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I remember the baffled look on his face when he was told on live tv that having accepted his pardon is an admission of guilt.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-special-prosecutor-over-bid-to-erase-history
Arpaio to Face Special Prosecutor Over Bid to Vacate Conviction
The Arizona sheriff pardoned by President Donald Trump for racially profiling immigrants in violation of a court order has a new fight on his hands.
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday appointed a special prosecutor to contest former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s move to vacate his conviction for contempt of court.

A Phoenix judge denied Arpaio’s request to erase his conviction entirely, saying in October that the presidential pardon didn’t “revise the historical facts of this case.” The appeals panel, by a 2-1 vote, said that since the U.S. Justice Department won’t defend that ruling, an outside lawyer must be appointed to argue against Arpaio, 85, who earned the nickname “Sheriff Joe” during more than 20 years in office.


The dissenting appeals judge, Richard Tallman, said the ruling sets a bad precedent.

“I fear the majority’s decision will be viewed as judicial imprimatur of the special prosecutor to make inappropriate, unrelated and undoubtedly political attacks on presidential authority,” he wrote. “We should not be wading into that thicket.”
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http://www.businessinsider.com/israeli-intelligence-trump-syria-strike-failed-2018-4

Israeli intelligence reportedly says Trump's Syria strike failed, didn't take out much of anything
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  • Israeli intelligence officials have concluded that the US, UK, and France's missile strikes on Syria's suspected chemical weapons sites were a failure.
  • Multiple Israeli government and military sources criticized the strikes effectiveness in hurting Syria's ability to conduct chemical attacks.
  • These officials also criticized President Donald Trump talking about the strikes beforehand.
  • The US and allies' strikes on Syria likely didn't change anything on the battlefield, and it's hard to know how much of the chemical weapons stockpile was hit.
 
Got a notification Comey's book is being delivered to me tomorrow. I forgot I had even pre-ordered it tbh, must've done so when it was first announced. But after the recent media appearances etc. he came off to me as rather self-serving and even a bit narcissistic. I wouldn't have bought the book now. Either way I'll read it of course.
 
And out of these 5 House Republicans, 4 of them have announced their intent to leave Congress. The exception being Brian Fitzpatrick.
Spineless
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/17/mueller-protection-bill-supporters-528390
Several House Republicans endorse bill to protect Mueller
A handful of House Republicans have endorsed legislation that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller from any attempt by President Donald Trump to remove him, even as GOP leaders insist that such legislation is unnecessary.

Rep. Charlie Dent introduced a version of the bill on Friday, and on Monday, fellow Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick signed on as a cosponsor. On Tuesday morning, Rep. Ryan Costello — a third Pennsylvania Republican — endorsed the measure, according to an aide, as did Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.). Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) signed on to an identical version of the bill that Democrats introduced last week.
The new GOP support for the bill comes despite continued assurances from Republican leaders in the House and Senate that Trump wouldn't dare fire Mueller.

"We do not believe that he should be fired. We do not believe he will be fired," Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday morning.

Ryan has repeatedly attributed his confidence in that assertion to conversations he's had with White House officials, and he declined to say whether Trump himself had given such a promise.

Ryan’s remarks come despite recent New York Times reports that Trump has twice ordered Mueller to be fired, including as recently as December, only to be reeled in by staff and his legal team. The president continues to rage publicly about the expanding probe.

A bipartisan bill to protect Mueller in the Senate has also drawn interest from a slew of Republicans, though it's unclear if it would garner the 60 votes necessary for passage.

The Senate Judiciary Committee could advance the bill later this week, though Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has tamped down expectations that it will receive a floor vote. The measure's co-sponsors include Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and Thom Tillis.

Dent‘s bill, which is identical to the Senate version, faces even slimmer odds in the House, where the pro-Trump base of the party carries more sway.

Dent, Costello and Ros-Lehtinen are all retiring — in fact, Dent announced Tuesday he would resign his seat next month — and Jones has said this November will be his last election. Fitzpatrick is the only member of the early group of House Republican supporters who hasn't announced an intention to leave Congress.
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