Fired FBI Director James Comey tells his side of the story of what transpired between him and President Donald Trump during the agency’s probe into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Reposted from downstairs:
surviving and thriving with an agenda are two different things. In a lot of ways Dems benefit from hobbled ineffective Trump than Pence
— Political Line (@PoliticalLine) June 8, 2017
Meh.Only takes 1 war to push this off front pages.I fear frustration will grow after Comey 2day since not much going 2change #scandalFatigue
— NR Garrett (@NR_Garrett) June 8, 2017
The flaw with that theory is that it assumes Trump and his acolytes and lackeys wouldn’t botch a war.
Bombing Syria aimlessly did nothing for his numbers, and got quickly forgotten in everything else. An actual war will amount to nothing more than a circling the wagons moment for the GOP.
All the American channels are holding this live. As I was flipping channels, Fox mentions that Trump feels vindicated. I had Fox on for literally 15 seconds.
And that’s the sound of America grinding to a halt….
Watching, but nothing is going to come of this. Republicans are complicit in the whole damn thing.
I get the feeling that a lot of people think that they are watching the end of an American Presidency. If this doesn’t work, then what?
What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.
Or, death by a thousand cuts.
It certainly is good for filling up newspapers.
I don’t need to hear the President’s side Mr. Burr. He will just be lying anyway. I think that is why we are here today.
“Nothing matters” has become such lazy cynicism.
— Kara (@finalflower) June 8, 2017
No, he won’t be impeached tomorrow over this. Yes, it still matters.
— Kara (@finalflower) June 8, 2017
re: #10 MsJ
I wish I could drink during this thing
Burr acts just like Krylenko—the prosecutor at Stalin’s purge trials.
re: #13 Joe Bacon
Burr acts just like Krylenko—the prosecutor at Stalin’s purge trials.
Every authoritarian gets by with a little help from his friends.
re: #7 Shropshire Slasher
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re: #7 Shropshire Slasher
One party and it’s rank-and-file has been permanently subverted and is comfortable with the destruction of this country.
I don’t see this ending non-violently in the least.
re: #6 covfefe
Watching, but nothing is going to come of this. Republicans are complicit in the whole damn thing.
Yes. They are actively and willingly participating in the cover up
re: #3 MsJ
All the American channels are holding this live. As I was flipping channels, Fox mentions that Trump feels vindicated. I had Fox on for literally 15 seconds.
Before he’s asked a question or answered one.
Ignominious thinking
re: #18 dangerman
Before he’s asked a question or answered one.
Ignominious thinking
They’ve also pushed the Clinton-Lynch meeting a couple of times, but as others have pointed out, Trump was all over that, so he can’t claim ignorance of appearances of impropriety at the very least.
Come on Donny. People are depending on you for free drinks! TWEET!!!!
— efuseakay (@efuseakay) June 8, 2017
re: #20 Barefoot Grin
They’ve also pushed the Clinton-Lynch meeting a couple of times, but as others have pointed out, Trump was all over that, so he can’t claim ignorance of appearances of impropriety at the very least.
And Clinton isn’t president. But she did it too isn’t a legal defense, it’s a child’s excuse.
Comey’s good at this. His opening statement is strong and already uses lying by the President.
re: #20 Barefoot Grin
They’ve also pushed the Clinton-Lynch meeting a couple of times, but as others have pointed out, Trump was all over that, so he can’t claim ignorance of appearances of impropriety at the very least.
Trump never met anyone on “tarmac” so anything similar he might have done is aok. And he’s republican
Tarmac taints
And there it is. “No votes were effected! VINDICATED!!!”
Opening statement: ‘to my FBI colleagues—leave no stone unturned.’
re: #21 covfefe
That trip was yesterday, and Trump gave his speech to an inauguration-sized audience in Cincinnati.
re: #30 Myron Falwell
That trip was yesterday, and Trump gave his speech to an inauguration-sized audience in Cincinnati.
It’s also the last thing he tweeted.
re: #29 Barefoot Grin
Opening statement: ‘to my FBI colleagues—leave no stone unturned.’
……Roger Stone {wink} {wink}
re: #30 Myron Falwell
Oh, I know. But that’s his last tweet. I had to start somewhere. :)
I have never heard or seen Comey with this kind of cold anger before.
Comey when asked if there is a possibility of collusion with Russians:
“Sure.”
Burr tries a baited hook to get Comey to say he should have charged Hillary, Comey says nothing he’s seen since last July has changed his decision.
re: #34 Scottish Dragon
I have never heard or seen Comey with this kind of cold anger before.
Me neither. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if he drops a nuke in open or closed session.
Comey won’t answer if FBI was able to confirm criminal allegations in Steele Dossier. Says it’s classified better for closed hearing. OOPS
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 8, 2017
lol the pee tape is real https://t.co/mBKKwOKNwH
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) June 8, 2017
I don’t know who made this, but it’s marvelous: @potus @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Jjsln9kO3D
— Shaun O’Banion (@shaun_obanion) June 8, 2017
re: #34 Scottish Dragon
I have never heard or seen Comey with this kind of cold anger before.
There are literally sponsored commercials attacking his credibility,
“The administration then chose to defame me and, more importantly, the FBI,” #JamesComey says of his firing https://t.co/DyQZxVmTkz pic.twitter.com/PB6792N5rS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 8, 2017
Comey: “those were lies, plain and simple” pic.twitter.com/vHAbjyFvDH
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) June 8, 2017
“Sure.” Comey says it’s possible that the investigation could turn up criminality not tied to the 2016 election. #ComeyDay
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 8, 2017
Where’s that bingo card?
Was access to the servers part of it?
Dead silence here in Brooklyn bar as patrons watch Comey’s testimony. pic.twitter.com/VhZE2IFcOI
— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) June 8, 2017
re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth
This is the America I like!
re: #44 Backwoods_Sleuth
Where were you when Comey testified?
Burr back to Clinton Emails, Comey confirms that he made public statement because of Clinton-Lynch meeting.
re: #43 Stanley Sea
Where’s that bingo card?
Was access to the servers part of it?
Ya’ll ready for the showdown on #CapitolHill Let’s get #ComeyDay started. #impeach45 #obstructionofjustice #ComeyHearing pic.twitter.com/5Q29vE1oJ3
— Moon Dragon (@Moondragon_1) June 8, 2017
Dead silence here in Brooklyn bar as patrons watch Comey’s testimony. pic.twitter.com/VhZE2IFcOI
— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) June 8, 2017
This is the future liberals want. https://t.co/x7LJxkXK75
— Franklin (@franklinftw) June 8, 2017
re: #48 Targetpractice
Burr back to Clinton Emails, Comey confirms that he made public statement because of Clinton-Lynch meeting.
Damned tarmac
All that stuff going on (spearfishing etc) and no none told us, but Her Emails, stop the presses. I do think Obama made the wrong call here.
“I know the President is a liar, so I had to document everything.”
re: #52 Lupin
All that stuff going on (spearfishing etc) and no none told us, but Her Emails, stop the presses. I do think Obama made the wrong call here.
Obama made the same mistake that LBJ did: He felt that speaking up would be seen as influencing the election.
WOW! Comey just stated he didn’t trust tRump not to lie about shit from the git go.
WOW. Comey says he was “honestly concerned that [Trump] might lie about the nature of our meeting.” So he felt he had to document it.
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 8, 2017
Wow, he took notes because he figured Trump would lie about it.
This is damning, no matter what comes next.
I am actually shocked that Trump hasn’t tweeted anything yet.
The shit DC gov / agency professionals have to do to even try to cope with Donald Trump as president….
re: #54 covfefe
“I know the President is a liar, so I had to document everything.”
Why isn’t Trump tweeting?!?!
re: #55 Targetpractice
Obama made the same mistake that LBJ did: He felt that speaking up would be seen as influencing the election.
Yeah sure, I understand that, but the country was literally under attack, and we weren’t told. Still the wrong call IMHO.
re: #52 Lupin
All that stuff going on (spearfishing etc) and no none told us, but Her Emails, stop the presses. I do think Obama made the wrong call here.
I think you underestimate the partisan reaction to this information at the height of a presidential campaign.
Remember shortly after Obama was first elected, he pointed out that he did not destroy the economy, and was accused of whining.
The country is exhausted yet is still in partisan corners, months ago, I don’t see a better reaction.
That said, Comey screwed us all. Obama, I cut some slack to. I don’t know how I would have responded to this if I were in his shoes.
re: #64 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Why isn’t Trump tweeting?!?!
His tiny hands are shaking in rage and fear too badly.
re: #64 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Why isn’t Trump tweeting?!?!
He’s an asshole who is withholding free drinks from the people.
re: #62 covfefe
I am actually shocked that Trump hasn’t tweeted anything yet.
You know, that really speaks volumes.
re: #67 Unshaken Defiance
His tiny hands are shaking in rage and fear too badly.
LOL. That’s the exact image I have in my mind.
Come on, Two Scoops, release those tapes! Prove him wrong!
re: #64 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Why isn’t Trump tweeting?!?!
Just maybe - his lawyer got through to him?
Nah - someone’s probably hidden his phone
re: #66 Major Tom
Obama, I cut some slack to. I don’t know how I would have responded to this if I were in his shoes.
Couldn’t he/they AT LEAST told the public what was going on with the Russians just to level the playing field, as it were.
#ComeyTestimony So the FBI chief at the time took notes since he expected Trump would lie about things in meetings. Damning as hell, period.
— Arch1 (@Arch_LGF) June 8, 2017
@realDonaldTrump your staff right now pic.twitter.com/j8zu3elECt
— efuseakay (@efuseakay) June 8, 2017
He’d already asked Comey to stay and didn’t get anything for it…
re: #64 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Why isn’t Trump tweeting?!?!
I think the lawyers finally got through that this shit is real and prison (or worse) is a possible outcome.
Treason, y’all.
re: #73 fern01
Just maybe - his lawyer got through to him?
Nah - someone’s probably hidden his phone
Kellyanne, Bannon and Jared are playing “keepaway” with the phone while Trump flails his arms around.
re: #54 covfefe
“I know the President is a liar, so I had to document everything.”
Tell us something we didn’t know, James.
Feels like watching history. Not good history, but the end of one era and beginning another as a country.
“I was honestly concerned he might lie about the nature of our meeting.” — Comey on Trump
Boom goes the dynamite.— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 8, 2017
re: #74 Lupin
Couldn’t he/they AT LEAST told the public what was going on with the Russians just to level the playing field, as it were.
He did. Sort of. Maybe he didn’t even know the extent, idk…
nytimes.com from 10/11/16
re: #81 Unshaken Defiance
Feels like watching history. Not good history, but the end of one era and beginning another as a country.
Same here. This is history book stuff.
Damn abc I was in a meeting and missed this hidtory.
Isn’t this just showing that Comey is FAKE!
Asking for a friend…
re: #81 Unshaken Defiance
Feels like watching history. Not good history, but the end of one era and beginning another as a country.
1715: Death of Louis XIV; 1815: Waterloo; 1918: end of WWI; 2017: on schedule.
re: #81 Unshaken Defiance
Feels like watching history. Not good history, but the end of one era and beginning another as a country.
The sunlight is streaming through the window to disinfect and expose.
Something is about to happen that I need to pay very close attention to (because I’m dealing with a lunatic)
re: #82 Scottish Dragon
“Totally vindicates Trump…”
re: #78 MsJ
I think the lawyers finally got through that this shit is real and prison (or worse) is a possible outcome.
Treason, y’all.
I find that really hard to believe. He’s never listened to them before.
The people I work with are NOT watching.
Idjits.
Trump’s legal team needs to get their shit together, said yesterday he felt “totally vindicated” by testimony alleging the same allegations.
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) June 8, 2017
re: #79 Myron Falwell
Kellyanne, Bannon and Jared are playing “keepaway” with the phone while Trump flails his arms around.
Oh, gawd, now I’m picturing Trump with T. rex arms while people are playing keep away with him. LOL.
re: #92 Stanley Sea
The people I work with are NOT watching.
Idjits.
I’m not watching because I’m in a client meeting right now, but I am live-blogging with you guys to keep track. Because this shit is important, yo.
re: #94 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Oh, gawd, now I’m picturing Trump with T. rex arms while people are playing keep away with him. LOL.
I’m picturing him duct-taped to a chair, screaming.
re: #94 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Oh, gawd, now I’m picturing Trump with T. rex arms while people are playing keep away with him. LOL.
Give it! Come on, I’ll tell you nuclear secrets!
I’m imagining him being given a giant chocolate cake to distract him.
Comey: I put Trump’s balls in a box after he thought he could move on me “like a bitch”.
Jesus, can we not gush about the stylistic quality of the memo… how about the substance?
re: #96 BeachDem
I’m picturing him duct-taped to a chair, screaming.
“Come on, guys!!! Am I getting any warmer?”
re: #92 Stanley Sea
The people I work with are NOT watching.
Idjits.
I’m supposed to be working. I need to try to listen to doctors dictating with this in the background and not screw up.
re: #98 HappyWarrior
I’m imagining him being given a giant chocolate cake to distract him.
Or a Russian hooker.
Trump isn’t tweeting because they gave him a blow up doll with a Sean Hannity mask on it and he’s being interviewed by it as we speak…
Trump lied. Sky blue.
This isn’t going to be a game changer, is it?
Risch trying to play prosecutor because Trey can’t be here, trying to argue that since Trump didn’t explicitly order him to drop the investigation, it’s not obstruction of justice.
And now the GOP protection of the yam begins (this guy from Idaho is thinking—this is my biggest moment in the sun)
re: #96 BeachDem
I’m picturing him duct-taped to a chair, screaming.
Yeah, that’s the mental image I got, too. Maybe with a tranq dart in his neck.
re: #105 A dark and stormy covfefe
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Leave town, I’ll be your best friend! No. Oh you’re no fun.
Comey just testified that he took Trumps words as a direction to drop the case against Flynn.
re: #48 Targetpractice
Burr back to Clinton Emails, Comey confirms that he made public statement because of Clinton-Lynch meeting.
Seriously, what do Clinton’s emails have to do with any of this?
Risch: He didn’t *direct* you to let it go
Comey: Not in his words, no
Comey adds, “I took it as a direction”— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) June 8, 2017
re: #67 Unshaken Defiance
His tiny hands are shaking in rage and fear too badly.
A coworker of mine was telling me a story yesterday. He was recently vacationing in Albuquerque and had just finished dinner at a brew pub. As he was signing for his meal, his thumb hit the wrong button on the waitress’ tablet, so he made a joke about having fat thumbs, and then added that ‘I guess my hands aren’t presidential’.
It caught the guy at the next table off guard, and he spewed his mouthful of beer. He was laughing, not mad.
Why do you believe you were fired? Good Question, Di.
That senator who just questioned Comey before Feinstein is a fucking idiot.
re: #107 Lupin
Trump lied. Sky blue.
This isn’t going to be a game changer, is it?
If only the depth and scope could really be illustrated. Oddly enough it’s like trying to explain all the stars in the sky. Just try counting.
Senator Risch would do well to read this tweetstorm re Obstruction of Justice:
(THREAD) Do NOT watch tomorrow’s historic Senate hearing without understanding Obstruction of Justice. This thread explains it—please share. pic.twitter.com/UNUpA7DvaJ
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 7, 2017
re: #120 No Depression
That senator who just questioned Comey before Feinstein is a fucking idiot.
Anything to cover for a lying Republican (but I repeat myself).
re: #120 No Depression
That senator who just questioned Comey before Feinstein is a fucking idiot.
Nah, smart-ass trying and failing to go the semantic route to lift the heat off of DJT.
Reminder: Last year, the GOP went apeshit when Comey said he could find no legal precedent for charging Hillary because he couldn’t prove intent.
Now, GOP wants to argue that since Trump didn’t explicitly order something, there’s no obstruction of justice.
re: #94 Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch
Oh, gawd, now I’m picturing Trump with T. rex arms while people are playing keep away with him. LOL.
Regret only one upping, etc.
re: #92 Stanley Sea
The people I work with are NOT watching.
Idjits.
Well in four minutes gotta get productive here. All this won’t keep our biz running.
I was so stunned by the conversation… (i.e.—this is NOT normal)
I probably have a bingo, but I can’t multi-task that well.
Apparently Risch is unaware of the UCMJ concept of “undue command influence.”
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) June 8, 2017
re: #126 Targetpractice
Reminder: Last year, the GOP went apeshit when Comey said he could find no legal precedent for charging Hillary because he couldn’t prove intent.
Now, GOP wants to argue that since Trump didn’t explicitly order something, there’s no obstruction of justice.
GOP trolls were arguing yesterday that Trump would have been in his authority to order the FBI to drop an investigation. That’s what we’ve come to.
re: #124 Teukka
Nah, smart-ass trying and failing to go the semantic route to lift the heat of DJT.
The only people who’ll fall for that are Republicans and dumbfucks (oh wait, same difference!)
GOP ✔ @GOP
So according to Comey, @POTUS never asked to stop the investigation and Russia didn’t change a single vote. Good to know. #BigLeagueTruth
10:38 AM - 8 Jun 2017
They broke into the bank but couldn’t breach the vault.
No money stolen. No crime
re: #131 Stanley Sea
I probably have a bingo, but I can’t multi-task that well.
Probably just as well—it’s kind of early for you to be drunk.
re: #108 Targetpractice
Risch trying to play prosecutor because Trey can’t be here, trying to argue that since Trump didn’t explicitly order him to drop the investigation, it’s not obstruction of justice.
I hope someone will rid me of this troublesome priest…
re: #137 dangerman
GOP ✔ @GOP
So according to Comey, @POTUS never asked to stop the investigation and Russia didn’t change a single vote. Good to know. #BigLeagueTruth
10:38 AM - 8 Jun 2017They broke into the bank but couldn’t breach the vault.
No money stolen. No crime
“asked” and “directed”, two somewhat different things here. He did ask. Was refused. Comey fired.
junior is livetweeting
3/3 Knowing my father for 39 years when he “orders or tells” you to do something there is no ambiguity, you will know exactly what he means
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
Hoping and telling are two very different things, you would think that a guy like Comey would know that. #givemeabreak
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
re: #137 dangerman
GOP ✔ @GOP
So according to Comey, @POTUS never asked to stop the investigation and Russia didn’t change a single vote. Good to know. #BigLeagueTruth
10:38 AM - 8 Jun 2017They broke into the bank but couldn’t breach the vault.
No money stolen. No crime
Pathetic.
re: #108 Targetpractice
Risch trying to play prosecutor because Trey can’t be here, trying to argue that since Trump didn’t explicitly order him to drop the investigation, it’s not obstruction of justice.
Trumpers will cling to this for dear life. That’s the soundbite they wanted.
re: #132 goddamnedfrank
Yeah, I am not sure there is a non-UCMJ equivalent. So unless obstruction of justice encompasses undue command influence, I don’t know that is a line that leads anywhere.
Lawyers?
re: #138 BeachDem
Probably just as well—it’s kind of early for you to be drunk.
On that slightly off-topic, we are contemplating playing a drinking game on the conference call we’re currently sitting in. There’s a bottle of whiskey on the table, mostly as a joke.
re: #141 Backwoods_Sleuth
junior is livetweeting
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Yeah, when I want legal analysis, I always go to yam jr.
re: #134 Sir John Barron
GOP trolls were arguing yesterday that Trump would have been in his authority to order the FBI to drop an investigation. That’s what we’ve come to.
Next step is ordering the FBI to charge any democrats running for office. This is where we are now. Mugabe’s America.
re: #138 BeachDem
Heh, it was one thing to see bars open and full at 9:00 in NYC, but at 6am in Los Angeles? Yikes. That’s really early drinking. Shot at 06:38…
re: #141 Backwoods_Sleuth
junior is livetweeting
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I hope that Donny Jr. shuts the fuck up.
re: #149 Scottish Dragon
Next step is ordering the FBI to charge any democrats running for office. This is where we are now. Mugabe’s America.
It’s getting less and less like the America we knew. It did happen here and it came wearing a fugly red baseball hat.
re: #146 Barefoot Grin
I need a commercial break.
I think this is commercial free.
Somebody is waiting for a phone call from me.
waitinggggggggggggg
re: #150 Unshaken Defiance
Heh, it was one thing to see bars open and full at 9:00 in NYC, but at 6am in Los Angeles? Yikes. That’s really early drinking. Shot at 06:38…
I don’t think I’ve had a drink before 10:00. And even that was a really rare occasion. I usually only drink on Thursdays at lunchtime (company lunches we have in the bar area).
re: #141 Backwoods_Sleuth
Hope you don’t have a hunting accident *wink wink nudge nudge*
— efuseakay (@efuseakay) June 8, 2017
re: #140 Sir John Barron
“asked” and “directed”, two somewhat different things here. He did ask. Was refused. Comey fired.
I was focusing on the votes part
If it wasn’t successful its no biggie that they even tried
(2) The standard under the federal Obstruction of Justice statute is *not* “asked” or “demanded” or “ordered,” it’s “attempted to persuade.”
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 8, 2017
— Franklin (@franklinftw) June 8, 2017
re: #148 BeachDem
Yeah, when I want legal analysis, I always go to yam jr.
Yeah, the guy who’s supposed to be insulated away from the presidency.
Now little Marco will question in the yam’s own words.
Apparently the GOP has settled on as their defensive line is “Trump didn’t explicitly order the investigation to be brought to an end!”
Well Beavis and Butthead thought Muddy was hiring them to have sex with his wife. Implications mean something.
I see. Everything is “kept is a box” except for Her Emails. This is Third World shenanigans.
They can try to narrow this to Trump’s loyalty to “good guy” Flynn, but he’s the key to the “Russian thing.”
I think Sen Rubio is only half heartedly sticking up for Trump.
re: #161 Targetpractice
Apparently the GOP has settled on as their defensive line is “Trump didn’t explicitly order the investigation to be brought to an end!”
Custer’s Last Stand.
re: #165 Franklin
I think Sen Rubio is only half heartedly sticking up for Trump.
Rubio still wants to be President when this is all over.
re: #156 dangerman
I was focusing on the votes part
If it wasn’t successful its no biggie that they even tried
I was criticizing the GOP response. GOP says Trump didn’t “ask” Comey to drop investigation, but he did ask. Trump Jr. are arguing about it not being “directed”. The GOP and its minions are confusing themselves.
re: #144 Bass Reeves
Yeah, I am not sure there is a non-UCMJ equivalent. So unless obstruction of justice encompasses undue command influence, I don’t know that is a line that leads anywhere.
Lawyers?
We’re definitely in a gray area because while the FBI is in effect the national civilian police force it has a somewhat militaristic command structure and the capacity for abuse by the President, who is also Commander in Chief, is enormous. In a way it’s fucked up that we even have to debate it because of that fact.
Still mad at Comey. Sorry. (At Bill, too, for the tarmac stunt.)
re: #167 HappyWarrior
Rubio still wants to be President when this is all over.
He doesn’t have the courage, which has been one of his long running problems.
Clinton—drink. (I could have mimosas if I just had some orange juice—I have champagne, but no oj—what a world.)
re: #167 HappyWarrior
Rubio still wants to be President when this is all over.
Yeah, he’s thirsty as hell.
re: #171 freetoken
He doesn’t have the courage, which has been one of his long running problems.
Absolutely but he still wants it.
This bullshit about whether Trump *directed* Comey to drop the investigation or just hoped it would happen is driving me nuts.
So Trump did not direct Comey to jump———-he suggested that people who jump keep their jobs. How hard is it to see the intended coercion?
You can almost hear the yam;s voice running in little Marco’s head. Hope the meatloaf was good.
Rubio is a political POS.
oooh, I missed Feinstein. Did she dipose him as usual?
re: #176 KerFuFFler
This bullshit about whether Trump *directed* Comey to drop the investigation or just hoped it would happen is driving me nuts.
So Trump did not direct Comey to jump———-he suggested that people who jump keep their jobs. How hard is it to see the intended coercion?
When people are literally looking for a reason to excuse the President’s behavior, it doesn’t matter how obviously bad it looks - even a little hope is worth clinging to desperately.
re: #176 KerFuFFler
This bullshit about whether Trump *directed* Comey to drop the investigation or just hoped it would happen is driving me nuts.
So Trump did not direct Comey to jump———-he suggested that people who jump keep their jobs. How hard is it to see the intended coercion?
The GOP knows it but they’re being dishonest hacks.
Once again Republicans make it very clear their main purpose is to twist Comey’s words to make Trump look blameless https://t.co/XRg6YF8NHD
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) June 8, 2017
Are Republicans so literal-minded that they start furiously masturbating every time someone tells them to go fuck themselves?
re: #169 goddamnedfrank
President doesn’t seem to fall under UCMJ, but his statements can still pose UCI. I think that came up with Manning’s trial?
re: #181 Charles Johnson
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and by extensnion, themselves
is one big Dog and Pony Show to CYA.
re: #176 KerFuFFler
This bullshit about whether Trump *directed* Comey to drop the investigation or just hoped it would happen is driving me nuts.
So Trump did not direct Comey to jump———-he suggested that people who jump keep their jobs. How hard is it to see the intended coercion?
Look, officer, I didn’t actually do anything with her, I just asked….
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re: #182 No Depression
Are Republicans so literal-minded that they start furiously masturbating every time someone tells them to go fuck themselves?
I am so stealing that someday.
Widen-yes. Now we’ll get some real questions, not little Marco’s bullshit.
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re: #176 KerFuFFler
This bullshit about whether Trump *directed* Comey to drop the investigation or just hoped it would happen is driving me nuts.
So Trump did not direct Comey to jump———-he suggested that people who jump keep their jobs. How hard is it to see the intended coercion?
It’s as though no one has ever watched The Godfather.
When Don Corleone says to you “I hope…” you know that it is not a suggestion…
re: #181 Charles Johnson
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I wonder how they’ll act once they gut healthcare and get massive tax cuts for the 1%. Will it be worth keeping Trump around?
re: #180 HappyWarrior
The GOP knows it but they’re being dishonest hacks.
And they know their know-nothing base knows that, but they have to keep the con going somehow.
Not to be snarky but I’m really glad a certain GOP apologist left our ranks especially today.
re: #183 Bass Reeves
President doesn’t seem to fall under UCMJ, but his statements can still pose UCI. I think that came up with Manning’s trial?
They threw out some Marine sexual assault cases because of Obama’s statements on sexual assault in the military.
I’m so glad I’m not Comey.
He really got himself into the shit.
Leaving this Jim @MorinToon toon here… #TrumpRussia #TrumpTweetsComey pic.twitter.com/ZVlWO8PLNX
— Miss Myrtle (@MissMyrtle2) June 8, 2017
I picked up some dudebro chatter about forced labor for prisoners in the state of a former presidential candidate.https://t.co/exxKPZWQGD
— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) June 8, 2017
Comey says there are “facts I cannot discuss in an open setting” that made him believe AG Sessions had to recuse himself from Russia probe.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 8, 2017
re: #197 Backwoods_Sleuth
GOP: Trump vindicated!
And now we’ll have some mumble-mouth equivocating from Susan Collins.
It was purely physical, there was no emotional attachment.
— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) June 8, 2017
Great minds blah blah blah
To clarify, when Mr. Trump told Mr. Comey he was not involved w/Russian hookers, he meant emotionally. No emotional involvement whatsoever.
— David Simon (@AoDespair) June 8, 2017
. @marcorubio made interesting point:w/all leaks in DC not leak the favorable to Trump that he not personally under investigation
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) June 8, 2017
We all know that there is no way anyone in the swamp would leak something favorable to #potus. Otherwise this whopper would be everywhere! https://t.co/hO5SCD3Nd2
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
These are such Trumpy tweets, I wouldn’t be surprised if his dad was scripting them. https://t.co/GeMQJWrOi2
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) June 8, 2017
re: #202 BeachDem
And now we’ll have some mumble-mouth equivocating from Susan Collins.
“The master would not approve.”
re: #205 Backwoods_Sleuth
. @marcorubio made interesting point:w/all leaks in DC not leak the favorable to Trump that he not personally under investigation
— Greta Van Susteren
not interesting at all, actually. The issue is Flynn. Trump wanted Comey to drop the investigation. Try again.
Collins apparently drew short straw when it came to who would be the one to hammer the “he’s not personally under investigation!” talking point.
re: #208 Targetpractice
Collins apparently drew short straw when it came to who would be the one to hammer the “he’s not personally under investigation!” talking point.
That’s not the issue here. But she knows that as does the rest of her party.
re: #205 Backwoods_Sleuth
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I don’t think Sen Collins read the testimony released yesterday.
GOP Sens keep trying to go to the well of “Trump was not under investigation.” Not at all the issue here. All the worse that he interfered.
— Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) June 8, 2017
And now the GOP showing another card: “You didn’t tell Trump that the meetings were wrong!!!”
re: #202 BeachDem
And now we’ll have some mumble-mouth equivocating from Susan Collins.
I don’t like her “hindsight”. Could have, should have said … Not appropriate for the FBI —she has no experience in this area. IIRC
Odd to hear Republican senators lecture Jim Comey on how he should’ve stood up to Trump earlier and in more forceful tones.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 8, 2017
Why do I think Trump was taping and has record of the entire conversation with Comey?
Collins speaks in such a monotone it is really difficult to follow her questions.
re: #218 The Vicious Babushka
Collins speaks in such a monotone it is really difficult to follow her questions.
Not to worry—she’s not asking anything pertinent anyway.
Contrarian that I am, I’m calling this day a win for the Republicans. The spin is in full force, and with no smoking gun, the GOP wins.
But then again, that’s what this hearing is all about.
Every hearing in the Capitol exists for the elected participants to generate media clips for themselves, for their own purposes. These things are never real investigations.
Senator Collins (R-ME) is confused. Comey told EXACTLY the right people about how troubled he was by Trump’s actions: the AG and Deputy AG.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 8, 2017
She isn’t confused, she’s running interference for a president who fired the FBI director investigating his pals. https://t.co/loaiFizGi4
— Jamison Foser (@jamisonfoser) June 8, 2017
Can we have a moment of silent appreciation?
We don’t have to listen to Michelle Bachman question him.
For this I am eternally grateful.
Comey admits he showed contents of memos to a friend to inform the press, felt doing so would pressure DOJ into appointing a special counsel.
re: #213 Targetpractice
And now the GOP showing another card: “You didn’t tell Trump that the meetings were wrong!!!”
He’s a baby that must be spoon-fed everything but he’s a great leader!
/
re: #220 freetoken
Contrarian that I am, I’m calling this day a win for the Republicans. The spin is in full force, and with no smoking gun, the GOP wins.
But then again, that’s what this hearing is all about.
Every hearing in the Capitol exists for the elected participants to generate media clips for themselves, for their own purposes. These things are never real investigations.
This. Trumpers think this is the trial.
re: #226 covfefe
This. Trumpers think this is the trial.
It is. GRIFTUS et. al. are masters of the public perception.
re: #224 Targetpractice
Comey admits he showed contents of memos to a friend to inform the press, felt doing so would pressure DOJ into appointing a special counsel.
See, folks? THIS is how responsible leakers/whistleblowers handle things. Fucking own it.
He just said there was purposeful election interference by the Russians.
re: #218 The Vicious Babushka
Collins speaks in such a monotone it is really difficult to follow her questions.
I have heard that she suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a vocal chord disorder. It does make her harder to understand.
Huh—Trump didn;t give a rat’s ass about Russian interference with the election (unless his name was specifically mentioned—that’s me—not Comey, speaking)
Report from flyover country—we’re not getting a whole lot of work done out here.
One of my coworkers from NC (a Trump supporter ugh, but she’s a nice person and we get along well) is unhappy that she has to facilitate a meeting in three minutes. (I think it might be really because she doesn’t get along well with one of the managers.) I have a meeting to attend in three minutes. And one of my friends from Alabama just messaged me and said it was dry so far. *sigh*
And now my coworker is telling me that a chief information officer (as in WAY up the food chain) has signed into her meeting. My response: O no Mr. Bill!
For instance: Eighth Circuit affirmed an obstruction of justice enhancement based partly on an “I hope” statement https://t.co/85F2d7A8A4 pic.twitter.com/EbQHsCphL7
— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) June 8, 2017
Amazing—@adamliptak found an example of obstruction of justice based on “I hope”! https://t.co/v3u7j9Gcla
— Dan Epps (@danepps) June 8, 2017
re: #224 Targetpractice
Comey admits he showed contents of memos to a friend to inform the press, felt doing so would pressure DOJ into appointing a special counsel.
A reminder that their is still a special counsel out there, still presumably looking further into this mess. So the GOP is far from out of the woods. They’ll get to carry this stink with them some more.
His word against Trumps.
“why did he clear the room?”
excellent thing to say
re: #234 Sir John Barron
A reminder that their is still a special counsel out there, still presumably looking further into this mess. So the GOP is far from out of the woods. They’ll get to carry this stink with them some more.
This is all for public consumption.
re: #229 Myron Falwell
He just said there was purposeful election interference by the Russians.
Trumpbots are back to saying this is all no big deal. Just a few weeks ago they were running with the THERE WAS NO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IT WAS SETH RICH argument.
re: #227 Birth Control Works
It is. Trump et. al. are masters of the public perception.
They are divide-and-conquer people, not persuasive people… not in the least. It’s why Trump has an approval rating in the low-30s but is still relatively safe in his own party.
Following reports that Senate Republicans were attempting to suppress still-classified sections of the Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Torture, Melville House is offering their e-book of the report for free. | Melville House
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I find it incredibly fascinating to see the behind the scenes classified information shop-talk.
re: #238 Myron Falwell
They are divide-and-conquer people, not persuasive people… not in the least. It’s why Trump has an approval rating in the low-30s but is still relatively safe in his own party.
They pay to the zero-sum game thinkers.
Which seems to be a good strategy for them.
like I keep saying: GRIFTUS
re: #237 Sir John Barron
Trumpbots are back to saying this is all no big deal. Just a few weeks ago they were running with the THERE WAS NO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IT WAS SETH RICH argument.
Oh, I can’t wait for Lumpy to go all Seth Rich conspiracy tonight. ////////
Thanks, @marcorubio - this is over. I’m going for a run now. #backtoreality
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) June 8, 2017
Like, if your boss came up to you and said, “Hey, I hope you can get that report done by the end of today,” that’s a nudge.
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 8, 2017
This principle is basis for a lot of workplace harassment cases. The law recognizes power imbalance transforms otherwise innocuous language. https://t.co/6eyFaSBFsy
— Tom Hilton (@TVHilton) June 8, 2017
I just can’t take the beyond black and white contrast here. Just contrast how anyone in the GOP here is characterizing these very troubling confirmed facts and then reflect on HRC emails and Benghazi. More contrast than light and color itself can possibly provide.
