US Politics January 2019: we are #ready to drop something much, much bigger

not exactly the hague is it

Even if Mueller wrapped up, there will be a cottage industry of investigators, writers and filmmakers pursuing every Trump thread for years.

some of y'all need to reign your expectations WAY the fuck in w/r/t the consequences a rich white man and US president will ever realistically face, there's more at stake than just the reputation of one asshole, after all

Oh cool, this pendulum again.

GOP is going all in on “all the evidence is fake news or heresay” tomorrow

huh i will need to re read the essay- listening to his appearance, i understood the inquiry and barr both to be focusing not on congress’s impeachment authority/obligation, but on the executive branch’s (agency or individual) investigative independence from the president, and its ability to act in any ways at all in tension with the explicit or implicit instruction of potus. to which he seemed to say, to me, only if the head of the jd says there’s a fundamental failure to fulfill duties in support and defense of const or something.

Prediction markets of Trump impeachment by the end of 2019 increased by five percentage points over the past hour pic.twitter.com/YOyMniZQnR

— Hal Singer (@HalSinger) January 18, 2019

That powder’s gonna stay dry until Mueller closes the books

I think there’s something else at work here — it’s been a month of slow drip interesting revelations now leading up to this. The phrasing of the story leads me to two idle guesses:

1) Cohen *could* be buying himself a little insurance against Trump, since the phrasing of the story — Mueller et al had the evidence and then Cohen had to confirm it — is a signal that it doesn’t all rest with him. That odd little story the other day about Cohen having qualms due to Trump’s increasingly bitter attacks on him/his family is potentially suggestive.

2) That said, more likely — in context with earlier leaks this month — is a probably inchoate but determined coterie essentially boxing up Barr or Trump’s implied hopes for him. The more stuff comes out before his confirmation, the more he has to deal with in public — not least due to the House; Schiff has already stated he will investigate further about this report.

Shutdown, Day 27:
State Dept says it can pay workers. For 2 weeks.
Trump cancels Pelosi's trip to Aghanistan.
Trump cancels Davos trip.
Prospect of long-term shutdown sinks in.
No end in sight.
No pretense of negotiation.
https://t.co/ghodzSA1zE

— Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) January 17, 2019

I want to vomit.

think the line you're gonna see a lot tomorrow is "why would you trust a rat like Cohen" and then "how can you trust the PARTISAN FBI!" and "STROZK! PAGE!!! STRSOK!! PAAAAAGE!!!!"

This becomes much harder to do when there's hard evidence, which is what the Buzzfeed article claims.

interesting that the nyt still makes no mention of this

xp remember this presidency started with the admin truthering photos of his inauguration crowd

If you're still having trouble getting your bearings during our perpetual Opposite Day, please note that Mike Pence finds your criticism of his wife taking a job at Hate Academy 'deeply offensive'.

Mike Pence LOL

doesn't sound like a man that is bullshitting

"I am rock solid. My sourcing on this goes beyond the two on the record. It's 100%." - @BuzzFeed reporter @a_cormier_ pic.twitter.com/twL6H7rQGV

— Alli Hedges (@AllisonLHedges) January 18, 2019

good morning!

"we've found prayer rugs out here" FFS!! who needs a dog whistle ? piece of shit

Why would Nancy Pelosi leave the Country with other Democrats on a seven day excursion when 800,000 great people are not getting paid. Also, could somebody please explain to Nancy & her “big donors” in wine country that people working on farms (grapes) will have easy access in!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2019

lmao you just left the country last week

So glad he emphasized that it's (grapes) that tie 'wine country' and 'farms' together

Also, could somebody please explain to Nancy & her “big donors” in wine country that people working on farms (grapes) will have easy access in!

Is he talking about some kind of guest worker program?

No he's saying that he thinks all farming is done by these guys:
https://cdn-image.foodandwine.com/sites/default/files/the-california-raisins-fwx.jpg

sorry for huge

Reading between the incoherent brainfarts, it seems as if he's asserting that only crops enjoyed by snobby liberals are tended by undocumented immigrants. I mean...is he really? Really, now?

https://i.imgur.com/xuiGchS.png

i don't think he's really a vegetable or fruit guy

lol dude is so desperate he just conjured up another scary caravan

He's an expert in farm management because he bought an already functioning vineyard near Charlottesville.

This morning, we learned that the Administration had leaked the commercial travel plans as well.

— Drew Hammill (@Drew_Hammill) January 18, 2019

Democrats and their fucking wine. Real Americans take opioids.

man, when even this choad gets defensive

To be clear: BuzzFeed report says Mueller knew from texts, emails and interviews with Trump organization staff that Trump told Cohen to lie.

Cohen only confirmed it to special counsel. https://t.co/LQ5lQabeW4

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) January 18, 2019

uh if he only stole 10s of thou, he's on some shinebox grift sad low-energy

Kevin Corke, @FoxNews “Don’t forget, Michael Cohen has already been convicted of perjury and fraud, and as recently as this week, the Wall Street Journal has suggested that he may have stolen tens of thousands of dollars....” Lying to reduce his jail time! Watch father-in-law!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2019

is this witness tampering

btw the story w/ Pelosi's flight to Afghanistan is nuts - Trump is directly working for the terrorists

Idk i hear Father-in-law had mixed reviews not sure if i'll watch

According to the NYT story last fall, one of the written questions to Trump from Mueller was, “What communication did you have with Michael D. Cohen, Felix Sater, and others, including foreign nationals, about Russian real estate developments during the campaign?”

— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) January 18, 2019

https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/11819/

NEW: In a shift, Dems will not necessarily wait for Mueller's findings to launch impeachment proceedings, I'm told. Barr's refusal to commit to publicizing Mueller's findings combined w/Trump potentially suborning perjury has created new sense of urgency. https://t.co/RrdSaP6p8i

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) January 18, 2019

it's about time

Chris Murphy last night:

Listen, if Mueller does have multiple sources confirming Trump directed Cohen to lie to Congress, then we need to know this ASAP. Mueller shouldn't end his inquiry, but it's about time for him to show Congress his cards before it's too late for us to act. https://t.co/ekG5VSBS8G

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 18, 2019

lol @ "too late"

god, are things FINALLY coming to a head here?

anyone paying attention has known he was headed toward this outcome. it was obvious before he was even fucking inaugurated.

the fact that the white house won't issue a denial is damning.

i mean, it's obvious this happened regardless, but they don't have any plausible deniability here at all

to be fair they have no idea what they're doing and they're probably all watching tv right now

Trump's calling Hannity

god he's pathetic

"mooooooooooooom!?!"

yup yup yup

idk what "coming to a head" means, there is no removing him from office

"coming to a head" means at least one political party at least makes it clear that this joker deserves to be thrown out of office ASAP, even if the other party won't allow it to happen

yep