Transgender needles on American kids playing sports.
Here is one of two motions to dismiss Comey filed today. I'm sure selective and vindictive prosecution are difficult defenses to prove, but it looks like Comey has a pretty compelling case here. Trump has been spazzing on the guy for years (CDS), and everything surrounding his inadvertent public order to Bondo to hire Hanrahan and charge Comey with something fast -- against the conclusions of every other prosecutor who looked at it -- is pretty damning for the prosecution.
The motion is also interesting for its discussion (see pages 14-16) of the needlessly misleading and false allegations in the thread-bare Indictment, that we've discussed in this thread. Hanrahans really biffed things, and it may come back to hurt her. They really should have sent her to some basic criminal law classes before she started working on this. I guess they ran out of time.
Thank you for linking this. It's always refreshing to find original sources that clarify media reporting.
I think the case won't be dismissed, but we'll see. Problems:
* Comey is not being prosecuted by Trump. He's being prosecuted by a prosecutor, appointed by Trump, sure, but only after a grand jury handed down "true bill" (or, "yes, there is a factual basis for the charges) on two of the three charges against him.
Agreed. He's being prosecuted by the United States of America with a U.S. attorney (Halloran) signing the Indictment. But I can't recall any other federal case being pursued and directed by someone outside the DOJ like this one appears to be, and for what seems to be political, or even personal revenge reasons.
Like I said, I'd bet vindictive prosecution is very difficult to prove (and probably seldom ever successful), but this looks relatively strong. ("One of the worst human beings," "total SLIMEBALL" and "Pam: . . . We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.")
* The charges are not "he is a slimeball who should be prosecuted," they are 1) he lied to Congress (the multiple times he responded "I don't recall" to questions that enough members of the grand jury believed he knew, and 2) he leaked confidential information to news outlets (or more accurately, provided the information to someone who then leaked it)
Neither (1) nor (2) (bolded above) are charges in the Comey Indictment. Someone has misled you as to the charges against Comey.
* On that last note, this motion appears to contain evidence of leaked information, as grand jury deliberations are supposed to be confidential...therefore, the New York Times should not be reporting the margin of vote, which is irrelevant if a "true bill" was reached
I believe the First Amendment allows the New York Times to report whatever it wants to report, whether it's confidential to someone else or not, and whether its relevant in court or not. That goes back to that Supreme Court "Pentagon Papers" case in the 70s.
The grand jury vote is certainly newsworthy, which is why NYT probably reported it.
There are myriad challenges to these points, and anyone here is welcome to raise them. But bear in mind the charges, as they matter. Comey either lied to Congress or he didn't. He either provided information that he should not have shared so that it could be leaked or he didn't.
The Indictment charges Comey with making a false statement to Congress. But again, there are no charges regarding illegal disclosure ("leak") of classified or confidential information in the Indictment.
Now, after another Trump flip flop, the idiots have to be FOR the H1B visas. After being AGAINST them. Until today.
They must be dizzy, doing all these 180s to stay in the odiferous wake of their lord. Repeat after me, magas: 'thank you sir, may I have another.'
WASHINGTON—President Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee will only apply to new visa applicants outside the country, the government confirmed in new guidance on Monday. That means that under the new policy, employers won’t need to pay the fee for anyone already living in the U.S., such as international students.
Trust in Trump.
We understand that you don’t want to have to think about what’s good or bad or right or wrong. Life is simpler when you just follow the leader!
👆moron alert. show me where scumbag? I never said a thing about Epstein, one of his victims is a friend of mine.
I asked you lunatics starving for attention to produce a victim of someone, anyone, besides Epstein and the Prince. There are none. It’s over.
You should move to Israel. They protect monsters like you there.
You bet, you attack kids and I’m thr Monster, got it. Jews have zero credibility. a largely classless group of idiots voting for some communist in NY. get exactly what they deserve. Muslims no better. I could give a shlt about their fake fight. I’m American and that’s what matters.