Missing for weeks now from the right-The screaming outrage for counter attacks on Russia. Think-Why is this?
re: #244 thecommodore
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There’s the willful misread. His timeline reveals the entire GOP take on this. “media circus!”
re: #246 Unshaken Defiance
In order to scream for a counter attack they would have to admit there was an attack in the first place. They can’t afford that.
re: #242 Birth Control Works
They pay to the zero-sum game thinkers.
Which seems to be a good strategy for them.
like I keep saying: GRIFTUS
Fringe left-wing factions fighting and tearing the Democrat Party up — the Bros, JillBots and TYT nuts — arguably did and do more to aid the GOP than we may even want to admit to.
re: #230 KerFuFFler
I have heard that she suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a vocal chord disorder. It does make her harder to understand.
So does Diane Rehm and she is quite understandable.
re: #251 jaunte
“Why didn’t you refuse to talk to the president?”
Yes, that basically just happened.
One of the most damning answers came in the first 10 minutes (listened in car on the way to work):
Question: Why did you write this down?
Comey: I felt he would lie about our meeting later based on his character.
(paraphrasing, but will find exact quote later after my meetings)
He made three more comments about the lack of character our President has.
Basically, the GOP has decided that the key to “winning” today is to pound the vagaries in the language of Comey’s statement while questioning why he didn’t stick his neck out further (i.e. “Why didn’t you yank on Trump’s leash when he started acting in an inappropriate fashion?”)
Republicans wondering why everyone can’t treat Trump like an irresponsible man-baby with special powers to help them get tax cuts.
Never initiated communication with the prez
liar yam
Anyone keeping track on how many times, how many different issues, Comey has straight out called Trump a liar?
“I was worried it would be like feeding seagulls at the beach.” Never have I heard the news media better described #ComeyDay
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 8, 2017
re: #250 Colère Tueur de Lapin
So does Diane Rehm and she is quite understandable.
Rehm may have a less severe case. Collin’s voice quavers and cuts out at times.
Comey, Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?
I was baptized in a church named for Becket heh.
“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?!” lol
re: #249 Myron Falwell
Fringe left-wing factions fighting and tearing the Democrat Party up — the Bros, JillBots and TYT nuts — arguably did and do more to aid the GOP than we may even want to admit to.
I think the number of people who are returning to or “clinging” to religion on a knee-jerk emotional basis is amazing.
Religious drones are the problem.
WOW! Comey cannot discuss what he knows about Russian bank VEB in open session. That is bank Jared Kushner met with. https://t.co/O0VP9e74Yd
— (((AlanRosenblatt))) (@DrDigiPol) June 8, 2017
Lankford has the same facial expressions as Trey Gowdy—wonder if he’s sweat.
Word of the day:
Probative: Able to be used as evidence in court.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) June 8, 2017
re: #275 darthstar
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King: What do you know abt VEB?
Comey: Nothing that I can say in open session.
King: Takes care of next 3 questions.— emptywheel (@emptywheel) June 8, 2017
For Sen. Lankford:
(6) The Obstruction of Justice statute ALSO does NOT take into account—or care about at all—whether an investigation was in FACT obstructed.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) June 7, 2017
Ah, the old “The President is just an ignorant fuck” defense…brilliant, Mr. Speaker…
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 8, 2017
re: #282 No Depression
Hmmmm…money laundering?
Sanctioned bank that met with Kushner. No good will come of that for the Trump clan.
“I can think of multiple 140-character expressions he could use…”
“Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest”?
Comey & King simultaneously quoting Henry II from 1170
Fucking genius#ComeyHearing#ComeyDay— JustJanis (@jsavite) June 8, 2017
re: #287 Agnostick
“I can think of multiple 140-character expressions he could use…”
I admit, I kinda chuckled at that one.
“how would the president stop an ongoing criminal investigation?”
well, for starters, he might FIRE THE FBI DIRECTOR— Graham F. West (@grahamofarabia) June 8, 2017
Senator Blunt: “you talked to him on the phone afterward, why did you do that?”
Again, defenders of harassers ask this kind of question.— Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) June 8, 2017
Such a great point. Also, the “I hope you will” wording - “I hope you’ll sleep with me, there’s a lot of other people who want your job.” https://t.co/fSa3Iaww42
— Melissa Jo Peltier (@MelissaJPeltier) June 8, 2017
Interesting take. Its pervasive throughout his personality.
THREAD
1. Republicans are almost exclusively running defense for Trump in this hearing https://t.co/SSSJZe4ab1
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 8, 2017
re: #284 darthstar
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For every comment made by a GOPer in this vein, the follow-up question should always be: “Why did he clear the room?”
WTF, I thought the D’s and R’s took turns. This is 2 R’s in a row #JoeManchin
Comey: He was “aware of facts I can’t discuss in open setting” that would compel AG to recuse himself from Russia probe. pic.twitter.com/cwGObd2GQ5
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) June 8, 2017
re: #297 Franklin
WTF, I thought the D’s and R’s took turns. This is 3 R’s in a row #JoeManchin
Stated a start of hearing. Members will be asking questions based on seniority, not party.
JUST IN: Pres. Trump’s outside counsel plans to make a public statement following Comey’s testimony, White House official says.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) June 8, 2017
re: #299 Birth Control Works
I’m beginning to think he should be. No swamp creature, this one.
re: #301 Bubblehead II
Stated a start of hearing. Members will be asking questions based on seniority, not party.
I meant “2” not “3”, and was poking fun at Manchin holding water for Trump :)
Reading twitter and streaming the hearing over SiriusXM on my phone…I almost feel psychic because I know what the questions are about a half-minute before they’re asked. It’s amazing the amount of lag different feeds have.
Is the MSNBC audio/video out of sync or am I going crazy?
re: #302 The Vicious Babushka
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If the White House feels “vindicated,” why would it feel a need to release a statement?
re: #301 Bubblehead II
Stated a start of hearing. Members will be asking questions based on seniority, not party.
But Manchin effectively in the R column.
Trump’s bluff on taping his meetings with Comey: CALLED.
— Harold Cook (@HCookAustin) June 8, 2017
Well, Manchin’s idiotic questions are several minutes I’ll never get back.
What kind of question is that? Would he have been fired if HRC was elected? I am missing the motivation behind asking it.
re: #313 BeachDem
Well, Manchin’s idiotic questions are several minutes I’ll never get back.
I used Little Marco’s time to take a bathroom break.
For everyone tweeting Angus King 2020 - he’s an Independent…like Bernie. Remember how you’re still not over his running as a Democrat before asking for another Independent.
u knew it was coming
Why Did He Clear The Room? https://t.co/ZylI0baEwf via @redbubble #ComeyDay #ComeyHearings #clinton #comey to FBI #rubio #JamesComey
— ggt (@geegeetee) June 8, 2017
Comey’s statement just now on Russia should be turned into a commercial in 2018.
Didn’t trump say “Comey better hope I didnt record our conversations?” or something along those lines?
re: #314 Bass Reeves
What kind of question is that? Would he have been fired if HRC was elected? I am missing the motivation behind asking it.
The suggestion in that question is that Trump fired Comey due to job performance, rather than a personal opposition to Comey.
Now, more questions from the yam’s meatloaf gang. Tom Cotton makes my skin crawl.
re: #303 Agnostick
I’m beginning to think he should be. No swamp creature, this one.
he’s probably hoping for a “TV Personality” type future
re: #320 Barefoot Grin
Once you realize Senator Tom Cotton looks and sounds like Forrest Gump you can’t go back.
You’re welcome!— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 8, 2017
Whoa that’s quite the deferral on direct collusion.
Cotton carrying water.
So typical & disgusting
re: #327 Stanley Sea
Cotton carrying water.
So typical & disgusting
… and wanting to stick Feinstein’s head in the bucket and drown her. Candyass.
James Comey better hope that there are no “tapes” of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017
re: #327 Stanley Sea
Cotton carrying water.
So typical & disgusting
Author of letter to Iran’s leaders trying to undermine President Obama.
Cotton’s questions would sound more authentic if he included “great” and “bigly” as he quotes the yam.
What to know about the (other) hearing happening todayIf your eyes aren’t already glued to a different hearing this morning, HHS Secretary Tom Price is headed before the Senate Finance committee to testify about his boss’s budget plans. President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget includes massive cuts to the agencies housed under HHS, including a 17 percent cut to the CDC, a 31 percent cut to the FDA, and an 18 percent cut to the NIH. Price defended similar cuts in Trump’s initial budget proposal, citing “indirect expenses.” The hearing, which you can watch live here, gets underway at 9:45 a.m. ET. And elsewhere on the Hill, House leaders are examining the role that the health department can and should play in maintaining health care cybersecurity. That’s timely: Just last month, a huge number of hospitals in the UK were hit by a ransomware attack that locked providers out of patient records unless they paid the hackers.
from my email
re: #330 Barefoot Grin
Author of letter to Iran’s leaders trying to undermine President Obama.
At this point it is most efficient to assume any Republican official in DC is a traitor and saboteur until proven otherwise.
Wonder if they’ll cut Kamala off today like they did yesterday.
re: #305 Franklin
I meant “2” not “3”, and was poking fun at Manchin holding water for Trump :)
Being from WV, I immediately got it.
Dems actually asking ? about Russian interference/collusion.
Reps: What does “hope” mean?
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Corbyn is currently a long-shot:
Paddypower #Labour
Today
22:00#UKElection#JeremyCorbyn to be PM after the #election 25/1 - £/€1 max
Claim->https://t.co/zgDACh9TsA pic.twitter.com/2Od1HcRidS— Bets best odds uk (@petebetnow) June 8, 2017
re: #315 Timothy Watson
I used Little Marco’s time to take a bathroom break.
My name’s Li’l’ thirsty an’ I’m here to say
I sell out my country for that GOPay.
Wingnuts:
WHY ARE YOU DEMS ALL AGAINST HOPE NOW!!! YOU WERE ALL SO MUCH FOR HOPE WHEN OBAMA SAID IT!!!!!
Fucking GOP is loyal to their whacko views of religion. Not to this country.
Dem questions—master’s thesis
Rep questions—5th grade book report on a book they haven’t read
re: #345 BeachDem
Kamala Harris is so impressive. (and smart)
Future pres material or at the least, AG.
re: #316 darthstar
TBF, I’m not against him running as a Dem so much as I’m against him pretending to be a Dem, shitting on Dems, immediately quitting after not getting his way, continuing to shit on Dems, and tell Dems how to run a party he is not part of, and then somehow being a spokesperson for Dems while shitting on Dems.
Are the people for Angus King 2020 actual Dems?
re: #342 BeachDem
Dem questions—master’s thesis
Rep questions—5th grade book report on a book they haven’t read
And their voters don’t care! They want their pre-Enlightenment tribe to control America.
re: #352 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
And their voters don’t care! They want their pre-Enlightenment tribe to control America.
Their voters don’t understand
Sarah Sanders at briefing: “No I can say definitively the president is not a liar.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 8, 2017
HAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! https://t.co/2t4KtBzKIX
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) June 8, 2017
Are you fucking serious??!!
Corwyn saying that if the obstruction really didn’t work…it isn’t obstruction?
re: #355 Scottish Dragon
Are you fucking serious??!!
Corwyn saying that if the obstruction really didn’t work…it isn’t obstruction?
False.
More Hillary. They can’t get enough of that drug.
The thing about firing those who are doing their jobs is this: It sends a chill to everyone else still trying to do theirs. That’s the harm.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 8, 2017
re: #354 Backwoods_Sleuth
Imagine having to lie so blatantly for this alt-President. The far-right will do anything for power.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) June 8, 2017
re: #355 Scottish Dragon
Sure! You know, just like a woman’s body will naturally abort a pregnancy created by a violent rape? It’s natural!
re: #354 Backwoods_Sleuth
Sarah Sanders at briefing: “No I can say definitively the president is not a liar.”
