Bill Of Impeachment: Article I, Obstruction Of Justice

ex-khobar Andy · Post by **ex-khobar Andy** » Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:34 pm

And as an argument against impeachment, there is always the President Pence spectre.

From November 1968:

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Thu Dec 20, 2018 3:49 pm

While I agree with you that Pence would be a horrendous president, no one I can think would come close to the night mare that is Trump.

ex-khobar Andy · Post by **ex-khobar Andy** » Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:15 pm

Big RR wrote:While I agree with you that Pence would be a horrendous president, no one I can think would come close to the night mare that is Trump.

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I agree with you. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays I'm inclined to think that the devil we know might be preferable to the devil we don't. On Sundays I'm ACDC.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Thu Dec 20, 2018 6:53 pm

Mike Pence: Christian Supremacist

God talks to me; and I try to tell others what He says
https://christianindex.org/god-talks-tr ... hers-says/

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Sat Jan 05, 2019 8:57 pm

A late Christmas present for Our Beloved President

:

Mueller grand jury extended for up to 6 months

Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's federal grand jury has been extended so it may continue to meet and vote on criminal indictments for up to six more months.

The grand jury's initial 18-month term was set to expire over the weekend.

The extension is the surest sign yet that the Russia investigation isn't finished. It means, broadly, that Mueller may continue pursuing alleged criminal activity related to the Russian government's interference in the 2016 presidential election, and that more indictments may be coming.

Mueller is given authority by the Justice Department to prosecute individuals as he sees fit if they fall within his commissioned task -- but in practice his team must ask the secret group of up to 23 citizens from DC to approve criminal indictments.

The group of grand jurors, which often meets on Fridays, has been visited by more than half of the prosecutors working for the special counsel's office.

Under federal rules, the court is able to extend a grand jury's term for up to six months if it is "in the public interest."

It is not yet known how the federal government shutdown will affect the grand jury's schedule. The federal court system has not yet run out of funding, but may by the end of next week.

Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the DC District Court, who oversees the Mueller grand jury, granted the extension. She does not sit in on its confidential sessions.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/04/politics ... index.html

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:52 pm

Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress

(CNN)President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen will testify before the House Oversight Committee, the first major move by House Democrats to haul in a member of Trump's team connected to special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, according to a schedule published by the committee.

Cohen has agreed to testify publicly before the panel on February 7, according to a statement from Cohen.

"I thank Michael Cohen for agreeing to testify before the Oversight Committee voluntarily," said Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland, in a statement. "I want to make clear that we have no interest in inappropriately interfering with any ongoing criminal investigations, and to that end, we are in the process of consulting with Special Counsel Mueller's office."

Cohen is coming to Capitol Hill after he pleaded guilty and was sentenced in December to three years in prison on multiple charges, including two campaign finance crimes tied to illicit payments made to silence women during the presidential campaign — crimes that prosecutors say Trump directed Cohen to commit.

Cohen cooperated with Mueller's investigation after his August guilty plea, and his congressional testimony could thrust some of those still-private details he provided into the public sphere. Mueller's team in court filings wrote that Cohen provided "useful information concerning certain discrete Russia-related matters core to its investigation."

In a statement to CNN, Cohen said he agreed to testify "in furtherance of my commitment to cooperate and provide the American people with answers."

More:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/politics ... index.html

I think Cohen's a good one to start with...

He's implicated Trump directly in criminal activity, (and lies to the public about his business involvement with Russia) and there can be no spurious claims of "executive privilege" or "classified information" because Cohen never served in the Administration and never had access to classified information...

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:51 pm

Why does Vince Foster come to mind?

I hope he's being well guarded.

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Fri Jan 11, 2019 4:27 am

I can’t wait to watch his testimony!

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:27 pm

The FBI reportedly started investigating whether Trump was a Russian asset after he fired Comey

After President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey in May 2017, the bureau became so concerned about his actions that it opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump was intentionally or unintentionally working for the Russians, according to a bombshell New York Times report.

At the time, the FBI was already conducting a separate investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election and, crucially, whether the Trump campaign secretly coordinated with Moscow to tilt the race in Trump's favor.

