Igotadose wrote: » Here's the statement from the 1000 former DOJ employees: https://medium.com/@dojalumni/doj-alumni-statement-on-the-events-surrounding-the-sentencing-of-roger-stone-c2cb75ae4937 And it's just Sunday.
Professor Moriarty wrote: » Some heavey hitters there. Kind of hard to insult 1,000 people by tweet but we'll see.
peddlelies wrote: » Avenatti found guilty of extorting Nike and more fraud charges coming on top of it, guy will spend the foreseeable future in jail.
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » Quite the fall from grace. Always thought he was dodge. This aged well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxjOEbvdDc8
Kermit.de.frog wrote: » Quite the fall from grace. Always thought he was dodge. This aged well!
Igotadose wrote: » Here's the statement from the 1000 former DOJ employees: https://medium.com/@dojalumni/doj-alumni-statement-on-the-events-surrounding-the-sentencing-of-roger-stone-c2cb75ae4937
DOJ Alumni wrote: We welcome Attorney General Barr’s belated acknowledgment that the DOJ’s law enforcement decisions must be independent of politics; that it is wrong for the President to interfere in specific enforcement matters, either to punish his opponents or to help his friends; and that the President’s public comments on DOJ matters have gravely damaged the Department’s credibility. But Mr. Barr’s actions in doing the President’s personal bidding unfortunately speak louder than his words. Those actions, and the damage they have done to the Department of Justice’s reputation for integrity and the rule of law, require Mr. Barr to resign. But because we have little expectation he will do so, it falls to the Department’s career officials to take appropriate action to uphold their oaths of office and defend nonpartisan, apolitical justice.
Leroy42 wrote: » How does one know when certain cases are because of institutional corruption and ones like this are proof that the system works?
aloyisious wrote: » Any word on whether the other fraud charges are related to monies he took from clients accounts, including from the payments made to one woman [Stormy Daniels] by one of Dons personal lawyers acting on Dons behalf? Any word on that personal lawyers present position?
serfboard wrote: » Wouldn't it be hilarious if Cohen took an action against Avenatti looking for Stormy Daniels money? You know, like the time Fianna Fail took an action against Padraig Flynn looking for their 50 grand? (Hint: They didn't).
amandstu wrote: » Is Avenatti an example of the corruption of communal discourse by Trump? Was his profile raised because people saw him as able to dish it out to Trump? Are people's attention spans so small that this aspect of public argumentation is now valued above considered argumentation?
Call Me Jimmy wrote: » What's the latest on Lev Parnas? Was the dirt he had on trump the recorded conversation about trump wanting the ambassador gone or has he revealed anything else? Haven't heard anything in a while.
everlast75 wrote: » Avenatti - proving that attempted extortion is a crime....Got that, Trump supporters???
peddlelies wrote: » A certain irony in those question marks, given you blindly worshiped a scumbag like Avenatti for so long. Spot on with your predictions as always, everlast.
everlast75 wrote: » In addition to the prosecutors, up to over 2000 now - the judges are taking issue.https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1229553285972942850?s=19 Tremendous pressure on Barr now.... that's if he gives two sh1ts I suppose
JoeFritzl wrote: » For all the hate he gets, I can't see Trump not winning this next election. You can put it down to a lack of quality Democratic candidates or the actual progress Trump has made (be it of his own merit or not). He's definitely sorted out the issues which matter to a lot of people in the constituencies which voted him in last time, and I think a lot of people will be swaying in his favor this time around as the alternate candidates are terrible and Trump hasn't started a war yet as feared, so he's obviously not as bad as a lot of people made him out to be. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing another term, he's made things interesting and has solved tensions with NK and honestly, some might disagree, but I think he handled the Iran situation better than Obama would have - In that he has stopped letting them walk all over other countries in that area and has perhaps set up lines of communication for a new potential nuclear deal which will serve America better.
Leroy42 wrote: » He has done nothing to increase voter participation.
The Guardian wrote: conservative administrations have tried to tilt the electoral process against left-leaning social groups such as the young, the transient and recent immigrants. Registering to vote and voting itself have been made more difficult, with more documents required, despite little evidence of electoral fraud. Conservative parties retain their legendary will to win, but winning seems a greater and greater strain, and is being achieved by less and less inspiring means. “What does it say about us as Conservatives,” asks Cooper, “if our only hope for the next generation of voters is that they don’t vote?”
