US politics general thread

[cerebus]

Donald Trump's top Russia lawyer John Dowd resigns

That's fine DiGinova should be able to handle Mueller :crylaugh:

 

[Xarog]

That's fine DiGinova should be able to handle Mueller :crylaugh:

Rather conveniently, DiGinova's wife represents William Campbell. Well, conveniently for Trump. Not so conveniently for Mueller who needs to appear impartial on all matters related to Russia.

 

[The_Assimilator]

Donald Trump's top Russia lawyer John Dowd resigns

"John Dowd, 77, is reported to have concluded that Mr Trump was increasingly ignoring his advice."

Damn, must be a top-rate lawyer if it took him this long to figure that out.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

That's fine DiGinova should be able to handle Mueller :crylaugh:

He'll have to try.

4 defense attorneys at different large law firms have been approached to join Trump's legal defense team in recent weeks. All 4 turned him down.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

How 2 Gulf Monarchies Sought to Influence the White House

A cooperating witness in the special counsel investigation worked for more than a year to turn a top Trump fund-raiser into an instrument of influence at the White House for the rulers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to interviews and previously undisclosed documents.

Hundreds of pages of correspondence between the two men reveal an active effort to cultivate President Trump on behalf of the two oil-rich Arab monarchies, both close American allies.

High on the agenda of the two men — George Nader, a political adviser to the de facto ruler of the U.A.E., and Elliott Broidy, the deputy finance chairman of the Republican National Committee — was pushing the White House to remove Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, backing confrontational approaches to Iran and Qatar and repeatedly pressing the president to meet privately outside the White House with the leader of the U.A.E.

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Mr. Nader’s cultivation of Mr. Broidy, laid out in documents provided to The New York Times, provides a case study in the way two Persian Gulf monarchies have sought to gain influence inside the Trump White House. Mr. Nader has been granted immunity in a deal for his cooperation with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to people familiar with the matter, and his relationship with Mr. Broidy may also offer clues to the direction of that inquiry.

 

[Xarog]

How 2 Gulf Monarchies Sought to Influence the White House

http://www.elportal.com.do/bill-clinton-piscina-resort-punta-cana-acompanado-george-nader/

This George Nader? Last I heard he fled the US.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton

Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the battle-tested Army officer tapped as President Trump’s national security adviser last year to stabilize a turbulent foreign policy operation, will resign and be replaced by John R. Bolton, a hard-line former United States ambassador to the United Nations, White House officials said Thursday.

General McMaster will retire from the military, the officials said. He has been discussing his departure with President Trump for several weeks, they said, but decided to speed up his departure, in part because questions about his status were casting a shadow over his conversations with foreign officials.

The officials also said that Mr. Trump wanted to fill out his national security team before his meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. He replaced Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson with the C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo, last week.

This is bad news. Bolton is a lunatic. Wants to overthrow the Iranian government, start a war with North Korea, still justifies the WMD lies that led to the Iraq war etc.

 

[Xarog]

McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton



This is bad news. Bolton is a lunatic. Wants to overthrow the Iranian government, start a war with North Korea, still justifies the WMD lies that led to the Iraq war etc.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...bc50284fce8_story.html?utm_term=.615b2161a9b7

:crylaugh:

Clearly McMaster thought leaking stuff to the press was a more pressing concern.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Officials emphasized that General McMaster’s departure was a mutual decision and amicable, with none of the recrimination that marked Mr. Tillerson’s exit. They said it was not related to a leak on Tuesday of briefing materials for Mr. Trump’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

Derp.

 

[Xarog]

Derp.

Well I guess it's someone else's arse then, assuming that there is no cover story.

Seems we're about to find out what Trump looks like when he's not playing from the back foot anymore.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer

Guccifer 2.0, the “lone hacker” who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee, was in fact an officer of Russia’s military intelligence directorate (GRU), The Daily Beast has learned. It’s an attribution that resulted from a fleeting but critical slip-up in GRU tradecraft.

That forensic determination has substantial implications for the criminal probe into potential collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia. The Daily Beast has learned that the special counsel in that investigation, Robert Mueller, has taken over the probe into Guccifer and brought the FBI agents who worked to track the persona onto his team.

 

[cerebus]

https://slate.com/business/2018/03/...onald-trump-wants-a-trade-war-with-china.html

Donald Trump tanked the stock market Thursday. Our president announced he would slam down about $60 billion worth of tariffs on China in retaliation for trade practices the White House says amount to stealing U.S. intellectual property. By the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 700 points. The S&P 500 was down about 2.5 percent, the most since its last freakout in February.


Trade wars are good and easy to win...

 

[rietrot]

McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton



This is bad news. Bolton is a lunatic. Wants to overthrow the Iranian government, start a war with North Korea, still justifies the WMD lies that led to the Iraq war etc.

Finally. #MAGA #draintheswamp

 

[rietrot]

‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer

Lol conspiracy rumours and BS

 

[rietrot]

https://slate.com/business/2018/03/...onald-trump-wants-a-trade-war-with-china.html

Donald Trump tanked the stock market Thursday. Our president announced he would slam down about $60 billion worth of tariffs on China in retaliation for trade practices the White House says amount to stealing U.S. intellectual property. By the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 700 points. The S&P 500 was down about 2.5 percent, the most since its last freakout in February.


Trade wars are good and easy to win...

This is just next level stupid. Everyone knows there's going to be short term negative affects. Pointing at that isn't proof that the tariffs aren't working or trade wars aren't easy to win. You guys should be celebrating, this is socialism 101. Take money from the rich, and give it to the poor.

 

[greg0205]

@rietrot

Your last three posts prove you’re a fool who shouldn’t be trusted with the internet connection you’re using to post with.

 

[rietrot]

@rietrot

Your last three posts prove you’re a fool who shouldn’t be trusted with the internet connection you’re using to post with.

Lol triggered.

 

[Unhappy438]

@rietrot

Your last three posts prove you’re a fool who shouldn’t be trusted with the internet connection you’re using to post with.

Nah, just the most obvious troll clone this forum has ever seen.

 

[rietrot]

Nah, just the most obvious troll clone this forum has ever seen.

Must be hard for you to have some competition.

 

[Unhappy438]

Must be hard for you to have some competition.

Ive only ever had one account, not surprised you're not denying it though.