Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

someone is literally going to die because of this

probably true! but probably not Americans and most likely Muslims so y'know who gives a shit amirite

How in the world does something like that get leaked? Aren't there just a finite number of people in the room with him when he's having these meetings?

for what it's worth, i think that mike pence is as much of a shit show as donald trump and just because (unlike trump) he has a coherent agenda doesn't mean that he will be able to accomplish his aims any more effectively than trump. especially considering a) an impeachment trial if started later this year would likely last well throughout 2018, casting a shadow over the mid-terms, and b) a GOP that just impeached its own president would be reeling, not in any position to make the sweeping changes that the administration surely would like to make

according to current and former U.S. officials

According to former U.S. officials? Why would someone tell them, since they clearly weren't there? I wonder if this means something bad or wrong already happened because of his leak. How else would it get out?

I see impeachment chatter on twitter from the crankiest cranks of the left, berniebros, Sarah Silverman's celeberal crew etc.

― Οὖτις, Monday, May 15, 2017 4:41 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

manifestly untrue, far left twitter doesn't seem to care that much about impeachment

How in the world does something like that get leaked? Aren't there just a finite number of people in the room with him when he's having these meetings?

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, May 15, 2017 4:42 PM (forty seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I imagine somebody in the room briefed the intelligence community, saying "hey guys, the russians know *x piece of information* now because trump couldn't keep his mouth shut," and that someone in the IC leaked the leak (as it were)

it's leak-ception

I think there's truth to what goole is saying.

But i also don't think a trump impeachment would consolidate consensus neoliberalism. I think it might fatally damage the Republicans -- if Trump is really impeached, even convicted of some kind of criminal misconduct, the idea that his horribleness is "fake news" would collapse -- creating some sort of unpredictable effect, maybe opening a space for the left as dems can no longer blame Republican opposition for their shittiness.

Sanders/Clinton was a productive battle of ideas in the end. It's the Republicans who keep us suspended in uselesness and lunacy

a) an impeachment trial if started later this year would likely last well throughout 2018, casting a shadow over the mid-terms, and b) a GOP that just impeached its own president would be reeling, not in any position to make the sweeping changes that the administration surely would like to make

― meekseeks mill (voodoo chili), Monday, May 15, 2017 4:43 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

would tend to agree with this -- an actually successful impeachment or resignation would cast such a pall over the GOP that i doubt that they'd get much support in the midterms

i know this is selfish, but i want mike pence to be president because i want to live

manifestly untrue, far left twitter doesn't seem to care that much about impeachment

this thread has a real problem w the line-drawing on the left, the fact that these sorts of fractures get re-litigated on a near daily basis here is sad. when I say crankiest of cranks on the left I was referring to personal friends who were all Bernie-stans re-tweeting Louise Mensch or whatever (Sarah Silverman is not a friend of mine but I do follow her cuz sometimes she is funny)

xp

Fun!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/trump-highly-classified-information-russians

Two US officials who were briefed on Trump’s disclosures last week confirmed to BuzzFeed News the veracity of the Post report, with one official noting that “it’s far worse than what has already been reported.”

One of the officials said the Senate Intelligence Committee was also briefed on Trump’s disclosures.

Sanders/Clinton was a productive battle of ideas

lol wut

i know this is selfish, but i want mike pence to be president because i want to live

Tsk, such minor details.

Nothing is going to fatally damage the Republican Party because there is no opposition party that is organized enough with large enough coffers to bankroll its candidates in elections to take its place. I will change my tune if Libertarian candidates receive measurably more support in the midterm election but until that happens, Republicans are going nowhere.

One two three!

Dianne Feinstein exits Senate subway and is surrounded by reporters. "Oh my goodness. What's happened?" (She hasn't seen the WaPo story.)

— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) May 15, 2017

I wonder how many GOP senators will say they're troubled before calling for more information.

— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) May 15, 2017

Lindsey Graham tells us the WaPo report is "troubling" if true. I ask him if it's only troubling. "Yeah, because I don't know if it's true."

— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) May 15, 2017

cannot WAIT for some unhinged tweeting from trump tomorrow morning, though

yeah he's just gonna bitch about the leaks THE LEAK WHY AM I SO LEAKY

true

who leaked this? can't have been many people in the room?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/trump-highly-classified-information-russians?utm_term=.wnJe6Vlv4#.xyOpJNLxY

'Two US officials who were briefed on Trump’s disclosures last week confirmed to BuzzFeed News the veracity of the Post report, with one official noting that “it’s far worse than what has already been reported.”'

McCain just saw WP: "We certainly don't want any president to leak classified information but the president does have the right to do that."

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) May 15, 2017

mavericky

xxpost That alone may tell you something.

That is truly the strangest statement from McCain.

military man respectful of the org chart or just spineless

(the latter)

I think it might fatally damage the Republicans

did 2010 and 2014 teach you nothing? "Fatally" is an adverb you never want to use about the GOP's political opportunities unless it refers to how the party regards gays, blacks, and Muslims.

Remember that John McCain is not a smart man.

if you're waiting for John McCain to be up in arms over this, you'll be waiting a long time.

golf clap

well, he can't raise his arms

yes that's the joke

rainierwolfcastle.gif

You don't say

McMaster just walked by gaggle of press outside Sean's office: "This is the last place in the world I want to be...I'm leaving."

— Justin Sink (@justinsink) May 15, 2017

*ba-dum-tish*

Donald Trump concealed classified information from the Russian government, with few exceptions.

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 15, 2017

Ex-CIA officer to me on WaPo bombshell: "Whoever gave us the intel won't next time."

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) May 15, 2017

maybe Trump accidentally leaked the leak

yes that's the joke

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, May 15, 2017 6:04 PM

you did see how quickly we posted, or did McCain's arms block your sight?

I'd kinda say that a president's 'right' to leak classified information ends where the consequences of his leaking it will result in material damage to American lives and well-being. There's this thing called due process of the law which is supposed to supersede a president's authority. We don't need no stinking monarchy.

Per that point

Likely this was leaked because an operation was just blown by POTUS or US spooks don't want to be on the hook for when Russia derails it.

— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) May 15, 2017

Of interest

Told my listeners I'll wait 48hrs on the Trump-Russia intel story to see if this too gets retracted. But I know one of the sources. Credible

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) May 15, 2017

someone is literally going to die because of this

Thousands of people

Every tweet. Every goddamn tweet of his predicts a future lined with his own fuck-ups. He's like a time traveler failing to warn himself. pic.twitter.com/tXFsdSWrkD

— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) May 15, 2017

a right-wing supreme court (thanks obama & senate dems)

lol okay, really placing the blame where it belongs there eh

― Οὖτις, Monday, May 15, 2017 4:38 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what do we have now? a supposedly "destroyed" senate and a right-winger in scalia's spot

what could we have had, a year ago? the same "destroyed" senate and a liberal in scalia's spot.

mcconnell dared the democrats to do something against truly unprecedented blocking of constitutional process, and they backed down.

democrats made their stand against gorsuch (admirable) and mcconnell duly nuked the place and here we are.

yes i'm more mad at democrats for this turn of events because i expect maximum bullshit from the GOP always, and dems appear to have learned nothing from the last 8 years, or were happy not to learn because they have other goals in mind than mine.

Trump likes to show off his office toys.This is the intel equivalent of Trump showing ppl Shaq's shoe at Trump Tower https://t.co/kLIlZrKtVj

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 15, 2017

(not knowing the ins and outs of senate procedure -- i'm assuming schumer could have wielded whatever powers mcconnell just did)

so you think Reid should've foreseen Scalia's death more than 2 years in advance, nuked the filibuster, waited for Scalia to die, and then pushed through Gorsuch w 51 votes?

yeah that makes sense

i'm assuming schumer could have wielded whatever powers mcconnell just did

go get your fuckin shine box

and then pushed through Gorsuch w 51 votes?

sorry I meant Garland here

lol i'm forgetting some important numbers here aren't i