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On June 6, 2017, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Trump's tweets are to be considered "official communications." Today, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump's tweet telling Jeff Sessions to end the Russia investigation is not an official communication. It was merely an "opinion." Yeah, right.
Mueller is looking at Trump's tweets for obstruction of justice -- and Trump just handed him more potential evidence
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...mOoz?ocid=AMZN
When asked if he accepts the conclusion of all our intelligence agencies and all our top security officials that Russia is meddling in our elections, President Trump declared, "Hет я не считаю что. я верю Пу́тин."
Russia still working to undermine US elections, five top national security officials warn
'We are doing everything we can to have a legitimate election,' Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...curity-n897036
The evidence of Russian election meddling continues to mount -- and Trump continues to disbelieve it. Sad.
A mountain of evidence points in one direction: Russia sought to sway the 2016 US Presidential election
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...sKhr?ocid=AMZN
Let me make sure I have this straight: Trump did not know about the meeting. Trump did know about the meeting. The meeting was about information that would be damaging to Hillary. The meeting was about Russian adoptions. The meeting was not about Russian adoptions. Trump did not tell his son to say the meeting was about Russian adoptions. Trump wrote the statement claiming the meeting was about Russian adoptions. Trump continues to parrot his "fake news" mantra and continues to insist there was no collusion. Okay, I think I understand now.
Trump acknowledges, defends 2016 meeting between son and Kremlin-aligned lawyer
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...wuu8?ocid=AMZN
Robert Mueller's team is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice. Trump's lawyers say Trump will sit for an interview provided no obstruction-of-justice questions are asked. Since when does the person being investigated get to set the terms and conditions of an interview? The standoff may end with Mueller issuing a subpoena to Trump. Today's Washington Post dissects the drama:
The Mueller-Trump interview drama may be coming to a head
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...Hh5a?ocid=AMZN
Donald Trump, who seems to know absolutely nothing about the United States Constitution, says the Mueller investigation into Russian election meddling is unconstitutional. (What is he so afraid of?) Today a federal district judge upheld Mueller's authority. She is the fourth federal judge to do so.
Trump-appointed judge upholds special counsel Mueller's authority
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/13/polit...ing/index.html
Robert Mueller has already indicted 32 people (including four former Trump advisers) and three Russian companies. Five of those 32 people have pleaded guilty. And Donald Trump, the former reality show host who has absolutely no concept of reality, continues to denounce Mueller's investigation as a "rigged witch hunt."
Trump shames Sessions over Russia investigation: 'If we had a real Attorney General, this Witch Hunt would never have started'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...UG8W?ocid=AMZN
Trump has said he wants to testify before Robert Mueller's investigative team. Of course Trump says hundreds of things that aren't so. His willingness to testify is obviously not so. It is also obvious that Trump has something to hide. Otherwise, why would he fight a subpoena?
Trump's lawyers are prepared to fight a subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...Zaq3?ocid=AMZN
Former CIA chief John Brennan slams Trump's 'no collusion' claims as 'hogwash'
CBS News, Aug 16 2018 7:37 AM
Former CIA Director John Brennan, whose security clearance was revoked by the White House on Wednesday, is calling out President Trump's claims that there has been no collusion with the Russian government on behalf of the Trump campaign in order to sway the 2016 president election. Brennan, in an op-ed for the New York Times, says that Trump revoked his security clearance "in an attempt to scare into silence others who might dare challenge him."
Brennan slammed Trump as "encouraging" Russia to find missing emails deleted from Hillary Clinton's private email server in July 2016, calling into question what Trump did behind closed doors with his closest advisers in order to influence the election. "While I had deep insight into Russian activities during the 2016 election, I now am aware — thanks to the reporting of an open and free press — of many more of the highly suspicious dalliances of some American citizens with people affiliated with the Russian intelligence services. Trump's claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash," Brennan wrote.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-...ay-2018-08-16/
Trump continues to call Robert Mueller's Russia investigation a "rigged witch hunt" (ignoring all the arrests, indictments and guilty pleas). Trump fired James Comey. Trump fired Sally Yates. Trump fired Andrew McCabe. Trump took away James Clapper's security clearance and is considering revoking the clearance of nine other officials who have been critical of Trump and/or are linked to Mueller's investigation. These are not the actions of an innocent man.
Trump gears up to strip more security clearances from officials tied to the Russia probe
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...1QVn?ocid=AMZN
The President repeatedly calls the Mueller investigation a "rigged witch hunt." Several former Trump associates have been indicted and some have pleaded guilty. They must be witches!
Mueller recommends 6-month sentence for Papadopoulos
CBS News, Aug 17 2018 10:39 PM
Special counsel Robert Mueller recommended in a court filing today that former Trump campaign staffer George Papadopoulos be sentenced to a maximum of six months in prison. Papadopoulos is set to be sentenced on September 7.
