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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMaddow show now talking of bombshell nytimes story..
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Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)This means they have substantiated Obstruction!
Amaryllis
(9,525 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)REINCE PREBUS!!!!!!
nolabear
(41,991 posts)kairos12
(12,872 posts)eleny
(46,166 posts)Revenge of the Reince.
Reince
Repeat
eleny
(46,166 posts)Enter laughing, exit laughing. So much laughing. A year's worth and about damned time.
Different Drummer
(7,642 posts)Lock them all Up!!
riversedge
(70,303 posts)https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/us/politics/trump-sessions-russia-mcgahn.html?_r=0
....................The special counsel has received handwritten notes from Mr. Trumps former chief of staff, Reince Priebus, showing that Mr. Trump talked to Mr. Priebus about how he had called Mr. Comey to urge him to say publicly that he was not under investigation. The presidents determination to fire Mr. Comey even led one White House lawyer to take the extraordinary step of misleading Mr. Trump about whether he had the authority to remove him.
The New York Times has also learned that four days before Mr. Comey was fired, one of Mr. Sessionss aides asked a congressional staff member whether he had damaging information about Mr. Comey, part of an apparent effort to undermine the F.B.I. director. It was not clear whether Mr. Muellers investigators knew about this incident.
Mr. Mueller has also been examining a false statement that the president dictated on Air Force One in July in response to an article in The Times about a meeting that Trump campaign officials had with Russians in 2016. A new book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff, says that the presidents lawyers believed that the statement was an explicit attempt to throw sand into the investigations gears, and that it led one of Mr. Trumps spokesmen to quit because he believed it was obstruction of justice.
Ty Cobb, the White House lawyer dealing with the special counsels investigation, declined to comment.
Mr. Trumps lawyers have said the president has fully cooperated with the investigation, and they have expressed confidence that the inquiry will soon be coming to a close. They said that they believed the president would be exonerated, and that they hoped to have that conclusion made public.............................
eleny
(46,166 posts)Too busy sobbing into his mustache and looking for the exits.
This is priceless. What timing.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)Comedy gold.
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)WHASSSUP, RP?!
!!!!!!!!hahahahaha!!!!!!!
wishstar
(5,271 posts)riversedge
(70,303 posts)drray23
(7,637 posts)and mueller has them. they comfirm that Trump was trying to block the investigation.
riversedge
(70,303 posts)lordy, what will it take???
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/04/us/politics/trump-sessions-russia-mcgahn.html?_r=0
..................Mr. Trumps lawyers have said the president has fully cooperated with the investigation, and they have expressed confidence that the inquiry will soon be coming to a close. They said that they believed the president would be exonerated, and that they hoped to have that conclusion made public.
Legal experts said that of the two primary issues Mr. Mueller appears to be investigating whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice while in office and whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia there is currently a larger body of public evidence tying the president to a possible crime of obstruction.
But the experts are divided about whether the accumulated evidence is enough for Mr. Mueller to bring an obstruction case. They said it could be difficult to prove that the president, who has broad authority over the executive branch, including the hiring and firing of officials, had corrupt intentions when he took actions like ousting the F.B.I. director. Some experts said the case would be stronger if there was evidence that the president had told witnesses to lie under oath.
Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, argued to Mr. Sessions that he did not need to recuse himself from the Russia investigation until it was further along. Al Drago/The New York Times
The accounts of the episodes are based on documents reviewed by The Times, as well as interviews with White House officials and others briefed on the investigation. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to be identified discussing a continuing investigation.
Regardless of whether Mr. Mueller believes there is enough evidence to make a case against the president, Mr. Trumps belief that his attorney general should protect him provides an important window into how he governs. Presidents have had close relationships with their attorneys general, but Mr. Trumps obsession with loyalty is particularly unusual, especially given the Justice Departments investigation into him and his associates......................................
chowder66
(9,080 posts)that's not a sure thing. Rachel then mentioned the statement that Trump dictated about Trump jr's meeting, that may have legs, imo.
Not what I heard.
spanone
(135,875 posts)with a party that protects him.
autocracy
riversedge
(70,303 posts)R. Saddler 📎
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Brian Krassenstein
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NYT:
After Mr. Comeys testimony, a Sessions aide approached a Capitol Hill staff member asking whether the staffer had any derogatory info about the Comey
Sessions wanted 1 negative article a day in the news about Comey, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting
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DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)was trying to obstruct a case in his own Justice Dept. Of course John Mitchell did that, too.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,847 posts)riversedge
(70,303 posts)will start to admit that Trump is evil
triron
(22,020 posts)He stated that Comey told Trump he wasn't under investigation (as if it were a fact).
Did anyone else hear it this way? I don't think he was accurate. Interested on your input.
wishstar
(5,271 posts)The reporter Schmidt was correct about what Comey told Trump at that time. Comey refused to announce publicly that Trump was not a target, since although Trump was not yet directly being targeted, that was subject to change depending on what the investigation unearthed and if Trump acted to obstruct during course of investigation.
triron
(22,020 posts)Jarqui
(10,130 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)We need more indictments and we need them now.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)is supposed to be the hardest part of obstruction of justice charges. There seems to be now more than ample evidence that everything Trump did was directed at trying to stop the Russia investigation.
triron
(22,020 posts)triron
(22,020 posts)Grammy23
(5,813 posts)low profile of late. Trying to keep his head down and out of target range. Too late Priebus. You forgot you kept a diary of who said what. Now all you can say is Hummana, hummana, hummana.
Couldn't Happen to a more deserving rat.