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Trump had a good day in that there was no true damming evidence given. The evidence given was the same as we knew going in. That said, the investigation is on going and if the patsies turn on Trump or Trump and the alleged Comey tapes are subpoenaed, we could very well see an impeachment. That or the special investigator suggests charges of obstruction of justice which IMHO based on Trump and his own words in public (to NBC's Lester Holt) and private (to Russians) are consistent, he fired Comey to end this "Russah thing."
Comey's public testimony was a precursor to his closed door/classified testimony that happened today as well.
Trump did NOT have a good day at all. His track record of being an incompetent, pathological LIAR was highlighted, bolded and underscored today.
I'm sure that Ivanka probably had someone hide Trump's phone and sedated him to keep him from tweeting.
Would any of the resident left wing law experts please explain why it would be illegal for Trump to ask Comey to end the Flynn investigation, given that the POTUS can legally fire the FBI Director anyway.
Because Comey takes his orders from the Justice Department - NOT the President. If Trump had any issues with the investigation, the protocol is to have his White House Counsel contact Justice. Comey explained that several times,
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He beat over 15 GOP candidates, and then your savior Clinton. Also, he build a billion dollar business and raised successful and well-raised children. That's "one of the dumbest people alive"? Where do you rank?
He didn't raise those kids, Ivana did. He didn't build a billion dollar business - he inherited money and proceeded to file bankruptcy four times, stiffed his banks and his tradesmen. No US bank will lend to him anymore. Which is why he won't release his tax returns - because he gets his financing from Russian banks and has for a long time. Besides which, he's probably - even with all that stolen money - not worth anywhere near he wants everyone to believe. May not even be one billion, much less ten. Lot of his income comes from selling his name.
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If Trump really wanted to make the Russia investigation go away he would have fired Comey on Day 1 and hired a guy like Rudy Giuliani to replace him.
Then he needed to make Giulani AG instead of Sessions. Only department which can stop the investigation is Justice.
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It seems that Comey is guilty of allowing this Russian cloud to persist because he would not say publicly what he had already told Trump privately, that the POTUS was not the subject of a FBI investigation. The only conclusion that I can draw as to why Comey would not admit that publicly is because he likes the limelight and wanted to keep getting national attention. Think about it, Comey just admitted today on national TV that Trump was not under investigation. Why couldn't he have said that months ago so that the nation could move on?
He stated today - several times - he discussed this his colleagues and one, in particular, wouldn't sign off because the investigation wasn't completed and there was no assurance it wouldn't yet ensnare Trump. Comey stated that several times.
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But why would Trump go through all that effort when on Day 1 the democrats still blamed Comey for Hillary's defeat, perfect time to fire Comey.
It seems that Trump gave Comey every opportunity to prove his competence, but Comey failed obviously as he refused to let the nation know that our POTUS was not under investigation. He left half the nation questioning the legitimacy of our President. Very bad move.
He stated today - several times - he discussed this with his colleagues and one, in particular, wouldn't sign off because the investigation wasn't completed and there was no assurance it wouldn't yet ensnare Trump. Comey stated that several times.
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But he just went on record today and admitted Trump was never under investigation, and the investigation in to Russian meddling is still active. His excuse doesn't add up.
He stated today - several times - he discussed this with his colleagues and one, in particular, wouldn't sign off because the investigation wasn't completed and there was no assurance it wouldn't yet ensnare Trump. Again, Comey stated that several times.
And - the real issue is Russian meddling into the election and counterespionage. Trump people were active participants - Comey said so in earlier testimony. Some in the Trump campaign are headed for some very expensive legal problems. May yet go all the way to the top.
Trump clearly "put the arm" on Comey - but I don't think he's headed for impeachment at this point in time. Depends on what else the SC finds - and, then, of course, only Congress can impeach regardless of recommendation from SC. So, in the end, it's up to the GOP. Not happening anytime soon. Further, imho, just putting the arm on Comey and discussing the issues with Coats and Kelly doesn't strike the public as particularly alarming. So, we wait - and hope the dumbass tweets/talks himself into an indictment.
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Because Comey takes his orders from the Justice Department - NOT the President. If Trump had any issues with the investigation, the protocol is to have his White House Counsel contact Justice. Comey explained that several times, today.
He didn't raise those kids, Ivana did. He didn't build a billion dollar business - he inherited money and proceeded to file bankruptcy four times, stiffed his banks and his tradesmen. No US bank will lend to him anymore. Which is why he won't release his tax returns - because he gets his financing from Russia. Besides which, he's probably - even with all that stolen money - not worth anywhere near he wants everyone to believe. Some say, he's only got a few hundred million.
He stated today - several times - he discussed this his colleagues and one, in particular, wouldn't sign off because the investigation wasn't completed and there was no assurance it wouldn't yet ensnare Trump. Again, Comey stated that several times.
He stated today - several times - he discussed this with his colleagues and one, in particular, wouldn't sign off because the investigation wasn't completed and there was no assurance it wouldn't yet ensnare Trump. Again, Comey stated that several times.
He stated today - several times - he discussed this with his colleagues and one, in particular, wouldn't sign off because the investigation wasn't completed and there was no assurance it wouldn't yet ensnare Trump. Again, Comey stated that several times.
Wow, isn't that a bright comment. Since when is the subject of this thread ME??? Why would you even respond in such an irrelevant and off-topic manner? Is the truth about trump too hard too uncomfortable, so now you want to discuss ME??? Well, have at it. But, in that case, if you want to begin a thread on why I am not president, do so, because this thread is about Comey/Trump.
Your whining about Trump's personal life was tedious & I addressed it.
Not relevant to an off-topic comment stating I am not president. Sounds more like an adolescent schoolyard nah, nah, nah, nah, nah ........
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