Key points of Comey's testimony:
1. Russia meddled in US election. Not theory. Not fake news. Not a hoax. Fact. (So the question is, why is Trump pretending it is a hoax? Would not want to take serious action to protect future elections?).
2. Trump is not currently under CI investigation (espionage).
3. Bombshell: Flynn and Sessions both knew of Flynn's contacts with Russian officials. (So the reason that Flynn was fired for lying to Pence is total bullshit).
4. While Trump did not explicitly order Comey to drop the investigation into Flynn, Comey took it that way given the setting (White House), the fact that people were asked to leave the room and they were uncomfortable doing so, and the fact that it was the POTUS "hoping" all together made Comey feel pressured.
5. Bombshell: Sessions was told about Trump's inappropriate behavior and even though he was supposed to be recused, he was part of firing Comey.
6. Steele dossier part of the ongoing CI investigation
7. Comey started taking copious notes about all Trump interactions because he did not trust Trump and thought him dishonest.
8. Comey did not want to tell the public that POTUS not under investigation (currently) because the investigation could broaden to include Trump (in the future) and he did not want to have to correct the record.
9. Bombshell: Certain Sessions activities related to Russia was not something Comey could discuss in the open setting. We can deduce this to be in reference to the series of meetings in April, 2016. Adding to the general sense that the FBI feels like they can't trust the Attorney General.
10. Bombshell: DNI Coats also knew of Flynn contacts with Russia well before Flynn resigned.
11. Comey won't discuss anything in open session about the VEB bank. (The Kushner went to ask for a bail out of his 666 property).
My sense from this is that Kushner, Sessions, Flynn, Manafort and Page are targets. My sense from this is that the FBI is hoping to flip one of them to implicate Trump and/or Pence. I still firmly believe this is primarily a RICO case but overlaps with CI.
I also don't think that the GOP will see any of this as obstruction of justice because of the word "hope". But as any women who have worked for a boss who summons you into their office and "hopes" you can have some fun knows, it's not just the choice of words, it is the entire setting that lends to the sense of being pressured.
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That is as far as I got. I will update when I read the transcripts.
Quote by BobR:
In case you missed it in yesterday's blog comments, I thought this was an excellent post-Comey analysis of the day's events from Larisa Alexandrovna Horton:Key points of Comey's testimony:
1. Russia meddled in US election. Not theory. Not fake news. Not a hoax. Fact. (So the question is, why is Trump pretending it is a hoax? Would not want to take serious action to protect future elections?).
2. Trump is not currently under CI investigation (espionage).
3. Bombshell: Flynn and Sessions both knew of Flynn's contacts with Russian officials. (So the reason that Flynn was fired for lying to Pence is total bullshit).
4. While Trump did not explicitly order Comey to drop the investigation into Flynn, Comey took it that way given the setting (White House), the fact that people were asked to leave the room and they were uncomfortable doing so, and the fact that it was the POTUS "hoping" all together made Comey feel pressured.
5. Bombshell: Sessions was told about Trump's inappropriate behavior and even though he was supposed to be recused, he was part of firing Comey.
6. Steele dossier part of the ongoing CI investigation
7. Comey started taking copious notes about all Trump interactions because he did not trust Trump and thought him dishonest.
8. Comey did not want to tell the public that POTUS not under investigation (currently) because the investigation could broaden to include Trump (in the future) and he did not want to have to correct the record.
9. Bombshell: Certain Sessions activities related to Russia was not something Comey could discuss in the open setting. We can deduce this to be in reference to the series of meetings in April, 2016. Adding to the general sense that the FBI feels like they can't trust the Attorney General.
10. Bombshell: DNI Coats also knew of Flynn contacts with Russia well before Flynn resigned.
11. Comey won't discuss anything in open session about the VEB bank. (The Kushner went to ask for a bail out of his 666 property).
My sense from this is that Kushner, Sessions, Flynn, Manafort and Page are targets. My sense from this is that the FBI is hoping to flip one of them to implicate Trump and/or Pence. I still firmly believe this is primarily a RICO case but overlaps with CI.
I also don't think that the GOP will see any of this as obstruction of justice because of the word "hope". But as any women who have worked for a boss who summons you into their office and "hopes" you can have some fun knows, it's not just the choice of words, it is the entire setting that lends to the sense of being pressured.
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That is as far as I got. I will update when I read the transcripts.
