Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

The Fokus wrote:

Classifed interviews wrote:

Something to watch out for is Trump declaring the certain FBI investigation documents are classified, cannot be seen by anyone, and cannot be looked at or used by the Senate. This is why Trump and McConnell were so smug agreeing to and FBI "investigation." They know they can bias it by Trump classifying the parts they don't like.

Politically, this would make absolutely no sense. If something pops in the investigation, just move to the next nominee and fast track it. It's possible that this may have been the right move a couple of weeks ago when the allegations first surfaced.

That is not how the Kavanaugh confirmation process has worked thus far. Trump classified 100,000 documents related to Kavanaugh. He has the power to classify and declassify whatever he likes. You will never know whether he chooses to classify anything the FBI does unless there is a leak by a White House staff member who knows about it.

Classifed interviews wrote:

The Fokus wrote:

Politically, this would make absolutely no sense. If something pops in the investigation, just move to the next nominee and fast track it. It's possible that this may have been the right move a couple of weeks ago when the allegations first surfaced.

That is not how the Kavanaugh confirmation process has worked thus far. Trump classified 100,000 documents related to Kavanaugh. He has the power to classify and declassify whatever he likes. You will never know whether he chooses to classify anything the FBI does unless there is a leak by a White House staff member who knows about it.

Those hidden documents are what started this fire. That simply wasn’t acceptable - how can this nominee be properly judged without that kind of transparency. Trump takes his powers to mean he could exercise them to any degree and not except any push back. The GOP has failed to limit him, and instead has been riding his authoritarian train.

The tone is set by the leader and right now we have a horrendous leader.

Trollminator wrote:

Classifed interviews wrote:

That is not how the Kavanaugh confirmation process has worked thus far. Trump classified 100,000 documents related to Kavanaugh. He has the power to classify and declassify whatever he likes. You will never know whether he chooses to classify anything the FBI does unless there is a leak by a White House staff member who knows about it.

Those hidden documents are what started this fire. That simply wasn’t acceptable - how can this nominee be properly judged without that kind of transparency. Trump takes his powers to mean he could exercise them to any degree and not except any push back. The GOP has failed to limit him, and instead has been riding his authoritarian train.

The tone is set by the leader and right now we have a horrendous leader.

I liked the idea of having s some senators from both sides in attendance during any FBI interviews of the key people involved. Those already known. And those the FBI learns about that have something important offer. That would take some of the political rhetoric out of this additional investigation.

Trollminator wrote:

Classifed interviews wrote:

That is not how the Kavanaugh confirmation process has worked thus far. Trump classified 100,000 documents related to Kavanaugh. He has the power to classify and declassify whatever he likes. You will never know whether he chooses to classify anything the FBI does unless there is a leak by a White House staff member who knows about it.

Those hidden documents are what started this fire. That simply wasn’t acceptable - how can this nominee be properly judged without that kind of transparency. Trump takes his powers to mean he could exercise them to any degree and not except any push back. The GOP has failed to limit him, and instead has been riding his authoritarian train.

The tone is set by the leader and right now we have a horrendous leader.

Given the number of poorly qualified wackos Trump has tried to nominate and their embarrassing hearings, why Kegerator is still in motion is normal.

I wonder if McConnell has a plan and what his strong-arm tactics are with the midterms around the corner.

Um...what?!!????!!! wrote:

I think reasonable people from both sides of the political spectrum should push for a constitutional amendment requiring over 60 votes for SCOTUS appointments to try and remove as much politics from this situation as possible.

^ This cannot be emphasized more. No extremists on the Supreme Court.

Also add a requirement that the Senate has a 60 day, maybe 90 day, limit to vote on a nominee. A nominee must be voted on even if a new president is elected. Failure to vote on a nominee means immediate appointment. Congress has a simple job to do, vote on appointments, and they are failing, mostly due to McConnell's idiotic jerking around with the senate rules.

I stated a fact not an opinion. That has been the whole problem with this process.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

It is pretty sad if SCOTUS appointments become based on political polls.

