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

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AcrossthePond55 · 16/08/2018 00:12

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".

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lionheart · 16/08/2018 18:38

More.

"There's a pony in there somewhere". Trump con't
lionheart · 16/08/2018 18:57

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-patterson-trump-russia-collusion_us_5b72400be4b0bdd0620c350f?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

'fact is incontrovertible: By word and deed, on the world stage Donald Trump has become an invaluable asset to Russia.

The question is whether America’s president is also a Russian asset — specifically, whether Trump’s bewildering affinity for President Vladimir Putin is simply a matter of ego and admiration or whether Putin possesses information that empowers him to influence Trump’s conduct.

This question has the gravest implications for our foreign policy, national security, electoral integrity and rule of law. If the answer is damning, Trump must quash special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation not simply to protect himself but also to conceal that, in matters critical to Russia, his actions as president are circumscribed by Putin’s wishes.

Such a scenario remains difficult to accept. But a mass of publicly available evidence regarding Trump’s behavior over 30-plus years suggests that Putin is positioned to function as Trump’s handler. This history makes it imperative to protect Mueller’s inquiry until it finds the truth.'

cozietoesie · 16/08/2018 19:22

Oh.

cozietoesie · 16/08/2018 21:13

It was always going to end up at SCOTUS.

lionheart · 16/08/2018 21:29

Lawd.

Roussette · 16/08/2018 21:43

I've just read that Stormy Daniels is going into the UK Big Brother House?? Sounds bizarre!

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AcrossthePond55 · 16/08/2018 21:46

It was always going to end up at SCOTUS.

Which is why Scrotus and the Repugs are so determined to get Kavanaugh affirmed asap. As far as I'm concerned every bit of 'juicy' news, every leak is specifically intended to draw public attention away from what they're doing to expedite his affirmation. They want him affirmed and on the Court before any of Mueller's legal steps to force Scrotus to answer for himself are heard by the Court.

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cozietoesie · 16/08/2018 21:47

Don't concern yourself overmuch, lion. Whatever happened there, it wouldn't necessarily be a victory.....

cozietoesie · 16/08/2018 21:49

They intend that to be the case, Across..

Lweji · 16/08/2018 22:02

Sorry if already posted somewhere. I've been mostly lurking and a little otherwise distracted with a new bloke but I found this really funny:

Kellyanne Conway said her husband's anti-Trump tweets were 'a violation of basic decency' if not their 'marital vows' — but wanted to be identified as 'a person familiar with their relationship'

read.bi/2vJKr6u

lionheart · 16/08/2018 22:10

The inner workings of that household must be something to behold.

Shock
lionheart · 16/08/2018 22:14

Maybe they have a lot of ponies.

cozietoesie · 16/08/2018 22:35

I'm not sure that 45 would regard Shep Smith as essentially.......sound. (Mr Murdoch seems to.)

lionheart · 16/08/2018 22:37

www.leahy.senate.gov/press/081618kavanaughmisledrls

BREAKING NEWS: 'From Senator Feinstein, Senator Leahy, And Senator Durbin: Documents Indicate That Kavanaugh Misled Senate; Make Them Public.'

lionheart · 16/08/2018 22:40

Shimon Prokupecz (CNN)
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'Paul Manafort's jurors asked if the judge could "redefine" for them "reasonable doubt."

They also asked two questions related to Manafort's tax filing and foreign bank account disclosure charges.'

lionheart · 16/08/2018 22:42

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The jury has proposed these 4 questions:

Q: Is one required to file an FBAR if they own less than 50% of the company and no signatory authority?
Q: Define "shelf company"?
Q: Can you redefine reasonable doubt?
Q: Can the exhibit list be amended to include the indictment?