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Hopefully we can be spared a drawn out impeachment......Trump is simply unfit for office and his party should put a stop to this nonsense if they hope to be regarded as supporters of the constitution and democracy. If they can't, then just admit they want to create a monarchy in which the citizens are only here to worship Donald Trump. It's really more like a cult. Trump is an absolute disaster and profound embarrassment.

He's right. Podhoretz is definitely not my favorite dude. As it happens, he's the only individual on twitter who has blocked me. We got in a fight about 7 years ago and he obviously holds grudges.

snood wrote:

This SCOTUS (if they end up getting the case) will probably rule in Cheetolini's favor, don'tcha think?

Actually, I doubt that very much. It's possible Alito, Thomas and Roberts would like to rule in his favor but they are constrained by all the prior rulings and by the arguments made - based on Trump's tweets - that there's a constitutional violation here.

I do think Roberts cares not merely about law but also about the reputation of the SC. They know that Bush v Gore did real damage to that reputation.

I'm not sure if the SC will address just one or cumulative prior decisions but my guess is they'll let the earlier decision hold sway.

why am I not surprised. For someone who's "Totally vindicated" he sure moves like hes guilty of somethin.

As we move from Democracy to Oligarchy, all the Dumpty supporters are getting their brownshirts fitted upon which they can hang their "hero of the Reich" ribbons

Trump Slips on Ban Appeal

layman wrote:

Mark Twain wrote:

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.

Evergreen post.

We knew Trump was a maniac. We've always known that. What's so horribly scary and depressing here is that all those others are playing along rather than walking out and resigning en masse.

blatham wrote:

We knew Trump was a maniac. We've always known that. What's so horribly scary and depressing here is that all those others are playing along rather than walking out and resigning en masse.

At the very least I'd hope someone had the guts to tell him, even in private, when he's doing stupid ****. But from all reports, no one does. Not his supposedly more level headed daughter, not his hard-as-nails retired generals, nobody.

WASHINGTON — A friend of the president says Donald Trump is considering "terminating" special counsel Robert Mueller.

Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy tells Judy Woodruff of "PBS NewsHour": "I think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel. I think he's weighing that option."

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about Ruddy's claims....

I do remember that Bill Clinton:

a) lied under oath in a civil case (perjury),

b) lied under oath in front of a grand jury (perjury),

c) coached Betty Curie on how she should testify in court (witness tampering), and

d) sent Betty Curie out to hide evidence from investigators (obstruction of justice).