Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

I take it you are referring to Flagpole in that quote, but allow me to explain how a message board works. You see, this is not a scholarly endeavor. We are under no obligation to post original thoughts. Nor are we under any obligation to give credit if we repeat the same arguments we have heard elsewhere.

We simply express our views, which are often echoes of someone else's views.

If you really are a professor, you must be a young one. Eventually, you will find that original thoughts are quite rare. If you teach the same thing for many semesters, your students will come up with the same viewpoints year after year.

I seriously doubt that you are a professor, because you write nonsensical sentences like this:

And you randomly capitalize words like, cerebrum.

Now I have no problem with people who write prose that is less than perfectly constructed. This is just a message board after all. But a university professor would be expected to do better.

its_baddude wrote:

How do you know what Gates told Muller?

I don't need to know exactly what he was told in order to conclude that whatever Gates told Mueller must have been very damaging. Otherwise, Gates would not be able to secure such a sweet plea deal.

If you have thought of an innocent, alternative explanation, please share.

its_baddude wrote:How do you know why Gates made a plea deal?

We know it was something serious because prosecutors don't make plea deals for nothing. Also, Gates agreed to be a cooperating witness. That wouldn't happen if there was nothing of import to cooperate on.

its_baddude wrote:

What confirmed meetings? Define meeting.

Mueller confirmed the meetings in his filing with the court. If you don't know the definition of "meeting", see Webster.

I swear if you read its_baddude’s posts with a Russian accent they make much more sense.

So here is an original thought -- or at least it's one I haven't heard from anyone else.

TRUMP IS PROBABLY BROKE!!!!

Follow along and put my theory to the test:

Trump needs a good team of lawyers. Frankly, he needs the best money can buy because his business, reputation, and freedom are at stake.

But he hasn't been able to hire the best. His current legal team can't even be described as third-string. There is nobody left on his legal team with anything approaching the experience needed to defend against the largest, most complex corruption investigation of any president ever.

The really "good" lawyers Trump has tried to hire refuse to take the case. The few "good" lawyers he had are now gone.

So why won't these top-shelf lawyers take the case? For some, it is conflict of interest. But that still leaves a lot of really good ones he could hire.

Normally, lawyers would be falling all over themselves to take the president as a client. They'd do it just to boost their reputation. That's not happening here.

But the usual reason a lawyer takes a case is money. Almost any lawyer can be bought. Even if they don't like the case for other reasons, they will do the work if you offer a big enough retainer.

But Trump apparently can't come up with a huge retainer. Trump apparently can't afford to hire top representation. Why would a billionaire have this kind of problem? Why would even a multi-millionaire have this kind of problem?

I can only think of one reasonable explanation.

TRUMP IS PROBABLY BROKE!!!!

It doesn't need a Unv. Prof (Trump U.?) to see the writing on the walls. Only Trumpers with binders on are unable to see what a mess Trump is in.

In just the last 24 hours...

Reuters reporting that Mueller is investigating the GOP convention and Russian contacts. I, as well as others, have said the GOP will be complicit when it's all said and done.

CNN reporting that Mueller is using Gates to investigate collusion (i.e., conspiracy) with Russia. This is VERY bad news for Trump. And it also signals Manafort is totally screwed. Gates is getting a sweet deal for a reason... he's delivering the goods and bringing in the big fish.

Nikulin, a suspected Russian hacker, was extradited from Czech Republic last night. Russia also tried to extradite him.

Mueller is tightening the noose closer and closer to Trump.

Honestly, smart Republicans would start pushing for an impeachment before the walls come crumbling down. Trump getting impeached isn't bringing a Hillary presidency. FWIW, it won't be Pence or Ryan either. But the Republicans could appoint Romney as Speaker of the House and he would be an excellent commander in chief and would help bridge the current division. Republicans getting in front of the Trump mess will save some GOP seats in November. Otherwise, it's going to be ugly.

Fat hurts wrote:

TRUMP IS PROBABLY BROKE!!!!

There were estimates provided on this thread that Trump's businesses had billed (bilked) taxpayers for nearly ONE BILLION dollars in 2017. Then someone posted that Trump claimed it cost him $700 MILLION to be president in 2017. It is very likely that Trump's lose claim are nothing more than normal businesses expenses--salaries paid, cost of goods, etc. What seems likely that Trump is trying to get away with is trying to generate a huge business lose as president that would allow him to move cash from secret off-shore accounts funded by laundered money. This would be very much in line with how Trump has been doing 'business' since he started on his father's $300 million inheritance loan many years ago.

nontrumper wrote:

Nikulin, a suspected Russian hacker, was extradited from Czech Republic last night. Russia also tried to extradite him..

