The Second Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold a subpoena issued by a federal that demanded President Donald Trump turn over his tax returns.
Earlier on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York gave the Manhattan District Attorney’s office to subpoena the returns from Mazars USA, an accounting firm.
Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow said Trump and the team “are very pleased that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued a stay of the subpoena issued by New York County District Attorney Cy Vance.”
Now Vance wants the Second Circuit to fast-track the hearing before Friday.
I doubt very seriously whether the 2nd Circuit will be willing to fast-track this hearing for this week. Seems like rather odd request. Moreover, this particular DA is actually "trying again" to implicate Trump in the Stormy Daniels case.
Previously the Southern District of New York (Federal Court) was ordered by the judge to close the case that suggested Trump and Trump Organization employees violated Federal Campaign laws with their payment of Stormy Daniels. The Judge also ordered that prosecutor to "unseal" all of the sealed documents, which basically revealed that there was not (as speculated) a sealed indictment of the President.
Now there is a local New York State DA who is wanting to charge trump with a violation of New York law for calling the non-disclosure agreement a "legal fee".
Vance opened a new investigation in September over Cohen’s latest allegations. The district attorney wants to know if “the Trump Organization falsely listed its reimbursement of Cohen for the $130,000 payment to Daniels as a legal expense, which would be illegal under New York law.” Vance wants Trump’s tax returns from January 2011 to the present.
I think the problem with this logic is that the Federal Court did not find that Trump or anyone in the Trump organization violated any Federal laws, Not sure (in this case) why it would be illegal for the Trump campaign to have listed the non disclosure agreement as a legal fee, How, otherwise, do you list a payment to an attorney who negotiates, writes, and executes a legal non-disclosure agreement? Seems like you are legally putting the cart before the horse here. You must first prove that the criminal action took place (by the person being accused) before you can prove that he/she engaged in a cover up. According to the law at this point, Michael Cohen simply negotiated, prepared and executed a non-disclosure agreement.
This one will go to the Second Circuit on the merits of whether or not a sitting President can be investigated by a State Court (when generally they cannot be investigated at a Federal level). It may also dive into whether or not the District Attorney in this case actually has a reasonable cause to believe that there is a real case against the President. Is there really a New York Law that was on the books back in 2016 that stated there was a special manner in which you must list the payment of an attorney who handles an non-disclosure agreement?
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@atensnut
Trump was a wealthy businessman prior to winning the election. Don’t care about his tax returns.
Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Richard Blumenthal, Diane Feinstein, Mark Warner, etc became multimillionaires after elected to office. I want their tax returns.
Just speculation on my part but looks to me that both Trump and Pelosi/Schiff are waiting for the other side to make next move.
And IG report is in the wings
Kind of like political chicken, Trump holding a letter, the dems don't want to show their hand, time running out.... I think the dems were hoping to expand their "inquiry" but are needing help from judges or WB's . It is chicken...
kind of boring though... lots of people on the left are having health problems, this can't help... some can't even sleep
Shocking Lil Scotty......trump immediately appealed....!!!!! Is that a win or just delaying tactics for the inevitable fall????? Keep hoping !!!! The end is near BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
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The September 2019 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® isn't pretty, to say the least.
The overall index, new orders, and production are all negative. Export orders are in severe contraction, down for the third month.
Trade-War Comments by Manufacturers
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“Chinese tariffs going up are hurting our business. Most of the materials are not made in the U.S. and made only in China.” (Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products)
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Placing the Blame
You and your mentor trump are fucked....a matter of time before the house of cards implodes!!!!!!
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Harry Litman
Contributing columnist
Oct. 7, 2019 at 2:20 p.m. EDT
It was no great surprise that a federal court Monday morning rejected President Trump’s argument that, as a sitting president, he is immune even from being investigated by the Manhattan district attorney. Nor that the court of appeals swiftly granted a stay of the order, thus preserving its ability to hear an appeal.
But the district court’s scathing assessment of the implications of Trump’s argument is telling, and the tale it tells should greatly concern the White House in the looming impeachment battle.
Recall that Trump brought the action in federal court to prevent Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. from subpoenaing Trump’s accountants for his tax returns as part of Vance’s criminal investigation. (This is the same case that the Justice Department recently entered, on behalf of Trump.)
The court’s technical ruling Monday is that it would abstain from entering the fray based on a general court-made doctrine — it’s known as the Younger abstention — that instructs federal courts not to meddle in pending state criminal prosecutions. Trump (and the Justice Department) had argued that fundamental questions of presidential immunity justified ignoring that doctrine here. The court’s rejection of the president’s position could not have been more emphatic.
Notably, the 75-page opinion by U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero came just two weeks after oral arguments, blindingly fast by litigation standards. Its length and complexity suggest that the court was already working on the opinion from the time Trump filed his hyperaggressive claim.
Most important, Marrero, who could have made quick and summary work of Trump’s argument, went on at substantial length to explain just how lawless and brazen the position was.
Anonymous cowardly king obama said...
Just speculation on my part but looks to me that both Trump and Pelosi/Schiff are waiting for the other side to make next move.
trump doesn't need to do a thing as the house has yet to launch an official impeachment inquiry.
they're not even sending out subpoenas; they're sending out threatening letters to those who they wish to testify.
pompeo has the right idea - tell schitt, fat nadler and poli-grip pelosi to put up or shut up. and the whistle-liars? they can get fucked too.
take the democrats seriously if they ever decide to, uh, get fucking serious. until then it's like watching the special olympics.
