Sally Yates

[THE KOD]

In fact, discrimination against black people has been a pattern throughout Trump?s career

Workers at Trump?s casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, have accused him of racism over the years. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission fined the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino $200,000 in 1992 because managers would remove African-American card dealers at the request of a certain big-spending gambler. A state appeals court upheld the fine.

The first-person account of at least one black Trump casino employee in Atlantic City suggests the racist practices were consistent with Trump?s personal behavior toward black workers.

?When Donald and Ivana came to the casino, the bosses would order all the black people off the floor,? Kip Brown, a former employee at Trump?s Castle, told The New Yorker for a 2015 article. ?It was the eighties, I was a teen-ager, but I remember it: they put us all in the back.?:SIB

Trump allegedly disparaged his black casino employees as ?lazy? in vividly bigoted terms, according to a 1991 book by John O?Donnell, a former president of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.

?And isn?t it funny. I?ve got black accountants at Trump Castle and Trump Plaza. Black guys counting my money! I hate it,? O?Donnell recalled Trump saying. ?The only kind of people I want counting my money are short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.?

?I think the guy is lazy,? Trump said of a black employee, according to O?Donnell. ?And it?s probably not his fault because laziness is a trait in blacks. It really is, I believe that. It?s not anything they can control.?

Trump told an interviewer in 1997 that ?the stuff O?Donnell wrote about me is probably true,? but in 1999 accused O?Donnell of having fabricated the quotes.

Trump has also faced charges of reneging on commitments to hire black people. In 1996, 20 African-Americans in Indiana sued Trump for failing to honor a promise to hire mostly minority workers for a riverboat casino on Lake Michigan.

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this is all you need to know about Trump and his lifelong prejudice issues

 

[THE KOD]

AMMAN, Aug 20, Reuters - President Donald Trump has a made a decision on the United States? strategy for Afghanistan after a ?sufficiently rigorous? review process, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday.

However, Mattis did not provide details on when the White House would make an announcement or what the decision was on Afghanistan, where fighting still rages more than 15 years after U.S. forces invaded and overthrew a Taliban government.

Soon after taking office in January, the Trump administration began a review of U.S. policy on Afghanistan, which has expanded into a broader South Asia review.

?I am very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous and did not go in with a pre-set position,? Mattis told reporters traveling with him aboard a military aircraft to Jordan. ?The president has made a decision. As he said, he wants to be the one to announce it to the American people.?

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you dont have to tell us on national tv


we already know what your new policy is on Afghanastan


America is going to win. We will kill them all. America will send 20,000 troops in immediately and many more bombing missions.

Pump in another trillion of Americas money into the deep pit of nothing.

So a 15 yr war will turn into 30 and America will still be in the same spot with the Talibans not defeated.

Neo cons love war. Crank it up and make their friends richer.

\
pity really

 

[THE KOD]

Steve Bannon?s exit from the Trump administration was reportedly carefully orchestrated for weeks, but The New York Times reports that he was ousted from his post as White House chief strategist following his bizarre, surprising interview with The American Prospect, a progressive publication.

The Times report, which includes new details about Bannon?s removal, also sheds light on his relationship with President Donald Trump?s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.

?Mr. Bannon openly complained to White House colleagues that he resented how Ms. Trump would try to undo some of the major policy initiatives that he and Mr. Trump agreed were important to the president?s economic nationalist agenda, like withdrawing from the Paris climate accords,? the Times? Jeremy W. Peters and Maggie Haberman reported.

Bannon referred to the couple by their so-called celebrity nickname behind their backs, they reported.

?Mr. Bannon made little secret of the fact that he believed ?Javanka,? as he referred to the couple behind their backs, had na?ve political instincts and were going to alienate Mr. Trump?s core coalition of white working-class voters,? according to Peters and Haberman.

Bannon, who returned to Breitbart News on Friday, has said he can more easily push the president?s nationalist agenda from outside the White House. Reports have also surfaced suggesting that the former chief strategist plans to seek revenge on Kushner ― he, along with Ivanka Trump, reportedly had a hand in Bannon?s removal.
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Javanka :mj07::mj07:


damn Bannon hated them two

 

[THE KOD]

Trump to escalate afghanistan war .


lets face it


Unlimited troops will now be sent there. The Generals love wars

 

[THE KOD]

h Olbermann reviewed recent reports that indicated special counsel Robert Mueller may be nearing the end of his investigation into Russia?s meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.

And with the closing of Mueller?s investigation may come the resignation of President Donald J. Trump, the commentator predicted.

?For a while now, I have thought the Trump presidency would end suddenly,? the former MSNBC host said on his most recent episode of the GQ series ?The Resistance.?

