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'A Liar should have a good Memory,' Trump thread cont.

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lionheart · 30/07/2018 02:58

Quotation from Quintillian, I believe (unless someone was fibbing about that too).

Old thread here:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3309032-Has-Trump-Turned-Traitor-Trump-thread-continued?watched=1&msgid=79826824#79826824

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 16:14

Harsh.

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 16:15

edition.cnn.com/2015/07/31/politics/trump-mob-mafia/index.html

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 16:21

Long read.

www.lawfareblog.com/old-olc-opinion-whether-president-can-be-subpoenaed

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Roussette · 13/08/2018 16:33

And THIS is the POTUS. Unbelievable.

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
2h2 hours ago
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Wacky Omarosa, who got fired 3 times on the Apprentice, now got fired for the last time. She never made it, never will. She begged me for a job, tears in her eyes, I said Ok. People in the White House hated her. She was vicious, but not smart. I would rarely see her but heard....

...really bad things. Nasty to people & would constantly miss meetings & work. When Gen. Kelly came on board he told me she was a loser & nothing but problems. I told him to try working it out, if possible, because she only said GREAT things about me - until she got fired!

While I know it’s “not presidential” to take on a lowlife like Omarosa, and while I would rather not be doing so, this is a modern day form of communication and I know the Fake News Media will be working overtime to make even Wacky Omarosa look legitimate as possible. Sorry!

Roussette · 13/08/2018 16:34

So he took her on and kept her on because she said good things about him. Okaaaaay....

'Only the best people' Grin

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 16:52

Greg Sargent
@ThePlumLineGS
Don't look now, but Trump's rhetoric on collusion has shifted.

In new statement, Trump claims "to the best of my knowledge" nothing happened after Trump Tower meeting.

Former WH counsel tells me this is significant.

"Statement was clearly lawyered":

www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/13/theres-a-big-tell-in-trumps-latest-defense-of-donald-jr/?utm_term=.99603879ab16
mobile.twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1029008345506693120

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 16:57

'In 2014, political spending at Trump properties was $35K. In 2018, it’s $3.5M'
amp.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article216249755.html?__twitter_impression=true

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 16:58

Natasha Bertrand
@NatashaBertrand
Full statement from Peter Strzok’s lawyer, who says the director of the FBI office that normally handles employee discipline had decided Strzok should face only a demotion and 60-day suspension—but was overruled by the FBI’s deputy director.
mobile.twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1029027396081483776

Gumpendorf · 13/08/2018 17:02

F&F interview with Giuliani on Trump's honesty and Omarosa's claims

thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/401522-giuliani-theres-no-chance-mueller-has-anything-on-trump

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 17:06

'More than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric'
money.cnn.com/2018/08/11/media/boston-globe-free-press-editorial/index.html

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 17:12

Mr. Consistency:
Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
Did Trump talk with Comey about Flynn or not?

Giuliani to ⁦*@GStephanopoulos*⁩ last month: "What he said to him was, ‘Can you give him a break?’”

Giuliani to ⁦*@jaketapper*⁩ on Sunday: "That’s crazy. I have never said that."

⁦*@maggieNYT*
mobile.twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1029001009203478528

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 17:16

the former New York City mayor explained. "The president's an honest man. He did nothing wrong, hasn't done anything wrong. Throughout this he's said, 'Give them all the documents
I'm convincedHmm

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 17:20

'Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee challenging Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas this fall, says that his fellow Democrats’ call to abolish ICE is just a “slogan or a bumper sticker” that won’t accomplish anything.

“Abolishing ICE does nothing to resolve any...issues,” the congressman told Powerhouse Politics podcast hosts Rick Klein and MaryAlice Parks. “It is the practices, it is the way in which we are treating our fellow human beings that needs to be changed, and that won’t come with a slogan or a bumper sticker or the abolition of one department.”
abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-orourke-powerhouse-politics-abolish-ice-slogan/story?id=56782184&cid=social_twitter_abcnp

TheNorthWestPawsage · 13/08/2018 17:22

Don’t understand why this isn’t getting more attention -
“Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accrued as much as $200,000 in debt buying tickets to Washington Nationals baseball games.”
twitter.com/amy_siskind/status/1028981817196601345?s=21

Did You Go to a Washington Nationals Game With Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh?
Trump’s pick is a baseball fan who racked up considerable debt buying season tickets. Help us figure out who went with the nominated judge.
www.propublica.org/getinvolved/brett-kavanaugh-nationals-baseball-supreme-court

ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 17:30

(It's thread, the Oaf can't do threads)
rickgladstone
@rickgladstone
Iran's supreme leader, in his own version of a Trump-style Twitterstorm, rules out negotiations with the United States.
Khamenei.ir
@khamenei_ir
Recently, U.S. officials have been talking blatantly about us. Beside sanctions, they are talking about war and negotiations. In this regard, let me say a few words to the people: THERE WILL BE NO WAR, NOR WILL WE NEGOTIATE WITH THE U.S..
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mobile.twitter.com/rickgladstone/status/1029010389906980864

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 17:31

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump

'Just fired Agent Strzok, formerly of the FBI, was in charge of the Crooked Hillary Clinton sham investigation. It was a total fraud on the American public and should be properly redone!'

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ohmymimi · 13/08/2018 17:42

Agreed, North, it has been out there for a while and little made of it. It is such a weird thing to get into that degree of debt over, mainly buying tickets for friends. Not sure what it says about his character. Obsessive? Buying friendship? Reckless with his family's finances? It is very odd, but there is a lot about his history that indicates worrying character faults (so he would be in good company with Thomas and Gorsuch).

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 18:15

It is a strange thing, that's for sure.

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 18:44

More family stuff.

Bobby Goodlatte
‏*@rsg*

'I’m deeply embarrassed that Peter Strzok’s career was ruined by my father’s political grandstanding. That committee hearing was a low point for Congress.

Thank you for your service sir. You are a patriot.'

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lionheart · 13/08/2018 18:56

www.yahoo.com/news/3-missing-men-manafort-trial-172020387.html

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — 'As the trial of President Trump’s former campaign chairman resumes today, it appears prosecutors from special counsel Robert Mueller’s office have decided not to call three seemingly key figures. The absence of these witnesses offers intriguing hints about potential ongoing investigations and additional prosecutions that could yet take place.'

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cozietoesie · 13/08/2018 18:58

So you're all aware. A Newsweek piece.

Deregulation