Good. I suppose itâs too much to ask that this would put this bullshit about bias to rest, but maybe and I hope so.
I do not envy him. The GOP assault will be non-stop and brutal.
It will be closed door and not for public consumption. Canât have the truth getting out about this.
Damn, I better read the article first. Saw the headline and went with my expectations.
âSo you find this presidentâs words infantile, embarrassing and stupid? Youâre biased, hater hater!â
OT. Why are we not surprised. Putin to keep Crimea, maybe invade other parts of Ukraine before the year is out.
Prediction:The NATO meeting will be a complete and utter disaster; worse than G7.
Wow.
Theyâre moving fast which I suppose should be expected. They have to take advantage of the situation as it exists right now and Putin knows we have election in November.
But wow.
Bet thereâs only one interpreter, Putinâs. If Strzok has some bombs to drop, let 'em loose now.
Great idea, but i sincerely doubt this will end the perpetual flow of Bullshit Falls that spews from the mouths of the modern Republican. More likely, theyâll want charges brought against Strzok for being honest and dignified.
His lawyer already said this:
âWe know whatâs in store â in the next hearing they will ask Special Agent Strzok many of the same questions . . . and then seize on any tiny inconsistencies to âproveâ that he perjured himself or made false statements,â Goelman wrote. âGiven that the Committee has proven it is playing political games, violating both our trust and its own rules, it no longer makes sense for us to keep playing along.â
Strzok and his lawyer had initially expressed an interest in voluntarily testifying publicly. But the panel insisted on a closed-door session first, issuing a subpoena for that testimony â which Goelman charged was for âonly one reason . . . to gain a publicity advantage.â
âHaving sharpened their knives behind closed doors, the Committee would now like to drag back Special Agent Strzok and have him testify in public â a request that we originally made and the Committee denied,â Goelman wrote. âWhatâs being asked of Special Agent Strzok is to participate in what anyone can recognize as a trap.â
Well there goes my hope. O well it was barely alive anyway.
Any charges allows discovery. They donât want that. Theyâre content to lambaste and promulgate conspiracies.
Yucch. Gross. Although I could see Trump being a âswallowerâ.
I donât see him having much choice. We know who the boss is in their relationship.
It will be so much worse than Rosensteinâs roast.
Let me break out my Crystal Ball of Obvious Futures:
Republican Stooge: We already know that you worked with Crooked Hillary to defeat Trump. Now tell us what crimes you committed and provide us with all the evidence youâre hiding so we can finally have the proof we know exists.
Strzok: Again, Congressman. I didnât do anything illegal and Iâm not hiding any evidence. Youâve seen all my texts and emails, exposing my personal life to the world. What more can there be?
Republican Stooge: But if youâre not hiding anything, why wonât you give us the evidence against you? Gotcha there, huh. Now just confess or weâll be forced to assume youâre guilty of everything.
Strzok stares in disbelief while Trump Supporters everywhere high-five.
But the best way of defeating a trap is to know of itâs existence.
HFS!!! The USS America is sinking PDQ. In some other thread here at TPM, i believe it was @khyber900 who expressed dismay that the leaders of the US military werenât expressing more alarm at the disintegration of the US standing in the world. Iâll 2nd that dismay. I really, really regret, and hope to high heavens that it wonât take the military to take down this monster in the WH who is single-handedly leading the charge to destroy everything that made America a leader in the world. Time, however, is NOT on our side.
Two of the stupidest Gohmert and King are on this committee. And Jordan. Jeezus fucking christ. Theyâre going to feast on his bones.
OTOH there will be Nadler, Jackson Lee, Lieu and Lofgren to restrain them.
Yup, this is going to be hard to watch. I hope he has girded his loins.