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spanone

(135,838 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:30 PM Aug 2018

Furious Trump told advisers that he wants Jeff Sessions to arrest Omarosa over her book: report

he's fucking crazy as they come.



A new report from Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman claims that President Donald Trump now wants to see estranged aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman arrested over her recently published book.

According to one of Sherman’s sources, “Trump told advisers that he wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to have Manigault Newman arrested” despite the fact that “it’s unclear what law Trump believes she broke.”


One former Trump White House official said that Trump’s fury at Omarosa was setting him on a “death spiral” similar to the one that engulfed his campaign in the summer of 2016 when he attacked a Gold Star father who was critical of his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States.

Two former White House officials also tell Sherman that Omarosa has been masterful in the roll out of her book, as it seems her every move is designed purposefully to make Trump explode with rage.


https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/furious-trump-told-advisers-wants-jeff-sessions-arrest-omarosa-book-report/

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Furious Trump told advisers that he wants Jeff Sessions to arrest Omarosa over her book: report (Original Post) spanone Aug 2018 OP
Sorry, Donwald. First Amendment. MineralMan Aug 2018 #1
Probably the first he's heard of it. spanone Aug 2018 #2
He's heard of it, and wants to abolish it. MineralMan Aug 2018 #12
Here's the article Raw Story ripped off. hedda_foil Aug 2018 #39
Yes, Donwald loses...First Amendment..Here are exact words..... Stuart G Aug 2018 #44
Brennan and Omarosa while the Manafort jury is deliberating eleny Aug 2018 #3
Cuckoo vlyons Aug 2018 #4
And what does Paul Ryan do ScratchCat Aug 2018 #5
He won't be able to fulfill this demand Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #26
Sounding like a full-blown clinical narcissistic rage. Hortensis Aug 2018 #6
Am I the only one who thinks that Omarosa has spooky3 Aug 2018 #7
What we heard today with the 15k a month job offer and an agreement to stay silent madaboutharry Aug 2018 #9
Thank you. I had not heard this. I spooky3 Aug 2018 #23
nothingburger? qazplm135 Aug 2018 #16
Or maybe they don't even know *what* all she has Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #28
that's the beauty of the slow play qazplm135 Aug 2018 #42
Yes PatSeg Aug 2018 #30
Outwitting Trump isn't exactly impressive mythology Aug 2018 #36
This is true PatSeg Aug 2018 #43
You're not the only one. There's about four posters consistently trivializing this as well. LanternWaste Aug 2018 #19
Interesting isn't that? GusBob Aug 2018 #20
I'm not dissing her. I'm raising a legitimate question about spooky3 Aug 2018 #22
He's not reacting as if it is a nothing burger. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2018 #24
But we know he is less than rational (as well as stupid). spooky3 Aug 2018 #25
Last night, Steve Schmidt said on Lawrence O'Donnell madaboutharry Aug 2018 #8
Leave it to 45... forgotmylogin Aug 2018 #10
Who is surprised by this? Gothmog Aug 2018 #11
Shit house rat territory. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2018 #13
Everything is designed to enrage Trump. librechik Aug 2018 #14
When is he going to start burning books? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2018 #15
How much longer until Trump has his own secret storm troops to carry out his procon Aug 2018 #17
Yes, he's as crazy as they come - unfortunately, he's also our president. Jim__ Aug 2018 #18
can we manage to bdamomma Aug 2018 #21
Why isn't this cabinet and Congress doing something NOW! duforsure Aug 2018 #27
one can only conclude that they are just fine with it. spanone Aug 2018 #29
As Steve Schmidt calls him: a dime-store Mussolini. nt Hekate Aug 2018 #31
love it, but Mussolini didn't have the worlds largest stash of Nukes at his fingertips spanone Aug 2018 #33
It's good to be the king ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #32
BWahahahahaaa spanone Aug 2018 #34
She should be very careful. ooky Aug 2018 #35
It's #2 on Amazon. I must admit I'm tempted. nolabear Aug 2018 #37
Arrest her for what? smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #38
What crime? The crime of lese-majeste. nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #40
I find myself rooting for Omarossa, and I am horrified. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #41
If enraging tRump is her goal, count her activities of the past few days Grammy23 Aug 2018 #45

Stuart G

(38,427 posts)
44. Yes, Donwald loses...First Amendment..Here are exact words.....
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:11 PM
Aug 2018

...He doesn't know it, but he will lose. First Amendment out ranks Mr. Trump.

Here are the exact words:.. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

That is what they wrote a while back..Madison, and Jefferson..and some others that Donwald doesn't know about.
But the courts know about it. Donwald doesn't have a clue..too stupid to play the game "CLUE"..FAR TOO STUPID.

ScratchCat

(1,990 posts)
5. And what does Paul Ryan do
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:39 PM
Aug 2018

When The Trump announces he fired Jeff Sessions for not arresting Omarosa?

I've been telling people for over a year, that at some point, Trump is going to issue a demand that will not and can not be fulfilled. IMO, that is when it "all ends".

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)
26. He won't be able to fulfill this demand
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:38 PM
Aug 2018

and won't be able to fulfill his demand to fire Mueller. As much as I despise Sessions, it seems as though he is *smart* enough not to give in to all of Trump's outrageous demands.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Sounding like a full-blown clinical narcissistic rage.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:42 PM
Aug 2018

Please let it stay directed at her. Scary to wonder what else he could do, though. As long as he needs to schmooze his base, those groups they're part of are probably relatively safe.

But what might he do if his unhappiness with increasing "betrayal" by right-wing voters turned into a full-blown rage against the people? I feel pretty darned sure he already indulges spite against us in various ways. Has to. He doesn't get pleasure from exercising power for good.

spooky3

(34,455 posts)
7. Am I the only one who thinks that Omarosa has
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:43 PM
Aug 2018

Thus far provided “nothing burger” info? We knew this guy was a racist; we knew she was fired. Please wake me up when she provides real evidence of crimes.

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
9. What we heard today with the 15k a month job offer and an agreement to stay silent
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:45 PM
Aug 2018

could very well be a violation of campaign finance laws. You are not allowed to use campaign funds for hush money nor can you use it pay people for phony no-show jobs.

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)
16. nothingburger?
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:55 PM
Aug 2018

Nah...massive stuff, no.

But the slow drip is freaking them the f out which means they fear she has bigger stuff.

She may also be trying to drop the more important things with each drop as opposed to dropping the biggest stuff first.

The pattern so far at least seems to be slightly worse stuff each time.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)
28. Or maybe they don't even know *what* all she has
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:40 PM
Aug 2018

There's a year and half worth of recordings she could have made and they can't possibly remember every comment and/or conversation.

PatSeg

(47,454 posts)
30. Yes
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:47 PM
Aug 2018

She is very skillful and strategic. So far she has been very impressive. Also there are people in the White House who know what she knows and they've are probably freaking out. There could still be some surprises to come.

PatSeg

(47,454 posts)
43. This is true
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:00 PM
Aug 2018

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. I guess I'm impressed that she has been more strategic and measured than I'd expected. I was anticipating a Real Wives of DC time melodrama.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
19. You're not the only one. There's about four posters consistently trivializing this as well.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 02:20 PM
Aug 2018

"Please wake me up when she provides real evidence of crimes..."

Only if you wake us up when you present evidence that was on the menu for today.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
20. Interesting isn't that?
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 02:29 PM
Aug 2018

There is more than a handful of posters dissing her for various reasons and calling her names just like Trump does

And yeah there are about 4 dismissing the tapes as nothing, yet Trump is so enraged about them he wants her arrested

Interesting dynamic, almost like reality TV

spooky3

(34,455 posts)
22. I'm not dissing her. I'm raising a legitimate question about
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 02:35 PM
Aug 2018

Whether she has shared information that will be significant. She has the right to do whatever she wants to promote her book. If it helps bring down Cheeto, great.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
24. He's not reacting as if it is a nothing burger.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 03:56 PM
Aug 2018

She knows enough about him to use hints and suggestions that certainly seem to push his paranoid buttons.
Given what we have seen and heard of his public behavior the last 2 years, there's gotta be a lot of crap he has said and done in his off camera moments.
Or what he thought were private moments.

Very helpful that he is so monumentally stupid he does not get the implications of his reactions to perceived threats.

spooky3

(34,455 posts)
25. But we know he is less than rational (as well as stupid).
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:36 PM
Aug 2018

I just hope that she was able to give Mueller's team some info it will find useful.

madaboutharry

(40,211 posts)
8. Last night, Steve Schmidt said on Lawrence O'Donnell
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:44 PM
Aug 2018

that Trump would send out the secret police to arrest Brennan and everyone else who opposed him if he thought he could get away with it.

Trump is a tyrant. He is also insane. That is where we are at in America right now.

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)
10. Leave it to 45...
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 01:47 PM
Aug 2018

to put Omarosa on level with Salman Rushdie:

His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), was the subject of a major controversy, provoking protests from Muslims in several countries. Death threats were made against him, including a fatwā calling for his assassination issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Supreme Leader of Iran, on 14 February 1989. The British government put Rushdie under police protection.

procon

(15,805 posts)
17. How much longer until Trump has his own secret storm troops to carry out his
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 02:12 PM
Aug 2018

extrajudicial revenge whims? He certain has lots to pick from between the gun lovers, former Blackwater soldiers, the armed militia fans, his Russian friends, and white power thugs. If Trump wants Omarosa silenced, someone will make sure that happens. Trump wants Sessions to resign; no problemo, someone will make sure he understands his options. If Trump wants Mueller disappeared, his off the books goons will see to it.

bdamomma

(63,849 posts)
21. can we manage to
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 02:32 PM
Aug 2018

to start burning his pictures (there are enough of them), he is a wack job who stole the presidency.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
27. Why isn't this cabinet and Congress doing something NOW!
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 04:40 PM
Aug 2018

This needed to stop months ago and look where its got us. They took an oath to protect and serve so do your dam job now, and remove this lunatic from office before he really does something that can't ever be fixed.

ooky

(8,923 posts)
35. She should be very careful.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 05:42 PM
Aug 2018

Orange Shit Toad may be asking asking hos boss to have his Russian mobsters prepare her a polonium cocktail.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
38. Arrest her for what?
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 07:18 PM
Aug 2018

He's such a whiny little moron. Oh, and by the way Fat Ass, Jeff Sessions is not your personal attorney/henchman. Have another bucket of chicken and choke on it.

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)
41. I find myself rooting for Omarossa, and I am horrified.
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 07:32 PM
Aug 2018

She's the lesser of the two dirt bags, I guess.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
45. If enraging tRump is her goal, count her activities of the past few days
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:20 PM
Aug 2018

As successful. I can only imagine how angry he is and will continue to be as she rolls out what she has. I am sure he is regretting her dismissal because she is now executing her revenge. He messed with the wrong person when he decided to strong arm her. He may have met the female version of himself that HE helped to create. This is better than fiction. One hell of a movie is coming.
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