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[chadskin]

OMG

But the thing he wants to show is on the opposite wall, above the fireplace, a new 60-plus-inch flat-screen television that he has cued up with clips from the day’s Senate hearing on Russia.

The President raises a remote and flicks on the screen, sorting through old recordings of cable news shows, until he comes to what he is after: a clip from the Senate hearing earlier in the day, as broadcast on Fox News. The first clip he shows is of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham speaking to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Graham asks if Clapper stands by his statement that he knows of no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Trump waits quietly, until Clapper admits that nothing has changed. Trump pantomimes a sort of victory.

“Yes. He was choking on that,” the President chortles. “Is there any record at all of collusion? He was the head of the whole thing. He said no. That’s a big statement.” Trump leaves unmentioned the fact that there is an ongoing FBI counter­intelligence investigation into possible collusion, which has not yet reached any conclusions. Nor does he note that Clapper, out of government for nearly four months, could not possibly know everything the FBI has learned, and likely would have not known all even when he was in office. Trump also leaves unmentioned that he had a meeting that day with his new Deputy Attorney General about firing Comey, the director of that investigation.

http://time.com/donald-trump-after-hours/

 

[dramatis]

If this all goes down, I would like an additional impeachment: Gorsuch.

 

[Wilsongt]

On the other hand, he's right.

Not denying how correct he is.

 

[Y2Kev]

The deputy ag quitting thing is interesting. No spine.

 

[sazzy]

The Time and Economist interviews are just amazing/insane.

 

[RustyNails]

All those Trump quotes read like a script from a sitcom. Just add *audience laughs* randomly.

 

[tuxfool]

The Coming Comey Succession Crisis

Looks like it is a real shitshow.

 

[nature boy]

Guess I'm only one horrified that the Russians were allowed with their "photographic" equipment into the Oval Office.
If Hillary did it....

Intellectual Donald Trump invents economic terminology already invented.

He is like the human version of Apple.

Savage

 

[balladofwindfishes]

If this all goes down, I would like an additional impeachment: Gorsuch.

If it all comes crumbling down, I imagine there will be strong pressure for him to step down.

 

[Blader]

"I came up with it a few days ago" is especially ridiculous because Trump has been saying "prime the pump" for fucking months.

The Coming Comey Succession Crisis

Looks like it is a real shitshow.

Christie, Gowdy, and Giuliani... Jesus Christ.

 

[Got the Shakes]

Just when you think people in the administration couldn't be any dumber.

"WH furious over Russian government photos of Trump meeting with Lavrov/Kislyak. "They tricked us," an official said of Russians "They lie.""

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/862641882983215105

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

"I came up with it a few days ago" is especially ridiculous because Trump has been saying "prime the pump" for fucking months.

"ICE endorsed me last week!" every week for months.

 

[ugaboga232]

https://mobile.twitter.com/peterdaou/status/862626061229727748


Pence knew about Flynn it seems (which we all kind of knew since he was head of transition team) and the whole lying to pence thing being why they fired Flynn when they did is a ruse.

 

[gaugebozo]

The Economist interview with Trump and Mnuchin: http://www.economist.com/Trumptranscript

I'm dealing with a man, I think I like him a lot. I think he likes me a lot. We were supposed to meet for ten minutes and they go to 40-person meetings, OK, in Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach. And the ten minutes turned out to be three hours, alone, the two of us.

This and the quote below have convinced me that Trump's foreign policy is essentially, "Do I like the leader of that country?"

Things will probably be pretty stable for the next few years.

 

[Blader]

Just when you think people in the administration couldn't be any dumber.

"WH furious over Russian government photos of Trump meeting with Lavrov/Kislyak. "They tricked us," an official said of Russians "They lie.""

https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/862641882983215105

A+ thread

 

[aspiegamer]

3 hours? Solid stamina. Exceptional, even!

Also, obligatory "Fool me — you can't get fooled again".

 

[teiresias]

How in the hell are they claiming they were tricked? Tricked then over who they actually were? Ridiculous.

 

[Pandora012]

How in the hell are they claiming they were tricked? Tricked then over who they actually were? Ridiculous.

Come on now, with how stupid this whitehouse is, I seriously believe that they were able to be tricked. That's the incompetence we are dealing with.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

How in the hell are they claiming they were tricked? Tricked then over who they actually were? Ridiculous.

"EES JUST SNAPS MR. PRESIDENT. DISAPPEAR IN TEN SECONDS NO WORRY."

 

[Isaac Otherworld]

What the hell is the trick?

"Hello. I am the Russian ambassador."

"Oh no I have been tricked I guess."

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Literally the Putin elf on a shelf gag from the SNL Christmas episode.

 

[Poodlestrike]

The Economist interview with Trump and Mnuchin: http://www.economist.com/Trumptranscript

This is like that time cube "trans Atlantic slave trade was faked" thread tier fuckery

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Manga aren't comics

Not this again...

 

[Anoregon]

I just need the impeachments/resignations to happen so we can all get the president we need and deserve, JEB!

