in the Valery Plame case George W Bush from the outset was eager to sit with the special counsel and answer his questions...in the current matter such eagerness to share information is not so much in evidence...so yeah I wish Mueller would move even faster but I think he is doing just fine...
as i recall you think this whole thing is a witch hunt
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
This was just posted a few hours ago.
Second day of the raid.
https://www.ft.com/content/09b68838-...3-d7f9881e729f
From Bloomberg yesterday
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/ar...ump-s-troubles
Looks like the timing of all this is all unraveling at the same time. Cohen knows where the money trail is. He is the Genco/Tom Hagen to Don Corleone (although Vito and Michael were miles smarter than Trump could ever dream of being, and Eric and Jr are pretty much Fredo clones with the testosterone of Santino). Would not be surprised if the FBI gave the greenlight to Germans to go through with the raid once Cohen's imminent cooperation was confirmed.
Forever Fredi
the Tower project is one element of a quid pro quo
other elements
1) hacking and disseminating stolen emails
2) changes to GOP platform on Ukraine
3) promises of changes to sanctions policy
4) coordination with WikiLeaks to weaponise the stolen emails
there is new information in Cohen's plea agreement about the nature of the financial quid pro quo
and of course there are quite a few leads to be followed, such as the money Peter W Smith raised to pay the "Russian students"
"I am a victim, I will tell you. I am a victim."
"I am your retribution."
I don't see Pelosi giving the go ahead on impeachment.
It would, as noted, be a waste of time with the Senate voting along party lines.
Even should (D) peal off 2 or 3 (R) Senators impeachment is a 2/3 requirement
Pelosi hasn't stayed in leadership for over 20 years by foolishly chasing losing propositions
The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.
Depends.
Trump has exposed a large segment of the population that has always existed and wont be going away quietly for some time. Even if Trump goes away, the mold of his supporters arent going to change or all of the sudden be kumbaya.
McConnell may have done more damage from a legislative perspective, but I really think you do undersell how much Trump's rhetoric and influence he's had culturally the last two years in making his type of politics "normal" to certain people.
We won't know for a few years the lasting effects of Trump's effect on the political landscape. McConnell has never been this popular or effective even with the conservative base. He's just really good at doing what he does which is be horrible for anyone wanting bipartisanship.
Forever Fredi
agreed,
I see maybe 2 or 3 (R) defection.
Tim Scott
Ben Sasse
are solid maybes
The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.