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

[Lweji]

Someone had to and soon.

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www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3510947-It-s-a-National-Non-Emergency-Trump-thread-91

I’m not liking the sound of that too much, Across.

Why would anyone want to 'honour' Jr and his 'lady-friend'???

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twitter.com/maggienyt/status/1118289082348724224?s=21

I think tRumpJr is obscene. He only got divorced in Feb and he's been parading round plastic Kim for what seems like forever.

This is worth noting... must watch... I do know he speaks FIVE languages. How refreshing it would be to have someone with intelligence in the WH.

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Rachel Maddow lost tRump the reelection through her interview with the next POTUS Monday night

It was the best interview of any candidate by any interviewer I have ever seen in my 73 years

If you missed it, watch it

If you watched it, share it

BREAKING: Attorney General William Barr tonight directed immigration judges to deny bond hearings to asylum seekers.

Our Constitution does not allow the government to lock up asylum seekers without basic due process.

We'll see the administration in court. Again.
twitter.com/aclu/status/1118331619268616192?s=21

Tax report.

itep.org/notadime/

'60 Profitable Fortune 500 Companies Avoided All Federal Income Taxes in 2018.'

Barr's "within a week" to release even his redacted version of the Mueller report is now up.

He was reported saying that on 9 April. He hasn't released anything.

www.newsweek.com/so-many-conflicts-so-little-time-1396435

'This much is known: On Barr’s public financial disclosure report, he admits to working for a law firm that represented Russia’s Alfa Bank and for a company whose co-founders allegedly have long-standing business ties to Russia. What’s more, he received dividends from Vector Group, a holding company with deep financial ties to Russia.

These facts didn’t get much attention during Barr’s confirmation hearing, as Congress was hyperfocused on an unsolicited memo Barr wrote prior to his nomination, which criticized the special counsel’s investigation—and whether he would release an unredacted Mueller report to Congress. Much of the information is public, but it has so far been unreported in relation to Barr.'

This is interesting, on why Trump would be a disastrous choice as a Russian agent:

www.justsecurity.org/63660/is-trump-a-russian-agent-explaining-terms-of-art-and-examining-the-facts/

'Based on the U.S. definition of an agent, it is unlikely that President Trump is a recruited and controlled source of the Russian intelligence services. To a professional he is nightmare. Yes, he is a cauldron of potentially exploitable vulnerabilities. He is greedy, has lax morals and shame, isn’t particularly patriotic, has a difficult time with right and wrong and is easy to manipulate. He would be easy to exploit and entice into stepping over the line into a conspiratorial relationship. However, he would be essentially impossible to control. His narcissism, poor memory and ego would make it all but impossible for him to follow directions and keep a secret. He would be a nightmare to debrief.'

www.politico.com/story/2019/02/12/schumer-amy-mcgrath-1167184

www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/17/deutsche-bank-faces-action-over-20bn-russian-money-laundering-scheme?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567675/christine-blasey-ford/

www.thecut.com/2019/04/new-study-reveals-how-kavanaugh-hearings-changed-americans.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=di

Swamp.

edition.cnn.com/2019/04/15/business/rusal-russia-kentucky-aluminum-mill/index.html

The mental rigours of being US president
www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-47671986

At least 45 doesn't imbibe. Apparently.

Ivanka Trump says she passed on her father’s offer to lead World Bank www.politico.com/story/2019/04/17/ivanka-trump-world-bank-1279833

This seems to be portentous?

Minutes after the Justice Department announced that Attorney General Barr will be holding a press conference tomorrow about the release of Mueller’s final report, just saw Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk out of the Justice Department building. Never seen him here before.
twitter.com/mlevinereports/status/1118622313954652160?s=21

www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/politics/trump-mueller-report.html

'Breaking News: White House and Justice Department officials discussed Robert Mueller’s findings several times ahead of his report’s release Thursday.'

“Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations with White House lawyers about the conclusions made by Mueller in recent days...The talks have aided the president’s legal team as it prepares a rebuttal.” NYT

Let's wait and see. The Mueller report is 400-odd pages.

Colour me cynical, but I'm expecting Barr to hand out something like this.

(Thank you Across.)

Thanks, lion.

Prepares a rebuttal?

Trump feels the need to rebut the Mueller report?

But Baby, you said it completely exonerated you!

Yeah, rebuttal...

POINT 1-
"That didn't happen,
But if it did, it wasn't that bad.
But if it was, it's not a big deal,
But if it is, it's not my fault.
But if it was, I didn't mean it.
But if I did,
You deserved it"

POINT 2-
"Whatever it is that somebody did that they shouldn't have done, I didn't do it"

POINT 3-
"No collusion! Witch hunt! Totally exonerated! Hillary!!!!!!!"

You know the drill, Across.

You're a great loss to the GOP, Across.