The Donald Trump Score Card

"In 1986, Cohn was disbarred from the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court for unethical conduct after attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing the client to sign a will amendment leaving him his fortune"

What a nice guy, not. Died of AIDS. Friend of trump. You don't suppose. . . . . nah

 

Trump has been whining about Bernie Sanders lately. Trump could do another under the table maneuver with his shadow agent Giuliani to try to link Sanders with his Breitbart Ukraine conspiracies.



Donald Trump Is Starting To Fixate On Bernie Sanders
Trump's reelection campaign, after spending much of 2019 focused on other Democrats, keeps talking about Sanders in 2020.
Posted on January 10, 2020, at 1:57 p.m. ET

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/miriamelder/donald-trump-bernie-sanders-2020

excerpt:

"President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is beginning to aggressively attack a rising threat to his power: Bernie Sanders.

The Trump campaign put out two statements centered on Sanders this week, and the Vermont senator was at the top of the list of people the president attacked at his first rally of the year in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday night.

“Bernie Sanders — crazy Bernie! — has condemned the US military strike on Soleimani, the world’s top terrorist,” Trump said in his first mention of a Democratic candidate at the rally. Sanders has led the Democratic field in unequivocally condemning the strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week, solidifying his position as the anti-war candidate."

 

Trump's adherents in Congress are rattling cardboard sabers.



McConnell Joins Hawley in Resolution to Throw Out Impeachment
National Review
January 9, 2020, 4:52 PM EST

McConnell Joins Hawley in Resolution to Throw Out Impeachment

 

Mike Bloomberg vows to open wallet wide to oust Trump — even if he loses Democratic nomination
By Dave Goldiner
New York Daily News
Jan 10, 2020 | 6:37 PM

Mike Bloomberg vows to open wallet wide to oust Trump — even if he loses Democratic nomination

excerpt:

"If Bloomberg loses the primary, he could attack Trump using a super PAC, which can spent unlimited amounts as long as it doesn’t directly coordinate with a candidate.

Bloomberg has hired over 800 staffers, including 500 field organizers in 30 states, dwarfing the rest of the Democratic field. He has committed to paying 500 of his staffers through the general election, NBC reports."

 

Trump is trying to appear altruistic about future presidents being compromised by testimony when in fact he's worried about what Bolton will say about him at a Senate impeachment trial.



Trump suggests he'd invoke executive privilege to block Bolton testimony
The president said he would likely prevent the testimony to avoid setting a precedent.
By CAITLIN OPRYSKO
01/10/2020 04:47 PM EST

Trump suggests he'd invoke executive privilege to block Bolton testimony

excerpt:

"A majority of senators could still vote to subpoena Bolton or another witness once the trial begins, though that would require four Republicans to side with all Democrats on the matter. And even then, as Trump affirmed Friday, he would likely invoke executive privilege, which could then lead to a protracted court battle that would last much longer than the Senate trial."

 

McConnell is likely to not hold a trial at all. Probably hold a vote as soon as it starts and he likely has enough votes to make the whole thing "go away".

 

Glad you brought that up. It might be a replay in more ways than one. Who "won" when we ended up with "I am not a crook" Nixon?

 

Sanders would beat Trump in 2020..it wouldn't be close. ..

 

When (NOTE when, not IF) Bernie wins the Democratic nomination, he'll wipe the floor with that evil shit Trump !!!

 

Yeah but the current prez will have already beaten the attempt to oust him. The dems Chicken Little routine is already stale.

 

Trump suggests he’d block Bolton testimony “for the sake of protecting his rear end.'



Trump Suggests He’d Block Bolton Testimony “For the Sake of the Office”
By Daniel Politi
Jan 11, 20203:06 PM

Trump Suggests He’d Block Bolton Testimony “For the Sake of the Office”

 

Hey, given new elections and a new Congress, a second impeachment trial on new charges can't be ruled out. Anyhow, if Trump wins a second term, the country will be the big loser.

 

'Evangelicals for Trump' was an awful display by supposed citizens of the Kingdom of God
Trump mocked his enemies, trafficked in half-truths, instilled fear and expressed zero humility. My fellow evangelicals loved every minute of it.
John Fea, Opinion contributor
Published 4:00 a.m. ET Jan. 11, 2020 | Updated 4:05 p.m. ET Jan. 11, 2020

Trump Florida rally: My fellow evangelicals cheered his depraved words

excerpt:

"Before Trump’s speech Friday night, several evangelical leaders laid their hands on the president and prayed for him. “Apostle” Guillermo Maldonado, the pastor of El Rey Jesus, prayed that Trump would fulfill his role as a new King Cyrus, the Old Testament Persian ruler who released the Jews from captivity and allowed them to rebuild Jerusalem.

