EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on May 9, 2017 19:25:39 GMT -5
Comey was fired because Hillary said he was partially responsible for her loss. Showing great sportsmanship, Trump did the honorable thing as a sign of respect for his vanquished foe. He is likely to nominate her to be the new FBI Director.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 9, 2017 19:31:41 GMT -5
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TC
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Post by TC on May 9, 2017 20:02:18 GMT -5
Comey was fired because Hillary said he was partially responsible for her loss. Showing great sportsmanship, Trump did the honorable thing as a sign of respect for his vanquished foe. He is likely to nominate her to be the new FBI Director. I'm glad you guys find your side covering up treason hilarious.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 20:15:10 GMT -5
Sure Trump fired Comey for being unfair to Hillary....
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on May 9, 2017 20:19:51 GMT -5
Trump did the honorable thing... Said no one, ever.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2017 20:31:58 GMT -5
Shot: Chaser:
Sessions was told a week ago to find reasons to fire Comey: reports hill.cm/ehMI017
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on May 9, 2017 22:07:36 GMT -5
Employees fired by Trump: Sally Yates Preet Bharara James Comey
Employees investigating Trump: Sally Yates Preet Bharara James Comey
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tashoya
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Post by tashoya on May 9, 2017 23:10:47 GMT -5
Employees fired by Trump: Sally Yates Preet Bharara James Comey Employees investigating Trump: Sally Yates Preet Bharara James Comey To finish the list and to add to the level of concern, list those hired by Trump. My own father, who is a bright guy, likes what Trump has "accomplished" so far. Meanwhile, he can't name any real accomplishments other than he likes that Trump has put North Korea on notice. As if that's a real thing. His rationale being that North Korea wasn't as concerning to him under Obama as it is now but, somehow, in his mind that's Obama's fault. I find this really concerning. It's easy to find news outlets that cater to one's own chosen bent and, seemingly, tends to preclude many from considering alternative viewpoints. I understand that there's a level of confirmation bias and some cognitive dissonance to reconcile but we're 5 months in. I'm fine with people saying they'd vote for Trump again if the alternative was Hillary much more so than I am with those same people saying that Trump is doing what he said he would do and that they have no problem with his glaring conflicts of interest to boot. For those that were in the "Obama is a liar" camp, if you haven't yet recognized that we've reached a whole new level, I'd love an explanation as to why you haven't.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 10, 2017 6:23:57 GMT -5
Will Ryan and McConnell finally put country over party or even recognize the damage that Trump is doing to their party? They have been notably silent since the Comey firing.
And I assume it is just coincidence that Trump is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the White House today. And that CNN reported that the USAO in the EDVA issued grand jury subpoenas regarding Flynn in the past couple of weeks. Coincidence, I'm sure.
The only thing that Rod Rosenstein has in common with Elliot Richardson is that their surnames begin with an "R".
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 8:37:11 GMT -5
The Russian FM now full on mocking the US, while our secretary of state grins. Nice... And
Media not allowed meanwhile Russian embassy is tweeting out pics of POTUS and Kislyak
Fox"News" runs a banner saying Comey resigned. McConell says nothing to see here. Republican media and leadership falling in line as expected...
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 10:59:02 GMT -5
WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election, according to three officials with knowledge of his request.
Mr. Comey asked for the resources during a meeting last week with Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who wrote the Justice Department’s memo that was used to justify the firing of the F.B.I. director this week.
Mr. Comey then briefed members of Congress on the meeting in recent days.
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Post by aristides on May 10, 2017 11:18:02 GMT -5
I found news of Comey's firing to be disturbing. To dismiss Comey prior to some sort of resolution on the investigation of Russia's interference into the election seems inappropriate and as if a new boundary has been crossed. I'm not sure how people can have confidence in the FBI's investigation of Russian interference now.
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Post by SaxaCD on May 10, 2017 11:27:44 GMT -5
I found news of Comey's firing to be disturbing. To dismiss Comey prior to some sort of resolution on the investigation of Russia's interference into the election seems inappropriate and as if a new boundary has been crossed. I'm not sure how people can have confidence in the FBI's investigation of Russian interference now. I hear you, but once they botched the Hillary stuff and let everybody off the hook there, my confidence in the FBI was already gone. I hope somewhere down the line a strong, fair and impartial director can restore it to it's former prominence.
