Monday, January 20, 2020
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Trump The Lying Liar, Part The Infinity
From The Week:
‘Parnas' connection to Trump stretches back to the 1980s, when he sold real estate for Trump's father, Fred Trump, The Washington Post reported in October.
"When Parnas was 16, he worked at Kings Highway Realty, selling Trump Organization co-ops."’
Trump again denied knowing Lev Parnas. So Parnas' lawyer posted more robust proof.
January 17, 2020 Despite a warning from Lev Parnas, President Trump claimed not to know him again Thursday.
"I don't know Parnas, other than I guess I had pictures taken, which I do with thousands of people," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "I don't know him at all, don't know what he's about, don't know where he comes from, know nothing about him. ... I don't believe I've ever spoken to him." --LYING LIAR, DONALD TRUMP
Jospeh Bondy, Parnas' lawyer, brought the receipts, posting a video taken at Mar-a-Lago in December 2016, where Trump is clearly talking with Parnas, who is standing next to him and also Roman Nasirov, a former Ukrainian official charged with embezzlement.
NOBODY, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY, gets to stand next to the POTUS without the Secret Service thoroughly vetting that person. Or without the president's vouching for that person. Trump is a disgusting liar who sells out anyone who has the goods on his corrupt administration and life. He knows Parnas very, very well. And so do his children.
Joseph A. Bondy @josephabondy: Here’s the “I don’t know him at all, don’t know what he’s about, don’t know where he comes from, know nothing about him” guy, w Lev Parnas & Roman Nasirov, former head of Ukrainian Fiscal Service, at Mar-a-Lago 12/16. @POTUS .@realDonaldTrump @Acosta #LevRemembers #LetLevSpeak -- (See the video above this post.)
In fact, Parnas' connection to Trump stretches back to the 1980s, when he sold real estate for Trump's father, Fred Trump, The Washington Post reported in October.
"When Parnas was 16, he worked at Kings Highway Realty, selling Trump Organization co-ops." Adam Entous elaborated at The New Yorker. Parnas told The New Yorker that job "was my first time knowing who Trump was, but, growing up in that area, you knew who Trump was, because his name was all over the place."
After Parnas moved to Florida in 1995, Entous added, "on visits to New York, he stayed at Trump properties."
Devin Nunes is a despicable worm!
Read this report to understand what a thoroughly corrupt person Nunes is:
NBC NEWS: New evidence shows Nunes aide communicated with Parnas on Ukraine
The messages show that Derek Harvey, an aide to GOP Rep. Devin Nunes, was far more involved than previously known in an investigation.
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"...Nunes, is the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. After House Democrats obtained phone records showing calls between him and Parnas, he initially said he didn't remember speaking to Parnas and called it unlikely. But more recently Nunes has revised his story and says he does remember talking to Parnas, but says the call was "odd" and that he directed Parnas to talk to his staff. Neither Nunes’ office nor Harvey responded Friday night to a request for comment. "
The "odd" call was to Nunes' CELL PHONE. Who gave Parnas Nunes' cell phone number?
Records show numerous calls between Nunes, Giuliani, ParnasTop Republicans on the intelligence panel had regular contact with Trump’s attorney
"The records show that Parnas and Nunes were in frequent contact last April, when Giuliani was publicly calling for an investigation of Biden. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, who sparred with Nunes during public impeachment hearings, said he was going to “reserve comment” on the Republican’s appearance in the report. But he added that, while Trump was “digging up dirt” on Biden, “there may be evidence that there were members of Congress who were complicit in that activity.”
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"The call records also show Giuliani, Nunes and Parnas also were in frequent contact with John Solomon, a former columnist for the Washington news outlet The Hill. Solomon published a series of opinion pieces criticizing former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch as part of “a coordinated effort by associates of President Trump to push … false narratives publicly” in a bid to force Yovanovitch’s ouster, the Democratic report said, citing public statements, phone records, and contractual agreements. After Solomon published an article critical of Yovanovitch on April 7, phone records show numerous calls between Giuliani, Parnas, Nunes and Solomon."
Friday, January 17, 2020
TRUMP'S EVIL IS CONTAGIOUS
Timothy Egan does some truth-telling:
Trump’s Evil Is Contagious
The president has shown us exactly what happens when good people do nothing.
"On any given day, Trump is vindictive, ignorant, narcissistic, a fraud — well, his pathologies are well known. But it’s time to apply the same word to him as the brave Navy man did to the renegade in his unit. Under Trump, the United States is a confederacy of corruption, driven by a thousand points of evil. And that evil is contagious.
We all grew up hearing an ageless warning about public morality: that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.
The presumed outcome is reassuring, a story we tell ourselves. But in the last three years, that homily has been proven right, in the country where it was not supposed to happen. The Trump presidency has shown just how many ostensibly good people will do nothing, and how evil, when given a free rein at the top, trickles down.
When Trump retweeted a Photoshopped image of the two most important Democratic leaders of Congress dressed in Islamic garb in front of the Iranian flag, there was no chorus of condemnation from his side. Here was a graphic lie, a cheap defamation, the kind of dirty little trick that politicians usually give to the felon operating under the radar. For Trump, it was just another Monday."
Republican President Donald J. Lying Liar claims...
he doesn't know Lev Parnas, never spoke with him:
"I don't know him at all," Pres. Trump claims of Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, "don't know what he's about, don't know where he comes from, know nothing about him." abcn.ws/2FU0rHy
Here's Parnas at Mar-a-Largo, in a reception line standing next to IMPEACHED Preznit Donald J. Lying Liar:
The President's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, wrote an email telling Parnas' attorney that the president *personally consented* to Parnas' lawyer saying Parnas was part of the president's legal team.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Donald J. Trump Broke the Law.
One of the commenters here at P.E. doesn't think Trump broke any laws. Others like him are still making excuses for Trump's criminality.
Never in my lifetime did I think a political party would defend their criminal president, but it appears that the Republican Party is willing to do that very thing.
Republicans have been trying to portray this impeachment as a political vendetta. Their rationale is that no law was violated. Well, so much for that argument. The only logical conclusion now is that a president is allowed to break laws as long as he is a Republican.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration violated the law in withholding security assistance aid to Ukraine, a nonpartisan federal watchdog agency said, weighing in on a decision by President Trump that is at the heart of the impeachment case presented to the Senate on Thursday.
The agency, the Government Accountability Office, said the White House’s Office of Management and Budget violated the Impoundment Control Act when it withheld nearly $400 million this summer for “a policy reason,” even though the funds had been allocated by Congress. The decision to freeze the aid was directed by the president himself, and during the House impeachment inquiry, administration officials testified that they had raised concerns about its legality to no avail.
MORE TRUMPIAN THUGGERY:
"Text messages made public on Tuesday between Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, and Robert Hyde, a donor to President Trump now running for a House seat in Connecticut, deeply disturbed former federal prosecutor Mimi Rocah.
Parnas provided the texts to lawmakers as part of the impeachment inquiry. They show that last March, Parnas and Hyde discussed then-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch's movements in Kyiv, including when she was at the U.S. Embassy, when her computer and phone were off, and her security situation. The agency, the Government Accountability Office, said the White House’s Office of Management and Budget violated the Impoundment Control Act when it withheld nearly $400 million this summer for “a policy reason,” even though the funds had been allocated by Congress. The decision to freeze the aid was directed by the president himself, and during the House impeachment inquiry, administration officials testified that they had raised concerns about its legality to no avail.
MORE TRUMPIAN THUGGERY:
Politico's Natasha Bertrand tweeted, 'This certainly makes it sound like Parnas and Co. were actively tracking Yovanovitch's movements,' to which Rocah responded, 'As a former mafia prosecutor, this sure sounds like a mob hit was being planned on a public servant in a foreign country by associates of the POTUS. A POTUS who said she was 'going through some things.' This takes Trump's lawlessness & misogyny to new levels.' "
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Wednesday Night Amusements
A break from the miserable presidency of Donald J. Trump.
From BoredPanda:
Here’s How I Imagine Animals Behave When You Aren’t Looking (20 Pics)
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My name is Julien Tabet, and I am a young Frenchman who pretends to make art with a computer.
I'm not passionate about photoshop as I don't believe that software can be a passion. Nevertheless, imagining the improbable fascinates me. I love to surprise people. I feel that I can offer something fresh to their lives and break them out of their boring routine, by offering a perspective.
My works deal mainly with animals for a lot of reasons. Animals are different from humans because they are so much more humble and innocent. But what I like the most is that they can be mysterious due to their anonymity. I love to dream up the way animals act when we aren't watching them, kind of like "Toy Story."
Oh ! Yes ! I'm 21 years old. For 21 years I have enjoyed observing my surroundings, however, after 21 years I also got tired and bored with what surrounds me - so I got creative. A year ago I was having fun manipulating photos of all kinds to kill my boredom and today you are reading this article. Some people call me now even call me 'an artist,' it's crazy!
Believe in yourself.
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This is what a Mafia-like Thug Presidency Looks Like
Jonathan Chait summarized what Hyde communicated to Parnas about the attempts to get rid of Yavanovitch:
Wow. Can’t believe Trumo [sic] hasn’t fired this bitch. I’ll get right in [sic?] that.She under heavy protection outside Kiev.My guy thinks maybe FSB [the Russian security service]The guys over asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for themShe’s talked to three people. Her phone is off. Computer is off.She’s next to the embassy.They know she’s a political puppet.They will let me know when she’s on the moveThey are willing to help if you/we would like a price.Guess you can do anything in the Ukraine with money… what I was told.Update she will not be moved special security unit upgraded force on the compound people are already aware of the situation my contacts are asking what is the next step because they cannot keep going to check people will start to ask questionsIf you want her out, they need to make contact with security forces
In other words, Hyde was in contract with people who were stalking Yavanovitch (possibly FSB), including surveillance of her phone and computer. He also seems to make reference to the possibility of threatening her physically.
More evidence on Trump's crimes revealed.
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is calling for an investigation into “what happened” after newly released evidence suggested that Trump officials were monitoring her movements before Rudy Giuliani and allies pushed her out of her role.
Why were they monitoring her?
The newly released evidence shows that the president's personal lawyer wanted Yovanovitch out of the way so that Trump could proceed with his crimes.
Documents Provide New Details of Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Ukraine
The dozens of pages of notes, text messages and other records lay out work conducted by Rudolph W. Giuliani and an associate on behalf of the president.
"...dozens of pages of notes, text messages and other records lay out work conducted by Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer, and his associate Lev Parnas on behalf of the president. They include handwritten notes scrawled on a sheet of hotel paper at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Vienna that mention getting President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to announce an investigation of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his son.
House Democrats released the records even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a Wednesday vote to name House prosecutors and send the articles of impeachment against Mr. Trump to the Senate to begin the trial. The material undergirds the accusations against Mr. Trump, and highlights how much is still to be learned about the scope of a scheme that the impeachment charges call a blatant effort to solicit foreign help in the 2020 election.
The documents, provided by Mr. Parnas, contain a series of exchanges between him and a Ukrainian prosecutor, Yuriy Lutsenko, who was helping Mr. Giuliani unearth damaging information about the Bidens."
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The Depraved and Deranged GOP preznit...
retweeted this photoshopped image out on Monday.
Yes. You read that correctly.
The POTUS, acting like a 12-year old bully, sent around to millions of his mentally stunted followers this image of the person who is second in line to the presidency of the United States and of Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer.
What's the message here?
Possibly to insult every American Muslim by implying that all Muslims are terrorists and to suggest that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer are terrorists.
This was sent out by a mentally unstable and deteriorating scoundrel. And that wreckage of a human being represents the current Republican Party.
My 11 year old grandson has more impulse control, intelligence, and human decency than the fool who is currently defiling the Oval Office.
Monday, January 13, 2020
President Dotard bragging about committing war crimes and other Trump atrocities:
The question Americans have to ask is, Did President Dotard lie AGAIN about imminent attacks on American embassies? None of his people back that claim up.
Did he lie? AGAIN?
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Also, President Dotard's rationale for killing Suleimani is falling apart as well. Another lie?
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Friday, January 10, 2020
Hillary cleared; Trump impeached
Remember "Lock Her UP!" at Trump's mob rallies? Remember those t-shirts depicting Hillary behind bars?
President Dotard made his own DoJ investigate Hillary Clinton again, looking for something, anything, to charge her with and put her away.
But what happened to President Dotard's vendetta?
NOTHING.
