President Donald Trump

[B-Fly]

As messed up as this might appear on the surface (Trump supporter, wanted Manafort innocent, witch hunt, Russia), I think that it shows just how seriously people take their duties once those doors are closed and the jury starts to deliberate. She put aside all of her personal beliefs and sided with the truth as it was presented to her. Good for her and the rest of the jurors, even the lone holdout who stuck to their beliefs in spite of overwhelming opposition.

Gives me a little faith to go on...

Particularly given that the lone holdout was apparently not so blinded by politics or ideology that she hung all 18 counts, which in itself is some evidence of good faith deliberation.

[revo]

Dumb Donald imploring Sessions to go after his political rivals. What a country we are. Two years later and he's still ranting & raving about Hillary Clinton.

I'm not sure where I first saw it, but comparing Dumb Donald to a mob boss is a pretty apt comparison.

[Fresno Bob]

The CFO for the Trump Organization got immunity as part of the Cohen case, Trump is doomed

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Trump-s-Business-Faces-Prosecutors-Scrutiny-13180045.php

[B-Fly]

The CFO for the Trump Organization got immunity as part of the Cohen case, Trump is doomed

https://www.sfgate.com/business/arti...y-13180045.php

Yep, and the publisher of the National Enquirer, which beyond paying off McDougal, as arranged by Cohen "in collaboration and at the direction of" Trump, apparently had a vault of buried negative Trump stories. I won't say he's doomed yet since sometimes the payoff on these things proves less than we might imagine, and Trump has gotten away with so much crap already, it does seem like the sharks are circling to a degree we haven't seen until recently.

[nullnor]

i would bet that the juror wanted to disagree on all accounts since her point was that the investigation should never have happened. kind of like an illegal search. and how they said there were tears. i bet those other jurors probably had their work cut out for them trying to convince her. and they did, amazingly. thus, perhaps the only way to convince a Trump supporter he's guilty, or one of his associates, is by something intense like that.

i think when you start seeing Nixon people coming out publicly and making statements, it's some kind of sign. you're going to see what would've happened if Nixon didn't resign.

it's going to get really ugly. muddy. people complain that the GOP should stand up to Trump, but get ready for them to use the persecution angle to incite their base. when all of this is said and done, they'll be making Donald out to be Jesus and the democrats Pontius Pilate or Rome.

[Hornsby]

And Cheeto-in-Chief finally admits that NK isn't going along with the denuke program and tells Pompeo not to North Korea to resume negotiations. Seems to want to put the blame on China for not trying hard enough to help with negotiations due to the US "Much tougher" trading stance with China. But he does continue his bromance with Kim..."I would like to send my warmest regards and respect to Chairman Kim. I look forward to seeing him soon!"

You got played son...

[madducks]

[mjl]

Who knows if the evangelical vote will ever return to their values, but...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/politics/trump-tower-doorman-contract-ami/index.html

A former Trump World Tower doorman who says he has knowledge of an alleged affair President Donald Trump had with an ex-housekeeper, which resulted in a child, is now able to talk about a contract he entered with American Media Inc. that had prohibited him from discussing the matter with anyone, according to his attorney.

[swampdragon]

Who knows if the evangelical vote will ever return to their values, but...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/polit...ami/index.html

Another one of his actions that would be insignificant to supporters

http://https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/what-trumps-supporters-think-of-corruption/568147/

[Teenwolf]

If it turns out that Eliott Broidy's mistress who was paid $1.7 Mil for an abortion... was actually Trump's abortion... would that sway any evangelicals? Trump paying for an abortion cover up is a bit worse than paying for affairs to be covered up...

But his followers are likely too far gone.

It will be interesting to see what Pecker and Weiselberg flip Trump on... they had to have serious criminal charges lined up, as well as information worth cutting a deal for immunity. Weiselberg definitely had a mountain of falsified financial documents, so he had the serious charges, and also must have a mountain of evidence of criminal activity. Seems like it could be a big deal.

[nullnor]

i wouldn't hope a politician would have a secret love child with a housekeeper because it would make him look bad.. unless it's Arnold Schwarzenegger because the seed is strong!

[nullnor]

the in deep part of Time Magazine's cover isn't exactly Christ imagery but it's close. it's pretty cool everyone if notices it. i knew someone that specialized in that in art history.

[Sour Masher]

Another one of his actions that would be insignificant to supporters

http://https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/what-trumps-supporters-think-of-corruption/568147/

Yeah, that article is worth the read for anyone who hasn't. It does a good job of distinguishing between political and legal corruption, which Trump is undeniably guilty of, and the sort of "corruption" of social hierarchies that Trump preaches against and his supporters really care about.

[revo]

Poor widdle Twumpy Wumpy, it's just so unfair. Waaaah!:

[Sour Masher]

So telling that his criticism isn't about whether the articles are true or not, or whether the information provided by searches is factual and accurate but whether they are pro-him or anti-him. Why change yourself, when you can just control who reads what about you? Just like his boy Rudy claiming truth isn't truth. Perception defines reality.