THIS JUST IN...Special Counsel Appointed For Russiagate...

[ex-khobar Andy]

Yes - the Dems have won 6 of the last 7 presidential elections, if the popular vote were all that counted. So it is a little difficult to understand how the EC is 'slanted . . . their way.' Unless of course the President is obfuscating: I hugely doubt that - even if he were told that his life depended on his obfuscation or mendacity, I don't think he would do it.

[BoSoxGal]

[Lord Jim]

Unless of course the President is obfuscating: I hugely doubt that - even if he were told that his life depended on his obfuscation or mendacity, I don't think he would do it.

[Econoline]

[BoSoxGal]

Looks like Jared Kushner is now a person of interest in the Trump-Russia investigation. Witch hunt!!

[Lord Jim]

As I predicted would be the case, the appointment of a Special Counsel is not shutting down the Congressional investigations:

Senators: Comey to testify publicly before intelligence panel

(CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey will testify publicly before the Senate intelligence committee, committee leaders announced Friday.

Panel Chairman Richard Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner said they will schedule the hearing for after Memorial Day. A date has not been set.

"The committee looks forward to receiving testimony from the former director on his role in the development of the intelligence community assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 US elections, and I am hopeful that he will clarify for the American people recent events that have been broadly reported in the media," Burr said in a statement.

Warner said Comey's testimony would help "answer some of the questions that have arisen since Director Comey was so suddenly dismissed by the President."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/19/politics/ ... n-hearing/

There's absolutely no way that Comey would have agreed to do this without getting an OK from Mueller to make sure it wouldn't damage his investigation.

[RayThom]

Next up in Lord Dampnut's vernacular:

"Two-Timing" Jimmy the Nut Job.