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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,091 posts) Sat Feb 15, 2020, 02:32 PM Feb 2020

Trump news: President faces fresh corruption allegations,

as senior Republican condemns ‘carefully staged’ Barr criticism.

Donald Trump has been accused of attempting to orchestrate a fresh quid pro quo just a week after being acquitted in his Senate impeachment trial.

This time, the accusations come after the president offered to lift travel restrictions against New Yorkers in exchange for Governor Andrew Cuomo dropping investigations into his tax records.

Mr Trump has also been hit by an unexpected rebuke from his attorney general over the Roger Stone case, with William Barr saying he will not be “bullied” and that the president’s tweeting about an active case makes it difficult for him to do his job.

However, the public rebuttal was a move that ex-Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele warned was “carefully staged” to appease disgruntled Justice Department prosecutors.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-news-live-president-threatens-094939404.html

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Trump news: President faces fresh corruption allegations, (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP

Unf---en believable. Dan Feb 2020 #1

unfortunately, at this point it's totally believable mucifer Feb 2020 #2

Agreed Mucifer DENVERPOPS Feb 2020 #11

Trump is rubbing our noses in his invincibility. BKDem Feb 2020 #13

Of course it was. But ya know what I still think that dump didn't like what Barr said even though UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #3

Sorry. I'm all for piling on and there's enough shit to go around for years, Arthur_Frain Feb 2020 #4

Trump, Cuomo Fail to Solve Rift Over New York Travel Program Ban spanone Feb 2020 #6

That's helpful. Arthur_Frain Feb 2020 #7

👍🏼 😎 spanone Feb 2020 #8

FYI - "The Independent" is a British online newspaper, not a blog. scarletwoman Feb 2020 #12

Frankly, I trust a couple of those British papers over most US ones... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #14

The Guardian is my favorite, but the Independent is good, too. (nt) scarletwoman Feb 2020 #16

Ha! gembaby1 Feb 2020 #5

2021 tribunals for these mother_ckers! ffr Feb 2020 #9

"My re-election is important for national security! And the tax investigations could sink me! struggle4progress Feb 2020 #10

Trump's Response Confirms Steele DallasNE Feb 2020 #15

Criminals gotta crime....nt. N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2020 #17

Really? Is this even actual "news" anymore. Amimnoch Feb 2020 #18

Dan

(3,575 posts)

1. Unf---en believable.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 02:35 PM

Feb 2020

mucifer

(23,557 posts)

2. unfortunately, at this point it's totally believable

Reply to Dan (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 02:48 PM

Feb 2020

DENVERPOPS

(8,843 posts)

11. Agreed Mucifer

Reply to mucifer (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:05 PM

Feb 2020

at this point we are all living in a 24/7 TWILIGHT ZONE. Sorta like a horrific nightmare and you can't wake up from, so the nightmare goes on and on and on

WASF

BKDem

(1,733 posts)

13. Trump is rubbing our noses in his invincibility.

Reply to mucifer (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:27 PM

Feb 2020

"Look! I'm doing it again! You can't touch me! Fuck you!"

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

3. Of course it was. But ya know what I still think that dump didn't like what Barr said even though

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 02:50 PM

Feb 2020

he knew he was going to say something.

Arthur_Frain

(1,855 posts)

4. Sorry. I'm all for piling on and there's enough shit to go around for years,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 02:53 PM

Feb 2020

but it doesn’t go into it in the article. Travel restrictions? On New Yorkers? WTF?

Nobody has to show their papers in order to get out of New York. Honestly, I have no idea what they’re talking about, and with so many things to get outraged about, if yahoo can’t publish a story that’s’ self contained so I know what travel restrictions they are on about, I’m dismissing it.

On edit: Looking further, I see it’s not even yahoo, it’s some web blog called “the independent”. This is what passes for journalism on the web I’m afraid, cutting and pasting someone else’s blog. Sad to see.

spanone

(135,854 posts)

6. Trump, Cuomo Fail to Solve Rift Over New York Travel Program Ban

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:12 PM

Feb 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-13/trump-cuomo-fail-to-solve-rift-over-new-york-travel-program-ban

Arthur_Frain

(1,855 posts)

7. That's helpful.

Reply to spanone (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:14 PM

Feb 2020

Thank you.

spanone

(135,854 posts)

8. 👍🏼 😎

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:28 PM

Feb 2020

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

12. FYI - "The Independent" is a British online newspaper, not a blog.

Reply to Arthur_Frain (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:10 PM

Feb 2020

It's a legitimate news source.

https://www.independent.co.uk/us

Wounded Bear

(58,675 posts)

14. Frankly, I trust a couple of those British papers over most US ones...

Reply to scarletwoman (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:29 PM

Feb 2020

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

16. The Guardian is my favorite, but the Independent is good, too. (nt)

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #14)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:55 PM

Feb 2020

gembaby1

(253 posts)

5. Ha!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 02:58 PM

Feb 2020

What a fucking surprise!

NOT!!

ffr

(22,671 posts)

9. 2021 tribunals for these mother_ckers!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:35 PM

Feb 2020

struggle4progress

(118,316 posts)

10. "My re-election is important for national security! And the tax investigations could sink me!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:50 PM

Feb 2020

So I can do anything I want to prevent the tax investigations! And I think I might want to shut down New York! Remember: it's so I can protect Americans against invaders from outer space! So it's a matter of national security!"

DallasNE

(7,403 posts)

15. Trump's Response Confirms Steele

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:35 PM

Feb 2020

His statement that he had a legal right to interfere in Justice Department matters, though he has chosen not to yet -- which is a total lie. That is what carefully staged looks like.

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,759 posts)

17. Criminals gotta crime....nt.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:55 PM

Feb 2020

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

18. Really? Is this even actual "news" anymore.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 05:32 PM

Feb 2020

It's kind of like announcing "Today is Saturday" on a Saturday..

I'd be more shocked if a full day went by without some kind of stanky ass corruption coming from that foul creature.

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