ctm Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 The Justice Department is preparing to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is increasingly optimistic it will be able to get him into a U.S. courtroom, according to people in Washington familiar with the matter. This is from the Wall Street Journal behind a paywall. Justafan, OILERMAN, Legaltitan, and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official in the Trump administration was arrested Thursday two days after being indicted on multiple alleged violations of Alabama ethics laws. Trey Glenn, the regional director for EPA’s southeast region, was arrested for allegedly helping an Alabama law firm fight potential EPA actions to clean up contaminated sites on behalf of Drummond Co., which could be responsible for the cleanups. Among other charges, Glenn and former Alabama Environmental Management Commissioner Scott Phillips were indicted on soliciting a thing of value from a principal, lobbyist or subordinate and receiving money in addition to that received in one’s official capacity. https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417052-trump-epa-official-arrested-on-criminal-ethics-charges Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 I'm still laughing at Trump's blatant denigration of the Mueller investigation -- 'the inner workings are a mess,.. they are yelling at people and making up stuff',... That's the very theme of every single objective piece of reporting on Trump's White House, and it runs contrary to all the reputable reporting on Mueller that spans decades. Trump's not even trying to hide his lying or vacuous projections -- it's all just create a wash of misinformation for the followers and the disinterested to cloak themselves in. This is right out of the Russia leadership playbook: confuse and divide the masses to build and maintain power. thor, and reo 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legaltitan Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Yeah it's either a total lie, or he is pumping his new attorney general for info. Because otherwise there is no way he would know the "inner workings" of the Mueller team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, begooode said: I'm still laughing at Trump's blatant denigration of the Mueller investigation -- 'the inner workings are a mess,.. they are yelling at people and making up stuff',... That's the very theme of every single objective piece of reporting on Trump's White House, and it runs contrary to all the reputable reporting on Mueller that spans decades. Look back over the last few years. Almost all his criticisms, maybe all, directed at others are criticisms of which he is guilty. Pretty much everything he said about Hillary Clinton were his own shortcomings. I suspect he has done this his whole life. Basically he is the no-I-am-not-you-are kid. Edited November 16, 2018 by 9 Nines IsntLifeFunny, reo, and thor 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Reportedly Trump won't turn in the questions he was given by Mueller. I'm sure he knows what they mean and what lies he'll be caught in thor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctm Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 11 hours ago, OILERMAN said: Reportedly Trump won't turn in the questions he was given by Mueller. I'm sure he knows what they mean and what lies he'll be caught in He's also so stupid he said he answered the questions himself, not his lawyers. I would have never said that. Better to say nothing and then if caught in a lie, which is likely, then just say it was filled out by my lawyers and I was busy and missed it upon my review. It was a stupid tactile answer, but he had to brag. Now he has no out. OILERMAN, and IsntLifeFunny 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, ctm said: He's also so stupid he said he answered the questions himself, not his lawyers. I would have never said that. Better to say nothing and then if caught in a lie, which is likely, then just say it was filled out by my lawyers and I was busy and missed it upon my review. It was a stupid tactile answer, but he had to brag. Now he has no out. Good point, I was so busy laughing at the ridiculousness of his ramblings on it I didn't consider that. He owns the answers The connection to Trump, Stone and Wikileaks are going to be interesting. Uh Oh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legaltitan Posted November 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 4 hours ago, ctm said: He's also so stupid he said he answered the questions himself, not his lawyers. I would have never said that. Better to say nothing and then if caught in a lie, which is likely, then just say it was filled out by my lawyers and I was busy and missed it upon my review. It was a stupid tactile answer, but he had to brag. Now he has no out. Yeah In court that wouldn't matter because generally you have to certify your answers are true and correct. But this is about the court of public opinion. It was always going to look pretty week if trump hid behind his lawyers skirts. But at least that would have given him something. Honestly kudos to him for owning it. reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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