American Politics Thread: Orange is the new POTUS

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by Parallex

Note to political actors... if Julian Assange says you should do something it's probably not a good idea. Also probably a bad idea... giving Julian Assange your phone number.

Really, if Assange is standing up for you as a political actor, that is just bad news.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

The Associated Press @AP

BREAKING: President Trump calls son Donald Trump Jr. `a high-quality person,' applauds `his transparency'
11:31 AM · Jul 11, 2017

Ahhh, now that's true fatherly love right there. It really warms the heart, doesn't it?

Forget politics for a minute. The infighting, the backbiting, the harsh words, the petty squabbles.

It all just goes away when a loving father is willing to put his heart on his sleeve and tell the world that he believes his son is "a high-quality person".

Damn onions.

[Zulu29]

Stupid question, I have zero knowledge of US electoral law, but does this fall in more of an ethical breach or does it meet a criminal threshold?

[calumniate]

It's like a creeping barrage of lies. Inching forward every day. But going back to some of their initial statements at the beginning of the term is the only way truly digest this debacle

[photon]

Originally Posted by Zulu29

Stupid question, I have zero knowledge of US electoral law, but does this fall in more of an ethical breach or does it meet a criminal threshold?

The answer is it might be criminal, but it might not be.

Campaign finance law prohibits accepting benefits or soliciting benefits from foreign nationals among other things. Their actions might be solicitation depending on how it's defined.

There's also conspiracy, probably not enough by itself but is probably enough to warrant further digging. If there was an actual quid pro quo discussed like repealing the mentioned Magnitsky Act that would be highly illegal. There's no proof but all the necessary pieces being there.

[DuffMan]

Wonder if republicans would be as quiet, if Hillary were president, and Chelsea did this.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Why is this numbnuts still talking? Did his lawyers not tell him to maybe keep his mouth shut? Mueller has to be wondering when they'll just hand him the evidence straight up since they seem so intent on making it easy.

The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 1h1 hour ago
BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr. tells Fox News that he did not tell his father about meeting with Russian lawyer.

The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 1h1 hour ago
BREAKING: Donald Trump Jr. tells Fox News he 'would have done things differently' on meeting with Russian lawyer.

[oldschoolcalgary]

Originally Posted by DuffMan

Wonder if republicans would be as quiet, if Hillary were president, and Chelsea did this.

LOL considering a chunk of them believe, like actually believe, that Hillary and Bill murdered someone and that she was running a pedophilia ring in the basement of a pizza restaurant, "quiet" is the very last thing the GOP would be

a bigger group of hypocrites, you'll not find

Guys like McCain and Pence ought to be ashamed of themselves GD hypocrites

[direwolf]

Hilarious.

[MarchHare]

[Roast Beef]

Looks like this so called nothingburger is actually a Jr. Whopper.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

More smoke............who do we know that works in New York real estate?

edit: The above quote came from http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nati...160864209.html

Not sure how good of a source it is. Take with a grain of salt for now.

[Ducay]

My first peek into this thread in months



Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

There's seemingly new news about the Trump's every day, it's pretty tough to ignore.

What do you suggest? Stop talking about the Russian connections?

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

By all means post about some of the yuge Trump successes.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Ducay

My first peek into this thread in months



Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

What perspective is missing? That this is all an innocent mistake?

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Ducay

My first peek into this thread in months



Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

If you think it's an issue, and I tend to agree that it is somewhat, contribute instead of just criticizing.

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Ducay

My first peek into this thread in months

Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

Email server?

[CampbellsTransgressions]

Originally Posted by Ducay

My first peek into this thread in months



Still an echo chamber; try again in a few months see if we have any diversity in perspectives, or still just forum version of CNN.

tfw embarrassed

[KelVarnsen]

Classic Ducay trolling.