I think they did - certainly Obama warned Trump. It’s not necessary but it’s very helpful that they were warned.
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“The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.”
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Well no excuses then. If Jr didn’t know he was breaking the law, he should have. And he doesn’t have to know that to have the requisite mens rea. That’s criminal law 101.
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Because Mueller’s case won’t go anywhere with the Repubs in charge.If the house flips in the midterms, I’ll bet that Mueller has a huge stack of trial ready papers ready for public viewing.
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I honestly don’t think they’re even wired that way. I think they just do whatever they want, and if it seems like someone is digging into their affairs because something might have been untoward (because they wouldn’t know a bad act on its own merits because that would require a moral compass) then they shift into obfuscation mode.
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Shorter Mueller: “Manafort, you’re screwed.”
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I’d say there’s quite a lot of evidence in favor of your suggestion.
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It was exactly that.
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While my opinion is certainly worth less than it costs you to read it… I suspect the Junior figured out from context clues at the time that everyone else knew what they were talking about was unlawful, and he adopted behavior to reflect that knowledge.
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Your point is well taken, but even if those odd paranoid/delusional /angry/early-stage dementia folks represent even a single digit percent of the population, (and I think that’s likely), that’d be a few million of them, at a minimum. They are far, far, far, from an electoral majority, however, in any event. I say again: your point is well taken.
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That’s an interesting possibility. I wonder how many people give him even that much credit.
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Tochno!
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Better stock up on KY, Paulie. They may not be gentle with you.
I couldn’t say, though I suppose he has at least as many detractors as supporters.
We do know that other people in the meeting knew that they were up to no good. I mean, if it isn’t obvious to a given individual that discussing the use of stolen property, in a U.S. Election with the agents of the foreign power that stole said property, then, well… I’m not sure not sure that that individual should be permitted out of the house without an adult minder and a helmet.
You know, though, while I am no great fan of any of the Trumps, I am aware that Junior’s life has been no bed of roses, not by a loooooong shot.
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On the Missing Melania beat there is good news from the [DC Police website][1]:
The Metropolitan Police Department closes more than 99 percent of its missing persons cases, with the majority of the cases being closed in a short amount of time.
A “critical missing person” is defined as any person under the age of 15 or over the age of 65, or anyone that, based on the specific circumstances (e.g., mentally incapacitated, patient who presents an imminent danger to him/herself or others, in a life threatening situation, real or suspected danger of foul play, etc.), is designated as such by the Patrol District’s Watch Commander.
Has anybody ever filed a missing person’s report on a presidential spouse?
[1]: https://missing.dc.gov
Sadly TPM isn’t covering this…
trump today slapped tariffs on aluminum and steel as he had threatened to do in March. But these are directed at Mexico, Canada and the EU. Our allies are … ahem … upset and retaliating. We are now in a trade war with our closest friends. The stock market dropped like a rock. Even republicans are abandoning trump on this.
I expect that Putin is ecstatic at the news that his BFF has blown up world trade.
Nice work trump, You just moved a bunch of republicans into the impeachment camp.
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According to Melania’s twitter feed …she’s at the White House and not Slovenia as I’d hoped.
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Melania TrumpVerified account @FLOTUS
May 30
I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I’m doing. Rest assured, I’m here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!
Since she’s lost control of her twitter, we could be looking at a run-away, a hostage situation, a medical disaster, a death, or witness protection. Maybe she’s taken the family yacht to the Virgin Islands to chill for a few weeks?
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It was the only change DJT’s team asked for.
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When and where did she lose the twitter account?
What I posted I got from her account.