All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!(Part II)

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Now that makes me wonder if there's an email from or recording of a phone conversation with Trump. Anything short of that opens the door for plausible deniability.

My money's on the latter. I can't envision Trump firing off emails when he can thrill to the sound of his own voice on a phone.

[PaulBullion]

Wait, Republicans would excuse rape as having not actually been that big of a deal as part of a plan to orchestrate overturning Roe v. Wade?

WOW. That is so not like them.

It gets worse:

Chruck Grassley just released a letter of 65 women (possibly all named Helen) stating that Kavanaugh never raped them.

They knew. There is no way they could have gotten this letter signed within a few hours. They knew, and they kept pushing for his nomination anyway.

[BeastieRunner]

It gets worse:

Chruck Grassley just released a letter of 65 women (possibly all named Helen) stating that Kavanaugh never raped them.

They knew. There is no way they could have gotten this letter signed within a few hours. They knew, and they kept pushing for his nomination anyway.

The Handmaiden protests are all the more apropos then.

[worstblogever]

It gets worse:

Chruck Grassley just released a letter of 65 women (possibly all named Helen) stating that Kavanaugh never raped them.

They knew. There is no way they could have gotten this letter signed within a few hours. They knew, and they kept pushing for his nomination anyway.

Grassley: "Now, now, let's be fair. He doesn't rape ALL the women, therefore, he's good enough for the highest court in the land."

F***ing seriously, Chuck? I know you're senile, but goddamn.

[Handsome men don't lose fights]

Sooo, I'm reading about Paul Manafort's plea and a commentator pointed out that with Manafort's assest seizure, the investigators have accumulated $46,000,000 against a $16,000,000 budget. Hunting Trump is actually generating money for the tax payers! Who knew?

[aja_christopher]

Sooo, I'm reading about Paul Manafort's plea and a commentator pointed out that with Manafort's assest seizure, the investigators have accumulated $46,000,000 against a $16,000,000 budget. Hunting Trump is actually generating money for the tax payers! Who knew?

If they seize the entire Trump family's assets then maybe it will cover his golf trips.

[PaulBullion]

If they seize the entire Trump family's assets then maybe it will cover his golf trips.

Not if they have to seize their debt, too.

[BeastieRunner]

Not if they have to seize their debt, too.

They could forgive the debt.

[numberthirty]

On this Kavanaugh accusation...

From an NPR piece I read this afternoon...

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/14/64786...ng-high-school

Kavanaugh Denies Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct During High School

...

NPR has not independently confirmed the contents of the letter, which the woman reportedly sent to her representative, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., after Kavanaugh was nominated to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. The letter was also shared with Feinstein in July.

...

Questions swirled on Thursday when Feinstein declined to explain what information she was provided about Kavanaugh that she decided to share with authorities. Sources told NPR that the California senator felt pressure to put something out publicly after a report indicated she had not briefed fellow members of the panel on a document. Democrats were concerned that if they failed to pass along any information about the allegation, they would be accused of a cover-up.

Shortly after Feinstein's statement was released, White House spokesperson Kerri Kupec criticized the timing.

"Throughout his confirmation process, Judge Kavanaugh has had 65 meetings with senators—including with Senator Feinstein—sat through over 30 hours of testimony, addressed over 2,000 questions in a public setting and additional questions in a confidential session. Not until the eve of his confirmation has Sen. Feinstein or anyone raised the specter of new 'information' about him," Kupec said.

On Friday Feinstein's spokesman issued a statement that didn't detail the contents of the letter, but acknowledged it was about a claim of sexual misconduct.

"Senator Feinstein was given information about Judge Kavanaugh through a third party. The Senator took these allegations seriously and believed they should be public. However, the woman in question made it clear she did not want this information to be public. It is critical in matters of sexual misconduct to protect the identity of the victim when they wish to remain anonymous, and the senator did so in this case," the spokesman said.

[numberthirty]

So, it looks like Feinstein was aware of this back in July and she didn't mention it during the confirmation hearings?

While I can see wanting to keep the woman's name out of it, how is that going to happen now?

[PaulBullion]

They could forgive the debt.

How does that even work: If the assets are actually all owned by Deutsche Bank and various Russian banks, could the government seize them?

[PaulBullion]

So, it looks like Feinstein was aware of this back in July and she didn't mention it during the confirmation hearings?

While I can see wanting to keep the woman's name out of it, how is that going to happen now?

Of course this would be your takeaway from this, the Glenn Greenwald view of things.

[numberthirty]

Of course this would be your takeaway from this, the Glenn Greenwald view of things.

Look, she is right about it being serious enough that the public should have known.

There is no real way to do that and leave the woman involved out of it completely.

[numberthirty]

Well, looks like Bill Daley is going to run for Mayor of Chicago.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...914-story.html

Bill Daley, who replaced Emanuel as Obama's chief of staff, running for Chicago mayor

[BeastieRunner]

How does that even work: If the assets are actually all owned by Deutsche Bank and various Russian banks, could the government seize them?

I'm talking about the domestic debt.

Doubtful the foreign dept is forgiven.

But if Trump didn't pay taxes like everyone else that has been found out to be a witch, then I guess it won't matter.