rosco511 said:
All of this just sad to me as an American, and shows that we (or should I say the Democrats and the republican establishment) might not be better than Venezuela or any other regime that commits acts to deny and prevent democracy.
Is too much schadenfreude bad for you? Like toxic or <gasp> fattening??Quote:
After being labeled tin hat conspiracy theory nuts for the last 8 years, this will be awesome.
Mixed emotions. Ultimately, Trump's lawyers know that Mueller can compel Trump's testimony at some point. Going through the legal wrangling just to delay the inevitable would have very bad optics.FriscoKid said:GCP12 said:
This is a really bad idea. Muller is not interested in justice.
Hmmmmrosco511 said:
All of this is just sad to me as an American, and shows that we (or should I say the Democrats and the republican establishment) might not be better than Venezuela or any other regime that commits acts to deny and prevent democracy.
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"Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America - 1835
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"I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers and it was not there . . . in her fertile fields and boundless forests and it was not there . . . in her rich mines and her vast world commerce and it was not there . . . in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America - 1835
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"Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America - 1835
This last one is pretty spooky. Almost as if it was prescient of today.Quote:
"What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and races ahead of me to ward off all danger, sparing me the need even to think about such things, if that authority, even as it removes the smallest thorns from my path, is also absolute master of my liberty and my life; if it monopolizes vitality and existence to such a degree that when it languishes, everything around it must also languish; when it sleeps, everything must also sleep; and when it dies, everything must also perish?
There are some nations in Europe whose inhabitants think of themselves in a sense as colonists, indifferent to the fate of the place they live in. The greatest changes occur in their country without their cooperation. They are not even aware of precisely what has taken place. They suspect it; they have heard of the event by chance. More than that, they are unconcerned with the fortunes of their village, the safety of their streets, the fate of their church and its vestry. They think that such things have nothing to do with them, that they belong to a powerful stranger called "the government." They enjoy these goods as tenants, without a sense of ownership, and never give a thought to how they might be improved. They are so divorced from their own interests that even when their own security and that of their children is finally compromised, they do not seek to avert the danger themselves but cross their arms and wait for the nation as a whole to come to their aid. Yet as utterly as they sacrifice their own free will, they are no fonder of obedience than anyone else. They submit, it is true, to the whims of a clerk, but no sooner is force removed than they are glad to defy the law as a defeated enemy. Thus one finds them ever wavering between servitude and license.
When a nation has reached this point, it must either change its laws and mores or perish, for the well of public virtue has run dry: in such a place one no longer finds citizens but only subjects."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America - 1835
What if Trump just says "I don't recall" in response to every question and then just walks out with double birds?aggiehawg said:Mixed emotions. Ultimately, Trump's lawyers know that Mueller can compel Trump's testimony at some point. Going through the legal wrangling just to delay the inevitable would have very bad optics.FriscoKid said:GCP12 said:
This is a really bad idea. Muller is not interested in justice.
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
Then his mental fitness gets called out again. The biggest hurdle with Trump is his seeming inability to just answer a question without volunteering more info than needed. His stream of consciousness style of speaking is ill-suited to the interrogation process. But Trump and his lawyers will be afforded an opportunity to amend or clean up his responses once the transcript is printed up.GCP12 said:What if Trump just says "I don't recall" in response to every question and then just walks out with double birds?aggiehawg said:Mixed emotions. Ultimately, Trump's lawyers know that Mueller can compel Trump's testimony at some point. Going through the legal wrangling just to delay the inevitable would have very bad optics.FriscoKid said:GCP12 said:
This is a really bad idea. Muller is not interested in justice.
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
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Five Deep State Agents Plot Anti-Trump Leaks On Secure App
Deep State intelligence operatives are using secret back-channels to plot their moves against President Donald Trump.
Messages on the 'Dark Web' have identified five individuals who routinely hold group chats on the Gliph secure messaging app. In the conversations, the intelligence agents clearly conspire to leak damaging information about the Trump White House.
A 'Dark Web' identity known as FreshCamel told Third Estate News Group that he/she picked up private Gliph conversations between five people that he/she says are intelligence agents. FreshCamel did this by getting into a top FBI official's computer through a Phishing email. FreshCamel says that the five-person group talks for 45 minutes a day about four times per week.
The handles that the Deep State operatives use are: Dooku, Severus, Huck, Roger, and Juules. Other agents are also involved in some conversations, but those are the main five, according to FreshCamel.
Below is a screenshot of one of these conversations, which was held on May 17, the very same day that Robert Mueller was announced as the special investigator in the alleged Trump-Russia collusion case. According to Third Estate News Group, the signifier "RR" stands for Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, while "MF" stands for Michael Flynn. The conversation occurred on the same day that The New York Times ran a story headlined, "Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House," about Flynn's Turkish lobbying work.
If I'm trump, I'd dare Mueller to leak the transcript. Even if he did exactly what I suggest, that's a win for trump.aggiehawg said:Then his mental fitness gets called out again. The biggest hurdle with Trump is his seeming inability to just answer a question without volunteering more info than needed. His stream of consciousness style of speaking is ill-suited to the interrogation process. But Trump and his lawyers will be afforded an opportunity to amend or clean up his responses once the transcript is printed up.GCP12 said:What if Trump just says "I don't recall" in response to every question and then just walks out with double birds?aggiehawg said:Mixed emotions. Ultimately, Trump's lawyers know that Mueller can compel Trump's testimony at some point. Going through the legal wrangling just to delay the inevitable would have very bad optics.FriscoKid said:GCP12 said:
This is a really bad idea. Muller is not interested in justice.
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
We'll see how fast that transcript is leaked. Then we'll know for certain whether Mueller is a man of his word or not.
aggiehawg said:
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?425836-1/president-concerned-transition-team-surveillanceGCP12 said:
I'll let those more knowledgeable on this stuff comment on what last refuge means here..
GCP12 said:If I'm trump, I'd dare Mueller to leak the transcript. Even if he did exactly what I suggest, that's a win for trump.aggiehawg said:Then his mental fitness gets called out again. The biggest hurdle with Trump is his seeming inability to just answer a question without volunteering more info than needed. His stream of consciousness style of speaking is ill-suited to the interrogation process. But Trump and his lawyers will be afforded an opportunity to amend or clean up his responses once the transcript is printed up.GCP12 said:What if Trump just says "I don't recall" in response to every question and then just walks out with double birds?aggiehawg said:Mixed emotions. Ultimately, Trump's lawyers know that Mueller can compel Trump's testimony at some point. Going through the legal wrangling just to delay the inevitable would have very bad optics.FriscoKid said:GCP12 said:
This is a really bad idea. Muller is not interested in justice.
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
We'll see how fast that transcript is leaked. Then we'll know for certain whether Mueller is a man of his word or not.
TexAgsAnon said:
God bless Admiral Rogers.
Not disputing that Mueller is playing hardball. Ruthless and relentless. What I was saying is if he gives his word to the President of the United States that he has accepted the parameters of the questioning in the interview.CrazyDayDuck said:aggiehawg said:
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
Mueller has already shown his ass by:
1) Hiring Weismann
2) Having an early Saturday morning no-knock raid at Manafort's home
3) Threatening Flynn with prosecution of his son
A person would have to be a gullible fool or a liberal to think Mueller was a man of honor.
Iimey = Steele? This was before Steele was exposed. Interestingdrcrinum said:
I normally wouldn't post something such as below because it originated from an obscure site, but considering: 1) Senator Johnson talking about a secret society holding meetings off-site, and 2) IG Horowitz monitoring small group scheming meetings since 2016....I decided to press 'Go'....so here it is (from May 29, 2017):
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/five-deep-state-agents-plot-anti-trump-leaks-secure-app/Quote:
Five Deep State Agents Plot Anti-Trump Leaks On Secure App
Deep State intelligence operatives are using secret back-channels to plot their moves against President Donald Trump.
Messages on the 'Dark Web' have identified five individuals who routinely hold group chats on the Gliph secure messaging app. In the conversations, the intelligence agents clearly conspire to leak damaging information about the Trump White House.
A 'Dark Web' identity known as FreshCamel told Third Estate News Group that he/she picked up private Gliph conversations between five people that he/she says are intelligence agents. FreshCamel did this by getting into a top FBI official's computer through a Phishing email. FreshCamel says that the five-person group talks for 45 minutes a day about four times per week.
The handles that the Deep State operatives use are: Dooku, Severus, Huck, Roger, and Juules. Other agents are also involved in some conversations, but those are the main five, according to FreshCamel.
Below is a screenshot of one of these conversations, which was held on May 17, the very same day that Robert Mueller was announced as the special investigator in the alleged Trump-Russia collusion case. According to Third Estate News Group, the signifier "RR" stands for Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, while "MF" stands for Michael Flynn. The conversation occurred on the same day that The New York Times ran a story headlined, "Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House," about Flynn's Turkish lobbying work.
I assume intercepting and reading Gliph messages would be child's play for the CIA.
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Also implies the FBI was in on the deal in May, not July as we have been led to believe.captkirk said:drcrinum said:
Iimey = Steele? This was before Steele was exposed. Interesting
aggiehawg said:Not disputing that Mueller is playing hardball. Ruthless and relentless. What I was saying is if he gives his word to the President of the United States that he has accepted the parameters of the questioning in the interview.CrazyDayDuck said:aggiehawg said:
Agree to it under specific guidelines and wait to see if Mueller shows his ass or is a man of integrity.
Mueller has already shown his ass by:
1) Hiring Weismann
2) Having an early Saturday morning no-knock raid at Manafort's home
3) Threatening Flynn with prosecution of his son
A person would have to be a gullible fool or a liberal to think Mueller was a man of honor.
Entirely different matter to lie to the President in that fashion, even if you think he's a POS.
Good point. Lends credence to the fact they were feeding him infodrcrinum said:Also implies the FBI was in on the deal in May, not July as we have been led to believe.captkirk said:drcrinum said:
Iimey = Steele? This was before Steele was exposed. Interesting