***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Avenatti probably has an even better chance now if he runs as a republican tho

 

[the qbz]

I just want you guys to know that i have not conceded the nt politcal thread midterms

A recount is in order as Meth found ballots in Cam nelsons saturn

Also
Aaeps and rusty colluded ...dont believe the lies they are saying about my party....everyone had a ******** account

 

[the qbz]

Just saw the avenetti news... Trump gonna be out his slump


Tucker bout to go in tonight lolol

 

[Belgium]

The judge said he will take the arguments of both sides under advisement and will issue his decision from the bench on Thursday at 3 p.m.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/416799-judge-to-rule-thursday-on-cnn-dispute-with-trump
Judge to rule Thursday on CNN dispute with Trump

The federal judge overseeing CNN's request for an order forcing the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press credentials for the network's chief White House reporter Jim Acosta said he will rule on the request Thursday afternoon.

Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., seemed to agree during arguments in court Wednesday that the White House decision surrounding Acosta had raised some constitutional issues.

But Kelly, a Trump appointee, appeared unconvinced that the administration had revoked Acosta's hard pass solely because it didn’t like the questions he was asking of the president during a press conference last week.

Kelly said the record suggests Acosta’s press pass was revoked because of his behavior, noting that Trump called him "rude" after he refused to yield the microphone to another reporter during a contentious exchange with the president.

Theodore Boutrous, one of four attorneys representing CNN and Acosta, however, argued "rudeness is code word for 'I don’t like you asking tough questions.'”

The government countered that Acosta's credentials were revoked for grandstanding and refusing to surrender the microphone so another reporter could ask a question.

After last week's press conference, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders accused Acosta of “placing his hands” on the White House staffer who tried to take the microphone away, but the government did not maintain that claim Wednesday as a reason for stripping Acosta of his White House press pass.

CNN and Acosta asked Kelly in court to issue a temporary restraining order that forces the administration to reinstate Acosta’s credentials for the length of the order, which is 14 days, then rule later on their request for a preliminary injunction to reinstate his credentials while the parties argue the case.

The network has argued that the administration's decision violated the First Amendment rights of both CNN and Acosta.

Kelly said he will take the arguments of both sides under advisement and will issue his decision from the bench on Thursday at 3 p.m.

 

[aepps20]

I just want you guys to know that i have not conceded the nt politcal thread midterms

A recount is in order as Meth found ballots in Cam nelsons saturn

Also
Aaeps and rusty colluded ...dont believe the lies they are saying about my party....everyone had a ******** account

I STRONGLY DENY these allegations just like our President Elect.

 

[gry60]

What happen to Bipartisanship

That time in the movie when the villain is looking down into the precipice, while the main character is cocking the gun:

"Wait, I'm sure we can work something out!"

 

[fargin]

So I click on the Avanatti tweet and this tweet comes up

 

[RustyShackleford]

So I click on the Avanatti tweet and this tweet comes up

I think they are disputing TMZ's claim that his wife filed the charges, not that he was arrested for domestic violence charges.

So it is another woman other than his wife making the accusations.

 

[fargin]

Okay, does this mean Mike-mike will run as a Republican instead?

 

[tego calderon el abayarde]

I think they are disputing TMZ's claim that his wife filed the charges, not that he was arrested for domestic violence charges.

So it is another woman other than his wife making the accusations.

Maybe since they couldn't get Muller they went for an easier target?

 

[getback]

 

[Belgium]

TMZ may be a ****** tabloid but a surprisingly accurate one at that. A random z-list celeb could die in some corner of California and they'll have a detailed report on it almost simultaneously.

Statement from TMZ:
4:10 PM PT -- We were initially told by our sources the alleged victim was Avenatti's estranged wife. We now know it was not. The incident involved a different woman.

Their reporting

Our law enforcement sources say Avenatti was arrested Wednesday after a woman filed a felony DV report. We're told her face was "swollen and bruised" with "red marks" on both cheeks.

Our sources say the alleged incident occurred Tuesday night, but there was another confrontation Wednesday between the two at an exclusive apartment building in the Century City area of L.A.

We're told Wednesday afternoon the woman was on the sidewalk on her cellphone with sunglasses covering her eyes, sobbing and screaming on the phone, "I can't believe you did this to me. I'm going to get a restraining order against you."

We're told security brought her inside the building, took her upstairs and Michael showed up 5 minutes later and ran into the building. He screamed repeatedly, "She hit me first." We're told he angrily added, "This is bulls***, this is f***ing bulls***." We're told he tried getting into the elevator but security denied him access.

Cops showed up and escorted Avenatti into a corner of the apartment lobby and spoke with him for 5 to 10 minutes and then took him into custody.

A law enforcement source says on Tuesday, Avenatti "kicked her out of the apartment" and that's when the alleged domestic violence occurred. We're told she went back to the apartment on Wednesday to retrieve her belongings and called police to stand by in case things got heated.

We're told Avenatti is currently in custody.

 

[whywesteppin]

Given it is 2018 and anything goes, I wouldn't be surprised if it's Stormy making the allegations herself.

An excerpt: "Mr. Avenatti then forced me to watch while he lowered his pants to reveal his massive, majestic, pperfectly--shaped, definitely not resembling a mushroom, penis."

 

[KingdomFlatbush]

 

[Bosa]

Flake finna flake

 

[sonoftony]

Almost fell off the tredmill when I saw Avenatti headline

 

[gry60]

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/416663-study-us-has-spent-nearly-6t-on-war-since-9-11

Study: US has spent nearly $6T on war since 9/11

The United States is on track to have spent nearly $6 trillion on war since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to a report released Wednesday.

The annual analysis from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University far exceeds Pentagon estimates because it looks at all war-related costs — including the Pentagon’s war fund, related spending at the State Department, veterans care and interest payments — for military operations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere.

“We were told to expect wars that would be quick, cheap, effective and beneficial to the U.S. interest,” study author Neta Crawford said at a Capitol Hill news conference. “Because we finance these wars on a credit card, the costs of the wars themselves pose a national security challenge.”


Somewhere in Moscow, inside the Kremlin, someone is laughing hard...

 

[gry60]

 

[elpablo21]

Hi Satan

 

[Belgium]

The original Politico reporting mentioned that this case has moved through the courts at very fast pace, mostly under seal. One of their reporters visiting the appeals court clerk's office had observed a man requesting Mueller's latest sealed filing in the case so that his law firm could form a response. The lawyer declined to identify himself or his client and 3 hours later, a sealed response in the grand jury subpoena dispute was filed in the D.C. Circuit court.

The mystery witness has filed a sealed 6,487-word brief with the US Court of Appeals today.
The witness' first appeal was rejected by a D.C. Circuit panel. Court filings show that the witness then requested the full bench of the appeals court to review the decision. There was one out of the 10 active judges who didn't participate, which happened to be the only Trump appointee on the court.

 

[IATT]

 

[dwalk31]

For Avenatti, like others, due process is important. It is ironic that he vehemently denied the allegations.

 

[dwalk31]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnew...ntencing-reform-legislation/story?id=59195616

Great positive step for prison reform

 

[whywesteppin]

 

[IATT]

What happen to Bipartisanship