But "When the president does it, that means it is not illegal": Trump thread LXXXVIII

[lionheart]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/7-year-old-migrant-girl-taken-into-border-patrol-custody-dies-of-dehydration-exhaustion/2018/12/13/8909e356-ff03-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199story.html?noredirect=on&utmm_term=.1656618cb8a1

RIP little one.

New FBI Raid Of Alderman Ed Burke’s Office In Chicago City Hall

chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/13/breaking-new-fbi-raid-of-alderman-ed-burkes-office-in-chicago-city-hall/

CHICAGO (CBS) — The FBI has once again raided Ald. Ed Burke’s office and finance committee office in Chicago City Hall, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

This second raid comes two weeks after federal agents raided the alderman’s city hall and ward offices, papering over doors and windows to keep anyone from seeing inside.

CBS 2 legal analyst Irv Miller says a second raid is unusual and agents would have had to secure a new warrant to go back in today.

[...]The exact reason for the raids is still unknown. In addition to serving as an alderman, Edward Burke is also an attorney, specializing in property tax assessments. Representatives for his law firm said they didn’t know anything about what was happening at Burke’s aldermanic offices. Burke’s law firm has represented President Donald Trump for years, helping him challenge his property tax assessments for Trump Tower. However, Burke stopped representing Trump earlier this year, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to published reports.

The story about the little girl is awful.

Kushner is the obvious choice.

He has no position/job he will regret leaving.

He'll let his DFIL do whatever he wants.

He'll probably make the Middle East peaceful by comparison. Win. Win.

What has the border patrol come to if they don't give people any water?

Did Kushner ever get his full security clearance? My brain has jettisoned earlier facts to make way for each new influx of horrors!

I fear the border control story may be the tip of the iceberg as to what is happening to those children.

If Kushner takes on that role I predict the biggest drubbing ever on Twitter. He will be ridiculed, lambasted, picked over, investigated, and publically humiliated.

Mr Dean of Watergate 'fame':

Trump’s campaign. Trump’s transition. Trump’s inauguration. Trump’s presidency. Plus Trump & family. All are now under state and federal criminal and civil investigations. This is much more damning than Watergate, and it is just getting started.
twitter.com/johnwdean/status/1073478024450863105?s=21

I’m preparing my ‘The End is Nigh ‘ sandwich boards

Chief justice of the California Supreme Court leaves the Republican Party, citing Kavanaugh
calmatters.org/articles/chief-justice-of-the-california-supreme-court-leaves-the-republican-party-citing-kavanaugh/

I keep meaning to say this thread title is so prophetic! 👍

At the start of yesterday's show Maddow sums up how the madness of the daily news cycle - everyday a new criminal revelation.

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/butina-admits-being-an-agent-of-russia-will-help-us-prosecutors-1397689923893

I'm overwhelmed tbh. I hope I'll have more brainwidth for it all after Christmas.

The New York Times
‏*@nytimes*
Breaking News: Michael Cohen said he knew that arranging hush payments to two women was wrong. And, he added in an ABC News interview, so did Donald Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/us/politics/trump-cohen-interview.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

Renato Mariotti
‏*@renato*_mariotti
More Renato Mariotti Retweeted The New York Times
Cohen’s opinion of Trump’s state of mind is not admissible. But what Cohen saw Trump do and heard Trump say—the things that caused Cohen to have this view—would be admissible in court.

"Days away from being sentenced in the Russia probe, former national security adviser Michael Flynn is not exactly hiding his face in shame."

“Flynn has been having fun with his old high school gang, going out on the town to see an Elton John concert and watch the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics play”

apnews.com/a76a4f69b0cf461e87760efeadd8a9f0

The Steele Dossier: A Retrospective

www.lawfareblog.com/steele-dossier-retrospective

Weasely little shit.

How Jared Kushner Replaced Michael Cohen as Trump’s National Enquirer Connection
www.thedailybeast.com/how-jared-kushner-replaced-michael-cohen-as-trumps-national-enquirer-connection

Admitting the crime now...?

From the Daily Beast link above:

Trump insists he is innocent of any related crimes because he never explicitly asked for Cohen or AMI to violate campaign finance law by sitting on stories of his extra-marital affairs. And the president’s current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, contends that the scandal is overblown entirely.

“Nobody got killed, nobody got robbed… This was not a big crime,” Giuliani told The Daily Beast on Wednesday. He added, sardonically, “I think in two weeks they’ll start with parking tickets that haven’t been paid.”

Just leaving this here for any interested candidates.

“I think in two weeks they’ll start with parking tickets that haven’t been paid.”

If that's what will take.

Also:

Mehdi Hasan ✔ @mehdirhasan
George rebutting his wife Kellyanne’s defense of the president on Cuomo’s show earlier tonight 🍿🍿

George Conway @gtconway3d
Given that Trump has repeatedly lied about the Daniels and McDougal payments—and given that he lies about virtually everything else, to the point that his own former personal lawyer described him as a “f**ing liar”—why should we take his word over that of federal prosecutors?

3:18 AM - Dec 14, 2018

Richard M. Mixin' @raratimmar
Replying to @gtconway3d @MalcolmNance
I'm at the point where I think this is a fetish for the two of you.

5:10 AM - Dec 14, 2018

I saw someone on twitter posit that KAC and GC were setting themselves up as the darling, power couple for post-trump with this public show of disagreement which allowed everyone to pick a side and be engaged.

Hamed Aleaziz
@Haleaziz
DHS statement tonight on the death of a 7-year-old girl in Border Patrol custody:

RIP, little one.

The Dow today

This is horrifying. Those poor parents

Sandy Hook Evacuated After Threat on Shooting Anniversary

www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Sandy-Hook-School-Students-Sent-Home-After-Receiving-Threat-on-Shooting-Anniversary-AP-502778722.html

Sure Rudy, because violations of federal campaign finance law is in the same category as a parking ticket.

Just goes to show the mindset of that whole cadre of miscreants. "The law doesn't apply to us. And if it does, violating it is no big deal. After all, don't you know who we ARE?"

Sorry if this depresses you, Across.

The GOP

Exclusive: Paul Manafort advised White House on how to attack and discredit investigation of President Trump

We now have details as to how the indicted former campaign manager worked with the president to undermine federal law enforcement.

www.vox.com/2018/12/14/18140744/paul-manafort-trump-russia-mueller-investigation