So the Socialist Democrats and their hand maidens the DemStream press Narriative is fucked up.
The unidentified Whistle blower is getting death threats 🤣
As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over...
how's about the rest of the NATO nations slap turkey - a NATO member - back into line?
why should they get a pass?
this has been trump's point all along - these other NATO nations do whatever the fuck they want, and it always falls on us to make it right.
if these fucking assholes can afford to import several million terrorist ragheads, they can afford to step up for once.
When ya lose CNBC .
"CNBC.com
The so-called hard data, which refers to numbers about the economy such as unemployment and retail sales, continues to reflect economic strength.However, stocks have struggled in recent months amid disappointing soft data, which includes corporate and consumer sentiment surveys.Soft data is often seen as a leading indicator for the economy and the recent batch has stoked fears of a recession as the U.S.-China trade war drags on.But those fears may be overblown as the hard data shows the U.S. economy remains strong."
how's about the rest of the NATO nations slap turkey
How do you know they are not???????/ Dumb fuck!!! Edrpgean is demanding Natp do something about the border and kurds....been going on for years you dumb fuck!!!!
2 million now 7 million Jews have held off the Mooslims around them for 70 years.
35 million Kurds should be fine and how about if not Europe will have more gimmiegrants streaming in.
And of course it all goes back to Europe’s days colonizing every damn place on earth, then running away and haphazardly carving up the ME without giving the Kurds a home
Roger's FB page , top six post are like the garbage he posts here , all of it is hate Orange Man.
Social Democrats have no position or message.
rrb said they're not even sending out subpoenas; they're sending out threatening letters to those who they wish to testify.
I just saw that. Trumps letter was supposedly going to attack their subpoenas so now they are trying "demand letters"
ROFLMFAO at the clown show Schiff and Pelosi are "running"
35 million Kurds should
A whole 30k under arms you fucking asshole and no land of their own!!!!!.....BWAAAAAA!!! God you are a dumb fuck....
Vance concentrate on prosecuting sexual perverts instead of allowing them so walk for campaign contributions.
Maybe Schiff can convert his pussy hat into a jester hat to run his next re-enactment or parody.
He obviously is not taking this very serious.
Demand letters. did he use to work for a repo company?
Fatty Obunghole and cankles lost the Syrian civil war, Assad won
You fat armchair generals were screaming we don’t need to be the world’s police force, now your you’re all hawks.
And I note you didn’t address the fact that Europe shit the bed when they didn’t arbitrarily carve the Kurds home when they made up the map of the ME
Now post some stupid shit about dicks, butts and bleat
Why are you avoiding comments about his decision on withdrawal from Syria. Even #MoscowMirch is calling the President an idiot.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement: "A precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime. And it would increase the risk that ISIS and other terrorist groups regroup."
Trump’s move to draw down troops in Syria, announced Sunday night was irresponsible and more importantly proof of his love for dictators.
This is going to make it easier for a few Republicans in the Senate more likely to consider convicting him for incompetence.
Roger, The Republicans have open debates and exchange of ideas.
Socialist Democrats don't.
Roger, is kidding us, he has to be.
Trump’s move to draw down troops in Syria, announced Sunday night was irresponsible and more importantly proof of his love for dictators.
Erdogan is a dictator but unfortunately Turkey is NATO member, you dumbass Warhawk
‘In My Great and Unmatched Wisdom’
October 7, 2019 at 1:22 pm EDT
After receiving considerable push back from Republicans in his decision to abandon Kurdish fighters in Syria, President Trump issued this warning:
“As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over the captured ISIS fighters and families.”
He continued: “The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!”
Trump’s Defiance of Oversight Threatens Constitution
October 7, 2019 at 1:13 pm EDT
“House Democrats are expected to interview other critical witnesses this week as they try to build a case for impeaching Trump over his alleged willingness to seek the help of a foreign leader for his own political gain,” the Washington Post reports.
“But these rare triumphs are seen as fleeting even by Democrats and serve as a stark reminder of how much the administration has run roughshod over Congress, prompting concerns among constitutional experts and lawmakers that Trump’s hostile stance toward congressional oversight is undermining the separation of powers in a way that could have long-term implications for democracy.”
The Physically Unfit to Serve Suicidal Roger want the US Soldier to Fight the Turkish Soldier .
Denny expressed that same wish.
McConnell Rebukes Trump Over Syria Pullout
October 7, 2019 at 2:30 pm EDT
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly rebuked President Trump’s plan to withdraw U.S. troops from northeast Syria, saying that a supermajority in the Senate disagreed with the president’s abrupt announcement,” the Washington Post reports.
Said McConnell: “I urge the President to exercise American leadership to keep together our multinational coalition to defeat ISIS and prevent significant conflict between our NATO ally Turkey and our local Syrian counterterrorism partners. Major new conflict between Turkey and our partners in Syria would seriously risk damaging Turkey’s ties to the United States and causing greater isolation for Turkey on the world stage.”
Top Military Officers Unload on Trump
October 7, 2019 at 2:52 pm EDT
Mark Bowden: “Military officers are sworn to serve whomever voters send to the White House. Cognizant of the special authority they hold, high-level officers epitomize respect for the chain of command, and are extremely reticent about criticizing their civilian overseers. That those I spoke with made an exception in Trump’s case is telling, and much of what they told me is deeply disturbing. In 20 years of writing about the military, I have never heard officers in high positions express such alarm about a president.
