Donald Fires FBI Director who's investigating Russian Election Hacking

[Deleted member 365]

And now, further validation of the Steele Dossier.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article208870264.html

"The dossier alleges that Cohen, two Russians and several Eastern European hackers met at the Prague office of a Russian government-backed social and cultural organization, Rossotrudnichestvo. The location was selected to provide an alternative explanation in case the rendezvous was exposed, according to Steele’s Kremlin sources, cultivated during 20 years of spying on Russia. It said that Oleg Solodukhin, the deputy chief of Rossotrudnichestvo’s operation in the Czech Republic, attended the meeting, too.


Further, it alleges that Cohen, Kosachev and other attendees discussed “how deniable cash payments were to be made to hackers in Europe who had worked under Kremlin direction against the Clinton campaign......."

......"If Cohen met with Russians and hackers in Prague as described in the dossier, it would provide perhaps the most compelling evidence to date that the Russians and Trump campaign aides were collaborating. Mueller’s office also has focused on two meetings in the spring of 2016 when Russians offered to provide Trump campaign aides with “dirt” on Clinton – thousands of emails in one of the offers."

What in the dossier hasn't been confirmed other than the golden showers? Seems to me that the dossier has been correct in every way.

Furthermore, Cohen lied about going to Prague. At one point last year he took a picture of his passport to show that he had never been to the Czech. Now it appears that he did go to the Czech, just not directly. He first went to Germany by air and then traveled by train to Prague.

Well gee, why would he lie about this? Why would he try and mislead us?

This is almost game over imo. It's pretty ****ing clear that the Donald Trump organization was colluding with Russians. From Sessions, Flynn, Manafort, to his own son and son in law at Trump Tower, to his own "fixer", Michael Cohen. To his firing of Comey and to his persistent attacks on Mueller.

What more evidence do we need of collusion?

 

[Gameface]

What in the dossier hasn't been confirmed other than the golden showers? Seems to me that the dossier has been correct in every way.

Furthermore, Cohen lied about going to Prague. At one point last year he took a picture of his passport to show that he had never been to the Czech. Now it appears that he did go to the Czech, just not directly. He first went to Germany by air and then traveled by train to Prague.

Well gee, why would he lie about this? Why would he try and mislead us?

This is almost game over imo. It's pretty ****ing clear that the Donald Trump organization was colluding with Russians. From Sessions, Flynn, Manafort, to his own son and son in law at Trump Tower, to his own "fixer", Michael Cohen. To his firing of Comey and to his persistent attacks on Mueller.

What more evidence do we need of collusion?

Well, the actual evidence for starters.

I am waiting for Mueller to produce the actual evidence. The kind that holds up in a court of law, not the reality TV type, or the facebook type, or the reporter has a confidential source type.

Evidence is a real thing that has to meet certain standards to actually be considered evidence.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Well, the actual evidence for starters.

I am waiting for Mueller to produce the actual evidence. The kind that holds up in a court of law, not the reality TV type, or the facebook type, or the reporter has a confidential source type.

Evidence is a real thing that has to meet certain standards to actually be considered evidence.

Evidence like 19 indictments and 5 guilty pleas?

 

[Gameface]

Evidence like 19 indictments and 5 guilty pleas?

Trump has been indicted and pled guilty 19 and 5 times?

And indictments are not evidence in and of themselves.

Listen I tell it to the Trump supporters and I'm telling it to you, evidence has an actual definition. The kind of evidence that matters in a trial must meet certain standards. That's the kind of evidence I want, the kind that will force Trump out of office. I think it is coming, but it isn't here yet. We're seeing the foundation laid upon which Trump will, or will not, be proven to be a criminal, but NOTHING has been proven yet. Nothing.

And that's okay, because that's the way this thing works. Mueller is an absolute badass (to anyone who doesn't know that, look him up). What he shows when he's ready to show it in regard to Trump is what I will accept as the best truth we're gonna get. We're not there yet.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Trump has been indicted and pled guilty 19 and 5 times?

And indictments are not evidence in and of themselves.

Listen I tell it to the Trump supporters and I'm telling it to you, evidence has an actual definition. The kind of evidence that matters in a trial must meet certain standards. That's the kind of evidence I want, the kind that will force Trump out of office. I think it is coming, but it isn't here yet. We're seeing the foundation laid upon which Trump will, or will not, be proven to be a criminal, but NOTHING has been proven yet. Nothing.

And that's okay, because that's the way this thing works. Mueller is an absolute badass (to anyone who doesn't know that, look him up). What he shows when he's ready to show it in regard to Trump is what I will accept as the best truth we're gonna get. We're not there yet.

It's not just the 19 indictments and 5 guilty pleas, it's his lawyer, it's his family, and it's his own personal conduct.

