Trump (cont): Nothing to see here, nope not a Russian in sight

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Sorry for the rubbish title but I couldn't see a new thread!

Is p40 page 40 of the thread or is it some kind of "when they all get arrested" thing?

Well, if you're living in the US, fear of being arrested for being on an antiTrump thread is becoming less and less farfetched these days.

Presidential Line of Succession (If all nominations approved under Trump)

1. Vice-President: Mike Pence

1. Speaker of the House of Representatives: Paul Ryan

1. President pro tempore of the Senate: Orrin Hatch

1. Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson

1. Secretary of the Treasury: Steven Mnuchin

1. Secretary of Defense: James N. Mattis

1. Attorney General: Jeff Sessions

1. Secretary of the Interior: Ryan Zinke

1. Secretary of Agriculture: Sonny Perdue

10. Secretary of Commerce: Wilbur Ross

11. Secretary of Labor: Andre F. Puzder

12. Secretary of Health and Human Services: Tom Price

13. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Ben Carson

14. Secretary of Transportation: Elaine L. Chao

15. Secretary of Energy: Rick Perry

16. Secretary of Education: Betsy DeVos

17. Secretary of Veteran Affairs: David J. Shulkin

18. Secretary of Homeland Security: John F. Kelly

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Coming up shortly on #TheResistanceGQ: Ask yourself is Trump dumb enough to have made a TAPE promising Putin a deal? Ok THAT was an easy one

Ryan would throw Pence under a bus in a heartbeat to be President.

If things come in threes, does that mean we are now done with disastrous election results until June at least?

This is getting... um... interesting feedback. And it's not positive. Must be really frustrating for Trump that he can't get A listers for entertainment.

Tommy Christopher‏Verified account @tommyxtopher 7h7 hours ago
So, here's how you get to hear The Jackson Five at the Trump White House #EasterEggRoll This is The. Whitest. Shit. Ever. pic.twitter.com/ix56XSf5Mm

Isn't France's election this week? Or soon? To see who is in the run off?

Is p40 page 40 of the thread or is it some kind of "when they all get arrested" thing?

In truth, threads top out at 1000 posts/40 pages & we have to start a new one. If only the Trump WH scoundrels were rounded up by the time we start a new thread.

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Doesn't it seem likely that Mar a Lago is so important because he's using it to back channel with Putin? Golfing is a cover.

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It's a cover to make deals, while boosting Mar-A-Lago–he met Kochs there last weekend–Bill Koch is a member @jdeau9

Trump made a show of not being beholden to Kochs, but as this tread proves, all an act–like his fake China bashing twitter.com/khanoisseur/status/852701710145302528 …

Follow this thread for that info:

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1. (Thread) Ever wondered why Pence became VP? Who picked Trump's team–DeVos, McGahn, Perry, Pompeo, Pruitt?

Well, short answer: Koch bros pic.twitter.com/IPRu73v3PE

All right. Who said "what else could go wrong???"

Jonathan Beeley‏ @foreignpolicy77 60s60 seconds ago
North Korea threaten nuclear retaliation as end 2 'strategic patience' interpreted as preemption. #Trump's big stick has big consequences. pic.twitter.com/paGRZHVcKb

When does Pence reach Japan?

Various town hall meetings showing very irate people booing and shouting at GOP.

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Trump, the man who can't even get an #EasterEggRoll is headed for disaster. His @GOP enablers are getting an earful at home for standing by
10:22 pm · 17 Apr 2017

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this incompetent swindler of American treasure, and traitor. And all the while, the pitter-patter of the Trump-Russia scandal is getting

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louder and louder. As we approach the 100 day mark, a man without political capital or accomplishments will be increasingly isolated as

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the walls of his treason and side-deals w Russia close in on him. Watch 4 arrest w/in his regime in the coming months. Then the main target!

Don't know - right now he's stirring up shit in South Korea, saying that there will be no more strategic patience. Fucking muppet.

So Orrin Hatch doesn't actually sound that bad - considering you've got Pence & Ryan to wade through before you get to him. Of course, I'd prefer the entire GOP to fuck off but he at least sounds like he's open to more moderate ideas and is supportive of immigration and LGBT rights.

If it gets to the point that he needs to step in though, I think we will be firmly down that shit creek...

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Trump says he has 'exposed the total failure' of Obama foreign policy ind.pn/2ptkPFS

Hatch generally votes party lines, but he's been in Congress since the 70s. I'd be surprised if he was dragged into the Russia thing.

Rumours are that Pence and Ryan are part of the investigation.

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Trump won't release 2016 tax returns due to audit despite IRS saying he can hill.cm/vFGVUGD

What gets me about that line of succession posted up-thread is that nearly all of them (Ryan and Pence excepted, if I read right) are political appointments made by Trump since his election, not elected representatives. How can that be right? Those people have no accountability to the US electorate. I ask again: how can that be right? Seems like a glaring oversight in the constitution/US political set-up.

Trump says he has 'exposed the total failure' of Obama foreign policy

Say what? This from a man who has led his country to the brink of conflict in

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Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that Russia and the West are heading toward a new Cold War thetim.es/2onpgQU

If it got that far, illegitimate, I doubt very much that the centre would have held.

Mort I agree, but I can't imagine it'd go further than Hatch. Can you imagine SESSIONS as President. God help us!!

Watching Designated Survivor on Netflix has opened my eyes to the (remote, fictionalised) possibility of an almost complete wipeout. I take no comfort from that roll call.

Ponder the Betsy DeVos presidency... Anyone else remember those Dime bar adverts back in the late 80s/90s? That's what her congressional hearing reminded me of.