That didn’t happen…did it?
Look at the questions we ask these days. This alone shocks the shit out of me…that we could look at this and go, hmmm, really?
Cornyn: “Now, let me ask you about Vince Foster….”
Cornyn, like a bowling ball, finds his comfortable gutter.
Does Cornyn get a cookie for every time he says CLINTON EMAIL INVESTIGATION!
Come on Comey, out with it: “What the fuck does this have to do with the Russian interference in our election?”
re: #365 MsJ
That didn’t happen…did it?
Look at the questions we ask these days. This alone shocks the shit out of me…that we could look at this and go, hmmm, really?
double negatives can be so confusing.
The line outside the Comey hearing… the first person in line tells me she got here at 4:15am pic.twitter.com/ZpPrDgJmFD
— Andrew Desiderio (@desiderioDC) June 8, 2017
This is the future liberals want. https://t.co/kQYCiXNBwn
— Franklin (@franklinftw) June 8, 2017
re: #339 caseyjr
My name’s Li’l’ thirsty an’ I’m here to say
I sell out my country for that GOPay.
Nice rework of Eazy-E from “Boyz N The Hood”.
Also, “Don’t quote me, boy, cuz I ain’t said shit” is Trump’s (and the GOP’s) mantra.
Comey assumed Trump was a liar from the start, before he even knew the man. This reflect a deep political bias and animus. NOT independent.
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) June 8, 2017
We all know the man. We all know he lies, frequently, wildly, often unnecessarily, usually badly (because people like you will excuse it). https://t.co/Nd4RvyMmpE
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) June 8, 2017
re: #355 Scottish Dragon
Are you fucking serious??!!
Corwyn saying that if the obstruction really didn’t work…it isn’t obstruction?
Goalposts have been moved, tied to concrete blocks, and thrown in the river.
OFFS how many times can he say CLINTON EMAIL INVESTIGATION
re: #380 The Vicious Babushka
OFFS how many times can he say CLINTON EMAIL INVESTIGATION
As many as needed to get the video clips to show back home.
re: #378 jaunte
Every American has seen enough of Trump to know that he’s a liar. The far right is still in denial, or are OK with the lies.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) June 8, 2017
Speaking of which:
Neurological Issues May Drive Common Voice Disorders
And now for something less slimy than Cornyn.
Critically #endangered Cusuco Mushroom-tongue #Salamander (Bolitoglossa diaphora). Found only in one area, less than 10 sq km in #Honduras pic.twitter.com/UdmSb8CDGj
— Jonathan Kolby (@MyFrogCroaked) June 8, 2017
re: #386 wrenchwench
And now for something less slimy than Cornyn.
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FBI Director has to be loyal to the country and the law, not necessarily the Administration.
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know there is such a thing as Senator Jack Reed.
I’m old enough to remember when a POTUS wearing a certain tie was called “obstruction of justice” by some people.https://t.co/raD0WbuU63
— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) June 8, 2017
Clinton Quizzed About Tie He Wore When Lewinsky Testified
By John King/CNN
Clinton, Aug. 6
EDGARTOWN, Mass.(Aug. 19) — During his grand jury testimony Monday prosecutors questioned President Bill Clinton about the necktie he wore on the day Monica Lewinsky testified before the federal grand jury.Lewinsky claims she gave the president the tie he wore Aug. 6, the day she appeared, fully immunized, before Independent Counsel Ken Starr’s grand jury. Prosecutors asked Clinton Monday if he was trying to send a signal to the former White House intern by wearing the gold necktie at a Rose Garden event on handgun control. During the questioning prosecutors reached into a pouch and pulled out a photograph of the tie the president was wearing the morning of Lewinsky’s testimony.
Two sources, loyal to the White House, who were briefed on the president’s testimony said they were told, the president leaned back in his chair and smiled and then expressed bewilderment at the question. According to the sources, the president said it was possible Lewinsky had given him the tie, he was not certain of that, and he was certainly not trying to send her a signal. “It was a rare light hearted moment in a very tough day for the president … I don’t think it is anything that is being taken seriously around here,” said one of the sources. The questions about the tie came up during a portion of the testimony regarding possible obstruction of justice.
Lewinsky told prosecutors she gave the president a half dozen or so ties and sent notes asking the him to wear them as a demonstration that he was thinking of her. Lewinsky entered the courthouse at 8:30 a.m. EDT on that day, testimony began at 9 a.m. The president’s event in the Rose Garden was at 10 a.m. During his testimony Monday Clinton admitted a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, sources say. After his testimony Clinton also addressed the nation and admitted an inappropriate relationship with the ex-intern. Both Clinton and Lewinsky originally denied an sexual affair in sworn deposition for the Paula Jones sexual harassment case. Clinton continues to deny he lied under oath.
re: #389 Barefoot Grin
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know there is such a thing as Senator Jack Reed.
That was my thought when the guy from Idaho had his moment in the sun (I’ve already forgotten his name.)
Sarah Sanders at briefing: “No I can say definitively the president is not a liar.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 8, 2017
Seriously. This is a White House that continues to play coy about whether the guy plays golf on weekends.
Right to your faces. https://t.co/TkwdNp1U2r— David Waldman, LLC (@KagroX) June 8, 2017
Is there a recording system that allows POTUS to record conversations? Sanders: “I don’t know.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 8, 2017
“I’ll try and look under the couches,” @SHSanders45 when asked to look into whether there is a taping system as @POTUS suggested
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) June 8, 2017
re: #389 Barefoot Grin
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know there is such a thing as Senator Jack Reed.
I see his name mentioned for sec def sometimes.
re: #377 TedStriker
Nice rework of Eazy-E from “Boyz N The Hood”.
Also, “Don’t quote me, boy, cuz I ain’t said shit” is Trump’s (and the GOP’s) mantra.
Want nothin’ more than to be legit;
Don’t quote me, boy, I ain’t saying shit.
(sorry if inaccurate; from memory)
There was also a line “It’s all about gettin’ that GTA”?
Is Lindsey on this committee? I kinda want to watch him tap dance.
Whoa. Lays down the seriousness of American collusion: Mueller will find out!
Christ on a crutch…he is spelling it out! He was fired to change the Russian investigation!
This is prima facie obstruction!
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re: #391 BeachDem
That was my thought when the guy from Idaho had his moment in the sun (I’ve already forgotten his name.)
These GOP hacks tend to blur together since all they ever do is vote for every tax cut and war that comes along and vote against anything that’s actually good for the country.
Perhaps they are grown in vats in the Liberty U Ag school.
re: #399 Scottish Dragon
Christ on a crutch…he is spelling it out! He was fired to change the Russian investigation!
This is prima facie obstruction!
Saying it without needing to say it.
HILLARY, HILLARY, HILLARY, CLINTON, CLINTON EMAIL EMAIL
Let’s say nothing else and maybe this will all go away.
The Press Manipulation is obvious.
God, the “straight talk express”. Maybe I need another bathroom break.
Interesting…Mister Trump instead of President Trump….
“Holy Cow, there might be tapes! And if there are tapes, it’s not just my word against his!”
BINGO!!!!
Aww, Jesus, McCain. Get the fuck off Clinton’s emails, you doddering old fuck.
re: #405 Timothy Watson
God, the “straight talk express”. Maybe I need another bathroom break.
McCain needed to retire a while ago.
Definitely can’t be going in order of seniority as Harris preceded McCain
re: #409 makeitstop
Aww, Jesus, McCain. Get the fuck off Clinton’s emails, you doddering old fuck.
But he’s a maverick!
“I’m not going to sit here and try to interpret the President’s tweets,” Comey says.
— Maeve Reston (@MaeveReston) June 8, 2017
McCain is going to fall asleep mid-question
re: #416 A wild WITHAK appeared!
McCain is going to fall asleep mid-question
And wake up in time to run for re-election…
Comey decided it’d be “brutally unfair” to call for special counsel in Clinton email investigation “because I knew there was no case there” pic.twitter.com/CHSAaNcPb6
— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2017
WTF IS HE TRYING TO LINK CLINTON TO RUSSIA?
JESUS F. CHRIST.
‘Former Secretary Clinton’
‘Mister Trump’
McCain’s words.
Sorry, Old Men have to retire at some point. Earlier the Better.
McCain being senile as all fuck right now.
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) June 8, 2017
Sad!
re: #423 The Vicious Babushka
WTF IS HE TRYING TO LINK CLINTON TO RUSSIA?
JESUS F. CHRIST.
HRC colluded with Russia to have Seth Rich killed.
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re: #428 Birth Control Works
Sorry, Old Men have to retire at some point. Earlier the Better.
Especially that old man.
McCain appears to be channeling a Russian bot, because this situation can’t get weird enough.
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) June 8, 2017
re: #424 makeitstop
What the fuck is McCain even talking about?
Nobody knows, including McCain. Gah—I truly despise that asshole.
WAKE UP Walnuts—it’s 2017 now.
John McCain is sleepy. Something something Clinton. Whole lot of questions about what went on. Comey: I’m a little confused.
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 8, 2017
This is fucking embarrassing. McCain has lost his mind, gnawing on an irrelevant point.
re: #425 Teukka
Who’s after McCain?
I think he’s the last one (he with Reed are the non-committee members allowed to ask questions). This is painful.
Does McCain understand that the Clinton email server investigation had nothing to do with the Russia hack of the DNC? #ComeyDay
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 8, 2017
THEY WERE TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS YOU ASSHOLE*
* thanks for your service
re: #411 Franklin
Definitely can’t be going in order of seniority as Harris preceded McCain
McCain not on this committee. He is there as a courtesy.
re: #428 Birth Control Works
Get the stage hook.
does anybody understand what the fuck Mccain is talking about here? Is he having some kind of pre-stroke episode here? What does Clinton’s email investigation have to do with the Russian hacking investigation?
McCain is just trying to get air time.
Works well for the GOP plan. He is high profile, he says Hillary a lot. It will get air time.
simple formula
Abraham Simpson made more sense rambling about how he tied an onion to his belt and exchanging five bees for a quarter.
“I don’t understand how apples aren’t oranges?” -John McCain
— Frankly My Dear 🐁 (@goddamnedfrank) June 8, 2017
re: #444 Scottish Dragon
McCain not on this committee. He is there as a courtesy.
Thanks, makes sense.
Comey looks as baffled as I am by McCain’s questions.
McCain is trying to be a dutiful Republican.
It’s a VERY difficult job.
McCain needs to step down. He’s barely making sense.
I’m sorry for the Red Bull joke. It sure looks like something’s actually wrong with Senator McCain.
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 8, 2017
There will be no charges against Sec Clinton for the email server investigation. If she were to kill someone or rib a bank, she would be charged. You dimwit.
re: #449 Myron Falwell
Abraham Simpson made more sense rambling about how he tied an onion to his belt and exchanging five bees for a quarter.
“Which was the style at the time…”
re: #444 Scottish Dragon
McCain not on this committee. He is there as a courtesy.
For whom is the courtesy to? No-Doz? Five Hour Energy?
The simple truth is that many elected officials are mere figureheads, pretty, or at least familiar, faces presented to the public. The people who pull the strings behind the scene are the ones with the money.
the Republicans are actively and willingly participating in covering up the Russian scandal
they are also actively and willingly excusing all the behaviors of ignominious the first - any *one* of which would have previously been unequivocally unacceptable.
Aphasia is a symptom of dementia, is it not?
re: #466 freetoken
The simple truth is that many elected officials are mere figureheads, pretty, or at least familiar, faces presented to the public. The people who pull the strings behind the scene are the ones with the money.