Olbermann added, ?I have been anticipating that Trump?s last day in office will dawn like all the others, and then around dinner time it will suddenly break that he is about to resign.?

Why Olbermann believes Trump?s supposed resignation will come about at the end of Mueller?s investigation has to do with recent reports about the president?s former campaign chief Paul Manafort.
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


its not Russian collusion that will bring TRump down

its money laundering in the washing machine. :scared

 

[Jaxx]

Just stupid.

 

[Skulnik]

I think Keith Olbermann, AKA KeithBlowsthemen, would suck Barry Soetoro off on a Paid for View event.

JMHO

FWIW

 

[THE KOD]

North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast. The launches on Friday build on growing tensions between the U.S. and the isolated nation in recent weeks.


South Korea?s military notes the projectiles flew more than 150 miles, and added it was still analyzing the development, according to Yonhap.

North Korea?s state-run KCNA news agency said the country had conducted a ?target-striking contest? on Saturday morning local time under the direction of Kim, according to a translation of a news release, although it was unclear if the contest was related to the day?s military test.

The launches come days after the U.S. and South Korea began the 10-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian military exercises, an annual joint military drill the two countries have held in some form for more than half a century. While the simulated war exercise is intended to help establish defense techniques for a potential attack, North Korea views the drills as confrontational.

As the exercises commenced on Monday, North Korea once again denounced U.S. President Donald Trump, who had promised ?fire and fury? earlier this month if Pyongyang threatened the United States.

Trump?s aggressive remarks came in response to a report that Pyongyang recently managed to miniaturize a nuclear warhead, a crucial step in its efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a nuclear warhead that could reach the United States.

North Korea has ramped up its nuclear and missile development programs in recent months. Since February, Kim Jong Un has test-fired 18 missiles in 12 tests, compared to 24 missiles through all of last year. The leader has fired more tests than both his father and grandfather combined, CNN reported, and has finessed the technology of their weapons with each launch.

While Kim warned after Trump?s incendiary comments that North Korea may fire a missile at the U.S. territory of Guam, he appeared to back down from that threat last week. South Korean President Moon Jae-in emphasized that same day that the U.S. would not take any military action on the Korean peninsula without Seoul?s consent.

The South Korean military warned late last month that another missile test from its northern neighbor may be imminent after satellite imagery showed a high level of activity at North Korea?s nuclear test site.

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America is so weak under Trump


This lunatic is playing America like Opie

 

[THE KOD]

As Joseph Arpaio?s federal case headed toward trial this past spring, President Trump wanted to act to help the former Arizona county sheriff who had become a campaign-trail companion and a partner in their crusade against illegal immigration.

The president asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions whether it would be possible for the government to drop the criminal case against Arpaio, but was advised that would be inappropriate, according to three people with knowledge of the conversation.:0074

After talking with Sessions, Trump decided to let the case go to trial, and if Arpaio was convicted, he could grant clemency.

So the president waited, all the while planning to issue a pardon if Arpaio was found in contempt of court for defying a federal judge?s order to stop detaining people merely because he suspected them of being undocumented immigrants. Trump was, in the words of one associate, ?gung-ho about it.?

?We knew the president wanted to do this for some time now and had worked to prepare for whenever the moment may come,? said one White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the action.

Responding to questions about Trump?s conversation with Sessions, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, ?It?s only natural the president would have a discussion with administration lawyers about legal matters. This case would be no different.?

The Justice Department declined to comment.

Trump?s decision to issue his first pardon Friday evening for Arpaio was the culmination of a five-year political friendship with roots in the ?birther? movement to undermine President Barack Obama. In an extraordinary exercise of presidential power, Trump bypassed the traditional review process to ensure that Arpaio, who was convicted of contempt of court, would face no time in prison.

Trump?s pardon, issued without consulting the Justice Department, raised a storm of protest over the weekend, including from some fellow Republicans, and threatens to become a stain on this president?s legacy. His effort to see if the case could be dropped showed a troubling disregard for the traditional wall between the White House and the Justice Department, and taken together with similar actions could undermine respect for the rule of law, experts said. :facepalm:

Arpaio faced up to six months in prison and was due to be sentenced in October. During his 23 years as Maricopa County sheriff, Arpaio was a lightening rod, in part because of his aggressive crackdown on illegal immigrants. He also was accused of racial profiling, failure to investigate sex crimes, poor treatment of prisoners and other instances of police misconduct.

Trump?s spring inquiry about intervening in Arpaio?s case is consistent with his attempt to interfere with the federal investigation of Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser. Trump also made separate appeals in March to Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats and National Security Agency Director Michael S. Rogers to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.:0074

Trump?s pardon of Arpaio ?was his backhand way of doing what he wanted to do at the front end,? said Robert Bauer, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration. ?He just wanted to kill the prosecution off. He couldn?t do it the one way, so he ended up doing it the other way. This is just another vivid demonstration of how far removed from an appropriate exercise of the pardon power this was.?

