Who wrote the anonymous NYT Op Ed

[Straw Man]

Wow.  What a cluster fuck.
I'm surprised no one has made a thread about this totally unprecedented event.

I have no idea who wrote it but it was obviously one of those "best people" that Trump promised to hire.

[Straw Man]

Anybody can fire but it takes skill to hire

Trumps too much if a pussy to even do the firing.

It's been fun watching all the denials today.

[Pray_4_War]

The Joos.

[Thin Lizzy]

Obviously, many people who he thought were outside of the swamp are actually part of it. Jeff Sessions is a good example. He gets the gig and immediately recuses himself from the Russian probe which has been dragging on for years.

[Straw Man]

Obviously, many people who he thought were outside of the swamp are actually part of it. Jeff Sessions is a good example. He gets the gig and immediately recuses himself from the Russian probe which has been dragging on for years.

LOL - so much bullshit in one post

First, Sessions was just following Justice Department regulations

Title 28, Chapter I, Section 45.2 of the Code of Federal Regulation, titled "Disqualification arising from personal or political relationship."

(a) Unless authorized under paragraph (b) of this section, no employee shall participate in a criminal investigation or prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with:

(1) Any person or organization substantially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or prosecution; or

(2) Any person or organization which he knows has a specific and substantial interest that would be directly affected by the outcome of the investigation or prosecution.


(b) An employee assigned to or otherwise participating in a criminal investigation or prosecution who believes that his participation may be prohibited by paragraph (a) of this section shall report the matter and all attendant facts and circumstances to his supervisor at the level of section chief or the equivalent or higher. If the supervisor determines that a personal or political relationship exists between the employee and a person or organization described in paragraph (a) of this section, he shall relieve the employee from participation unless he determines further, in writing, after full consideration of all the facts and circumstances, that:

(1) The relationship will not have the effect of rendering the employee's service less than fully impartial and professional; and

(2) The employee's participation would not create an appearance of a conflict of interest likely to affect the public perception of the integrity of the investigation or prosecution.


(c) For the purposes of this section:

(1) Political relationship means a close identification with an elected official, a candidate (whether or not successful) for elective, public office, a political party, or a campaign organization, arising from service as a principal adviser thereto or a principal official thereof; and

(2) Personal relationship means a close and substantial connection of the type normally viewed as likely to induce partiality. An employee is presumed to have a personal relationship with his father, mother, brother, sister, child and spouse. Whether relationships (including friendships) of an employee to other persons or organizations are ''personal'' must be judged on an individual basis with due regard given to the subjective opinion of the employee.

(d) This section pertains to agency management and is not intended to create rights enforceable by private individuals or organizations.

Second, "dragging on for years".  Mueller's only been investigating for about since~ June of 2017 .

Prior to that the FBI started investigating just prior to the election

How long did Whitewater "drag on" for again?

[Board_SHERIF]

Wow.  What a cluster fuck.
I'm surprised no one has made a thread about this totally unprecedented event.

I have no idea who wrote it but it was obviously one of those "best people" that Trump promised to hire.

Once again you are a Fake News Victim, do you ever learn ??

[chaos]

Completely fabricated bullshit with no authenticity. What a waste of time and energy even discussing it.

[Irongrip400]

Say who one mo got-damn time, I dare you.  I double dog dare you!

[Moontrane]

Based on the quality of the writing, I'd say an 8th grader.

[Straw Man]

Completely fabricated bullshit with no authenticity. What a waste of time and energy even discussing it.

Once again you are a Fake News Victim, do you ever learn ??

cool

I didn't know you had proof if was "fake"

please post.  looking forward to seeing that

[chaos]

cool

I didn't know you had proof if was "fake"

please post.  looking forward to seeing that

Right after you post proof it's fact.

[Straw Man]

Right after you post proof it's fact.

of course we agree that it's printed in the NYT

can we start there?

[Straw Man]

Completely fabricated bullshit with no authenticity. What a waste of time and energy even discussing it.

Once again you are a Fake News Victim, do you ever learn ??

WTF is Trump wasting his time trying to find out who wrote the Op Ed

Hasn't he read on GB.com that it's "completely fabricated bullshit"?

It's Fake News.   Does he ever learn?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/08/trump-eyes-four-or-five-people-who-may-be-behind-anonymous-nyt-article.html

[chaos]

WTF is Trump wasting his time trying to find out who wrote the Op Ed

Hasn't he read on GB.com that it's "completely fabricated bullshit"?

It's Fake News.   Does he ever learn?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/08/trump-eyes-four-or-five-people-who-may-be-behind-anonymous-nyt-article.html

The story was about as credible as the Russia/Trump collusion. Both a waste of time and money to even pay attention to.

[Straw Man]

The story was about as credible as the Russia/Trump collusion. Both a waste of time and money to even pay attention to.

tell that to Trump

He seems pretty obsessed and even called it treason

He even wants Sessions to investigate

[chaos]

tell that to Trump

He seems pretty obsessed and even called it treason

He even wants Sessions to investigate

OK, you got his number?

[Coach is Back!]

cool

I didn't know you had proof if was "fake"

please post.  looking forward to seeing that

Because it’s been denied by the ones named i it 

[Pray_4_War]

Who wrote the anonymous NYT Op Ed?

Some jealous phaggot.

[Straw Man]

Because it’s been denied by the ones named i it 

how does that make it "fake"

and if it's so obviously "fake" then why is Trumptard so fucking stupid that he still thinks someone in his administration wrote it?

[Straw Man]

Some jealous phaggot.

what part of the editorial make you think he/she was jealous ?

[Straw Man]

OK, you got his number?

just call Fox and Friends and tell them it's fake and have them say it on the air

Trumptard will be sure to see it and then he'll be able to relax and get back giving himself A+'s and tweeting about the NFL

[chaos]

just call Fox and Friends and tell them it's fake and have them say it on the air

Trumptard will be sure to see it and then he'll be able to relax and get back giving himself A+'s and tweeting about the NFL

I called cnn instead, they're spending hundreds of thousands to convince their sheeple it's real.

[Kwon3]

If you ask me as a Trump supporter, I think he's handling this completely the wrong way. The ideal way to eliminate a story is to ignore it, especially if it's from a bastion of liberal disinformation like the NYT. By talking about it during his speeches on the campaign trail for Republicans running for re-election as well as that impromptu exchange with the press in the White House the other day, he's bolstering the article author's credibility and allowing the issue to simmer in the minds of not only his enemies but some of his supporters as well. If it's false, why respond to it? I think the President got it wrong here.

[Kwon3]

The man is a one man revolution of precedents

 refusal to release tax returns,
praise for authoritarian leaders,
nasty tweets
unsigned op-eds


all shit aside the man must be in a very lonely situation

The only thing in that list that's relevant to his character and qualifications for the office is the failure to release tax returns. His claim that they were being audited - while never disproven by the IRS - was not considered a valid reason to withhold them by the commissioner of that government agency, when asked in 2016. Every President since Nixon has released them, and to her credit, so did Clinton and that idiot Elizabeth Warren. I realize Trump has something he doesn't want made public in those financial statements, but as the head of state it seems the priorities of the country and presidential precedent should override business considerations and image concerns. Legally, he was under no obligation to do so, but he should've come out and simply said he wouldn't release them, period. He flip-flopped and vacillated on it and then just buried the story. I do think he dropped the ball there, despite doing good things in many other ways, not the least of which was keeping the Clinton and Bush dynasty out of the White House.

[Pray_4_War]

what part of the editorial make you think he/she was jealous ?

All of it.  All the parts.