(No, actually they're not.)NEW FBI TEXTS ARE BOMBSHELLS!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2018
Courtesy of The Hill:
Text messages exchanged between two FBI employees stating that then-President Obama wanted “to know everything” referred to the bureau's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, not a probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) released a report Tuesday that included the exchange between FBI agent Peter Strzok and FBI attorney Lisa Page, arguing that the texts raised questions about Obama's involvement in the investigation into Clinton's email use.
The report highlights one exchange from September 2016 in which Page wrote, “Potus wants to know everything we’re doing.”
Associates of Strzok and Page, who were having an affair at the time, reportedly said the two were talking about Obama wanting information on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The exchange occurred days before Obama met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and spoke to him about election tampering, The Wall Street Journal reported.
By the time the texts were sent, the FBI had closed its investigation into the Clinton email case. It did not reopen the case until October.
So President Obama wanted to know the extent of the Russian hacking before he confronted Vladimir Putin about it.
How dare he!
You know it was like he thought it was his job to keep this country safe from attack by a foreign government or something.
That is clearly not how his successor sees it.
At this point if there is a Republican running around saying the "sky is falling" it is not even worth the effort to look up.
They mention that Obama said he had nothing to do with this.
ReplyDeleteBREAKING: A group of 4 Members of Congress led by Rep Ted Lieu just sent this letter to WH Chief of Staff John Kelly regarding Trump official Rob Porter's domestic violence. They want to know what John Kelly knew about the violence, and when he knew it.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/funder/status/961685371133349888
LOL. How is this any business of some Democrat congressional douchenozzles? They also should be very careful of throwing stones in glass houses.
DeleteGood for Ted but you know what the response is going to be. Either ignoring the request or telling them to fuck off.
DeleteWynn Resorts board sued for failing to investigate chief executive
DeleteWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The board of Wynn Resorts (WYNN.O) has been sued by shareholders, claiming the board knew for years that Steve Wynn, founder and chief executive of the casino operator, had been accused of sexual misconduct and failed to investigate.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wynn-resorts-ceo-lawsuit/wynn-resorts-board-sued-for-failing-to-investigate-chief-executive-idUSKBN1FR32U
I wish there was a way to sue the fakes and perps in government.
I'd like to sue John Kelly and Hope Hicks.
Poor little Hopey. She is an abused woman or will be abused.
DeleteRob Porter’s ex-wife confesses she’s fearful for Hope Hicks: ‘I don’t think he’ll stop’
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/rob-porters-ex-wife-confesses-shes-fearful-hope-hicks-dont-think-hell-stop/
Trump is now giving his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. Just so happens 60 religious & political elites from Russia are in the crowd. Three times as many as last year. Some sanctioned Russians may be in attendance. Because, treason.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/funder/status/961604961837768704
http://web.archive.org/web/20010519165033fw_/http://cybertext.net/pence/issues.html
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Russian wolves hiding amongst the sheep.
Deleteot? Eric Holder>
Delete"“I would hope that people will remember the way in which this administration has talked about, has treated the men and women in law enforcement during the Trump investigation, so that when they claim they are pro-law enforcement, that will be seen as the lie that it is,” Holder told HuffPost following the Christian Science Monitor Breakfast on Wednesday."
“I’m proud of the work that I did protecting cops, supporting cops, and also making sure that I did a lot to erase the trust gap that exists between people in law enforcement and communities of color,” Holder said. “I got criticized for that, but I was dealing with something I think is real. These guys, this administration, wants to wrap themselves in this notion of being for law enforcement, and their actions and their words show that they’re not.”“That is a shocking statistic that, A, is not true and, B, is a direct result of these anti-law enforcement things that the Trump administration has done,”
“The notion that the FBI is a bastion of liberalism ― that you have wild-eyed left-wingers there running the FBI or populating the FBI ― is totally inconsistent with, again, these little things, these bothersome things called the FACTS,”
“The long-term negative collateral consequences are substantial,” "
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eric-holder-trump-apos-fbi-190550003.html
Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly & the White House knew for months about Rob Porter’s domestic abuse. They still fought for him. They defended him at a constant. Then pictures came out. And he resigned. It’s now time for John Kelly to resign for covering it up. #KellyResign
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/funder/status/961601167771013120
I think we all know that Kelly won’t resign. Resigning when you screw up is mostly for Democrats, like Al Franken.