Presidents can set law enforcement priorities, but they are expected to steer clear of involvement in specific cases to avoid the perception of politicizing the impartial administration of justice.
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Trump is dirty

America is weak.

the justice dept bows down on its knees to the Trumpet

pity really

 

[Skulnik]

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[Skulnik]

As Joseph Arpaio?s federal case headed toward trial this past spring, President Trump wanted to act to help the former Arizona county sheriff who had become a campaign-trail companion and a partner in their crusade against illegal immigration.

The president asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions whether it would be possible for the government to drop the criminal case against Arpaio, but was advised that would be inappropriate, according to three people with knowledge of the conversation.:0074

After talking with Sessions, Trump decided to let the case go to trial, and if Arpaio was convicted, he could grant clemency.

So the president waited, all the while planning to issue a pardon if Arpaio was found in contempt of court for defying a federal judge?s order to stop detaining people merely because he suspected them of being undocumented immigrants. Trump was, in the words of one associate, ?gung-ho about it.?

?We knew the president wanted to do this for some time now and had worked to prepare for whenever the moment may come,? said one White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the action.

Responding to questions about Trump?s conversation with Sessions, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, ?It?s only natural the president would have a discussion with administration lawyers about legal matters. This case would be no different.?

The Justice Department declined to comment.

Trump?s decision to issue his first pardon Friday evening for Arpaio was the culmination of a five-year political friendship with roots in the ?birther? movement to undermine President Barack Obama. In an extraordinary exercise of presidential power, Trump bypassed the traditional review process to ensure that Arpaio, who was convicted of contempt of court, would face no time in prison.

Trump?s pardon, issued without consulting the Justice Department, raised a storm of protest over the weekend, including from some fellow Republicans, and threatens to become a stain on this president?s legacy. His effort to see if the case could be dropped showed a troubling disregard for the traditional wall between the White House and the Justice Department, and taken together with similar actions could undermine respect for the rule of law, experts said. :facepalm:

Arpaio faced up to six months in prison and was due to be sentenced in October. During his 23 years as Maricopa County sheriff, Arpaio was a lightening rod, in part because of his aggressive crackdown on illegal immigrants. He also was accused of racial profiling, failure to investigate sex crimes, poor treatment of prisoners and other instances of police misconduct.

Trump?s spring inquiry about intervening in Arpaio?s case is consistent with his attempt to interfere with the federal investigation of Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser. Trump also made separate appeals in March to Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats and National Security Agency Director Michael S. Rogers to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.:0074

Trump?s pardon of Arpaio ?was his backhand way of doing what he wanted to do at the front end,? said Robert Bauer, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration. ?He just wanted to kill the prosecution off. He couldn?t do it the one way, so he ended up doing it the other way. This is just another vivid demonstration of how far removed from an appropriate exercise of the pardon power this was.?

Presidents can set law enforcement priorities, but they are expected to steer clear of involvement in specific cases to avoid the perception of politicizing the impartial administration of justice.
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Trump is dirty

America is weak.

the justice dept bows down on its knees to the Trumpet

pity really

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:toast:

 

[THE KOD]

Eric Shaffer @LordShaffy

So Trump, in a rare, RARE moment of political slyness, pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio while everyone is distracted with Hurricane Harvey.
8:08 PM - Aug 25, 2017
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what a shit stain

 

[THE KOD]

REPUBLICAN lawmakers have seen the Trump disaster coming for a while now. They simply have no clue what to do about it.

A couple of months ago ? before we learned that Donald Trump Jr. wanted to spend quality time with people he believed represented the Russian government, before the president publicly humiliated his attorney general and was abandoned by top business executives, before he claimed ?some very fine people? were marching in Charlottesville, Va., alongside neo-Nazis and white supremacists ? a Republican member of Congress I spoke with called the president a ?child king,? a ?self-pitying fool.?

Even then, the words that came to mind when some congressional Republicans described the president were ?incompetent? and ?unfit.? There were concerns about his emotional stability. ?There?s now a realization this isn?t going to change,? one top Republican aide on Capitol Hill said.


The political problem facing Republicans is that Mr. Trump?s presidency is a wreck. His agenda is dead in the water. A special counsel is overseeing an investigation of his campaign. The West Wing is dysfunctional. And President Trump is deeply unpopular with most Americans.

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insane miserabla

 

[Jaxx]

North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast. The launches on Friday build on growing tensions between the U.S. and the isolated nation in recent weeks.


South Korea?s military notes the projectiles flew more than 150 miles, and added it was still analyzing the development, according to Yonhap.