Paula White, a preacher of the Prosperity Gospel (God blesses the faithful with financial and physical health), prayed against the demonic forces, presumably Democrats, trying to undermine Trump’s presidency.

As Trump took the podium, the evangelicals in attendance, many wearing pro-Trump clothing and “Make America Great Again” hats, began screaming “USA, USA, USA.” It was clear from the outset that this event would be no different from any other Trump rally. It didn’t matter that the room was filled with born-again Christians. Trump only knows how to sing one note, and it is music to the ears of his evangelical supporters.

Trump bragged about the crowd size, adding that there were “thousands of people” outside “trying to get in.” He called the “Evangelicals for Trump” movement the “greatest grass roots movement in American history.” He reminded everyone that he took the life of Qasem Soleimani. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” the Rolling Stones anthem that has become Trump’s theme song, blared over the church loudspeaker in Spanish when he finished his speech. Maybe “Onward Christian Soldiers” would have been more appropriate."

 

Trump Florida rally: My fellow evangelicals cheered his depraved words

excerpt:

"At times, it seemed like Trump was putting a new spin on the heroes of the faith described in the New Testament book of Hebrews. Instead of Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Joseph, Moses, David, and Samuel, we got Sean (Hannity), Laura (Ingraham), Tucker (Carlson), and the hosts of Fox and Friends."

 

Of course Trump expressed zero humility. He thinks he's more humble than anyone would ever understand.

 

Paula White is Trump's official spiritual advisor. What else could be expected.

 

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s distortions are across the board
By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN
January 10, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortions are across the board

excerpt:

"In other matters, Trump offered distortion across the breadth of public policy. He declared clean-air achievements when the air has become dirtier. He claimed to have come up with the “great idea” of letting veterans seek private care at public expense, when that was already law, accomplished by President Barack Obama.

He complained that he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize for peace in Ethiopia, when he had little to nothing to do with it.

He invented a dialogue with a Democrat in Congress and claimed he succeeded on two fronts where other presidents failed, each time for at least 44 years, a made-up number.

And as he done repeatedly, but this time in the midst of dangerous brinkmanship with Iran, he falsely accused Obama of opening the U.S. treasury to Tehran and handing over a fortune."

 

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortions are across the board

excerpt:

"IRAN

TRUMP: “Iran’s hostility substantially increased after the foolish Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2013. And they were given $150 billion, not to mention $1.8 billion in cash.” — address Wednesday.

TRUMP: “Iran now is not wealthy like it was when President Obama handed him $150 billion..” — remarks Thursday.

TRUMP: “They gave around $150 billion including $1.7 billion in the hard cold cash, can you imagine? No, no, can you imagine? $1.7 billion, $1.8 billion in cash.” — Toledo rally.

THE FACTS: There was no $150 billion payout from the U.S. treasury or other countries. The U.S. made a separate payment of roughly $1.8 billion to cover a decades-old IOU.

When Iran signed the multinational deal to restrain its nuclear development in return for being freed from sanctions, it regained access to its own assets, which had been frozen abroad. Iran was allowed to get its money back. The deal actually was signed in 2015, after a 2013 preliminary agreement. Trump has taken the U.S. out of it.

As for the $1.8 billion: In the 1970s, Iran paid the U.S. $400 million for military equipment that was never delivered because the Iranian government was overthrown and diplomatic relations ruptured. After the nuclear deal, the U.S. and Iran announced they had settled the matter, with the U.S. agreeing to pay the $400 million principal along with about $1.3 billion in interest.

The $400 million was paid in cash and flown to Tehran on a cargo plane, which gave rise to Trump’s previous dramatic accounts of money stuffed in barrels or boxes and delivered in the dead of night. The arrangement provided for the interest to be paid later, not crammed into containers."

 

Ukraine demands punishment for Iran plane downing
AFP
January 11, 2020, 9:11 AM EST

Ukraine demands punishment for Iran plane downing

excerpt:

"Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine on Saturday demanded that Iran punish those guilty for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and compensate victims while praising Tehran for cooperating with an "objective" investigation.

Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky was due to discuss the incident with his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani at 5:00 pm local time (1500 GMT), his press office said.

"We expect Iran... to bring the guilty to the courts," the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook, calling also for the "payment of compensation" and the return of remains.

Tehran admitted Saturday that it accidentally downed the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plane, killing all 176 people on board on Wednesday, shortly after launching missiles at bases hosting US forces in Iraq.

Rouhani said Tehran "deeply regrets this disastrous mistake""