Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

But does Russioan displeasure have its finger on in the President?

Fixed.

I think Russia's displeasure is mostly about how the president has yet to permit the third finger

"finger"

David Roberts finally typed up his twttier thread and expanded into a proper form(this is the Theory of Mind one):

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/12/15621140/interpret-trump

It's pretty good.

"twitter thread expanded upon" -> Vox link is a great way to get me to never read something

the man whose twitter thread expanded

Vox link is a great way to get me to never read something

You remember how Matt Christman said Turnip was effectively an exposed nerve and nothing else? This agrees with and expands upon that.

Is McCabe's turning down of further resources suspect after Comey had apparently sought them?
After the February NY Times undermining story I'd hate to find out he was a stooge to the WH just trying to appear tough.

Also wondered if Schiff was in a position where he could be fired by the President. Though that would probably make guilt look too obvious even for the orange one. Hasn't stopped him before though.

Adam Schiff? The President cannot fire an elected member of congress. Barack Obama would've canned Mitch McConnell long ago if that were possible.

Also wondered if Schiff was in a position where he could be fired by the President.

Lol

That is removed from the Committee on Intelligence or forced out of it. Presumably coercion is a crime in itself.
Maybe it was those puppy eyes of his but I just wondered if he was vulnerable. Seems to be doing an ok job despite adversity.

Again, he can't be forced out. I'd imagine even GOP colleagues would mind.

I need to find out more about the election to and deselection from that committee. Would like to know how an obstructive member would be removed etc.

@DougHenwood
This is some low-rent shit: “Republican governors to meet at Trump National Doral resort near Miami”

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2017/05/republican-governors-to-meet-at-trump-national-doral-resort-near-miami.html

I think Nancy Pelosi is the one who can 'fire' Schiff.

Note the meeting rooms: Ivanka A, B, C.

Yes, congressional caucus leaders make committee assignments. Even so, appointments are made for the duration of congressional sessions,and seniority is v important so I'm not sure a leader can just unilaterally remove a member, much less a ranking member, from a committee in the middle of a session.

tl, dr: no one's firing schiff

Yet more Mike Allen fun

https://www.axios.com/scoop-trump-irked-at-cabinet-and-staff-mulls-sweeping-shake-up-2407137307.html

But with a wise caveat

One note of caution: Trump often talks about firing people when things go south and does not follow through on it. So it's possible these conversations are his way of venting, and seeking reassurance.

Which I believe more than anything else.

Yes, congressional caucus leaders make committee assignments. Even so, appointments are made for the duration of congressional sessions,and seniority is v important so I'm not sure a leader can just unilaterally remove a member, much less a ranking member, from a committee in the middle of a session.

tl, dr: no one's firing schiff

― Οὖτις, 14. maj 2017 16:43 (twenty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I thought I remembered Boehner doing this to one of the Freedom Caucus guys, and I seems to be Tim Huelskamp from Kansas who got removed from the Agriculture Committee and then lost renomination a few years later. Just a funny little anecdote.

But no, no one is firing Schiff.

that's a repbulican acting to remove another republican from a committee. Democrats don't have any reason to remove Schiff, the most senior democrat on the committee.

Of course, a limiting factor on Schiff's influence is the fact that Devin Nunes and committee republicans have final say over the direction they want to take in terms of investigations.

we'll see what happens with these rumors

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/has-a-sealed-indictment-been-issued-against-president-trump/

am seeing a lot of "well she was right once about X"

taking a shotgun blast approach to accusations does not equal journalism

— ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) May 14, 2017

FISC can't issue indictments—only a grand jury can. The House has the power of impeachment, which has nothing to do w any indictment. https://t.co/P7OWhsjoRy

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 14, 2017

am seeing a lot of "well she was right once about X"

taking a shotgun blast approach to accusations does not equal journalism

— ಠ_ಠ (@MikeIsaac) May 14, 2017

Mensch's blog today is impressive in that it packed more basic civics errors into two paragraphs than I saw when teaching 9th grade history.

— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 14, 2017

I have issued a FISA warrant to cover my bar tab

— Stefan Becket (@becket) May 14, 2017

Tom DeLonge is on the case, everyone

Claude Taylor clarified:

Sealed indictments out of Eastern District of Virginia-under Dana Boente. Trump, Manafort and Flynn-among others under sealed indictment.

I don't know enough about Claude Taylor to believe or disbelieve him, but Louise Mensch co-signing on this is enough to make me very skeptical.

yeah this guy seems like a real winner

This is an "actual attorney" attacking me by name after having blocked me. This is a violation of TOS. PLEASE REPORT pic.twitter.com/sjmOJKLmH5

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 14, 2017

god these credulous idiots

yeah yeah, Kos, I know, but and all of this needs to be taken with a grain of salt but it's fun to think about

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/14/1662148/-Does-the-DOJ-have-a-sealed-indictment-issued-against-Trump-to-jumpstart-his-Impeachment

Maybe though

This thread

This will convict Ryan on RICO charges; as I have also exclusively reported this week, a RICO case exists against the GOP as a body.

I like that "exclusively". It seems to perfectly sum up the delusive element at play here.

These blog posts are like the Fyre Fest of political rumors

But i want it to be true

It would be cool if the left didn't validate the right's "FAKE NEWS" rhetoric

I hear that Trump has already fired himself as president. People are talking, yuuuuuge people.

re: "the left," I've only noticed libs credulously RTing this stuff

wish instead of firing himself he'd just immolate.
But I think the discomfort might not last long enough.

I'm not interested in parsing nametags

Xl

guys i heard trump is going to "break up the big banks"

is it impolitic to remark that however unbelievable lefty conspiracy theories are about sealed indictments may be, it's even more unbelievable that sergey kislyak was just in the oval office (just after they attacked the french election, and the president fired the fbi director), and the only reason we know that is because the russian press was allowed in, while our own press wasn't? there's a difference between delusion and enthusiasm, no? our national conversation isn't a battle between rational positions so much as a high school lunch room food fight. this still resonates i think

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/320907-dems-worry-too-much-about-upsetting-others-that-needs

These blog posts are like the Fyre Fest of political rumors

Let's just impeach him, and be legends, man!

there's a difference between delusion and enthusiasm, no?

one may easily be enthusiastic and delusional at the same time. manic episodes are notorious for combining these two elements.

the UK is taking solid steps to harness both -- free beer for voting!

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/you-can-free-beer-just-13032955

An interesting Twitter thread about how foreign travel may affect a cranky 70-year-old man addicted to sycophancy and routine:

So Trump is going on extended foreign travel this week. Some travel context that may influence what happens during his trip:

— Loren D Schulman (@LorenRaeDeJ) May 13, 2017

"Note the meeting rooms: Ivanka A, B, C."

Not a surprise, it just looks like after all these years of trying, Trump has finally found a way to spend some time inside Ivanka.

Gross

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Can they really not hire a new FBI agent without the Democrats?

No idea whether this is true or not (or whether it's been posted already--not following this thread closely lately), but it reminds me of a line in All the President's Men when Bernstein questions a staffer: "The White House was real paranoid about Teddy Kennedy."

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t427/sayhey1/penny_zps13cwuddj.jpg