and who furthermore was sold by the GOP as the only solution to the problems of Washington
BTW, how's that secret plan for defeating ISIS working out?
ISIS leader Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi 'killed in Syrian air strike'Reports from Syria suggest the leader of ISIS Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike on SaturdayBYNATALIE EVANS• 01:40, 11 JUN 2017• UPDATED08:01, 11 JUN 2017http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-leader-killed-strike-syria-10602577The leader of Islamic State has been killed in an air strike in Syria, according to unverified reports in Syrian state media.Claims suggest the leader of ISIS Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike on Saturday.
Quote from: eastreef on June 11, 2017, 03:32:46 pmPresident Bill Clinton fired the FBI Director. Are you saying that President Clinton did not have authority to take this action?Quote May 9, 2017, 3:34 p.m. The last president to fire an FBI director? Bill Clinton http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-last-fbi-director-to-get-fired-before-1494368709-htmlstory.htmlIn 1993, President Clinton ousted William Sessions as FBI director after Sessions refused to voluntarily step down amid ethical concerns. It was the first and only time to happen in U.S. history…… Sessions’ ethics came into question just before then-President-elect Bill Clinton was inaugurated. Sessions was accused of improperly using an FBI plane to visit his family as well as reportedly installing a security fence around his home on the government’s dime. A Justice Department report found that Sessions had avoided paying taxes on the use of his FBI limousine for his daily commute."I have concluded that the director has exhibited a serious deficiency in judgment involving matters contained in the report and that he does not command the respect and confidence needed to lead the bureau and the law enforcement community in addressing the many issues facing law enforcement today," then-Attorney General Janet Reno wrote in a letter to then-President Clinton.Sessions maintained he had not done anything wrong and refused to leave amid calls for his resignation.Bill Clinton ultimately fired Sessions on July 19, 1993."We cannot have a leadership vacuum at an agency as important to the United States as the FBI," Clinton said at a White House press conference after the dismissal. "It is time that this difficult chapter in the agency's history is brought to a close."
President Bill Clinton fired the FBI Director. Are you saying that President Clinton did not have authority to take this action?Quote May 9, 2017, 3:34 p.m. The last president to fire an FBI director? Bill Clinton http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-last-fbi-director-to-get-fired-before-1494368709-htmlstory.htmlIn 1993, President Clinton ousted William Sessions as FBI director after Sessions refused to voluntarily step down amid ethical concerns. It was the first and only time to happen in U.S. history……
May 9, 2017, 3:34 p.m. The last president to fire an FBI director? Bill Clinton http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-last-fbi-director-to-get-fired-before-1494368709-htmlstory.htmlIn 1993, President Clinton ousted William Sessions as FBI director after Sessions refused to voluntarily step down amid ethical concerns. It was the first and only time to happen in U.S. history……
I repeat my challenge: anyone want to state now that Susan Rice will not take the fifth and/or fight her subpoena to testify?
My final comments for a while. I still think that a year from now the big story – although many in the media will probably fight like crazy not to report it - is going to be the Obama surveillance and unmasking program. Anyone want to "wager" as to whether Susan Rice takes the fifth? She has been subpoenaed to testify before congress. Or, will she fight the subpoena? If you don’t like the first link below because it goes to Fox News, I included a second link – NBC News - with the same story. BTW, look at how each news agency wrote the headline - interesting...QuoteHouse Intelligence Committee sends subpoenas to intel agenciesBy James Rosen Published May 31, 2017 Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/31/house-intelligence-committee-sends-subpoenas-to-intel-agencies.htmlThree of the nation’s intelligence agencies received subpoenas Wednesday afternoon issued by the House Intelligence Committee, Fox News has confirmed, with each of the three demands for documents explicitly naming three top officials of the Obama administration: Susan Rice, who served as President Obama’s White House national security adviser; former CIA Director John Brennan; and former U.N. ambassador Samantha Power.The three subpoenas, among a total of seven signed by panel chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), were served on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency, and all three explicitly referenced “unmasking” – a signal that the House panel is intensifying its investigation into allegations that Obama-era aides improperly demanded the “unmasking” of names of associates of President Trump that had appeared, in coded form, in classified intelligence reports, then leaked the data to news media organizations.The other four subpoenas were issued at the behest of the committee’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and were said to be duplicative of subpoenas already issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is conducting a parallel probe. House Subpoenas Flynn, Cohen, and Unmasking Requests by Obama TrioBY ALEX MOE AND KASIE HUNT June 1, 2017http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/house-subpoenas-flynn-cohen-unmasking-requests-obama-trio-n766861The House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas Wednesday as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, four of them related to the Russia probe — and three about any "unmasking" of Trump associates by Obama officials. According to a congressional source, the three subpoenas related to unmasking were seeking information on any unmasking requests by former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power.
House Intelligence Committee sends subpoenas to intel agenciesBy James Rosen Published May 31, 2017 Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/31/house-intelligence-committee-sends-subpoenas-to-intel-agencies.htmlThree of the nation’s intelligence agencies received subpoenas Wednesday afternoon issued by the House Intelligence Committee, Fox News has confirmed, with each of the three demands for documents explicitly naming three top officials of the Obama administration: Susan Rice, who served as President Obama’s White House national security adviser; former CIA Director John Brennan; and former U.N. ambassador Samantha Power.The three subpoenas, among a total of seven signed by panel chairman Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), were served on the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency, and all three explicitly referenced “unmasking” – a signal that the House panel is intensifying its investigation into allegations that Obama-era aides improperly demanded the “unmasking” of names of associates of President Trump that had appeared, in coded form, in classified intelligence reports, then leaked the data to news media organizations.The other four subpoenas were issued at the behest of the committee’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and were said to be duplicative of subpoenas already issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is conducting a parallel probe. House Subpoenas Flynn, Cohen, and Unmasking Requests by Obama TrioBY ALEX MOE AND KASIE HUNT June 1, 2017http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/house-subpoenas-flynn-cohen-unmasking-requests-obama-trio-n766861The House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas Wednesday as part of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, four of them related to the Russia probe — and three about any "unmasking" of Trump associates by Obama officials. According to a congressional source, the three subpoenas related to unmasking were seeking information on any unmasking requests by former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power.
For Life Improvement’s quote. Not a subpoena; just an invitation. To a Republican attempt to draw attention away from Trump and onto Obama. A Benghazi hearings type situation. She was right to decline. In May 2017, the Republican chairman of Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Lindsey Graham invited Rice to testify before his subcommittee whether the Obama administration had tried to "politicize intelligence".[82] When Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse informed Rice that he did not agree with Graham's invitation, she refused to testify.[83][84]
Quote from: Mr C on June 10, 2017, 10:16:25 pmBTW, how's that secret plan for defeating ISIS working out?We’ll see if this “tabloid” report turns out to be true.QuoteISIS leader Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi 'killed in Syrian air strike'Reports from Syria suggest the leader of ISIS Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike on SaturdayBYNATALIE EVANS• 01:40, 11 JUN 2017• UPDATED08:01, 11 JUN 2017http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-leader-killed-strike-syria-10602577The leader of Islamic State has been killed in an air strike in Syria, according to unverified reports in Syrian state media.Claims suggest the leader of ISIS Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike on Saturday.
This is not the first time al-Baghadi has been reported dead and many experts are sceptical of the latest claims.The death would certainly be a propaganda victory for the Assad regime as Syria's civil war continues.
The Russia campaign collusion investigation is still the key - and it's the only thing democrats have to get Trump out - but that investigation will take a while.
US officials ask Russian guy to confess to DNC hacks in exchange for money and citizenshipNikulin claimed in the courtroom that he was twice approached by US authorities -in November and February- and said they urged him to testify falsely that he was co-operating in the hacking attack on the Democratic National CommitteeHe said that the US authorities said they would, in exchange, give him money and a life in the United stateshttp://russia-insider.com/en/politics/us-officials-allegedly-asked-russian-guy-confess-dnc-hacks-exchange-delicious-us-dollars
Russia Insider is a pro-Kremlin / anti-West website.
Yeah it takes time to find enough people willing to lie I guess.
Both Dershowitz and Tribe are well-respected legal minds, but I think you'll find a lot more experts lining up with Tribe on this one. That the president can fire Comey, and did so, doesn't make it kosher, nor does it make Dershowitz correct.
Nixon fired Cox. Robert Bork thought it was legal, the DC District Court didn't. The Congress and the people thought it was an egregious abuse of power, and were well on the way to impeaching him for it (and a couple other things) when he resigned. Are you saying you don't see any similarities here?
Eastreef Reply #673 on: Yesterday at 06:32:46 PM The president not only has complete authority to fire the Director of the FBI, but the president does not have to give any reason on why he fired the Director. http://www.waygook.org/index.php/topic,104010.660.html?PHPSESSID=epbu2osluv12ooma2e28rqimg1
Please read more carefully…
Eastreef Reply #675 on: Yesterday at 07:00:58 PM »Please, before you bring up Watergate, please read what Nixon was actually being accused of doing during impeachment hearings. http://www.waygook.org/index.php/topic,104010.660.html?PHPSESSID=epbu2osluv12ooma2e28rqimg1
U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson had appointed Cox in May, after promising the House Judiciary Committee that he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the events surrounding the break-in of the Democratic National Committee's offices at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 1972. The appointment was created as a career reserved position in the Justice department, meaning it came under the authority of the attorney general who could only remove the special prosecutor "for cause", e.g., gross improprieties or malfeasance in office. Richardson had, in his confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate, promised not to use his authority to dismiss the Watergate special prosecutor, unless for cause.Nevertheless, having been brought to the White House by limousine and sworn in as acting attorney general, Bork wrote the letter firing Cox[5] – and the Saturday Night Massacre was complete.[6]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre
Eastreef Reply #673 on: Yesterday at 06:32:46 PM http://www.waygook.org/index.php/topic,104010.660.html?PHPSESSID=epbu2osluv12ooma2e28rqimg1Now, it does appear that once an Independent Counsel is appointed to investigate whether a crime has been committed by a member of the executive branch that the president has no or very limited power to direct what the independent counsel may or may not do, but Comey was not an independent counsel. This is why all presidents do not like independent counsels because the president has no control over them like they do over Executive Branch people that the president appoints. Mueller has now been appointed as an independent counsel.QuoteHeld. No. The Court of Appeals, which invalidated the Act, is reversed.There’s no separation of powers problem with regard to the Act because the statute (1) appropriately puts the removal power in the hands of the Executive Branch: an independent counsel may only be removed by the Attorney General for good cause and (2) does not impermissibly interfere with the functions of the Executive Branch.http://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/constitutional-law/constitutional-law-keyed-to-stone/the-distribution-of-national-powers/morrison-v-olson-2/2/https://lawfareblog.com/view-supreme-court-alan-dershowitz-wrong-about-powers-president
I am well aware the GOP establishment did not want Trump, but once they got him, they had to support him. They didn't have many cogent arguments, I'll grant you, but one thing that was often said was that given his history he was uniquely positioned to "fix" Washington.
Eastreef Reply #679 on: Yesterday at 07:18:40 PM »http://www.waygook.org/index.php/topic,104010.660.html?PHPSESSID=epbu2osluv12ooma2e28rqimg1BTW, the GOP establishment did not support or want Trump to be president. They still don't. You really want me to supply all the links of what the GOP said and what they tried to do to stop Trump from getting the nomination? Although I am not a Republican or Democrat, I did follow both primary campaigns, and watched the debates.
Romney and McCain to Make Case for GOP, But Not Its Nomineehttp://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-election-day/romney-mccain-make-case-gop-not-its-nominee-n677346However, Romney and McCain aren't the only other former GOP presidential standard bearers to steer of Trump, with the exception of 1996 nominee Bob Dole, every other living nominee for president (i.e. former Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush) have declined to support the party's choice for 2016. Eastreef comment: It is accepted political doctrine that a GOP presidential candidate cannot win the presidency without winning Ohio. I wonder how Trump won Ohio?Kasich on Trump: 'I just can't do it' By Nick Gass 06/16/2016 06:42 AM EDThttp://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/john-kasich-no-trump-endorsement-yet-224409Kasich is the fourth Republican governor to declare that he will likely not support his party’s presidential nominee, along with Larry Hogan in Maryland, Rick Snyder in Michigan and Charlie Baker in Massachusetts.John Kasich stands by pledge not to vote for TrumpSusan Miller , USA TODAY Published Published 8:19 p.m. ET Oct. 31, 2016 | Updated 9:07 a.m. ET Nov. 1, 2016https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/10/31/kasich-vows-not-to-vote-for-trump/93092170/Republican John Kasich is a man of his word.The Ohio governor, who has pledged not to vote for GOP nominee Donald Trump, voted by absentee ballot Monday and wrote in Sen. John McCain, Kasich spokesman Chris Schrimpf confirmed to The Cincinnati Enquirer.Eastreef Comment: BTW, you can read comments these people’s made about Trump at the links.Which Republicans Oppose Donald Trump? A Cheat SheetNOV 6, 2016HTTPS://WWW.THEATLANTIC.COM/POLITICS/ARCHIVE/2016/11/WHERE-REPUBLICANS-STAND-ON-DONALD-TRUMP-A-CHEAT-SHEET/481449/Here is the list of Republicans who are not supporting TrumpDavid M Jackson , USA TODAY Published 11:46 a.m. ET Oct. 8, 2016 | Updated 6:20 p.m. ET Oct. 9, 2016https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/10/08/donald-trump-debate-mike-crapo-mike-lee-barbara-comstock/91784714/Alabama Gov. Robert BentleyWest Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore CapitoMaine Sen. Susan CollinsIdaho Sen. Mike CrapoSouth Dakota Gov. Dennis DaugaardArizona Sen. Jeff FlakeNebraska Sen. Deb FischerColorado Sen. Cory GardnerTennessee Gov. Bill HaslamUtah Gov. Gary HerbertColin Powell Jeb BushKarl Rove: UNDECIDEDThe former George W. Bush strategist and current Wall Street Journal columnist and PAC boss has called Trump “a complete idiot” who is “graceless and divisive.” (Trump, in turn, has asked, “Is he not the dumbest human being on earth?”) But The New York Times reports the two men met in May. (June 3, 2016)Larry Pressler: NAYA moderate and former three-term senator from South Dakota, Pressler has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. (June 14, 2016)Norm Coleman: NAYThe former Minnesota senator wrote in a March 3 column that he will not support the Republican nominee. “I won't vote for Donald Trump because of who he isn't. He isn't a Republican.Sally Bradshaw: NAYBradshaw, a longtime operative and aid to Jeb Bush, was an author of the GOP’s post-2012 “autopsy” report. Now she says she’s not even a member of the party. “Ultimately, I could not abide the hateful rhetoric of Donald Trump and his complete lack of principles and conservative philosophy. I didn’t make this decision lightly,” she told CNN. She said if Florida looks close, she will vote for Hillary Clinton in order to defeat Trump. (August 1, 2016)Marc Racicot: NAYRacicot, a confidant of former President George W. Bush who chaired the RNC from 2001 to 2003, tells Bloomberg, “I cannot and will not support Donald Trump for president.” (August 3, 2016)Vin Weber: NAYA former Minnesota congressman who helped Newt Gingrich bring the Republican Party to power and is now a lobbyist, Weber has ruled out Trump. “I won't vote for Trump,” he told CNBC. “I can't imagine I'd remain a Republican if he becomes president.” (August 3, 2016)Gordon Humphrey: NAYThe former U.S. senator from New Hampshire says he cannot vote for Trump, calling him “a sociopath, without a conscience or feelings of guilt, shame or remorse.” Humphrey told NBC he may reluctantly vote for Hillary Clinton, but only if it’s a close contest. (August 4, 2016)Chris Shays: NAYA longtime moderate Republican U.S. representative from Connecticut who lost his seat in 2008, Shays has endorsed Hillary Clinton. “I think many Republicans know Donald Trump could cause great damage to our country and the world at large, and still plan to vote for him. But not me,” Shays wrote for CNN. He said he backs Clinton not reluctantly but with “strong conviction.” (August 10, 2016)Mike Murphy: NAYMurphy, a veteran Republican who ran Jeb Bush’s failed campaign for president, has been an outspoken Trump critic. Following the first presidential debate, Murphy said only Clinton was “ready” to serve:John Warner: NAYWarner, the longtime Virginia senator and former secretary of the Navy, is endorsing Clinton. Warner, a World War II veteran who is still considered popular in Virginia, was always willing to buck his own party, sometimes voting against Republican leaders and endorsing Democrat Mark Warner (no relation) as his successor, but his backing should give Clinton a boost in Virginia. (September 28, 2016)William Milliken: NAYMilliken, a Republican who was Michigan’s longest-serving governor, holding office from 1969 to 1983, has crossed party lines to endorse Hillary Clinton over Trump. “Because I feel so strongly about our nation's future, I will be joining the growing list of former and present government officials in casting my vote for Hillary Clinton for president in 2016,” he said. As the Detroit Free Press notes, this isn’t Milliken’s first time endorsing a Democrat, but it could help sway votes in a swing state. (August 8, 2016)Mickey Edwards: NAYEdwards, who represented Oklahoma in the U.S. House, chaired the American Conservative Union, and helped found the Heritage Foundation, has been critical of Trump for some time. In August, he signed a letter asking the Republican Party to divert money from the presidential race to down-ballot races to save GOP control of Congress, and he helped circulate a letter from retired members of Congress deeming Trump unacceptable. (October 6, 2016)Christine Todd Whitman: NAYThe former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the EPA under George W. Bush is backing Hillary Clinton. “A Hillary presidency promises more of the Obama failed policies, but she would at least walk into the oval office ready to govern,” she wrote in a column. “She would be a steady hand on the nuclear code and she demonstrated a willingness to work across the aisle when she was in the senate.” (October 7, 2016)Michael Steele: NAYThe former RNC chair and lieutenant governor of Maryland told an audience at a dinner honoring Mother Jones (seriously), “I was damn near puking during the debates,” adding that Trump had “captured that racist underbelly, that frustration, that angry underbelly of American life and gave voice to that.” He says he will not vote for Trump or Clinton. (October 21, 2016)Mel Martinez: NAYThe former RNC chair and Florida senator says he won’t vote for Trump. “I would not vote for Trump, clearly,” he told The Wall Street Journal. “If there is any, any, any other choice, a living, breathing person with a pulse, I would be there.” (February 29, 2016)Ken Mehlman: NAYThe former RNC chair wrote on Facebook that he was #NeverTrump. (May 12, 2016)
Quote from: eastreef on June 11, 2017, 04:23:16 pmQuote from: Mr C on June 10, 2017, 10:16:25 pmBTW, how's that secret plan for defeating ISIS working out?We’ll see if this “tabloid” report turns out to be true.QuoteISIS leader Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi 'killed in Syrian air strike'Reports from Syria suggest the leader of ISIS Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike on SaturdayBYNATALIE EVANS• 01:40, 11 JUN 2017• UPDATED08:01, 11 JUN 2017http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/isis-leader-killed-strike-syria-10602577The leader of Islamic State has been killed in an air strike in Syria, according to unverified reports in Syrian state media.Claims suggest the leader of ISIS Abu Bkr al-Baghdadi was killed in an air strike on Saturday. So the "secret plan" is to continue air strikes, exactly what the previous administration was doing?
Isis chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'killed' in Raqqa Julian Kossoff,International Business Times 15 hours ago https://www.yahoo.com/news/isis-chief-abu-bakr-al-133239614.htmlThe leader of Isis has been reportedly killed as Kurdish-led anti-Isis forces, backed by US firepower, begin the final assault on Raqqa, in Syria.According to reports from Syrian state TV, the world's most wanted terrorist, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is said to have been killed on Saturday when he was caught in a heavy artillery barrage on Raqqa, the de facto capital of Isis, though the reports are yet to be verified.This isn't the first time that the extremist leader, who has a $25m bounty on his head, has been reported dead, so the news has been met with scepticism. The terrorist organisation's media arm Amaq has not yet confirmed the reports.