Momma There Goes That Man Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, mistertim said: If this weren't such a serious issue with our nation at stake, it would be comical how incredibly inept the Trump guys are at being crooks. It's like a guy who robs a bank and leaves a trail of $100 bills leading right back to his house. Reminds me of the Jon Mulaney bit about bank robbers in the 1930s and how it was so easy to get away with it that they would take credit for the robberies or even shoot their names into the wall with their machine guns lol. As long as they weren't still at the bank when the police arrived they had a 99% chance of getting away with it Edited August 28, 2017 by Momma There Goes That Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I do believe Ivanka will be getting a call from Bobby Three Sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, AsburySkinsFan said: My only question is for Republicans; how much is enough? When it looks like it's going to cost them some power. (And so far, it hasn't.) Edited August 28, 2017 by Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 I think we're left with two options. Either Trump is a man of his word and his affinity for Russia really is nothing more than him believing it to be in the best interest of the United States OR, Russia has a pee tape. Occam's razor says........ pee tape. Somehow, Russia having the President of the United States caught in a pee tape is the more reasonable explanation here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 5 hours ago, DogofWar1 said: I don't think Trump can pardon himself. I know that's an open question atm, but I think the Supreme Court would rule against such a thing. It would create an absurd result. Further, anyone pardoned can be forced to testify without any need for immunity, what with self-incrimination off the table (so no 5th). Could his power to pardon be problematic? Sure, if it's deployed strategically. But that requires Trump to know where and when to deploy it to most stymie the investigation. He's also got to do it when there won't be backlash from the public. I think he pardons everyone as soon as indictments start coming down (when public opinion won't matter anymore). I suspect he pardons himself, that power is challenged and gets sent to SCOTUS, but Pence issues his own pardon for Trump beforehand (while calling for national healing or some such nonsense). Trump is removed but nobody spends a day in jail after orchestrating a conspiracy with a foreign adversary to install a president. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Might be right. But there are some state laws that they could be subject to, and pardon doesn't cover those. I'm sure federal prosecutors will be glad to turn over what they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: I think we're left with two options. Either Trump is a man of his word and his affinity for Russia really is nothing more than him believing it to be in the best interest of the United States OR, Russia has a pee tape. Occam's razor says........ pee tape. Somehow, Russia having the President of the United States caught in a pee tape is the more reasonable explanation here. Im just not sure that's a strong enough item to blackmail with. His base doesn't care if he was peed on by Russian prostitutes. Theyd just bringg up Monica Lewinski and call it even. Actually they'd still say Bill was worse but regardless, nobody would care. Im not even sure I'd care. It's not like my opinion him as a person or a president could get any lower. And you can't remove him from office for it. It might be embarrassing for him and cause a meltdown that's about all 26 minutes ago, skinsfan_1215 said: I think he pardons everyone as soon as indictments start coming down (when public opinion won't matter anymore). I suspect he pardons himself, that power is challenged and gets sent to SCOTUS, but Pence issues his own pardon for Trump beforehand (while calling for national healing or some such nonsense). Trump is removed but nobody spends a day in jail after orchestrating a conspiracy with a foreign adversary to install a president. Say for example it goes down like this, What is the incentive for any candidate or party to play straight and not rig an election again if the party knows the even if it blows up in flames the Vp will just take over and they'd stay in power/presidency? Perhaps I am underestimating how badly this would impact the voters. Sadly I don't see it. Edited August 29, 2017 by Momma There Goes That Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 ^ Hysteria Bubble 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 30 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: ^ Hysteria Bubble Just upset that Hillary lost. I'm so sick of these Trump sycophants who are so damn blind that they'll line up and eat **** because Faux News, Hannity, Rush, Trump all tell them it's aged kobe ribeyes. It's like waking up one day and realizing 1/3 of the voting population is monumentally incapable of basic cognititive reasoning and thought. They will scream that they were ignored, so in their temper tantrum they burned the house down just to win. And now because they convinced themselves that Trump was the right choice to burn the house down...NOTHING...he does will cause them to flinch because they've developed a highly tuned defense mechanism that will prevent them from admitting their error. That 1/3rd is a nation's worst nightmare because they are so committed to this worst possible reality that they will never be able to correct it themselves, as such they will continue to insist that they are right and that ANYONE who suggests otherwise is just jealous. And if ANY of you 1/3rd are reading this yes, I mean you. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skinsmarydu Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 15 hours ago, AsburySkinsFan said: My only question is for Republicans; how much winning is enough? FTFY. Can't thank you enough...I've had a "better" last few days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 11 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: I think we're left with two options. Either Trump is a man of his word and his affinity for Russia really is nothing more than him believing it to be in the best interest of the United States OR, Russia has a pee tape. More likely is that Trump is simply a venal narcissist whose wealth depends on Russian funds and who thinks he is above the law. Trump as President is like Spurrier coaching in the NFL - he wrongly believes that politicians and legal complications can be bought off or circumvented with the right mix of cash and intimidation. That works in the world of NY/NJ real estate, where corruption is legendary, but not so well when one faces the unlimited scrutiny of being POTUS. Trump only cares about 3 things: money, attention, and subservient loyalty. Ethics have never been a concern. His recovery from multiple bankruptcies had nothing to do with his business acumen; rather, it was his willingness to use his family name to launder cash for Russian oligarchs. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Don't beat Steve Superior up...just Trump, please. I was born in '66, in Florida, the year he won the Heisman, at UF. It's a thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Sorry - I actually kind of like the ol' Ball Coach, and I'm rooting hard for him now since my Masters degree is from U of S Carolina. Replace Spurrier with Lou Holtz then. My point was not to equate SOS with the bloated orangutan, but rather to illustrate how Trump has been clueless enough to falsely believe shenanigans that worked at one level would translate to success at the highest level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 It's called hubris my friend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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@DCGoldPants Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Rohrabacher could be a Russian operative and nobody in the GOP is blinking. He's publicly giving reach-arounds to Wikileaks and Putin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hersh Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 28 minutes ago, @SkinsGoldPants said: Rohrabacher could be a Russian operative and nobody in the GOP is blinking. He's publicly giving reach-arounds to Wikileaks and Putin. It always amazes me when someone like him keeps getting reelected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DogofWar1 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 16 minutes ago, visionary said: So is it NYT's turn or WaPo's turn to run a story about how Cohen met Peskov in NY right after election night? Baby cannon time? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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