No Rose For Tillerson, His Politics Flame Extinguished

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 13:16:24

actually CNN is now reporting it

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/04/10/poli ... index.html

by **JFLNYC** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 13:17:38

Grotewold wrote:Is the hope that he didn't swap his computer out? Can't imagine he has incriminating papers lying around

It’s not like he’s been careful and circumspect in his work. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s not particularly buttoned up.

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 13:18:56

this tweet explains more on the taxi cohen thingy

https://twitter.com/WendySiegelman/stat ... 4219954176

by **Grotewold** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 13:21:58

JFLNYC wrote:
Grotewold wrote:Is the hope that he didn't swap his computer out? Can't imagine he has incriminating papers lying around

It’s not like he’s been careful and circumspect in his work. Wouldn’t surprise me if he’s not particularly buttoned up.

I hope so, but the previous stuff was before he had all the eyes of the world on him

by **CalvinBall** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:03:18

So the Cohen then has nothing to do with Trump? Bummer

by **Bucky** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:13:13

wait this has become so commonplace that it no longer even gets a mention on BSG? DHS Sec. Tom Bossert resigned today. (was probably forced to from what I see).

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:17:59

Bucky wrote:wait this has become so commonplace that it no longer even gets a mention on BSG? DHS Sec. Tom Bossert resigned today. (was probably forced to from what I see).

by **Grotewold** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:23:45

leave off the last t for Bomb Tosser

by **traderdave** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:27:10

Former Trump transition chairman and ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) dismantled the president’s latest round of attacks on Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday and laid out a clear defense of Monday’s raid on the office of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. After the raid, Trump threatened to fire Mueller and unleashed a Twitter tirade complaining that “attorney-client privilege is dead!”

But on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, Christie warned that firing the special counsel would be untenable. Noting that he had used the exact same process during his own time as a U.S. Attorney, he explained the high bar that had to have been satisfied before the “not that extraordinary” raid.

“They went to Justice at least twice on this. [Deputy Attorney General Rod] Rosenstein sent it to the U.S. Attorney in the Southern. He took an independent look at it,” he explained. “He could have just said, ‘I don’t see anything here,’ or ‘I’ll just serve some subpoenas,’ or take some less intrusive steps. He thought that either one of two things was happening: either he had evidence that Cohen was not cooperating with subpoenas that have already been served, and/or that Cohen was in the midst of destroying evidence.”

Christie noted that the request then needed to be approved by the head of the DOJ’s criminal division and the deputy attorney general again. Christie shot down Trump’s claim that Monday’s raid was a fatal blow to attorney-client privilege. “There’s gonna be a taint-team… they’ll bring in a whole separate team of agents and assistant U.S. Attorneys who are gonna examine this. They’re going to separate this into stuff that’s privileged and stuff that isn’t.”

And then, he explained, they’d look at whether any of the privileged information showed evidence of an ongoing crime or fraud between Trump and Cohen. “It’s gotta be a conspiracy-like situation, George, that they see clear evidence of,” Christie told host George Stephanopoulos.

https://thinkprogress.org/chris-christi ... daff1b23e/

by **swishnicholson** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:30:33

"taint team" heh heh

by **slugsrbad** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:30:57

I feel like Christie wants to run again. He has been critical of a lot of the process and circus aspects of the Trump Presidency.

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 14:39:22

Bucky wrote:wait this has become so commonplace that it no longer even gets a mention on BSG? DHS Sec. Tom Bossert resigned today. (was probably forced to from what I see).

He was a WH advisor, not the cabinet secretary

by **traderdave** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:13:30

slugsrbad wrote:I feel like Christie wants to run again. He has been critical of a lot of the process and circus aspects of the Trump Presidency.

How fucked up is our country that I would actually openly campaign for Governor Cupcakes before I'd see another four years of Adolf.

by **Monkeyboy** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:15:31

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:keep seeing stuff on Twitter about Cohen's ties to a taxi scam, not sure what it's about or if true

I just read this. He has some old posts/stories on Cohen and his business dealings. Cohen's involved with some rough people.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/taxis

by **slugsrbad** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:25:51

Sarah Sanders says that hte WH has been advised that POTUS has the authority to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Don't worry guys, let's check in with Senator Majority Leader McConnell

"I haven't seen a clear indication yet that we needed to pass something to keep him from being removed because I don't think that's going to happen, and that remains my view," McConnell told reporters. "I don't think that's going to happen."

Well, fuck.

by **thephan** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:29:46

jerseyhoya wrote:
Bucky wrote:wait this has become so commonplace that it no longer even gets a mention on BSG? DHS Sec. Tom Bossert resigned today. (was probably forced to from what I see).

He was a WH advisor, not the cabinet secretary

Michael Anton gone a few days ago, Bossert today.... Made it through the A's on to the B's.... smells like Bolton.

by **thephan** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:32:19

slugsrbad wrote:Sarah Sanders says that hte WH has been advised that POTUS has the authority to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Don't worry guys, let's check in with Senator Majority Leader McConnell

"I haven't seen a clear indication yet that we needed to pass something to keep him from being removed because I don't think that's going to happen, and that remains my view," McConnell told reporters. "I don't think that's going to happen."

Well, #$!&@.

Sarah filed a process patent for lies to tell their own lies when augmented with half-truths, misinformation, and what ever @realdonald's twitter dispatches.

by **slugsrbad** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:39:49

Not watching but the Twitter reax on the Senate hearing is gold. Senators are apparently showing their age.

by **JUburton** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:41:43

I am now 100% in favor instead of 98% in favor of an age limit in congress.

by **slugsrbad** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 15:43:23

Mark Zuckerberg sounds like Gabe from The Office

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