All Things Trump: Is it over yet?

[Seabass]

I'm sure they're all members of the radical far left Democrat party...

MORE THAN 300 NATIONAL SECURITY PROFESSIONALS COMMEND IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY, EXPRESS ALARM AT THE PRESIDENT’S CONDUCT
https://nationalsecurityaction.org/news ... mpeachment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 300 former national security professionals—many of whom have served administrations of both parties—today issued a public statement commending the Congressional impeachment inquiry and encouraging vigorous efforts to ascertain additional facts and hold President Trump to account, as warranted.

“As national security professionals, many of us have long been concerned with President Trump’s actions and their implications for our safety and security. Some of us have spoken out, but many of us have eschewed politics throughout our careers and, as a result, have not weighed in publicly,” the statement began.

The signatories added: “The revelations of recent days, however, demand a response.” They further noted that they “applaud those Members of Congress, including Speaker Pelosi, who have now started us down that necessary path.”

Those who signed the statement include a former Deputy Secretary of State, two former Under Secretaries of State, a former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, several career ambassadors, and other veterans of the Intelligence Community, the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Security Council staff, and other national security and foreign policy Departments and Agencies.

In explaining their reasoning for speaking out, the signatories wrote: “Having worked across administrations of both parties to uphold and advance those national interests, we consider the President’s actions to be a profound national security concern.” They also noted the implications of inaction: “If we fail to speak up—and act—now our foreign policy and national security will officially be on offer to those who can most effectively fulfill the President’s personal prerogatives.

Jeffrey Prescott, Executive Director of National Security Action, offered additional context on the statement: “In light of these circumstances, we felt that we had no option but to speak out about the national security implications of a President puts his own personal political interests above the national interest. We are gratified to see that so many former national security professionals, veterans of administrations of both parties, joined us in this effort.”

The full statement and list of signatories is below, and can be viewed or downloaded here.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Just substitute 'sharia' for 'Catholic' in the phrase 'Catholic law', sit back and enjoy the fireworks. As it is, not a peep out of the freedom-loving peoples of the republic.

'DOJ Sticks Its Nose in Lawsuit Against Archdiocese That Fired Gay Teacher – And Urges Court to Rule Against Him'

Bill Barr’s Dept. of Justice is spreading its tentacles far and wide. While it has every legal right to do so, most might not expect the federal government to weigh in on a case filed in a state court, even a state superior court. And yet, it has.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana and the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division have filed a “Statement of Interest” telling the Indiana Superior Court it should rule against a teacher who is suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis for firing him because he is gay and married to a man.

“The Archdiocese determined that, consistent with its interpretation of Church teachings, a school within its diocesan boundaries cannot identify as Catholic and simultaneously employ a teacher in a public, same-sex marriage,” the DOJ’s statement reads. “Many may lament the Archdiocese’s determination. But the First Amendment forbids this Court from interfering with the Archdiocese’s right to expressive association, and from second-guessing the Archdiocese’s interpretation and application of Catholic law. For these reasons, this action must be dismissed.”

[Emphasis mine - L'E]

[Brian Peacock]

Filed away for safe keeping

[L'Emmerdeur]

He makes great deals. Many people are saying he makes the best deals ever. Huge deals!

'Trump Meets With NRA on Impeachment Defense'

“President Trump met on Friday with Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the National Rifle Association, to discuss how the NRA could provide financial support for the president’s defense as he faces political headwinds, including impeachment,” the New York Times reports.

“It was not clear whether Mr. Trump asked Mr. LaPierre for his support, or if the idea was pitched by the NRA. But in return for the support, Mr. LaPierre asked that the White House ‘stop the games’ over gun control legislation.”

[Joe]

"Send lawyers, guns, and money!"

[Tero]

The Hill has hired Solomon
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_So ... mmentator)
To write editorials claiming Biden is the crook.

[Tero]

Meanwhile

[Tero]

In the slate piece

[Brian Peacock]

The Hill has hired Solomon

Solomon is cool.