To all President Dotard's cultists:
Trump's own Justice Department found NOTHING.
Hillary is NOT going to jail, she's not charged with anything. It's Trump who's been impeached and in the Mueller Report found to have obstructed justice.
"Deep State?"
No. Truth.
It's what the Trump cultists fear most.
Justice Department Effectively Ends Clinton Investigation After Finding Nothing:
A prosecutor was investigating Trump’s claim that the FBI did not properly look into Hillary Clinton’s role in a uranium deal while she was secretary of state.
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
The Republicans' "president" will speak this morning about the Iran crisis.
I'll be away from tv and other communications. I'll read about the lies he tells later in the day.
Meanwhile this:
“Donald Trump has not made a single public statement since ordering last Thursday’s operation that has not been either unhelpful or counterproductive,” Noah Rothman, the associate editor of Commentary, wrote on Monday. Rothman is conservative, does not routinely bash Trump and defended Suleimani’s killing itself.
But in his essay, titled “A Dangerous Man in Perilous Times,” he noted that “the best anyone can say about Trump’s spasmodic conduct is that it won’t matter.” “Serious moments demand sober and rational minds at the helm, and the president’s behavior so far does not inspire confidence,” Rothman added.
No, it makes you tremble.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: MORE THAN 12 IRANIAN MISSILES LAUNCHED AT TWO U.S. BASES IN IRAQ, PENTAGON CONFIRMS
"War is the failure of diploimacy. It's the failure of statecraft. And it is the failure of humanity. We're seeing lots of failures combine tonight in horrifying ways." --Ned Price
The nuclear agreement with Iran was successful diplomacy and statecraft. This didn't have to happen.
The Pentagon stated that Iran attacked two Iraqi bases housing US forces.
Number of casualties unknown at this time.
Report: Iranian TV named "Dubai" specifically as possible arget. Rhetoric designed to cause panic and it will. Iranian state TV warning other nations in region not to assist US military.
Rand Paul breaks with Trump: "He 'got bad advice' on killing of Soleimani." --The Hill
Richard Engel: "Iran making treats of mass escalation. To attack more bases in Iraq. To unleash Hezbollah. To unleash shiite militias in Iraq. To attack Israel and Dubai. Making it clear it is ready for a widespread campaign if this escalates further with a US response."
Lawrence O'Donnell: "These threats of war crimes and mass murder by Iran make this the most dangerous night in history of American military in the Middle East and Trump has no idea what to say. White House says Trump won't make a staement tonight. He is literally speechless.
The Republicans' "president"* is a liar.
At a crucial time for our country, millions of Americans as well as people around the world, do not believe the explanations are coming out of Trump's White House from him and his people about the Iran crisis.
Trump has based his entire political career on lies. I believe nothing he or his people say about the reasons for assassinating Suleimani.
Trump has no credibiity here or abroad.
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No one believes Trump:
“This is where having credibility — and having a president who didn’t lie about everything — would be really, really helpful,” Samantha Power, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, wrote recently.
A president with credibility would be better able to persuade foreign governments to help protect American diplomats and military members who are now at risk.
A president with credibility would be more likely to beat Iran in the global court of public opinion.
A president with credibility would be able to set clear red lines that might influence Iran’s behavior in coming weeks.
But President Trump has no credibility. His political rise was built on a lie (about Barack Obama’s birthplace). He has told thousands of untruths since becoming president. He appears to be lying again — about why he ordered the assassination of Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s most significant military leader.
Over the weekend, Senator Chris Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat, tweeted the following: “The moment we all feared is likely upon us.” Murphy was referring to Trump’s rash behavior. But Murphy just as easily could have been referring to Trump’s credibility.
The United States has entered a serious national security conflict, and the whole world knows our president is a habitual liar."
*Why do I label Trump "the Republicans' "president?" Because he appeals only to his base. He visits only the states that supported him in 2016. He has insulted New York, California, Puerto Rico, and other areas of the country where he did not win.
Trump has divided an already divided country and made it worse.
Trump predicted that President Obama would go to war with Iran in order to get re-elected in 2011. We've seen and heard the videos of him saying so.
And this is where we are. Ready to go to war with Iran so that Trump can avoid impeachment and get re-elected.
He's a monster.
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