Trump is getting desperate at trying to redeem himself of his decades-old reputation of his bigoted behavior toward women and minorities in general in his typical narcissistic fashion. The latest ploy is to use pardons which are also allowing him to stick it to groups he doesn't like, such as the FBI, who were involved in the convictions. The Johnson pardon has also allowed him to kiss up to Kim Kardashian and others in his Hollywood celebrity circle. An episode of All In The Family called 'Archie The Liberal' featured Archie using a Trump-like underhanded ploy to try to cover up his bigotry by allowing a black person named Solomon into his club called the Kings of Queens. He wanted a black person to join to try to make it look like the club was equal opportunity but wanted him to be an absentee member. Archie told Solomon about all the club events that he didn't have to attend. In the end, Solomon joined and invited his friends as active members. He said they were planning to rename the club The Kings of Queens of Spades. All in the Family - Archie the Liberal (S7 E24)
Trump will concoct more failed narratives like he has in the past. Trump ‘spygate’ offensive loses steam Legal experts and Trump critics say the defections have exposed cracks in the president’s narrative. By KYLE CHENEY 05/30/2018 06:44 PM EDT Trump ‘spygate’ offensive loses steam excerpt: "President Donald Trump’s claim that the FBI embedded a spy in his campaign for political purposes began to crumble Wednesday after a prominent Republican, as well as defenders of the president, said he might have the story wrong. In less than 24 hours, Trump’s allegations were publicly refuted by House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), one of just nine lawmakers briefed on highly classified details of the FBI’s operation; Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano, a Trump favorite; and prominent legal scholar Alan Dershowitz, a vocal Trump ally who has advised the president on legal strategy. Legal experts and Trump critics say the defections have exposed cracks in the president’s narrative and undermine his attempts to discredit the FBI investigation into Russian contacts with his campaign as a partisan, “deep state” attack on his presidential bid."
So NBC tracked down the architect who worked with Donald Trump in Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and the Ukraine. NBC called him... He didn't answer, but within 24 hours he announced on Twitter he was ending his 10 year old firm, had his professional portfolio removed from the internet, and then deleted his personal twitter account he made this announcement from. Meet the New York architect who was a key figure in Trump's deals and connections in Eastern Europe I don't honestly know what Trump's really done. But Trump and everyone around him act like the worlds most comically guiltily people.
I was being sarcastic. The people calling him racist call anyone that doesn't vote their ticket racist.
The G6+1 Summit Anger Flares Up as Group of 7 Heads to Quebec By Michael D. Shear June 7, 2018 Anger Flares Up as Group of 7 Heads to Quebec excerpt: "The ill will among the United States’ allies is a striking contrast to the praise Mr. Trump has heaped on North Korea, one of the country’s most enduring adversaries, before his historic meeting next week with Kim Jong-un, the country’s normally reclusive leader. The president, who is scheduled to fly Saturday to Singapore from Quebec for the meeting, has called Mr. Kim — the leader of a country once described as part of an “axis of evil” — a “very honorable” man, even as he clashes repeatedly with his counterparts in the world’s longest-lasting democracies. Mr. Trump’s feud with the allies is also risking a go-it-alone approach to China’s trade practices, even as many trade experts have called for a unified front by Western economies to confront China. The disputes with the United States have frustrated European leaders, who are eager for a joint effort that might pressure Beijing for change. Leaders had hoped to use the meeting to help formulate a strategy to combat China’s surplus steel, but they now appear more likely to focus on their own trade divisions instead."
Blumenthal sues Trump. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and close to two hundred colleagues have brought a lawsuit against Trump for violating the emoluments clause of the Constitution. The initial hearing was yesterday. Blumenthal has stated that he is very encouraged by the judge's reaction to the suit so far. At issue is the rent money received from various foreign countries and the granting of trademark rights by China.
Trump to leave G7 meeting early. Reports are he didn't even want to go. He's leaving early to prepare for his meeting with Kim Jong Un...even though he said he's not going to prepare for it, "attitude is everything." Emmanuel Macon is prepared to ignore Trump. Trump is skipping meetings on climate change and the environment...as that's just a Chinese hoax anyway.
Meanwhile as Trump gives the finger to Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, he's considering a U.S. meeting with Putin and Kim Jong Un.
Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk is resigning over a feud with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Zinke thinks there are too many Bison in the park......because local ranchers are complaining that they're a danger to cattle. Yellowstone biologists believe the 4,000 Bison are sustainable and pose no danger to cattle ranchers. Wenk has forty years experience with the National Park Service. He was offered a transfer to Washington but declined feeling it was "punitive action".
So now after declaring Canada a security risk, blaming them for burning down the White House, and placing trade restrictions on them and France; Trump wants Russia to be included in the G7 meetings. They were expelled in 2014 for invading and annexing Crimea.
He's found a new presidential toy. THE PARDON! He's thrilled silly to find out he now can take actions that no one can stop! Now he can pardon his felonious friends and other felons. This is a bad development that may preclude any form of justice to wrong -doers, if found.
Trump's call for Russia to join G7 faces swift backlash By Alexander Mallin Jun 8, 2018, 1:08 PM ET Critics take aim at President Trump's call for Russia to rejoin G7 excerpt: ""The President has inexplicably shown our adversaries the deference and esteem that should be reserved for our closest allies," McCain said in a written statement. "Those nations that share our values and have sacrificed alongside us for decades are being treated with contempt. This is the antithesis of so-called ‘principled realism’ and a sure path to diminishing America’s leadership in the world.” Rep. Eliot Engel, the Democratic ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, suggested Trump's invitation to Russia fits into a broader pattern of the president cozying up to President Vladimir Putin. "The United States helped establish and lead the G7 in pursuit of a peaceful and prosperous world," Engel, D-N.Y., said in a statement. "While the other G7 democracies continue to uphold those values, President Trump has isolated the United States, weakened American influence, and alienated our closest allies. So it’s hardly a surprise he’s now looking to the leader he seems to admire most: Vladimir Putin.""
Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations? Austin Sarat July 19, 2017 9.49pm EDT Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations? excerpts: "Yet prospective pardons are quite rare. The most famous prospective pardon in American history was granted by President Gerald Ford in September 1974. He pardoned former President Richard Nixon after he was forced to resign in the face of the Watergate scandal. Ford pardoned Nixon for “all offenses against the United States which he… has committed or may have committed or taken part in” between the date of his inauguration in 1969 and his resignation. In other cases, presidents have halted criminal proceedings immediately after they began. President George H.W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger just after Weinberger had been indicted for lying to Congress about the sale of arms to Iran by the Reagan administration. Those pardons evoked public outcry against what was perceived to be an arrogant interference with the legal process. Ford’s action may have contributed to his defeat in the 1976 presidential election against Jimmy Carter. And Bush’s pardon of Weinberger prompted accusations that he was engaging in a cover-up. Critics said that his action demonstrated that “powerful people with powerful allies can commit serious crimes in high office – deliberately abusing the public trust without consequence.”" "Congressman Adam Schiff predicted a negative public reaction if Trump grants pardons. He said: “The impressions the country, certainly, would get from that is the president was trying to shield people from liability for telling the truth about what happened in the Russia investigation or Russian contacts.”"
Trump wasn't aware that Russia went into Crimea and annexed it. Donald Trump ridiculed after insisting Vladimir Putin 'not going into Ukraine' two years after invasion Republican nominee claimed Russia wouldn't invade Ukraine and blamed Obama when corrected Caroline Mortimer and Andrew Buncombe Monday 1 August 2016 13:11 Donald Trump's terrifying take on Russia, Putin and Ukraine
Trump and Putin are working toward a meeting. The ambassador to Russia started working toward that end last week, on Tuesday Putin asked Austria to organize the meeting. This would be a third face to face meeting. “Whether you like it or not, and it may not be politically correct, we have a world to run and in the G7, which used to be the G8, they threw Russia out. They should let Russia come back in because we should have Russia at the negotiating table.” Let's remember Russia interfered with the U.S. elections to help get Trump elected, invaded and annexed Crimea (10,00 killed), and poisoned Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the U.K. He has bombed two apartment buildings in Russia, started the Second Chechen War (25,000 killed), and had his allies shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (298 killed) In addition Putin has killed Alexander Litvinenko, Anna Politkovskaya, Boris Nemtsov, Sergei Magnitsky, Natalia Estemirova, Sergei Yushenkov, Paul Klebnikov, Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova., and imprisoned 102 political prisoners. And he supports Bashar al-Assad in Syria and Russia has bombed Syrian civilian centers. Trump's response to Putin's actions have been glowing: