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Finding a way through 'the avalanche of crazy' or Trump thread 96.

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lionheart · 17/09/2019 02:02

From back in Decemeber:

'This shouldn’t get lost in the avalanche of crazy. The wall we need is between DOJ and the White House. The foundation of our democracy- the rule of law- depends on it.' Sally Q. Yates.

Smile

Old thread:

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3645518-Its-High-Crimes-and-Misdemeanours-Time-Trump-thread-no-95

Finding a way through 'the avalanche of crazy' or Trump thread 96.
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cozietoesie · 10/10/2019 21:43

It will be interesting to see what happens with Fox.

Ryan, who joined the Fox Corporation board in March, is now said to be one of the most important voices pushing Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to transition Fox News and pivot away from Trump, according to Vanity Fair.
"Paul is embarrassed about Trump and now he has the power to do something about it," a Fox executive told Vanity Fair. Fox Corporation did not immediately respond to a phone call or emailed request for comment on the Vanity Fair piece.
Ryan often gave in to Trump's demands as House speaker, even as he was said to privately disapprove of Trump's bombastic, tweet-first-and-think-later governing style.
Read more: Former House Speaker Paul Ryan said he wanted to 'scold' Trump 'all the time' because Trump 'didn't know anything about government'........

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lionheart · 10/10/2019 23:07

Scold?

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AcrossthePond55 · 11/10/2019 00:04

Sitting in the airport, watching CNN. Jaw repeatedly hitting the floor.

DH says he has 2 weeks of Rachel on the DVR for me. He says I'll need a scorecard to keep up. 😆

Why do I feel like I'm heading into finals week at Uni?

TheClaws · 11/10/2019 00:27

Trump is about to hold a rally in Minneapolis. One of his Trump-sites posted this:

The Best American @best_american
· 6h
There are lines extending OUTSIDE OF THE PARKING lot for the #TrumpMinneapolis rally at the Target Center.

It’s a freakin’ rock concert. I’ve never seen anything like it!

#KAG2020 #TRUMP2020

Except - the geographic postscript on the tweet says ‘Pennsylvania’ and another user reverse googled the image and it’s from another event entirely. Plus, it’s currently raining in Minneapolis. Idiots.

Finding a way through 'the avalanche of crazy' or Trump thread 96.
TheClaws · 11/10/2019 00:33

These Giuliani associates were arrested at La Guardia airport as they were about to fly out on one-way tickets to Vienna.

Adam Schiff @RepAdamSchiff
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4h
Weeks ago we requested info from two Giuliani associates, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.

They reportedly worked with Giuliani to pressure Ukraine for dirt on Trump's opponents.

Today we subpoenaed both for key documents.

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lionheart · 11/10/2019 00:48

Barr meets Murdoch.

Hope there are tapes.

www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/us/politics/fox-news-poll-trump-impeachment.html

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TheClaws · 11/10/2019 11:42

This is frightening - no-one can say this isn’t fascist in nature.

Miriam Elder @MiriamElder
New thing here - Trump camp flashing photos of @IlhanMN
above the crowd as he focuses his criticism on her

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RhinoskinhaveI · 11/10/2019 11:46

All the techniques that he's using against people will be used against him, when the tide turns all of his pigeons will come home to roost, and his pigeons will turn into velociraptors that tear him to shreds

Lweji · 11/10/2019 11:47

Very disappointing Nobel Peace Prize award this year. Once again, not Trump! How is this possible? I bet it was the Kurds too.

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Lweji · 11/10/2019 15:19

The question is, what else is on that list?

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lionheart · 11/10/2019 15:31

Neal Katyal
@neal_katyal

'Trump has lost his battle to keep his tax records secret from the House. The DC Circuit, the nation's 2d highest court, just ruled the tax and financial records have to be turned over. Trump can try to appeal it to SCOTUS but will be hard. Decision here.'

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lionheart · 11/10/2019 15:34

And:

Josh Lederman
@JoshNBCNews

'JUST IN - Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, former top diplomat in #Ukraine, has arrived at the House for her scheduled testimony,'

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longwayoff · 11/10/2019 15:36

Oh God. Is there any way out of this? He is, frankly, certifiable. Poor bloody Kurds, how utterly disgusting. Normandy? Dear Lord!

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lionheart · 11/10/2019 15:39

Claws. Shock

I heard that he promised a crackdown on Somali refugees (Minneapolis has one of the largest Somali populations).

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Roussette · 11/10/2019 15:40

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Andrew Desiderio
@AndrewDesiderio
BREAKING: Appeals Court has REJECTED Trump’s appeal of the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena for his financial records.

Big win for House Democrats.

Lweji · 11/10/2019 15:40

Meanwhile, the campaign:

Elizabeth Warren's deadpan quip in LGBT debate wins plaudits

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/11/elizabeth-warren-deadpan-quip-in-lgbt-debate-wins-plaudits