DeleteNEW: Here's video I found of Carter Page saying he's "been working & coming to Russia & living in Russia for 25 years now. And I lived here 2004 to 2007."
ReplyDeleteThis video was shot from Russian Gov't run propaganda TV station RT in Moscow, in December of 2016. #TrumpRussia
https://twitter.com/funder/status/960314013577043968
Carter Page lied to @GStephanopoulos this morning & said he’s never spoken with Trump ever.
Here’s video I found of Carter Page saying he had been in a number of meetings with Trump & that he had learned a tremendous amount from him. #TrumpTreason
https://twitter.com/funder/status/960929576510730240
NEW: I just found this video of Carter Page in Moscow, Russia speaking in support of Vladimir Putin, while working on the Trump campaign. He calls the American international affairs strategy "hostile," then goes on to talk about the "failure of US analysts & leaders" #TrumpRussia
https://twitter.com/funder/status/960302459674677248
This response to Trump’s military parade request from Fmr US Army General Paul Eaton is everything: "The military is not Donald Trump's to use & abuse this way. Our military is the very best in the world, they are not to be reduced to stagecraft to prop up Donald Trump's image"
https://twitter.com/funder/status/961125978444632064
https://twitter.com/funder
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/14-trump-tweets-perfectly-line-14-key-traits-psychologists-look-pathological-narcissists/
ReplyDelete1. “Reactive anger:
Becoming enraged when they perceive a personal slight.”
2. “Indifference: Not caring about how other people fEEl.”
3. “Need for admiration:
Being in need of positive affirmation.”
4. “Exhibitionism:
Showing off the qualities they perceive as being positive.”
5. “Authoritativeness:
Seeming to be the expert on everything.”
6. Thrill-seeking: Deriving pleasure from taking risks.
7. Grandiose fantasies:
Seeing themselves as excelling at everything they do.
8. “Cynicism/distrust: Being unable to show faith in others.”
9. “Manipulativeness:
Trying to get others to follow their wishes.”
10. “Exploitativeness: Using people for their own purposes.”
11. “Entitlement:
FEEling that others owe them something, and being unable to give in return.”
12. “Arrogance:
Not believing they should be held accountable for their actions.”
13. “Lack of EMPATHY:
Not caring,
or being able to care, about other people’s fEElings.”
14. “Acclaim-seeking:
Wanting to be recognized by others for their accomplishments.”
14 out of 14.
DeleteTerrifying that this dangerous pathogen is in the White House, and that the Republicans in Congress are doing everything they can to keep him there, infecting and destroying our country.
I read yesterday that Trump's tweet came about 2 minutes after Fox and Friends made the same claim.
ReplyDeleteIt's like God never struck down Roger Fucking Ailes.
"...conspiracy theory nothing burger."
ReplyDeleteNow being called: a nunesburger.
LOL. Oh, that's gonna leave a mark.
DeleteWhat do you want to bet after SNL and late night get done with Nunes, Trump isn't going to want to see any more memos from him.
Oligarch met with top Russian official after Trump aide 'offered briefings'
ReplyDeletehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/08/oligarch-met-top-russian-official-trump-aide-offered-briefings/amp/
Social Media Is Helping Putin Kill Our Democracy
ReplyDelete...Social media made Moscow’s clandestine work much easier and more profitable. Although the lies currently emanating from the Kremlin resemble Cold War Active Measures in overall form and content, they are now disseminated so quickly, and through so many fronts, trolls, and bots, that Western governments are severely challenged to even keep up with these weaponized lies, much less push back. For this, we have the Internet to thank. While none can deny the countless benefits of the online age, this is one of its most pernicious side effects.
