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Trump talk: HOW MUCH for that inauguration?

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PerkingFaintly · 27/02/2018 17:57

Shock We can start whole new threads for less than $26,000,000.

This one only cost 23p I found down the back of the sofa:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3171217-Trump-Talk-or-Lift-every-voice-and-sing?pg=1

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Melania Trump has parted ways with adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff after news broke about Wolkoff’s firm reaping $26,000,000 in payments to help plan Trump’s inauguration, NYT reports.
www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/us/politics/melania-trump-inauguration-adviser.html

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OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 27/02/2018 20:20

Though surreal, it seems a strangely apt tableau of the trump reign

David Fahrenthold
@Fahrenthold
NEW: Panamanian police arrest security guard for @realdonaldtrump's hotel in Panama, as bizarre standoff between Trump Org. & hotel's owner escalates. Owner celebrates by playing "Fur Elise" on hotel lobby piano.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/the_americas/panamanian-police-arrest-a-guard-at-the-trump-hotel-as-standoff-escalates/2018/02/27/800151ce-1bd1-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html#click=t.co/lO74ttvGSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/the_americas/panamanian-police-arrest-a-guard-at-the-trump-hotel-as-standoff-escalates/2018/02/27/800151ce-1bd1-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html#click=t.co/lO74ttvGSo

cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 20:23

“Für Elise" was the first Beethoven piece I played. Smile

cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 20:25
Smile
cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 20:27

Try 2.

cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 20:28

Ho Hum.

cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 20:29

Last go.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 27/02/2018 20:30

It’s the piece my dc is butchering trying to learn at the moment

Man who told Papadopoulos that Russia had dirt on Hillary has vanished — leaving his fiancee and child behind

www.rawstory.com/2018/02/man-told-papadopoulos-russia-dirt-hillary-vanished-leaving-fiancee-child-behind/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

lionheart · 27/02/2018 20:42

Bless 'em--this cheared me no end.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/diaper-turning-point-usa-kent-state-student-conservative-youth-repulican-kaitlin-bennett-a8230021.html

'Turning Point USA, the non-profit founded by conservative activist Charlie Kirk and funded by a roster of Republican mega-donors, is known for the performative stunts it uses to recruit new members on campus. Among other things, they have created a “Professor Watch List” for teachers who they claim discriminate against conservatives, and invited right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos to speak on college campuses.'

Saffronwblue · 27/02/2018 20:43

Thanks for the lovely shiny new thread. Just read on Amy Siskind that Trump used a photo of a Florida high school survivor to ask for funds for his campaign.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 27/02/2018 20:49

Jeff Sessions Says There Will Be An Investigation Into FISA Abuse Claims
"We believe that the Department of Justice must adhere to the highest standards in the FISA court,"

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, adding that the inspector general would handle the investigation.

www.buzzfeed.com/amphtml/chrisgeidner/jeff-sessions-says-there-will-be-an-investigation-into-fisa?utm_term=.ykzam1BlG&__twitter_impression=true

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 27/02/2018 20:52

CBS News
@CBSNews
White House communications official who worked closely with Jared Kushner has confirmed to CBS News that he will be leaving in the next 2 months (link: cbsn.ws/2HPwGHJ )

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 27/02/2018 20:55

At fecking last!

Jared Kushner and other W.H. staffers working on the highest-level interim clearances have had their security clearances downgraded—a move that will prevent them from viewing many sensitive docs, three people with knowledge of the situation tell Politico.

<a class="break-all" href="https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/02/27/jared-kushner-security-clearance-downgrade-427178#click=t.co/3vCXD5JJsL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/02/27/jared-kushner-security-clearance-downgrade-427178#click=t.co/3vCXD5JJsL

Don’t forget that he owes vast sums of money making him particularly susceptible to selling state secrets to ease financial burdens (the over a billionaire dollar mortgage on 666 fifth Avenue is coming up for payment soon)

cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 20:55

My 'understanding' of a dismissal without prejudice is that legally, it makes it as if it never happened. (With all that that implies.) Smile

AcrossthePond55 · 27/02/2018 21:11

Why yes. Yes there is, Fekko Grin

howlonguntiltrumpleaves.com

cozietoesie · 27/02/2018 21:16

Sorry. I should have been clearer. Makes it as if the indictment had never happened. Legally.

lionheart · 27/02/2018 21:23

But what happens if he decides he won't squeal co-operate, after all?

lionheart · 27/02/2018 21:25

Okay. It never happened unless we decide, on balance and when we review your more recent behaviour, that it did actually happen. Smile

Elizabeth de la Vega
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@Delavegalaw
5h5 hours ago

This is just a ministerial act on the part of Mueller's team, following through on Gates' plea agreement. The charges are dismissed "without prejudice," which means they can be refiled if Gates breaches his plea agreement.

OhYouBadBadKitten · 27/02/2018 21:28

plonking on to the thread.

AcrossthePond55 · 27/02/2018 21:34

The US Constitution forbids trying someone twice for the same crime. It prohibits that "any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb". We call it 'double jeopardy'. "Dismissed without prejudice" means that the charges can be brought again, because the accused has never been 'put in jeopardy'. I'm way simplifying and there are lots of scenarios, but I'm sure you get the jist.

In this case, because Gates was never even brought to trial (let alone had a verdict reached), he has never been put 'in jeopardy of life or limb'. Since jeopardy is not attached to the dismissal, the charges can be refiled. It's the little reminder to Gates that he still has the Sword of Damocles Mueller dangling over his head.

lionheart · 27/02/2018 21:35

Perhap Jared is teetering on the edge of the Mueller pit and Melania is trying to tunnel her way out.

lionheart · 27/02/2018 21:37

I know, I know, follow the law ... but this must have been painful.

www.rawstory.com/2018/02/judge-trump-attacked-mexican-heritage-just-rejected-lawsuit-seeking-stop-border-wall/