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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
If someone goes for a “Would current Do J guidelines have prevented you from charging the President with a crime if you felt he’d committed one” that might work, or even just “did you look into if the president himself committed any crimes and if not why not?”
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranI dunno, I'm kind of with Mueller.
"Every question you ask is answerable by my asking - why haven't you charged him with a crime since that's your call to make?"
They can't ask Mueller if he'd prosecute Trump without answering why they're not.
"I am a cop. You are the DA."
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Jul 23rd 2019 at 3:19:31 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2019/07/23/day-915/
2/ The Trump administration proposed ending food stamp benefits for 3.1 million people by tightening eligibility and automatic enrollment. The current rule allows residents in 43 states to be automatically eligible for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if they receive benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The new rule would require people who receive TANF benefits to pass a review of their income and assets to determine whether they are eligible to receive food from SNAP. Removing 3.1 million people from SNAP would save the federal government about $2.5 billion a year. About 40 million low-income people received SNAP benefits in 2018. (Reuters / Bloomberg / CNN / Washington Post)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-foodstamps-idUSKCN1UI0AH
3/ Trump is on track to add another $1 trillion dollars to the national deficit this year after endorsing the two-year bipartisan budget deal that will raise spending limits by $320 billion and allow the government to keep borrowing money. Republicans say the deal will add too much to the debt while some Democrats are upset that Trump is not prevented from using money from military programs to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Politico / New York Times / Washington Post)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/deficit-don-budget-red-ink-trump-1426696
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/23/us/politics/trump-working-class.html
4/ More than 180 human rights groups and 22 senators demanded that the Trump administration's new Commission on Unalienable Rights be abolished. Letters to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accuse the 10-member commission of being overseen by clergy and scholars "known for extreme positions opposing LGBTQI and reproductive rights," including some who they say have defended "indefensible human rights violations." Pompeo launched the commission earlier this month to, he claimed, "provide fresh thinking" about returning the government's focus to promoting "natural law and natural rights." (NBC News)
5/ Robert Mueller will have one of his aides sit alongside him during his House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. Aaron Zebley will not be under oath or allowed to answer lawmakers' questions directly, but he can privately consult with Mueller if the former special counsel needs assistance or guidance about how to respond during the hearing. It's unclear if Mueller made a similar request to the House Intelligence Committee. (New York Times / ABC News / Washington Post)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/23/nadler-doj-mueller-testimony-1426721
Trump said he might watch a "little bit" of Mueller's public testimony this week. (NBC News)
poll/ 18% of Republicans said they planned to watch Mueller's testimony, 60% said they would not watch, with the rest unsure. 31% of Republicans considered it "very" or "somewhat" important that Mueller was scheduled to testify this week. (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security-idUSKCN1UI1XW
Trump met with Devin Nunes to discuss possible replacements for Director of National Intelligence Dan Coates. Some intelligence officials believe Trump is considering Nunes for an intelligence post. Coates' job security has been up in the air since he contradicted Trump in statements he made about North Korea, Iran, and Syria. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/trump-nunes-intelligence-chiefs-1426698
The Senate confirmed Mark Esper as defense secretary. The Pentagon has been without a permanent leader since Jim Mattis resigned last year over policy disagreements with Trump. (Washington Post / New York Times / Wall Street Journal)
Trump threatened Guatemala with tariffs and other retaliation for backing away from a planned "safe third country" agreement with the U.S., which would have required Central American migrants traveling into Guatemala to claim asylum there instead of elsewhere. Trump warned that his administration would explore imposing a "ban," tariffs, remittance fees or some combination of all three. (Politico / Washington Post)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/23/trump-guatemala-retaliation-immigration-deal-1426722
Trump's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations spent the equivalent of seven months of her 20-month tenure as ambassador to Canada in places where she had homes. Kelly Craft came under fire for her absences from the embassy in Ottawa after Federal Aviation Administration records showed her family plane had made weekly roundtrips to the United States. (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/kelly-craft-ambassador-canada-absence-1426702
The Senate passed a bill to make the 9/11 victims compensation fund permanent. The bill now heads to Trump's desk, where he is expected to sign it. The bill was passed with the support of more than two-thirds of the House and Senate, meaning Congress could override a veto if Trump objected. (ABC News / NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-vote-9-11-first-responders-bill-tuesday-n1032831
The FBI recorded about 90 domestic terrorism arrests in the past nine months and about 100 international terrorism arrests. Most of the domestic terrorism cases involved a racial motive believed to be spurred by white supremacy. (Washington Post)
The lawyers for the "MAGA Bomber" claimed his client was manipulated by Fox News, Trump's tweets, and Facebook. Cesar Sayoc previously pleaded guilty to mailing 16 pipe bombs to Trump's political opponents, news outlets, and other public figures in October. Sayoc watched "Fox News religiously at the gym" and planned his "workout to coincide with Fox and Friends and his evenings to dovetail with Hannity." Sayoc's attorneys added that "a rational observer may have brushed off Trump's tweets as hyperbole, but Mr. Sayoc took them to heart." (Daily Beast / Washington Post / Huff Post)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cesar-sayoc-trump-bombing_n_5d3635b1e4b004b6adb48758?zyn
NAACP calls for Trump impeachment – Members of the NAACP are calling for President Trump's impeachment, the latest effort to push members of Congress to pursue impeachment against the president.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454333-naacp-calls-for-trump-impeachment
Also today is Mueller's testimony to Congress. What's the realistic expectation of what we'll get out of it?
> What's the realistic expectation of what we'll get out of it?
My inner cynic is rattling at the bars of his cage
"NOTHING!" he roars
While in the cage opposite my optimist seems to believe something will happen,nothing Earth shattering for now but something
have a listen and have a link to my discord serverI think we should all stop hoping that this Administration might end earlier / get any kind of legal repercussions.
They aren't above the law, they are outright ignoring it at this point. Sad, but unfortunately reality.
Edited by Forenperser on Jul 24th 2019 at 2:49:04 PM
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianAlso, regarding 2020: Don't be so quick to write Trump off. We also said he didn't have a chance in 2016.
Not talking this guy seriously was a costly mistake we shouldn't repeat.
Edited by Forenperser on Jul 24th 2019 at 2:59:29 PM
Certified: 48.0% West Asian, 6.5% South Asian, 15.8% North/West European, 15.7% English, 7.4% Balkan, 6.6% ScandinavianI don't know if it's desperation per se. They just don't care. They aren't going to take any action against Trump no matter what, so this is just showing off for their voters.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

I'm not entirely sure on that in regards to Mueller. Keep in mind, most people haven't read the Mueller report, let alone the most pertinent parts regarding obstruction of justice. Hearing that live, on-air, from Mueller himself, could sway some of those that pull the "both sides" thing - won't do a damned thing regarding the die-hards, but the independents? That's entirely plausible.
That said, the single biggest thing I hope for is Mueller to openly answer a question to the effect of "Were it not for the DOJ's guidance that a sitting President not be indicted, would you have recommended it in this case?" I doubt he will, as he strikes me as a very By-the-Book Cop, and will therefore decline to respond to that line of questioning, but the hope is still there.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"