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Don't Shoot the Messanger
Author: BobR    Date: 01/25/2018 14:17:12

The Mueller investigation into tRump has stretched on for months, and is apparently becoming a multi-headed beast, including the original topic of collusion with the Russians, along with obstruction of justice and money laundering. When tRump decided that he didn't like the idea of being investigated by people (Comey) under his direction, in a very Nixonian move - he fired them. That's when hell really broke loose.

With the appointment of Mueller, things got murky for the Republicans. They started their own congressional investigations and pretended to care. But once the indictments started dropping, and Papadopoulos made a deal, they knew they had to do something.

Now Mueller is set to question Bannon. Bannon can no longer claim executive privilege. Since being fired, he also has no loyalty to the president and if there's anything on him, he is likely to be quite willing to cut a deal. tRump has said he's more than happy to talk to Mueller to clear his name, but his lawyers are already trying to walk that back, and others have concerns.

it seems that obstruction of justice is the easiest avenue for bringing charges. With all of the evidence likely to be against tRump and his cohorts, the only thing the Republicans have left is to try to discredit the investigation. Considering this is an election year, and tRump has historically low levels of support among the electorate, they risk riding his coattails into unemployment.

House rep Devin Nunez (R-CA) decided to "investigate the FBI and Justice Dept" and has circulated a memo full of misleading talking points that attempt to discredit the investigation. It apparently is considered classified, so it has not been released to the public, but Republicans are pushing to get it declassified so they can disseminate the propaganda.

FOX "News" is helping push a Republican "suggestion" that there is a "secret society" within the FBI and Justice Dept. that is actively working against the president. That apparently is completely based on a single text message that was obviously meant as a sad joke. Naturally, FOX "News" is trying to sell that turd like it's a gold-plated Ferrari...




This is so incredibly dangerous. They are attempting to demonize those who enforce the law with the notion of a conspiracy from within the government. This is what lawyers do in court to put doubt in the minds of juries when defending their clients. It has no place in our democracy when dealing with an ongoing investigation into potential treason at the highest levels. It's the sort of thing that can lead to "2nd Amendment remedies" from self-proclaimed patriotic idiots with more firepower than brains.

 
 

29 comments (Latest Comment: 01/25/2018 22:08:01 by livingonli)
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Comment by wickedpam on 01/25/2018 14:30:21
Morning

Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 14:34:16
good morning!

The CNN incident is an example of how dangerous the 's posse is.

With Fox doing this on top of it, yeah, we are in a dangerous place.






Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 14:35:18
Not that I planned on watching the SOTU, but I know I won't be watching this.

Am I the only one who wants to give Katy Tur a dragon lady to get him to back off?





Comment by TriSec on 01/25/2018 14:46:57
I would think watching the SOTU this year would be more like standing on the bridge of the Californian.





Comment by Scoopster on 01/25/2018 15:03:14
Mornin' all!

I think I'm starting to get the hang of this live streaming thing. It's a lotta little things to set up, but once it's set it's very easy to manage. I even ordered a good boom mic!

Comment by Scoopster on 01/25/2018 15:18:40
Okay this is good...





Comment by BobR on 01/25/2018 15:23:20
Quote by Scoopster:
Okay this is good...




If this is what it takes

Comment by BobR on 01/25/2018 15:25:56
Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 15:35:51
Quote by BobR:
re: today's blog DOJ warns Nunez not to release memo
HE is in So damn deep.

I really hope he gets voted out of office in November.


Comment by livingonli on 01/25/2018 15:41:43
I have to hope that the polling suggests that Republicans in blue states are in the deepest shit that they will be booted out in a blue wave. And Russian mouthpieces like Rohrbacher and Nunes should be scared shit right now.

Comment by livingonli on 01/25/2018 15:45:22
And apparently Oprah has decided not to run for President.

Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 15:54:16
When does the give his address at Davos?

I just saw an article that some people may walk out.

Comment by wickedpam on 01/25/2018 15:58:35
Quote by Raine:
When does the give his address at Davos?

I just saw an article that some people may walk out.



I hope they all do. Let the f-ing cheese stand alone. Maybe he'll finally realize he is hurting our country.

What am I saying he won't learn anything.

Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 16:35:06
Here we go!

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to release transcripts of its interviews with President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., and others who participated in a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower with a Russian lawyer promising damaging information about Hillary Clinton.

Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday that the committee would start releasing “all witness interviews that we have done related to that meeting” right away and “get them out to the public for everyone to see,” as the panel’s interviews with “witnesses surrounding the Trump Tower meeting are complete.”

Ranking member Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) said Thursday she was “delighted” by Grassley’s intentions, and “very grateful for your decision to proceed.”




Comment by Mondobubba on 01/25/2018 16:35:56
Quote by Raine:
Quote by BobR:
re: today's blog DOJ warns Nunez not to release memo
HE is in So damn deep.

