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9th May 2017, 04:10 PM | #81 |
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9th May 2017, 04:13 PM | #83 |
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Tony- are you feeling well? Just kidding, but your willingness to be generous in considering Trump's motivations in this regard cuts him much more slack than I would.
Yes, it is possible and I agree that Corney's handling of the Clinton email investigation was dreadful from procedural, political, and timing aspects. I honestly feel that it was the major wound during the campaign from which Clinton never recovered. And he should have been removed just for that reason, not to mention he very recent mis-statements on these issues during his Congressional testimony. Or is it alternatively that the firing is because Corney did not file charges against Clinton, as one letter claims, and that now Trump wants to file charges?? But it is very difficult for me to see an unfair handling of Clinton's problems either way as motivating Trump. Just look at the nasty things Trump has said about Clinton and his lack of interest in legalities when Trump accused Clinton of criminal acts during his campaign. I see it as Corney's investigation of Trump's campaign contacts with Russia as being the primary motivation for Trump firing the guy, and Trump just using the Clinton investigation as an excuse. We will have to see how much heat Trump gets for this. |
9th May 2017, 04:14 PM | #84 |
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Schumer spoke the coverup word. I can hear the reverberations beginning.
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9th May 2017, 04:16 PM | #85 |
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White House immediately hands out talking points memo quoting all the criticisms Schumer had about Comey earlier.
These guys were prepared for this coverup. But I don't think they read their Watergate history, or at least didn't see how it applied to them. Trump never thinks it applies to him. |
9th May 2017, 04:26 PM | #87 |
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I now feel it is very unfair to compare Trump with Erdogan and Kim Jong-un. He should be compared to Henry VIII
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9th May 2017, 04:34 PM | #88 |
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Using the Clinton excuse is being called cynical by a pundit on MSNBC.
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9th May 2017, 04:36 PM | #89 |
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If this were an administration that punished incompetence, I would understand.
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9th May 2017, 04:36 PM | #90 |
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I predict that this event will cause Trump to play golf.
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9th May 2017, 04:41 PM | #91 |
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I wouldn't trust Toupee Fiasco as far as I can spit, but it is true that he pretty brazenly interfered in the presidential election, and it's recently come to light that his claim that Aderdin was forwarding "hundreds and thousands" of emails to Weiner was flat-out false. It's basically impossible to defend him at this point, and honestly, it's *possible* that he was fired simply because he had become a public embarrassment to Cheeto Benito, much like Flynn had. We know how pissy Trump gets about the actual voter count after all.
Getting to pick a new FBI director may simply be a bonus for him. |
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9th May 2017, 04:46 PM | #93 |
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A healthy dose of skepticism strikes me as in order here, but there is far too much cynicism on display. Yes, my BS alarm goes off when it is claimed that the reason for Comey's firing is that he was unfair to Clinton. Is it possible? Yeah, I think Comey got too far out on a weak branch when he tried to satisfy both sides with his "Hillary was reckless but not negligent," formulation on the email server prosecution.
But to jump from that to "this is all about the Russia investigation," is not skepticism, but cynicism. The Russia investigation is going nowhere, for the simple reason that it's a ridiculous attempt at a Hail Mary after time has expired. Functionally it's nothing more than 9-11 Truth or Obama Birtherism was: a desperate attempt to deny the otherwise obvious legitimacy of the current president. |
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Pray tell, can you find even the slightest sliver of evidence that Trump would do this over Clinton and not over the Russia investigation?
If Trump did this months ago and appointed someone to pursue a Clinton prosecution, that would have made sense. He missed that window and not many people in his base were hammering for a Clinton prosecution. Suddenly the Senate investigation of Trump/Russia shenanigans isn't going away like the House investigation did. And Comey makes one misspeak about how many emails were on Weiner's laptop, seriously, you think that actually mattered to all-about-me Trump? Another of my predictions. Trump appoints an FBI director with the goal of quashing the Russia investigation. The FBI rank and file revolt and we start seeing a slew of whistle blowing leaks. |
9th May 2017, 04:57 PM | #100 |
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Special Prosecutor time, especially if Trump nominates a Yes Man for next FBI Director.