North Korea?s state-run KCNA news agency said the country had conducted a ?target-striking contest? on Saturday morning local time under the direction of Kim, according to a translation of a news release, although it was unclear if the contest was related to the day?s military test.

The launches come days after the U.S. and South Korea began the 10-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian military exercises, an annual joint military drill the two countries have held in some form for more than half a century. While the simulated war exercise is intended to help establish defense techniques for a potential attack, North Korea views the drills as confrontational.

As the exercises commenced on Monday, North Korea once again denounced U.S. President Donald Trump, who had promised ?fire and fury? earlier this month if Pyongyang threatened the United States.

Trump?s aggressive remarks came in response to a report that Pyongyang recently managed to miniaturize a nuclear warhead, a crucial step in its efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a nuclear warhead that could reach the United States.

North Korea has ramped up its nuclear and missile development programs in recent months. Since February, Kim Jong Un has test-fired 18 missiles in 12 tests, compared to 24 missiles through all of last year. The leader has fired more tests than both his father and grandfather combined, CNN reported, and has finessed the technology of their weapons with each launch.

While Kim warned after Trump?s incendiary comments that North Korea may fire a missile at the U.S. territory of Guam, he appeared to back down from that threat last week. South Korean President Moon Jae-in emphasized that same day that the U.S. would not take any military action on the Korean peninsula without Seoul?s consent.

The South Korean military warned late last month that another missile test from its northern neighbor may be imminent after satellite imagery showed a high level of activity at North Korea?s nuclear test site.

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America is so weak under Trump


This lunatic is playing America like Opie

WRONG!

Obama gutted this nation. Clinton let N. Korea become a nuclear power.

Trump trying to Make America Great Again. With no help

 

[THE KOD]

WRONG!

Obama gutted this nation. Clinton let N. Korea become a nuclear power.

Trump trying to Make America Great Again. With no help

Trump is destroying the Constitution


and not a peep from the GOP

 

[Jaxx]

REPUBLICAN lawmakers have seen the Trump disaster coming for a while now. They simply have no clue what to do about it.

A couple of months ago ? before we learned that Donald Trump Jr. wanted to spend quality time with people he believed represented the Russian government, before the president publicly humiliated his attorney general and was abandoned by top business executives, before he claimed ?some very fine people? were marching in Charlottesville, Va., alongside neo-Nazis and white supremacists ? a Republican member of Congress I spoke with called the president a ?child king,? a ?self-pitying fool.?

Even then, the words that came to mind when some congressional Republicans described the president were ?incompetent? and ?unfit.? There were concerns about his emotional stability. ?There?s now a realization this isn?t going to change,? one top Republican aide on Capitol Hill said.


The political problem facing Republicans is that Mr. Trump?s presidency is a wreck. His agenda is dead in the water. A special counsel is overseeing an investigation of his campaign. The West Wing is dysfunctional. And President Trump is deeply unpopular with most Americans.

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insane miserabla

The russian narrative is dead. The special counsel is a ruse to take the investigation where ever it wants to go. Dems been trying to dig up dirt on Trump for a year. Nothing. Do you understand the people you want to back are the deep state? globalist? satinist? Pedophiles? Unreal

:facepalm:

 

[Skulnik]

WRONG!

Obama gutted this nation. Clinton let N. Korea become a nuclear power.

Trump trying to Make America Great Again. With no help

 

[THE KOD]

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio during a Category 4 hurricane, saying, ?I assumed the ratings would be far higher.?

Asked about the Friday night pardon at a joint news conference, Trump praised Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt after facing accusations of racial profiling and who ran an infamously brutal ?Tent City? jail.

?He?s done a great job for the people of Arizona,? Trump said. ?He?s strong on borders and strong on illegal immigration. He is loved in Arizona, and I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly.?


When asked about the rationale for the pardon, which did not pass through the usual pardon process, Trump engaged in whataboutism, bringing up other controversial presidential pardons, such as President Bill Clinton?s pardon of billionaire oil trader Marc Rich. He also referred to President Barack Obama?s commutation of the sentence of Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning. (Obama did not pardon Manning, despite Trump?s claim that he ?perhaps? pardoned her.)

Trump also claimed ?a lot of people think it was the right thing to do,? despite facing widespread criticism for the pardon, including from House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
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deeper and deeper


it will be a short fall from here.

 

[REFLOG]

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

The russian narrative is dead. The special counsel is a ruse to take the investigation where ever it wants to go. Dems been trying to dig up dirt on Trump for a year. Nothing. Do you understand the people you want to back are the deep state? globalist? satinist? Pedophiles? Unreal

:facepalm:

I'm sure that's a popular sentiment in your echo chamber.