The Donald Trump Score Card

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  1. egger

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    Perhaps a better description would be "a formality to give the public the impression that they want Trump to abide by the rule of law, at least at the current moment where the situation with Trump hasn't yet unraveled.":)
     
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  2. egger

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    McConnell: Senate won't take up Mueller protection bill
    By Jordain Carney
    04/17/18 05:20 PM EDT

    McConnell: Senate won't take up Mueller protection bill

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    "Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the Senate would not take up legislation limiting President Trump's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

    "I'm the one who decides what we take to the floor, that's my responsibility as the majority leader, and we will not be having this on the floor of the Senate," he told Fox News.

    McConnell's comments come as Trump has lashed out at Mueller following the FBI's raid on the offices and hotel room of his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. The raid stemmed, in part, from a referral from Mueller's team."
     
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  3. egger

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    Hannity’s rising role in Trump’s world: ‘He basically has a desk in the place’
    by Robert Costa, Sarah Ellison and Josh Dawsey
    April 17 at 7:53 PM

    Hannity’s rising role in Trump’s world: ‘He basically has a desk in the place’

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    "For a president who feels, intensely, that he is under siege, Hannity offers what he prizes: loyalty and a mass audience. And Trump, in turn, has directed his supporters to Hannity’s show — urging people on Twitter last week to watch the commentator attack special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who heads the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign.

    Their bond intensified during the 2016 campaign and has grown stronger during Trump’s time in office.

    “The bottom line is, during the heat of the campaign when relationships are forged, he was always there, offering good advice, in person and on television,” former deputy Trump campaign manager David Bossie said of Hannity. “The president sees him as an incredibly smart and articulate spokesman for the agenda.”"
     
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  4. 6-eyed shaman

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    Wow you really showed me who the party of peace really was

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  5. Okiefreak

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    Well I guess you're a believer in the saying "one (doctored) picture is worth a thousand words".
     
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  6. unfocusedanakin

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    Every hear the phrase the pen is mightier than the sword? Life is more complex than memes sometimes.
     
  7. egger

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    Ex-Playboy Model, Freed From Contract, Can Discuss Alleged Trump Affair
    By JIM RUTENBERG
    APRIL 18, 2018

    Ex-Playboy Model, Freed From Contract, Can Discuss Alleged Trump Affair

    "Ms. McDougal’s lawsuit said that American Media, whose chairman, David J. Pecker, is a friend of President Trump’s, misled her into signing the contract. It also alleged that Mr. Cohen had inappropriately intervened in the deal.

    The deal, and the extent of Mr. Cohen’s role in it, are subjects of a wide-ranging federal corruption investigation that is, in part, looking into his efforts to protect Mr. Trump’s presidential prospects in 2016."
     
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  8. egger

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    McDougal was prey to what was apparently a catch-and-kill tactic that involves a media outlet convincing someone to sign a confidentiality agreement with the expectation that the story will be published but the secret intent of the outlet is to never publish it.
     
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  9. McFuddy

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    I'm guessing she kept the money...
     
  10. egger

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    Trump, Pecker (Trump's friend), and apparently Cohen (Trump's lawyer) all involved in the McDougal incident.
     
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  11. egger

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    These kinds of incidents give the impression that Trump's fix-it man Cohen had the same or similar legal template that he used to fix all of Trump's issues with women. It spawns speculation as to just how many times this may have occurred.

    hypothetical:

    Trump: "Cohen, I did it again. Fix it!"
     
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  12. stormountainman

    stormountainman Soy Un Truckero

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    After November Republicans are not going to matter much
     
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  13. egger

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    What Trump has that Nixon didn’t
    by Philip Bump
    April 11, 2018

    Analysis | What Trump has that Nixon didn’t

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    "The first is alluded to in Dershowitz’s response. Nixon’s resignation followed shortly after the House Judiciary Committee approved three articles of impeachment for consideration by the full House. It’s important to remember that, at the time, the House was controlled by the Democrats. The three articles of impeachment that passed (of five) were approved without needing any Republican votes (though, in each case, they received some). Should Democrats gain control of the House next January, they similarly assume control of the committees necessary to advance articles of impeachment. A Democratic majority could then impeach Trump.

    Should that happen, though, it remains unlikely he would be removed from office. That requires a two-thirds vote in the Senate, and the odds of the Democrats winning a majority of the Senate in November remain mediocre. Two-thirds is out of the question. Nixon short-circuited that concern with his resignation in August 1974.

    Couldn’t Republicans in the Senate be swayed to vote to remove Trump from office? This gets at another important bulwark Trump enjoys: support from his party."


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  14. egger

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    Trump should be concerned about an internet firewall, not a concrete wall on the Mexican border.


    Democrats and former intelligence officials argue Trump had done nothing to protect future elections from Russian interference
    Oliver Laughland in New York
    Sun 18 Feb 2018 12.38 EST

    Trump faces calls to act against Russia after Mueller's indictments

    "But the president faced a growing chorus of alarm from Democrats and former intelligence officials who argued Trump had done nothing to protect future elections from Russian interference and sought to draw his own political capital from the special counsel’s indictments.

    James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence under the Obama administration, told CNN: “Above all this rhetoric here, again we’re losing sight of what is it we’re going to do about the threat posed by the Russians. He [Trump] never talks about that. It’s all about himself.”

    Democratic senator Chris Coons of Delaware urged the president to impose further sanctions on Russia after Friday’s indictments, using the power given to him via a bipartisan vote in the Senate last year. Coons also called for better engagement with allies in Europe to combat the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.

