F.B.I. Opened Inquiry Into Whether Trump Was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia

Maybe Trump should have just shut up and kept the prior administrations FBI director, like Obama did with Bush/Cheney FBI director Mueller, and these pillars of American integrity and impartiality wouldn’t have started an investigation of the president of the United States just because one of their own got fired by the incoming administration, which is the new presidents prerogative.

Nothing personal Mordecai, but I don’t give a flying f*** what the Times says , and you shouldn’t either.

It’s not whether Trump was secretly working on behalf of Russia; the issue is whether Trump via Kushner was working on behalf of Israel, when Kushner instructed Flynn to communicate with Russia to  1) convey the message that Russia shouldn’t sweat the Obama sanctions and/or the  diplomat expulsions issued right before New Year, or do anything hasty in response, and 2) try to convince Russia to delay the Security Council vote on draft Resolution 2334 (which it did not do, and instead voted FOR Resolution 2334).

But of course, all news media know these facts, and yet, the word “Israel” never, ever comes up, even when the Flynn charges and plea agreement are mentioned.  Instead, it’s all about RUSSIARUSSIARUSSIA!!

Really weird.

A lot of the information “leaking out” makes me uncomfortable.  Trump makes me very uncomfortable – its anyone’s guess as to what he will do if things get serious, but…

As long as he has the support of Senate leadership and the terror his base strikes into the hearts of most elected republicans…. this will not be simply done.  Perhaps they can prove obstruction, or collusion, or something else entirely – but they will still have to impeach and/or indict for it to matter.

This man has already said he can and will pardon himself.  He is already threatening to declare a national emergency and has already shutdown the federal government.

If you are going to hunt a dangerous beast – you dont let it see you coming.  Assuming Muellers investigation really does reveal something criminal enough to (theoretically) bring Trump down… how will he react to the news?

We can say what we like about laws and the supreme court, checks and balances – but they havent worked out great for us this far.

This is a stupid, overgrown child with nuclear launch codes….

Not saying that should stop us from going forward, only hoping things proceed cautiously.  You dont corner a dangerous beast and start throwing peanuts at it.  Unless you’ve got a net or a solid weapon, you dont corner it at all.

@David:

Remember “Impeachment is off the table”Pelosi? W. and Cheney

committed war crimes and it did not matter. What Trump has done

up to now does not compare to that. He will always bully and

threaten, because that is his nature. The Dems, nay the whole

establishment, keep him in the news all the times, which he loves.

After all neither party wants to tackle problems, which concern

you and me. Any effort at impeachment means

a) the Dems could lose their main issue for 2020,

b)Trump could easily become a “victim” (like Bubba),

c) Pence would get a chance to become the incumbent.

Thus, they won’t risk it.

Oh yes, I remember that strong, experienced, strong, experienced, strong, experienced… qualified, strong, experienced, qualified speaker of the (horse’s ass) house.

Sorry, media brainwashing, woah.

Yeah, you are right about them not having any nerve – and perhaps this really is by intent on their part as well.  On the other hand, I suspect that if McConnell allowed it, there would already have been a bill passed to open the government.  It is likely they could get a veto proof majority at this point.

Even the Republicans must realize on some level that babbling about the importance of border security while not paying border patrol agents is a wee bit hypocritical.  Some of them, anyway.  Maybe.  I hope.

I don’t know, I checked out a few conservative sites earlier to see what the thought process is like right now.  Instantly regretted it.  Might be some decent Republicans out there, but the ones I read talking about the shutdown and laughing about hungry and poor people… were absolutely vile.