POTUS 45.11: Attack! Repeat. Atrack!!!

[alfablue]

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Funny that this administration complains so much about leaks, when they don't seem to care who sees some pretty important stuff. Recall that don had an impromptu global security meeting in front of guests at his resort in Florida, or the bragging leaks that he's given to the Russians...

He can leak because he is President, but anyone else is horribly bad for national security. Just because you are legally allowed to leak doesn't remove the national security risk.

It was also funny how some of the congressmen attacked Comey on his admitted leak- which nobody has bothered to look if it was actually illegal. Most think it was ok- but they put him into the leaker bin regardless.

[leswp1]

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So wait...Trump had Hillary pee on him in Russia

can I unsee this please?

The reax I have been hearing this a.m. is that Sessions wins The Biggest Loser from yesterday. Trump, well, either you already knew he was a liar and a crook and likely deranged or you'll never know. Comey could have been the loser but he handled himself well. But Sessions... man, he is all but under indictment now. He's somewhere on the "guilty in the court of public opinion" scale between Flynn (obviously guilty) and Kushner (the last firewall between Trump and the chair).

Only if you are sane. Those drinking Koolaid and tying on the tin-hat have circled the wagons, processed things thru the Faux News filter and continue on the Trump tells no lies drumbeat

Funny that this administration complains so much about leaks, when they don't seem to care who sees some pretty important stuff. Recall that don had an impromptu global security meeting in front of guests at his resort in Florida, or the bragging leaks that he's given to the Russians...

He can leak because he is President, but anyone else is horribly bad for national security. Just because you are legally allowed to leak doesn't remove the national security risk.

It was also funny how some of the congressmen attacked Comey on his admitted leak- which nobody has bothered to look if it was actually illegal. Most think it was ok- but they put him into the leaker bin regardless.

Full spin in effect now- The Prez private lawyer filing suit against Comey for leaks. Does he really want to do that? Think of all the evidence that can be presented in that!

[Scarlet]

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Full spin in effect now- The Prez private lawyer filing suit against Comey for leaks. Does he really want to do that? Think of all the evidence that can be presented in that!

This is the lawyer that literally spelled the word President wrong, plus other typos, in his statement yesterday. Maybe he's new at this, too.

[Kepler]

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Full spin in effect now- The Prez private lawyer filing suit against Comey for leaks. Does he really want to do that? Think of all the evidence that can be presented in that!

Srsly. Has he never heard of "Discovery"?

What has been seen cannot be unseen. If these criminals had half a brain between them they'd be on a plane to Moscow to beg for asylum like Yanukovych*.

* One of Manafort's other clients. You can't make this stuff up.

[Slap Shot]

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How many times was Trumpy referred to as a liar? And Comey said, he was fired "to change the way the Russian investigation was being conducted". "Why would you...". "Something to me as an investigator..". "Which concerned me and confused me".

There may or may not be anything impeachable revealed, but the fact is the president is at least a lying liar, at worst a gutless, clueless, stupid, incapable embarrassment. Yet how was all of this so quickly dismissed as a, "nothingburger"?

[Kepler]

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How many times was Trumpy referred to as a liar?

Six.

[burd]

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Full spin in effect now- The Prez private lawyer filing suit against Comey for leaks. Does he really want to do that? Think of all the evidence that can be presented in that!

And the world awaits those depositions and document requests.

Who is the named Plaintiff?

[Kepler]

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G'night, Jeffy Jeff.

From the closed hearing:

Fired FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers in a closed hearing on Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have had a third meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the 2016 presidential race, CNN reported.

From the open hearing:

Comey told lawmakers during an open hearing Thursday that the FBI expected Sessions to recuse himself because of factors "that would make his continued involvement in a Russia investigation problematic," though he declined to say what those factors were.

The Justice Department, however, has insisted that Sessions recused himself only because of his role promoting Trump's White House bid, and that his meetings with Kislyak had no bearing on that decision.

CNN reported late last month that congressional investigators were looking into the possibility that Sessions met a third time with Kislyak, around the time of Trump's first major foreign policy address in April 2016.

Comey was leading the FBI's investigation into Russian election interference and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow before he was fired by Trump early last month.

If true, this implicates all the politicals in the DOJ starting with Sessions. And it would hardly be a leap to assume Trump was at minimum informed of it, in which case he's lying, or even that it was at his behest, in which case he's a muthaf-cking traitor.

[leswp1]

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This is the lawyer that literally spelled the word President wrong, plus other typos, in his statement yesterday. Maybe he's new at this, too.

Saw something- not sure how true- that a number of high powered law firms were approached and declined to defend him. Reasoning included the concern they would be paid- not particularly unbelievable as he does have a habit of forgetting to pay folks. (Always amazes me how little of this was covered. He has been in the news since I was in college for skanky business practices. I kept waiting for someone to cover it but they were too busy being distracted by tweets)

[Kepler]

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And the world awaits those depositions and document requests.

Who is the named Plaintiff?

The attorney would not have standing. It would have to be Trump himself and good God...

[Handyman]

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The lawyer is going to do more damage to Trump than the Dems could ever hope to. Comey is playing it pretty straight right now, telling the truth and yet still keeping things close to the vest. Filing suit will change all that...

[ScoobyDoo]

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How many times was Trumpy referred to as a liar? And Comey said, he was fired "to change the way the Russian investigation was being conducted". "Why would you...". "Something to me as an investigator..". "Which concerned me and confused me".

There may or may not be anything impeachable revealed, but the fact is the president is at least a lying liar, at worst a gutless, clueless, stupid, incapable embarrassment. Yet how was all of this so quickly dismissed as a, "nothingburger"?

Republicans know how to dismiss things. They're experts at it.

[Kepler]

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Comey is playing it pretty straight right now, telling the truth and yet still keeping things close to the vest. Filing suit will change all that...

There was a guest on POTUS this morning who was going through Comey's background and his rep (prior to all this crap) as being hyper diligent and careful in the political ramifications of what he does. The guy basically said "that whole open hearing wasn't about anything the Senators were asking. It was Comey leaving breadcrumbs which will now be followed to what the real stories are."

It would be very interesting to rerun the hearing and fisk the entire 3 hours with that in mind. I recall at the time being confused by some of Comey's tangents, and also when it seemed to me there were fairly obvious things he could have responded with but pointedly did not.

I get the feeling Comey was playing chess and the Senators were playing drunken rock fight.

[ScoobyDoo]

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There was a guest on POTUS this morning who was going through Comey's background and his rep (prior to all this crap) as being hyper diligent and careful in the political ramifications of what he does. The guy basically said "that whole open hearing wasn't about anything the Senators were asking. It was Comey leaving breadcrumbs which will now be followed to what the real stories are." It would be very interesting to rerun the hearing and fisk the entire 3 hours with that in mind. I recall at the time being kind of confused by some of Comey's tangents.

There is no doubt in my mind that is exactly what he was doing. You don't get to be leader of the FBI without knowing where a few bodies are buried.

[burd]

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The attorney would not have standing. It would have to be Trump himself and good God...

Didn't listen to the testimony or monitor whether Comey has said anything about Trump's counsel.

If he does sue on Trump's behalf, he better get a whale-sized retainer. Imagine not being able to assume the President of the United States would pay his bill.