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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.

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 15:46

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Asked why he communicated with the National Archives and asked them not to release certain Kavanaugh documents, @ChuckGrassley says, "Those documents are the least useful in understanding his legal views and the most sensitive to the executive branch."
mobile.twitter.com/atrupar/status/1036987190650253313

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cozietoesie · 04/09/2018 15:49

For Gump. A Beast piece.

Mueller and Trump

AcrossthePond55 · 04/09/2018 16:21

"@Sen @JohnCornyn argues that whether all of Kavanaugh's documents are released to senators or not doesn't really matter, because Democrats are just going to oppose him anyway."

Well the opposite can be said re the Repugs so what difference will it make if they ARE released?

What are the Rupugs afraid of the American People seeing, hmmm?

Maybe evidence that he's been nominated purely on his views re the POTUS not being held to the same criminal standards as the rest of the Country?

cozietoesie · 04/09/2018 16:24

They have a procedure. They should try their darnedest to use it.

Gumpendorf · 04/09/2018 16:41

Thanks for the links cozie. I have no doubt that Mueller know exactly what he is doing and is focused on doing it. My late night musings were more against the press pieces which seemed ill informed and to have bought the Giuliani schnick. It's inevitable I suppose as people try to file copy on things they partially understand in order to attract clicks and advertising.

Meanwhile I have just been driving home listening to the Kavanaugh hearing and getting cross. Hatch treated him like a favourite son. Angry

cozietoesie · 04/09/2018 16:42

Well he is- rather. Wink

Lweji · 04/09/2018 16:44

Wouldn't it be fun if Mueller was using material collected by Woodward during his stint at the WH?

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 16:46

'Woman Sitting Behind Kavanaugh
'The woman sitting behind Judge Brett Kavanaugh is becoming a Twitter star as she has been accused of smirking when Democrats speak and looking “smug.” The woman has been identified as Zina Bash. Bash was sitting directly behind Kavanaugh during the first day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Sept 4.'
heavy.com/news/2018/09/zina-bash/

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Gumpendorf · 04/09/2018 16:47

Kavanaugh has good judgment because he married a Texan. So that's ok then.

The McCain effect has dissipated quickly. Sad

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 16:52

Rogue Melania🍸🍸
@RogueFirstLady
I tell you already The Donald not even have 40% support inside White House
@rolandscahill
Based on the leaks from the Bob Woodward book, it seems that Trump’s own staff hate him more than his Resistance critics!
Rogue Melania🍸🍸
@RogueFirstLady
Is all true.
Kasie Hunt
@kasie
BOB WOODWARD quotes John Kelly in his new book as saying of POTUS: “He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.” Via @washingtonpost

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 16:57

Robert Costa
@costareports
Read the Woodward book twice. Explosive reporting. Vivid scenes in every chapter. Includes documents, dates, details. Top Trump advisers took papers off of the president's desk to stop him from making decisions. Mattis ignored his order to kill Assad.
mobile.twitter.com/costareports/status/1036996950288162818

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 17:04

Fox & Friends hosts visibly deflated after legal analyst says Trump’s latest tweets give ‘fodder’...
A good dose of Miracle Grow should revive them. Works wonders with my pot plants.
Nicolle Wallace
@NicolleDWallace
Uh oh - prepare for Trump freak out: Napolitano said that such tweets could be used by Mueller to potentially prove corrupt intent in an obstruction of justice charge.

Fox & Friends hosts visibly deflated after legal analyst says Trump’s latest tweets give ‘fodder’...
rawstory.com

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Lweji · 04/09/2018 17:05

Mattis ignored his order to kill Assad.

Shock Although, not that much, TBH.

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 17:09

This might make an 'interesting' comparison to what he says, does or not say during his hearing.
'Listening to Kavanaugh.
In 12 years on the D.C. Circuit, Judge Kavanaugh’s temperament at oral arguments shows a judge who is always engaged but rarely undecided.'
dccircuitbreaker.org/listening-to-kavanaugh/

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 17:10

or does

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kaytola · 04/09/2018 17:15

Who paid Kavanaugh's $200,000 debt? Follow the money....

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 17:25

'Bob Woodward: Trump's aides stole his papers 'to protect the country'
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/04/politics/bob-woodward-book-donald-trump-fear/index.html?__twitter_impression=true

Philip Rucker
@PhilipRucker
NEW --> WaPo just published the transcript and audio of President Trump's call to Bob Woodward last month about his book

@abbydphillip
Something to keep in mind: Trump tells Woodward "you've always been fair"
Analysis | Transcript: Phone call between President Trump and journalist Bob Woodward
washingtonpost.com

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Gumpendorf · 04/09/2018 17:28

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/04/transcript-phone-call-between-president-trump-journalist-bob-woodward/

Audio - it's longish. I haven't listened to it all as I'm listening to the Kavanaugh hearings and about how the Republican corporates have 'bought' the Supreme Court on the basis of their judgements.

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TheNorthWestPawsage · 04/09/2018 17:49

Just read the WaPo article about Woodward's book. It sounds like a doozy - Trumpy will not be best pleased.

And as for Princess Perfect...

The president’s family members, while sometimes touted as his key advisers by other Trump chroniclers, are minor players in Woodward’s account, popping up occasionally in the West Wing and vexing adversaries.

Woodward recounts an expletive-laden altercation between Ivanka Trump, the president’s eldest daughter and senior adviser, and Stephen K. Bannon, the former chief White House strategist.
“You’re a goddamn staffer!” Bannon screamed at her, telling her that she had to work through Priebus like other aides. “You walk around this place and act like you’re in charge, and you’re not. You’re on staff!”
Ivanka Trump, who had special access to the president and worked around Priebus, replied: “I’m not a staffer! I’ll never be a staffer. I’m the first daughter.”

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Gumpendorf · 04/09/2018 18:09

NBC FAKE NEWS, which is under intense scrutiny over their killing the Harvey Weinstein story, is now fumbling around making excuses for their probably highly unethical conduct. I have long criticized NBC and their journalistic standards-worse than even CNN. Look at their license?

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1036991866124861440

A broadcasting license only if you behave like Fox. Confused

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ohmymimi · 04/09/2018 18:14

Benjy Sarlin
@BenjySarlin
In Indiana, @jonallendc follows GOP Senate nominee Mike Braun, who has branded himself as a populist businessman in Trump’s mold, and tracks the party’s broader shift to Trump

In Nebraska, @aseitzwald tracks the rise of Kara Eastman and a confident move left among Democrats who think they can turn out new voters with their message
www.nbcnews.com/specials/mad-about-trump

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