Look, his lawyer lied about going to Prague and meeting with Russian officials to collude.
His own family admitted to meeting with Russians to collude in Trump Tower.
His conduct? He admitted on national tv with Lester Holt to have fired FBI Director James Comey in order to stop this investigation. Could a guilty person act more guilty?

I have no doubt in a court of law Trump would be buried. Right now. Already. He could be prosecuted and buried.

The challenge for us is far greater than a typical courtroom. He carries with it a presidential shield. He cannot be prosecuted without first being impeached. The challenge is in convincing brainwashed republicans and republicans fearful of being primaried that he deserves to be impeached (and imprisoned).

I have no doubt that we will soon get there. Either through democrats retaking the Congress or through continued bombshells which force the likes of even Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell to force him out of the White House.

 

[Red]

My understanding is that Mueller is going to issue a series of reports, and that the first report will be on obstruction of justice. It will be delivered to Rosenstein, assuming Rosenstein is still in business, which may be doubtful at this point, but here's hoping. It will be up to Rosenstein to decide if that initial report will be made public. The obstruction of justice report should be ready sooner then later, now that it is likely Trump will not be interviewed, and Mueller will not supeana Trump. Assuming he does not force a Trump interview, it will be because he has enough evidence and can say "I gave the President a chance to reply, he chose not to".

As far as the Cohen in Prague business, Mueller needs to also establish who he met with, and what was discussed. It's encouraging that he can place him in Prague. I've no doubt the Steele Dossier got that part right, but we have to confirm it to Mueller's satisfaction. I assume that would lend itself to collusion, but we really don't know yet. My guess is the Steele Dossier is largely accurate, but establishing evidence from the Moscow side of things might be tough.

 

[Gameface]

It's not just the 19 indictments and 5 guilty pleas, it's his lawyer, it's his family, and it's his own personal conduct.

Look, his lawyer lied about going to Prague and meeting with Russian officials to collude.
His own family admitted to meeting with Russians to collude in Trump Tower.
His conduct? He admitted on national tv with Lester Holt to have fired FBI Director James Comey in order to stop this investigation. Could a guilty person act more guilty?

I have no doubt in a court of law Trump would be buried. Right now. Already. He could be prosecuted and buried.

The challenge for us is far greater than a typical courtroom. He carries with it a presidential shield. He cannot be prosecuted without first being impeached. The challenge is in convincing brainwashed republicans and republicans fearful of being primaried that he deserves to be impeached (and imprisoned).

I have no doubt that we will soon get there. Either through democrats retaking the Congress or through continued bombshells which force the likes of even Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell to force him out of the White House.

So lay out what you consider the evidence to be.

Is it circumstantial? Is it hearsay? What is it?

Evidence matters. And let me be clear on this, Thriller. The trump supporters are suggesting that Mueller is biased. That Mueller has an agenda. That the things he's saying, the things he's doing prove nothing other than the "deep state" trying to undo a democratically elected President.

Don't play their stupid games. Don't accept their rules.

Evidence is a thing. It is solid, it is real, it can be corroborated. It is the definition of truth.

It makes no difference if Mueller has an agenda. It makes no difference if Mueller is personally biased.

Evidence is what matters. Real evidence.

That's how real thinking people will become informed. That's how the court of law will make decisions.

There is bias on both side in every trial. Evidence is what nullifies bias. Evidence is what settles facts. The truth is a thing. Facts exist. Evidence is what tells what those are.

Don't play the stupid game that you always play. It cheapens this process. It gives ammo to the idiots on the other side. You all end up distracted by your faux evidence and rhetoric and seem to be blind to what real evidence is.

Mueller will ultimately provide whatever evidence he has uncovered. He hasn't done that yet. When he does we'll have the best truth we can hope for at the time. I'm going to base my opinion on that. Until then, I wait.

 

[colton]

Look, his lawyer lied about going to Prague and meeting with Russian officials to collude.

The Prague thing hasn't been verified, correct? As near as I was able to tell it's a claim by a single reporter I've never heard of before, with all other news organizations supplying disclaimers along with their reports. But I agree, if Mueller actually has the evidence this reporter claims, its huge.

 

[babe]

I still don't get it.

All this hyper interest in Trump. All the stuff we actually know about Hillary. It's not sane to ignore the problem with Hillary. Taking classified info home to a private server hacked by the Russians no doubt. On purpose. For cash.
And by a Marxist.

I started out in 2016 noting that Trump contributed heavily to Hillary/Clinton causes when he needed their blind eye, and wondering if Trump was Hillary's dutiful Perot. OK, who doesn't know about 1992 when Bill Clinton was literally booted into the White House because a Texan who hated the Bushes.... Ross Perot.... split the Republican vote.

We know the Russians funded actual candidates for the US Presidency throughout Stalin's time in at a minimum The Communist Party USA. We know Ted Kennedy discussed the problem of the Ronald Reagan presidency, and asked for Russian cooperation to help defeat Reagan.

