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If Trump shot Michael Cohen in broad daylight, here's what Republicans would say
You can just imagine the tweets, denials and equivocating that would follow a murder committed by Trump on Fifth Avenue, can’t you?
Lawrence Douglas and Alexander George
Thu 23 Aug 2018 04.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 23 Aug 2018 11.56 EDT
The New York Times:
Breaking news: in an eerie echo of Donald Trump’s infamous campaign trail remark – “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters” – many witnesses report, and CCTV footage obtained by the Times confirms, that early this morning the president drew a handgun on his former lawyer Michael Cohen and shot him dead on a street in midtown Manhattan.
House speaker Paul Ryan:
“If these reports are true – I emphasize IF – then yes, I’m very concerned. I don’t think the president should be killing people in broad daylight in front of Tiffany’s. But I’m not a legal expert, I could be wrong.”
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders:
Associated Press: “Ms Sanders, did the president shoot his former lawyer in an effort to stop him from testifying against the president?”
Sarah Sanders: “No, he did not.”
AP: “Are you saying that the shooting was not motivated by Mr Cohen’s recent plea deal, or rather that the president did not shoot him?”
SHS: “You’ve got my answer, Jim. No, no, no.”
AP: “Ms Sanders, I’m still not clear what –”
SHS: “The answer is no. No as in no. N. O. It’s these kinds of questions that have turned the American people against the press.”
CNN:
Anderson Cooper: “We’re seeing incredible images here. The president being taken into custody. Kellyanne, what can you tell us?”
Kellyanne Conway: “I’m not going to comment on rumors, Anderson.”
AC: “Kellyanne, these are not rumors. The president has handcuffs around his wrists. You’re seeing the same footage we are.”
KC: “You’re free to see things your way. I have an alternative perception.”
AC: “But how can you possibly –”
KC: “Let’s agree to disagree, Anderson!”
Senator Mitch McConnell:
“People die every day in this country. I’m not going to let myself get sidetracked by these distractions.”
Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“Back from GREAT chat with members of NYPD--the finest! Brand new police station. Very NICE. They want a wall too. Was NEVER taken into custody. FAKE NEWS cooked up by Crooked Hillary and FAILING NYT and CONFLICTED Mueller! Keep our borders strong – JUST SAY NO to murdering and raping Mexicans.”
Rudy Giuliani, president’s attorney:
“Let’s get our facts straight. The president was never taken into custody except for maybe around six hours. He has not been charged with murder and won’t be charged with murder because murder isn’t always murder. The constitution is very clear on this: charging the president with a crime is a crime.”
White House press briefing points:
“First of all the president was not in Manhattan at the time of the shooting. Second, he was watching TV on the 26th floor of Trump Tower when the shots were fired. Third, while he didn’t have the opportunity to save the students at the Parkland school, this time the president was able to rush into a busy city street and thereby save dozens of lives from a distraught and possibly deranged lawyer.”
Words on Target umbrella held by Melania Trump, first lady:
“I really do care.”™
Homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen:
“At this moment I can confirm that one of the alleged eyewitnesses to the shooting is a tourist from Mexico. Certainly we need to ask what a tourist from Mexico was doing in front of Tiffany’s at the time of this alleged incident. Now can I please eat my taco in peace?”
Alex Jones, Infowars:
“What I want to know is why hasn’t anyone mentioned that Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton were NOWHERE to be seen at the time of the shooting? Are you telling me that’s mere coincidence? C’mon! And why haven’t the NYPD and the DEEP STATE FBI looked into this? What else aren’t they looking into?”
Sean Hannity:
“What about the thousands of bills that Chuck Schumer has killed? What about Hillary’s murder of Vince Foster? And the Democrats dare talk about justice?”
Paul Ryan:
“I never said the president couldn’t kill in broad daylight. I just said I hope the president stays focused on all the great things we’re doing for the American people.”
Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“Michael Cohen said he would take a bullet for me. So NO MURDER! And NO COLLUSION!! WITCH HUNTS! Worse than SALEM!!! Never should have let CRIMINAL Comey (lousy writer to! book sales DOWN!) talk me out of executing KILLIN’ Hillary…”
Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“…and JIHAD Brennan and LEPRECHAUN Sessions. FAKE NEWS hates Trump because I built a Beautiful Wall. And brought PEACE to England! Now I’m PARDONING myself for NO CRIME! Also pardoning…”
Tweet from @realDonaldTrump:
“…extended family, all former campaign managers, present and future cabinet members. MAGA! #DraintheSwamp”
- Lawrence Douglas is the James J Grosfeld professor of law, jurisprudence and social thought, at Amherst College. Alexander George is the Rachel and Michael Deutch professor of philosophy at Amherst College in Amherst
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Can u imagine what it must have felt like for them?
Manafort thought he was in - gonna make hundreds of millions, no more having to scam banks, photoshopping financials etc.
Hannick probably thought he was going to run WH Commmjnications and have a desk in the Oval Office.
Manafort probably so amped he made his wife fuk one black man for every electoral vote trump won that night.
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
these pieces of shyt have socialized transportation that works
won't fund the mta though
@BigMoneyGrip
choc_cardigan
Squad
The mad king hasn't been stabbed yet, at least from what the public knows
Also follow this thread and underestimate the hypocrisy of racist white Americans. Who ever does it will be called a hero
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
They saw Manafort get 240 years and know they got crimes they don't want coming to the light themselves. Better to deal than get caught up.
I'm telling ya'll the timing was either planned or serendipity. Mueller Set the precedent either take this silver or take this lead.