This will NOT get better, it will get worse. Trump will not say or do anything to restore our faith or give us calm, he will say and do things to make things WORSE. |
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At this point, I wish but have no expectation that Pence and the cabinet are considering if their loyalties lay with the president or the nation. After tonight, loyalty to Trump is a betrayal of the country.
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Also in the news today: Lindsey Graham also wants to investigate Trump's business ties to Russia.
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9th May 2017, 05:07 PM | #106 |
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If Trump is smart, he will Tweet that they wanted to fire Comey early on due to his press conference in March but felt it might look political. But his bad testimony on Thursday convinced them he had to go.
But Trump is a moron and will NOT say something like this. He will say something more stupid, and do more stupid things, and make this firing look like part of a cover up and a Stalinist Purge. |
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I certainly hope you are correct. Even if he is, though, a lot of people are going to say that or are saying that all over the place in the US who are not being sarcastic. I am repeatecly astonished at just how anti-democratic (small D) a large part of the nation has become.
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Here's the problem with lending too much credence to the Deputy Attorney General's letter: There's no way he wrote it on his own hook. At best, he was asked if he thought the FBI Director should be replaced and, if so, to put his thoughts in a memo. He could also have been instructed to provide a memo with a summary of good reasons the FBI Director should be fired.
The bottom line is that it is not something any sub-cabinet official would offer on their own. |
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I disagree about the Russia investigation.
In the right wing media, and in some parts of the left wing media, the Russia investigation is about whether the Russians participated in illegally or improperly rigging an election, and therefore showing that Donald Trump is not the legitimate President. In that sense, your description fits. However, in the halls of Congress, and for the rest of the voters, the Russia investigation is all about what ties the President of the United States has with Vladmir Putin, or other Russian contacts. Russian influence on the election is a small part of that, but no one who can be taken seriously is suggesting that the Russians somehow stole the election. On the other hand, they did seem to want Donald Trump to be President, and a bunch of people close to Trump seem to have a lot of contact with Russians. That is something that makes people very curious. I don't know if the (former) FBI director had anything to do with that in any meaningful way, such that his departure would be significant to the investigation. However, I know that the real thrust of any Russian connection has nothing to do with rigging an election, but rather on finding out why they were interested in the first place. |
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Trump clearly decided that the possibility of this looking like a Stalinist Purge in order to hurt the investigation was a lesser evil, compared to Comey finding bad **** on Trump.
Trump assumed he can control the Justice Department and intimidate them into ending the investigation, or stearing away from Trump. Or he will fire everyone he thinks might want to go there. But it is TRUMP, who will get booted. |
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Cue Deep Throat the Second.
Still, the chances of something very nasty happening have jumped sharply with this action. With the FBI now out of the way, Congress complicit with the regime, and the media sidelined every avenue of removing the regime via legal/legislative process seems all but gone. |
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9th May 2017, 05:19 PM | #114 |
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Found this on another website:
Employees fired by Trump: |
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From a Slashdot comment:
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9th May 2017, 05:21 PM | #117 |
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On the contrary, a whole bunch of people are saying just that: the election was stolen. And those serious claims need a full investigation. This is not some easy to dismiss or easily refute claim like the Birth Certificate.
16 domesticand at least one foreign intelligence and//or law enforcement agency has said there is credible evidence that Russian operatives influenced the outcome of the election. This information has been corroborated by several independent media outlets. GIven the supreme importance of guaranteeing power in our government is ONLY transferred by a demonstrably clean vote the Usurper's removal of the only remaining gov't official with both the will and the necessary power to get to the bottom of this is damning. |
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I prefer Charles the Bold https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_the_Bold.
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