The Donald Trump Score Card

waiting to see what happens if the dems regain control of congress.

 

Well, that's the way a stupid man rationalizes his own stupidity...Geez!

 

Trump's hometown newspaper is calling him PEE BRAINS after Comey said Trump asked him to investigate and disprove reports about activity with hookers in Russia.

 

Hell what makes you think they have to be Americans? The 14th Amendment says ALL PEOPLE. I heard it on CNN.

 

Hell its already a Shithhole nation in large areas now. I totally understand Trumps concerns when he says why do people only from shithole countries want to come here. Why? Because its just like home...with free benefits.

 

What is upsetting you this morning?

 

Lots of people get free benefits in Canada, Denmark, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and others. They don't want to come here, because of all the hate from illiterate members of the Invisible Empire.

 

Trump has pardoned Scooter Libby. This seems like an odd time considering he was convicted in 2007 and his prison sentence was commuted by G.W. Bush in 2007. His voting rights were restored in 2013. His license to practice law was reinstated in 2016.

It gives the impression that Trump is sending signals to people involved in investigations about him that he will protect them with a pardon in return for defending him by whatever means. It's a preeemptive notion to others of being blessed with a pardon, as opposed to actually giving a pardon now to people who are currently involved in the investigation which might be construed as obstruction of justice by Trump.

It's noteworthy that James Comey was Deputy Attorney General and assigned the special counsel to investigate Libby. It gives the impression that Trump is now spiting Comey by pardoning Libby at a time when Comey's tell-all book about Trump is being released.

As a sidenote, G.W. Bush's commutation of Libby's prison sentence occurred before the sentence had begun, apparently a move that hadn't been done by any previous President.


Trump pardons 'Scooter' Libby, former Cheney aide
President George W. Bush commuted Libby's prison term for lying to the FBI and obstructing a CIA leak investigation but his conviction remained.
by Phil Helsel and Dartunorro Clark
Apr.12.2018 / 10:55 PM ET
Updated Apr.13.2018 / 1:32 PM ET

Trump pardons Cheney aide convicted of lying to FBI

 

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under criminal investigation
by Aaron Katersky, Josh Margolin, and Lauren Pearle
Apr 13, 2018, 3:07 PM ET

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen under criminal investigation

excerpt:

"President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has been under criminal investigation for months, largely centering around his business dealings, federal prosecutors in New York said in court documents obtained by ABC News.

Today, prosecutors acknowledged publicly for the first time Friday that they seized records this week from Cohen.

The revelation came as Cohen and Trump sought a court order barring federal prosecutors from accessing the records they took during raids on his home and office Monday morning."

 

Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, recused himself before the raid on Comey. Berman was appointed by Trump after Trump fired Preet Bharara, thinking that this would help him.

This is the type of behavior that Trump despises, someone that he appointed who recused himself when Trump thought he could count on the person for help. To Trump it is an act of disloyalty to him.

Trump is still furious about the original sin that Sessions committed by recusing himself from the Russia investigation.

Trump is learning some tough lessons on the workings of the judicial systems and how they differs from his private real estate business.


Trump-appointed US attorney recused from Michael Cohen investigation
by Jonathan Karl and Josh Margolin
Apr 10, 2018, 4:07 PM ET

Trump-appointed US attorney recused from Michael Cohen investigation

 

When you in with the in crowd baby! Good things will happen baby! Doors will open baby!

 

Looks like he was serving several Republican heavy hitters in the area of sexual adventurism. One of his guys paid out $1.6 million to a woman.

 

RNC fundraiser resigns after report of $1.6 million Playmate payoff
By ALEX ISENSTADT
04/13/2018 02:43 PM EDT
Updated 04/13/2018 03:18 PM EDT

RNC fundraiser resigns after report of $1.6 million Playmate payoff

"He is the second RNC Finance Committee member to step aside in recent months.

Earlier this year, Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned amid allegations that he’d sexually harassed women who’d worked for him."

 

Trump bombs Syria.


Trump Orders Strikes on Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack
By HELENE COOPER, MICHAEL D. SHEAR and BEN HUBBARD
APRIL 13, 2018

Trump Orders Strikes on Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack

 

It's hard to see how these strikes could have been avoided, especially after Trump's tweets last week. Use of chemical weapons is a violation of international treaty law, and to let it go would send a signal that the treaty can be violated with impunity. It looks like the strikes were carefully targeted to minimize the risk of Russian, Iranian and civilian casualties and were punitive in nature instead of involving broader goals of military involvement. And our British and French allies were involved. Trump will probably gain political capital from this.

 

Not to dismiss attacks that use chemical agents, but in the case of the Syrian conflict they represent a very small fraction of deaths compared with other methods that could be considered just as hideous such as barrel and cluster bombs.


History Of U.S. Responses To Chemical Weapons Attacks In Syria
Larry Kaplow
April 13, 20189:05 PM ET

History Of U.S. Responses To Chemical Weapons Attacks In Syria

excerpt:

"It's worth noting that more than a half million Syrians have died in the seven-year-old war (now entering its eighth year). Only a tiny percentage of those have been killed in chemical strikes. The vast majority have been killed by regime bombs, bullets, primitive barrel bombs (drums filled with explosives often dropped from helicopters) and other conventional weapons.

About half the country, some 12 million people, have been displaced — 6.1 million inside Syria. Some 5.4 million have fled the country."

 

A task force is going to study the chemical weapons incident tomorrow. Before the strikes Trump said that he "very confident" that chemical weapons were used. So even Donald Trump leaves some room for doubt. So far 4 innocent civilians died in these strikes. Good intentions have been fueling this war for the past 7 years. 4 more were just added to the 300,000+.

 

All on John Bolton's first week on the job. And he still does not have national security clearance.

 

Yes, of course, it is OK for Americans to kill Syrians, Iraqis, Somalis, Iranians, Panamanians, Nigerians, Vietnamese, and Lebanese, whenever and at whim.