EffieBlack
EffieBlack's JournalI love Joe Biden and don't have a favorite yet, so I feel comfortable saying
“No, Mr. Vice President. Just no. You to need to fix this. Stop talking and start listening - and not just to people who say they weren’t offended.”
Speaking of white privilege ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/us/college-admissions-scandal-stanford.html?action=click&module=Alert&pgtype=Homepage
A former Stanford University sailing coach accused of taking bribes from a corrupt college consultant was ordered on Wednesday to serve no prison time, becoming the first person sentenced in the nation’s largest-ever college admissions fraud prosecution.
The coach, John Vandemoer, was given a far lighter sentence than prosecutors had sought: a single day in jail — time the judge said had already been served — and six months of home confinement as part of two years of supervised release.
An impeachment inquiry ISN'T the only way for the House to get secret grand jury material, after all
It’s been practically a mantra on DU, in the media, and elsewhere that Democrats MUST start impeachment because that's supposedly the only way for the House to obtain grand jury material.
Well, today, the House is scheduled to vote to authorize the Judiciary Committee Chairman to petition the court to obtain grand jury materials, on the basis that the Judiciary Committee is conducting hearings that are “preliminary” to a judicial proceeding and, therefore, a judge can disclose grand jury materials to them for this purpose. They actually quote the rule’s language in the bill to justify their request to obtain the materials even though an impeachment inquiry hasn’t been opened. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hres430ih/xml/BILLS-116hres430ih.xml
This is exactly the basis described by a DUer who’s tried to push back on the “impeachment’s the only way” fallacy, only to be met with uniformed arguments, hostility, alerts, attacks on her expertise, credibility, motives and even the length of time she’s been on DU.
It’s nice to see her (and others of us who read the law the same way - as it’s written) proven correct, by no less than Chairman Nadler, the Judiciary Committee and the House.
"How come nobody told these stupid motherf#ckers I singlehandedly took down a president?"
A president must threaten bodily harm or engage in other criminality to be shown to have obstructed
justice?
The Committee Dems should get a Medal of Honor for not laughing in that fool’s face.
Trump blasts "Deep State Tailor"
https://twitter.com/Gerald_Weaver_/status/1135694819295186946Trump blasts "deep state tailor" at White House.
"He was appointed by Obama," Trump claims, "like those judges."
Tailor is Trump's personal tailor, and says it was not his fault. "Someone substituted a bib from Red Lobster at the last minute, and gave him Barron's jacket. https://t.co/1qaj25dxFl
BREAKING: Trump transition team member indicted on child pornography charges
https://wapo.st/2HSDAxNA key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.
George Nader, who had a previous criminal record on such charges, was charged in federal court in Virginia, and is expected to make an initial court appearance in New York.
Nader played an unusual role as a kind of liaison between Trump supporters, Middle East leaders, and Russians interested in making contact with the incoming administration in early 2017.
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Nader was convicted 28 years ago of transporting child pornography, a case in which he received a reduced sentence after influential figures argued privately to the court that he was playing a valuable role in national security affairs — trying to free U.S. hostages then held in Lebanon.
Don't buy the lie that Mueller said he believes it's unconstitutional to indict a sitting president
He didn't say that.
He stated clearly and unequivocally that it's DOJ policy that it's unconstitutional to indict a sitting president. He offered nothing of his first view or subject
Claiming he said otherwise is a lie and is, unfortunately, being spread on DU for some reason.
We're being played. Don't fall for it!
What specifically do you expect Mueller to say in his testimony
that would influence or matter to you that would not be communicated in a transcript of his testimony?
Please be specific.
Note: I'm not asking for your opinions about how Mueller's testimony might influence someone else. This is a question directed to each of you. What do you expect that Mueller would say in his testimony that could influence or make a difference to you in any way that wouldn't influence or make a difference to you if you read it in a transcript?
On Day 2 of the Pelosi Mashdown of Trump, we suddenly get inundated with a stream
with a stream of breathless angry diatribes about Mueller's testimony.
I willingly joined in the conversations myself because some of the carrying on seemed so ridiculous and I wanted to counter it ... but now that I think about it, I just find it interesting.
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