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#451 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 453 weeks ago
Apparently Mueller was brutal with Hope Hicks. Incredibly nasty and bullying. Maybe that was the cause of Trump going off on Sessions.
Where did you hear this? Given everything I've read about Mueller, I find that difficult to believe.
Church freaks with guns:
Church holds bizarre ceremony to bless hundreds of couples - and their guns https://t.co/Y6KuI6V3uX pic.twitter.com/3qyCzc90pi
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 1, 2018
Kushner looking like he's in really deep shit. Ivanka now too has come under scrutiny.
It's being reported that Trump's pal dumped millions in stocks just before his tariff announcement.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/20 … -news.html
Of course there is more, there is always more...
#452 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 454 weeks ago
#453 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 454 weeks ago
(CNN)Even by President Donald Trump's frenetic standards, the events of the last 48 hours have been insane.
Because no one could keep track of it all, we -- me and the one and only Brenna Williams -- made a list. Here it is:
White House communications director Hope Hicks resigned.
Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into Donald Trump's financial maneuvers prior to his announcing for president.
Trump publicly attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Again.
Trump convened a conversation with senators and House members on gun safety in which he pooh-poohed a House-passed bill that grants states reciprocity on conceal and carry and seemed open to a comprehensive gun control measure.
We learned that Kushner has been stripped of his top secret security clearance, hamstringing his ability to oversee his broad portfolio of responsibilities within the White House.
Hicks testified before the House Intelligence Committee in relation to its investigation into Russia's attempted meddling in the 2016 election and acknowledged that she has told white lies in service of Trump.
The Washington Post reported that four foreign countries -- Israel, United Arab Emirates, Mexico and China -- had assessed that Kushner was vulnerable to manipulation due to his complex financial interests.
Longtime Javanka confidant Josh Raffel announced he was leaving the White House.
It emerged that the Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $31,000 to replace furniture in the office of Secretary Ben Carson.
A political appointee at the Interior Department resigned after CNN's K-File found a series of anti-gay and anti-Muslim comments she made via Facebook and Twitter.
Trump announced the hiring of Brad Parscale as his 2020 campaign manager.
Trump sent a flurry of tweets on Mueller's ongoing Russia investigation -- including one that read simply: "WITCH HUNT!"
US Cyber Command chief Adm. Mike Rogers told members of Congress that Trump had not authorized him to disrupt Russian attempts to meddle in future US elections.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty to an array of (new) bank fraud and money laundering charges brought against him by Mueller.
The White House parted ways with Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a senior adviser to first lady Melania Trump. Wolkoff's event-planning business was paid more than $26 million for its work on Trump's inauguration.
And brace yourself: It's only Wednesday.
#454 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 454 weeks ago
It’s exactly what’s deserved...the Trump family will exchange anything for good business. It comes as no surprise that he would be so easily manipulated.
That’s who we have running the country, soulless business men whose only real talent is making money at all costs.
This story just broke today:
Kushner’s Business Got Loans After White House Meetings
Apollo, the private equity firm, and Citigroup made large loans last year to the family real estate business of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser.
#455 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 454 weeks ago
Ken Starr doesn't think they have anything on Trump in regards to collusion. That this is all geared on Manafort and the Russian St. Petersburg (FL) ring. I think the Kushner thing will be bigger.
Of course Ken Starr thinks that. What a surprise. I have thought that Kushner has been in Mueller's crosshairs for a while now.
If Manafort has anything on Trump he's going to talk. It's either that or spend the rest of his life in prison. Manafort certainly has his own problems though aside from Donald.
As I said months ago, not smart idea to pick a fight with our intelligence communities.
https://twitter.com/JohnWDean/status/968700833763229696
#456 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 454 weeks ago
Looks like Rick Gates is flipping now too. Must be some really good shit, because Mueller has given him a pretty sweet deal.
#457 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 455 weeks ago
Time to listen to the kids...
Alfonso Calderon, a Florida school shooting survivor: “Trust me, I understand. I was in a closet locked, for four hours...I understand what it’s like to text my parents, ‘goodbye, I might never ever get to see you again, I love you’” pic.twitter.com/UaooVSPNNA
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 21, 2018
#458 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 455 weeks ago
The element of surprise with a killing machine like an AR 15 is virtually impossible to defend yourself from. Before you can even process what is going on, people will be dead. Also noted, teachers aren't soldiers, nor should they be. Teachers are also buying their own school supplies, are they going to buy their own guns now too? Ridiculous.
The entire notion is asinine. Just a stupid "solution" put forth by people who are beholden to the NRA and haven't done anything about gun violence ever. Looks like our children have had enough of being shot and are standing up to these do-nothings though.
Standing ovation to these high school students. I want to be shocked by the Russian bots and Right Wing creeps attacking these kids online, but it just seems like business as usual these days.
#459 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 455 weeks ago
https://www.yahoo.com/news/listening-se … 54901.html
So...this was probably pretty predictable...
I think we're going to have a pretty hard time making the distinction between school and prison in the near future.
Pure idiocy. But expect nothing less from this group.
More guns!
#460 Re: The Garden » US Politics Thread » 455 weeks ago
Kasich’s a little more nuanced than your conspiracy theories. I’m hoping this improved background check system is implemented, cities like Chicago start enforcing the law, and people like you are kept from being armed.
Can you ever talk about substance?
I've have continually said Congress has failed to protect American children. One of the fundamental aspects of government. So did Kasich.
I have consistently said background checks should be implemented (have for years). So did Kasich.
I've said nobody needs an AR 15. So did Kasich.
I also said we should immediately ban bump stocks after 600 people were shot on the Strip. So did Kasich.
I said Trump's tweet about the FBI and the school shooting was a new low. Kasich also called it "absurd."
You always lie and claim I never offer solutions. Other days you simply say those suggestions would never work (ignoring your previous claims that I never put forth any solutions.) In other words, you always lie about my positions even when you blatantly contradict yourself.
This week Kasich (to his credit) had a come to Jesus moment on guns, and said we must act now, "Do something." Something you constantly deride me for saying. Of course now you call Kasich "nuanced" and hope his ideas are implemented. Because...of course you do.


