If he wants a real life constitutional catastrophe then yeah, he should do that.
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I just don't see the American people getting this solved for them, especially by a GOP that is more than happy to spin and lie to the electorate rather than address any difficult issues directly. I think you guys are going to have to vote him out at the ballot box, and I think it will be far more satisfying that way.
Whats left to do in this case? I thought he's already pleaded guilty?
The ultimate backstop is people taking to the streets and a general strike, as in any country. Or the military stepping in, obviously.
From my also limited understanding, I think they all get to vote on whether he is appointed after everyone gets the chance to question him on his suitability for the role, which is a futile exercise as all the Republicans will vote in favour anyway. There is a process to go through before the vote though and the Dems are putting up a fight.
There are for instance a lot of recordings Cohen made with Trump and others that both Mueller and the SDNY are in possession of. Those will be evidence in the continuing cases against Trump. We also don't know what Cohen has testified to behind closed doors about his involvement with all sorts of issues related to Trump. We also don't know what Alan Weiselberg (Trump's long time CFO) has testified. All of these will collectively build a case against Trump's activities.
I think it's too big for that to happen on a meaningful scale.
She speaks 5 languages, it’s unlikely she’s dumb.
I'd say ability to learn new languages is a necessary but not sufficient condition for intelligence.
Pence and the boys discussing the new boss...
I know Weiselberg and Pecker have been given immunity "in the Cohen case". Am I right in thinking that since Cohen directly implicated another person in the crime this case is specifically about, it's the norm that the investigators/prosecutors follow that allegation through? I.e. They are going after Trump?
So just a formality and basically he will be elected anyway.
Thanks for the explanation!
Its just another artifact of a system designed in the late 1700s. If you think about it, it makes sense for those times. A nomination back in the 18th and 19th century wouldn't necessarily be known to the Congress. So the questioning was relevant in those times in informing the Senate about the nomination and giving them the information they needed to make a choice. At least that would be the most optimistic interpretation. A more cynical interpretation would be that the confirmation hearing gives the nominee an opportunity in the 1800s to travel to Washington and try to make political deals with the power brokers.
Either way, the important takeaway is that it, like many procedural artifacts, was designed for a vastly different era without modern technology and were never updated. In the past the hearings were more "live" in that they did make a difference in how some voted.
EDIT: actually I was a little off. In the 1800s the nominee testifying wasn't typical of confirmation debates, often it was only outside witnesses who would testify.
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Increasingly agree the Republicans won't impeach Trump if he's found to have collaborated with the Russians in some way. At this point they'll view their safest bet as waiting for it to blow over when the next scandal emerges.
Instead of explaing why what Bob Woodward writes is false, he is abusing everyone and doing his usual rallies.
Stormy Daniels of all people is doing a 50 minute interview on Dutch TV right now. Nothing we don’t already know, still pretty interesting and a bit surreal. She’s not getting paid for the interview by the way.
Most relevant moment was probably when she explained that she expects her civil lawsuit against Trump might be moved again because of Cohen’s recent troubles. When pushed on the subject, she said she thinks there’s a fifty percent chance of winning and this leading to Trump’s downfall. Also explained Avenatti might have more information from other clients to which she has no access.
Hopefully this part of the interview will be on youtube or twitter soon because I might be shite at paraphrasing.
Most relevant moment was probably when she explained that she expects her civil lawsuit against Trump might be moved again because of Cohen’s recent troubles. When pushed on the subject, she said she thinks there’s a fifty percent chance of winning and this leading to Trump’s downfall. Also explained Avenatti might have more information from other clients to which she has no access.
Hopefully this part of the interview will be on youtube or twitter soon because I might be shite at paraphrasing.
Did she do the interview topless? I'd expect that on Dutch telly.
Nope she was fully dressed. Kinda looked like a pornstar version of Elizabeth Moss, who I expect to be starring as Stormy when they make a movie about this in 2021.
Thanks for the long explanation!
And we have some footage
about the chance of this significantly hurting the presidency:
about the chance of this significantly hurting the presidency:
'Stormy: 50% kans'. That's a bit sexist.
Why hasn't anybody asked her what he was like in bed what noises he made or the like? I'm bored of the Mueller angle.
They can't even spell on official white house statements or in some cases get the fecking date correct. No way are they bringing in linguistic experts to analyze an anonymous op-ed when they can do their knucke dragging fake news routine.
Yeah the interviewer specifically asked for more details of her night with Trump; she explained that sadly she’s been instructed not to gave away more stuff because it could hurt her upcoming lawsuit.
She's already commented about his penis size and endurance.
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> The Larry Kudlow theory has some appeal, given the traces of movement conservatism in the piece. Though the Koch network is alarmed by the protectionism and immigration crackdown too.
> The Larry Kudlow theory has some appeal, given the traces of movement conservatism in the piece. Though the Koch network is alarmed by the protectionism and immigration crackdown too.
Fits the ‘grander’ narrative of Trump being a tool (pun intended) to accomplish God’s/the GOPs/Ted Nugent’s will, with mayonnaise Jesus guiding all with his steady hand ready to take full reign when the sign comes...
Beginning to think it's a Trump plant.
Get ready for some fire quotes
Its highly unlikely, but you cant rule it out.
Reminds me of times when my mum or a teacher at school was grilling me, we both knew I was cooked but I'd try desperately to weasle my way out of it somehow.
Two views on the Harris questioning of Kavanaugh
1- She was attempting to set some sort of perjury situation
2- She was attempting to prove he had contact with Trump's lawyers to compel him to recuse himself if anything Trump related ever comes up before SCOTUS.
Wow.....tomorrow should be fun
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