We could have predicted that the GOP in Congress would sabotage any investigations into Trumpâs possible crimes. Heâs just too convenient as a useful idiot. Theyâll keep him around as long as he helps them with their agenda which is nutty and destructive in its own way.
Iâve been following US politics since Ike and before I could vote.
This is the scariest things have ever been by a long shot. Even the Cuban Missile Crisis was over in 13 days.
I will believe this when I see it. As long as Repubs control both houses of the legislative branch, this is highly unlikely.
Are you fucking kidding me? May 8th? Another two weeks?!
Now we have reports that Sen. Burr is stonewalling Democrats just as Nunes did in the house (well, maybe not as bad as Nunes, he was a moron).
75% of the American public wants to see an independent commission. What are we going to do, have a year of worthless investigations in the house and senate that find nothing because they donât even have Trump and his familyâs taxes? (if you donât have a forensic accounting of his taxes you have no business calling yourself an investigation)
This is such horseshit.
Iâm wondering if this (late) date is the result of the ongoing inquiry by the FBI. Was there possible coordination with Comey to put this first Congressional (Senate) hearing off so far in the future?
Donât misunderstand â I am GLAD weâre moving forward ⌠but itâs so slow and I feel thatâs deliberate. Partisan on the part of the Republicans? Donât know for sure.
Watch your back, Ms. Yates. I am not kidding.
Meanwhile, Trump and Co. are more brazen than ever. Running ads for Mar-A-Lago on the State Dept. website, refusing to turn over records on FlynnâŚ.this stuff alongside the latest reports about trouble in both the House and Senate investigations, and the article on ComeyâŚ.leaves me more worried than ever. We should be rising up en masse and marching on the Capitol steps.
Iâm wondering if the negative press on the Senate committee is what actually got this on the calendar at all. Well, we may get this one open hearing out of them wanting to look like something is happening.
ETA:
I know. Whenâs the âIndependent Investigation Nowâ March?
I hope Sally Yates is well-guardedâŚ
Exactly.
I honestly think people are angry and frustrated and scared enough, that if someone with leadership qualities called for an uprising, there would be one. But it could get ugly. But wtfâŚ.are we supposed to just sit home and watch our country stolen out from under us?
Thereâs an upside to the maddeningly deliberate pace of the investigation (FBI and Senate, I donât acknowledge the House one as legitimate): The more time Trump and his gang have to engage in a cover up, the more laws theyâll break.
Whenever Sally gets her close-up itâll be memorable. Central casting couldnât send over a woman that would intimidate Trump more.
Remember it well, the âgood old daysâ. And youâre right, this is scary. Iâm holding out for Comey to do the right thing. If he doesnât and drags this out much longer, that should be the writing on the wall. Democracy is done if people involved in espionage and or treason can simply walk away while government twittles its thumbs.
Half of me agrees with you on the slow pace of the investigation. The other half wants this investigation to last (and remain in the news) through the 2018 elections.
Remember the secret investigations that were going to take down Scott Walker any day now? Man, i really hope these investigations donât end up like those did. Iâd like to believe something will come of these Russia investigations, but⌠I would definitely would not put it past the GOP, or the Russians, or GOP allies inside relevant agencies, to successfully stymie these investigations. Luckily, Nunes wasnât even half-competent and his attempt backfired. But there are many ways to gum up the works here.
Somewhat OT, the common theme is âoversightâ: Chaffetz is suddenly getting around to doing a handful of things (after saying he is on his way out)âŚ
And just saw TPM has its own post on the topic.
Partisan on the part of the Republicans? Donât know for sure.
Come on b/c, you do know for sure. My Sen Burr is playing Sen Warner for the fool. When it comes out yesterday that the seven staffers doing all the donkey work of this sham of an âinvestigationâ are all part timers, with no investigative experience, fluency in Russian language or history and not one a lawyer, you have to wonder. And when this embarrassing news broke the committee added two more staffers. Yes, part timers.
LOL. I had a moment of ⌠well, diplomacy (hypoglycemia ⌠needed lunch). Unfortunately, the Republicans have not a clue what that is: Diplomacy or food for poor people.
Okay, I got protein and some sugars ⌠WTF! Why so far off? Are they planning on killing Ms. Yates? Seriously, I would not put it past Current Occupant or his scary followers. And, yes, the Republicans (seems ALL of them) are turning a blind eye here. God Damn the Republicans
I think the US IC is coming for Flynn, Stone, Page, Manafort, Trump, McConnell, Ryan, et al. I think the biggest and scariest challenge weâll face is when itâs revealed that the vast majority of âelectedâ officials in the majority party are in the pay of a foreign oligarchy. THAT is the moment for the Constitutional crisis.
Agreed. When the shit starts getting real, itâll be difficult to keep up with each individual implicated and what role they played. Thank FSM for the rather diligent journalists following this, as well as the IC folks working behind the scenes.
Excuse my âexcitabilityâ problem but yesterday when i read what was really going on it reminded me that when dealing with low life like the republicans on this committee you have to ask all the obvious questions. You cannot assume anything, like the staffers are full time employees with investigative experience. And if you donât ask, youâll never know - till down the road when youâre the last one sitting in the bar that doesnât know your girlfriend/boyfriend is also fucking your best friend sitting next to you. Hate when that happens.
My first thought tooâŚ