Papadopoulos pleaded guilty in October 2017 of one count of lying to FBI agents working for Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. He was the first person charged in connection with Mueller's investigation.
In the court filing, Mueller wrote that Papadopoulos' "lies negatively affected the FBI's Russia investigation"and his "lies were not momentarily lapses. He lied repeatedly over the course of more than two hours and his lies were designed to conceal facts he knew were critical."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-...ay-2018-08-17/
Rudy Giuliani does not want Trump to testify in Mueller's Russia investigation. He fears Trump would perjure himself. Hey, Rudy, if Trump tells the truth, then there is no perjury. Of course Giuliani knows Trump is seldom truthful. And this morning on Meet The Press, Giuliani came up with this bizarre aphorism:
Rudy Giuliani on Russia probe: 'Truth isn't truth'
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rudy-gi...-trump-russia/
The Tweeter-In-Chief was in his usual attack mode this morning, complaining about the "fake news media" being "the enemy of the people" and the "rigged witch hunt" being "McCarthyism at its worst." Trump + Twitter = torment, tension, terror, turbulence, trauma, travesty, treachery and treason.
Trump lashes out at Russia probe as 'McCarthyism'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...88Gu?ocid=AMZN
Former CIA director John Brennan, who was stripped of his security clearance because of his involvement in the Russia investigation, is threatening to sue Trump in order to prevent him from revoking the security clearance of other intelligence officials for similar politically-motivated reasons. Today the Tweeter-In-chief responded with childish name-calling and the usual parrot-like "rigged witch hunt" squawk.
'I hope' John Brennan sues, Trump tweets
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...bfaV?ocid=AMZN
Another round of turbulent trash-talking tweets. Trump once again is attacking Democrats and Hillary Clinton and once again is squawking about a "rigged witch hunt." How many months ago did he promise to start acting "more presidential"? We're still waiting.
Trump: Bob Mueller is 'looking for trouble'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...an4q?ocid=AMZN
CNN is reporting that Trump told Reuters he could "run" the Russia investigation if he chose to do so.
In other news, the fox said he would welcome the chance to run the henhouse.
The Los Angeles Times just posted this bulletin -- and now we can expect another round of nasty tweets from Donald Trump:
Manafort found guilty on 8 counts in fraud case
Los Angeles Times, Aug 21 2018 1:40 PM
Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign manager, was found guilty today on eight counts in the bank and tax fraud case against him. The jury remain undecided on the remaining 10 counts. The verdicts come after prosecutors laid out what they said was Manafort’s scheme to illegally hide tens of millions of dollars he earned as a political consultant in Ukraine. They said he also committed fraud to obtain millions more in bank loans and mortgages. Manafort did not testify in his own defense.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-n...htmlstory.html
Just minutes after Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight charges, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight charges -- and we can expect yet another round of nasty tweets from Donald Trump.
Michael Cohen says he paid off woman who claimed affair at Trump’s direction
The New York Times, Aug 21 2018
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, pleaded guilty today to campaign finance and other charges. He made the extraordinary admission that he paid a pornographic actress "at the direction of the candidate," referring to Trump, to secure her silence about an affair she said she had with Trump. Cohen told a judge in United States District Court in Manhattan that the payment was "for the principal purpose of influencing the election" for President in 2016.
Cohen also pleaded guilty to multiple counts of tax evasion and bank fraud, bringing to a close a months-long investigation by Manhattan federal prosecutors who examined his personal business dealings and his role in helping to arrange financial deals with women connected to Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/n...eal-trump.html
Very predictably, Trump is accusing Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty yesterday to eight charges, of making up stories. Hey, Donald, were those eight criminal charges made up? Would a judge accept guilty pleas if Cohen had been making things up? Wouldn't Cohen, who was under oath, be charged with perjury if he had made things up? And do you remember when you were aboard Air Force One and told reporters you knew absolutely nothing about hush-money payments made to Stormy Daniels, with whom you had an affair (which you also denied)? You lied, Mister President. Cohen told the truth -- and you lied.
Trump defends Manafort, accuses Cohen of making up stories to get a 'deal'
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-t...michael-cohen/
Michael Cohen might testify to Robert Mueller concerning whether Trump knew ahead of time that Russians would hack into Democratic party computers. It was this hacking that led to the 13 indictments which were the original topic of this thread. (Just yesterday, the DNC notified the FBI of new hacking attempts.) A sitting President can not be indicted -- but if Trump is complicit, criminal charges could be filed as soon as he's out of office.
Trump now facing legal assault on two fronts as prosecutors in New York and Washington take aim
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-n...822-story.html