Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
The move by Robert S. Mueller III to investigate President Trump’s own conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation.
By Devlin Barrett, Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima & Sari Horwitz @ WashingtonPost.com, 2 hours ago
The special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election is interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials said.
The move by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to investigate Trump’s conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation, which until recently focused on Russian meddling during the presidential campaign and on whether there was any coordination between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. Investigators have also been looking for any evidence of possible financial crimes among Trump associates, officials said [....]
Comments
So...Trump canned Comey for refusing to publicly announce that he was not under investigation. As a result of canning Comey, Trump is now under investigation (and it's public).
It's like rain on your wedding day...
by Michael Wolraich on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 10:22pm
PS Josh Marshall reads more into this revelation than meets the eye.
by Michael Wolraich on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 10:23pm
excellent commentary & analysis right here ^^^ in three sentences; why do I need to go elsewhere?
by artappraiser on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 10:28pm
Ooh, I bet I can tweet it.
by Michael Wolraich on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 10:30pm
well yeah, is the new way of doing p.r. for writers, I heard tell....blogs sooo yesterday
by artappraiser on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 11:10pm
Eh, I had to condense it, lost the effect.
by Michael Wolraich on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 10:40pm
oh no problem, just forget words all together, Instagram is the real place where the hottest brands are being created
by artappraiser on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 11:16pm
Audio vibe. And colors.
by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:18am
Happy birthday, Donald.
by rmrd0000 on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 10:53pm
You trying to teach Wolraich how to do this millenial commentary thing?
by artappraiser on Wed, 06/14/2017 - 11:18pm
In the end though if Mueller doesn't find some actual reason for Trump to obstruct justice he'll never be charged and it won't mean anything.
by ocean-kat on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:21am
It already means something. Trump was flipping out about the investigation even before he was being investigated. Now that it's happening, and all the world knows that it's happening, he's probably losing his shit. Meanwhile congressional Republicans will keep their distance, potential hires will respectfully decline the opportunity to serve in his administration, and his approval rating will continue to sputter.
Will it mean impeachment? I agree with you--only if Mueller uncovers a serious crime motivating the obstruction. But I predict that will happen. I believe there was collusion with Putin's regime, and if so, there are way too many incompetents running around to keep the secrets hidden. Mueller may not be able to tie the collusion directly to Trump, but if he convicts Trump's associates--particularly Flynn--and if there is circumstantial evidence suggesting that Trump was aware of the crime, then the obstruction charges will stick.
by Michael Wolraich on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 10:58am
He really went ballistic when it came out that Mueller was hiring the top experts in financial crimes. Off the top of my head, he would be worrying about, in order of increasing seriousness:
1. Some light unrelated accounting fraud and or some undisclosed off-shore accounts that they might dig up,
2. His habitual money laundering activities much like those he has already been fined for,
3. Outright tax fraud,
4. Straight up bribes from the Russians as part of the election collusion funneled through off shore accounts.
Even in the case of 1 or 2, the way he seems to have tried to cover it up is in and of itself a scandal worth impeachment. But given how badly he wants to get rid of Mueller despite everyone telling him not to, it's probably 3 or 4.
by Obey on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 11:28am
It s only 150 or so days into this madness.
by rmrd0000 on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 11:30am
Absolutely convinced on the financial angle. Because: the refusal to show tax returns. Being able to release honest tax returns would have helped him a great deal when he was running and would have helped him in his first days too. But he couldn't. He would have rather risk losing the race than release his tax returns. A reminder on all counts: that the was surprised at his victory, too. It's one of his favorite things to harp on: a race that the Democrats/Hillary should have won. It's their fault, not his.
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:09pm
Excellent point
by Michael Wolraich on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 2:08pm
I believe there was collusion with Putin's regime
But Putin scoffs, often sarcastically teases that the collusion accusations are silly; new one today:
Putin sarcastically offers fired FBI director Comey political asylum in Russia
When it comes to the meddling question, that he handles differently, admitting it might have been done "by patriots", but the collusion accusations he treats like a joke, like nothing's going to come of it and we are all deluded over here.
by artappraiser on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 12:01pm
Two people in whose words I have no trust: Putin and Trump
by Michael Wolraich on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 2:10pm
Synecdoche, 2017
by Obey on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 5:53am