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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#275626: Mar 25th 2019 at 10:40:54 AM

through his taxes,so you think it could a similar deal with Trump?Were he not president I'd be inclined to agree,but as he's president that's not going to be problem

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Soban Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
#275627: Mar 25th 2019 at 10:48:34 AM

When you get to be as wealthy as Trump is, then you have very complicated tax returns. I don't doubt that there would be some irregularities in there even if Trump was an Angel. He's not an angel so...

Edited by Soban on Mar 25th 2019 at 1:50:22 PM

Ludlow Since: Apr, 2013
#275628: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:20:05 AM

At this point it just remains to be seen how this will affect Trump's polls. If a significant portion of the current 50% disapproval was because people believed he was a Russian puppet, than this could very well screw us, and 2020 would likely be a Trump victory. On the other hand, if people disapprove of him because of his policies and/or personality, than this whole thing is just a footnote and our chances in 2020 won't be affected at all.

I'm going to be very interested in how 538's approval polls change over the coming weeks.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#275629: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:28:39 AM

A huge chunk of Trump's disapproval is based on policy and personality; hence why party affiliation is a near perfect predictor of Trump approval.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#275630: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:30:19 AM

The Democrats in 2018 didn't run on Trump or Russiagate, and they did very well. I don't think the possibility of Russian collusion is a major reason for people's opposition to Trump, and I certainly don't think collusion possibly being non-existence will significantly buff Trump's position.

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Ludlow Since: Apr, 2013
#275631: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:31:57 AM

[up][up]True, but even something as small as say, Trump gaining 5% more approval, could make could make a huge difference. With the way the electoral college still disadvantages Democrats, we really don't want the President to have anything close to 50-50 approval to disapproval rating.

Edited by Ludlow on Mar 25th 2019 at 11:32:07 AM

BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
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#275632: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:50:15 AM

If Democrats can get enough hard evidence via investigations than they should push to impeach once they can get the narrative to be that Trump has to be impeached.
The problem there is that you have 1/3 of the country who could literally watch Trump kill someone in cold blood, and still not consider him guilty, supported by the closest thing we have to state-sponsored propaganda. So changing the narrative to the point where enough people agree that Trump is guilty will be exceedingly difficult.
if (and this is a big if) he can refrain from saying and doing too much outrageously stupid shit on the campaign trail, I expect him to be reelected, and maybe win the popular vote.
It doesn't matter what stupid shit Trump spews out, he won large chunks of the GOP voter base because of it, not in spite of it.
TL;DR summary of what's going on: the report clears Trump of intentional collaboration, the House is going to be very interested in getting the full details as to why the AG has cleared him of obstructing justice.
I do wonder if the House will find Barr (and/or Sessions) guilty of obstructing justice? Given that neither AG has been particularly eager to prosecute anyone (except Hillary, natch) for anything that happened during the election.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#275634: Mar 25th 2019 at 12:29:18 PM

And then hand that fork over to Pete Buttigieg, becuase he's shot up in the polls.

The latest poll puts Mayor Pete in third place, behind Biden and Sanders.

Edited by Parable on Mar 25th 2019 at 12:29:49 PM

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#275635: Mar 25th 2019 at 12:34:22 PM

I doubt he will sustain that momentum, but its still impressive.

[up][up]That idiot never polled above 1-2% or so, even before he started getting nailed to the wall.

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RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#275636: Mar 25th 2019 at 12:49:46 PM

Oh god, Trump seems to be promising retribution.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#275637: Mar 25th 2019 at 12:51:41 PM

Who is it this time?

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#275639: Mar 25th 2019 at 12:57:47 PM

For reference, Avenetti is primarily accused of trying to extort Nike for $20 million.

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#275640: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:02:01 PM

$25 million, actually. I am not in a position to judge the truth of these cases against Avenatti, but I will say that nothing stated in them shocks me. Despite his representation of Daniels, he always came across to me as a bit "pushy": less of a lawyer and more of a showman.

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DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#275641: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:13:52 PM

[up] From what I've read in other articles about the matter, Daniels isn't suprised by this either.

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wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#275642: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:15:24 PM

He’s a solid example of a “celebrity” lawyer who uses his clients for his own sake, not their best interest.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#275643: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:19:37 PM

And to think that some people (none here, from what I remember) thought that he'd be a useful hatchetman for the Democrats...

What a farce.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#275644: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:19:52 PM

[up][up]So he's getting his just desserts, then?

Edited by HailMuffins on Mar 25th 2019 at 5:20:06 AM

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#275645: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:21:32 PM

[up] I think we should avoid cheering or gravedancing. Avenatti, like all defendants, has the right to a presumption of innocence. That said, if these charges are true, he's scum, and any Democrat who cheered him on just because he was trying to stick it to Trump and Cohen probably has a bit of egg on their faces right now.

Edited by Fighteer on Mar 25th 2019 at 4:21:52 AM

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Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#275646: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:24:33 PM

The only part of this that surprises me is that anyone seriously that Michael Avenatti would be a good Presidential candidate.

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ironballs16 Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Owner of a lonely heart
#275647: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:31:44 PM

[up][up]

I don't think there were many that thought that of him, but you better believe that Fox News will be spinning a far different yarn in that regard.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#275648: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:36:09 PM

I hope Avenatti beats this.

Say what you will about the man but he helped bring down R. Kelly.

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kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#275649: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:38:14 PM

[up]x13 Retribution against who exactly?

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Lost in Space
#275650: Mar 25th 2019 at 1:38:16 PM

[up][up]In the real world, it is possible to do both good deeds and bad deeds, because real people aren't caricatures of moral values. Doing good things doesn't get you off the hook for the bad ones, and doing bad things doesn't erase the good ones.

Edited by Fighteer on Mar 25th 2019 at 4:39:02 AM

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