Dem Congressman Delivers Devastating Trump Takedown: ‘We Have A Weak President’
Donald Trump spent the entire campaign playing the tough guy card, but after six months in the White House, there is not a soul on the planet who takes him seriously.
Donald Trump spent the entire campaign playing the tough guy card, but after six months in the White House, there is not a soul on the planet who takes him seriously.
A U.S. congressional panel this week asked 22 government agencies to share documents on Moscow-based cyber firm Kaspersky Lab, saying its products could be used to carry out “nefarious activities against the United States,” according to letters seen by Reuters.
House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to Trump’s childish attack on him perfectly.
It’s no surprise that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is currently investigating the Trump family finances in relation to Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
President Trump jeopardized national security and violated protocol when he held a secret meeting with Putin and did not bring along an interpreter.
The idea that Trump’s own lawyers would know about the explosive emails and the president himself would be left out of the loop is almost impossible to believe.
During an interview on Fox News, VP Mike Pence’s spokes[erson would answer when he was asked on three occasions if Pence met with Russians.
President Trump and Republicans are pretending Russia didn’t attack the U.S. during the 2016 election and isn’t continuing to attack it right now, Democrats are trying their best as the minority party to protect the country.
Trump’s tweets about “witch hunts” aren’t only reflections of presidential paranoia. They are part of a deeper strategy to discredit the man investigating him for obstruction of justice.
The move by the Senate comes as the White House has repeatedly suggested they would “look at” lifting sanctions on Russia.
House Oversight Committee Democrats have sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats and a letter to National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers requesting all documents notes and conversations with Donald Trump. The Democrats are investigating whether Trump tried to obstruct the Russia investigation.
National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster issued what could only be described as a non-denial denial.
Fake news, fake news, fake news….
The testimony that Sally Yates and James Clapper gave to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism dealt a fatal blow to the White House’s claims that the Russia story is fake news.
Not only did Yates best the White House and its GOP allies on the facts, but she also destroyed them on the optics, which may be even more important to the former reality star president.
Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) asked the Acting Sec of the Army for a final determination as to whether former Trump National Security Adviser retired General Mike Flynn broke the law by accepting payments from foreign government-controlled entities.
“And I’ve got to tell you, though, I’ve never been so concerned, as I am now, for the state of this country and world relations.”
Trump’s isolationist hypocrisy is the least of our problems. It is where that hypocrisy is taking us, and at an ever-increasing pace
This is just another reason why Donald Trump needs to release his tax returns so we know exactly the extent of his financial ties to Russia.
“This is the clearest evidence so far that the FBI had reason to believe during the 2016 presidential campaign that a Trump campaign adviser was in touch with Russian agents.”
“The U.S. has no proof of Russian involvement in the actual chemical attack, but Russia’s surveillance drone over the hospital means Russia must have known the chemical weapons attack was coming. “
Donald Trump to President Obama in 2013: “The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria-big mistake if he does not!”
“Israel fully supports President Trump’s decision and hopes that this message of resolve…will resonate not only in Damascus, but in Tehran, Pyongyang and elsewhere.â€
Trump didn’t make a single peep about Russia’s denials in today’s rambling news conference. Instead, he bragged about his still-secret plan to resolve the crisis in Syria and threw a tantrum about Barack Obama.
“Senate intel will NOT grant Flynn immunity. Lawyer told it was ‘wildly preliminary’ ‘not on the table’ right now per”
“Does Trump think ‘immunity’ is this thing that white guys get where you say ‘hey, I’d rather not go to jail’ and they say cool?”
From working with the Russkies to get his boss elected to denying he even talked to the Russkies to potentially being hunted by the Russkies
The Russia scandal has taken a dramatic turn has Michael Flynn has offered to testify to the FBI if he is granted immunity from prosecution.
Roger Stone sent a freaked out letter to CNN’s Jake Tapper this Thursday morning that includes calling Democratic Ranking Intel Member Adam Schiff a “p*ssy” and threatened to spank his accusers like children.
“Whoever is going to carry on with this investigation, it seems more important than ever that this investigation carry on.”
“You have to wonder if Trump himself isn’t worried about what’s swirling around under the covers even more than what’s happening over in Pyongyang.”
