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I'm pretty sure Jack Shafer

artappraiser — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:34:00 +0000

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I'm pretty sure Jack Shafer is not in on the GOP plot, he is honestly bashing as are the book critics he notes:

James Comey Is Doing It Wrong:

His showboating book tour is provoking sympathy for President Trump.

@ Politico Magazine, April 16, 2018

Trump attacks Comey ahead of

artappraiser — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:17:44 +0000

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Trump attacks Comey ahead of interview

By Alexander Bolton @ TheHill.com- 04/15/18 05:10 PM EDT

[....] Trump in a series of tweets attacked Comey’s credibility and impartiality, calling him a “slimeball” and framing him as a political operator who made decisions based on the assumption that Hillary Clinton would win the presidential election.

Snippets from the pretaped Comey interview reveal him lending credibility to a dossier prepared by a former British intelligence officer alleging that Trump consorted with prostitutes in Moscow in 2013 [....]

You mean like bringing Bill's

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:32:38 +0000

In reply to Mho, before I read anything

You mean like bringing Bill's "victims" to his wife's debate? Or like Putin letting a large dog walk around the canine-phobic German PM? Yeah, it's all pretty nasty and slimy.

One tweeted reply to Trump's

artappraiser — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:28:31 +0000

In reply to Washington Post April 13:

One tweeted reply to Trump's tweet calling Comey a leaker and a liar:

Your kakistocracy is collapsing after its lamentable journey. As the greatest Nation history has known, we have the opportunity to emerge from this nightmare stronger & more committed to ensuring a better life for all Americans, including those you have so tragically deceived. https://t.co/eC6LATH2Gd
— John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) April 13, 2018

Mho, before I read anything

artappraiser — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:21:39 +0000

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Mho, before I read anything on it (only hearing about it on TV news), the Scooter Libby pardon today is mafia tactics, pure and simple, sending a message no less blunt than a horse's head in your bed. And real stupid. For that reason, sounds like Trump's very own idea, and not any White House or GOP political advisors, who would have more smarts than that. It confirms all the mob comparisons in Comey's book which have already been heavily noted in the media

I could be wrong. But I wanted to record my reaction before any detailed knowledge. Because I think a lot of people would react that way, even people with low info. on the whole thing. It's right out of the movies, is why.

Trump would not be focused on

rmrd0000 — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:56:36 +0000

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Trump would not be focused on urine if the tape did not exist. Trump is not a germaphobe, he had unprotected sex with a woman who was not his wife.

Washington Post April 13:

artappraiser — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:07:49 +0000

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Washington Post April 13:

‘Untruthful slime ball’: Trump blasts Comey as details emerge from scathing book

President Trump fires off tweets as former FBI director James B. Comey talks about his new book that savages Trump and his presidency.

In memoir, Comey says Trump fixated on disproving lewd dossier allegations

The Fix: Almost no one in Comey’s book comes off as virtuous — except maybe Obama

The Fix: 3 takeaways from 'A Higher Loyalty'

NYTimes April 13:

artappraiser — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:04:41 +0000

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NYTimes April 13:

In Comey’s Memoir, Visceral Details and Grim View of Trump by Michael D. Shear

“A Higher Loyalty,” by James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, is the only firsthand account to emerge so far by a former Trump official, describing a leader whose connection to honesty is tenuous at best.

Read Our Review of Comey’s Memoir by Michiko Kakutani

Trump Calls Comey ‘Untruthful Slime Ball’ as Book Details Released by Eileen Sullivan

Comey P.R. fighting back

artappraiser — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:14:29 +0000

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Comey P.R. fighting back already, with a preview that suggests Stormy et. al. is important:

Comey says in his memoir that Trump was fixated on proving lewd dossier allegations false

In his new book, the fired FBI director details his “disturbing” talks with Trump and concludes that this presidency is “a forest fire” that must be contained. James B. Comey describes Trump as having been obsessed with the prostitutes portion of the infamous dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, raising it at least four times with the FBI head.

By Philip Rucker
31 minutes ago @ WashingtonPost.com

Fox News is at least not

artappraiser — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:13:09 +0000

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Fox News is at least not trying to hide it as a political op, covering it loud and proud:

GOP launches aggressive 'Lyin' Comey' website ahead of release of former FBI chief's book