“Trump’s pronouncements and orders have already risked catastrophic and unnecessary wars in the Middle East and Asia, and have created severe problems for field commanders engaged in combat operations. Frequently caught unawares by Trump’s statements, senior military officers have scrambled, in their aftermath, to steer the country away from tragedy. How many times can they successfully do that before faltering?”
Trump’s Syria Move Blindsided National Security Team
October 7, 2019 at 3:13 pm EDT
“The White House’s announcement that U.S. forces are pulling back from northeastern Syria to allow a Turkish offensive there took the Pentagon and the government’s Syria point man by surprise — and the decision defied the current thinking of President Trump’s national security leaders,” Politico reports.
Said retired Adm. James Stavridis: “Everyone was absolutely flabbergasted by this. I tell you that as a fact. Nobody saw it coming, and that is a real problem when you’re trying to conduct not only foreign policy … but also military operations. That kind of whipsawing effect is extremely detrimental, not only in this tactical situation, but strategically as our planners try and prepare in other theaters, from North Korea to Afghanistan.”
I swear, Trump could cure cancer and Roger would complain that he was putting hospitals out of business.
Anything to oppose Trump.
Trump Got ‘Rolled’ By Turkey and ‘Has No Spine’
October 7, 2019 at 3:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 100 Comments
A National Security Council source with direct knowledge of the discussions told Newsweek that President Trump got “rolled” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Said the source, who heard the phone call: “President Trump was definitely out-negotiated and only endorsed the troop withdraw to make it look like we are getting something—but we are not getting something. The U.S. national security has entered a state of increased danger for decades to come because the president has no spine and that’s the bottom line."
Pat Robertson ‘Appalled’ By Trump Decision
October 7, 2019 at 4:01 pm EDT
Pat Robertson told his television audience he is “appalled” by President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria.
Said Robertson: “The President of the United States is in great danger of losing the mandate of Heaven if he permits this to happen.”
Trump Digs In on Syria Decision
October 7, 2019 at 5:57 pm EDT
President Trump “dug in on his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria as Turkey prepares an operation in the region, while members of his own party lined up to criticize the move,” The Hill reports.
Trump said he has “great respect” for the prominent Republicans who are urging him to reconsider his strategy, but that “it’s time to come back home.”
He added: “We’ve been there for many, many, many years beyond what we were supposed to be. Not fighting. Just there. Just there. And it’s time to come back home.”
October 7, 2019 at 6:29 PM
White House Insists Trump Didn’t Give Turkey Green Light
October 7, 2019 at 7:09 pm EDT
“The White House is insisting that President Trump did not offer Turkey a ‘green light’ to slaughter U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria last night and that the U.S. would not bear responsibility for any Islamic State, or ISIS, resurgence in the area,” Axios reports.
“Confusion and concern followed the sudden announcement last night that Trump had decided to pull U.S. troops from the ‘immediate area’ into which Turkish troops are expected to advance. Turkey fiercely opposes the primarily Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, which holds the area and helped the U.S. retake swathes of Syria from ISIS, leading to bipartisan accusations that Trump is abandoning an ally.”
The Guardian: Trump left isolated as allies revolt over U.S. withdrawal from Syria.
The Humiliation of Lindsey Graham
October 7, 2019 at 7:19 pm EDT
Charlie Sykes: “Graham told himself: by staying close to Trump, he could influence him and prevent horribly bad decisions. Others made the same calculation, but Graham made the uber-tradeoff, because the stakes were so high. What did it matter if he had to endure temporary embarrassments, abase himself on cable television, or even become a political punchline, if he could stop Trump from impulsive decisions regarding Russia or North Korea? Or Syria?”
“The world saw Graham as a craven, cringing Uriah Heep. Graham saw himself as someone who could save the world, or at least the Kurds.”
“Graham calculated: If he didn’t play golf with Trump and indulge his penchant for pillow talk, Trump would be putting and chatting with Rand Paul, listening to the counsels of isolationism, appeasement and international amorality. He was not simply the adult in the room; he was the adult BFF in the room, who would temper Trump’s worst instincts.”
“And then came Trump’s decision. Despite Graham’s compulsive turd-polishing of the last few years, Trump didn’t even consult him before making the decision to abandon the Kurds. Graham, who had given up so much self-respect to prevent just this outcome, was not even in the room. He didn’t even get a text.”
EU Nato moving troops to replace US Troops?
Trump Got ‘Rolled’ By Turkey and ‘Has No Spine’
Said an anonymous source as gutless as a pedophile.
I don't read James 10 spammings .
Why Trump Can’t Tweet His Way Out of This
October 7, 2019 at 7:30 pm EDT
Jack Shafer:
“You needn’t believe the hype about President Trump being a 21st-century media wizard to concede he has a special talent for powershifting through the gears of the news cycle to blow past whatever current event might threaten his presidency. Whether it’s a function of Trump’s volatility or a measure of his craft, he has a knack for freezing out damaging news by creating his own news storms that transfix the press. He fires members of his Cabinet and staff, over-reaches with executive orders, picks fights with a Gold Star mother and football players, engages in ad hominem, and insults entire friendly countries.
“In recent days as bad news has swelled around him, Trump has taken to screaming ‘treason’ and ‘coup’ at full volume to divert the news flow. But this time Trump’s hydraulics don’t seem to be working. Instead of Trump flooding the news cycle, the news cycle has begun to flood Trump. His special talents—if they really exist—have begun to fail him, and he seems to know it.”
BETTER READ THEM, JUST TO SEE WHAT A HOLE YOUR MAN HAD DUG FOR HIMSELF.
Begging for Attention, Jane the Troll.
