The president in that tweet stated something that is rather unremarkable, that is, under the Constitution, Article II, Section 2, the President has the authority to pardon. But, I want to be clear on this, George, we have not, and continue to have not, conversations with the President of the United States regarding pardons. Pardons have not been discussed and pardons are not on the table. With regard to the issue of a president pardoning himself, there’s a big academic discussion going on right now, an academic debate. You’ve got Professor Tribe arguing one point, you’ve got Professor Turley arguing another point, and while it makes for interesting academic discussions, let me tell you what the legal team is not doing. We’re not researching the issue, because the issue of pardons is not on the table. There is nothing to pardon from.
Well there you go then. This is all just made up fake news that is not backed up by any fac.......wait what just happened?
Courtesy of Raw Story:
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace asked Scaramucci why Trump tweeted about his “complete power” to pardon last week if no crimes had been committed.
“Why even talk about pardons?” Wallace wondered.
“This is one of those things about Washington, the convolution and the nature of things,” Scaramucci explained. “I’m in the Oval Office with the president last week and we were talking about that, he says he brought that up, but he doesn’t have to be pardoned, there’s nobody around him that has to be pardoned. He was just making the statement about the power of the pardon.”
“Now, all of the speculation and all of the spin is he’s going to pardon himself,” he added. “The president does not need to pardon himself. And the reason he doesn’t need to pardon himself is he hasn’t done anything wrong.”
Sooooo Mooch was in the Oval Office talking about the subject that his attorney swears has never come up?
Well good thing we got that cleared up.
By the way his Mooch guy seems to essentially see his job as similar to the job performed by the spokesman for the North Korean dictator.
In other words his Trumpiness is perfect in every way, and any claims to the contrary are to be ignored as "fake news."there’s been a lot of lies from the White House but “trump is a phenomenal athlete” might take the cake pic.twitter.com/ru5YIfZvCi— jordan 🌹🌹 (@JordanUhl) July 21, 2017
Oh this should be fun.
I think their not keeping all the stories straight is intentional. Trump likes being disruptive and that is totally how he is operating - on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteGet him out of the presidency, Republicans! He is NOT good for our country and Americans.
I deplore his black soul!
I agree with you that not keeping their stories straight is intentional. It is easier to control people by keeping them knocked off balance which is served by constant tumultuous chaos.
DeleteYep. Keep the journos off-kelter, and if one of the inofficial official versions is proven incorrect, then the WH can claim - again - just how 'fake' the news are...
DeleteAlaskans: Your daily reminder. Call every day. Call twice a day. Just call (please).
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/mariancall/status/889241390248468480
A tantruming Donald Trump lashed out his own party on Sunday for not doing enough to protect him from the Russia scandal and potential impeachment.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/23/trump-threw-epic-tantrum-blamed-republicans-protecting-impeachment.html
After Telling Senate Not To Leave Until Healthcare Is Done, Trump Left To Play Golf All Weekend
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/23/telling-senate-leave-healthcare-done-trump-left-play-golf-weekend.html
I hope some other golfer's ball hits him in his noggin - it's large and a great target! I was hit once on the golf course and it hurts like Hell!
DeleteRep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) explained why Trump is freaking over the special counsel looking at his finances. The entire Trump Organization, meaning the Trump family could have been laundering money for Russia.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/23/adam-schiff-terrifies-trump-laying-entire-family-prison.html
‘You know that’s not true’: ABC host nails Sanders for lying minutes after she vows to ‘absolutely’ never lie
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/you-know-thats-not-true-abc-host-nails-sanders-for-lying-minutes-after-she-vows-to-absolutely-never-lie/
‘Impotent clown’: Internet mocks Trump for Twitter meltdown on Russian sanctions
ReplyDeletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/impotent-clown-internet-mocks-trump-for-blaming-healthcare-fail-on-russian-hack-scandal/
"It means Trump perpetually views himself as the victim when he is actually the victimizer."
Delete"President Trump is so delusional he believes the Republicans and the American people are meant to serve and protect him. Like an Emperor."
"They took an oath to The Constitution, not to the president. That's how a democracy works."
"Lolllllll no one likes you"
FB>"Tony. Scaramuuci. No military experience. No Intelligence training. No Information Warfare/Perception Management background. No education in foreign relations; military strategy, planning, and capability with emphasis on both foreign offensive tactics and domestic defensive measures; no advanced information systems or information management training; no communications technology education or experience; no training in engineering, analytics, voting systems and technologies, laws; and above all no experience, education, or training in the intercept, processing, analysis, and dissemination of SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT, HUMINT, FISINT, PHOTINT, etc, or the fusion of these various types of complex intelligence into a coherent whole." his is creationism in action."