 

[Wilsongt]

Chances of Ossoff gliding to the state capitol next month now that Trump has gone even more psychopath?

 

[numble]

How in the hell are they claiming they were tricked? Tricked then over who they actually were? Ridiculous.

They did not allow media to see the meeting except there was a Russian state media photographer that was inside. They are claiming they did not know it was Russian state media, I guess.

 

[Y2Kev]

Emergency commission on crowd size please.

 

[Grym]

WH did not anticipate Trump/Lavrov/Kislyak photos would be posted by TASS, official said.

.....what did they think was going to happen to the photos? Put on a thumb drive and placed in a vault somewhere?

 

[numble]

.....what did they think was going to happen to the photos? Put on a thumb drive and placed in a vault somewhere?

There is an official White House photographer that is not affiliated with any media organization (CNN, Fox News, etc.).

 

[Grym]

There is an official White House photographer that is not affiliated with any media organization (CNN, Fox News, etc.).

Yeah. I've seen those sets of photos on occasion. So I assume they are released to media, no?

 

[Veritigo_X]

.....what did they think was going to happen to the photos? Put on a thumb drive and placed in a vault somewhere?

Kislyak's scrapbook

 

[Anoregon]

Chances of Ossoff gliding to the state capitol next month now that Trump has gone even more psychopath?

It certainly doesn't hurt his chances. Every Trump fuckup inspires a little more dem voting and a little more repub apathy.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

As far as Spicer being fired, I am really surprised he lasted this long. I expected him to blow out a long time ago.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

I like to think Trump has a crack team working in an underground bunker to develop groundbreaking new mathematical operations that prove his hands are of an adequate size.

 

[numble]

Yeah. I've seen those sets of photos on occasion. So I assume they are released to media, no?

Well, there are some private photos that are just released many years later. I assume when it is with foreign officials both sides agree on the photos to use. But the issue here is there was not supposed to be any media and the photographer was actually a member of the media, so they could release them without telling the White House.

 

[FyreWulff]

Yeah. I've seen those sets of photos on occasion. So I assume they are released to media, no?

They (WH photog photos) officially are just released into the public in general, they're considered public domain since they're the work of a government employee working on behalf of the government.

 

[Blader]

That Nick Spencer blog post is incredible. I've always thought his comics were shit anyway. That there's a shit person behind them is at least consistent!

As far as Spicer being fired, I am really surprised he lasted this long. I expected him to blow out a long time ago.

He may be terrible at his job, but Trump prizes the ratings that Spicer gets, which is really the only reason he wasn't fired a long time ago.

 

[Snowman Prophet of Doom]

Spicer is not good at his job, but I think doing the job any better is not really possible, either, given the Herculean effort required to make Trump's unhinged behavior look even a little like anything else.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I think Spicer brought a human element to the administration that is desperately needed.

 

[Nazgul_Hunter]

.....what did they think was going to happen to the photos? Put on a thumb drive and placed in a vault somewhere?

It's almost like their choices were either posing for your own kompromat or an international embarrassment.

 

[SexyFish]

Senate Intelligence Committee has intelligence leaders talking about global threats, including new acting FBI director McCabe.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?428161-1/senior-intelligence-officials-testify-global-threats&live

Warner starting his opening statement with saying how unacceptable it is that Comey is not here due to Trump firing him.

 

[Bladelaw]

Tangentially related, the freelance writer that decided to turn Captain America into a Nazi for some reason ran for office in Cincinnati in 2005 as a Republican and actually was sort of a proto-Trump fascist!

https://amazingcavalieri.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-primer-on-nick-spencers-shitty.html

Well that's a hell of an eye-opener. I feel like we're living in some fucked up Hydra-verse.

 

[Armaros]

What the hell is the trick?

"Hello. I am the Russian ambassador."

"Oh no I have been tricked I guess."

'i want some of my fellow Russians to photograph the event' -Russians

'okay sure and we don't need any background checks for this -WH

*afterwards* 'WTF they were all Russian state people?!?!' -WH seeing the reports.

 

[chefbags]

Well that's a hell of an eye-opener. I feel like we're living in some fucked up Hydra-verse.

We're all living in the Framework.

 

[Kevinroc]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...a_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.409a7e80db8c

Senate hardliners pushing the Senate version of Trumpcare EVEN MORE to the right.

 

[sazzy]

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...a_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.409a7e80db8c

Senate hardliners pushing the Senate version of Trumpcare EVEN MORE to the right.

Yep. Paul, Lee, and Cruz have a lot of leverage since the three of them can kill any bill. Just have to hope other Senators dont just go along with whatever McConnell puts up. Bet they will, except Collins and Murkowski probably.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

He really is a goddamn child needing positive reinforcement every moment.

 

[Ithil]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...a_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.409a7e80db8c

Senate hardliners pushing the Senate version of Trumpcare EVEN MORE to the right.

flexibility

We need a bingo for these stupid buzzwords they rely on every time.

 

[Nazgul_Hunter]

Apparently it was a gift from the Russians?