Not that Iām expecting anything, but Iām pretty sure that using (or attempting to use) your office to interfere with intelligence activities you have a personal interest in would fit the definition of a High Crime.
Thank you, Congressman Cummings, for continuing to fight the good fight. Looks like we may need to rely on the CBC to have our backs and bring justice to this criminal enterprise. BTW, this is the same group, the only group, to fight on behalf of the American voters when SCOTUS voted to stop the FL recount and install W.
And on the senate side of the equation, Corey Booker has lofty ambitions but heās now come out as supporting Jared Fucking Kushner and him maintaining his security clearance despite the mounting evidence that he intentionally perjured himself on his clearance form and engaged in espionage during the campaign and transition. Yes, the same Booker who recād substantial contributions from the Kushners and their family, Wall Street and, of course, Big Pharma. There is literally no one I am more determined to deny the nomination in 2020 than Corey Booker.
Remember: this is nothing more than a request from the minority Democrats. Whether the majority Republicans follows- up with a subpoena is a horse-of-a-different-color. Flynn has already ārefusedā the minority request for documents. What now Republicans?
Iāll waiting for any of the democrats in either chambers to speak out about against the deliberately sabotage US alliance with all our allies, He desecrated our treaties that go back decades and he just s**** on them, heās planning to rollback the Cuba agreement.
Merkelās comments front page news here in Venice. Headline: āI do not trust Trumpā: https://twitter.com/passantino/status/869091101608693760?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheobamadiary.com%2F2017%2F05%2F29%2Fhonoring-sacrifice%2F
JUST IN: Trump to reverse Obamaās Cuba policies: report: https://twitter.com/thehill/status/869269373915213824?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheobamadiary.com%2F2017%2F05%2F29%2Fmemorial-day-forever-grateful%2F
https://twitter.com/TIME/status/869513731218300928?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheobamadiary.com%2F2017%2F05%2F29%2Fhonoring-sacrifice%2F
https://thinkprogress.org/us-trump-germany-trade-surplus-548f0417c7cd
https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/869136084390866946?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheobamadiary.com%2F2017%2F05%2F29%2Fmemorial-day-forever-grateful%2F
https://twitter.com/MalcolmNance/status/869620126773108736?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheobamadiary.com%2F2017%2F05%2F29%2Fhonoring-sacrifice%2F
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/europes-leaders-confront-the-worst-case-scenario-trump
https://thinkprogress.org/when-talking-to-eu-leaders-trump-complained-about-his-golf-courses-816c0be26ec2
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/869401747906756608?ref_src=twsrc^tfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheobamadiary.com%2F2017%2F05%2F29%2Fhonoring-sacrifice%2F
Emmanuel Macron says Donald Trump is like Putin and Erdogan: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/emmanuel-macron-donald-trump-russia-turkey-diplomacy-public-abuse-g7-handshake-recep-tayyip-erdogan-a7761841.html#gallery
Excellent post, tani!
Disgraceful what this sack of shit has done to the good (or at least decent) name of America!
Only a matter of time before heās equated with Duterte and Kim but his enablers and co-conspirators will remain silent if they think they can ram thru their destructive, self-serving agenda.
Cummings is smart and goodā¦and perhaps he is laying the groundwork for 2018, when (if) the Dems take back the Houseā¦heāll have everything lined up.
I am hoping but not counting on our taking control of the Houseā¦the Dems have a habit of screwing things up and the Republicans and Russians will take advantage of thisā¦ And while I am seeing a lot of interesting, good candidates, I am not seeing good strategy/support/leadership nationallyā¦the DNC seems bogged down and ill funded. What would be smart is if they work with some of the other groups that have sprung upā¦not try to control them but divide up territory and support them where possible.
we are going to have to pull this off locally I thinkā¦grassroots.
So that Cummings can really do his job
Itās disheartening to see all of thisā¦disheartening and unreal. But do not lose heart.
The way I am looking at this (Trump/NATO/allies) has shifted after Trumpās trip. He is a joke and our allies see it and are no longer being discrete about itā¦which is a huge relief to me. Itās a relief that Merkel and Macron and Trudeau and even May are in powerā¦they will hold things together and will become stronger and that doesnāt bother me. Itās probably healthy for the US and for Americans who think we are better than any other country. I donāt see that our allies hate America. They dislike our leader and are marginalizing HIM, and he is temporarily in power.
I think they get itā¦they see the protests and many of them are cheering us on. They know that most of us are appalled and traumatized by his behavior. All of these countries also have the extreme right wing elements in their countries tooā¦we are a cautionary tale for themā¦this is what happens when you become complacent and donāt acknowledge or plan for what could go wrong. And when other countries meddle in your elections.
This is a huge test of our democracyā¦part of our checks and balances seem to be failing in Washington (AND locally on state levels)ā¦the corruption and greed is disgusting, and weāll see if we can organize enough to get rid of some of the people who are creating a buffer for Trumpā¦there is a rot in Washington and we have to clean it up or else the experiment of democracy will be over.
I believe that there will come a point when some corporations and wealthy donors will start to lose money or see Trump as a threat to them economically and the dominoes will start to fall. And that the various āunderclassā groups that are currently pitted against each other will start to see what they have in common as Trumpās policies screw themā¦Good people in government and security are starting to rebelā¦and journalists are covering itā¦we are getting closer to the āEnoughā point. Itās going to be even more uncomfortable, and maybe it sucks for us to be marginalized globally or taken down a few pegs, but w/ Trump as our leader, itās deservedā¦It sucks but thank God they are marginalizing him. Once we have a new president (and this is likely not until 2020) , weāll have a lot of cleanup work to do and amends to makeā¦but I think weāll be welcomed back. Our time as top dog may be over but weāll be a player againā¦
Try not to let all of this distract or depress youā¦it gets overwhelming at times. I donāt know why I have hope, but I do. I love how Macron has been handling himselfā¦and I love Merkel. Itās good that Rouhani won. And I feel like we have some good elected officials and some good bureaucratsā¦itās not all rotten. People are fighting. And our press is doing its job. Itās not over yet. Know hope.