http://observer.com/2018/02/robert-hannigan-explains-how-russia-vladimir-putin-uses-social-media/
Russian trolls posed as black activists on Tumblr and generated hundreds of thousands of interactions for content like calling Hillary Clinton a “monster,” but the company is apparently refusing to say anything about it, BuzzFeed News reports.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/961087121061744641
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ReplyDelete"i live for tHIS ShiT'
DeleteDude Who Killed Bin Laden Tells Cadet Bone Spurs To Shove Dumb Military Parade Up His Ass
Delete"At this point if there is a Republican running around saying the "sky is falling" it is not even worth the effort to look up."
ReplyDeleteuhhhhh, pretty sure that is you.... about 5 times a day.
I feel for these agents. Can you imagine having your affair with a colleague exposed to the county, and your texts taken out of context and used for political purposes? I wonder if any effort was made to protect their identities? I’m guessing no.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
Delete'Warning: This transcript contains swearing.'
How it began>"An apparently bugged phone conversation in which a senior US diplomat disparages the EU over the Ukraine crisis has been posted online. The alleged conversation between Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and the US Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt,
"comments from Vladimir Putin's adviser on Ukraine Sergei Glazyev - for example his interview with the Kommersant-Ukraine newspaper the other day - you don't need your own listening station to be clear about Russia's intentions. Russia he said "must interfere in Ukraine" and the authorities there should use force against the demonstrators."
NOW CRIMEa!
7 February 2014>4 years ago. 3 weeks after Sochi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation
"I feel for these agents. Can you imagine having your affair with a colleague exposed..."
DeleteReally?! You feel for these agents and their affair?!
@Anonymous5:12 PM, duh i cheat on my spouse. Im only sorry if i get caught, otherwise i dont give a flying fuck. /S
DeleteHow do you do it? This blog delivers big dog material!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of big dogs, how is it the right gets all these intelligence insights? Is it from Russia? Is this more of Russia's influence in our country? It cannot be the Dem's, it has to be from some sophisticated intelligence gathering method where one political party is consistently providing proofs that our government is corrupt. Is there no one wondering where this good intel is coming from, if it is reliable and only part true, we know that is all it takes to make lie shine, but really,.. where does the right get this supply of damaging eroding material? It is as if to say, shutting down the government for good is a solution, one we have been entreated to just this week.
The only problem is, what form of better governance will emerge if the fox is going to guard the henhouse now on account the chickens were laying eggs in secured nests?
O/t, dow drops. Maybe russia is manipulating yet another function.
ReplyDeleteMaybe manafort and his billionaire russian friends are pulling their money out for no indictments.
Dow (joans)-1,032.89
DeleteNASDAQ -274.82
S&P -100.66
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tweet-dow-jones-stock-market-crash-economic-news-2018-2
Delete'"In the 'old days,' when good news was reported, the Stock Market would go up," Trump said. "Today, when good news is reported, the Stock Market goes down. Big mistake, and we have so much good (great) news about the economy!"
"rump's silence on the market was notable given how much the president has touted stock surges. An analysis by Business Insider found that Trump typically tweets about the market every 6.5 days. Before Wednesday's tweet, he had not done so since January 20th."<that day!
Trump and his toadies are obviously desperate.
ReplyDeleteDesperate people
are extremely
DANGEROUS
Slate reported, this portion “buried” within McGahn’s cover letter acts as a means to undermine Congress’ ability to release information without the president, and suggests “the House or Senate’s release of classified information to the public may happen only at the sufferance of the executive branch.”“This is a misreading of the law and a misunderstanding of Congress’ role as a co-equal branch of government with oversight powers over the executive,”
ReplyDelete"Schuman went on to argue that Congress and the executive branch “share responsibility on national security matters.” Congress’ power to release classified information separate from the White House was protected after Sen. MIKE GRAVEL (D-AK), then the chairman of the Senate Public Works Committee, made a single-man motion to read the Pentagon Papers on the Senate floor in 1971. When he and his staff were tried before a grand jury for releasing that information, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 that they were protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution."
