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The Hill on Grassley's reply

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:53:18 +0000

In reply to Wow!

The Hill on Grassley's reply tweet (and also one from Kellyanne's hubb):

Grassley to Trump: You can't let McGahn leave

Wow!

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:46:15 +0000

In reply to The president confirms Axios’

Wow!

@realDonaldTrump I hope it’s not true McGahn is leaving WhiteHouse Counsel. U can’t let that happen
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) August 29, 2018

McGahn did not know about

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:44:46 +0000

In reply to The president confirms Axios’

McGahn did not know about Trump's tweet before it was sent and had not previously discussed his departure plans with POTUS, though it was open secret in the WH. He was surprised, though attitude was "of course it happened this way." https://t.co/csLnGJ4agm
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) August 29, 2018

McGahn believes Kushner and

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:37:01 +0000

In reply to The president confirms Axios’

McGahn believes Kushner and Ivanka helped push out news about him to force his hand, ppl close to him say. Ivanka Trump complained bitterly to her father about Times story on McGahn intvu w Mueller a few weeks back, per people briefed https://t.co/1NuiJmVouH
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 29, 2018

The president confirms Axios’

artappraiser — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:19:20 +0000

In reply to Trump Lawyers’ Sudden Realization: They Don’t Know What Don McGahn Told Mueller’s Team

The president confirms Axios’ report this morning. https://t.co/F2oitYtHTb
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) August 29, 2018

yeah, was nearly lol on the

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:41:59 +0000

In reply to Perhaps inevitable but I'm

yeah, was nearly lol on the last! (always good to see ya comment, Flav.)

Perhaps inevitable but I'm

Flavius — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 04:07:15 +0000

In reply to Thanks for sharing the video.

Perhaps inevitable but interesting the extent to which this thread exemplifies the old joke:

Well I've talked too much about myself, time for something new. What do you think about me?

Probably fitting given Maggie's subject . In both meanings of the term.

What I (ah, finally) was struck by was the anecdote about Trump remarking to some reporters that he was disappointed by something subordinate A had done. The reporters reported that. And various WH people complained that this reporting itself would get A in trouble.

The press :

But all we did was print what Trump said.

The WH people:

But when he reads it , it will become more real to him.,

What struck me about the

barefooted — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:20:52 +0000

In reply to The video is not telling us

What struck me about the presentation is that she is exhausted by the process and wants the listener to understand just one thing. The character, motivations driving the POTUS, and why they are shoved into our face, are exactly what they appear to be.

I don't mean to come across as anti-Maggie. But what's the difference between her remarks then and her reporting now?

It's not a moral question for

barefooted — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 01:16:36 +0000

In reply to I think she is sick and tired

It's not a moral question for me to continue to work in those areas, though, just a monetary one.

As, I believe, it is for Haberman. She's writing and talking about Trump, while being paid to do so. She is a favorite of his - good and bad - which ups her stead. The very fact that she has covered him for so long lends her credence when she writes/talks about him. Consider this: if given the choice, would she give up the beat?

I think she is sick and tired

artappraiser — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:55:24 +0000

In reply to The video is not telling us

I think she is sick and tired of him and disgusted by him after being inside his head for so many years and would love to be on another beat--would love a divorce as it were. I sense that she never wanted to be an expert in all things Donald Trump, but-sigh-ended up that. And now feels since she has the experience and he is so dangerous as president that it's the right thing to do to continue, like not getting a divorce because you're staying for the children

I recognize the syndrome because at my age there are some things I have become very expert at that now bore me to tears and I probably affect that weary tone when speaking on them, it's either that or get real sarcastic. I'm sure I'm not the only one here like that, it's a common thing among news junkies, I find. It's not a moral question for me to continue to work in those areas, though, just a monetary one.