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[cloud4000]

Here is yet another Trump disaster worthy of impeachment. Trump and his administrations behavior are just exhausting at this point. At this rate, Trump will go down as the worst President in US history since James Buchanan and his failure to prevent the Civil War.

I think you are going overboard here. Give the man at least one year before hanging him out to dry. Trump, for all his faults, has yet to reach the level of incompetence achieved by George W. Bush. Trump could be worse, but only time will tell.

Well, he still has three and a half years to learn from his mistakes and turn things around. But, like you, I don't see much hope for that. Things just seem to get progressively worse...

Trump moves one step forward than two steps back. He's his own worst enemy. He says and does things that sabotages his presidency. Unless he can change his attitude and behavior, he will be a failure.

 

[AMDR]

This just keeps on coming, doesn't it?

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Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation

WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting.

“I hope you can let this go,” the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.

The documentation of Mr. Trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the Justice Department and F.B.I. investigation into links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia. Late Tuesday, Representative Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demanded that the F.B.I. turn over all “memoranda, notes, summaries, and recordings” of discussions between Mr. Trump and Mr. Comey.

The rest of the article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/...ey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html?_r=0

 

[F-22Raptor]

This just keeps on coming, doesn't it?

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Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation

WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote shortly after the meeting.

“I hope you can let this go,” the president told Mr. Comey, according to the memo.

The documentation of Mr. Trump’s request is the clearest evidence that the president has tried to directly influence the Justice Department and F.B.I. investigation into links between Mr. Trump’s associates and Russia. Late Tuesday, Representative Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, demanded that the F.B.I. turn over all “memoranda, notes, summaries, and recordings” of discussions between Mr. Trump and Mr. Comey.

The rest of the article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/...ey-trump-flynn-russia-investigation.html?_r=0

If that's not obstruction of justice I don't know what is. Trump is woefully unqualified to be President. If that wasn't clear last year, it certainly is now.

The mistakes made by him almost everyday is incredible. He almost certainly has mental issues.

 

[cloud4000]

If that's not obstruction of justice I don't know what is. Trump is woefully unqualified to be President. If that wasn't clear last year, it certainly is now.

The mistakes made by him almost everyday is incredible. He almost certainly has mental issues.

His mistakes should not be a surprise given his inexperience in government, but the number of incidents is indeed disturbing. Like I mentioned in a previous post, Trump is his own worst enemy. I think many of his problems would be solved if he stopped tweeting like a teenager.

 

[Nilgiri]

His mistakes should not be a surprise given his inexperience in government, but the number of incidents is indeed disturbing. Like I mentioned in a previous post, Trump is his own worst enemy. I think many of his problems would be solved if he stopped tweeting like a teenager.

Nope. He needs to keep doing exactly what he's doing now and see who blinks first.

Its good that he calls the dumbocrats and MSM bluffs whenever he can....so that the public understand the dumbocrats and MSM are going all in here and lose, just like they did in nov 8th....except this time they dont get to fight another day afterwards. This is the aegis they are putting up because they (incl RINOs) are truly scared of how exposed/vulnerable the clinton foundation and the deeper political swamp tentacles are right now. They feel going all in with pre-emptive action right now is the only answer....when they have enough sway with the MSM and anti-trump sentiment among the sheeple....because that is only going to degrade over time. I don't blame them, I would be doing the same thing if I were them. Whether it works out remains to be seen.

 

[LA se Karachi]

 

[F-22Raptor]

So we found out today that Trump told Kislyak and Lavrov that Comey was a "nutjob" and that his firing "took great pressure" off of him. Once again, if that's not obstruction of justice I don't know what is.

Then later it's reported that a White House official, thought to be Jared Kushner, is now under investigation.

An now CNN reports that Russian officials were caught bragging that they could use Michael Flynn to influence Trump.

Trump and his administration are a total disaster. Trump absolutely deserves impeachment. I'm embarrassed of their behavior.

 

[LA se Karachi]

Nominee for deputy treasury secretary withdraws from consideration

TREASURY

Nominee declines deputy secretary job

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s efforts to fill out the top ranks of the department were dealt a setback as a Goldman Sachs banker withdrew from consideration to serve as his deputy.

Jim Donovan cited personal reasons for declining President Trump’s nomination to be deputy treasury secretary.

“At this time I want to focus on my family, and I can no longer accept it,” Donovan said in statement Friday.

The decision could impede Mnuchin’s effort to deliver an ambitious economic agenda that includes a tax overhaul, deregulation of the financial industry and reform of the housing finance system. Mnuchin has been in office since February with most key senior-level Treasury positions unfilled.

Donovan was an “enormous asset” in helping build Mnuchin’s team at the Treasury, Tony Sayegh, the department’s spokesman, said in a statement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.c8645fe12cf3

 

[RabzonKhan]

Pres Trump lost again, SAD!