ZAPHOD!
I’ve been away since the start of the hearing. Has asshole in chief tweeted?
McCain is literally trying to get at that Hillary Clinton could have possibly coordinated with the Russians…to help her lose?
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) June 8, 2017
Naps are important. When in doubt, take a nap.
— John Dingell (@JohnDingell) June 8, 2017
re: #464 Myron Falwell
For whom is the courtesy to? No-Doz? Five Hour Energy?
Red Bull. It gives you wings.
re: #302 The Vicious Babushka
re: #469 dangerman
the Republicans are actively and willingly participating in covering up the Russian scandal
they are also actively and willingly excusing all the behaviors of ignominious the first - any *one* of which would have previously been unequivocally unacceptable.
They really don’t want anyone to FOLLOW THE MONEY.
I think they will ruin the country over it.
Not only is it a question Comey can’t answer, it’s a question nobody has clue fucking one what it even is.
Odds that Fox focuses on McCain’s damning indictment of Comey’s double standards?
re: #473 Dr. Matt
I’ve been away since the start of the hearing. Has asshole in chief tweeted?
Yes. With Jr.’s account. That’s how I am taking it anyway.
re: #483 Barefoot Grin
Odds that Fox focuses on McCain’s damning indictment of Comey’s double standards?
exactly!
re: #466 freetoken
The simple truth is that many elected officials are mere figureheads, pretty, or at least familiar, faces presented to the public. The people who pull the strings behind the scene are the ones with the money.
In 2016, the Republicans decided to try electing the money-holder himself and put him in the front of the scene. That was one of their mistakes.
re: #461 Backwoods_Sleuth
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re: #469 dangerman
the Republicans are actively and willingly participating in covering up the Russian scandal
they are also actively and willingly excusing all the behaviors of ignominious the first - any *one* of which would have previously been unequivocally unacceptable.
Just another day ending in ‘y’ for the party of treason and sabotage.
This McCain questioning is the toughest 3 hours of TV I’ve ever watched.
— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) June 8, 2017
now Trump (on CBS) saying the Administration is Under Seige.
Welcome to the Oval Office Asshole.
re: #494 caseyjr
There are migraine episodes that have aphasia symptoms.
I get that. My headaches can get so bad I can’t speak properly.
Well, THAT was entertaining—and by entertaining, I mean illustrative that Dems are actual grownups and Reps are sycophantic idiots (and I’m saving a separate category for McCain, because I can’t even…)
And this shit
WATCH: White Chicago man goes on crazed ‘slave’ rant against black Starbucks customers https://t.co/vkzWbyOhEO
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) June 8, 2017
re: #491 EPR-radar
Just another day ending in ‘y’ for the party of treason and sabotage.
“while the democrats are trying to save your health coverage, the republicans are united in covering up the Russian scandal”
Me listening to McCain’s line of questioning pic.twitter.com/sPolpWpsr3
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 8, 2017
And that is the end of the public Comey hearing. A classified session is scheduled for 1pm.
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) June 8, 2017
re: #500 dangerman
“while the democrats are trying to save your health coverage, the republicans are united in covering up the Russian scandal”
Needs to be an ad.
corrupt intent.
Depends on one’s perception of intent.
Blagojevich didn’t intend to sell the Senate Seat illegally… . .
re: #497 Birth Control Works
I get that. My headaches can get so bad I can’t speak properly.
I was with my sister when she had one, she freaked out and was crying. Scary. She was probably 55 or so at the time. She had been getting migraines for all her adult life, but this was the first time she had aphasia because of it. I think it passed in an hour.
re: #501 Scottish Dragon
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Chris Cillizza is not at all as amusing and clever as he thinks he is. (Go look at some Ivanka photos, Chris—you’re an idiot.)
re: #479 nines09
Hari Kari? HOOOOLLLEEEEYY CAAAAHHHHOOOOWWW
re: #505 caseyjr
I was with my sister when she had one, she freaked out and was crying. Scary. She was probably 55 or so at the time. She had been getting migraines for all her adult life, but this was the first time she had aphasia because of it. I think it passed in an hour.
When the nervous system is inundated with pain signals over decades everything stops working properly. The Central Nervous System get’s overloaded and can’t cope. No drug can help, it just takes time and meditation.
Other senators’ faces as McCain talks. pic.twitter.com/2x1nmRzbkQ
— Emma Loop (@LoopEmma) June 8, 2017
re: #496 Birth Control Works
now Trump (on CBS) saying the Administration is Under Seige.
Welcome to the Oval Office Asshole.
Well maybe you shouldn’t have worked with Russia to gain the Presidency.
And immediately they go to the yam spewing buybull bullshit. Sound OFF.
The Telegraph seems to want to believe the Tories are going to score big:
General Election 2017 Live: Polls predict Tory win as May and Corbyn vote
Theresa May is on course to increase her majority in the House of Commons with a final General Election 2017 poll giving the Tories a lead of eight points over Labour as the nation heads to the ballot box.
GOP trying to deflect from Trump at #ComeyHearings. #ComeyDay pic.twitter.com/9avKuBvuWM
— Andy (mostly cats) (@pooter03) June 8, 2017
re: #509 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Kamala thinking, “And they cut me off yesterday? This is some serious bullshit.”
Trump calls Democrats “bad right now for the country.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 8, 2017
Trump very pointed says Democrats have “tried to obstruct,”moments after a fact-finding hearing aimed at whether Trump was trying to do that
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 8, 2017
re: #516 Scottish Dragon
This is SOP for Cheeto Pendejo: always accuse others of whatever stuff he does.
From a locked twitter account:
It’s fair to say that Loretta Lynch didn’t come off so good in this hearing.
Trump won’t dare disapprove of his Saudi Masters
Saudi Arabia Soccer Team Fails to Observe Moment of Silence for London Terror Victims https://t.co/dNtkA4cmru pic.twitter.com/4KTL7uv9Un
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) June 8, 2017
What’s this I’m seeing on Facebook about another air strike on Syria?
So @POTUS doesn’t deny bringing up the Russian hookers in their conversation?
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) June 8, 2017
re: #513 freetoken
The Telegraph seems to want to believe the Tories are going to score big:
General Election 2017 Live: Polls predict Tory win as May and Corbyn vote
Well, they don’t call it “The Torygraph” for nothing. From what I’ve seen, polls are all over the place - everything from Tory landslide to razor-thin Labour victory to hung parliament.
We deeply respect Sen. #McCain and believe he is needed now more than ever, and what we saw today concerns us.
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) June 8, 2017
Seriously, if I’m McCain’s family I’m taking away his keys.
The tweet that (in my mind) confirms that the yam was tweeting through yam junior’s account.
Comey says he understood word “hope” to be a direction. If so why didn’t he tell Pres that such a direction w/d be violation of DOJ rules?
— Alan Dershowitz (@AlanDersh) June 8, 2017
Interesting! When @AlanDersh (not exactly the alt right) is continually backing up @realDonaldTrump you know its over. #NothingBurger https://t.co/MUYbmk2VdR
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 8, 2017
Jim Sciutto just reiterated that the dossier is not a closed question.
Due to the current political climate, we are pinning our “Republican Party Song” here! #Resist #NotMyPresident🇺🇸 https://t.co/3uRZBvEDoB
— Chaos Muppets (@ChaosMuppets) April 20, 2017
re: #525 Stanley Sea
Jim Sciutto just reiterated that the dossier is not a closed question.
Oh, to be a fly on the wall for the closed session.
Live reaction of John McCain during the #ComeyTestimony pic.twitter.com/aXP5bJObIM
— Leon Langford (@MasonLLL) June 8, 2017
re: #524 BeachDem
It’s called “giving him enough rope to hang himself”.
.@POTUS at @FaithandFreedom “time to put a stop to attacks on religion. We will end discrimination against ppl of faith.” #RoadToMajority
— Sean Spicer (@PressSec) June 8, 2017
Great idea @PressSec how about starting with an apology to the Mayor of London and Muslims? https://t.co/jOQ6CdsDHk
— Karen Finney (@finneyk) June 8, 2017
re: #524 BeachDem
The tweet that (in my mind) confirms that the yam was tweeting through yam junior’s account.
is Dershowitz on crack? It wouldn’t be a violation of “DOJ rules”, as if the DOJ has some inner policy against the POTUS issuing a direct order. Also, Comey was not the AG. Why was Sessions asked to leave, if asking or directing Comey to stop investigation was a DOJ “rule”?
re: #527 wrenchwench
Oh, to be a fly on the wall for the closed session.
No kidding. Is the real meat collusion with Russian money laundering, or the Russian attack on our election, Flynn, it’s a smorgasbord of corrupt.
re: #523 goddamnedfrank
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Seriously, if I’m McCain’s family I’m taking away his keys.
I missed it…was he as addled as he sounded in the debates against Obama in 2008?
re: #494 caseyjr
There are migraine episodes that have aphasia symptoms.
I get migraines and had aphasia once. Weird experience. A little vodka to open the blood-vessels took care of it.
re: #530 Backwoods_Sleuth
So no more Muslim ban?
— efuseakay (@efuseakay) June 8, 2017
re: #532 Unshaken Defiance
No kidding. Is the real meat collusion with Russian money laundering, or the Russian attack on our election, Flynn, it’s a smorgasbord of corrupt.
They want privacy so they can talk about hookers in Russia.
re: #533 darthstar
I missed it…was he as addled as he sounded in the debates against Obama in 2008?
Oh Jesus fucking christ…
McCain’s questioning was so confused that he was essentially asking Comey if Clinton campaign colluded in hacking themselves #ComeyTestimony
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) June 8, 2017
re: #533 darthstar
Not addled. Ill. Like in a bad way. He needs help.
He kept asking Comey why the Clinton email investigation wasn’t still ongoing since the Trump/Russia investigation is. As if the two were related.
re: #530 Backwoods_Sleuth
Are “people of faith” (conservative Christians) being fired on account of their religion, denied public accomodations?
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So @SenJohnMcCain spent his 70th birthday w/Paul Manafort on the yacht of Russian oligarch Deripaska. #ComeyHearings https://t.co/r7dYKkA4xn pic.twitter.com/z3maySbSZR
— Andrea Chalupa (@AndreaChalupa) June 8, 2017
Trump watching McCain: “Finally someone’s making some sense!”
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) June 8, 2017
If you need to watch again that very odd and disturbing performance by McCain, follow the URL and the entire video is there.
Sen. John McCain’s bizarre exchange with James Comey https://t.co/1UapPog7Xc
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) June 8, 2017
re: #539 Sir John Barron
Are “people of faith” (conservative Christians) being fired on account of their religion, denied public accomodations?
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It all went well for Senator McCain until the menu and waiter never showed up…
re: #542 Dr. Matt
If you need to watch again that very odd and disturbing performance by McCain, follow the URL and the entire video is there.
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Thanks…I’ll catch it after this meeting ends.
“Senator your time has expired” is possibly the most accurate thing anyone’s ever said to John McCain. #ComeyTestimony
— Jason Latour (@jasonlatour) June 8, 2017
re: #539 Sir John Barron
Are “people of faith” (conservative Christians) being fired on account of their religion, denied public accomodations?
//
They’re being denied the right to beat demons out of heathens, to stone whores, and crucify those that question their beliefs.
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump “may not have known” the US has troops based in Qatar.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 8, 2017
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump “may not have known” the US has troops based in Qatar.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 8, 2017
re: #533 darthstar
I missed it…was he as addled as he sounded in the debates against Obama in 2008?
Orders of magnitude worse. He wanted to know why Comey wasn’t investigating Clinton colluding with Russia, called Trump ‘president Comey,’ lost his train of thought repeatedly.