Quote by BobR:
In case you missed it in yesterday's blog comments, I thought this was an excellent post-Comey analysis of the day's events from Larisa Alexandrovna Horton:Key points of Comey's testimony:
1. Russia meddled in US election. Not theory. Not fake news. Not a hoax. Fact. (So the question is, why is Trump pretending it is a hoax? Would not want to take serious action to protect future elections?).
2. Trump is not currently under CI investigation (espionage).
3. Bombshell: Flynn and Sessions both knew of Flynn's contacts with Russian officials. (So the reason that Flynn was fired for lying to Pence is total bullshit).
4. While Trump did not explicitly order Comey to drop the investigation into Flynn, Comey took it that way given the setting (White House), the fact that people were asked to leave the room and they were uncomfortable doing so, and the fact that it was the POTUS "hoping" all together made Comey feel pressured.
5. Bombshell: Sessions was told about Trump's inappropriate behavior and even though he was supposed to be recused, he was part of firing Comey.
6. Steele dossier part of the ongoing CI investigation
7. Comey started taking copious notes about all Trump interactions because he did not trust Trump and thought him dishonest.
8. Comey did not want to tell the public that POTUS not under investigation (currently) because the investigation could broaden to include Trump (in the future) and he did not want to have to correct the record.
9. Bombshell: Certain Sessions activities related to Russia was not something Comey could discuss in the open setting. We can deduce this to be in reference to the series of meetings in April, 2016. Adding to the general sense that the FBI feels like they can't trust the Attorney General.
10. Bombshell: DNI Coats also knew of Flynn contacts with Russia well before Flynn resigned.
11. Comey won't discuss anything in open session about the VEB bank. (The Kushner went to ask for a bail out of his 666 property).
My sense from this is that Kushner, Sessions, Flynn, Manafort and Page are targets. My sense from this is that the FBI is hoping to flip one of them to implicate Trump and/or Pence. I still firmly believe this is primarily a RICO case but overlaps with CI.
I also don't think that the GOP will see any of this as obstruction of justice because of the word "hope". But as any women who have worked for a boss who summons you into their office and "hopes" you can have some fun knows, it's not just the choice of words, it is the entire setting that lends to the sense of being pressured.
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That is as far as I got. I will update when I read the transcripts.
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Watch this in which Mr. Colbert likens Eric Trump to several unpleasant people.
Quote by BobR:Quote by Mondobubba:
Watch this in which Mr. Colbert likens Eric Trump to several unpleasant people.
Besides the humor, he pretty simply lays out:
1) Donald tRump donates money to charity and gets a tax write-off for it
2) tRump Enterprises charges charity for use of facilities
3) tRump Enterprises claims on taxes that the "fair use" was much higher than the already exorbitant amount the charity paid, so they get a tax write off too for the difference.
4) Money goes back into tRumps pocket.
Money laundering? Yep - they washed all the taxes due on that money clean out.
Romanian reporter asks Trump if he'll commit to NATO Article 5. Trump: "I'm committing the United States to Article 5."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 9, 2017
Quote by velveeta jones:
Say, which one of you nerds wants to help me as I (insanely) switch from Mac to PC and try to figure out Windows 10. Last Win I used was Windows 98.....!! Have many questions. Who wants to answer them by text or fb messenger?
Anyone?
Quote by livingonli:
There is an article up on Raw Story saying that Trump supporters believe both Trump and Comey. How brainwashed and deluded must you be to be a Trump supporter?
Quote by BobR:Quote by velveeta jones:
Say, which one of you nerds wants to help me as I (insanely) switch from Mac to PC and try to figure out Windows 10. Last Win I used was Windows 98.....!! Have many questions. Who wants to answer them by text or fb messenger?
Anyone?
I am more than happy to help. FYI, sometime Wednesday we're going on a trip and will be fairly busy for several days, so you might want to have someone else in line for that time period.
Question: Were visa waivers discussed?
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) June 9, 2017
Pres. Trump: "We didn't discuss it."
Romanian Pres. Iohannis: "Yes ... I mentioned this issue." pic.twitter.com/uxoruG2wvP
Quote by BobR:Quote by livingonli:
There is an article up on Raw Story saying that Trump supporters believe both Trump and Comey. How brainwashed and deluded must you be to be a Trump supporter?
How do they process the cognitive dissonance of Comey saying tRump's team are all under investigation, and that tRump himself essentially committed Obstruction of Justice, and then tRump saying he was completely vindicated?