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Trump has a Pecker problem and there is a blue pill to make it grow bigger - midterms! Trump threads contd.

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ohmymimi · 24/08/2018 21:10

Titled with Across in mind Wink

May all the Oaf's problems be big ones, and the events of this week at least be the beginning of the beginning of the end.

Old thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3337261-Theres-a-pony-in-there-somewhere-Trump-cont?pg=39&order=

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 12:16

Philip Rucker
@PhilipRucker
Late to this killer @bykowicz story on how Qatar lobbied Trump by infiltrating his orbit of 250 influencers. Fascinating.
After Trump criticized Qatar, the Gulf state sought to woo his ‘influencers’—friends, associates, well-placed admirers
The New Lobbying: Qatar Targeted 250 Trump ‘Influencers’ to Change U.S. Policy
wsj.com
mobile.twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1035008332644397056

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 12:25

Philip Rucker
@PhilipRucker
Great details in this nice @shearm & @katierogers read on McCain planning every last detail of his week of remembrances, down to the music — and getting the last word
People paying their respects to Senator John McCain as his casket lay in state at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on Wednesday.
Planning His Funeral, McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump
nytimes.com
mobile.twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1035007685350096901

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lionheart · 30/08/2018 12:56

Donald J. Trump
‏
Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
1h1 hour ago

'The hatred and extreme bias of me by @CNN has clouded their thinking and made them unable to function. But actually, as I have always said, this has been going on for a long time. Little Jeff Z has done a terrible job, his ratings suck, & AT&T should fire him to save credibility!'

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
52m52 minutes ago

'What’s going on at @CNN is happening, to different degrees, at other networks - with @NBCNews being the worst. The good news is that Andy Lack(y) is about to be fired(?) for incompetence, and much worse. When Lester Holt got caught fudging my tape on Russia, they were hurt badly!'

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
43m43 minutes ago

'I just cannot state strongly enough how totally dishonest much of the Media is. Truth doesn’t matter to them, they only have their hatred & agenda. This includes fake books, which come out about me all the time, always anonymous sources, and are pure fiction. Enemy of the People!'

Donald J. Trump
‏
Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
34m34 minutes ago

'The news from the Financial Markets is even better than anticipated. For all of you that have made a fortune in the markets, or seen your 401k’s rise beyond your wildest expectations, more good news is coming!'

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
11m11 minutes ago

'Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner had NOTHING to do with the so called “pushing out” of Don McGahn.The Fake News Media has it, purposely,so wrong! They love to portray chaos in the White House when they know that chaos doesn’t exist-just a “smooth running machine” with changing parts!'

lionheart · 30/08/2018 12:58

From earlier.

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
13h13 hours ago

'CNN is being torn apart from within based on their being caught in a major lie and refusing to admit the mistake. Sloppy @carlbernstein, a man who lives in the past and thinks like a degenerate fool, making up story after story, is being laughed at all over the country! Fake News'

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
11h11 hours ago

'“Lanny Davis admits being anonymous source in CNN Report.” @BretBaier Oh well, so much for CNN saying it wasn’t Lanny. No wonder their ratings are so low, it’s FAKE NEWS!'

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
10h10 hours ago

'“Ohr told the FBI it (the Fake Dossier) wasn’t true, it was a lie and the FBI was determined to use it anyway to damage Trump and to perpetrate a fraud on the court to spy on the Trump campaign. This is a fraud on the court. The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court is in......'

Donald J. Trump
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Verified account

@realDonaldTrump
10h10 hours ago

'...charge of the FISA court. He should direct the Presiding Judge, Rosemary Collier, to hold a hearing, haul all of these people from the DOJ & FBI in there, & if she finds there were crimes committed, and there were, there should be a criminal referral by her....” @GreggJarrett'

lionheart · 30/08/2018 13:00

His cage has been rattled.

Gumpendorf · 30/08/2018 13:00

He's going after Carl Bernstein and books with anonymous sources. Someone has told him about Bob Woodward's book, haven't they? Grin

lionheart · 30/08/2018 13:16
Grin

Still going.

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
19m19 minutes ago

'The only thing James Comey ever got right was when he said that President Trump was not under investigation!'

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
3m3 minutes ago

'I am very excited about the person who will be taking the place of Don McGahn as White House Councel! I liked Don, but he was NOT responsible for me not firing Bob Mueller or Jeff Sessions. So much Fake Reporting and Fake News!'

Roussette · 30/08/2018 13:19

What a twitter shitstorm. Yes, he must be rattled big time.

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:24

Someone didn't have a restful night. He must have been up early watching TiVoed Jarret and Baier, before getting his fix from the potplant trio.

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lionheart · 30/08/2018 13:29

There are so many Trumpy books to read already.