I wonder if you are even aware of the irony.

Does the name Merrick Garland ring a bell for you?

I saw that Trump has a flurry of rallies schedule for the next week, or so. Do people believe they accomplish anything? In addition to being moranic, they're only attended by his base, it's always the same or similar topics and they give off the same vibe as an audience for the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Crazy blasey is a gross looking democrat piece of trash. Hopefully, she is imprisoned and force to repay the circus hearing expenses for false accusations.

Democrats lose again!!!!!

SDSU Aztec wrote:

I saw that Trump has a flurry of rallies schedule for the next week, or so. Do people believe they accomplish anything? In addition to being moranic, they're only attended by his base, it's always the same or similar topics and they give off the same vibe as an audience for the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The deplorables can’t get enough - to them those rallies are like watching fake wrestling live

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Aka, I would rather rely on salacious innuendo than facts.

salacious innuendo: trump is a genius

fact: trump is a low-IQ idiot.

Salicious innuendo: Believer in justice for all

Fact: Believer in Robespierre justice

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

There are consequences to elections.

This somehow reminds me of Mitch's statement at the time: The voters should speak.

The voters *had* spoken. They had elected 100 senators--a majority of whom refused to do their jobs re Garland's nomination.

Trump has confirmed the FBI "investigation" is a fake. He has already limited the scope of what he will "allow" the FBI to do. He has also told the FBI that it cannot interview accuser #3.

Trump told FBI it can’t seek records of when Mark Judge worked at grocery store that would confirm Blasey Ford account

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/white-house-limits-scope-fbi-s-investigation-allegations-against-brett-n915061

Trump's fake FBI investigation wrote:

Trump has confirmed the FBI "investigation" is a fake. He has already limited the scope of what he will "allow" the FBI to do. He has also told the FBI that it cannot interview accuser #3.

Trump told FBI it can’t seek records of when Mark Judge worked at grocery store that would confirm Blasey Ford account

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/white-house-limits-scope-fbi-s-investigation-allegations-against-brett-n915061

Yeah let’s not touch the one part of her allegation that is critical to figuring out what happened.

But the right thing to do is not relevant - Iggy said elections have consequences so Trump should be able to do whatever he wants.

Trollminator wrote:

Trump's fake FBI investigation wrote:

Trump has confirmed the FBI "investigation" is a fake. He has already limited the scope of what he will "allow" the FBI to do. He has also told the FBI that it cannot interview accuser #3.

Trump told FBI it can’t seek records of when Mark Judge worked at grocery store that would confirm Blasey Ford account

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/white-house-limits-scope-fbi-s-investigation-allegations-against-brett-n915061

Yeah let’s not touch the one part of her allegation that is critical to figuring out what happened.

But the right thing to do is not relevant - Iggy said elections have consequences so Trump should be able to do whatever he wants.

The investigation has zero value with Trump playing Judge.

Trollminator wrote:

Trump's fake FBI investigation wrote:

Trump has confirmed the FBI "investigation" is a fake. He has already limited the scope of what he will "allow" the FBI to do. He has also told the FBI that it cannot interview accuser #3.

Trump told FBI it can’t seek records of when Mark Judge worked at grocery store that would confirm Blasey Ford account

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/white-house-limits-scope-fbi-s-investigation-allegations-against-brett-n915061

Yeah let’s not touch the one part of her allegation that is critical to figuring out what happened.

But the right thing to do is not relevant - Iggy said elections have consequences so Trump should be able to do whatever he wants.

The Surfer Psychologist was not credible. Many people believe she is a nut job but few have guts to say it. To do so incurs the rath from the wack job #metoo movement. The weirdest part of her testimony was the hippocampus explanation for her lack of clear memory. Oh but she was so traumatized. Well no one else could remember the event either. Typical nonsense that too often gets a pass.

Crazy blasey is a gross looking democrat piece of trash. Hopefully, that lying piece of trash is imprisoned for false accusations.

Democrats lose again!!!!