ReplyDeleteIntelligence work requires training, education, and experience. It's complicated. It's difficult. It's science. It's not opinion"The consequences of ignoring the Intelligence Community's unanimous assessment now in favor of political expediency are dire indeed and are likely to be, ultimately, far worse and far more damaging to the Republic than any mistake George W. Bush ever made."
Jim Wright
Thank you, Gryph, for hosting a link to him on your blog. I am continually shocked at how intelligence and education have become so devalued that we ended up here in a short six months.
DeleteBut he can give hair and makeup tips. Just ask the Hucksterette. And, i'll bet he can really fandango.
Delete♫ Mama Mia Mama Mia ♫
DeleteTrump has become the "Whiner in Chief". What a sorry excuse for a man. Way past time to get his sorry butt out of the white house, Republicans!
ReplyDeleteDamn, but I wish Hillary Clinton were POTUS. This current idiot is a joke to our country and the world!
"Whiner in Chief"
DeleteThe Mooch has already proved himself to be a mini-whiner in chief. Just what they need to give the public confidence in this administration. NOT.
SNL Senator: " Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is demanding that Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort be required to testify under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee."
ReplyDeleteKarma!
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/23/al-franken-pushes-trump-edge-demanding-donald-trump-jr-testify-oath.html
Your "SNL Senator" is a Harvard graduate and he's right that Manafort and Kushner should be required to testify under oath when they appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Otherwise, it's pointless to listen to a word either of them says.
DeleteBeaglemom
Remember "Baghdad Bob"?
ReplyDeleteAnd Joseph Goebbels
DeleteAll I needed was ten tweets reported before I even got out of bed this morning, and I read them in an Alec Baldwin voice.
ReplyDeleteCan NO one take his "twitter on the shitter" away from him? He just digs himself deeper.
In Trumpspeak does "pardon" means something different from what real people think the word means? As far as I know, a pardon is a pardon is a pardon. And why would Trump be so worried about being able to pardon himself and his family if neither he nor his family has done anything wrong? Too much to worry about on a summer Sunday evening.
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Trump loves to have people even dumber than he is around him. He picked a winner. The guy looks like he stepped out of a 1965 BrylCream commercial and into the office of The Godfather. Perhaps he did. But lying on day one? More than once? My my. Next he'll be telling us that Trump hasn't played golf 42 times in six months at all..no, he just went to the golf courses to check up on the food. And look for 'proof' of him 'coaching' Junior's soccer team 30 years ago, and Ivanka surely played softball or cricket or tennis, and Donnie was fully qualified and had plenty of time to spend with the kids, right? My God. The GOP is sick. Painting this creep as normal and honest and patriotic. It is evil.
ReplyDeleteI expect them to spray paint WH walls before they leave. Like the thugs they are.
DeleteIt is constantly amazing to me how stupid venal people can be.
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The so-called president already told the world he definitely IS talking about pardons.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason for the sky-high turnover in WH staff is accumulated self-loathing to the point where self-preservation becomes necessary.
And we're only six months in.
DeleteSIX MONTHS. Good Lord.
And Melania. Does she even realize what a fool she looks like? No one is clamoring for interviews with her. When money is EVERYTHING and you sell your soul.
DeleteMelania only cares about fame for her modeling attributes and accumulating wealth. She doesn't even give a chit about the cyberbullying ruse she claims to have set up.
DeleteMelanoma is happy, because the press is not interested in her at all, only in 'how beautiful' she looks in her 'awesome' dresses that show her bare shoulders all the time. (Remember, when FLOTUS Michelle Obama DARED to show her bare shoulders just ONCE, what a chit-storm errupted from that?!)
DeleteJeebus, we all know the drill.
ReplyDeleteTrump makes some outrageous and reckless tweet.
His lawyers or surrogates walk it back.
He repeats it and doubles down.
Plus they declare the conflicting messages are "fake news" even when it is a tweet.
DeletePardon Ince$'T'?
ReplyDelete"the first daughter is unlikely to be impressed that the old tweet resurfaced, given how poorly the phrase ‘alternative facts’ played when used by members of her father’s team to describe their inaccurate reports on topics such as the number of people who attended Trump’s inauguration."
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/ivanka-trump-mocked-on-social-media-after-misquoting-einstein/
Scaramucci, Scaramucci, can you do the fandango.
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