Courtesy of Mother Jones:I’m increasingly worried Republicans will shut down the House Intelligence Committee investigation at the end of the month.— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) December 15, 2017
Here’s why:
Republicans on the House intelligence committee appear intent on shutting down the panel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election as soon as next Friday, according to the committee’s top Democrat. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) warned in a series of tweets that the move could presage an all-out GOP attack on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of possible Trump campaign coordination with Russia. Schiff said House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) could be pressuring the panel to prematurely wrap up its work and would have “responsibility” for any effort to curtail the probe.
Schiff noted that Republicans have scheduled no witness interviews after Friday, December 22. That’s despite “dozens of outstanding witnesses on key aspects of our investigation that they refuse to contact” and unexecuted document requests. Committee Republicans did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Friday.
Rep. Schiff is by no means alone in his concern, and many Washington Democrats, journalists, and every day people on Twitter are also putting two and two together and recognizing that the groundwork is being laid out for the removal of Robert Mueller.
And in fact we have talked about it here several times.
The attacks on the credulity of Mueller's investigation seem to be coming from a variety of directions, and from a variety of conservative politicians.
Courtesy of Business Insider:
Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, suggested in a Friday interview that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will be forced out at the top law enforcement agency as soon as next week.
Gowdy argued that newly released FBI records reveal political bias against President Donald Trump — and in favor of Hillary Clinton — at the highest levels of the FBI. Gowdy said that McCabe will likely be pushed out of the agency as a result of the perceived bias.
"I'll be a little bit surprised if he's still an employee of the FBI this time next week," Gowdy told Fox News of McCabe, adding that he would be "shocked" if McCabe testifies before the House next week.
Apparently this McCabe guy was supposed to have been breaking into the phones of his agents and spying on what they were texting to their girlfriends.
There was also this from the sitting Florida Attorney General.
Can you believe that shit?On Fox's 'Hannity,' @AGPamBondi calls Robert Mueller 'corrupt' probe 'worse than Watergate' https://t.co/7ZJBzIn235 via @MitchEPerry #FlaPol pic.twitter.com/sCncWBfBqy— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) December 14, 2017
And there is certainly reason for the Trump White House and the Republicans to be very worried.
Courtesy of The Independent:
The investigation into links between Trump campaign officials and Russia has requested documents from a data firm which worked on both the 2016 presidential election and Brexit, said US media.
Robert Mueller, who is leading the federal probe, asked Cambridge Analytica to hand over the emails of any employee who worked to support Donald Trump’s 2016 election win, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The special counsel’s request, which the firm reportedly voluntarily complied with in the autumn, suggests the investigation is now probing the Trump campaign’s data operations.
You know that has some sphincters in the White House puckering up.
The threat of Mueller being fired has now become such a concern that the former director of the US Office of Government Ethics issued this directive:
“Make a plan folks. Be ready to take to the streets. This is an attack on our Republic.”
This is typically the point where I say something like "The shit just got real."This weekend I’m stocking up on portable phone chargers, warm clothes, & gear needed for when we take the streets. I’m concerned the assault on the rule of law is coming over the holidays when we’re distracted. It‘ll be a defining moment for the Republic. https://t.co/Ewn5tdx8e6— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) December 15, 2017
Well actually I think this shit has been real for sometime, and it may now be about time for all of us to start shoveling.
BAD Nasty Sexist Dirty girls...$HAME!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mediaite.com/tv/michelle-malkin-mocks-adam-schiff-on-collusion-narrative-he-has-fired-more-duds-than-north-korea/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/12/today-in-conservative-media-the-real-sexual-harassment-problem-is-feminism.html
Delete"Minnesota will be the state to watch next year:
Assuming Al Franken resigns from the Senate, Minnesota is going to have two Senate elections next year. The state will also be electing a new governor, since incumbent Democrat Mark Dayton is not running again. Minnesota hasn’t had simultaneous elections for these three offices since 1978."
Gryph: This is WAY off-topic, but it looks like SP has decided to dredge up the whole Shailey Tripp story by showcasing several National Enquirer pieces on her Facebook page! Seems like yesterday, she decided to call out "journalists", but used tabloid headlines - and pictures - to try to make her point. Really strange and bizarre. You hearing anything going on with that Wasilla loon??
ReplyDeleteWho gives a shit about her and how she scammed her way into self-importance and a supposed "voice" in politics and how things should be run?
DeleteDo you REALLY want to go there, $arah?? I think not. She may have sealed her records, but PLENTY willing to come forward if she ever attempts that again.
She just can't let it go. Good LORD, it's almost a decade later.
Sarah stopped wandering around in a daze? Why I am shocked! Just shocked! ;)º
DeleteMetoo!!!$!! Say sexual deviate Palin who resigned her office to avoid prosecution.
DeleteMeeetooooo!!! $! Poor Palin is looking for any way she can scrounge up to ride this $ train.I guess the Enquirer was the best she could come up with.
DeleteJEWs?"rump’s closing ad, on the other hand, was about…all the conniving Jews who run Wall Street, global finance, and most of what burdens the lives of regular Americans."
ReplyDeleterump continues, “It’s a global power structure that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth and put that money into the pockets of a handful of large corporations and political entities.”
“That said,” the supporter continued, “any serious person, of the Right or Left, who honestly examines the financial and geopolitical power structure will, sooner or later, encounter the reality of Jewish power—and the Jewish identity of so many making up this structure.”
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/12/festival-of-slights-the-5th-night-trumps-closing-argument-to-voters/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Greenspan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger
"Clinton’s was a direct-to-camera testimonial about how she wanted to “build a stronger and fairer America.”"
