Trump Presses Supreme Court Chief Justice For Action On Russia Dossier
Source: Huffington Post
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice should tell the head of a national security court to question FBI and Justice Department officials about their use of a so-called Russia dossier as part of a collusion probe.
Trump singled out Justice Department official Bruce Ohr in a message on Twitter apparently quoting a Fox News analyst. Ohr is linked to the dossier of allegations of possible collusion between Trumps campaign and Russia.
The dossier was compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele in work partly financed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Republican critics of the dossier have focused heavily on its DNC ties and U.S. surveillance of Trump associates.
Read more: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-bruce-ohr_us_5b879a1ee4b0162f471fa020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=__TheMorningEmail__083018&utm_content=__TheMorningEmail__083018+CID_1a456d6da510098b0bb0b1119477c1f6&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Reuters&ncid=newsltushpmgnews__TheMorningEmail__083018
So now Trump figures the Chief Justice of SCOTUS works for him and Trump can tell the Chief Justice to order lower court justices to do what Trump wants them to do.
nature-lover
(1,452 posts)blue neen
(12,306 posts)Lashing out in all directions!
C_U_L8R
(44,891 posts)but I expect it will be a non-answer of some kind...
if there is any response at all. Perhaps the Chief Justice
knows to ignore the troll.
tableturner
(1,676 posts)steve2470
(37,456 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts),Sir The Potus doesn't tell me what to do or not do!
paleotn
(17,778 posts)Bettie
(15,997 posts)And Alito too most likely.
getagrip_already
(14,237 posts)are in regular touch with trump. He likely calls them weekly.
There is almost certainly coordination in one way or another on a lot of topics. Improper to be sure, but undoubdedtly happening regularly.
The tweet was for his base, not the chief justice.
mountain grammy
(26,568 posts)but in this bizarro world, nothing is off limits. I don't see much integrity in Roberts or the other conservatives on the court.
Botany
(70,288 posts)So the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS should tell the head of the NSA to question
members of the DoJ?
BTW nothing in the Steele Dossier has been proven wrong so far.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-russia-dossier-true-proven-929839
WHATS TRUE IN TRUMP-RUSSIA DOSSIER? KEY PARTS PROVED OVER LAST YEAR
Revelation: The U.S. intelligence apparatus concluded that Russia interfered in 2016s election in a report released in January 2017. Though Steeles name is not mentioned in that report, it does back up his reporting that Russia was actively interfering in the election process.
Dossier Claim: Russia Had Dirt on Clinton and DNC
Revelation: Much of the dossier is devoted not only to Trump but to Russiasspecifically Putinsdistaste for former Secretary of State Clinton. Putin motivated by fear and hatred of Hillary Clinton, one line of the dossier reads. Another line said: The two sides had a mutual interest in defeating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, whom President Putin apparently both hated and feared.
Steele later cites one source as stating Russia that was behind the leak of hacked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails to WikiLeaks.
The U.S. intelligence community confirmed not only that Russia had tried to meddle in the election but that it was the source of the hacked DNC emails released by WikiLeaks.
Dossier Claim: Putin Was in Charge
Revelation: On the very first page of the dossier, Steele explains that the election meddling was endorsed by Putin and that the effort was both supported and directed by him. The U.S. intelligence report reached the same conclusion, writing that Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the presidential election. According to Steeles sources, Putin and Russia had been cultivating Trump for at least 5 years.
rest at link
FBaggins
(26,695 posts)(Assuming, of course, that there WAS a reason to speak to them - which he hasn't established)
The FISA court justices are appointed by the Chief Justice without any confirmation process or other oversight. He's pretty much the only one who CAN tell them something.
enough
(13,235 posts)Not clear why that would be.
deminks
(11,006 posts)louis c
(8,652 posts)"Look over there".
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,786 posts)Plus gaslighting plus basic propaganda: the more times he uses a phrase like "fake dossier" or "witch hunt", the more his base get entrenched and the more wobbly low-info people get sucked in. More or less. These days, even he has worn out his message.
paleotn
(17,778 posts)but dropped it when the orange shithead was about to become the nominee? Seems I remember something along those lines. Facts. They're pesky aren't they.
elfin
(6,262 posts)I think a right-wing newspaper helped fund the Fusion GPS work and it looked as if it was on behalf of Jeb Bush. But when Jeb dropped out, the Clinton campaign took it over.
Odd how everything written about it says it was started by the Dems. Wonder how that happened?? Oh yeah, repeat a lie often enough and a fake fact becomes "truth."
LenaBaby61
(6,965 posts)It doesn't help either to see Dems sitting there like bumps on pickles, not even trying to correct that lie when its bought up during interviews
As soon as I read this line, "The dossier was compiled by former British spy Christopher Steele in work partly financed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC)." I thought, "What the hell??"
I thought HuffPo was left leaning...
dchill
(38,320 posts)Guess you don't work for the Constitution anymore.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)can type up all the paperwork for Trumps daily malfeasance on a daily basis.
Hard working people.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,786 posts)McCain did the honorable thing and gave the USA a gift.
Ohr did his duty.
tRump has no idea of honor or duty.
paulrevere2018
(15 posts)that he knew in advance that the Russians had dirt on HRC had nothing to do with it.
JaneQPublic
(7,113 posts)maxrandb
(15,188 posts)fuck Jill Stein and all 3rd Party voters
Doodley
(8,976 posts)dlk
(11,432 posts)This includes John Roberts.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)including TV Networks, Newspapers, local Govt's, and Corporations.
riversedge
(69,713 posts)Should be: Once again, #Trump makes a FOOL of himself.
AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)magicarpet
(13,935 posts)Everyone serves at the pleasure of the King and the Royal Family.