The one where Trump just can't stop being Trump

[TheClaws]

Time for a new 'un.

Old thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2958743-Its-too-hot-for-high-drama-but-nonetheless-we-persist-Trump-cont

Good morning you middle aged subversives y'all.

Sometimes you have to laugh:

COLONEL ALDRIN: Infinity and beyond. (Laughter.)

THE PRESIDENT: This is infinity here. It could be infinity. We don’t really don’t know. But it could be. It has to be something -- but it could be infinity, right?

www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/30/remarks-president-signing-executive-order-national-space-council

That transcript is very funny for his interjections among the speech written by someone else.
He can't even pretend it's his words, he makes it clear he's just reading them (as usual).

PS - does he know what infinity is?

Thanks to Claws for the new thread.

I like the sound of this:

thehill.com/homenews/news/340338-manhattan-prosecutor-joins-special-counsels-russia-probe

An interesting follow up to the hacking.

lawfareblog.com/time-i-got-recruited-collude-russians

This was from last night

Randy Ludlow @RandyLudlow
Breaking: Gov. @JohnKasich vetoes Medicaid freeze, setting up possible override vote by GOP lawmakers. Story soon

Sometimes it is hard to keep track especially when it comes to the law.

Number 3 and PS2, Arguendo, sounds like something straught out of Harry Potter.

Seth Abramson‏Verified account @SethAbramson 10h

UPDATE on CURRENT impeachable offenses (PRIMA FACIE) by Trump: Obstruction, Witness Tampering, Emoluments Clause violations, Abuse of Power.

(2) UPDATE on CURRENT impeachable offenses (PROBABLE CAUSE/PROBABLE CAUSE LIKELY SOON) by Trump: Bribery, Perjury,

(3) UPDATE on CURRENT impeachable offenses (ARGUENDO): Removal per 25th Amendment, Conspiracy to Commit Espionage, Non-Statutory Collusion.

(4) UPDATE on impeachable offenses UNDER INVESTIGATION: Money Laundering, Incitement, Misprision of a Felony, Conspiracy (Computer Crimes).

(5) UPDATE on ADDITIONAL impeachable offenses UNDER INVESTIGATION: RICO, wiretapping (Oval Office), Receiving Stolen Property (HRC emails).

(6) UPDATE on Trump's non-impeachable CIVIL OFFENSES (PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE): slander, libel, fraud, IIED, NIED, tortious interference.

(7) UPDATE on non-impeachable CRIMINAL OFFENSES (ALLEGED): allegations of sexual assault by thirteen women (some alleging multiple counts).

(8) UPDATE on Trump associates whose acts may push impeachable CONSPIRACY CHARGES on Trump: Manafort, Kushner, Page, Flynn, Sessions, Stone.

(9) UPDATE on how far we are into FBI, Senate Intel, House Intel, Senate Judiciary, and five other Trump-Russia probes: approximately 10%.

(10) In view of the preceding, journalists telling anyone to cool down on Russia—or minimizing the Russia probes—must take a step back.

(PS) Apologies—in the flurry of impeachable offenses, crimes and torts I forgot to add a possibly impeachable (prima face) crime: Extortion.

(PS2) Also, the ARGUENDO section should include Violation of the Oath of Office—and all entries implicitly include "all related statutes."

"Middle aged women". So, sexist and ageist in one post. Nice. How very Trump-like, wouldn't you say? If she'd had added in 'bleeding from your 'wherevers' she'd have hit the holy grail of Trump insults.

But onward and upward.

That's quite a list of offenses in Abrasion's tweet, lion.

We were out and about for the last 24 hours and didn't get much TV time. I've skimmed, but I'm going to have to go back and read all the posts from yesterday (skipping a certain someone's posts, naturally).

Abramson, not Abrasion!!! Damn you autocorrect!!!

I'm starting to love the legal language and even the acronyms.

Here is a little story from the past but NI related:

www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/salma-hayek-i-denied-trump-a-date-so-he-planted-a-national-e?utm_term=.hyej6OP3r#.ipqqAdrKB

For those of you interested; the documentary on coal 'From the Ashes' is on You Tube. Very worth watching to show how Trump has manipulated the coal mining public and the true damage coal does to the atmosphere.

Last night (I think) from Ms Maddow. It's tough going but worth watching.

Try 2.

Looks as if you'll have to go to YouTube and see it for yourselves.

I think I've linked to it above cozie! Although it might be a different segment

Interesting.

It's entitled 'Donald Trump behaviour hurts the Presidency but he doesn't care', Pain.

Trying it another way.

Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 7m7 minutes ago
Gorsuch hints that he’s deeply critical of LGBT rights mojo.ly/2sTDHAk

Nunes et al.

The Hill‏Verified account @thehill 3m3 minutes ago
More
GOP spending bill would allow churches to endorse political candidates hill.cm/iWAcikA

Yes that's the one!

Joy Reid‏Verified account @JoyAnnReid 34s35 seconds ago
More
.@realDonaldTrump is up, y'all, and has been rage tweeting for about 25 minutes and counting.

Jim Roberts‏Verified account @nycjim 49s49 seconds ago
Festivus arrives early. pic.twitter.com/TikwvVdBOd

(page of Trump's tweets)

I really like the way Maddow works by breaking it down, slowing it down and using so much repetition. I think it is the useful antidote to soundbites.