I really hope he gets voted out of office in November.


I liken his memo to this:

I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. . . .


Comment by Scoopster on 01/25/2018 17:16:28
This just popped up on Huffpost's German website - One of the cars in 's motorcade hit a police car and just kept going. Not seeing it reported anywhere else so I'm not sure if it's 100% legit or confirmed.

Comment by TriSec on 01/25/2018 17:19:09

I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department. . . .


Ya know, I feel like I've heard that somewhere before. Can't quite place it, though...



Comment by trojanrabbit on 01/25/2018 17:21:57
Quote by Raine:
Quote by BobR:
re: today's blog DOJ warns Nunez not to release memo
HE is in So damn deep.

I really hope he gets voted out of office in November.

fuck that, he needs to be behind bars at least

Comment by wickedpam on 01/25/2018 18:12:36
Quote by Scoopster:
This just popped up on Huffpost's German website - One of the cars in 's motorcade hit a police car and just kept going. Not seeing it reported anywhere else so I'm not sure if it's 100% legit or confirmed.



He "waved to onlookers". Really?

Comment by livingonli on 01/25/2018 19:23:24
Is Nunez a Russian stooge? Da or nyet?

Comment by Mondobubba on 01/25/2018 19:33:47
Quote by livingonli:
Is Nunez a Russian stooge? Da or nyet?


Naw, he's just an asshole Republican.


Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 19:58:33
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh for President and Melania Trump’s private living quarters.

Instead, wrote the curator, Nancy Spector, another piece was available, one that was nothing like “Landscape With Snow,” the lovely 1888 Van Gogh rendering of a man in a black hat walking along a path in Arles with his dog.

The curator’s alternative: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet - an interactive work entitled “America” that critics have described as pointed satire aimed at the excess of wealth in this country.




Comment by livingonli on 01/25/2018 20:24:22
Vince McMahon is bringing back the XFL. Like it will be better the second time around.

Comment by Mondobubba on 01/25/2018 20:24:46
Quote by Raine:
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh for President and Melania Trump’s private living quarters.

Instead, wrote the curator, Nancy Spector, another piece was available, one that was nothing like “Landscape With Snow,” the lovely 1888 Van Gogh rendering of a man in a black hat walking along a path in Arles with his dog.

The curator’s alternative: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet - an interactive work entitled “America” that critics have described as pointed satire aimed at the excess of wealth in this country.




I love everything about this. Trolling level: Expert.

Comment by Scoopster on 01/25/2018 20:35:25
Quote by Raine:
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh for President and Melania Trump’s private living quarters.

Instead, wrote the curator, Nancy Spector, another piece was available, one that was nothing like “Landscape With Snow,” the lovely 1888 Van Gogh rendering of a man in a black hat walking along a path in Arles with his dog.

The curator’s alternative: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet - an interactive work entitled “America” that critics have described as pointed satire aimed at the excess of wealth in this country.



Comment by Raine on 01/25/2018 20:52:18
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh for President and Melania Trump’s private living quarters.

Instead, wrote the curator, Nancy Spector, another piece was available, one that was nothing like “Landscape With Snow,” the lovely 1888 Van Gogh rendering of a man in a black hat walking along a path in Arles with his dog.

The curator’s alternative: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet - an interactive work entitled “America” that critics have described as pointed satire aimed at the excess of wealth in this country.




I love everything about this. Trolling level: Expert.
PRE TROLL!

For a year, the Guggenheim had exhibited “America” — the creation of contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan — in a public restroom on the museum’s fifth floor for visitors to use.


Comment by TriSec on 01/25/2018 21:04:01
So, the Lasik consult was a big bust.

Kerataconis...they won't be shooting lasers into thine eye. Generally, they won't touch that one.

Grunt.

So....back to hard contacts, I guess.

https://nickjparr.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/clockwork71.jpg


Comment by Mondobubba on 01/25/2018 21:16:44
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Raine:
EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

The emailed response from the Guggenheim’s chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: the museum could not accommodate a request to “borrow” a painting by Vincent Van Gogh for President and Melania Trump’s private living quarters.

Instead, wrote the curator, Nancy Spector, another piece was available, one that was nothing like “Landscape With Snow,” the lovely 1888 Van Gogh rendering of a man in a black hat walking along a path in Arles with his dog.

The curator’s alternative: an 18-karat, fully functioning, solid gold toilet - an interactive work entitled “America” that critics have described as pointed satire aimed at the excess of wealth in this country.




I love everything about this. Trolling level: Expert.
PRE TROLL!

For a year, the Guggenheim had exhibited “America” — the creation of contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan — in a public restroom on the museum’s fifth floor for visitors to use.


Again, there is nothing wrong with anything in this story. It is perfect.

Comment by livingonli on 01/25/2018 22:08:01
Would I want to take a crap in a gold toilet?