I think even he realized he wasn’t making sense - but still, he persisted.
He should resign. And right now.
re: #539 Sir John Barron
Are “people of faith” (conservative Christians) being fired on account of their religion, denied public accomodations?
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CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS WHO OPERATE BAKERIES ARE BEING FORCED TO SELL BAKED GOODS!!!!11!!!
Have to keep an eye on this.
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump “may not have known” the US has troops based in Qatar.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 8, 2017
re: #549 makeitstop
I think even he realized he wasn’t making sense - but
stillnevertheless, he persisted.
FTFY
re: #530 Backwoods_Sleuth
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They really do live in an alternate reality:
Now at the hottest ticket in town and best performance today -@POTUS speaks to #FaithandFreedom #RoadToMajority
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) June 8, 2017
BREAKING: Al Jazeera Media Network under cyber attack on all systems, websites & social media platforms. More soon: https://t.co/9o3ihGGVjD pic.twitter.com/ZlBBEpTDf6
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 8, 2017
Reminder Al Jazeera is based in Qatar https://t.co/gfZdINN6ue
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) June 8, 2017
re: #553 BeachDem
They really do live in an alternate reality:
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re: #551 covfefe
Have to keep an eye on this.
no worries, Paul Ryan says that DJT is just “new at this”.
KAMALA HARRIS: Let’s talk about Sessions
JOHN CORNYN: Let’s talk about Hillary
MARCO RUBIO: Let’s talk about me
JOHN MCCAIN: I got bingo!— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 8, 2017
re: #531 Sir John Barron
is Dershowitz on crack? It wouldn’t be a violation of “DOJ rules”, as if the DOJ has some inner policy against the POTUS issuing a direct order.
Dershowitz is on cash. He’ll spew whatever the right wing media wants to hear.
re: #559 BeachDem
Dershowitz is on cash. He’ll spew whatever the right wing media wants to hear.
He’s buds with UpChuck allegedly too.
MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump “may not have known” the US has troops based in Qatar.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 8, 2017
THIS is what happens when you elect a reality show host to the Nation’s highest office. https://t.co/r2MuiSlw6N
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) June 8, 2017
re: #547 klys (maker of Silmarils)
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As if that’s a legitimate excuse. Sigh Jesus Christ this guy.
re: #561 Dr. Matt
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House to vote on sweeping rollback of banking rules https://t.co/cRd7fQtHSR
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 8, 2017
this is the big vote happening this afternoon.
The Council of Elrond not what it used to be. pic.twitter.com/OJLvZDxM9E
— ((((Peter Sagal)))) (@petersagal) June 8, 2017
Comment of the day on Facebook:
‘Well, if he dies tonight he’ll have gone out as he lived - defending a Republican politician who talked shit about him, and hurling meandering, baseless accusations at the Clintons.’
Re: the Dershowitz tweet…why would Comey have any obligation whatsoever to inform Trump of DOJ “rules” or otherwise provide guidance that what he was doing is wrong? And how does Comey’s purported inaction affect, in any way, the substance of what occurred? Is he insinuating that Comey somehow entrapped Trump?
re: #568 Mike Lamb
Re: the Dershowitz treat…why would Comey have any obligation whatsoever to inform Trump of DOJ “rules” or otherwise provide guidance that what he was doing is wrong? And how does Comey’s purported inaction affect, in any way, the substance of what occurred?
Comey was not the WH Counsel, that’s McGahn’s job. Jeebus.
re: #558 Archangelus
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Marco Rubio is swimming after the Titanic screaming, “Wait, let me on, let me on!!!” #2UISCOMNG
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) June 8, 2017
“The President is not a liar” is almost as bad as Nixon’s “I am not a crook.”
Bad language. Bad strategy. https://t.co/HhFbWQB95q— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) June 8, 2017
Can you think of any statement easier to disprove than “Trump is not a liar”? https://t.co/NnD4wSRdyL
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 8, 2017
re: #13 Joe Bacon
Burr acts just like Krylenko—the prosecutor at Stalin’s purge trials.
You probably mean Vyshinski. Krylenko did preside at a couple of lesser known ones before falling victim himself. But the most famous trials were staged by V.
re: #564 Backwoods_Sleuth
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THIS is what the election was all about.
The flow of illegal money around the globe
I had to run out for some business reasons and missed a good portion of the Comey testimony…damn it.
So I was watching a bit of MSNBC’s wrap-up and it appears everyone is holding their party positions. No surprise there.
One person that is surprising me is Nicole Wallace. She is not acting like a pure Republican. She is saying pretty much what a lot of us are…Trump is in over his head, has no idea what he is doing and he did push on Comey to drop the investigation.
Watch it Nicole, they are going to take your party credentials.
James Comey: The reason this is such a big deal is we have this big messy wonderful country where we fight with each other all the time, but nobody tells us what to think, what to fight about, what to vote for except other Americans. And that’s wonderful and often painful. But we’re talking about a foreign government using technical intrusion and lots of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act. That is a big deal. And people need to recognize it. It’s not about Republicans or Democrats. They’re coming after America, which I hope we all love equally. They want to undermine our credibility in the face of the world. They think that this great experiment of ours is a threat to them, and so they’re going to try to run it down and dirty it up as much as possible.
That’s what this is about. They will be back, because we remain, as difficult as we can be with each other, we remain that shining city on the hill, and they don’t like it.
If you’re trying to say a 70 year old man “didn’t know any better”, then you’re making the case he is senile or suffering from dementia
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 8, 2017
re: #569 caseyjr
Comey was not the WH Counsel, that’s McGahn’s job. Jeebus.
Seriously, wouldn’t it be actionable at to Comey if he said, “This is inappropriate and I’m going to forget it ever happened.”?
So in saying that he “hoped” Comey would drop the Flynn investigation, what was Trump “hoping” Comey would do? What outcome was he trying to arrange?
rhetorical questions
re: #574 ObserverArt
One person that is surprising me is Nicole Wallace. She is not acting like a pure Republican. She is saying pretty much what a lot of us are…Trump is in over his head, has no idea what he is doing and he did push on Comey to drop the investigation.
Watch it Nicole, they are going to take your party credentials.
There are a few of those out there - David Frum, Michael Steele, Ana Navarro, even Luntz on occasion.
They’re pissing into the wind. They have no influence on “their” party right now. They’re the Alan Colmes of alleged conservatism. They make us feel good as liberals that there’s some sort of sign of agreement or civility on the other side, even when it’s really just Rubios all the way down.
re: #576 Kragar
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re: #576 Kragar
There is a third choice, which is what our Defense officials were apparently telling allies in Europe: sorry, he’s just an idiot.
And again, I’m going to go with “D: All of the Above.”
And joining McCain in the space/time continuum, Bill O’Reilly with a BOMBSHELL!!
America’s Mean Uncle (By Marriage) Doesn’t Understand How Time Works pic.twitter.com/AVMayhyzv3
— quinn cummings (@quinncy) June 8, 2017
If John McCain’s time did not expire, he was moments away from yelling: “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor!” #ComeyDay pic.twitter.com/2Aem5QPLz5
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) June 8, 2017
re: #582 BeachDem
And joining McCain in the space/time continuum, Bill O’Reilly with a BOMBSHELL!!
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For fucking real?
Rubio says Trump wasn’t well-served since no one told him his conversation about Flynn in the Oval Office was inappropriate
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 8, 2017
HE KICKED EVERYONE OUT OF THE ROOM https://t.co/Atm33ylYex
— Simon Maloy (@SimonMaloy) June 8, 2017
re: #553 BeachDem
They really do live in an alternate reality:
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Is she in Branson?
re: #586 Kragar
OK well he wasn’t well served by no one telling him not to kick everyone out of the room.
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“senator mccain?”
“i got questions for this comey fella, whats the deal with the horseless carriages and the sky people eating my brain?” pic.twitter.com/syZMYGLG8a— Oliver Willis (@owillis) June 8, 2017
re: #575 Major Tom
James Comey: … But we’re talking about a foreign government using technical intrusion and lots of other methods tried to shape the way we think, we vote, we act….
I wish he wouldn’t use antiseptic phrases like “technical intrusion”. These are crimes. People get arrested and sent to jail for these crimes. Trump aided and abetted these crimes by trying to stop the investigation. And since the perpetrators are still at large, Trump is aiding and abetting future crimes.
re: #574 ObserverArt
I had to run out for some business reasons and missed a good portion of the Comey testimony…damn it.
So I was watching a bit of MSNBC’s wrap-up and it appears everyone is holding their party positions. No surprise there.
One person that is surprising me is Nicole Wallace. She is not acting like a pure Republican. She is saying pretty much what a lot of us are…Trump is in over his head, has no idea what he is doing and he did push on Comey to drop the investigation.
Watch it Nicole, they are going to take your party credentials.
I was on the road, and switched over real quick to Fox News to see what they were saying. The initial responses from Fox’s “All Star Panel” were not as pro-Trump as I thought they’d be. I think the damn is starting to break.
re: #586 Kragar
More to the point, Trump isn’t serving well as President. Time to send him packing.
— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) June 8, 2017
I want to see Trump Oval Office videos with funny German subtitles.
This guy is live tweeting from a bar with lots of people there. Here is a reaction from the crowd.
Groans in Brooklyn as Sen. Cornyn says “let me take you back” to the Clinton email investigation. “Seriously, dude?!” somebody yells.
— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) June 8, 2017
My “future meme detection” sense is tingling…
Rubio’s face whilst McCain was speaking. #ComeyTestimony pic.twitter.com/bckTpz4gRY
— Mark Reel (@markreel) June 8, 2017
“Senator McCain, you have the floor…” pic.twitter.com/opfTgsxANM
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 8, 2017
Today we remember Alan Turing, WWII codebreaking hero and father of the modern computer, who died on this day 63 years ago. Thank you, Alan. pic.twitter.com/FTJjRSJJF5
— Alan Turing Years (@AlanTuringYear) June 7, 2017
re: #596 Archangelus
My “future meme detection” sense is tingling…
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To be fair, that’s Rubio’s face every minute he spends in the Senate he hates.
re: #571 Kragar
When you’ve lost Frank Fucking Luntz…
re: #592 Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis
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This might qualify as BREAKING!!!! news, Marco Rubio appears to have developed something that resembles at least a single vertebrae (not an entire back bone, but at least a partial one):
en. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) refused to join his Republican colleagues in dismissing the notion that there was anything in Comey’s public testimony before the Intelligence Committee this morning suggesting President Trump tried to obstruct justice.
“I’m not prepared to reach a conclusion on that because we’re not done with all the other pieces that are missing,” Rubio told reporters following the Comey hearing.
I mean, I fully expect him to walk that back by the time I hit “Post It” but that’s a brave step for the Senator in the witness protection program.
What’s this a Eichenwald thing everyone is talking about
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) June 8, 2017
Omg I just found out..:::: https://t.co/5xkUbJgsv7
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) June 8, 2017
oh my god I’m gonna die pic.twitter.com/KmX7FuoDiU
— 🍍 Dollars Horton 🍍 (@crushingbort) June 8, 2017
re: #593 The Vicious Babushka
DO YOU KNOW WHO ELSE ORDERED EVERYONE OUT O THE ROOM
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Apparently Donny Jr. is tweeting bad thoughts about Comey. I didn’t catch it all, but I did catch the end of Nicole Wallace say something to the effect of “This is a guy that goes on hunting trips to shoot and kill elephants and he is talking about morality…give me a break.”
Heh.
That whole maverick thing was always solid covfefe.
— Melissa McEwan (@Shakestweetz) June 8, 2017
re: #599 HappyWarrior
To be fair, that’s Rubio’s face every minute he spends in the Senate he hates.
