StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Glenn Kessler ✔ @GlennKesslerWP NO US press allowed in with meeting with @potus so we have to rely on images from Russian state media https://twitter.com/RusEmbUSA/status/862324158646165506 … 10:16 AM - 10 May 2017 1,485 1,485 Retweets 932 932 likes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Oh and noted war criminal Henry Kissinger was at the White House today From: Jordan Fabian [mailto:jfabian@thehill.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:59 AM Subject: Pool report #1b - Trump meeting with Henry Kissinger The White House summoned the press pool just after 11:20 a.m. for what some had assumed would be a spray of President Trump's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Pool was ushered into the Oval Office at 11:26 a.m., but Trump was instead seated beside former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The meeting with Kissinger was not on Trump's public schedule today. POTUS, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie, said he met with Kissinger to talk "about Russia and various other matters." "We're talking about Syria and I think that we're going to do very well with respect to Syria and things are happening that are really, really, really positive," Trump added. "We're going to stop the killing and the death." POTUS then said he had a "very, very good meeting" with FM Lavrov. He said both sides want to end "the killing -- the horrible, horrible killing in Syria as soon as possible and everybody is working toward that end." The Lavrov meeting was closed to the press and the only visual account we have of it thus far is via handout photos from the Russian government. Those images show Trump also met with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Trump circled back and said it was "an honor" to discuss the issues with Kissinger because "he's been a friend of mine for a long time." Trump then took two questions about his decision to fire James Comey as FBI director, the transcript of which was included in previous reports. Pool was ushered out at 11:28 a.m. A special thank you to radio pooler Greg Clugston, who generously shared his transcript the Comey remarks. -- Jordan Fabian | White House Correspondent | The Hill | 1625 K Street, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 No one has better advice for stopping killing and death like Kissinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ May 10, 2017 -> 11:40 AM) No one has better advice for stopping killing and death like Kissinger. Anthony Bourdain on Kissinger: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 LOL, DOJ Spox calls report that Comey asked for more money "100% False", then follows up that he didn't ask for more money, he asked for more RESOURCES. Glad we got that cleared up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 QUOTE (bmags @ May 10, 2017 -> 11:47 AM) LOL, DOJ Spox calls report that Comey asked for more money "100% False", then follows up that he didn't ask for more money, he asked for more RESOURCES. Glad we got that cleared up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Love that Presidents are still getting advice from Kissinger. The fact that it still happens is disgraceful. Edited May 10, 2017 by GoSox05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yep, and unfortunately Clinton would have been no better there. I don't remember if Obama ever palled around with him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Now Flores says he was never asked for either. She's doing great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 this administration is staffed topped to bottom with the dumbest motherf***ers on the planet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 For some reason, the Russian Ambassador Kislyak was at Trump's closed door meeting with Russian FM Lavrov, but he wasn't even mentioned in the White House's readout of the meeting. Kislyak is the guy at the center of the Flynn story who's long been suspected of being a spy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 QUOTE (G&T @ May 10, 2017 -> 09:53 AM) Well I'm not an expert on these matters, but we know that the case is already in the hands of a grand jury (at least one) which has issued subpoenas. That means a case, with facts and evidence, is being presented by lawyers in the US Attorney's Office. This is not just an FBI investigation anymore. Trump and the Republicans can't control what's about to happen. Comey saw to that. Any Republican still covering for Trump is probably implicated, since i have no other explanation for their actions. I seriously think the number of people who know the facts is getting too big to ever control. Then there are the rumors that sealed indictments have already been issued. We will see about that. QUOTE (bmags @ May 10, 2017 -> 11:10 AM) The meeting for more resources is being confirmed in several outlets now. Still unclear what day it was, but the timeline of "last week trump started asking for rationale to fire Comey" and "last week Comey asked the DAG, who wrote his letter of reasons to fire him, for more resources to investigate the Trump campaign" is ... not a good look. It would be an open and transparent attempt to thwart an ongoing investigation into the presidency, and something that should require an independent congressional investigation. So, the idea that they won't be able to quash this legally - the US Attorney's Office that you note...those people serve at the pleasure of the President. So to state that the White House can't control what is about to happen...The White House has already removed nearly all of the US Attorneys appointed under the previous administration, and when the NY Attorney refused to resign on the grounds that he was investigating the person who was asking him to resign, he was fired. On top of that...if I have this correct, the US Attorney for Alexandria Virginia, the person who would be responsible for the location where the Flynn investigation is taking place, he is the same person who Trump put in Sally Flynn's place after firing her in January and was the only US Attorney kept on. So even though he's a career prosecutor, on paper there's like 9 different conflicts of interest right there. Furthermore...follow this timeline. Per multiple press reports, the