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Mueller time for Trump and his friends - will they all meet in a courtyard surrounded by a big beautiful wall? - Trump thread 92

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Lweji · 23/03/2019 08:10

Someone had to and soon.

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TheNorthWestPawsage · 09/04/2019 07:05

From lion's CNN link above:

Behind the scenes, two sources told CNN, the President told border agents to not let migrants in. Tell them we don't have the capacity, he said. If judges give you trouble, say, "Sorry, judge, I can't do it. We don't have the room."

Some of them will do this (and worse) and be proud they are respecting their "president"

TheClaws · 09/04/2019 07:35

The latest from Lara Trump. Believe it or not, this is the top-trending article on Fox News. Interestingly, Lara is suddenly Trump’s 2020 ‘senior campaign advisor’ (another nepotism job). I’ve bonded a sentence I found telling - one that sounds rather Trumpian rather than Democratic, actually.

(I’ve included the full text so you don’t need to click over needlessly.)

Lara Trump: Democrats 'willing to do anything' to beat Trump in 2020

President Donald Trump’s 2020 senior campaign advisor and daughter-in-law Lara Trump spoke to Fox News’ Sean Hannity Monday about the Democratic Party’s chances in the 2020 presidential election.

“If they want to go that far left, I think it will paint a very clear picture for people come 2020. Are you voting for someone who is running on socialism, who wants full government control of our country, who wants to take over every single aspect of your life? Or are you happy with the record high stock markets, with the jobs pouring back into this country, the record low unemployment?” Trump said on “Hannity.”

Trump also talked how the American public is "done" with the Russia collusion accusations and accused Democrats of using the topic to deflect from the president's positive results.

“They have to try to distract people because otherwise they’re afraid that the American people would really see the incredible job that this president has done. The good news is that I think people feel it every day. They’re not being distracted by the nonsense out there.”

Trump noted that the tax request by House Democrats is an example of how the opposition will do anything to distract and hinder the president because they fear facing him in 2020.

“They’re willing to do anything that they can, Sean,” Trump said. “The reality is the fight against Donald Trump for becoming president in 2020, I think they know, is an impossible battle.”

www.foxnews.com/politics/lara-trump-democrats-willing-to-do-anything-to-beat-trump-in-2020

lionheart · 09/04/2019 10:33

So much projection.

lionheart · 09/04/2019 10:36

This little toad.

splinternews.com/of-course-its-stephen-miller-1833844127

Hearhere · 09/04/2019 10:57

Trump is doing extreme things in order to provoke the opposition into an extreme position, then he can frame then as radical socialists compared to which he is the rational, conservative, sensible option

Or maybe he's just a senile old grandpa

Hearhere · 09/04/2019 11:02

Some background on the border issue (there is also an audio version of this on podcast)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/28/how-violent-american-vigilantes-at-the-border-led-to-trumps-wall
How violent American vigilantes at the border led to Trump’s wall
From the 80s onwards, the borderlands were rife with paramilitary cruelty and racism. But the president’s rhetoric has thrown fuel on the fire. By Greg Grandin

lionheart · 09/04/2019 15:01

Natasha Bertrand

Verified account

@NatashaBertrand
6m6 minutes ago

'Barr says Mueller did not review the letters Barr wrote on March 24 and March 29, but that Mueller was given the opportunity to review the March 24 letter and "declined." Re: Mueller's report, Barr says, "I
am relying on my own discretion to make as much public as I can."'

Natasha Bertrand

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@NatashaBertrand
3m3 minutes ago

'Barr says that he'll be in a position to release the report publicly within a week. Says Mueller "is working with us on identifying information in the report that falls into" the redaction categories. Report will be color-coded and contain explanatory notes for redactions.'

EweSurname · 09/04/2019 15:46

Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
A.G. Bill Barr says that he tried to use as much of the Special Counsel's language as possible in his four page memo. Barr included four incomplete sentences from the Mueller report.

lionheart · 09/04/2019 16:37

Also says he's not going to say anything about whether her briefed the WH.

lionheart · 09/04/2019 16:42

Kasie Hunt (NBC)

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@kasie

Attorney General Barr says

  • he doesn’t intend to release the full, unredacted report to Congress
  • Graham and Nadler can ask for more info if they feel they need it
  • he also doesn’t plan to ask court to release grand jury information to Congress
  • Nadler can ask if he wants
lionheart · 09/04/2019 16:46

Ready.

Mueller time for Trump and his friends - will they all meet in a courtyard surrounded by a big beautiful wall? - Trump thread 92
lionheart · 09/04/2019 17:07

edition.cnn.com/2019/04/09/tech/white-nationalism-hearing-facebook-google/index.html

'YouTube was forced to disable comments on a livestream of a House Judiciary hearing on hate crimes and white nationalism on social media Tuesday morning after it was flooded racist and anti-Semitic comments.

The hateful comments were an illustration of one of the issues at hand: Silicon Valley's ongoing struggle to stop the spread of hate across its platforms. Lawmakers are exploring possible legislative options on the issue.'

cozietoesie · 09/04/2019 19:51

Hey Ho. Thanks, lion.

lionheart · 09/04/2019 20:13
Smile
yolofish · 09/04/2019 20:52

The BBC said tonight that Trump was cleared? are they being spectacularly stupid, putting cart before horse etc?