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Democrats win the House, and he’s already fired Sessions: Trump thread 87

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TheClaws · 11/11/2018 23:09

We start this new thread on a brighter note: the mid-terms were a win for the Democrats, securing the House of Representatives and further seats in the Senate. This means more scrutiny for POTUS and the GOP, and bargaining power.

He’s still a feckless, vain bully, oddly admired by some varieties of Christians - enjoy the cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

Democrats win the House, and he’s already fired Sessions: Trump thread 87
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cozietoesie · 13/11/2018 18:07

Roe v. Wade 2?

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 18:21

Mueller seeking more details on Nigel Farage, key Russia inquiry target says
Exclusive: Jerome Corsi to Guardian – ‘They asked about Nigel’
Key Brexit figure Farage has denied involvement with Russia

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/13/nigel-farage-mueller-russia-investigation-trump-latest-jerome-corsi-claim

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 19:39

Melania weighs in on John Bolton’s deputy.

John Santucci
@Santucci
Just asked the First Lady’s office about deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel : “It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House,” Stephanie Grisham The First Lady’s communication director to
@ABC

cozietoesie · 13/11/2018 20:06

Blimey.

CaveMum · 13/11/2018 20:12

On a lighter note, who else is hoping to get Michelle Obama’s book for Christmas? 🙋🏻‍♀️

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 20:37

Reuters Top News
@Reuters
BREAKING: Trump expected to provide written answers to questions from Special Counsel Mueller as early as this week - source

MORE: Mueller questions relate to Russia's involvement in 2016 election, not potential obstruction of justice; topics include meeting between Donald Trump Jr., other campaign staff and group of Russians at Trump Tower - source

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 20:39

Michael C. Bender
@MichaelCBender
NEW: John Bolton’s No. 2, Mira Ricardel, was escorted from the White House moments ago, an administration officials tell ⁦
@WSJ
⁩. Ricardel was standing just a few feet from President Trump earlier this afternoon.

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 20:45

Trump and his legal team met Monday to answer Mueller’s questions: Sources

abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-legal-team-met-monday-answer-muellers-questions/story?id=59171446

cozietoesie · 13/11/2018 20:55

Melania just flexed her muscles. 🙂

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 20:55

Eamon Javers
@EamonJavers
A White House official just told reporters the WSJ story is not accurate. Says Mira Ricardel has not been fired or escorted off the grounds and is at her desk and still works at the WH now.
Asked if the White House has a response to the statement from the First Lady’s spokesperson that Ricardel “no longer deserved the honor of serving in the White House” the official said: “the East Wing speaks for the East Wing.”
I asked the official if Ricardel will still be sitting at her desk tomorrow. The official said: “I don’t know, will you guys be sitting in your booths tomorrow? We’ll see.”

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 21:01

From September

Robert Mueller is playing a long game on the Russia investigation, and it's paying off
amp.usatoday.com/amp/1404172002

cozietoesie · 13/11/2018 21:06

Head of the FBI (and a Beltway insider) for what -12 years?

OnTheDarkSideOfTheSpoon · 13/11/2018 21:06

The Professor At The Heart Of The Trump-Russia Probe Wants To Testify Before The Senate, A Lawyer Claims

“We are working towards his appearance,” a lawyer closely associated with the Maltese professor wrote in an email to BuzzFeed News.

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertonardelli/joseph-mifsud-senate-trump-russia

AcrossthePond55 · 13/11/2018 21:25

Roe v. Wade 2?

Now that Kav is on the SCOTUS, there are bound to be laws proposed and lawsuits filed for just that purpose cozie. To create legal precedent to overturn RvW.

lionheart · 13/11/2018 21:26

Daniel Dale (Toronto Star)
‏
Verified account

@ddale8

'Asked about the racial controversy over a fellow Republican referring to a “public hanging” while running against a Black man, Mississippi’s governor asks why people aren’t outraged about a real problem, the “genocide” perpetrated by Black women getting abortions.'

cozietoesie · 13/11/2018 21:31

Yes indeed, Across.

Minimammoth · 13/11/2018 22:25

Sounds like Georgia and Florida might need Ivanka’s new China Trademarked ballot machine.

lionheart · 13/11/2018 23:20

www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/melania-ivanka-clashed-over-using-205234926.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

'According to the Times, while Melania was in Ghana as part of her tour of Africa, she she held a baby in Accra, and the photo was distributed to the press, and video of the meeting was posted to the First Lady’s Instagram.

Just two days later, in a video posted to Ivanka’s Instagram, she high-fived a young black girl in North Carolina, while she was visiting recovery sites in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The video was the closing scene of the video, where she talked with North Carolinians.

Apparently this caused tension, for reasons not stated. John Kelly was tasked with talking to the teams of both women about the… overlap of black children photographed in official White House press materials and Instagram posts? Did Melania think that Ivanka was copying her? It’s very unclear.'