I'm sure 33% of the country will do just that...
Not that I disagree with you- If you've been following Trump since day 1 you know he's complicit in this shit. Just don't know how deep it goes.
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Trump Fires James Comey
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I'm sure 33% of the country will do just that...
Not that I disagree with you- If you've been following Trump since day 1 you know he's complicit in this shit. Just don't know how deep it goes.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The fact that its obviously an attempt at obstructing justice isn't the same thing as evidence of obstruction of justice.
We need to wait for the Mark Felt of the Trump Admin to pop out and this administration leaks like a fucking sieve.
The eyes of Congress are what matters. They just so happen to have a really bad case of pink-eye from their heads being up Trumps ass all this time.
Bahahaha
KernelPanic
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Firing the person investigating you might be obstruction of justice. As is trying to get his testimony in advance.
Shadow Puppetry
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White House spokesman Sean Spicer ended up briefing reporters about the move in the dark on Tuesday night near a patch of bushes steps away from the West Wing.
Good ol Spicey.
BronsonLee
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Also really smart plan firing Comey when he wasn't in the office and couldn't get his files
Because god knows there's no way he has people who could get them and/or backups
Because god knows there's no way he has people who could get them and/or backups
Felix Lighter
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Which on it's own should be impeachable, even with no Russian collusion.
Arrogant Bastard
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Yep. The fact that Trump was under investigation and you fired him because he wouldn't stop the investigation. Get impeached, you treasonous orange turd.
7DollarHagane
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Im confused about why the timing matters for comeys firing.
If trump wanted to stymie the investigation by firing comey, why wait until may and let them investigate for almost 3 months?
Also what about this prevents the investigation from continuing? As director, im sure he wasnt personally involved, but rather has people reporting findings to him?
I guess as a means of stoppping or harming the investigstion this seems a bit of an ineffective way to do it.
I'm immediately reminded of the scene from the end of J. Edgar where the second Nixon finds out Hoover is dead, he immediately orders his people to rush to Hoover's office to get his files - but his secretary moved and shredded the documents before Nixon's cronies arrived.
BlueTsunami
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Imagine Trump trying to look 6 foot 8 inches Comey in the face as he relieves him of duty
This has been answered for awhile now.
He had just asked for more resources for the Russia investigation this week.
jellies_two
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In the nyt palace intrigue story - which is crazy - btw, trump comes off as a toddler.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/how-trump-decided-to-fire-james-comey.html
If there is Russian collusion it seems like it's all around some of the people close to him, the story identifies Stone, Kushner, Pence, McGahn as being "supportive" of the "idea" of firing Comey and Bannon and Priebus as not being supportive, for obvious "optics" reasons.
He also discussed the idea early with his thug nypd agent zero bodyguard Schiller, which is just insane, to me.
So trump did it, and Sessions was obviously on board fully.
It's more than possible that trump is just insane and doesn't really realize how the Russians helped him, and doesn't consider Russian cash as any big deal, but the people on the trump train are using him as a human shield: directing his tantrums into actions that might delay their own demise.
Comey got fired after asking for more resources to accelerate the investigation but none of that was mentioned in this palace intrigue story. It may have triggered the firing, and trump maybe wasn't even aware of it, he migt be operating on a much lower level of brain activity, ping ponging off the tv, aides, and their own agendas.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/how-trump-decided-to-fire-james-comey.html
If there is Russian collusion it seems like it's all around some of the people close to him, the story identifies Stone, Kushner, Pence, McGahn as being "supportive" of the "idea" of firing Comey and Bannon and Priebus as not being supportive, for obvious "optics" reasons.
He also discussed the idea early with his thug nypd agent zero bodyguard Schiller, which is just insane, to me.
So trump did it, and Sessions was obviously on board fully.
It's more than possible that trump is just insane and doesn't really realize how the Russians helped him, and doesn't consider Russian cash as any big deal, but the people on the trump train are using him as a human shield: directing his tantrums into actions that might delay their own demise.
Comey got fired after asking for more resources to accelerate the investigation but none of that was mentioned in this palace intrigue story. It may have triggered the firing, and trump maybe wasn't even aware of it, he migt be operating on a much lower level of brain activity, ping ponging off the tv, aides, and their own agendas.