Comey's firing prompted the special counsel Robert Mueller to open a new thread in the Russia investigation which examined whether Trump sought to obstruct justice when he ousted the FBI director. But The Times' report on Friday is the first indication that the FBI was concerned the president himself was a Russian asset and mounted a counterintelligence investigation with him as its target.

FBI agents had already been suspicious of Trump's ties to Russia since his 2016 presidential campaign but, according to The Times' sources, there was some concerns within the agency about how to approach the situation given its sensitivity. His decision to fire Comey, however, prompted them to move forward with the investigation.

https://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-ope ... ort-2019-1

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:35 pm

Our Russian Asset: Comrade Дональд Трамп

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:30 am

And more from Donald Fredrickovich...

Trump has concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with Putin from senior officials in administration

By Greg Miller
January 12 at 10:05 PM

President Trump has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including on at least one occasion taking possession of the notes of his own interpreter and instructing the linguist not to discuss what had transpired with other administration officials, current and former U.S. officials said.

Trump did so after a meeting with Putin in 2017 in Hamburg that was also attended by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. U.S. officials learned of Trump’s actions when a White House adviser and a senior State Department official sought information from the interpreter beyond a readout shared by Tillerson.

The constraints that Trump imposed are part of a broader pattern by the president of shielding his communications with Putin from public scrutiny and preventing even high-ranking officials in his own administration from fully knowing what he has told one of the United States’ main adversaries.

As a result, U.S. officials said there is no detailed record, even in classified files, of Trump’s face-to-face interactions with the Russian leader at five locations over the past two years. Such a gap would be unusual in any presidency, let alone one that Russia sought to install through what U.S. intelligence agencies have described as an unprecedented campaign of election interference.

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is thought to be in the final stages of an investigation that has focused largely on whether Trump or his associates conspired with Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign. The new details about Trump’s continued secrecy underscore the extent to which little is known about his communications with Putin since becoming president.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/na ... 4ecc01452a

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:14 am

Trump Doesn’t Give Yes or No Answer When Asked by Judge Jeanine if He’s a Russian Asset

In a on air phone call with Judge Jeanine on Fox News Saturday night President Trump respond to new reports this week by the New York Times that revealed the FBI had opened an investigation into president Trump for fear he was acting as foreign agent for Russia—knowingly, or unknowingly.

Trump would not give a straightforward answer when host Jeanine Pirro pressed him on whether or not he’s working as a Russian asset. “Are you now or have you ever worked for Russia Mr. President?” Pirro asked the President. “I think it's the most insulting thing I've ever been asked. [Of course it's insulting... it should be obvious that he's a Russian asset; it's insulting that anyone would feel the need to ask...] I think it's the most insulting article I've ever had written,” Trump responded. “And if you read the article you'd see that they found absolutely nothing.”

When Pirro moved on to questions regarding the follow-up report by the Washington Post revealing how the president went to unusual lengths to keep conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin under wraps Trump denied ever doing so and said he would be happy to share the details of those conversations. “Well Jeanine I would, I don't care,” Trump said. “I'm not keeping anything under wraps, I couldn't care less.”[Well good, you can just go right ahead and release the interpreter's notes then...]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-doe ... sian-asset

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 12:06 am

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:01 am

Just came across a photo of Trump's Special Advisor For Russian Relations:

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:09 pm

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:11 pm

But seriously, it’s seeming more and more like he’s straight up working for Putin. From laundering money to brokering our nation’s best interest in exchange for personal gain and/or protection.

The ratings are gonna be YOOGE!

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:33 pm

Here are 18 reasons Trump could be a Russian asset

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/op ... ar-BBSevG5

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:50 pm

Here are 18 reasons Trump could be a Russian asset"

I kind of read this as 18 reasons that "dirty rat," Michael Cohen, should be very, very, careful between now and February 7th. I feel strongly that Cohen may have an ill-timed "accident" before he testifies.

House Leaders Warn Trump Ahead of Cohen Testimony
https://www.courthousenews.com/house-le ... testimony/

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:36 pm

Hasn’t he been sentenced? If so, I assume he’s in federal marshall custody - a fairly safe place to be.

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:10 am

BoSoxGal wrote:Hasn’t he been sentenced? If so, I assume he’s in federal marshall custody - a fairly safe place to be.

Wasn't Lee Harvey Oswald also in federal marshal custody on November 24 1963?

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