BETTER TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR POOR EXCUSE FOR A PRESIDENT.
Do you agree with his decision on withdrawal from Syria, or just drink more of his bathwater like you did for George Bush???
crumbs for Jane the pedophile begged.
The only way to have a chance at beating Pres. Trump is clear. They have to remove him from office thru the Obama/Hillary/Comey/Clapped at al.
Can't win on Policies.
@SteveScalise
This entire process has been a scam.
Dems now plan to only allow themselves and their staff to know the whistleblower’s identity, while concealing it from Republican committee members.
This is unprecedented. What are they trying to hide??
#KangarooCourt
Oh lookie the pacifists are becoming warhawks
Do your fellow pussyhat wearers know this?
wait, what?
"IG could not explain 18-day window between Ukraine call and whistleblower complaint"
Notice the Blog members that actually wore this Nation Uniform under arms are thinking.
@JohnWHuber
“Sources said Atkinson testified that the whistleblower, in filing the complaint, left "blank" a section in which he or she could have disclosed that congressional contact” — oh, you mean the part where they *HAVE TO* disclose that?
Maybe send some federal agents over while the “whistleblower” is in the shower, invite them for a friendly “chat” down at federal plaza, then ambush them for several hours with no lawyer, and charge them with 1001 lying to feds if they misremember a date. Call it “Mueller time”?
FYI from Devin Nunes:
“I don’t know what planet this guy [ICIG] is from... but he’s either lying or in on it...he’s going to have a big problem...his answers on Friday [during house testimony] were a joke, a total fiasco.”
no wonder the dems want to run this like a circus behind closed doors -now a totally corrupt party
So Denny...
You just spent a whole cut and paste talking about the ruling that the 2nd circuit stayed a day later.
The "Obama Judge" (which basically in plain English means the Judge who will be overturned on nearly every decision) is basically arguing that the idea that sitting Presidents are not subject to investigation isn't valid for Donald Trump... or something like that.
Whether the criminal prosecution comes from State or Federal Courts, the Office of Legal Counsel had concluded (and eventually the courts will agree) that Presidents should not be subjects of criminal investigations while sitting in office.
The idea that a "State" court doesn't have to oblige by that basic fundamental and can just go ahead and start investigating and charging the President is absurd.
By suggesting that the Trump Organization (and not Trump himself) is under investigation flies in the face that they actually need "Trump's personal tax returns" rather than corporate tax returns.
Either way, they lose and the only way they were going to win was to find a rogue "Obama Judge" who would quickly rule against Trump and hope that Trump wouldn't get the appeal in fast enough to stop it.
Damned... foiled again!
@thebradfordfile
Joe Biden’s career is as dead as a Clinton witness.
@RepLeeZeldin
It's been 3 days & @RepAdamSchiff still hasn't released the transcript of Amb Volker's interview, instead just cherry picking some texts. I don't have to ask why, bc I was there w both of them Thurs. Schiff's not releasing it bc it obliterates his fairy tale quid pro charge.
it takes time to create a parody
@TimRunsHisMouth
You can always tell a 'whistleblower' is taking things seriously when they're leaking to the media first...
next Kamala Harris will have one who wrote her knowledge on a cocktail napkin.
How is she still at 3% on the latest national poll tied with Yang ?
They could run together - gungho for Yang/ho
He thinks he is the Wizard of Oz!😓
Donald J. Trump
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As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey (I’ve done before!). They must, with Europe and others, watch over...
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
....the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate. It is time now for others in the region, some of great wealth, to protect their own territory. THE USA IS GREAT!
His world is collapsing around him.
*** BOMBSHELL ***
@DavidJHarrisJr
Biden is completely crumbling!! A Ukrainian source reveals damaging info about Biden’s role in the 2016 DNC election interference
...
Biden let out his anger with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on his January 15th, 2017 trip to Kiev, Ukraine, reportedly telling the foreign leader, “You f*@ked up! What we were working on all leaked to the press!”
A Kyiv Post article from January 2017 confirmed that Biden was in Ukraine shortly after the Politico article’s release and met with Poroshenko.
The Politico article Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump backfire detailed how a longtime DNC operative named Alexandra Chalupa worked directly with the Ukrainian embassy to attempt to get dirt on then-candidate Trump in an attempt to tie him to Russia.
One of the most chilling parts of that article revealed that Chalupa had told Ukrainian officials that the Democrats planned hearings prior to the election attempting to tie Trump to Russia, months before the alleged “DNC hack” was revealed, and months before Glenn Simpson claimed he hired Christoper Steele to write the now-disgraced “Steele Dossier.”
https://www.davidharrisjr.com/stevenahle/joe-biden-blasted-ukrainian-president-after-politico-report-reveals-bidens-role-in-2016-dnc-election-interference-2/
IG report on deck !!!
@realDonaldTrump
....the captured ISIS fighters and families. The U.S. has done far more than anyone could have ever expected, including the capture of 100% of the ISIS Caliphate.
He liver he beat the JV that Obunghole and cankles created
MAGA
President Donald Trump returns to the White House after visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 04, 2019 in Washington, D.C. In a White House statement released late Sunday evening, Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation against American-backed Kurdish forces in Northern Syria. The U.S. military forces will not support or be involved in the operation.CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY
Donald Trump got "rolled" by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a National Security Council source with direct knowledge of the discussions told Newsweek.
In a scheduled phone call on Sunday afternoon between President Trump and President Erdogan, Trump said he would withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria. The phone call was scheduled after Turkey announced it was planning to invade Syria, and hours after Erdogan reinforced his army units at the Syrian-Turkish border and issued his strongest threat to launch a military incursion, according to the National Security Council official to whom Newsweek spoke on condition of anonymity.