If Russia succeeded the odds are "accidental" gas poisoning would have been the cause of an untimely death. Except this time stove would have been left on with the pilot light mysteriously unlit.

Bruh, I agree with most of your post but....Romney is running for the Senate not the House. So, he’d never be Speaker of the House.

This thread has become very boring.

Bring back Lying Gary!

Bruh, Senate don’t = House wrote:

Bruh, I agree with most of your post but....Romney is running for the Senate not the House. So, he’d never be Speaker of the House.

Technically, the Speaker does not need to be a member of the House. So Romney could indeed be appointed to that post.

Flagpole wrote:

Gonna have to give credit where credit is due, and if conspiracy is proven and successfully charged, YOU, Fat Hurts, get to claim you were the first to call it.

Let me be clear. I'm not predicting anything. I never said that the facts we know would convict Trump or his campaign of criminal conspiracy. That is yet to be determined. The Mueller investigation could go any number of ways for any number of reasons.

But I do contend that the facts we know show quite convincingly that the Trump campaign colluded with and conspired with the Russian government. Indictments and/or convictions are not necessary see what is painfully obvious.

It's collusion.

It's conspiracy.

Fat hurts wrote:

So here is an original thought -- or at least it's one I haven't heard from anyone else.

TRUMP IS PROBABLY BROKE!!!!

Maybe, but he's clearly the worst kind of client for a lawyer. Firing may be just the thing they were hoping would happen.

How's the swamp draining going?

Pruitt paid $50 a night to live at condo co-owned by top energy lobbyist’s wife

Watchdog group finds omnibus overspent caps by $108 billion

Trump likes "the swamp" just fine.

Fat hurts wrote:

But I do contend that the facts we know show quite convincingly that the Trump campaign colluded with and conspired with the Russian government. Indictments and/or convictions are not necessary see what is painfully obvious.

It's collusion.

It's conspiracy.

Do the crimes, if there are any, come with any consequences? Remember that Executive powers come into play as well. And we know he has no concern for the Rule of Law. That means it's likely a legal-ish way to use Executive powers to exonerate himself would be used.

Lots of complicated issues here, including a President actively pursuing fascism. So, an even bigger test for the Republic likely coming.

“I have often said that General MacArthur and General Patton would be in a state of shock if they were alive today to see the way President Obama and Hillary Clinton try to recklessly announce their every move before it happens — like they did in Iraq — so that the enemy can prepare and adapt,” Trump said in his big speech about fighting terrorism in August 2016.

“By the way, we're knocking the hell out of ISIS,” Trump said. “We're coming out of Syria, like, very soon. Let the other people take care of it now. Very soon — very soon we're coming out.”

Jose el Plomero wrote:

“... recklessly announce their every move before it happen...,” Trump said

Well, Trump has announced his every move with every lie he tells. Simply flip around the lie and that is the truth.

Trump: said = reality

There was no collusion = There is collusion.

Believe me = I am lying.

...

Alien.... wrote:

Jose el Plomero wrote:

“... recklessly announce their every move before it happen...,” Trump said

Well, Trump has announced his every move with every lie he tells. Simply flip around the lie and that is the truth.

Trump: said = reality

There was no collusion = There is collusion.

Believe me = I am lying.

...

Please work on your reading comprehension skills.

Thank you.

Fat hurts wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

Gonna have to give credit where credit is due, and if conspiracy is proven and successfully charged, YOU, Fat Hurts, get to claim you were the first to call it.

Let me be clear. I'm not predicting anything. I never said that the facts we know would convict Trump or his campaign of criminal conspiracy. That is yet to be determined. The Mueller investigation could go any number of ways for any number of reasons.

But I do contend that the facts we know show quite convincingly that the Trump campaign colluded with and conspired with the Russian government. Indictments and/or convictions are not necessary see what is painfully obvious.

It's collusion.

It's conspiracy.

Yeah, painfully obvious IF YOU'RE A DEMORAT! Butthurt much, Hillary Lover? Ever heard of the DEEP STATE, you cvck?

MA GA! MA GA!

Neener, neener, neener!

Trump hires 22 year old Disney actress to work for his administration. Guess what? She looks like a young Ivanka.

http://people.com/tv/former-disney-star-caroline-sunshine-white-house-press-team/