    “To me the most maddening question is why is President Trump failing to act to protect our democracy when there is indisputable proof now that Russia interfered in our 2016 elections,” Coons told CBS news on Sunday."
     
  15. egger

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    Trump uses the wrong year (2017) while offering condolence to Barbara Bush and praising her efforts to promote literacy (of which Trump often times seem to be in need).


    President Trump's tribute to Barbara Bush misstates year of death
    BY Nicole Hensley
    NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
    Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 10:46 PM

    President Trump's tribute to Barbara Bush misstates year of death

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    "While not the most bizarre writing gaffe Trump has personally penned, it’s among unprecedented typos such as the time Trump misspelled “honered,” “amoung,” “councel,” and whatever “covfefe” was."
     
  16. egger

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    Trump never exited campaign mode. His administration has turned into a four-year campaign. He's still doing campaign-style rallies and claiming three million illegal votes were cast for Hillary at events that were supposed to discuss infrastructure, tax reform, healthcare, and other pressing issues where little to no progress has been made.

    His speech in WV was supposed to be about tax cuts but quickly devolved into a campaign-style praise-fest Trump got a muted response in Richfield, OH at his 'infrastructure' rally as his old campaign speech dragged on and on. Some of the Trump supporters appeared to be growing tired of it.

    It's questionable if this is what Americans really want: a nonstop campaign of raising money (often from questionable sources and that involve conflicts of interest) and chanting MAGA so that 'victory' can be declared in the next election followed by another four years of campaigning.


    Donald Trump Is Gearing Up for His Next Campaign
    Most commanders in chief run for the White House to get something done, but the incumbent has always been more interested in running for office than running the government.
    Carlo Allegri / Reuters
    David A. Graham
    Feb 27, 2018

    Donald Trump Is Gearing Up for His Next Campaign

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    "Every successful politician who is not term-limited or retiring has to keep a dual focus—one eye on the next race, and one eye on the work they were elected to do—but generally they run because there is something they want to accomplish. Trump, however, has shown relatively little interest in governing, and it seems as though he ran for office so that he could run for office again.

    Trump’s boredom with governance shows through in his increasingly truncated briefings and his increasingly empty schedule, as well as his disinterest in legislative nuts and bolts. Plenty of presidents are big-picture guys, and there’s a danger to getting bogged down in detail; just ask Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton. But it’s not as if Trump is big on an overarching ideological agenda either. “Make America Great Again” is an effective slogan, but it doesn’t imply any particular policy platform. During the campaign and early stages of his administration, observers either assumed he would develop one, or else ascribed Steve Bannon’s agenda to Trump. Now Bannon is gone, and Trump has abandoned most of his distinctive platform in favor of a more traditional Republican one—or has abdicated it to congressional Republicans.

    Of the core and distinctive things Trump wanted to do, the tax cut passed; the border wall remains basically stuck in neutral; Obamacare repeal flamed out; and the travel ban and DACA remain in limbo. That’s a mixed record of successes, failures, and incompletes, but it’s hard to think of anything that’s left that Donald Trump has an obviously burning passion to attempt."
     
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  18. stormountainman

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    Avenatti just predicted Trump will not serve out his first term!
     
  19. egger

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    New York Attorney General Seeks Power to Bypass Presidential Pardons
    By DANNY HAKIM and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
    APRIL 18, 2018

    New York Attorney General Seeks Power to Bypass Presidential Pardons

    "Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York is moving to change New York state law so that he and other local prosecutors would have the power to bring criminal charges against aides to President Trump who have been pardoned, according to a letter Mr. Schneiderman sent to the governor and state lawmakers on Wednesday.

    The move, if approved by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Legislature, would serve notice that the legal troubles of the president and his aides may continue without the efforts of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

    Under the plan, Mr. Schneiderman, a Democrat, seeks to exempt New York’s double jeopardy law from cases involving presidential pardons, according to the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times. The current law and the concept of double jeopardy in general mean that a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice.

    Right now, New York state law prevents people from being prosecuted more than once for crimes related to the same act, even if the original prosecution was in federal court. There are already a number of exceptions to the law, and the letter says that Mr. Schneiderman is proposing to add a new one that could be used if federal pardons are issued."
     
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  20. egger

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    Some people were laughing off the Stormy Daniels issue a couple months ago, even though it suggested underhanded motives and tactics on the part of Cohen and Trump. It turned out to be a legal crowbar beyond the expectations and comprehension of many people. It contributed to the raid on Cohen which revealed Broidy and Sean Hannity, created the possibility of Cohen flipping against Trump, and caused the courts in NY state to become involved outside of Mueller and to protect themselves from being thwarted by possible pardons by Trump.


    Stormy Daniels lawyer predicts Trump won't finish his term
    By Morgan Gstalter
    04/19/18 04:56 PM EDT

    Stormy Daniels lawyer predicts Trump won't finish his term

    "Avenatti told host Nicolle Wallace no one believed him when he said that Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, would be under criminal investigation, and his next prediction is that the president won't serve four full years.

    “There’s no question that Michael Cohen knows where many, many bodies are buried,” Avenatti said. “They’re going to turn him, and when they turn him, the president is going to be in a very, very bad place. And I’m going to make a prediction now. I do not think the president will serve out his term.”

    Avenatti said Cohen will “flip” and praised a Wall Street Journal story from Wednesday about a former Trump attorney concerned after the FBI raids on Cohen's office, home and hotel room last week.

    The attorney, Jay Goldberg, claims he called Trump and said that on a scale of 1 to 100, where 100 represents full protection of the president, Cohen "isn't even a 1."

    Avenatti said it “speaks volumes” that Trump’s counsel are warning him."
     
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