'Happy Hanukkah!'
OT?"“Prancing around on a stage in a cowboy suit.”
ReplyDelete"At first it looks like a standard, if slightly harsh, political insult, one of the gazillion interchangeable jabs thrown during a campaign. But parse that phrase closely, and you realize it’s a body blow – not just to Moore, but to Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, and the politics they champion." I’m a Real Man.
"It’s not about gender or chromosomes. For Trump, masculinity is wrapped up in a kind of Archie Bunker nostalgia for days when, in the words of the All in the Family Theme Song, girls were girls and men were men. He waxes poetic about the days when NFL players could freely concuss each other. One of his go-to insults for male rivals, from Bob Corker to Kim Jong Un, is “short.” ~a$$aults to demonstrate Virility. For Trump, life is an endless series of chances to assert alpha-male status."
As far as Trump and Bannon are concerned, the culture war of 2017 isn’t about abortion or gay marriage. It’s a battle between real men on one side, and effete, sensitive men (Obama) and NASTY women (Hillary) on the other.
"As far as Trump and Bannon are concerned, the culture war of 2017 isn’t about abortion or gay marriage. It’s a battle between real men on one side, and effete, sensitive men (Obama) and NASTY women (Hillary) on the other."
"“Prancing around on a stage in cowboy suit.”
Look at the word choice in that sentence. Not “walking” or “marching,” but “prancing.” Not at a rally, but “on a stage.” Not dressed like a cowboy, but “in a cowboy suit.” These were precise, cutting words. They didn’t just make fun of his opponent. They went straight at the central CONceit of his public persona – his toughness. Words like “prancing” and “cowboy suit” suggest the opposite of masculinity. Where Roy Moore presented himself as an alpha male, Doug Jones exposed him as a kind of right-wing cabaret act." {PERV tOO!}
"Jones never turned the campaign into a test of manliness. He never called his opponent a sissy."
"With carefully-chosen words, and a healthy appreciation for the power of mockery, they can corral the PIG$ without getting mud on their hands."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-doug-jones-destroyed-roy-moores-whole-shtick-with-one-well-chosen-verb
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ReplyDeleteIt goes beyond that.
ReplyDelete"According to the Times report, some of the panel’s most important witnesses will be interviewed in New York next week, potentially forcing some House Democrats to choose between voting on the GOP’s controversial tax bill and attending depositions for the Russian investigation. Schiff said the witnesses were willing to travel to the capital.
In his tweets, Schiff added that the House will also have to vote on “vital government funding bills” as well. The time crunch could mean that “no Members will be able to ask questions,” he wrote."
Democrats on the committee have to choose between voting on the Tax Scam and Spending Bill and interviewing witnesses.
"Asked about the push to end the investigation, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who is leading the House probe on Russia, told The New York Times, “I feel no need to apologize for concluding an investigation.”"
How many hearings did this shit have about Benghazi and those fucking e-mails?
"Schiff also pointed to recent “attacks” by Republicans on special counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI as evidence that the GOP politicians were working to end the Russia investigation “aggressively and soon.”"
Who can no longer trust Mueller? This "public" Trump and the Republicans are always talking about. It's the 30% of rabid, uneducated, shit for brains Deplorable tribesman that drank their Koolaid. The rest of us trust Mueller and the FBI.
It's the Trump administration we have no faith in. Being a pack of serial LIARS might have something to do with it.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rep-adam-schiff-gop-to-shut-down-russia-investigation_us_5a34491ce4b0ff955ad2fe3e
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/12/16/populism-donorism-gops-authoritarian-rule-disregards-american-majority.html
ReplyDelete"in characterizes Maduro as “a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people,” certainly the Republican efforts over the last year to ramrod massively unpopular legislation through Congress, from the failed Obamacare repeal to the current tax bill, constitute similar, even equal, disregard for the will of the American people."
"Despite this clear opposition from an American majority, Congress still nonetheless has promised to pass the current tax bill and President Trump has pledged to sign it, characterizing it as a Christmas present for the American people, who conversely, polls indicate, view the bill as a lump of coal in their stockings."
their motivations. They serve their donors, a small wealthy sliver of the American population, at the expense of the populous. He cites Representative Chris Collins (R-NY) who told him, “My donors are basically saying, ‘Get it done or don’t ever call me again.’”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/16/16665348/house-republican-tax-bill-vote-speed
Je$us Fucking chri$T "Foreign Affairs Manual rules “are designed to prevent political appointees from exploiting public office by using their official title to build a massive social media presence and then taking their account with them when they re-enter the private sector or retire.”"
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/trumps-ambassadors-are-turning-into-uncontrollable-tweeters-like-the-president/
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ReplyDeleteOne out of 11 comments is actually in response to this post. 9 are off-topic links. I think someone needs their own blog.
ReplyDeleteI get the feeling Mueller will be arresting a few more next week. A smooth sweep.
ReplyDeleteMay be ol Sarah is one of em!
Delete"Explore for yourself the tangled web of Russian money that warrant special investigator Robert Mueller’s attention, according to Ruth May 12/12"
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/dallasnews/status/941765197047435265/photo/1
Schiff is the next target of fake sexual assault charges..
ReplyDeletehow and when? fellow citizens, we march. we vote. we contact our congress people and tell them to play nice or else. we take our home back. we started with this years elections and we just go on rolling.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2017/12/16/trump-apparently-rumored-firing-mueller-christmas.html
ReplyDeleteThe Friday night before Christmas, Dec 22nd.