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/the-white-house-response-to-the-nunes-memo-contained-a-sneaky-ploy-to-undermine-congress.html
"Late on a Tuesday evening in 1971, Sen. Mike Gravel (D–Alaska), the chairman of the Senate Public Works Committee, made a motion to enter the Pentagon Papers into the committee’s official record, making one of the most important disclosures in United States history. There was no objection, as no other member of the Senate was present, and thus the government’s secret history of the Vietnam War entered the public record for everyone to read in full.
When the Justice Department impaneled a grand jury to investigate Sen. Gravel and his staff for possible criminal conduct, the Supreme Court voted 5–4 to quash the agency’s effort to subpoena his legislative aide for performing his legislative duties, saying it was “incontrovertible” that the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution “protects [Gravel] from criminal or civil liability and from questioning elsewhere than in the Senate, with respect to the events occurring at the subcommittee hearing at which the Pentagon Papers were introduced into the public record.”"As a matter of constitutional law, either chamber of Congress can release classified information to the public over the president’s objection."
"Those of you tracking the Nunes memo news last week might be familiar with this process. The House or the Senate intelligence committee must vote to release information, including classified materials, to the public. Next, the president has five days to object on the basis that the threat to the national interest in release outweighs any public interest. If he does not object, the committee releases the information. If the president objects, the committee holds another vote to send it to the floor. Finally, the full chamber then can vote to release."
" the Nunes memo is a Congressional document, not an Executive Branch document. After the president’s response, the House Intelligence Committee should not have marked it as unclassified when it published it. Marking the document classified or unclassified is an executive branch function. It should have released it as the committee approved it. Furthermore, the House should have published the document unaltered after the expiration of the five days required by its rules, pursuant to the direction of the committee. This would have been in accordance with how the House rules dictate that classified material is released to the public."
"When you think of Alaska, you probably think the reddest of the red – half-term governor Sarah Palin, almost-US-Senator Joe Miller, and the longest serving member of the House of Representatives (which I still cannot explain to anyone who asks) Don Young."
Delete"He was the 7th Territorial Governor, and one of the two first U.S. Senators from the brand new state of Alaska – Ernest Gruening. He’s everything the right hates today"
"Gruening was Jewish and hailed from the state of New York [sounds a little too much like Chuck Schumer, and also offensive to Nazis, some of whom are very fine people], born there in 1887. He was Harvard educated [elite liberal east coast college!] and got his medical degree, but inspired by Roosevelt’s New Deal politics [socialism!], he decided he’d abandon that career for something more exciting and meaningful – journalism"
"Alaskans loved this socialist Jewish New York liberal elite Harvard fake news-writing lover of criminals and shithole countries so much that they even enshrined his image as one of each state’s two notable people in statuary hall in the Capitol in Washington DC.
So happy 131st birthday Senator Gruening."
http://www.themudflats.net/archives/48579
"Trump’s Russia Cover Story Just Fell Apart As White House Can’t Provide Evidence Of FBI Bias"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.politicususa.com/2018/02/08/trumps-russia-cover-story-just-fell-apart-white-house-cant-provide-evidence-fbi-bias.html
http://www.politicususa.com/2018/02/08/democrats-give-trump-massive-new-headache-pressing-investigation-security-clearances.html
Next Pooty peepee tape$ (2)?
ReplyDelete'Here's Carter Page saying Bannon texted him in JAN. 2017 to get him to nix an MSNBC interview.'
"“The significance of a possible FBI recording depends on the exact content of the conversation between Bannon and Page, about which Page has been vague,” the report noted. “But it means the FBI’s surveillance of Page — which has been the subject of intense partisan anger in Washington — may have touched one of the highest-ranking figures in Trump’s incoming administration just days before inauguration.”"
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/fbi-likely-recordings-bannon-carter-page-discussing-trump-russia-dossier-report/
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/fbi-likely-recordings-bannon-carter-page-discussing-trump-russia-dossier-report/
OK? DownVOTE
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