I mean, the behavior isn't surprising, is it. Very nice though to know about it.
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I mean, the behavior isn't surprising, is it. Very nice though to know about it.
In my head this communications advisor is sounding exactly like Mel Gibson did on that meltdown phone call to his ex.
That actually makes more sense, its much easier to embed a Jordanian spy than an Israeli one there.
You sure? I thought he was in debt up to his eyeballs
Hopefully soon there wont be much point
If criminal charges are brought against Trump, I hope it happens after his and his associates finances are frozen and he can't muster up a line of credit to pay that ridiculous legal team of his.
I'm not sure Trump will be the initial focus of the investigation. I expect that it'll be allies and political and business associates that'll be first in the firing line as they'll be relatively easy targets and make it difficult for naysayers to accuse the investigation of being politically motivated. The question is how quickly do the Republicans abandon him. Already the mood music has changed. Being seen to support a President merely under suspicion of wrongdoing is one thing but being his cheerleader once his administration is the subject of criminal investigation by a special appointed prosecutor is an entirely different matter because with the latter they no longer have the excuse of plausible deniability. Or in other words they can't just excuse themselves by claiming they thought it was all unsubstantiated rumour and innuendo.
When they next stand for election they don't want to give their political opponents the gift of being able to pin them, quite accurately, as the defenders of a crooked and possibly criminal President.
That said I don't think the GOP members of Congress will progress much further than arms-length caution at this stage publicly. But we can be pretty sure their public pronouncements are always out of line with private feeling. Until recently there's been a reasonably united front, with one or two exceptions whereas in reality there's been enormous consternation amongst Republicans. If now they're publicly willing to cautiously back away from Trump even to the small degree that they have been just imagine what the mood is behind closed doors.
Also from watching the coverage last night it appears as if the Special Prosecutor can investigate and explore any avenue of inquiry he thinks relevant. The investigation that exposed the Monica Lewinsky scandal apparently originally started as being absolutely nothing to do with that but it was a loose thread that the SP kept on tugging. If even 5% of what is rumoured about Trump is even half true then we could be in for a fun time.
When they next stand for election they don't want to give their political opponents the gift of being able to pin them, quite accurately, as the defenders of a crooked and possibly criminal President.
That said I don't think the GOP members of Congress will progress much further than arms-length caution at this stage publicly. But we can be pretty sure their public pronouncements are always out of line with private feeling. Until recently there's been a reasonably united front, with one or two exceptions whereas in reality there's been enormous consternation amongst Republicans. If now they're publicly willing to cautiously back away from Trump even to the small degree that they have been just imagine what the mood is behind closed doors.
Also from watching the coverage last night it appears as if the Special Prosecutor can investigate and explore any avenue of inquiry he thinks relevant. The investigation that exposed the Monica Lewinsky scandal apparently originally started as being absolutely nothing to do with that but it was a loose thread that the SP kept on tugging. If even 5% of what is rumoured about Trump is even half true then we could be in for a fun time.
mmm keep talking dirty to me babe
Christ! This guy is a disaster waiting to happen. He does really think being president is like doing his business.
So Flynn managed to delay the SDF operation to take Raqqa by four months in exchange for $500,000. Surely that's worth some jail time?
I think one of the important long-term effects of this message when it's over will be to show the rules governing the presidency don't mean a tap if you've got a house majority. It's been incredible how Trump has flouted the emoulements clause basically every single day.
Yes it does. Conservative talk radio hosts are finally starting to question this.
Aaaaaand we're off!
Flynn is going to bring down Pence too, or Trump will do it out of spite. There's no way he can survive now either. The only question I think is whether Ryan is vulnerable now too after yesterday.
If Trump, Pence and even Ryan go down then who becomes President?
Isn't Rex Tillerson next in line?
First Hatch, then Tillerson, then Mnuchin. Would be funny though if the first 14 options were not available.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession
Oh God please be true:
Orrin Hatch - President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Oh God please be true:
That would be the greatest gift of all.
Donny got his phone back
Check out @realDonaldTrump's Tweet:
He still can't spell.
He's spelled counsel wrong.
councel
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I bet he even meant "council".councel
ffs
I don't think there's ever been a 'special councel' appointed.
All those illegals acts and never a special councel(sic!) appointed, but I do ONE THING illegal and they come down on me like a tonne of bricks! Sad!
He needs councelling.
Baddum Tish.
Baddum Tish.
He's actually going to get impeached. Maybe the system works, after all.
Wow. If only a portion of the rumors are true we could see some Trump in deep deep trouble. Here's hoping.
Even apart from the spelling mistake, that is such terrible messaging it's untrue. "They do all these illegal acts - NOTHING. Why's my illegal act so much worse?!"
He's cracking up more than Keagan and Rafa combined
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