The U.S. withdrawal plays into the hands of the Islamic State group, Damascus and Moscow, and the announcement left Trump's own Defense Department "completely stunned," said Pentagon officials. Turkey, like the United States, wants regime change in Syria. Russia and Iran support the Assad regime.
"President Trump was definitely out-negotiated and only endorsed the troop withdraw to make it look like we are getting something—but we are not getting something," the National Security Council source told Newsweek. "The U.S. national security has entered a state of increased danger for decades to come because the president has no spine and that's the bottom line."
Newsweek granted the National Security Council official anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The source said it would not be surprising to see a Turkish incursion in the next 24 to 96 hours.
good thing NATO is so close by right?
Way more important to Europe too right?
And hey, isn't Turkey in NATO ?
Maybe some lefty human shields can volunteer too?
Hard Evidence.
"We filed a lawsuit to get these documents after the Department of Justice failed to respond to our September 21, 2018, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Justice (No. 1:19-cv-00481)).
We were seeking any and all e-mails, text messages, or other records of communication addressed to or received by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein between May 8, 2017, and May 22, 2017.
The time period referred to in this suit is critical. On May 9, 2017, Rosenstein wrote a memo to President Trump recommending that FBI Director James Comey be fired. That day, President Trump fired Comey. Just three days later, on May 12, Rosenstein sent an email assuring Robert Mueller that “The boss and his staff do not know about our discussions.” (It is not clear if the “boss” is then-AG Sessions or President Trump.)"
The Three Socialist Stooges of CHT are losing ground to Trump.
,😂President Trump is gaining support from independent voters and holding an edge with the demographic over potential Democrat challengers Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), IBD-TIPP’s October poll shows.
The IBD/TIPP Poll – taken September 26 to October 3 among 900 adults (including a “subset” of 341 Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents) – showed the president edging out Warren in support from independent voters in a hypothetical general election matchup. While the poll shows Warren narrowly leading Trump overall – 48 percent to 46 percent – Trump leads Warren among independent voters by six percentage points, 49 percent to 43 percent.😁
Hey let’s invade and occupy parts of 4 fucking countries that the Kurds inhabit. And don’t forget Kurds fight and kill the shit out of each other with regularity. But let’s fight another NATO member
Fucking idiot
@PlaysTrumpCard
The @RepAdamSchiff impeachment show was supposed to be:
act 1: 1st whistleLiar
act 2: 2nd whistleLiar that gave first one info
act 3: Someone on the call with intel cred (u Coats?)
This would have worked had @realDonaldTrump not done something unprecedented & released call.
HA
@Bubblebathgirl
BREAKING
Email chain to be released showing that @Comey and @JohnBrennan knew that the Steele dossier was unverified when it was used to obtain FISA warrants to spy on the Trump campaign.
This is the beginning of the end for James Comey and John Brennan.
IG report coming soon.
we'll soon see who's been telling the truth
My predictions!
Trump has just given the death sentence to thousands of Kurds by pulling America troops and turning Syria over to Turkey and ISIS . Soon the massacre and beheading of Kurds will begin. We have a cruel and dangerous person in the White House. Of course his defender CH, will resort to HRC emails as a defense for his senseless actions .
Trump has just given the death sentence to thousands of Kurds by pulling America troops and turning Syria over to Turkey and ISIS .
for someone who had the vapors, clutched her pearls, and swooned on the fainting couch over NATO, you conveniently ignore the fact that if we have to pick a side, by virtue of our NATO alliance treaty that side would be with turkey - a fellow NATO member.
now, that's not to say that the turks are good guys, they're obviously not. but you don't get to have it both ways, alky. trump is being faithful to the NATO charter. as he should be.
if you'd like to see a clear and strategic view of trump's decision watch this clip starting at the 6:40 time frame with col macgregor...
https://youtu.be/g0C866Hjve4?t=400
"President Trump was definitely out-negotiated and only endorsed the troop withdraw to make it look like we are getting something—but we are not getting something," the National Security Council source told Newsweek.
newsweek. that of the anonymous source that sold for a whopping one dollar.
is this asshat going to be a whistle-leaker too alky?
LOL.
At a time when Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided over impeachment, President Donald Trump is uniting Congress — in condemnation of his Syria policies.
Prominent lawmakers in both parties admonished the White House on Monday for its controversial decision to allow Turkey to invade northern Syria and potentially wipe out U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters, with Republican hawks and moderates joining with Democrats to blast the move.
“This is a terribly unwise decision by the president to abandon our Kurdish allies, who have been our major partner in the fight against the lslamic State,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told POLITICO. Frequent Trump critic Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) also denounced the maneuver as “a betrayal” which communicates to allies abroad that the U.S. is an unreliable partner. And Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) warned the administration's “bad decision will likely result in the slaughter of allies who fought with us, including women and children.”
In a rare public break with the president, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) criticized the partial pullout on "Fox & Friends," saying the "impulsive decision by the president has undone all the gains we've made [and] thrown the region into further chaos." He added: “I hope I'm making myself clear how shortsighted and irresponsible this decision is in my view.”
Graham, a vocal defender of the president and frequent adviser on matters of foreign policy, predicted the administration's move would ensure a “comeback” of ISIS, force the Kurds to align themselves with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran, damage the relationship between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and Congress, and become “a stain on America’s honor for abandoning the Kurds.”
He also threatened to introduce a Senate resolution opposing the administration's decision, and accused the White House of being dishonest about the nature of the ISIS threat.
“I don’t know all the details regarding President Trump’s decision in northern Syria,” Graham tweeted, adding that he was in the process of scheduling a phone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and warning: “If press reports are accurate, this is a disaster in the making.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) both blasted the dramatic policy shift in afternoon statements, with Pelosi urging Trump to “reverse this dangerous decision” and McConnell advising the president to “exercise American leadership.”
“A precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime,” and would “increase the risk” of reorganization by ISIS and other terrorist groups, the Senate leader said.
Senator Lindsey Graham? Dumbshit?
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) criticized the partial pullout on "Fox & Friends," saying the "impulsive decision by the president has undone all the gains we've made [and] thrown the region into further chaos." He added: “I hope I'm making myself clear how shortsighted and irresponsible this decision is in my view.”
Graham, a vocal defender of the president and frequent adviser on matters of foreign policy, predicted the administration's move would ensure a “comeback” of ISIS, force the Kurds to align themselves with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Iran, damage the relationship between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government and Congress, and become “a stain on America’s honor for abandoning the Kurds.”
He also threatened to introduce a Senate resolution opposing the administration's decision, and accused the White House of being dishonest about the nature of the ISIS threat.
“I don’t know all the details regarding President Trump’s decision in northern Syria,” Graham tweeted, adding that he was in the process of scheduling a phone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and warning: “If press reports are accurate, this is a disaster in the making.”
The Kurds have sacrificed thousands of lives in their war against ISIS. Trump is leaving them open to assault by the Turkish military, in a thousands of years dispute.
The Kurds are Christians in a Muslim dominated region.
Defending this decision is fucking stupid.
rrb,
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) both blasted the dramatic policy shift in afternoon statements, with Pelosi urging Trump to “reverse this dangerous decision” and McConnell advising the president to “exercise American leadership.”
“A precipitous withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria would only benefit Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime,” and would “increase the risk” of reorganization by ISIS and other terrorist groups, the Senate leader said.
The Washington Post/ Wall Street new poll says that 58% of the people support impeachment inquiry.
During the 2016 campaign, Graham had called Trump a “nutjob” and a loser,” as well as a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.” He predicted that if the GOP nominated him, “we will get destroyed … and we will deserve it.”
The irony is amazing.
by a margin of 58 percent to 38 percent, Americans say the House was correct to undertake the inquiry. Among all adults, 49 percent say the House should take the more significant step to impeach the president and call for his removal from office.
Sen. Graham warns Syria withdrawal would be 'big win for ISIS,' compares Trump's strategy to Obama
https://www.foxnews.com/media/donald-trump-syria-lindsey-graham-obama
You should be very happy, you're winning.
except you're a wreck.
The fucking idiot Caliphate4vr said doubling down his sucking of donalds dick with....
Hey let’s invade and occupy parts of 4 fucking countries that the Kurds inhabit
Yeah, you are still sitting on your brain you box of rocks!!!!!!
White House to Battle Impeachment by Stalling
October 8, 2019 at 6:42 am EDT
Associated Press: “As House Democrats fire off more subpoenas, the White House is finalizing a high-stakes strategy to counter the impeachment threat to President Donald Trump: Stall. Obfuscate. Attack. Repeat.”
“Trump aides are honing their approach after two weeks of what allies have described as a listless and unfocused response to the impeachment probe. One expected step is a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejecting the inquiry because Democrats haven’t held a vote on the matter and moving to all but cease cooperation with Capitol Hill on key oversight matters.”
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Why the GOP Wants to Vote on Impeachment Probe
October 8, 2019 at 6:40 am EDT
Los Angeles Times: “Beneath the heated argument of whether the House should have a formal resolution to open an impeachment inquiry is a potential benefit for Republicans, if they can force a vote: the chance to subpoena their own witnesses and information.”
“In both the Nixon and Clinton impeachment inquiry resolutions, the minority party on the investigating committee was granted the power to subpoena — something the minority party does not normally have. Subpoenas were still subject to a vote of the committee, giving the majority party a way to block them.”
Playbook: “Politically, the GOP believes a floor vote for impeachment is damaging for Democrats because it forces them to go on the record in a dramatic vote. But the White House is playing with fire by not complying here, since Democratic leaders say that in and of itself could be considered part of a cover-up.”
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Majority of Americans Back Impeachment Probe
October 8, 2019 at 6:33 am EDT
A new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds that, by a margin of 58% to 38%, Americans say the House was correct to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
Among all adults, 49% say the House should take the more significant step to impeach the president and call for his removal from office. Another 6% say they back the start of the inquiry but do not favor removing Trump from office, with the remainder undecided about the president’s ultimate fate. The results among registered voters are almost identical.
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8 uninterrupted rants and spam.
Trump’s Ukraine Trap Worrying Allies
October 8, 2019 at 6:25 am EDT
Politico: “High-level Trump supporters who have stood by the president for years are growing increasingly unsettled by his latest strategy of dismissing the latest fight as Russia 2.0. Half-a-dozen senior Republicans, including those who both talk directly to Trump and advise him on everything from campaign strategy to policy, communications and fundraising, said in interviews that they fear the president’s plan to tie Russia and Ukraine could be ineffective because it dismisses the seriousness of the allegations and the fact that he admitted his actions.”
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Susan Rice Calls Trump Decision ‘Batshit Crazy’
October 7, 2019 at 11:10 pm EDT
Former national security adviser Susan Rice told the Late Show with Stephen Colbert that President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria was “batshit crazy.”
