it's a show trial/cover-up that one would expect to see in the old Soviet Union and now in North Korea. A trial with no witnesses and no document evidence is conducted to protect the guilty.
Americans understand this.
Trump threatened GOP senators to vote to acquit him (or else) and Trump is demanding, through legal means, to stop the publication of Bolton's book (which thoroughly implicates Trump as the corrupt, lying cheat that he is.)
In three short years Trump and the cowardly GOP senators have made a mockery of everything America once stood for --Truth and Justice -- all to appease a mendacious, venal, bully and Trump's ill-informed, grievance-driven base.
This is where America is under the corrupt and anti-American Trump and the current GOP.
When I was young, protesters used to call out in unison "The whole world's watching!".
Republicans ought to consider that, now, as they open cans of gasoline with one hand and strike matches with the other.
Escaping the wrath of Trump may seem fine over the next few months, but the process seems certain to destroy the GOP.
Are these self-interested Republicans blind to the that?
Tom Sullivan, Digby:
"If only there had been singing and costumes Wednesday, America might have been watching a production of “Götterdämmerung.” The GOP is determined to burn the republic to the ground in Trump’s name. No distortion of reason, nor of law or the Constitution, is too low. Republicans have lashed themselves to Trump and will see the country destroyed before they risk losing power. Yesterday they were dancing in the flames."
Rep. Ted Lieu and I are on the same page:
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Trump the Liar even plays politics with wounded military under his command. Beyond disgusting. Trump is a monster:
H.L. Hornec: "So, why didn't Trump announce this.. because it was his own damn fault.. and he did not want this to see the light of day. Coward.
'WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Tuesday raised to 50 the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iran’s missile strike this month on an Iraqi air base, the third time the number of injuries has been increased.
The new casualty total belies President Trump’s initial claim that no Americans were harmed. Days after the attack, the military said 11 service members were injured. Last week, the Pentagon said 34 U.S. service members were hurt.
Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell, a Pentagon spokesman, said Tuesday that 16 additional service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury. Of the 50, Campbell said, 31 service members had returned to duty.'
Orwells 1984... our new American reality.
From Kurt Eichenwald :
“The GOP and Alan Dershowitz : “Our executive can do anything to insure re-election if he believes it’s good for the country.”
Kim Jong Un: “I agree.”
Putin: “I agree”
Stalin: “Me too.”
Hitler: “Yup.”
Mussolini: “Ah, yes.”
Idi Amin: “HAHA! YES!”
Saddam Hussein: “So why did you invade?”
I love this whine from a Trump supporter mewling about Obama being corrupt:
"Obama ain't the king no more, so corruption like Fast and Furious, giving lawbreaker Hillary a sweetheart deal, and using the IRS to attack political enemies can no longer be swept under the rug. We've only seen the tip of Obama trash pile they furiously tried to bury as they scurried for the exits."
To the asshole who wrote this: If the president, including Obama, did/does it, according to Trump's defender Dersherwitz, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL. GOT IT? SO SHUT YOUR PIEHOLE.
We now live in a country where a president commits no crime. Ever. So Obama was within his rights as POTUS to do what he did.
All you lawless Rethuglicans will make that the law of the land as soon as President Dotard is acquitted.
A Big F.U. to all who support the destruction of our American rule of law. You Rethuglicans now say THE PRESIDENT IS ABOVE THE LAW.
Shaw, show this to your Trumper skud who always shits on Obama but never tRump:
WRAPUP 4-U.S. economy misses Trump's 3% growth target in 2019
The American economy turned in a weaker annual performance last year than in 2018, held back by developments that set the stage for slower growth to come.
Gross domestic product — which measures the value of goods and services produced inside the United States — grew at a 2.1 percent annual rate between October and December, the same as the previous three months, according to preliminary data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday.
A shrinking trade deficit resulting from a steep falloff in imports helped bolster the fourth quarter’s reading, as did a revived housing sector. Consumer spending expanded, but at a slower pace than during the summer.
Year-over-year growth was 2.3 percent in 2019, compared with 2.5 percent a year earlier.
Oh and the number of Americans who have to hold down 2,3,4 jobs just to stay ahead in tRump's economy.
Ya think skurunner will commnent on this shitty report? Those tax cuts helped the 1% and left the rest of us in the dust.
Wait for skud to blame Obama.
Fed Up... as you said about Dersowitz, that is 100% true.
The Republican argument, detailed by Fmr President Richard Nixon after his resignation, is as follows...
"If the president does it, it is not illegal."
That's exactly what Dersh argued. If a president, in his quest to be reelected, commits a "crime", like obstruction, abuse of power, etc, as long as he believes his election is for the good of the country, it cannot be a crime.
It's breathtaking.
It basically comes down to this... only bribery or treason are prohibited in a president's first term.
Fed Up, Dave, Any right winger who comes here to complain about anything President Obama did while in office, I'll give them Trump's defense: "If Obama thought it was in the best interest for the country, he cannot be accused of committing a crime. Ever.
Trump's defenders have just given any scoundrel who makes it to the presidency license to commit any crime he/she wants as long as that president believes he/she is doing it in the best interest of the country.
The GOP stuck their knives in the heart of this Republic. We couldn't keep it; it's dead.
From Lamar Alexander...
""It was inappropriate for the president [President Trump] to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation... When elected officials inappropriately interfere with such investigations, it undermines the principle of equal justice under the law. But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year's ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate."
Alexander's statement should read as such...
"But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year's ballot simply for actions that undermine the principle of equal justice under the law."
How can a Senator acknowledge that the President's actions undermine the "principle of equal justice under the law" as he stated, and then not vote to remove him, or for additional witnesses? Aren't the actions that Sen Alexander identified a violation of the oath to uphold laws and defend the Constitution that Donald Trump took?
The GOP has twisted themselves into legal pretzels to defend this guy...
Dave The current GOP is as corrupt as its leader.
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