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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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PerkingFaintly · 17/08/2018 17:16

Oh my. Oh me oh my. That letter from Simon & Schuster's lawyer.Grin

Lastly, your letter instructs S&S that it must preserve documents, communications, and materials "that refer or relate to [sic] in any way to the Book, and any or all of its contents." While my clients do not adopt or subscribe to your description of their legal obligations, S&S will comply with any and all document preservation obligations that the law imposes upon it. At the same time, we want to remind you that the Trump Campaign must comply with the same legal obligations regarding the President, his administration, his family members, their businesses, and the Trump Campaign, and must ensure all appropriate measures to preserve such documents are in place. This would include any and all documents pertaining to any of the matters about which the book reports. Should you pursue litigation against S&S, we are confident that documents related to the contents of the Book in the possession of President Trump, his family members, his businesses, the Trump Campaign, and his administration will prove particularly relevant to our defense. "

PerkingFaintly · 17/08/2018 17:17

I think that might be how you spell "Bwahahaha" in lawyerese.

cozietoesie · 17/08/2018 17:26

It all starts to explain SecDef's attitude?

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 17:27
  • And voter suppression 'Theme No. 5: Democrats need to win the popular vote by a fairly wide margin. The Classic version of our model gives Democrats a near certainty (about a 98 percent chance) of winning more votes than the GOP in the race for the House — but “only” a 3 in 4 chance of winning the majority of seats. This discrepancy between votes and seats reflects a combination of gerrymandering, voter self-sorting1 and incumbency, all of which favor Republicans to some degree.' * fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-big-picture-in-the-race-for-the-house/?ex_cid=story-twitter
cozietoesie · 17/08/2018 17:35

In real life? I doubt it - not any more.

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 17:55

Mueller👀

'Asked if he will take away Ohr's clearance, Trump said he expects to do so "very quickly" while calling Ohr a "disgrace."

"I think Bruce Ohr is a disgrace. I suspect I'll be taking it away very quickly," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn before leaving the White House for New York. "For him to be in the Justice Department and doing what he did, that is a disgrace."
"For Ohr, if he doesn't have classified access, he can't perform his job," Mark Zaid, an attorney specializing in national security cases, told The Hill on Thursday. "He would typically then be suspended and then possibly terminated."

Updated at 11:48 a.m.
<a class="break-all" href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402324-trump-prepared-to-revoke-doj-officials-security-clearance?amp#click=t.co/ETkrImt2h8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehill.com/homenews/administration/402324-trump-prepared-to-revoke-doj-officials-security-clearance?amp#click=t.co/ETkrImt2h8

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 17:58

<a class="break-all" href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402254-special-master-in-cohen-case-finds-thousands-of-items-privileged-in?amp#click=t.co/hABGvsSgzg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehill.com/homenews/administration/402254-special-master-in-cohen-case-finds-thousands-of-items-privileged-in?amp#click=t.co/hABGvsSgzg

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 17:59

<a class="break-all" href="http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402250-cohen-resisted-paying-stormy-daniels-but-not-after-release-of-access?amp#click=t.co/2E6dubuOYq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehill.com/homenews/administration/402250-cohen-resisted-paying-stormy-daniels-but-not-after-release-of-access?amp#click=t.co/2E6dubuOYq

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 18:02

<a class="break-all" href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402325-woman-calls-police-on-black-man-trying-to-get-into-his-own-car?amp#click=t.co/IzEAfnr4VM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402325-woman-calls-police-on-black-man-trying-to-get-into-his-own-car?amp#click=t.co/IzEAfnr4VM

cozietoesie · 17/08/2018 18:04

That would be out of over a million documents?

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 18:10

<a class="break-all" href="http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/402300-democrats-question-if-kavanaugh-lied-about-work-on-terrorism-policy?amp#click=t.co/8DBAZfgDzN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thehill.com/homenews/senate/402300-democrats-question-if-kavanaugh-lied-about-work-on-terrorism-policy?amp#click=t.co/8DBAZfgDzN

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 18:15

Yes, cozie .

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 18:26

Mark S. Zaid
@MarkSZaidEsq
Heard today that #FBI agents in field are experiencing more ppl declining interviews when approached bc of
@realDonaldTrump rhetoric attacking Bureau's credibility, integrity & honesty. His comments do have impact on real world.
@joshscampbelln @AshaRangappa_ @JamesAGagliano
mobile.twitter.com/MarkSZaidEsq/status/1030202475616382976

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 18:30

'How Trump's big military parade evaporated into thin air'
www.apnews.com/amp/caafada5e024449eb4a8226af92acf57?__twitter_impression=true

lionheart · 17/08/2018 18:48

www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-sessions/u-s-attorney-general-issues-order-to-speed-up-immigrant-deportations-idUSKBN1L2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 'U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday sought to speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants, telling immigration judges they should only postpone cases in removal proceedings “for good cause shown.”'

ohmymimi · 17/08/2018 18:52

Needs must:
'After stumbles, Trump and McConnell forge bond for midterms'
apnews.com/amp/474f263f07f74dc7bc8dc99086a28885?__twitter_impression=true

Gumpendorf · 17/08/2018 19:56

Manafort and Mrs Manafort back in court room. Jury send note to Judge, not known as yet if it's a verdict. Confused

Gumpendorf · 17/08/2018 19:58

Update: note is that jury wants to leave early (5pm) tonight. MSNBC reports. Verdict likely now will be next week.

As you were Grin

Gumpendorf · 17/08/2018 20:04

The note the jury sent to Judge Ellis said the jury would like to finish their deliberations Friday at 5pm because one of the jurors has an event tonight.

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