"There's a pony in there somewhere". Trump con't

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Title based on what a college professor used to tell us when the going got tough.

"Just remember when you're standing shoulder deep in horse shit, there's a pony in there somewhere. So just keep digging".

Renato Mariotti
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5/ Overall, this is great news for the prosecution. It's hard to imagine a good result for Manafort at this point. /end

www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/donald-trump-don-mcgahn-robert-mueller-twitter-rage

Microsoft claims win over 'Russian political hackers'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45257081

Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says.

The software company said Russian hackers had tried to steal data from political organisations, including the International Republican Institute and the Hudson Institute think tanks.

But they had been thwarted when its security staff had won control of six net domains mimicking their websites.

Microsoft said the Fancy Bear hacking group had been behind the attacks.

Domain control
"We're concerned that these and other attempts pose security threats to a broadening array of groups connected with both American political parties in the run-up to the 2018 elections," Microsoft said in its blog detailing its work.

The thwarted attack was likely the start of a "spear phishing" campaign, said Microsoft. This would involve tricking people into visiting the mimicked domains allowing the Fancy Bear group to see and steal login information that people use.

As well as the two think-tanks, the domains seized were associated with several Senate offices and services. One domain sought to mimic Microsoft's Office 365 online service.

Hope Renato is right.

'Partisan Dialogue on Russia Flipped Since the 2016 Election'
www.quorum.us/data-driven-insights/partisan-dialogue-russia-flipped-since-2016-election/366/?utm_campaign=Employee+Social+Media+Tracking&utm_medium=social

#ETTD
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/20/everything-trump-touches-dies-review-rick-wilson-republicans?CMP=share_btn_tw

"There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea" -- Oafspeak, June 13, 2018.
Andrew Beatty
@AndrewBeatty
The UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says it sees no indication North Korea has stopped nuclear activities since Trump claimed a deal.

Per
@AFP
Vienna - "The continuation and further development of the DPRK’s nuclear programme and related statements by the DPRK are a cause for grave concern," said a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen Tuesday.
mobile.twitter.com/AndrewBeatty/status/1031867290168569856

"Paulie Walnuts"

Not much on CNN or MSNBC about the verdict issues.

Normally, if there are multiple counts the jury must reach a verdict on all counts. DH was on a multiple count jury and they ended up deciding to acquit on the one count they deadlocked on or a mistrial would have been called for the whole shebang.

It's 1pm EDT as I type this. Unless verdicts in all accounts are reached in the next 2 hours (unlikely) I'm gonna bet that there will be no announcement today. They'd postpone the announcement until tomorrow to allow all parties to prepare for the ensuing onslaught of reporters/publicity/boasting.

An hour old now... news clip in link.

...Judge tells Manafort jury to keep deliberating after it asks about impact of not reaching verdict on one count...

edition.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/paul-manafort-trial-jury/index.html

COHEN HAS PLED OUT

Per ABC news; Cohen expects to reach a plea agreement on campaign finance violations, bank fraud, and tax ovations

Unknown if deal will include cooperation as part of the deal

tax VIOLATIONS.

I just feel like giving an ovation. lol

IIRC it was just yesterday that it was reported that Cohen had been speaking to John Dean, the prime witness in the Watergate scandal.

Paulie Walnuts' predicament focussing his mind, perhaps?

I bet Trump is glued to his tv right now. And I bet it's not tuned to Fox.

Michael Cohen to appear at 4pm in Manhattan federal court.

twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1031967368975736832

Cohen court proceedings scheduled for 4 pm EDT.

This is pleading on a case in the STATE of New York, so naught to do with the Mueller Investigation per se. HOWEVER, Mueller and/or Cohen's atty could be asking for global cooperation and/or immunity as part of the deal.

'Mueller seeks to push back Flynn sentencing again'
www.politico.com/story/2018/08/21/robert-mueller-michael-flynn-sentencing-delay-790639

Cohen court appearance to be 20:00 GMT (9 pm British Summer Time) today.

Remind me. Is Manafort's case federal or state?

The Michael Cohen plea deal with prosecutors is regarding payments he made to women for Trump, a person familiar with the matter tells NYT. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/michael-cohen-plea-deal-trump.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1031971968264884225

Sits back and waits for Trump to do his Houdini act and for the GOP to say it's all fine.

Manafort is Federal Lweji

I don't understand why Sessions is still surviving?

Never thought I’d be on air reporting that the personal lawyer for the President of the United States surrendered to the FBI.
#history

twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/1031975080019066880

It's all very fast moving but MSNBC just reported that Cohen's is a guilty plea deal and not a cooperation agreement.

Trump is at a Rally tonight in WVirginia with his cult followers.. .. it's going to be a ranting, raving piece of history....

CNN.

edition.cnn.com/2018/08/21/politics/michael-cohen-plea-deal-talks/index.html?utm_term=image&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2018-08-21T18%3A52%3A25

Once again, the roller coaster we're all on goes up (Yay, Cohen may be cooperating!) then it goes down (Boo, it's just a guilty plea).

Getting sick of it.