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Originally posted by Abn556:
The sooner we acknowledge that there is an attempted coup going on, lead by the media and the DNC, the better off we'll be.

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SO IF YOU’RE UNHAPPY WITH WHAT’S GOING ON, AND HOW THE MEDIA IS GOING AFTER TRUMP, WHAT DO YOU DO? You can push back against the media, of course. But otherwise the most useful thing for most folks is probably to pick a house race in a close district and work on it. If there’s a Dem majority in 2018, they’ll probably try to impeach Trump, which would be a disaster for the country no matter how it turns out. Helpfully, the Democrats at Swingleft.org have identified some close races. Even if you don’t live close to the district, you can make phone calls or donate.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
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The White House can get back to focusing on the agenda.

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Originally posted by Expat:
I am most offended by the wasted effort and attention given to this current "crisis". What's next? And then after that? It will not end until we make it end.

The MSM, and Democrats and Republicans in office have forgotten why they are in Washington and who they serve. I'm beyond pissed off.

Leave the Administration to conduct the business of governing; elected politicians need to find their place and represent the interests of the people.

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Originally posted by FiveFiveSixFan:

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Originally posted by chellim1:
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The White House can get back to focusing on the agenda.

Tongue in cheek? I don't see the media allowing the White House to focus on their agenda. I'd love to know how many times the word 'impeachment' was uttered on the various channels just today alone. I suspect tomorrow will be no different, perhaps even worse.

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Originally posted by chellim1:
I don't think there's much to worry about. In some ways it's freeing to have a special counsel. The White House can get back to focusing on the agenda.

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Originally posted by TigerDore:

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Originally posted by chellim1:
I don't think there's much to worry about. In some ways it's freeing to have a special counsel. The White House can get back to focusing on the agenda.

You don't remember Lawrence "Don Quixote" Walsh and his endless resurrection of the hopelessly dead Iran-Contra investigation.

"New evidence" will pop up in late October 2018 and again in late October 2020. This will go on like Michael Myers and the Friday the 13th sequels.

Do you mean "Michael Myers and the Halloween sequels" or "Jason Voorhees and the Friday The 13th sequels"? I think you got your slasher movies and villains a bit sideways there!
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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
I've long stopped placing wagers on the potential downfall of Donald J Trump. People have been predicting that "this" would finally be the thing that takes Trump out of the game since before he was even a formal candidate; yet he overcomes every single time.

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Originally posted by Expat:
I am most offended by the wasted effort and attention given to this current "crisis". What's next? And then after that? It will not end until we make it end.

The MSM, and Democrats and Republicans in office have forgotten why they are in Washington and who they serve. I'm beyond pissed off.

Leave the Administration to conduct the business of governing; elected politicians need to find their place and represent the interests of the people.

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Here is what we do know.

Under the law, Comey is required to immediately inform the Department of Justice of any attempt to obstruct justice by any person, even the President of the United States. Failure to do so would result in criminal charges against Comey. (18 USC 4 and 28 USC 1361) He would also, upon sufficient proof, lose his license to practice law.

So, if Comey believed Trump attempted to obstruct justice, did he comply with the law by reporting it to the DOJ? If not, it calls into question whether the events occurred as the Times reported it.

Obstruction requires what’s called “specific intent” to interfere with a criminal case. If Comey concluded, however, that Trump’s language was vague, ambiguous or elliptical, then he has no duty under the law to report it because it does not rise to the level of specific intent. Thus, no crime.

There is no evidence Comey ever alerted officials at the Justice Department, as he is duty-bound to do. Surely if he had, that incriminating information would have made its way to the public either by an indictment or, more likely, an investigation that could hardly be kept confidential in the intervening months.

Comey’s memo is being treated as a “smoking gun” only because the media and Democrats, likely prompted by Comey himself, are now peddling it that way.

Comey will soon testify before Congress about this and other matters. His memo will likely be produced pursuant to a subpoena. The words and the context will matter.

But by writing a memo, Comey has put himself in a box. If he now accuses the President of obstruction, he places himself in legal jeopardy for failing to promptly and properly report it. If he says it was merely an uncomfortable conversation, he clears the president of wrongdoing and sullies his own image as a guy who attempted to smear the man who fired him.

Either way, James Comey comes out a loser. No matter. The media will hail him a hero.

After all, he gave them a good story that was better than the truth.

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Originally posted by roustabout:

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Originally posted by parabellum:
This will blow over. There is no substance to it. Just tough it out.

That sounds good to me. I also like some of the ideas of others in this thread who have suggested expressing support of the president where comments can be made on the White House website.

I know that for my line of business, President Trump almost immediately through executive order got rid of some very troublesome regulations. He did more in the first week to help me out than any other president in my lifetime has.