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Monday, March 20, 2017
Rep. Adam Schiff's opening remarks before the Comey hearing were epic!
Schiff laid out the entire case, as it is publicly known, against Donald Trump and his team in clear and unambiguous language, and it was amazing.
I watched until the very obvious edit at 1:54. They will never tell us the whole truth and nothing but the fucking truth. Sick of all this crooked greedy bastards.
Is Russiagate “a conspiracy trap” and a “colossal distraction”? How much is President Trump like President Putin after all? And what about the press—are we really the new “opposition party,” as Trump and his top adviser, Steve Bannon, have labeled the media?
Author and journalist Masha Gessen has emerged as a perceptive, prolific—and not at all predictable—analyst of the two presidents as American politics has been consumed by the investigations surrounding the Russian hacking of the U.S. election and whether Trump and his team might have colluded with it. The Russia-born New Yorker, author of a critical biography of Putin, “The Man With No Face,” joined The Global POLITICO this week to talk about the strange confluence of two leaders, her worries about the investigation that might be leading Trump’s critics right down a paranoid rabbit hole—and what we really should be afraid of when it comes to Trump and Putin.
Here's the Democrats' Best Case for a Trump-Russia Investigation
The top Democrat on the intelligence committee lays out the timeline of Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
...Schiff, a former federal prosecutor, offered a detailed timeline of Russia's role in the election during a 15-minute opening statement ahead of the committee's questioning of FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers. The American public will never know whether Russian meddling swung the election, Schiff said, but there are some things that are known that deserve further exploration.
"We do know this: The months of July and August 2016 appear to have been pivotal," Schiff said. "It was at this time that the Russians began using the information they had stolen to help Donald Trump and harm Hillary Clinton. And so the question is why? What was happening in July/August of last year? And were US persons involved?"
Schiff laid out details from the series of memos authored by a former Western intelligence operative detailing possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence. He highlighted the behavior of former Trump campaign national security adviser Carter Page, who reportedly traveled to Moscow on what Schiff described as a "trip approved by the Trump campaign" and met with the CEO of a Russian corporation who is reportedly a "former KGB agent and close friend" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Schiff also pointed to allegations in the memos that the Trump campaign was offered documents damaging to Hillary Clinton in exchange for, as Schiff put it, "a Trump Administration policy that de-emphasizes Russia's invasion of Ukraine and instead focuses on NATO countries not paying their fair share—policies which, even as recently as the President's meeting last week with Angela Merkel, have now presciently come to pass."
-At the start of the hearing, Schiff delivered a lengthy speech running through the public evidence of links between Trump associates and Moscow. He leaned heavily on an unsubstantiated "dossier" compiled by a former British intelligence agent-
Ahhhh yes, the old unsubstantiated "dossier"......
"The White House scrambled to contain the fallout, deploying two simultaneous WAR rooms, according to two people familiar with the arrangement, one in the Executive Office Building to monitor the Comey hearing and another satellite war room in the Senate offices to keep tabs on Grouch." "He also revealed that the FBI launched its investigation into possible ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials back in July – a detail that enraged allies of Hillary Clinton, considering Comey chose to confirm the existence of the probe into her email arrangement, but not the one into Trump’s campaign."Republican Rep. Mike Conaway tried to cast doubt on the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian interference aimed to help Trump."
"Pathological lying (also called pseudologia fantastica and mythomania) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying. It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck."
I just listened to Adam Schiff's statement; my reaction: WOW. I hope the Republican members of that committee and of the Senate's parallel committee are willing to put their GOPness to the side and for once represent the country, all of its people and the Constitution. Beaglemom
Now why does that sound like somebody who said "Americans are not so innocent"?
Are you referring to Adam Schiff? If so, please provide support for your claim. Do you feel he needs to be responsible for the behavior of everybody with whom he shares a last name?
Yep....the dots are connecting around the states....colluded with Russian operatives? treason? espionage? aiding the enemy? obstructing justice? Wow, bigly crimes. Since Alaska can see Russia? I wonder who it will connect to here in the wilderness? Hmmm?
Schiff told TRMS last week that he is determined to talk to Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier and will go to him if that is what it takes. Go Schiff!!
Stop giving Comrades Trump, Bannon and others of his administration Daily Security Briefings
ReplyDeleteAND FOR GOD SAKES, TAKE AWAY THE NUCLEAR FOOTBALL!
It's just possible that during the briefings they're told a lot of nothing wrapped up to look like something, in order to protect national security.
DeleteAND they were told stuff to see where it ended up.... Putin's desk.
DeleteI watched until the very obvious edit at 1:54. They will never tell us the whole truth and nothing but the fucking truth. Sick of all this crooked greedy bastards.
ReplyDeleteI watched live on C-SPAN and there is nothing important missing, it was just edited for time. Not everything is a conspiracy.
Deletehttp://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/joe-scarborough-monday-has-been-the-worst-day-of-donald-trumps-presidency/
ReplyDeleteMike Flynn got paid $535,000 by Turkey to be their agent.
ReplyDeleteThis amount of money is going to pale compared to his upcoming legal bills.
Flynn has been a real big loser during this hearing.
Flynn may sing for immunity. We can hope anyways.
DeleteIs Russiagate “a conspiracy trap” and a “colossal distraction”? How much is President Trump like President Putin after all? And what about the press—are we really the new “opposition party,” as Trump and his top adviser, Steve Bannon, have labeled the media?