But it’s still better for him than getting a real job apparently.
re: #604 gocart mozart
On days like this he should put down the phone and close the computer, and just go for a walk.
re: #606 ObserverArt
Apparently Donny Jr. is tweeting bad thoughts about Comey. I didn’t catch it all, but I did catch the end of Nicole Wallace say something to the effect of “This is a guy that goes on hunting trips to shoot and kill elephants and he is talking about morality…give me a break.”
Heh.
When you lose Nicole Wallace….
I just hope the American people get tired of this $@ $* at some point.
re: #604 gocart mozart
For those of us with no direct twitter access at work, what is it?
re: #607 Archangelus
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Somebody in that thread mentioned that Vanity Fair did an article about it—actually it was Rolling Stone—Make Believe Maverick.
re: #608 Timothy Watson
But it’s still better for him than getting a real job apparently.
Would you want to hire him?
re: #611 Belafon
For those of us with no direct twitter access at work, what is it?
This was the original tweet.
The RNC sent out these #ComeyHearing talking points. If gaslighting were an Olympic sport, this shit would take gold. (via @ZekeJMiller) pic.twitter.com/p18tiNTbW8
— shauna (@goldengateblond) June 8, 2017
re: #610 Sir John Barron
When you lose Nicole Wallace….
I just hope the American people get tired of this $@$* at some point.
Here’s the conundrum, and it’s very similar to whether or not to tell people that Obamacare and the ACA are the same thing: We need people to understand that Trump is damaging our country and that he needs to go. But, to keep another Trump from happening, we need people to understand the role they played in getting him elected. But that will piss people off, and cause most of them to defend Trump because they’re in effect, defending their egos.
BREAKING: Trump’s private lawyer releases statement after Comey testimony. https://t.co/8QXR2ALZy6 pic.twitter.com/RVizy18iPN
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) June 8, 2017
re: #614 MsJ
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Thanks. That made me laugh out loud. My two oldest sons know what that is. I don’t know if my wife knows, and I’m not going to try to find out.
Yesterday we were talking Russian hookers, today we’re talking tentacle porn. pic.twitter.com/lf6gS2rm5o
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) June 8, 2017
re: #619 Belafon
Thanks. That made me laugh out loud. My two oldest sons know what that is. I don’t know if my wife knows, and I’m not going to try to find out.
I’d never heard of it until I started watching Archer. But I am aware of Rule 34, so I wasn’t completely shocked by its actual existence.
Whatevs….
BREAKING: Trump lawyer accuses Comey of `unauthorized disclosures’ of `privileged communications’ that Comey had with the president.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 8, 2017
Statement from Trump’s lawyer denies Trump asked Comey for loyalty, which Comey just testified to under oath
Comey’s word vs. Trump’s word pic.twitter.com/6uaN4ZTi1A— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 8, 2017
re: #192 HappyWarrior
Not to be snarky but I’m really glad a certain GOP apologist left our ranks especially today.
I dunno, it might have been entertaining to watch the logical and semantic gymnastics.
re: #618 Backwoods_Sleuth
It was signed “Epstein’s Mother”.
— MsJoanne (@MsJoanne) June 8, 2017
“This should have been a national holiday”: Crowds flocked to DC bars to watch James Comey’s Senate testimony https://t.co/K4CSC2uXGn pic.twitter.com/Yc3salY75Y
— CNN (@CNN) June 8, 2017
re: #627 Backwoods_Sleuth
Yep. But require that the only businesses allowed open have TVs on the hearings and alcohol.
re: #572 Nyet
Fella, I meant Krylenko because he got canned in the end!
Trump’s attorney suggests Comey broke the law by leaking privileged communications with Trump to the press
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 8, 2017
Trump didn’t claim executive privilege regarding his conversations with Comey. This lawyer doesn’t seem to know what he’s talking about. https://t.co/9vylKO9jtO
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) June 8, 2017
re: #625 Jebediah, RBG
I dunno, it might have been entertaining to watch the logical and semantic gymnastics.
Heh I guess so.
Anyone else having issues with iPhone keep signing you out here?
re: #631 Backwoods_Sleuth
If this is their best line of defense…
re: #633 Dr. Matt
Anyone else having issues with iPhone keep signing you out here?
I’ve never had a problem with an iPhone anywhere, even when I once held one in my hand for a minute.
re: #633 Dr. Matt
Anyone else having issues with iPhone keep signing you out here?
I haven’t been signed out yet, but the site is pretty slow now… even in spy mode. :/
re: #636 Myron Falwell
I haven’t been signed out yet, but the site is pretty slow now… even in spy mode. :/
600+ comments will do that.
Thank god the PREDISENT got that first class lawyer to defend him #Unpredisented pic.twitter.com/6Iq9YF4MB4
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 8, 2017
Animal Planet really should be airing The Puppy Hearing.
— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) June 8, 2017
re: #631 Backwoods_Sleuth
Even if he claimed executive privilege, the moment the White House released the termination letter to the public, the the privilege on facts and/or issues regarding Comey telling Trump he wasn’t under investigation would have been waived. Privileges cannot be used as a sword and shield, if the party who claims the privilege opens the door to evidence that would be protected by privilege, then the privilege is considered waived.
re: #633 Dr. Matt
Anyone else having issues with iPhone keep signing you out here?
With this many comments, go into Spy mode. The iPhone cannot handle more than maybe 450 comments. Sometimes more, most times less.
re: #636 Myron Falwell
I haven’t been signed out yet, but the site is pretty slow now… even in spy mode. :/
How many comments are you loading in Spy. Stick with 50-100 if you can.
I spend most of my time here on my iPhone (I am on a computer now, though). We need a new thread. I feel your pain.
re: #638 The Vicious Babushka
Typing comes at you fast.
His atty is going at this backwards
Kasowitz: “Of course, the Office of the President is entitled to expect loyalty from those who are serving in an administration”
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 8, 2017
If Trump didn’t ask for loyalty, as Kasowitz claims, why make this point? https://t.co/t64Hs8LDz7
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 8, 2017
re: #624 The Vicious Babushka
Trump is more than welcome to take the stand under oath.
re: #638 The Vicious Babushka
This fancy lawyer has misspelled ‘preznit’.
re: #638 The Vicious Babushka
From that thread:
We have the Doctor and the Lawyer. Now all we need is the Indian Chief. pic.twitter.com/7A5dAiC1Pu
— Dave❄Stinton (@DaveStinton) June 8, 2017
re: #638 The Vicious Babushka
That puts the DIS in PREDISENT.
re: #645 covfefe
Trump is more than welcome to take the stand under oath.
Trump being cross-examined would be a shit show for the ages.
re: #644 Stanley Sea
His atty is going at this backwards
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— Jeff Furlington (@FurlingtonJeff) June 8, 2017
re: #644 Stanley Sea
His atty is going at this backwards
Also Comey’s only oath is to defend the Constitution, something wingnuts say they care so much about.
Trump’s lawyer is taking everything Comey said, flipping victim and offender, and sending it back out.
Classic DARVO, intended to create confusion.
If Trump has used this lawyer before (which he has, usually for his most obviously non-legit issues), then two questions arise:
1. Did Trump pay his bills?
2. If so, why?
Such a break from normal behavior demands an explanation.
re: #631 Backwoods_Sleuth
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— Polly Sigh (@dcpoll) June 8, 2017
re: #642 MsJ
I’m at 100 comments now, and it’s working considerably better. Somehow I had the limit at 200 comments which dragged things down. :O
Usually 500+ comment threads are too much for Safari to take as it is (it will crash and reload the page in a looping fashion) so spy mode really works in that regard.
re: #653 The Vicious Babushka
Trump’s lawyer is taking everything Comey said, flipping victim and offender, and sending it back out.
Classic DARVO, intended to create confusion.
If they keep the Conservatives confused, a lot of them will go completely insane, Bosnia-style, when Trump faces justice.
re: #648 wrenchwench
45 minutes of antidote for all reality since 1970. NSFW. Contains the f-word, sirens, banjos, and much laughter.
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I listened to the whole thing, and it doesn’t have the part I remember as being my favorite. Must be somewhere else.
Found it.
re: #652 Sir John Barron
Also Comey’s only oath is to defend the Constitution, something wingnuts say they care so much about.
No person associated with the government takes an oath to defend any person in government. We take an oath to defend the constitution and the nation.
.@clairecmc on secrecy around Obamacare repeal: “We have no idea what’s being proposed. There’s a group of guys in the back room somewhere”
— Adam Cancryn (@adamcancryn) June 8, 2017
NO hearings have been held. Again. NO HEARINGS. https://t.co/fH1aAkNlou
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) June 8, 2017
re: #659 Belafon
No person associated with the government takes an oath to defend any person in government. We take an oath to defend the constitution and the nation.
Trump wants something like this:
“I swear: I will be faithful and obedient to the leader of the German Empire and people, Adolf Hitler, to observe the law, and to conscientiously fulfill my official duties, so help me God.”
re: #623 Dr. Matt
Whatevs….
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lol, they were privileged right up til the moment he was fired. (ffs)
re: #645 covfefe
Trump is more than welcome to take the stand under oath.
Ford was the last president to testify before Congress, and it was about him pardoning Nixon. Before that? Wilson (which was done at the White House and involved the treaty to end WWI and form the League of Nations), and Lincoln (which involved his state of the union being given to the press before Congress.
re: #650 EPR-radar
Trump being cross-examined would be a shit show for the ages.
There’s nobody in the administration (except for possibly Trump himself) who would believe it would be a good idea for him to say anything under oath. We’ve seen portions of deposition transcripts where he admits his estimate of his net worth is based on how he’s feeling that particular day. Although, I could see it going like this:
re: #662 caseyjr
lol, they were privileged right up til the moment he was fired. (ffs)
Not a lawyer, but I think privilege extends after he was fired. Same with spousal too, even after a divorce.
re: #664 Timothy Watson
Not a lawyer, but I think privilege extends after he was fired. Same with spousal too, even after a divorce.
Yep. The reason executive privilege no longer applies is because Trump disclosed enough that he gave up the privilege for this information.
Imagine in an alternate universe where additional Benghazi hearings are taking place. HRC is President and the Dems control both chambers. The commanding officer of the nearest rapid response team testifies that HRC told him that she “hopes you’ll stand down.”
I’m confident that the GOP Senators would argue that such statement was not an order.
What? No? That’s not right?
re: #650 EPR-radar
Trump being cross-examined would be a shit show for the ages.
He could completely lose his shit in less than 5 minutes.
I would pay money for that. And since he’s all about the PPV, as our reality show president, I say DO IT!
re: #618 Backwoods_Sleuth
Trump’s private lawyer releases statement after Comey testimony.
I hope the intel community drops a bomb and shoves that statement right back up Kasowitz’ ass.
“Smoke? I don’t smell any smoke! That’s so weird that everybody but me smells smoke. Smoke? Really? You smell smoke?!”#ShorterPaulRyan pic.twitter.com/ThOsqsUbtV
— Dandelion Dollars (@DandelionDollar) June 8, 2017
re: #660 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Can we stand all this openness-just as we were promised?
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re: #656 Myron Falwell
I’m at 100 comments now, and it’s working considerably better. Somehow I had the limit at 200 comments which dragged things down. :O
Usually 500+ comment threads are too much for Safari to take as it is (it will crash and reload the page in a looping fashion) so spy mode really works in that regard.
I use Safari, and don’t have any problem with this, or longer threads. Perhaps a question of RAM?
re: #671 retired cynic
I use Safari, and don’t have any problem with this, or longer threads. Perhaps a question of RAM?
My guess is that the Safari in question is on an iPhone. But yeah, if folks are running into slow threads it’s probably a lack of RAM (which is of course going to be more of a problem on phones/tablets because they have much less RAM than a desktop or laptop.).
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