* The charges are not "he is a slimeball who should be prosecuted," they are 1) he lied to Congress (the multiple times he responded "I don't recall" to questions that enough members of the grand jury believed he knew, and 2) he leaked confidential information to news outlets (or more accurately, provided the information to someone who then leaked it)
* On that last note, this motion appears to contain evidence of leaked information, as grand jury deliberations are supposed to be confidential...therefore, the New York Times should not be reporting the margin of vote, which is irrelevant if a "true bill" was reached
Where are you getting this from? I have not read that he is being charged for saying "I don't recall"? That is not a perjury inducing statement. Otherwise, every person that has testified in front of congress could be charged. He is being charged for saying "I stand by my testimony in 2020 referring back to his testimony in 2017". There is nothing factually wrong with that statement. How is that perjury to say that?
Why are you saying he is being charged for leaking information? The FBI routinely leaks information to the media. the basis of the charge is two different opinions of whether the FBI director formally authorized it. Two different viewpoints.
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* The charges are not "he is a slimeball who should be prosecuted," they are 1) he lied to Congress (the multiple times he responded "I don't recall" to questions that enough members of the grand jury believed he knew, and 2) he leaked confidential information to news outlets (or more accurately, provided the information to someone who then leaked it)
* On that last note, this motion appears to contain evidence of leaked information, as grand jury deliberations are supposed to be confidential...therefore, the New York Times should not be reporting the margin of vote, which is irrelevant if a "true bill" was reached
Where are you getting this from? I have not read that he is being charged for saying "I don't recall"? That is not a perjury inducing statement. Otherwise, every person that has testified in front of congress could be charged. He is being charged for saying "I stand by my testimony in 2020 referring back to his testimony in 2017". There is nothing factually wrong with that statement. How is that perjury to say that?
Why are you saying he is being charged for leaking information? The FBI routinely leaks information to the media. the basis of the charge is two different opinions of whether the FBI director formally authorized it. Two different viewpoints.
It should be noted that Andy McCabe recently said publicly that nobody from the DOJ has even contacted him regarding this case. It would be common procedure for a prosecutor to invite him in for an interview since he would be a material witness for the prosecution. Essential for their CASE! But that never happened.
This proves that this indictment is just for show. They don't even care if it ever gets to trial. They just wanted it for political purposes and to satisfy Trump.
St. Jude’s cut their budget by $150 million because the government slashed money for pediatric cancer research
But here’s $250 million to spend on a ballroom
The Trump rape of White House will nearly TRIPLE the size of the existing building. It will likely be taller than the existing building. The actual size of Trump's abomination is classified top secret.
St. Jude’s cut their budget by $150 million because the government slashed money for pediatric cancer research
But here’s $250 million to spend on a ballroom
The Trump rape of White House will nearly TRIPLE the size of the existing building. It will likely be taller than the existing building. The actual size of Trump's abomination is classified top secret.
It’s almost like Trump doesn’t view himself as a temporary resident in a house belonging to the United States citizens.
It’s almost like Trump doesn’t view himself as a temporary resident in a house belonging to the United States citizens.
Mar a Lago is already the winter White House. What is the problem with him generously gifting the American people an upgrade to the White House – making it look more like one of the most beautiful places on Earth?
And do you have any suggestions for what he should add during his third term?
And do you have any suggestions for what he should add during his third term?
$150 million for children’s cancer research
Do you think the government - via taxpayers - should fund trans surgeries for anyone, let alone the mutilation of children or paying for illegal immigrants in prison? "Every transgender inmate in the prison system would have access"
this poster is celebrating hiking his taxes and raising inflation and smashing the dollar while building a ballroom.
A literal ballroom.
Can't make this stuff up. People are really stupid.
A guess: The lower level will feature a secret putting green with at least nine holes. The American people will not be able to track the hours Trump spends playing putt-putt golf.
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