The road to Donald Trump’s impeachment just got shorter.
Given Trump’s refusal to acknowledge the threat to national security, it is essential that Congress discover the truth about Russia’s activities and stop colluding with Trump.
“You are achieving the objectives of Vladimir Putin…trying to dismember this small country. If they object, they are now carrying out the desires and ambitions of Vladimir Putin.”
Trump said Rachel Maddow’s reporting on Tuesday night was “totally illegal.”
Maddow’s exclusive reporting on Tuesday finally gave the American people a much-deserved glimpse behind the curtain when it comes to Trump’s finances.
“It’s the KGB agents running around the West Wing or the national security council.”
The MSNBC host told America to “get back to the main point,” which is that it’s slowly looking like the Trump campaign was working with Russia to topple Hillary Clinton.
Sessions not only forgot how to speak English (Trump says he could have answered “more accurately”) but apparently forgot how to understand it
“I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with a U.S. Senator meeting with an ambassador from Russia,” he said.
As the Russia scandal continues to blow up, Rand Paul is urging the country to look away and focus on repealing the Affordable Care Act.
Republicans are trying to advance the argument that Sessions was just doing his job when he met with the Russian ambassador twice during 2016, but it turns out he was the only member of the 2016 Armed Services Committee to do so.
President Trump told reporters he still has “total” confidence in his Attorney General amid calls for AG Jeff Sessions to resign or recuse himself, according to a pool report sent to PoliticusUSA.
Republicans have their talking point, and it’s that AG Jeff Sessions might want to maybe recuse himself from the Russia probe. If he wants to. Because patriotism.
A man who communicated with Russia at various points during the presidential campaign – and then lied about having done so – has no business leading these investigations.
Officials in the Obama administration preserved intelligence related to Russia’s connections to the Trump campaign.
Sean Spicer tried to put an end to questions about the need for a special prosecutor to investigate President Trump’s Russian connections with nothing but arrogant outrage.
Spicer demanded, “I guess my question would be, ‘A Special Prosecutor for what?'”
President Trump gave a very specific and narrow denial when asked if there should be a special prosecutor on Russia Monday morning, saying he hasn’t called Russia in ten years.
In the wake of the Trump administration’s attempts to silence the FBI, Nancy Pelosi called for both the DOJ and Congress to launch an investigation into the Trump administration’s conversations with the FBI.
“Such a request from the White House is a violation of procedures that limit communications with the FBI on pending investigations.”
It’s deeply disturbing that the administration, which sees nothing wrong with Flynn’s conduct, is in charge of holding him accountable for it.
Even Republicans have realized that taking the administration’s word is no longer an option.
Trump might not have ‘pushed’ Flynn out had the situation not attracted such attention from the media and an alert of a coming article about the matter.
The Trump campaign had repeated contacts with the Russian government at a time when Moscow was hacking the U.S. election.
“We need an independent investigation. Damn the lies, full throttle forward on the truth.”
“I just don’t think it’s useful to be doing investigation after investigation, particularly of your own party.”
It is beyond comprehension that the intelligence community would ever distrust the White House to the extent that it withholds critical intelligence.
Top Obama officials told the new administration that Flynn “was potentially vulnerable to Russian blackmail.”
“If there’s evidence that makes it clear that Flynn lied to the Vice President and others…he can’t continue to be national security adviser.”
It’s been reported Friday evening that the intel compiled by the former British spy has gained credibility among law enforcement.
Trump was not the least bit interested in news about Russian incursions into Ukraine, which are anything but the product of overheated White House imaginations.
There is very little, if anything, in the data to give the new administration hope that they have the support of the American people.
The Florida senator talked tough during Tillerson’s confirmation hearing but eventually sold out and voted in favor of the Putin puppet.
The president-elect was hoping his inauguration celebration would be accompanied by “tanks and missile launchers.”
The FBI, CIA, NSA, Director of National Intelligence, Justice Department, and the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Network are investigating how Putin funneled money into the United States to help Trump win the presidential election.
The president-elect is only making matters worse by continuing to lash out at the civil rights icon.
