Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

Didn't Pence tell Trump he thought he should fire Comey? I guess that in and of itself doesn't make him an accessory, unless he knew the intent was to stifle the Russia thing?

PRESIDENT NANCY

jfc that's horrifying in a whole nother way

Of note:

Source close to Comey on why he didn't report to Congress about that convo w/Trump in which he asked him to stop the Flynn investigation:
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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 16, 2017

“Because it wasn’t a very successful effort and he thought he’d pushed back on it. ..
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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 16, 2017

"He was very sensitive to how difficult this was going to be to work with this president; he also thought he could do it.”
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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 16, 2017

Pence is only where he is bc trump picked him. It would be idiotic for him to stay on.

lol what if proceedings begin > Dems win House in 2018 > Trump and Pence both impeached = PRESIDENT NANCY

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:23 PM (twenty-five seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is the ultimate argument for the GOP to cut bait immediately.

heh

President Nancy would be a dream compared to any of the Republican goons.

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Disheartening Line of Succession

1 Vice President Mike Pence (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R)
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch (R)
4 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R)
5 Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin (R)
6 Secretary of Defense James Mattis (I)
7 Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R)
8 Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke (R)
9 Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue (R)
10 Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (R)
11 Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta (R)
12 Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price (R)
13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson (R)
– Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (R) Not a natural-born citizen, ineligible for the Presidency.
14 Secretary of Energy Rick Perry (R)
15 Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (R)
16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin (I)
17 Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly (I)

or Trump gets impeached, fires Pence and appoints ... Eric Trump!

Comey and team are flooding the zone. Over at Politico

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/16/trump-comey-flynn-shutdown-238467

"It's very rich in detail and hopefully it will come out soon,” the friend of Comey, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told POLITICO. "There are other memos about his meetings too. He wrote down every word Trump said to him as soon as he could."

I assume Pence will resign too.

haha no way. they'd have to drag him out of there. which, fuck, they just might.

President Ryan would suck but I don't imagine a shamed Republican Party will be able to advance their agenda.

they'd keep trucking on like nothing happened (as long as they have a majority). those guys do not give a fuck. and Ryan would be "clean".

During the election someone mentioned Trump's little known identical twin brother "Ronald"

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Disheartening Line of Succession

jesus goddamn christ that is a fucking horror show

Grasp any straw in the wind...

An emerging, consistent line coming from Trump defenders outside admin tonight: Trump’s comments to Comey don’t constitute a “request”

— Will Rahn (@willrahn) May 16, 2017

Haha

or Trump gets impeached, fires Pence and appoints ... Eric Trump!

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:30 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ wld have to be ratified by both houses but... WHY NOT!? xp

As of 7:15 pm - there is still no lid at the White House.

— Joshua Hoyos (@JoshuaHoyos) May 16, 2017

Lid meaning:

@Bristy @maggieNYT When the WH press office tells the press that there won't be anymore news for the day - essentially the you can go home for the night

— Joshua Hoyos (@JoshuaHoyos) May 16, 2017

So like who is the source of these leaks? Did Comey greenlight them himself?

the best case scenario is Trump serves the full term imo

Seeing more and more folks (Amash, etc.) saying Comey needs to testify in open session. Which...is exactly what Comey wants.

http://www.outrightgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sexy-picard.jpg comey, as i imagine him at this moment ^

Simon, no

I assume Pence will resign too. He was shown to have been untruthful about what he knew about Flynn.

President Ryan would suck but I don't imagine a shamed Republican Party will be able to advance their agenda.

why would you assume any of this? no one is resigning without being forced out. you think mitch mcconnell cares that you think he's a hypocrite? neither do any of these other dudes

Ryan would actually be the wettest dream for GOP POTUS

assuming the repubs hold the line no matter what - which is looking pretty likely, given how good they are at it - I see nothing good coming from President Ryan or Pence, whereas the sheer shame of 4 years of Trump would help to more effectively tarnish the repub brand for a long time. plus it trashes the sanctity of the office and other commonly held assumptions about "electability" or whatever which is also good and helpful imo

the best case scenario is Trump serves the full term imo

agreed, but let me add: while no one on the supreme courts passes away.

Mookie is correct this gang is incapable of shame

I feel like impeachment and possible criminal charges would cement the shame in the minds of thickheaded Trump supporters

once again, as Shakey said, this gang (and i include the die hards Trump voters), is incapable of shame.

There is a line we just need to find it

yeah, I think the best we can hope for is that Ryan, McConnell et al are tainted by their shocking inaction in the face of all this

GOP should hit reset. The media will bend over backwards to rehabilitate these fucking scumbags in time for 2018.

BTW, keep this in mind re AHCA

Rs must pass a bill by mid-June before reconciliation window opens again in October. Means Senate and House must reckon a bill in two weeks. https://t.co/QDBq5HgRFA

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) May 16, 2017

Getting rid of Trump just gives them grounds for that reset.

There is a line we just need to find it

lol

Otm

x3

White House sources say Trump is cursing up a storm - ranting and raving. Yelling at staffers & using the "F" word. He's losing it tonight.

— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) May 16, 2017

the best case scenario is Trump serves the full term imo

Only if there are no crises involving the possibility of war, nukes etc in the next 4 years. And how likely is that

What a lovely image!

Trump supporter Bill Bennett on Fox News: "If you looked at Mother Theresa under a microscope you would see germs and bacteria."

— Steve Peoples (@sppeoples) May 16, 2017

Trey Gowdy: he's bold.

Trey Gowdy wants to see the memo and wants to see Comey testify. "We're a long ways from a conviction," he says.

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) May 16, 2017

Only if there are no crises involving the possibility of war, nukes etc in the next 4 years. And how likely is that

Name a non-warmonger American president

Meanwhile

NEW: Admin officials on #ComeyMemo: Trump is 'completely fucked.' https://t.co/Oo2025Rj9n pic.twitter.com/MrwwOhfGnf

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) May 16, 2017

idiot in my timeline will scream FAKE NEWS but this is how senior Trump officials are venting to @lachlan / me rn https://t.co/vJnfGwWLud

— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) May 16, 2017

we already know what the line is and it's the edwin edwards boundary

i mean *trump* might resign just because he's having so very much not-fun. but pence and ryan and sessions have *plans*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgzssDOTMXs

Bill Bennett finally finding common ground with Christopher Hitchens.