Federal appeals court upholds block on his religious discrimination travel ban, yep, that’s what I believe it is.

Trump repeatedly told his supporters during the campaign that he is a great negotiator and a winner. In one of his speeches he said:

“We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning, you’re going to come to me and go ‘Please, please, we can’t win anymore.’ You’ve heard this one. You’ll say ‘Please, Mr. President, we beg you sir, we don’t want to win anymore. It’s too much. It’s not fair to everybody else. And I’m going to say ‘I’m sorry, but we’re going to keep winning, winning, winning. We’re going to make America great again.”

Talk about mother of all bragging, isn’t he hilarious. Damn, his supporters must be wondering when the heck will the winning start.


Appeals court upholds block on Trump's travel ban
By Ariane de Vogue and Laura Jarrett, CNN
Updated 2:45 PM ET, Thu May 25, 2017

(CNN)A federal appeals court upheld Thursday a ruling blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban against six Muslim-majority countries.

The 10-3 ruling from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a lower court's decision to halt core portions of the executive order indefinitely.

The ban was announced in March, but never got off the ground because federal courts blocked it just hours before it was set to go into effect. It would have banned people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the US for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days.

The court makes extensive use of Trump's comments during his campaign when he called for a full ban on Muslims from entering the United States as evidence against this executive order. Read more

 

[VCheng]

Pres Trump lost again, SAD!

There is no need to be sad, when Rule of Law wins. No one is above the law in USA, which is a cornerstone of its great foundations. Let us see what the next steps are afforded by Due Process, whatever the end result.

 

[Nilgiri]

There is no need to be sad, when Rule of Law wins. No one is above the law in USA, which is a cornerstone of its great foundations. Let us see what the next steps are afforded by Due Process, whatever the end result.

SCOTUS will have the actual nov 8th moment anyway Let's see who's happy and sad then.

Circuit court drama (aka judge shopping) is pretty much the equivalent of the pre-election polling. We all know how the final result turned out in the end

 

[VCheng]

SCOTUS will have the actual nov 8th moment anyway Let's see who's happy and sad then.

Circuit court drama (aka judge shopping) is pretty much the equivalent of the pre-election polling. We all know how the final result turned out in the end

What the Supreme Court decides becomes the law of the land, whether one agrees with it or not, but all citizens win when due process prevails.

 

[Nilgiri]

What the Supreme Court decides becomes the law of the land, whether one agrees with it or not, but all citizens win when due process prevails.

Right, I'm saying the due process is still in process right now, early celebrations by either side (to poke and counter poke) seem kinda silly to me.

 

[VCheng]

Right, I'm saying the due process is still in process right now, early celebrations by either side (to poke and counter poke) seem kinda silly to me.

I am celebrating the rule of law as due process continues, and not anything else. To me, that alone is priceless.

 

[LA se Karachi]

Boehner: Trump’s Term ‘Disaster,’ Aside From Foreign Affairs

by Associated Press


WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker John Boehner says that aside from international affairs and foreign policy, President Donald Trump's time in office has so far been a "complete disaster."

Speaking at an energy conference Thursday in Houston, Boehner praised Trump for his approach abroad and his aggressiveness in fighting Islamic State militants, according to the energy publication Rigzone.

"Everything else he's done (in office) has been a complete disaster," the Ohio Republican said, according to the publication. "He's still learning how to be president."

Boehner said he's been friends with Trump for 15 years, but still has a hard time envisioning him as president. He also said Trump shouldn't be allowed to Tweet overnight.

David Schnittger, a spokesman for Boehner, confirmed the comments on Friday.

According to Rigzone, Boehner said that the Republican tax reform effort "is just a bunch of happy talk" and that the border adjustment tax — a major priority for Boehner's successor, Speaker Paul Ryan — is "deader than a doornail." He said he was more optimistic about tax reform earlier in the year, but "now my odds are 60/40."

Earlier this year, Boehner said he was pessimistic about another congressional Republican priority — repealing and replacing former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.

Boehner said that while Republicans would fix some problems of Obama's law, repeal and replacement is "not going to happen."

He added, "Republicans never ever agree on health care."

The GOP-led House narrowly passed a bill earlier this month. The Senate has struggled to produce legislation that all in the GOP can back.

On investigations into Russia, Boehner told the Texas forum that "they need to get to the bottom of this" but said Democratic talk of impeachment is the best way to rile up Trump supporters.

Boehner made it clear he's happier now that he's left Capitol Hill.

"I wake up every day, drink my morning coffee and say, 'Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah,'" he said, according to Rigzone.

And unsurprisingly, Boehner said he doesn't want to be president.

"I drink red wine. I smoke cigarettes. I golf. I cut my own grass. I iron my own clothes. And I'm not willing to give all that up to be president," he said.

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...s-term-disaster-aside-foreign-affairs-n765131