Trump’s history of seeking business in the country that helped him win last year’s election is well-documented.
As Donald Trump prepares to take office, the Senate Intelligence Committee has announced a bipartisan investigation into Russian election hacking and any connections between Russia and any members of campaigns.
Lies weren’t being fed to the public from the media as much as they were from the Trump team.
It’s so bad for Trump that even those he’s chosen to serve in his administration are distancing himself from him – all so they can get a job.
“I would never comment on investigations  …  in an open forum,” the FBI director said, straight face intact.
In recent days, Trump has embarrassed himself both over China and Mexico, tweeting off-the-cuff ruminations about issues of critical importance
“American intelligence agencies intercepted communications in the aftermath of the election in which Russian officials congratulated themselves on the outcome.”
“Effective immediately, Ambassador Woolsey is no longer a Senior Advisor to President-Elect Trump or the Transition.”
In the continuing saga surrounding the overarching question of whether or not Donald J. Trump is really an American, or a Russian operative, it is getting a little clearer that defector Donald is intricately aligned with Russia and its interests; he has shown absolutely no allegiance to America, its people, or its security interests.
Once again, the man who will lead the country and its intelligence community is taking a stand for Russia and against the United States.
Trump’s response suggests that holding Russia accountable for its unprecedented election meddling isn’t that high on his list of priorities.
“This policy has brought the current US administration…into a dead end. We hope the new administration will be more sagacious.â€
Not only is the president looking to punish Russia for interfering in the U.S. electoral process, but he’s hoping to do it in a way that Trump can’t undo.
The incoming president appears to be turning a blind eye to the growing threat of Russia.
“I am appalled,” one lawyer told USA TODAY of the FBI’s pre-election actions.
A memo obtained by Foreign Policy magazine details the incoming Trump administration’s priorities for the Department of Defense. Conspicuously missing from the list was Russia.
“Before the election, you people are like wild beasts, wild animals,” Trump said of his supporters.
Republican opinions of Putin spiked around the same time Trump called on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton’s emails.
“The low-key approach of the F.B.I. meant that Russian hackers could roam freely through the committee’s network for nearly seven months before top D.N.C. officials were alerted to the attack…”
It’s not surprising that anyone close to Trump’s campaign would have knowledge of attacks perpetrated at the hand of a foreign government.
A secret CIA assessment concluded that Russia and Wikileaks worked together to get Donald Trump elected president.
As Democrats and a few Republicans push for investigations into Russian hacking of the 2016 U.S. election, it’s important to note that the Kremlin is accused of a “new and particularly noxious form of an old K.G.B. dirty trick known as kompromat, the fabrication and planting of compromising or illegal material.”
If anyone in America warrants having their citizenship revoked, it is Donald Trump; but like all Americans who aren’t naturalized, once a always a citizen, and it is too bad in Trump’s case.
The man has been dubbed “Putin’s favorite congressman.”
“Russia has perfected political warfare using cyber assets and apparently decided to apply these tactics so American democracy itself was hacked.”
While the media continues to focus on the Clinton email non-story, news about Donald Trump’s ties to Russia continues to gain steam.
Economist Paul Krugman exposes Vladmir Putin’s weak economic progress compared to the steady climb of the US economy under President Obama
The contest of which of these two men is a better leader isn’t even close. In fact, Putin would likely trade his record for Obama’s in a heartbeat.
It should be no surprise why Donald Trump has made pro-Russia comments and policy proposals.
In a moment that showed how unfit for office he really is, Donald Trump humiliated himself by not known that Russian is already occupying Ukrainian territory.
Colbert’s brutal takedown of the GOP nominee came after an audience member asked, “If you had Donald Trump on your show tonight, what would you ask him?”
Trump’s repeated comments about Russia would be puzzling but inconsequential if he was still hosting a reality show or driving casinos into the ground. The fact that he is running to be commander-in-chief makes them reckless and irresponsible.
While he was in the process of denying any connection to the Russian government during a press conference in Florida, Donald Trump asked Putin to hack the United States to find Hillary Clinton’s missing emails.
Criticism targeting Trump for threatening to dishonor past agreements with NATO is well warranted; but not from hypocritical Republicans.