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:32

Carl Bernstein
@carlbernstein
@realdonaIdtrump

  • I have spent my life as a journalist bringing the truth to light, through administrations of both parties. No taunt will diminish my commitment to that mission, which is the essential role of a free press. @CNN stands by its story, and I stand by my reporting.
3:22 am · 30 Aug 2018 mobile.twitter.com/carlbernstein/status/1034989702036828160 (That is not correct link Oaf's twitter)
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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:33

CNN Communications
@CNNPR
Replying to
@realDonaldTrump, and @carlbernstein
Make no mistake, Mr. President, CNN does not lie. We report the news. And we report when people in power tell lies. CNN stands by our reporting and our reporters. There may be many fools in this story but @carlbernstein is not one of them.
mobile.twitter.com/CNNPR/status/1034949979759108097

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:39

Just realised the Jarrett/Baier stuff not from this morning, so he was up late, too. He is really stirred up.

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:44

They are not the United States of America Yet for the majority, but Cult45 already live in that foreign country:
Jim Acosta
@Acosta
Imagine what life would be like if the only “trusted” news source is the government, mandating what’s reported and controlling what appears in internet search engine results. I’ve visited places like tha
mobile.twitter.com/Acosta/status/1035142026659020801

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:46

Cut Jim off too soon:
I’ve visited places like that. They are not the United States of America.

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:53

Clifford Levy
@cliffordlevy
NYT scoop:
Before the 2016 election, Trump devised a plan to buy up decades of dirt that the National Enquirer had collected on him.@maggieNYT
@jimrutenberg with the inside details.
(link: nyti.ms/2Pl2Uxd nyti.ms/2Pl2Uxd

“It’s all the stuff — all the stuff, because you never know,” Michael Cohen said.
That's what @jimrutenberg & @maggieNYT discovered:
Trump's plan to buy up all the dirt on him was revealed in a recording of a conversation that Cohen had with Trump.
(link: nyti.ms/2Pl2Uxd) nyti.ms/2Pl2Uxd
mobile.twitter.com/cliffordlevy/status/1035120032098017288

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 13:56

Maggie Haberman
@maggieNYT
There had also been some expectation that Trump would reimburse AMI for the McDougal payment, which Trump balked at, causing Pecker anxiety
A recording released last month of a conversation between Michael Cohen and Donald J. Trump hinted at more than hush money to a former Playboy model. “It’s all the stuff,” Mr. Cohen can be heard saying.

The Cohen/Trump tape wasn’t just about McDougal. They were afraid Pecker would leave AMI and they wanted to buy the entire Trump file that was there
A recording released last month of a conversation between Michael Cohen and Donald J. Trump hinted at more than hush money to a former Playboy model. “It’s all the stuff,” Mr. Cohen can be heard saying.
National Enquirer Had Decades of Trump Dirt. He Wanted to Buy It All.
nytimes.com
mobile.twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1035143388494999558

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Gumpendorf · 30/08/2018 13:58

Has he just noticed Winter is coming... .

The Lester Holt tweet is an attempt to persuade his base he never said ' I fired Comey because of the Russia thing'. It may be pivotal in any impeachment and so he didn't say it. Wink

There are loads of books lion but none by Bob Woodward. He has a pedigree in writing well sourced, informed books on past Presidents. He won't be easily dismissed as fake news.

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 14:06

You can only sit at your desk, twiddling your thumbs, for so many days weeks months:
Jennifer Jacobs
@JenniferJJacobs
NEWS: The White House ethics lawyer, Stefan Passantino, leaves the post tomorrow, sources tell me.
Nancy Cook
@nancook
Scooplet: The latest in the WH departure lounge? Stefan Passantino, the White House ethics czar in the counsel's office, who's leaving by the end of the summer: (link: bit.ly/2v7xC4w) bit.ly/2v7xC4w
mobile.twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1034933612746035200

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ohmymimi · 30/08/2018 14:11

Walter Shaub
@waltshaub
Replying to
@costareports
The retroactive unsigned undated ethics waivers guy is leaving?

@HoCoHowie
Replying to @waltshaub, and @costareports
Retroactive to January 2017.
Yes . . . or at least they purported to be. But if you need a retroactive waiver, it means you violated an ethics rule. Here's an excerpt from a little notice report in which the White House admitted as much -- sort of:

. . . and here's OGE's discussion (in a report issued a couple months after I left) of how uncooperative the White House ethics office was under this guy:
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. . . and then there's this:
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mobile.twitter.com/waltshaub/status/1034947109735329793

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Lweji · 30/08/2018 14:39

Did we have this on the thread?

Donald Trump Was Forced To Unblock Twitter Critics. Now They’re Getting Sweet Revenge.

www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-twitter-unblock_us_5b860c92e4b0511db3d2c7b0

When you get social media training from a judge:
"U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald advised Trump to use Twitter’s “mute” function instead" Grin

AcrossthePond55 · 30/08/2018 15:42

"I’ve visited places like that. They are not the United States of America."

But it will soon be if we don't GET OUT and VOTE in November. This disgusting debacle shows just how valuable the right to vote is.

I've voted in every major election since I was first eligible. I was living in a foreign country during my first presidential election and I made sure I got my absentee ballot and voted.

This midterm election is so critical. And yet I fear that many liberals aren't taking it seriously enough. That they'll think "Oh well, everyone else will vote so one less won't matter, I don't want to take the time from my busy day".