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Trump and the Giant Impeachment. Trump thread 97

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AcrossthePond55 · 31/10/2019 18:23

With credit to Stephen Colbert (and Roald Dahl) for the title.

Vote taken, public House hearings to begin. Here we gooooooo!!!

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borntobequiet · 02/11/2019 07:47

Thanks for the thread Across. I find it dispiriting that Biden - old and to som extent compromised by past behaviour - is the Dem front runner when there seem to be a number of interesting and even inspirational other candidates, well Pete Buttigieg at least.

borntobequiet · 02/11/2019 07:48

some

lionheart · 02/11/2019 10:38

Remember his comment on Yates and Clapper, North, and how they were 'choking like dogs' during the hearing?

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 02/11/2019 10:51

Trump doesn't like dogs.

Maybe it's because dogs don't like him: they are very good at avoiding people who are crazy in the way that Trump is, and contrary to popular belief they don't fawn on people they dislike. That would make him hate them.

As for cats, I doubt if he wants to think about them at all. They would despise him.

lionheart · 02/11/2019 14:53

www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-ukraine-exclusi-idUSKBN1XB4JZ

'KIEV (Reuters) - Sweeping changes to Ukraine’s top law enforcement agency ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are set to derail a series of long-running criminal investigations, including two related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, three current and former Ukrainian prosecutors told Reuters.'

TheNorthWestPawsage · 02/11/2019 18:22

How Trump Reshaped the Presidency in Over 11,000 Tweets
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/02/us/politics/trump-twitter-presidency.html

In a presidency unlike any other, where Mr. Trump wakes to Twitter, goes to bed with it and is comforted by how much it revolves around him, the person he most often singled out for praise was himself — more than 2,000 times, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

cozietoesie · 02/11/2019 19:22

Clever article.

cozietoesie · 02/11/2019 20:27

If he's to resign, I reckon that 45 needs to think he's achieved something.

cozietoesie · 02/11/2019 20:29

Even temporarily.

lionheart · 02/11/2019 22:48

Maybe that takes us back to the Constitutional Convention we touched on so many threads ago.

Perhaps, Trump can claim credit for exposing the flaws in the system of checks and balances and co-equal governance.

I bet he would like the idea of a Trump amendment. Smile

Trump and the Giant Impeachment. Trump thread 97
cozietoesie · 02/11/2019 23:15

The Mueller Team.

cozietoesie · 02/11/2019 23:21

Beto 'got the call'.

cozietoesie · 03/11/2019 00:47

Rachel.

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lionheart · 03/11/2019 02:08

Some light reading for the Autumn.

www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/mueller-report-secret-memos-1

TheNorthWestPawsage · 03/11/2019 08:28

Well, lookee here...

Smugglers are sawing through new sections of Trump’s border wall
www.washingtonpost.com/national/smugglers-are-sawing-through-new-sections-of-trumps-border-wall/2019/11/01/25bf8ce0-fa72-11e9-ac8c-8eced29ca6ef_story.html

Smuggling gangs in Mexico have repeatedly sawed through new sections of President Trump’s border wall in recent months by using commercially available power tools, opening gaps large enough for people and drug loads to pass through, according to U.S. agents and officials with knowledge of the damage.
The breaches have been made using a popular cordless household tool known as a reciprocating saw that retails at hardware stores for as little as $100. When fitted with specialized blades, the saws can slice through one of the barrier’s steel-and-concrete bollards in minutes, according to the agents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the barrier-defeating techniques.
After cutting through the base of a single bollard, smugglers can push the steel out of the way, creating an adult-size gap. Because the bollards are so tall — and are attached only to a panel at the top — their length makes them easier to push aside once they have been cut and are left dangling, according to engineers consulted by The Washington Post.

The smuggling crews have been using other techniques, such as building makeshift ladders to scale the barriers, especially in the popular smuggling areas in the San Diego area, according to nearly a dozen U.S. agents and current and former administration officials.

cozietoesie · 03/11/2019 13:30

Hmmmm......

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AcrossthePond55 · 03/11/2019 14:26

Scrotus is being boo'ed at UFC??? Now that's a bit surprising to me. But, hey, the more the merrier!

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lionheart · 03/11/2019 15:46

I need to read that book.