Said Rice: “It seems like six days a week I just put my head in my hands.”
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Romney Stands Ready to Bring Trump Down
October 7, 2019 at 9:20 pm EDT
Gabriel Sherman: “According to people close to Romney, he’s firmly decided against primarying Trump, an enterprise he believes to be a sure loser given Trump’s enduring GOP support. Romney has also told people that, as an unsuccessful two-time presidential candidate, he’s the wrong person to take on Trump.”
“Instead, a Romney adviser told me, Romney believes he has more potential power as a senator who will decide Trump’s fate in an impeachment trial… In recent days, Romney has been reaching out privately to key players in the Republican resistance.”
Said the adviser: “He could have tremendous influence in the impeachment process as the lone voice of conscience in the Republican caucus… Romney is the one guy who could bring along Susan Collins, Cory Gardner, Ben Sasse. Romney is the pressure point in the impeachment process. That’s why the things he’s saying are freaking Republicans out.”
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Trump Raged Against Refugees from Somalia
October 7, 2019 at 9:09 pm EDT
“In the first few months of his administration, President Trump asked then-acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke why he could not ban refugees from ‘fucking Somalia’ in a bout of rage at his Bedminster golf club,” CNN reports.
“The episode, detailed in the new book titled Border Wars, reveals the President’s belief that people from Somalia posed a danger to the US. Months earlier, Trump targeted foreign nationals coming to the US from eight countries, including Somalia, in his ‘travel ban’ executive order.”
The book states: “Both he and Stephen Miller seemed to have a particular dislike for Somalia, often citing it or its nationals when they spoke of the potential dangers of refugees and other immigrants.
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Bush’s Chief of Staff Backs Impeachment Probe
October 7, 2019 at 8:05 pm EDT
Former White House chief of staff Andy Card told MSNBC that he supported the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of President Trump, saying that “clearly lines have been crossed.”
Said Card: “I do think an impeachment inquiry is warranted.”
alky,
all you'll ever be is a cut 'n paste asshat.
that's it. hence your pitiful and lonely existence in a fleabag motel.
i don't give a shit what graham, haley, or cocaine mitch thinks about trump's decision. what i DO care about is the structure of our NATO alliance, and how that means that those NATO members who have the luxury of perpetually sitting on the sidelines with their thumbs firmly lodged in their asses get to actively participate in an alliance to which they belong.
look fuckstick, i get the fact that you're a one trick pony and that the orange man is bad. very bad. but try telling us why, in your own words. i read the news. i don't need you as some sort of mentally ill town crier.
and when the bozo's post tells me that 58% of liberals also think orange man bad, it's good for an eye roll but not much else.
that same bozo's post told me that hillary was a lock for the presidency. by a fucking LANDSLIDE. and these days she's on a perpetual "i was robbed in 2016" tour.
LOL.
Yep.....the donnie is an absolutely stunning idiot!!!!
The White House statement announcing Mr. Trump’s decision and the presidential tweets that followed it reflected a stunning ignorance of the situation on the ground. Mr. Trump claimed that the invading Turkish forces would take care of the thousands of imprisoned Islamic State militants. But the camps that hold them are outside the area Mr. Erdogan plans to seize — and, in any case, the Turkish army “has neither the intent, desire, nor capacity” to take on that job, as the former U.S. envoy to the region, Brett McGurk, tweeted.
Mr. Trump claimed to be fulfilling a mandate to stop “endless wars” in the Middle East. But unlike the large-scale U.S. missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Syria operation was a light-footprint, low-cost operation — and a striking success. With just a few thousand troops and air power, the United States was able to partner with the SDF to destroy the would-be Islamic caliphate and gain de facto control over a large swath of eastern Syria. That impeded Iran’s expansion in the country and gave Washington vital leverage over any eventual settlement of the Syrian civil war. In five years, 17 U.S. soldiers have been killed in action in Iraq and Syria combined.
The president claims that the Islamic State has been eliminated, but it has not. He suggested Turkey, Russia, Syria and European countries would prevent the group’s resurgence; they won’t. He also boasted that “if Turkey does anything that I, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy of Turkey.” Such unhinged rhetoric ought to worry even those Americans who support Mr. Trump’s decision.
Two of his previous cabinet members supported the 25th amendment.
Blogger KansasDemocrat said...
You should be very happy, you're winning.
America tossing allies under the bus and becoming an untrusted world partner is winning?????? Dayum you are a dumb fucking loser!!!!!! Go fuck your goat, dumbass!!!
Blogger KansasDemocrat said...
You should be very happy, you're winning.
America tossing allies under the bus and becoming an untrusted world partner is winning?????? Dayum you are a dumb fucking loser!!!!!! Go fuck your goat, dumbass!!!
DEEP STATE
Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law
By James B. Stewart
During the 2016 presidential election, one of the two major candidates labored under the shadow of a criminal investigation by the F.B.I. That candidate was Hillary Clinton. As we now know, though voters had little reason to apprehend it at the time, there were actually two investigations underway — and, while the probe into Clinton’s mishandling of emails played out in public, the more serious probe of Donald Trump’s secret political and financial connections with Russia remained largely unknown until well after the voting had concluded.
In “Deep State,” James B. Stewart, a columnist for The New York Times and the author of “Blood Sport” and “Den of Thieves,” among many other books, tells the story of both investigations. His account produces few new facts, nor a bold new thesis, that would dramatically alter our understanding of either. Instead, his contribution is to combine the two accounts into a single chronological narrative. He shows how the twin investigations turn out to be closely linked, and not just because an election pitted their subjects against each other.
