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[metalslimer]

Remember when people thought Romney would get SoS...lol

 

[kirblar]

Great OT4 suggestion in the new Comey thread: The (R) Stands for Russian.

 

[Stumpokapow]

They'll lose the tie breaker vote, though. I don't think McConnell would allow that to be the case.

The VP very rarely uses the tie breaker; regular legislation requires cloture and appointments only go 50-50 if they are manifestly incompetent.

However I agree that a would-be President Pence would not nominate a senator to be VP for that reason.

 

[Got the Shakes]

Josh Kraushaar‏Verified account @HotlineJosh 6m6 minutes ago

Dana Bash now reporting Congressional Rs debating between supporting independent prosecutor or independent commission. Major development.

https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/864638758859288576

 

[Wilsongt]

Oh my gawd that title change

 

[nature boy]

McCain just said at a dinner honoring him that the Trump scandals have reached a "Watergate size and scale" -- wow

https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/864640001786642432

For future reference

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Yessssss title changes are back lol

 

[Wilsongt]

https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/864640001786642432

For future reference

As he continues to pull the lever for everything Republican and Trump related.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/864640001786642432

For future reference

Oh no, now he'll have to scowl some more when he votes for whatever Trump wants

 

[Ithil]

https://twitter.com/timkmak/status/864640001786642432

For future reference

Is Watergate "troubling" or "disturbing", for reference?

 

[StopMakingSense]

Lol the new title.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Civil war!

 

[Nafai1123]

LMAO that title change is perfect.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Civil war!

"My 2nd Ammendment People! Start shootin! they be stealin merika!"

it gonna happen.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Civil war!

Fox News is going to get someone killed...

 

[Box of Kittens]

But he might not fill the vacancy at all. LBJ didn't during his partial term. It's not the end of the world not to.

The reason he didn't was because the 25th Amendment wasn't ratified until 1967. Prior to that, there was no process for filing a vacancy in the office of VP.

 

[tuxfool]

Fox News is going to get someone killed...

This isn't even Fox News.

This is Fox *Business* News

(though to be fair on cnbc today some dipshit thought the house would be safe for republicans if they could cut taxes this year).

 

[sc0la]

Nah, it's finally time.

Millennial to Jeb!: If you ever want to afford a real president you'll stop eating quacamole

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Josh Kraushaar‏Verified account @HotlineJosh 6m6 minutes ago

Dana Bash now reporting Congressional Rs debating between supporting independent prosecutor or independent commission. Major development.

https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/864638758859288576

Forgive me, Can someone explain the difference?

 

[Spoiled Milk]

 

[balladofwindfishes]

haha so this might take down Sessions too

Man they messed up bad.

Guess they didn't anticipate Comey keeping good notes.

 

[TestOfTide]

Civil war!

If this is war, does that mean we can start egging Lou's house since he's already been doxed?

 

[Lo-Volt]

Forgive me, Can someone explain the difference?

I wonder if they would try to exert more direct control of a commission or special committee by choosing malleable members for either body. A special prosecutor with a wide mandate might seem like a much more dangerous beast to those who could be accused of complicity in all of this activity. Frankly, I think either option is bad news for the administration.

 

[GrapeApes]

Forgive me, Can someone explain the difference?

Prosecutor is only looking for criminal. Commission is strictly facts. As I understand it. Someone more knowledgeable on the subject can correct me if wrong.

 

[PantherLotus]

Forgive me, Can someone explain the difference?

Commission: think 9/11

Prosecutor: think Nixon

The latter typically looks for any ANY law broken even at the expense of larger conspiracies. The prior, I think, would still require action based on findings.

 

[neurosisxeno]

Realistically considering the widespread claims they should have both. Or at least a Commission that has the authority to appoint a Prosecutor if they determine the law was broken.

 

[Dominican Power]

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/864614690797834241


Little Donnie is throwing a temper tantrum.

 

[Nafai1123]

Correct me if I'm wrong but an independent commission would require legislation, correct?

 

[Bronx-Man]

Title changes?

Oh yeah, PoliGAF's back.

 

[Y2Kev]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/864614690797834241


Little Donnie is throwing a temper tantrum.

Let the anger flow over you Trump. Let it control you. You make your best decisions when you're furious

 

[Plinko]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

Trump gets through the day without a new scandal.

 

[Neodiablo22]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

Syria again so that we focus on the new crisis

 

[Captain Pants]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

Actual literal bombs to try and distract from all of this.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

R'yleh Ambassador Cthulhu renounces the Republican Party

 

[Beer Monkey]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

I'll be shocked at this point if there isn't one. This is all planned out. I'm looking for a haymaker at 5pm.

Going to war with the IC when you are dirty as hell is dumb as fuck.

Actual literal bombs to try and distract from all of this.

It won't work. This stays top story.

 

[Vimes]

haha so this might take down Sessions too

I really hope so. Like the PSA guys say, he's the most dangerously effective son of a bitch in the Trump cabinet. The drug sentencing stuff is fucked. I'm pretty sure I want him to go down even more than Pence at this point.

 

[Box of Kittens]

I'm going to predict a Trump tweet in the morning confirming that he told Comey to halt the Flynn investigation.

 

[JP_]

so is 4D chess scored like golf or what?

 

[nature boy]

I'm going to predict a Trump tweet in the morning confirming that he told Comey to halt the Flynn investigation.

Nah his lawyers will tell him to stfu.

 

[Vimes]

so is 4D chess scored like golf or what?

 

[Box of Kittens]

Nah his lawyers will tell him to stfu.

Lawyers? Why would he even need them? He has the best legal knowledge. First class!

 

[Teggy]

I am increasingly amazed by fox news' ability to keep their viewers in the dark in service to the right

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

I'm going to predict a Trump tweet in the morning confirming that he told Comey to halt the Flynn investigation.

Not before Spicer, Conway, Huckabee, and McMaster go in front of the camera and say that it never happened.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

So Maddow announced a new subpoena against Manafort.

 

[Ithil]

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333678-dem-floats-bill-to-make-trump-refund-travel-costs

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced a new bill that would require President Trump to reimburse the government for public money spent on his travel to properties he owns, such as his beloved Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

“It is unacceptable for the president to maintain an interest in traveling to properties in which he has a direct financial interest, as the U.S. government is responsible for renting space to personnel in said private commercial entities,” Lieu's bill says, according to The Washington Examiner.

The Stop Waste and Misuse by the President (SWAMP) Act states that Trump’s visits to his own properties “results in the American taxpayer effectively subsidizing the president’s businesses.”

“Every time the president travels to Mar-a-Lago, he necessarily promotes his private business interests via free press at the government’s expense,” it says.
Lieu's legislation says that each of Trump’s visits to the exclusive Palm Beach resort costs in $3.7 million for security alone, in addition to air travel costs and overtime for local law enforcement.

The bill would mandate that Trump and other high-ranking officials receiving Secret Service protection pay back costs stemming from visits to properties they own.

With summer just around the corner, Trump will reportedly be spending less time at Mar-a-Lago and more at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., which he also owns.

Hyuck hyuck.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

So Maddow announced a new subpoena against Manafort.

 

[rec0ded1]

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/864614690797834241


Little Donnie is throwing a temper tantrum.

I wish videos of these reported meltdowns would surface.

 

[PantherLotus]

Correct me if I'm wrong but an independent commission would require legislation, correct?

Believe both an independent commission and an independent prosecutor require a Senate vote, yes. Not sure of the exact mechanism.

 

[Spoiled Milk]

I wonder what tomorrow's bomb will be.

Who knows, but House Oversight Committee just demanded all FBI records of conversations between Comey and Trump so it'll be juicy.