:ALERTRED:
Graham Says He Expects Trump to Oust Sessions After Elections
By
Steven T. Dennis
August 23, 2018, 11:58 AM EDT Updated on August 23, 2018, 12:14 PM EDT
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‘President’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in’ -
A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe
Lindsey Graham Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said it’s “very likely” President Donald Trump will replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions but warned against doing so before the midterm elections.
“The president’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in, somebody that’s qualified for the job, and I think there will come a time, sooner rather than later, where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice,” said Graham of South Carolina, who may be in line to head the Judiciary Committee next year. “Clearly, Attorney General Sessions doesn’t have the confidence of the president.”
Graham however warned against acting before the election, calling that possibility “a nonstarter.” That “would create havoc” with Senate efforts to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and with the midterm elections in November, he said.
Mueller Probe
Trump often takes aim at Sessions, a former Republican senator he has attacked and ridiculed for recusing himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election that’s now being run by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Graham has provided a sometimes confounding mix of criticism and praise for Trump, who sometimes invites the senator to golf at one of his resorts. It wasn’t clear why Graham would publicly predict Trump will take such a politically explosive action even as the senator said it should be delayed.
If Trump replaces Sessions -- who has so far resisted Trump’s very public hints that he should resign -- a new attorney general could take over the investigation and fire Mueller or cripple his probe.
Trump wouldn’t need to wait until his new choice for attorney general was confirmed by the Senate, which would be a difficult fight. He could install an interim attorney general directly after ousting Sessions, although some legal experts argue that the powers of such an interim appointee would be limited.
“We have somebody who they seem to go after a lot of Republicans,” Trump said of Sessions in an interview with Fox News that aired Thursday, adding that the inability of his attorney general to "control" his department was "a regrettable thing."
Graham’s comments could indicate that Mueller faces a deadline to finish his Russia investigation before November’s election. Mueller is investigating Russia’s operation to interfere in the 2016 president election and whether Trump or any of his associates colluded.
Grassley Has Time
Asked about a possible replacement for Sessions, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley took a different position from a year ago, when he warned the White House he didn’t have time to do another confirmation hearing that year.
“I do have time for hearings on nominees that the president might send up here that I didn’t have last year,” Grassley of Iowa said Thursday in a telephone interview. Grassley has clashed with Sessions this year because of the attorney general’s intense opposition to Grassley’s efforts to pass a criminal justice overhaul.
Grassley said, though, that Kavanaugh’s confirmation would take precedence over any other nominees Trump might send to the Senate.
Grassley declined to comment specifically on the fate of Sessions when asked about Graham’s prediction the president will replace him after the election.
— With assistance by Chris Strohm
You know how it is, all for the benefit as elected officials and nothing for anyone elsethese pieces of shyt have socialized transportation that works
won't fund the mta though
@BigMoneyGrip
88m3
Fast Money & Foreign Objects
:ALERTRED:
Graham Says He Expects Trump to Oust Sessions After Elections
By
Steven T. Dennis
August 23, 2018, 11:58 AM EDT Updated on August 23, 2018, 12:14 PM EDT
‘President’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in’
A new attorney general could take control of the Mueller probe
Lindsey Graham Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said it’s “very likely” President Donald Trump will replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions but warned against doing so before the midterm elections.
“The president’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in, somebody that’s qualified for the job, and I think there will come a time, sooner rather than later, where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice,” said Graham of South Carolina, who may be in line to head the Judiciary Committee next year. “Clearly, Attorney General Sessions doesn’t have the confidence of the president.”
Graham however warned against acting before the election, calling that possibility “a nonstarter.” That “would create havoc” with Senate efforts to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and with the midterm elections in November, he said.
Mueller Probe
Trump often takes aim at Sessions, a former Republican senator he has attacked and ridiculed for recusing himself from the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election that’s now being run by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Graham has provided a sometimes confounding mix of criticism and praise for Trump, who sometimes invites the senator to golf at one of his resorts. It wasn’t clear why Graham would publicly predict Trump will take such a politically explosive action even as the senator said it should be delayed.
If Trump replaces Sessions -- who has so far resisted Trump’s very public hints that he should resign -- a new attorney general could take over the investigation and fire Mueller or cripple his probe.
Trump wouldn’t need to wait until his new choice for attorney general was confirmed by the Senate, which would be a difficult fight. He could install an interim attorney general directly after ousting Sessions, although some legal experts argue that the powers of such an interim appointee would be limited.
“We have somebody who they seem to go after a lot of Republicans,” Trump said of Sessions in an interview with Fox News that aired Thursday, adding that the inability of his attorney general to "control" his department was "a regrettable thing."
Graham’s comments could indicate that Mueller faces a deadline to finish his Russia investigation before November’s election. Mueller is investigating Russia’s operation to interfere in the 2016 president election and whether Trump or any of his associates colluded.
Grassley Has Time
Asked about a possible replacement for Sessions, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley took a different position from a year ago, when he warned the White House he didn’t have time to do another confirmation hearing that year.
“I do have time for hearings on nominees that the president might send up here that I didn’t have last year,” Grassley of Iowa said Thursday in a telephone interview. Grassley has clashed with Sessions this year because of the attorney general’s intense opposition to Grassley’s efforts to pass a criminal justice overhaul.
Grassley said, though, that Kavanaugh’s confirmation would take precedence over any other nominees Trump might send to the Senate.
Grassley declined to comment specifically on the fate of Sessions when asked about Graham’s prediction the president will replace him after the election.
— With assistance by Chris Strohm
When is the hammer going to drop on this faq and Graham?