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No, nor should they be.

That vote, in essence put the U.S. into a possibly irreversible coma.

That’s kabuki.

Bernie Sanders is a much better fit for that position [similar to Stalin] Bernie believes in a Socialist paradise in which everyone behaves as prescribed (or else !)

Trump believes in Individual freedom and enterprise.

Roger Stone joins the remarkable universe of criminality surrounding President Trump

Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is in prison after being found guilty on charges including fraud.

Manafort’s deputy on the campaign, his longtime business partner Rick Gates, is awaiting sentencing after agreeing to cooperate with investigators and pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Gates was also part of Trump’s inaugural team.

Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn is awaiting sentencing for having lied to federal investigators.

Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen is in prison, serving time for charges including lying to Congress, fraud and campaign finance violations — charges in which he implicated Trump.

A foreign policy adviser on Trump’s campaign, George Papadopoulos, was convicted of lying to investigators and served time in prison.

Stone was convicted by a jury of lying to Congress, apparently to protect Trump as part of the Russia probe.

"States with a very powerful death penalty on drug dealers don't have a drug problem. I don't know that our country is ready for that. But if you look throughout the world, the countries with a powerful death penalty -- death penalty -- with a fair but quick trial, they have very little, if any, drug problem. That includes China."

And, Dear Leader takes a page from a couple of other sociopaths

Judicial Watch: CIA, DOJ Refuse to Confirm or Deny Existence of Eric Ciaramella Records

“The CIA and Justice Department are covering up information about the alleged whistleblower behind the abusive impeachment of President Trump,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “CIA operative Ciaramella is documented to be involved in the Russia collusion investigation and was a key CIA operative on Ukraine in the both the Obama and Trump White Houses. The incredible secrecy about his activities shows that the DOJ and CIA are trying to cover-up rather than expose any agency abuses that led to unprecedented attacks on President Trump.”

Law is designed to protect the identity of whistleblowers intentkionally,

Trying to keep his identity secret was not a coverup, but the law.

You really ought not to say such silly things.

US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is attempting to help President Donald Trump get re-elected in November, US media report.

The comments came in a closed-door briefing to the House Intelligence Committee on 13 February, officials told US outlets.

President Trump was reportedly enraged, complaining that Democrats would use the information against him.

He replaced his acting intelligence chief, Joseph Maguire, on Thursday.

The New York Times reported that Mr Trump was particularly angry that Adam Schiff, the Democrat who led the impeachment proceedings against him, was at the briefing.

Mr Trump, impeached by the House of Representatives for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, was acquitted after a two-week trial in the Republican-controlled Senate.

During the House intelligence briefing, Mr Trump's supporters argued that the president had taken a hard stance with Russia, and that European ties and security had been strengthened as a result, the newspaper added.

Mr Schiff later tweeted that if Mr Trump was in any way "interfering" with the sharing of information between US intelligence agencies and Congress regarding foreign interference in the election process, the president was "jeopardising" attempts to stop it.

Mr Maguire was a favourite to be nominated for the permanent Director of National Intelligence (DNI) post, the Washington Post said.

However, the paper said the president changed his mind when he found out about the briefing, and what he called the "disloyalty" of his staff.

The president announced this week that Mr Maguire would be replaced by Richard Grenell, the US ambassador to Germany and a Trump loyalist.

Two Trump administration officials told the New York Times that the replacement of Mr Maguire, so soon after the contentious briefing, was a coincidence.

US intelligence officials say Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to boost Mr Trump's campaign and cause chaos within the US electoral process.

Democrats criticised the president for appointing Mr Grenell, who has previously played down the extent of Russian interference in the last election, and has celebrated the rise of far-right politicians in Europe.

Ned Price, a former aide to Mr Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, said the president had "dropped the charade that he has any use for intelligence".

"He has just named the most political - and abrasive - US ambassador to what is supposed to be the least political - and undoubtedly delicate - role," he tweeted.

US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is attempting to help President Donald Trump get re-elected in November, US media report.

Gbob is one of the few considerably better off by Trump

US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia is attempting to help President Donald Trump get re-elected in November, US media report.