I'm starting to wonder about Comeys decision to open the investigation into Hillarys emails, again, 9 days ahead of the election while all of this was going on in the background.
I mean, he was director of the FBI, he should have known.
Wonder if he is tied in to this.
That'd be great.
Comey is apparently also the only high ranking official investigating that argued against notifying the administration.
His intentions can be debated. Whether they were to keep an investigation under the radar or to shield the administration from potential blowback.
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Breitbart News has a target in its crosshairs following the departure of former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn from the White House in a cascade of scandal over his contacts with the Russian government: White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
Targeting Priebus, who leads the faction of Trump aides that is composed of experienced establishment political hands, is really just a stand-in for a larger conflict about the future of Trumpism in the White House. Breitbart News is treating Flynn’s ouster as the first salvo in a war against those in the administration they deem insufficiently loyal to Trump. Backing up Breitbart are legions of other Trump loyalists in the right-wing media sphere. And their angry reaction to Flynn’s exit signals the unpopularity of the move with a vocal segment of Trump’s base.
Is it really surprising career politicians/operatives like Reince and Pence are getting the better of Bannon and Miller? Kissing Trump's ass can only take you so far.
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I'm still not convinced that even this breaks the partisanship. The House Oversight Committee chairman just refuses to investigate so unless the bi-partisan noise starting right now builds to a much higher level, it's possible nothing happens.
All depends on how deeply this penetrates the republican party/apparatus.
What is MOST interesting to me right now as it's being reported is the wall of plausible deniability and lack of responsibility that is being built between Trump et al and Pence.
The story right now is that Pence was in the dark the whole time, uninvolved. This makes me think Priebus may be the source of the leak in order to position the story to secure the vice presidency in case of impeachment.
Hmm. Kim Jung Un avenges step brother's murder and attacks Malaysia; Japan & Normal Korea retaliate against Crazy Korea; China & Russia retaliate against them; USA starts nuking everybody. Something something... profit?
It's all about the polls. At some level (probably under 30% approval) partisanship won't matter with the GOP trying to save themselves from a potential beatdown in the midterms.
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It's all about the polls. At some level (probably under 30% approval) partisanship won't matter with the GOP trying to save themselves from a potential beatdown in the midterms.
Nixon was 24% approval, 66% disapproval before he resigned. You'll probably need to hit those numbers and have an undeniable treasonous offence with Russia (as in, full transcripts and clear evidence Trump knew about the efforts by Russia to set him as president) before the Republican party turns on him en masse.
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Interesting short doc from tonight's National on the recent influx of refugees fleeing the U.S. into Canada because of Trump's immigration policies and the fear of being deported. About halfway through the segment, the camera crew comes across a frightened guy from Somalia on the side of the road who just snuck across the Manitoba border.
Hard to believe we're living in a time where people are trying to escape the U.S. out of fear and desperation. Unreal.
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Ok, I've been reading the stuff about Miller and have kind of glossed over people calling him creepy and stuff, but I finally watched a video of the guy... I'm sorry and feel bad, but he really doesn't do himself any favours. Dude, get a different haircut, grow a soul patch, wear a different suit, something!
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It is terrible that @BarackObama did not appoint an independent counsel to investigate the national security leaks. No accountability.
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