You know, now it makes perfect sense that Fake Tan Con Man sent his bodyguard and waited till dude was on the other side of the country.
Still, bitch move is bitch move.
He's right you know.gif
7DollarHagane
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Why would they be worried about what he might testify about investigations into clinton's email servers and how does that even relate to trump/russia?
It sounds more like he refused to cooperate about a matter in which the president is only tangentially involved in this story.
Lol
Arrogant Bastard
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Fucking turd on CNN, Hillary would have fired Comey instantly, we know that. All the while with a shit eating grin.
Toobin, you don't know that at all, yah I do.
Ok fuckstick.
Toobin, you don't know that at all, yah I do.
Ok fuckstick.
It seems as though Trump thought Comey might come around, offer assurances and other public proclamations of Trump's innocence, and be an all-around team player (stooge) since Comey did, after all, massively swing the election for Trump. Trump and his admin did NOT want to fire Comey since it was always going to look bad.
He only fired him after it became clear that Comey wasn't going to play ball
The director of the FBI is also massively important for what and how something this critical and sensitive gets investigated. And obviously, anyone Trump appoints will likely be willing to make those assurances Trump was seeking from Comey
I am sure Trump probably believes his own bullshit that no one would find anything. On the other hand its been being hinted at for awhile significant progress was being made in nailing people to the wall. 2 Cases were filed in Virginia and New York on April 17th by the US Government both with case name, plaintiffs etc. withheld. They have been linked to grand juries impaneled.
Comey testified that he in fact is working with 2 Sets of Prosecutors confirming Virginia as one and now the Virginia Grand Jury is sending out Subpoenas. The interesting thing about the 2nd government filing is it is specifically labeled as a RICO case. So while there is no hard evidence of it being the 2nd Grand Jury its timing being the exact same day as Virginia etc. is awfully suggestive.
Lest not forget Trump couldnt handle looking directly into the eyes and respectfully shaking hands with our own ally Angela Merkel during a photo op. A 2 foot tall child would intimidate this fuck just the same.
NullPointer
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Yeah, Toobin is all out of fucks to give.
Arrogant Bastard
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Whats an embarrassment? He just fucking told you. Sounds like your just mad bro.
BeforeU
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This isn't a movie, he played himself.
OriginofHysteria
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Jason Miller has a very punchable face.
Tim Robbins, he is pretty tall, 6 5
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
There's no way the Senate is going to confirm a Trump stooge. "Corruption" is the wrong term to have attached to your re-election bid.
There's also a reason why Nixon had to fire 2 people just so he could find a stooge willing to fire Cox. Because its corrupt as fuck and people don't want that word attached to their names.
Chmpocalypse
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Spoiled Milk
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Just like they wouldn't put a Trump stooge in charge of the select committee investigating ruskies or intentionally try to sabotage a hearing by asking about unmasking
Yep. He lost Sessions and Nunes. It was likely killing Trump that he didn't have the inside line into the FBI investigation and has been working with his cronies on solutions for awhile now. They saw an opportunity and optics, reputation, dignity, country be damned.
Every single GOP member in support of this is a traitor.
It works either way really for Trump. Stooge is blocked and the FBI is left without a true leader. If McCabe isn't willing to play ball Trump can always keep firing people until he finds someone who will
7DollarHagane
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Im always highly skeptical when i see a news story being positioned as a horrible scandal and alternatively business as usual so clearly across party lines.
The story i read said comey was pressured to speed up the investigation by the senate intelligence commitee, to which he responded with requesting more resources to do so.
That seems to be being spun into "comey wanted to expand the investigation so trump fired him" though.
Well generally speaking, speeding up does mean expanding. More money, more people, more resources going into the thing. It's easy to draw conclusions about why Trump would not like that to happen.
TheCochese
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Pretty sure it is brain damage. It's the only explanation.
Chmpocalypse
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With all due respect, I neither believe you are confused nor skeptical. Your posts are not convincing.
benjipwns
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One story said Trump had been considering it for a week essentially because he thought Comey looked weak on TV.
That certainly sounds like his typical decision making process that I'm familiar with. Something Sean Spicer may also get to experience soon.
OriginofHysteria
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I love his rebuttal about the leaks. I thought he was about to get into the e-mails. That would've completed my bingo.
FAKE NEWS.
It was a tonsillolith.
NullPointer
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