ReplyDeleteAuthor and journalist Masha Gessen has emerged as a perceptive, prolific—and not at all predictable—analyst of the two presidents as American politics has been consumed by the investigations surrounding the Russian hacking of the U.S. election and whether Trump and his team might have colluded with it. The Russia-born New Yorker, author of a critical biography of Putin, “The Man With No Face,” joined The Global POLITICO this week to talk about the strange confluence of two leaders, her worries about the investigation that might be leading Trump’s critics right down a paranoid rabbit hole—and what we really should be afraid of when it comes to Trump and Putin.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/masha-gessen-the-full-transcript-214927
Here's the Democrats' Best Case for a Trump-Russia Investigation
ReplyDeleteThe top Democrat on the intelligence committee lays out the timeline of Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.
...Schiff, a former federal prosecutor, offered a detailed timeline of Russia's role in the election during a 15-minute opening statement ahead of the committee's questioning of FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers. The American public will never know whether Russian meddling swung the election, Schiff said, but there are some things that are known that deserve further exploration.
"We do know this: The months of July and August 2016 appear to have been pivotal," Schiff said. "It was at this time that the Russians began using the information they had stolen to help Donald Trump and harm Hillary Clinton. And so the question is why? What was happening in July/August of last year? And were US persons involved?"
Schiff laid out details from the series of memos authored by a former Western intelligence operative detailing possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence. He highlighted the behavior of former Trump campaign national security adviser Carter Page, who reportedly traveled to Moscow on what Schiff described as a "trip approved by the Trump campaign" and met with the CEO of a Russian corporation who is reportedly a "former KGB agent and close friend" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Schiff also pointed to allegations in the memos that the Trump campaign was offered documents damaging to Hillary Clinton in exchange for, as Schiff put it, "a Trump Administration policy that de-emphasizes Russia's invasion of Ukraine and instead focuses on NATO countries not paying their fair share—policies which, even as recently as the President's meeting last week with Angela Merkel, have now presciently come to pass."
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/top-democrat-house-intel-committee-explains-why-mondays-hearing-necessary
You forgot this important part about Shiff:
ReplyDelete-At the start of the hearing, Schiff delivered a lengthy speech running through the public evidence of links between Trump associates and Moscow. He leaned heavily on an unsubstantiated "dossier" compiled by a former British intelligence agent-
Ahhhh yes, the old unsubstantiated "dossier"......
It would be more accurate to say that "some portions" of the dossier remain unsubstantiated.
Delete"The White House scrambled to contain the fallout, deploying two simultaneous WAR rooms, according to two people familiar with the arrangement, one in the Executive Office Building to monitor the Comey hearing and another satellite war room in the Senate offices to keep tabs on Grouch."
ReplyDelete"He also revealed that the FBI launched its investigation into possible ties between Trump’s campaign and Russian officials back in July – a detail that enraged allies of Hillary Clinton, considering Comey chose to confirm the existence of the probe into her email arrangement, but not the one into Trump’s campaign."Republican Rep. Mike Conaway tried to cast doubt on the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian interference aimed to help Trump."
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/fbi-james-comey-trump-russia-hearing-236265
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/trumps-presidential-twitter-account-disputes-damaging-comey-testimony-with-misleading-videos/
ReplyDelete"Pathological lying (also called pseudologia fantastica and mythomania) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying. It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck."
Holy fuck, holy fuck, holy fuck! You know if they are willing to say this in public, there is soooooooooo much more!
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the "esteemed" stlouisix on c4p has a meltdown. Lies, I'm telling you, lies! Some people will never admit that they've been duped.
ReplyDeleteHa ha!, thanks for this!
DeleteDrLager @Dr_Lager 4m4 minutes ago
ReplyDelete@SarahPalinUSA drumpf wants you to keep a eagle eye on Russia, but just your un-wonky one.. he says he'll call you...maybe
Thank you for that!
DeleteI just listened to Adam Schiff's statement; my reaction: WOW. I hope the Republican members of that committee and of the Senate's parallel committee are willing to put their GOPness to the side and for once represent the country, all of its people and the Constitution.
ReplyDeleteBeaglemom
Schiff name is not so innocent. Check out their role in money games of long ago, in DC.
ReplyDeleteLinks, please. Thanks!
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Now why does that sound like somebody who said "Americans are not so innocent"?
DeleteAre you referring to Adam Schiff? If so, please provide support for your claim. Do you feel he needs to be responsible for the behavior of everybody with whom he shares a last name?
Love the way he keeps slipping and saying "the Tramp campaign". hahaha!
ReplyDeleteYep....the dots are connecting around the states....colluded with Russian operatives? treason? espionage? aiding the enemy? obstructing justice? Wow, bigly crimes. Since Alaska can see Russia? I wonder who it will connect to here in the wilderness? Hmmm?
ReplyDeleteRepublican's must be overcome with glee and joy? Just think about this chapter in history. Its going to be huge.
ReplyDeleteGoodness that testimony and hearing was very telling and damning. I bet don's john's are full of dung about now. And that was not fake news.
ReplyDeleteHas sarah and trump tweeted about this?
ReplyDeleteI just commented earlier that a friend told me that the Watergate investigation took two years. Let's see what happens.
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ReplyDeleteSchiff told TRMS last week that he is determined to talk to Christopher Steele, the author of the dossier and will go to him if that is what it takes. Go Schiff!!