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TC
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Post by TC on May 10, 2017 11:47:30 GMT -5
I found news of Comey's firing to be disturbing. To dismiss Comey prior to some sort of resolution on the investigation of Russia's interference into the election seems inappropriate and as if a new boundary has been crossed. I'm not sure how people can have confidence in the FBI's investigation of Russian interference now. I hear you, but once they botched the Hillary stuff and let everybody off the hook there, my confidence in the FBI was already gone. I hope somewhere down the line a strong, fair and impartial director can restore it to it's former prominence. If you find a strong, fair, and impartial director, Trump will just fire that guy.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 10, 2017 12:35:12 GMT -5
Great to know that Trump allowed TASS into his meeting with Lavrov but barred the US press. Oh, I forgot. The US press is the "enemy of the people."
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TC
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Post by TC on May 10, 2017 12:41:17 GMT -5
Great to know that Trump allowed TASS into his meeting with Lavrov but barred the US press. Oh, I forgot. The US press is the "enemy of the people." Let's be honest, no asset ever has the press around when meeting with their handlers.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 10, 2017 12:49:25 GMT -5
Great to know that Trump allowed TASS into his meeting with Lavrov but barred the US press. Oh, I forgot. The US press is the "enemy of the people." Let's be honest, no asset ever has the press around when meeting with their handlers. Speaking of handlers, I believe Ambassador Kislyak was also present at the meeting.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2017 19:05:41 GMT -5
Let's be honest, no asset ever has the press around when meeting with their handlers. Speaking of handlers, I believe Ambassador Kislyak was also present at the meeting. WH didn't say he was coming or mention he was there in it's press release but US Press found out when Russian State Media started showing pictures of them shaking hands and laughing etc...
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Post by hoyarooter on May 10, 2017 19:35:52 GMT -5
Employees fired by Trump: Sally Yates Preet Bharara James Comey Employees investigating Trump: Sally Yates Preet Bharara James Comey To finish the list and to add to the level of concern, list those hired by Trump. My own father, who is a bright guy, likes what Trump has "accomplished" so far. Meanwhile, he can't name any real accomplishments other than he likes that Trump has put North Korea on notice. As if that's a real thing. His rationale being that North Korea wasn't as concerning to him under Obama as it is now but, somehow, in his mind that's Obama's fault. I find this really concerning. It's easy to find news outlets that cater to one's own chosen bent and, seemingly, tends to preclude many from considering alternative viewpoints. I understand that there's a level of confirmation bias and some cognitive dissonance to reconcile but we're 5 months in. I'm fine with people saying they'd vote for Trump again if the alternative was Hillary much more so than I am with those same people saying that Trump is doing what he said he would do and that they have no problem with his glaring conflicts of interest to boot. For those that were in the "Obama is a liar" camp, if you haven't yet recognized that we've reached a whole new level, I'd love an explanation as to why you haven't. None of this should come as a surprise, as we reached a whole new level during the campaign, when P.T. Trump constantly made things up, and then criticized being called on it as fake news. There's no question that we've had liars in the White House before. Chances are that all presidents stretched the truth, including Honest Abe and GW. I doubt, though, that we've ever had a president who was so blatant about it. Also, my supposition is that the reason why the U.S. press was not permitted into the meeting with the Russian diplomats is that Trump didn't want the U.S. press to see the Russians feeding him Scoobie Snacks.
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on May 10, 2017 20:33:39 GMT -5
Surprise, surprise: The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), sent a letter Wednesday to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking him to look into the Comey firing. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/after-comeys-ouster-democrats-press-for-independent-probe-of-russias-meddling-in-election/2017/05/10/88c45624-3529-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_comeyhill-630a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.9034b926fc1bAnd Spicer and Sanders are liars when they initially said that Rosenstein came up with the idea of discharging Comey on his own: Rosenstein threatened to resign after the narrative emerging from the White House on Tuesday evening cast him as a prime mover of the decision to fire Comey and that the president acted only on his recommendation, said the person close to the White House, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. When the conversation shifted to concerns about the FBI, which both men outlined in detail, the president gave Sessions and Rosenstein a directive: to explain in writing the case against Comey. (Also seems that Sessions dishonored his promise to recuse himself from any Russian investigation matters). www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-trumps-anger-and-impatience-prompted-him-to-fire-the-fbi-director/2017/05/10/d9642334-359c-11e7-b373-418f6849a004_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_comeyreconstruct912pmblurb%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.3a30d786d35eTime for the 25th Amendment solution: After President Trump accused his predecessor in March of wiretapping him, James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, was flabbergasted. The president, Mr. Comey told associates, was “outside the realm of normal,” even “crazy.” www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/how-trump-decided-to-fire-james-comey.html?_r=0And Trump's new candidate to replace Comey: www.duffelblog.com/2017/05/vladimierre-poutin-fbi-director/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Duffel%20Blog&utm_content=Trump%20appoints%20French%20immigrant%20Vladimierre%20Poutin%20as%20new%20FBI%20Director
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