President Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

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17 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

and why was the embassy short on security? bush cuts. but no one talks about that, ever.

"Bush's fault"  Good One, I haven't heard that in about 110 days.

 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

6 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Actually, President Obama was the worst president of my lifetime right behind Jimmy Carter.  President Trump may end up being worse, but it is too early to tell, and I don't like judging based on a hundred or so days. 

To claim that Obama was one of the worst Presidents of all time is ridiculous. 

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15 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

No, obviously you aren't paying attention as to why this runs parallel to 1973.

Sure I am, when you acknowledge the parallels to the Obama Administration's actions prior to the last election and Watergate, I will actually pay attention to you.

[smilesammich 10,727]

3 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Diane Feinstein already said no evidence existed and she saw all the classified stuff.  The MDL is beginning to sound like those on the Right that kept saying just keep digging, just keep digging...just keep digging, just keep the narrative alive.

oh, so she's convinced there's nothing? transcript from may 8th hearing 

 

SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, D-CALIF.: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and I'll be very brief. We have prepared for the committee and I'd like to ask the staff to distribute it, a background and timeline on Lieutenant General Michael Flynn and some of the key dates involved, which may be of help to the subcommittee.

And I would just like to take this opportunity to thank the subcommittee, Chairman Graham and — and the Ranking Member Whitehouse, I think you've done a good job and your whole subcommittee has. And so thank you very, very much.

I'd just like to make a few comments, if I might, and put all the remarks in the record. I think it is a foregone conclusion about Russia's involvement and we see it replicated even in the French election, perhaps not to the extent or in the way, but certainly replicated.

On February 9th, 2017, the Washington Post reported that either Flynn had misled the vice president or that Pence had misspoken. Lieutenant General Flynn resigned his post on February 13th, four days after the Post broke this story. There are still many unanswered questions about General Flynn, including who know what — who knew what and when.

For example, the press is now reporting that in addition to the warning from Sally Yates, concerns were raised by former President Obama directly to then President-elect Trump, 95 days before Flynn resigned. So the question, what role did Flynn play in communications with the Russians, both after the first warning by President Obama and then after the warning by Sally Yates? And I hope to ask that today. What role did Flynn play in high-level national security decisions, again both during the 95 days and the 18 days when the White House was on notice?

So, I look forward to hearing more about this from you, acting Attorney General Yates. You have stated that you warned the White House on January 26, nearly three weeks before Flynn resigned that he had not been truthful and might be vulnerable to Russian blackmail.

And finally, there are other troubling questions regarding Russia's relationships and connections with Trump advisors and associates. And there are questions about whether anyone was the target of Russian intelligence, either to be exploited or cultivated.

So, I will put my whole remarks in the record, Mr. Chairman. And I hope to ask some questions around these few comments. Thank you very much for this opportunity.

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/08/full-transcript-sally-yates-and-james-clapper-testify-on-russian-election-interference/?utm_term=.8abdfbfeb578

 

 

 

[JimandChristy 1,689]

4 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

And you think this investigation that you are so passionate about will turn out any differently?  There is a bridge.....

 

You may be right, there could be nothing, but what I and a lot of other people are saying its the blatant obstruction to finding the evidence that is the problem. Why would you obstruct if there was nothing to hide? Just let the investigators do their jobs impartially and it should turn out all OK right? Problem is Trump doesn't want that.

Edited May 10, 2017 by JimandChristy

[smilesammich 10,727]

3 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

"Bush's fault"  Good One, I haven't heard that in about 110 days.

 

i didn't say that, just mentioning facts you're leaving out.

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11 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

you're assuming that commedians treated obama differently because they didn't want to be perceived as racist. i see it deferentially. like you said, most late night comedians are left leaning, so they wouldn't have so many differences to mock and won't find obama commentary asinine off the tip - like obama haters do.

 

so what do you think about comey asking for more money to investigate russia and getting fired days later? 

You don't think the comedians would have hammered Hillary if she had been elected? 

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Just now, Bill & Katya said:

You don't think the comedians would have hammered Hillary if she had been elected? 

i do. many democrats and liberals can't stand hilary (myself included) and would have loved to make fun of her for four years.

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10 minutes ago, ready4ONE said:

Any President that can trash the honeymoon phase of the first hundred days as Trump has is a shoe in for worst President ever!

To a certain side of the political spectrum.

[JimandChristy 1,689]

5 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Sure I am, when you acknowledge the parallels to the Obama Administration's actions prior to the last election and Watergate, I will actually pay attention to you.

LOL!! The whole wire tapping claim by Trump with no evidence at all. The house, the senate and the FBI looked into it and nothing was found. Trump just likes to make stuff up to deflect attention away from the terrible job he is doing right now.

Edited May 10, 2017 by JimandChristy

[Jacque67 7,328]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-explains-comey-firing-and-hey-look-henry-kissinger-2017-05-10

 

ouch!!! Whaddayaknow!!! Kissinger !!! Great optics!!!

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3 minutes ago, JimandChristy said:

You may be right, there could be nothing, but what I and a lot of other people are saying its the blatant obstruction to finding the evidence that is the problem. Why would you obstruct if there was nothing to hide? Just let the investigators do their jobs impartially and it should turn out all OK right? Problem is Trump doesn't want that.

Yes, because James Comey was single handedly investigating the Russian Meddling in the election.  The guy was an idiot, was I happy that he was an idiot and came out with the Hillary news prior to the election, sure, I will admit it, but he is still an idiot.

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5 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i didn't say that, just mentioning facts you're leaving out.

Proof of the facts?

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1 minute ago, Jacque67 said:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-explains-comey-firing-and-hey-look-henry-kissinger-2017-05-10

 

ouch!!! Whaddayaknow!!! Kissinger !!! Great optics!!!

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1 hour ago, Jacque67 said:

Yep, told ya! 

So does this really mean democracy dies in the darkness???

Dying in the darkness and behind some lovely junipers.