Leroy42 wrote: » Has he made things better? In the short term, yes I think that maybe he has, but it is obvious to anyone that Trump is leading the US to a far worse place. Debt is spiralling, he has taken an axe to the tax receipts. He has created tensions with China, EU, Mexico, Canada well everyone really. And whilst it may appear that there is no cost to that, there will come a time when the US needs allies, as they have in the past. He has crippled regulations, with which will, and we know as we already saw the effects of not having the regulations, have bad effects on the environment in things like water cleanliness etc. He is doing very little to deal with the massive inequalities within the US. He has, if anything, put education back. He has done nothing on the cost of education or student debt. He has done nothing to help with the massive issue of medical costs and the lack of coverage that so many people suffer. He has done nothing to combat the massive issue of gun violence and deaths. He has done nothing to increase voter participation. He has done nothing to reduce foreign interference. He has done nothing to curb the corruption in politics, in fact he has demanded loyalty and given jobs and endorsements on the basis of who supports him, that is very much corruption. He has done nothing to try to refocus on the US on the new technologies, such as solar and other green energies. He is doing nothing to reduce the US dependance on fossil fuels, he is happy to lounge in the feeling that the US has enough reserves. He has done nothing to advance minority rights, women's rights, move the debate on abortion, LGBT rights and lots of other issues. The tensions with the NK are entirely down to NK, he has nothing to do with it. They got their bomb, and got Trump to legitimise them. What did Trump do to stop them doing anything? It was a policy of the US that NK would never be allowed have the bomb, he was the POTUS that when it actually happened he did nothing at all, well except invite them for a press conference. Trump is a short term fixer, like most con men. He will make you think things are better, when in fact it is you paying for it all and the cost far exceeds what you were promised.
RIGOLO wrote: » Your points are just opinion that have no bearing in the reality of what has actually happened under the Trump administration as born out by the facts and the numbers. Women have made up over 70% of new jobs in America. Women have recovered 70% of the decline in their participation rate from 2000 to 2015. If you ask me thats doing ALOT for Women Launching Space Force, return to the Moon, Made In America program , The 2017 Trump Executive order for improved Apprenticeship program, clampdown on China IP theft, rejection of non-US 5G technology, driving US companies to have US based/friendly supply chains ... just some of the many measures made to advance US technology Debt is spiraling cos Obama spent 9Trillion getting 2% GDP, Trump has spent 1trillion getting over 3%. As soon as the non-discretionary spending controls they want kick in in the second term, things will balance a bit better. And now that the Fed is playing ball also. Improved Tax credits for working people with children, increasing their allowance, and more importantly making it a refundable tax credit. Tensions with China , have resulted in a more balanced US-China Trade Deficit it fell by over 50billion in 2019 and thats even with Boeings woes. Tensions with Canada, not a problem, the USMCA Trade deal announced and signed He undid crippling regulations - thats why buisness is booming . New Regulations were growing by some measures at 8% a year. Trumps EO that for every one new regulation, 3 had to be removed was instrumental in this. Support for minority communities, well jobs are exploding in that demographic , you can goggle The Young Black Leadership Summit at White House, they seem happy. The IEA announced that CO2 emmissions for the US were down in 2019 . Thats the international energy Agency The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis – a fall of 140 Mt, or 2.9%, to 4.8 Gt. US emissions are now down almost 1 Gt from their peak in the year 2000, the largest absolute decline by any country over that period. north Korea - They had 4 nuclear tests during OBAMAs reign and we had no summits, going from 5 to 25 kiloton. Under Trump they had one , but have had 3-4 summits. Thats progress. The list goes on and on ..What Trump has done is a long term legacy that the Democrats and the left can never take away from him and his administration. The histroy has already been written on it, its too late. Its over Trump won round 1, lets see if the Dems can take Round 2 with Bernie Sanders .
RIGOLO wrote: » Your points are just opinion that have no bearing in the reality of what has actually happened under the Trump administration as born out by the facts and the numbers. Women have made up over 70% of new jobs in America. Women have recovered 70% of the decline in their participation rate from 2000 to 2015. If you ask me thats doing ALOT for Women Launching Space Force, return to the Moon, Made In America program , The 2017 Trump Executive order for improved Apprenticeship program, clampdown on China IP theft, rejection of non-US 5G technology, driving US companies to have US based/friendly supply chains ... just some of the many measures made to advance US technology Debt is spiraling cos Obama spent 9Trillion getting 2% GDP, Trump has spent 1trillion getting over 3%. As soon as the non-discretionary spending controls they want kick in in the second term, things will balance a bit better. And now that the Fed is playing ball also. Improved Tax credits for working people with children, increasing their allowance, and more importantly making it a refundable tax credit. Tensions with China , have resulted in a more balanced US-China Trade Deficit it fell by over 50billion in 2019 and thats even with Boeings woes. Tensions with Canada, not a problem, the USMCA Trade deal announced and signed He undid crippling regulations - thats why buisness is booming . New Regulations were growing by some measures at 8% a year. Trumps EO that for every one new regulation, 3 had to be removed was instrumental in this. Support for minority communities, well jobs are exploding in that demographic , you can goggle The Young Black Leadership Summit at White House, they seem happy. The IEA announced that CO2 emmissions for the US were down in 2019 . Thats the international energy Agency The United States saw the largest decline in energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 on a country basis – a fall of 140 Mt, or 2.9%, to 4.8 Gt. US emissions are now down almost 1 Gt from their peak in the year 2000, the largest absolute decline by any country over that period. north Korea - They had 4 nuclear tests during OBAMAs reign and we had no summits, going from 5 to 25 kiloton. Under Trump they had one , but have had 3-4 summits. Thats progress. The list goes on and on .. What Trump has done is a long term legacy that the Democrats and the left can never take away from him and his administration. The histroy has already been written on it, its too late. Its over Trump won round 1, lets see if the Dems can take Round 2 with Bernie Sanders .