Assistant AG Rod Rosenstein is the guy that the Russia investigation fell to after Sessions recused himself. He is also the guy who affixed his name to the letter firing Comey. Per press reports, he received a request for additional resources for that investigation last week, and WHILE HE HAD THAT REQUEST ON HIS DESK HE FIRED THE GUY WHO MADE THE REQUEST. Read that again. I don't care how "professional" your career looks otherwise, you do not do that - that is a clear conflict of interest and you cannot do that. That should be a fireable offense as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Robert Costa ✔ @costareports Trump is grappling with the harsh reality of governing and media scrutiny, which he has told friends he hoped would eventually abate, per R 12:19 PM - 10 May 2017 Robert Costa ✔ @costareports A Republican close to President tells me Trump has been increasingly isolated in recent days. Frustrated, avoiding major public appearances 12:15 PM - 10 May 2017 Edited May 10, 2017 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Anita Kumar ✔ @anitakumar01 New: Trump told Rosenstein to write a memo on Comey when they met at the White House Monday 12:35 PM - 10 May 2017 Ben Siegel ✔ @benyc Feinstein says Trump told her FBI is a "mess" in phone call last night, and that he "asked Rosenstein and Sessions to look into it." 11:08 AM - 10 May 2017 Calling up dem Senators and telling them you're going to purge the FBI that's actively investigating your campaign probably isn't the smartest move and to think I was thinking on Monday afternoon "well, things seem to have settled down a bit from the absolutely insane pace they've been running at since 1/20" Edited May 10, 2017 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 10, 2017 -> 12:16 PM) So, the idea that they won't be able to quash this legally - the US Attorney's Office that you note...those people serve at the pleasure of the President. So to state that the White House can't control what is about to happen...The White House has already removed nearly all of the US Attorneys appointed under the previous administration, and when the NY Attorney refused to resign on the grounds that he was investigating the person who was asking him to resign, he was fired. On top of that...if I have this correct, the US Attorney for Alexandria Virginia, the person who would be responsible for the location where the Flynn investigation is taking place, he is the same person who Trump put in Sally Flynn's place after firing her in January and was the only US Attorney kept on. So even though he's a career prosecutor, on paper there's like 9 different conflicts of interest right there. Furthermore...follow this timeline. Per multiple press reports, the Assistant AG Rod Rosenstein is the guy that the Russia investigation fell to after Sessions recused himself. He is also the guy who affixed his name to the letter firing Comey. Per press reports, he received a request for additional resources for that investigation last week, and WHILE HE HAD THAT REQUEST ON HIS DESK HE FIRED THE GUY WHO MADE THE REQUEST. Read that again. I don't care how "professional" your career looks otherwise, you do not do that - that is a clear conflict of interest and you cannot do that. That should be a fireable offense as well. Ah yes, remember when we were told it was just routine to fire all the US Attorneys at once? And then they still haven't been replaced? And now the FBI director axed, no replacement in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) Lots of lying and dissembling from the White House. Now claiming they lost confidence in Comey from "day 1" despite Trump himself recently saying he still had confidence and Spicer saying last week he had the "full confidence" of the President. And it's totally okay that Trump praised Comey's actions during the campaign because, hey, he was a candidate then! No responsibility to maintain any semblance of ethics or norms, I guess. Edited May 10, 2017 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Trump impulsive out of bounds act then all around him force a reality to show a reason for that act is becoming tired and dangerous. It's month 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 They allegedly fired him entirely because of his conduct re: Clinton and being "too harsh" on her. They haven't received any new information whatsoever on this. It's such a transparently dumb and unbelievable excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 10, 2017 -> 01:08 PM) They allegedly fired him entirely because of his conduct re: Clinton and being "too harsh" on her. They haven't received any new information whatsoever on this. It's such a transparently dumb and unbelievable excuse. Says the people who wanted to "lock her up". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Listen, he was a candidate then, that doesn't count. It also doesn't count when he said just a couple of weeks ago that he had confidence in Comey despite considering firing him since day 1. bmags really said it best. This was just an impulsive move by Trump, and now the rest of his administration and the GOP in Congress are left scrambling to try to explain why actually this a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 A separate point, an independent investigation on Russian ties is good, but at this point an investigation into obstruction of justice needs to occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Let's All Celebrate These College Graduates Raining Boos Upon Betsy DeVos It's the little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 10, 2017 -> 06:25 PM) Let's All Celebrate These College Graduates Raining Boos Upon Betsy DeVos It's the little things. The person who arranged for her to speak HAD to know this would happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan2003 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 10, 2017 -> 02:27 PM) The person who arranged for her to speak HAD to know this would happen. She should've known as well. Edited May 10, 2017 by SoxFan2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) WH: FBI rank-and-file supported Comey's firing FBI rank-and-file: Nope http://nyti.ms/2pzSNZf Edited May 10, 2017 by StrangeSox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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