The F.B.I. agents investigating Clinton’s use of a personal email account realized early on that they would never have a prosecutable case. While Clinton had violated laws pertaining to the handling of classified material, she had apparently done so out of a combination of technical ineptitude and convenience, and the government had never charged an offender without establishing nefarious motives. As a result, the bureau concluded it didn’t “have much on the intent side.”
You might think this decision made life easier for the F.B.I., which would be spared the ordeal of having to insert itself into a presidential campaign. Instead, it made life harder. The reason for this: The bureau contained what some Department of Justice officials considered “hotbeds of anti-Clinton hostility,” especially in the Little Rock and New York offices. Stewart describes how F.B.I. officials encouraged colleagues investigating the Democratic nominee with messages like “You have to get her” and “You guys are finally going to get that bitch.” James Comey, the F.B.I. director during the Clinton email probe, went so far as to tell Attorney General Loretta Lynch, “It’s clear to me that there is a cadre of senior people in New York who have a deep and visceral hatred of Secretary Clinton.” Those agents leaked regularly to right-wing media sources that the bureau was turning a blind eye to what they saw as Clinton’s criminality.
The Kurds are Christians in a Muslim dominated region.
Uh no
Today, they form a distinctive community, united through race, culture and language, even though they have no standard dialect. They also adhere to a number of different religions and creeds, although the majority are Sunni Muslims.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29702440
The majority are muslims with a significant number being christian.....so you advocate them having the means to defend themselves like you posted earlier and it is fine to toss them under the bus....Yep, keep sucking there sport!!!!
The WH announces that they will not allow Gordon Sondland to testify!!!! I can't imagine why they would do that!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAA!!!! Another day, another obstruction to save the old fat mans white ass!!!!! Sondland knew it was wrong....this hiding behind a fake shield confirms how dirty trump is....and Paula will keep sucking away!!!!!!
Other than donating a truck of money to trump....what is Sondlands claim to fame?????? And now the WH is directing this lowly bought ambassador to keep his mouth shut.....another nail in trumps legacy!!!!!!!
Roger Amick said...
The Washington Post/ Wall Street new poll says that 58% of the people support impeachment inquiry.
Excellent, then do the will of the people and VOTE.
And start the CONSTITUTIONAL process, not a bunch of behind closed doors bullshit full of anonymous sources.
and not some kind of parody vote either.
FAKE NEWS, FAKE SUBPOENAS, FAKE PARODIES and FAKE VOTES are simply not going to cut it. This shouldn't be a FAKE IMPEACHMENT if the democrats are serious.
And they have already seriously gone over the cliff anyway.
anyone got a PDF of the Subpoenas issued and served ?
No wonder why trump is in panic mode with these kind of numbers...
Wisconsin: Trump vs. Biden FOX News Biden 48, Trump 39 Biden +9
Wisconsin: Trump vs. Warren FOX News Warren 45, Trump 41 Warren +4
Wisconsin: Trump vs. Sanders FOX News Sanders 45, Trump 40 Sanders +5
Anyone think it is a coincidence that trump is trying to kill Biden???????? BWAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
anyone got a PDF of the Subpoenas issued and served ?
Trump and his lawyers do....you dumb fuck.....
Really, Subpoena have been drawn up and physically served upon the President.
Source?
Roger was looking at the business end of his .308 rifle with his specially personally loaded ammo.
The majority are muslims with a significant number being christian.....
No fatass very very few are christian over 90% Sunni throw in some Shia and mysticism make up more than are christian.
now bleat something about other men's dicks and butts
Excellent and thought provoking thread on the Turkey-Syria situation
https://twitter.com/Doc_0/status/1181540606138552321
@15poundstogo
I’m really trying to cut down on Twitter, but these fake whistlers are making me mad. Let’s start with the fact that the IGIC has no more authority or jurisdiction to field a “whistleblower complaint” regarding the President than a state forest ranger or municipal dog catcher.
https://twitter.com/15poundstogo/status/1181362989594791936
again a thread and something you won't hear on the MSM
No fats very very few are christian over 90%
So in your loser world.....though there are no definitive number of kurds practicing christianity....your post indicates they are not important enough to merit support so typical of non thinkers like you!!!!!.....No wonder why I think you are a fucking dumbass!!!!!! Go service trump....you hoover him soooo we'll!!!!!! BWAAAAAAAAA!!!
Did your parents have any children that weren't stupid as fuck?
That is the most garbled, bassakward, disjointed attempt of a post you've had today, but it's early
Adam Sciff just said he was disappointed that the US Ukraine Ambassador would not be testifying. AND Conman Schiff and Polosi were "looking at issuing subpoenas.
Wow paula, funny whenever I kick your old white stupid ass you resort to your juvenile rants.....Just because you can't read and hate kurds!!!! Especially christians.....keep digging asshole....got you to babble like trump again!!!!!! BTW....I bet you are dumb enough to think Trump was just joking around with his China rant......dumb fuck...
my god you don't make any sense.
Wake-N-Bake
throw in a few more ellipses dumbass
Delusional Denny
You lied about owning NOC Stock .
Tell us again your per share price?🤣
Roger never had a networth "Well North of $1 Million".
You lied about owning NOC Stock .
Really goat fucker......tell us what that was......BWAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! Too fucking funny!!!!!
BTW.....what is your net worth?????/ My guess ZERO!!!! You are as worthless as tits on your goat!!!!!!!
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