The one in which Trump orders his staff to fire Mueller, and they give him the finger

[PerkingFaintly]

Apparently this has already happened, back in July 2017.

But the orange one try again...

Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, but Backed Off When White House Counsel Threatened to Quit
www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/trump-mueller-special-counsel-russia.html

Coverage by Maddow: twitter.com/maddow?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3142761-All-Trump-sees-is-green-All-we-see-is-a-traitorous-orange-menace-Who-is-right-Place-bets-now-Trump-continued?pg=1

A Brief History Of Donald Trump's Sort-Of Apologies
www.buzzfeed.com/matthewchampion/trump-sort-of-apologies?bfsource=bbf_enuk&utm_term=.hnd4485pvl#.tbQOOEb3gm

On why dog whistles are used rather than overt whistling:

How the far right has perfected the art of deniable racism

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/26/far-right-racism-electoral-successes-europe-us-bigotry?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Yuck!
Just before the @realDonaldTrump interview with @piersmorgan starts the President says “Thanks for all your nice stuff” to Piers - what does he mean ?
twitter.com/bendepear/status/956951214909947904

Psst, pass it on. The first meeting of the 'secret society' is tonight. Remember, the password is 'covfefe'.

I caught a bit of Donnie’s Big Talk in a taxi earlier this afternoon. He was miraculously cogent and managed to stay on script for the duration of my journey. It saddened me to notice how much this astonished me. I can only conclude he had a handful of ritalin with his breakfast and wasn’t allowed any coke (take that how you will) until after his speech.

Managed to thank you for the new thread but posted it on the old. What a dope ..

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/26/un-ambassador-nikki-haley-says-rumors-of-affair-with-trump-are-disgusting

www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/26/donald-trump-booed-in-davos-as-he-woos-businesses

I would like to come Across ...

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/state-of-the-union-2018-democrats-donald-trump-joseph-kennedy-iii-us-president-congress-a8179806.html

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nikki-haley-palestine-israel-mahmoud-abbas-courage-will-peace-talks-donald-trump-us-un-ambassador-a8178641.html

Thanks for the new thread. I thought he sounded sedated boatyard but he brightened up in the Q&A so maybe the speech bored him too.

He was also sniffing a lot...

Many thanks for the new thread, Perking.
The last one went super quick

👌 just signing in

ssie lapowsky
@issielapowsky
NEW: Mueller's team has interviewed Facebook staff associated with the Trump campaign as part of the Russia investigation. (plus your daily reminder that an interview is not an implication of guilt)

www.wired.com/story/robert-mueller-russia-investigation-facebook/amp?__twitter_impression=true

'The scorched-earth attacks against the FBI by a growing number of House and Senate Republicans demonstrate a high degree of fear that special counsel Robert Mueller will make blockbuster moves in the coming days and weeks that will define the fate of ongoing investigations of the Russian attack against America.'

thehill.com/opinion/white-house/370658-gop-panics-as-signs-point-to-imminent-mueller-blockbuster

Thanks for the new thread! Just catching up.

What a shame.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/how-trump-built-an-obstruction-of-justice-case-against-himself/551588/?utm_source=atltw

Awesome thread. The NYT thinks Melania has basically checked out.

The NYT thinks Melania has basically checked out.

I don’t blame her at all. Considering how badly he treats her in public, I don’t see why she should prop him up. Compared to all the arselickers in the WH, she’s not enabling him. Good on you Melania!

It would be awesome if she started covertly trolled him by supporting and doing fundraisers for progressive women’s organisations and charities.

Ohh.

Neal Katyal
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I will be on @jaketapper @CNN at 4PM EST today to talk about the Mueller news, the oped below, and why I think the news that Trump tried to fire Mueller may portend the end of the Trump Presidency. (These are words I've not used before.)

www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/26/yes-trump-can-fire-mueller-but-a-normal-president-would-know-not-to-try-it/?utm_term=.1a84fb1267e9

Wonder if that is the news that is about circulate?

Checking in to the lovely new thread. The threads are going so quickly at the moment it's hard to keep up.

knock 3 times and whisper 'covfefe' lion

As far as the SotU (State of the Union) speech, I have no intention of watching it. I'd burst a blood vessel. We will watch Rep Kennedy's rebuttal however. And Rachel.

I've heard that the Dems want to stack the gallery with Dreamers and sexual harassment survivors. I hope they do. Not that Scrotus will give a shit, but a statement is still a statement.

Checking in, as long as it’s not a fake fred.

I will Across.

Yes, a statement is a statement.

Kate O'Keeffe
@Kate_OKeeffe
NEW: Dozens recount pattern of sexual misconduct by casino mogul and RNC finance chairman Steve Wynn, who paid $7.5 million to a former employee after a 2005 encounter that she described to others as forced sex

www.wsj.com/amp/articles/dozens-of-people-recount-pattern-of-sexual-misconduct-by-las-vegas-mogul-steve-wynn-1516985953?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1&__twitter_impression=true

Pé Resists
@4everNeverTrump
This is huge. This is the very rich guy the GOP relies upon to get other very rich guys to write really big checks to the GOP.

All swamp isn't it?

This is a good thread but I’m afraid I can’t copy it all across

Eric Columbus
@EricColumbus
Mueller almost certainly won't indict Trump – not because it would be unconstitutional, but because Mueller's authority is very different from Ken Starr's was. I can explain. 1/

mobile.twitter.com/EricColumbus/status/956959804903378945