Is there anyone who has heard about the "New World Order" who doesn't think all kinds of nations are active in efforts to secure advantages in any elections anywhere?

I think this campaign to dump Trump, Colton included, is sheer nonsense. There is a new psychiatric clinical diagnosis on the books called ODD. It stands for Obsessive Defiance Disorder. Sure the loony Psych crowd is gonna use it to help dislodge guns from crackpot hands still warm enough for re-education, and it might help pack the camps during civil disorder events..... but still.

This wholesale refusal to accept legitimate election results is pretty serious. It strikes at the root of our nation's mechanism for peaceful transfers of power through electoral process. Be good sports and accept the results. Don't be ODD.

Sure Trump needs to be watched. Not for the political ideal of a progressive utopian world run by "The Right People", but for restoring real human liberty to mankind. He is definitely a man without Constitutional beliefs, a dealmaker. We would do a lot better scrutinizing the deals he's making.......

 

[Red]

It's likely most of the opposition to Trump, on this board, and in society in general, is not the result of ODD...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/oppositional-defiant-disorder

"Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disruptive behavior disorder in children and teenagers characterized by patterns of unruly and argumentative behavior and hostile attitudes toward authority figures. Some parents may find it difficult to recognize ODD, thinking they simply have a stubborn, emotional, or strong-willed child. The behavior of a child with ODD is much more extreme and disruptive than normal, however, and occurs much more frequently than the type of childhood stubbornness, whininess, and rebellion that often occurs at different stages of a child’s development."

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

So lay out what you consider the evidence to be.

Is it circumstantial? Is it hearsay? What is it?

Evidence matters. And let me be clear on this, Thriller. The trump supporters are suggesting that Mueller is biased. That Mueller has an agenda. That the things he's saying, the things he's doing prove nothing other than the "deep state" trying to undo a democratically elected President.

Don't play their stupid games. Don't accept their rules.

Evidence is a thing. It is solid, it is real, it can be corroborated. It is the definition of truth.

It makes no difference if Mueller has an agenda. It makes no difference if Mueller is personally biased.

Evidence is what matters. Real evidence.

That's how real thinking people will become informed. That's how the court of law will make decisions.

There is bias on both side in every trial. Evidence is what nullifies bias. Evidence is what settles facts. The truth is a thing. Facts exist. Evidence is what tells what those are.

Don't play the stupid game that you always play. It cheapens this process. It gives ammo to the idiots on the other side. You all end up distracted by your faux evidence and rhetoric and seem to be blind to what real evidence is.

Mueller will ultimately provide whatever evidence he has uncovered. He hasn't done that yet. When he does we'll have the best truth we can hope for at the time. I'm going to base my opinion on that. Until then, I wait.

Bulletproof acting reasonable and methodically has me worried for Trump. Previously his hatred was irrational and uncontrolled. He was the ultimate advocate of removing Trump by any means possible. Suddenly he is okay with making the decision based upon verifiable facts. Does he know something I don't? I'm thinking yes, or at the very least he believes he does. Nothing else could explain going from lunatic hatred to rule of law.

I'm for rule of law as well. I agree with those who consider Trump to be a despicable person, but that part of who he is is who the citizens elected. I did not vote for him is because I find him repulsive, despite agreeing with many of his policies. This negative opinion of him is not grounds for overthrowing an election. If it is proven that he colluded then he will deserve his fate. If it is not proven I hope we can somehow move forward. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that if he somehow beats the collusion charge that those who hate him so vehemently will simply move on to another tactic for removing him. Hopefully a couple of them will maintain the same sort of rule of law standard that Bulletproof has recently adopted.

 

[Red]

Pertinent to the title of this long lasting thread, Comey's promotional book tour kicks off tonight at 10:00 PM eastern time on ABC's 20/20. It's a one hour distillation of a 5 hour interview. There has been ferocious pushback, including, as expected, from Trump, who unleashed one heck of a tweetstorm today:

https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-fbi-chief-he-fired-should-be-jailed/4348977.html

Although the book has not been released as yet, from what I have heard, the media having obtained advance copies, I am personally disappointed at the pettieness and shallow vindictiveness of some of Comey's observations. I don't believe it serves him well at all, and just does not help one bit. Comparing Trump to a mob boss seems apropos enough. When the truth finally comes out concerning his connections in Russia, it will likely seem even more appropriate. And certainly Trump is, as Comey states, "untethered from the truth". But his petty shots detract, and some of those have been highlighted, as is bound to be the case in a society that thrives on being titillated. As one Washington Post correspondent put it, "Donald Trump has turned Comey into Donald Trump".

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blog...mey-into-donald-trump/?utm_term=.7b8a8d08dbcb