Trump blames the Russia investigation for bad relations with Russia. You wouldn’t have the Russia investigation if Russia hadn’t meddled in the US 2016 election. Blame Russia, not your own country! Which country does Trump work for?
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Category: 2016 election
Trump should use these words for Russian meddling in the 2016 election
Trump was critical of the raids against his lawyer.
I am going to make a few points which are not my own original thoughts – I have seen people say this online or on TV.
- Trump should use this language against Russia for their attacks on the 2016 election but he never will.
- He equates “the country” with himself. The raids are not an attack on our country and what we stand for. This is authoritarian behavior.
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Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tape back in the news
What conspiracy?
What will Republicans do if Trump fires Rosenstein? Nothing
The New York Times reported tonight on a second attempt by Trump to fire Mueller, this time in December 2017. He backed down when reports that Mueller had issued subpoenas about Trump’s Deutsche Bank accounts turned out to be inaccurate.
Republicans keep pretending that Trump has no intention of firing Mueller. Some Republican senators think “additional protections of Mueller’s investigation aren’t necessary…”
They won’t pass a law to protect him.
If Trump followed the law, he would have to get Rosenstein to fire Mueller. Now, he is considering firing Rosenstein and possibly Sessions. Trump could then appoint a Deputy Attorney General who would do more than Rosenstein to protect Trump and limit the Mueller investigation.
If Republicans won’t prevent this, will they do anything after the fact if it happens? I doubt it. The Republican Party is now Trump’s party.
Even a majority of Republican voters don’t think Trump should fire Mueller but that was before the Cohen raid; they may object less to firing Rosenstein or Sessions. Trump has been critical of both of them for months so I am sure his base won’t care if he cans them.
By firing Rosenstein instead of Mueller, Trump could accomplish his mission of restricting or even ending the investigation by making a move that would be less controversial among his base voters.
I don’t think Republicans in Congress will do anything to stop him or punish him if he fired Rosenstein.
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Update: Rosenstein most likely to be fired
What happens if Trump fires Mueller?
Why a proposal to protect Mueller may not work
Election hacking
This is an overview about what we do and don’t know about election hacking. Election hacking could be a problem in the November elections and Trump has shown no concern about it – he only cares about bogus voter fraud which he thinks hurts him. Sad!
Republicans will do nothing if Trump gets Mueller fired
This column agrees with what I have been saying – Republicans in Congress won’t stop Trump from getting Mueller fired.
Update: Chuck Grassley spoke up but nothing from McConnell and Ryan.
Update: Republicans say Mueller doesn’t need more protection but shouldn’t be fired
Update: Trump thinks he can fire Mueller
I don’t think they will do anything if Mueller gets fired. Sad!
Update: I still think there’s a good chance Trump will get Mueller fired. This tweet points out Republicans haven’t said there would be consequences. Trump is angry and I assume he is hiding something. All Republicans who enabled Trump will be guilty too if it turns out Trump is guilty of collusion, obstruction, money laundering or something else.
Update: The White House has sought guidance on whether or not they can fire Mueller.
Trump is talking about voter fraud so he can claim fraud if Republicans lose the House in 2018
Trump continues to lie about voter fraud in the 2016 election. In particular, he has claimed there was massive voter fraud in California, a state that voted for Clinton.
I think he’s doing it to set up claims of voter fraud for the midterm elections in 2018 if the Republicans lose the House of Representatives. I don’t think he will accept the results if his party loses and he will claim they are fraudulent. His followers will believe him since they believe all of the lies he makes. In late 2016, 52% of Republicans thought Trump won the popular vote. That’s not true. This is an analysis of why Trump keeps claiming voter fraud.
I can see a scenario where he tries to block the seating of Democratic representatives. We know he likes authoritarian leaders and that Congressional Republicans will do nothing to stop him. Remember, he said the 2016 election was rigged and he would only accept the results if he won.
Losing the House would be very bad for Trump. In addition to making it harder to pass legislation, there will be endless investigations (like the Republican Benghazi ones) and possibly impeachment proceedings. Trump will do everything possible to avoid this result.
There is a real problem with outdated voting machines and not enough money to fix it.
This article points out that funding will be based on population. Shouldn’t need be the basis?
There are 13 states, including Pennsylvania, that do not have a paper trail in all counties.
Pennsylvania will be a key state in 2018 because the gerrymandered map favoring Republicans was replaced by a fair map. The governor ordered counties to buy voting machines with paper trails but his budget doesn’t provide funding for it.
As I said before, I think the 2018 congressional elections could be a catastrophe. Trump is already beginning to cast doubt on the integrity of the voting system. If Republicans lose the House by a small margin, I expect Trump to question the legitimacy of the results, especially in Pennsylvania and California. Sad!
Lewandowski told Democrats he wasn’t answering their “fucking” questions
Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager told congressional Democrats that he wasn’t answering their “fucking” questions. Now, isn’t that a great way to treat members of Congress. He doesn’t respect people who don’t agree with him – just like Trump. The Republican-led House investigation which they terminated was obviously partisan and incomplete. Sad!
Trump lies again about voter fraud
Trump again said today there was massive voter fraud in the 2016 election. This is a baseless lie. I’m sure he is doing this to rally his base because nobody else believes this nonsense. This is a serious effort to undermine the credibility of our elections but I doubt Republican leaders will say anything.
As of December 2016 (and I doubt it has changed), 52% of Republicans think Trump won the popular vote. We have a president and many of his voters who don’t accept the facts.
This was supposed to be a roundtable discussion about his tax plan but as usual Trump turned it into a political event. Taxpayers should not have to pay for his travel and events when he doesn’t stick to official business and goes into political rants instead.
Trump targeted Democratic Senator Manchin who is up for reelection and two Republicans, one of who may be his opponent were there. The Republican Party should pay for this event since it was used as a 2018 rally.
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