[Joe]

Chris Wallace Clashes With Fox News Colleague Over Trump Defenders’ ‘Deeply Misleading’ Spin on Ukraine

After Wallace spent several minutes laying out just how credible the whistleblower complaint has proven to be so far—and praising him or her for going through proper channels, Smith attempted to point out “major inconsistencies,” echoing White House talking points directly as she claimed there was no “quid pro quo” in the phone call.

“You don’t think that dirt on Joe Biden and Joe Biden’s son is a thing of value?” Wallace asked. As she tried to interrupt him, he continued, “You asked me a question, let me answer it, Sandra.” Wallace said he doesn’t necessarily believe there is a “hot solid case” for the president to be impeached, “but what is clear from reading the complaint is that it is a serious allegation” and that “a lot of it has proven to be borne out already.”

“To dismiss this as a political hack,” Wallace said, as Trump and his Fox News loyalists have done, “seems to be to be an effort by the president’s defenders to make nothing out of something, and there is something here.”

“For all of the efforts of a lot of people defending the president to pretend this is nothing, it’s not nothing,” he added. “It’s something.”

So Judge Napolitano and now Chris Wallace aren't sticking with the Fox script.

[Brian Peacock]

For Trump's base FOXNEWS is like the Oracle at Delphi, the font of all truth. All Murdoch is doing is letting Trump know that FOX and his other media outlets could swing away from the president if he chose to. I would imagine a couple more days of that and the president will be called Murdoch personally to secure his support. Mrudoch has bet on the winning side in every US and UK election since the 80s, so one might imagine that if FOX et al drop Trump then Trump is finished. His papers and TV outlets in the UK are also running hot and cold with Johnson at the moment.

[Seabass]

He's a goddamn traitor.

Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn’t concerned about Moscow’s interference in U.S. election
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... story.html
President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election because the United States did the same in other countries, an assertion that prompted alarmed White House officials to limit access to the remarks to an unusually small number of people, according to three former officials with knowledge of the matter.

The comments, which have not been previously reported, were part of a now-infamous meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, in which Trump revealed highly classified information that exposed a source of intelligence on the Islamic State. He also said during the meeting that firing FBI Director James B. Comey the previous day had relieved “great pressure” on him.

A memorandum summarizing the meeting was limited to all but a few officials with the highest security clearances in an attempt to keep the president’s comments from being disclosed publicly, according to the former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

The White House’s classification of records about Trump’s communications with foreign officials is now a central part of the impeachment inquiry launched this week by House Democrats. An intelligence community whistleblower has alleged that the White House placed a record of Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine’s president, in which he offered U.S. assistance investigating his political opponents, into a code-word classified system reserved for the most sensitive intelligence information.

The White House did not provide a comment Friday.

It is not clear whether a memo documenting the May 10, 2017, meeting with Lavrov and Kislyak was placed into that system, but the three former officials said it was restricted to a very small number of people. The White House had recently begun limiting the records of Trump’s calls after remarks he made to the leaders of Mexico and Australia appeared in news reports. The Lavrov memo was restricted to an even smaller group, the former officials said.

A fourth former official, who did not recall the president’s remarks to the Russian officials, said memos were restricted only to people who needed to know their contents.

“It was more about learning how can we restrict this in a way that still informs the policy process and the principals who need to engage with these heads of state,” the fourth former official said.

But the three former officials with knowledge of the remarks said some memos of the president’s communications were kept from people who might ordinarily have access to them. The Lavrov memo fit that description, they said.

White House officials were particularly distressed by Trump’s election remarks because it appeared the president was forgiving Russia for an attack that had been designed to help elect him, the three former officials said. Trump also seemed to invite Russia to interfere in other countries’ elections, they said.

[Seabass]

[Woodbutcher]

Nothing will come of this. Your system is starting to look like the Russian system. Or North Korean. The government can do no wrong!

[Brian Peacock]

Yeah, there's nothing illegal about asking a foreign leader for help. The don't call it an 'international community' for nothing you know.