this will (unfortunately) solidify my stance as a milennial, but i love twitter threads. it follows how i think IRL. short bursts, not long paragraphs.
So thinking long-term, if collusion is proven w/Trump playing a role can they undo his executive orders or Supreme Court nominee? I assume no. Is there any recourse on his policy and work to date of dismantling the government?
Unfortunately no. That will be up to the next administration (executive orders). We're stuck with Gorsuch and I hear he's quite the peach (mansplaining to Kagan, etc.).
So thinking long-term, if collusion is proven w/Trump playing a role can they undo his executive orders or Supreme Court nominee? I assume no. Is there any recourse on his policy and work to date of dismantling the government?
No, there's no do-over clause in the constitution. There are some crazy ways to get a democrat as president before them winning one in 2020; most of those involve extended fantasy sequences of about a half dozen republicans being taken out at once, and are so unlikely they are not worth our time to spin them out.
The "journalists" and pundits who are writing about scenarios in which these things happen or outlining the paths in which Hillary Clinton becomes president or other kinds of like fantasies irresponsible and need to stop. We do not need any more crackpots on the left.
Trump was sworn in, there is no way to undo what he's done.
Question about papadoupolis (sorry for spelling lol).
Why was there such a push from him to set up a meeting between the Russian government and Trumps campaign if Manafort had all these Russian connections? If Putin wanted to meet trump, or talk to him, surely he could have gone through Manafort. Why were george P’s actions so.....weird and likely not necessary? If Putin was behind Manafort, what role did george Play?