Nineforty Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, B-Man said: He wasn't in the government. He raised money for the inauguration. Now, if you want to declare that the DC lobbying situation is corrupt, you will find no one arguing. okay he's not in the government lol.. it changes little to my point. Don't use "tactics" to ignore the issue. Please. and yes, im sure we can agree there on lobbying, no doubt. the point is he was close to Trump. and if you read even a summary review of the actual felonies and charges, you could easily understand the dangers to democracy that Trump brought upon himself and this country. now add in this was a pattern... quote from Roger Stone on Barrack/Trump (2018): "He is the only person I know who the president speaks to as a peer. Barrack is to Trump as Bebe Rebozo was to Nixon, which is the best friend." 1 minute ago, Nineforty said: okay he's not in the government lol.. it changes little to my point. Don't use "tactics" to ignore the issue. Please. and yes, im sure we can agree there on lobbying, no doubt. the point is he was close to Trump. and if you read even a summary review of the actual felonies and charges, you could easily understand the dangers to democracy that Trump brought upon himself and this country. now add in this was a pattern... quote from Roger Stone on Barrack/Trump (2018): "He is the only person I know who the president speaks to as a peer. Barrack is to Trump as Bebe Rebozo was to Nixon, which is the best friend." If you are cool with "espionage-lite" going on all around our commander in chief (and frankly, it being welcomed/encouraged by the former president), so be it. but you sir, are not an American I want to know if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nineforty Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 A FOREIGN AGENT, NOT A LOBBYIST "Contrary to what you might have read, this is not a FARA case, which is generally treated as a regulation covering certain kinds of lobbying for foreign (including non-governmental, like the political party Paul Manafort hid his work for) entities. Barrack was charged under 18 USC 951, which is about working for a foreign government directly. The statute is sometimes referred to as Espionage Lite, and in this case, the government might believe at least some of the people involved — perhaps Al Malik, who fled the country days after the FBI interviewed him in April 2018 — are spies. By charging 951, though, the government only has to show that the team was ultimately working on orders from government officials without registering, not that someone was secretly reporting to another country’s spying agencies. And this is pretty clearly about a relationship directly with UAE. In addition to Barrack and his employee Matthew Grimes, the indictment describes a chain of command in which several senior Emirati officials convey requests through Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Malik Alshahhi (referred to as Alshahhi in the indictment and as Al Malik here and elsewhere) to Barrack. On the Emirati side, Emirati Official 1 (EO1), is described as someone who, “held a high-ranking position in its armed forces,” but who, given events described in the indictment, must be Dubai’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed. Emirati Official 2 (EO2) is described as a “high-ranking official with responsibilities related to national security,” but appears to be National Security Advisor Tahnoun Bin Zayed. Emirati Official 3 (EO3) is described as a member of UAE’s National Security Council. Their orders often get delivered to Al Malik through Emirati Official 4 (EO4), who is described as a government official who reports to EO 2 and EO3. There’s also a diplomat, Emirati Official 5, who asked Barrack to provide insight into the top national security appointments Trump was planning. Basically, this amounts to MbZ tasking EO4 to instruct Al Malik to provide instructions in turn to Barrack. This structure is important, because it demonstrates that Barrack was being directed directly by the UAE government and, starting in October 2016, directly by MbZ himself." https://www.emptywheel.net/2021/07/21/the-big-boss-directing-tom-barracks-actions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Gee, it's hard to justify all these "Trump Crony" posts, When our Department of Justice disagrees..............right ? The DOJ says Tom Barrack’s alleged conduct was a ‘betrayal’ of former President Trump https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2021/07/21/the-doj-says-tom-barracks-alleged-conduct-was-a-betrayal-of-former-president-trump/ Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Was this article posted already? Apologies if so. https://www.salon.com/2021/04/11/trumps-big-lie-and-hitlers-is-this-how-americas-slide-into-totalitarianism-begins/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillStime Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 Of course he is pocketed $75 million - idiots - lmao "but the group has not devoted funds to help finance the ongoing ballot review in Arizona or to push for similar endeavors in other states." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 The most corrupt administration in our lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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B-Man Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, BillStime said: The most corrupt administration in our lifetime. 1 hour ago, BillStime said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 9:24 AM, BillStime said: WTF is a felony against America?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Kavanaugh: Nothing to see here Capitol Riot: Nothing to see here Benghazi: 28 months of hearings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 6:24 PM, BillStime said: On 7/22/2021 at 7:34 PM, BillStime said: 21 hours ago, BillStime said: Hey, it's all BS, who'd a thunk it ? But National Review reports today that this is all nonsense. In fact, Democratic Senators had access to a summary of all 4,500 tips during the confirmation. Mike Davis, who served as chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Kavanaugh hearings, tells National Review that there was a summary of all 4,500 tips in the FBI’s report, which was available to all 100 U.S. senators. “They printed out the entire tip-line summary,” says Davis. “Every senator had full access to read those things if they wanted to.”… “Every whack-job in the world called into that thing. That’s why there were 4,500 [tips],” says Davis. “Grassley’s team went through the entire tip-line. It was nonsense.” Davis worked under then-chairman Chuck Grassley on the committee and now runs the Article 3 Project, a conservative group that focuses on the judiciary. A Republican senator who reviewed the FBI’s report confirms Davis’s description of the tip-line summary. “There was nothing in there . . . nothing anywhere providing a shred of corroboration” of an existing allegation or a new allegation, the senator tells National Review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, B-Man said: Hey, it's all BS, who'd a thunk it ? But National Review reports today that this is all nonsense. In fact, Democratic Senators had access to a summary of all 4,500 tips during the confirmation. Mike Davis, who served as chief counsel for nominations on the Senate Judiciary Committee during the Kavanaugh hearings, tells National Review that there was a summary of all 4,500 tips in the FBI’s report, which was available to all 100 U.S. senators. “They printed out the entire tip-line summary,” says Davis. “Every senator had full access to read those things if they wanted to.”… “Every whack-job in the world called into that thing. That’s why there were 4,500 [tips],” says Davis. “Grassley’s team went through the entire tip-line. It was nonsense.” Davis worked under then-chairman Chuck Grassley on the committee and now runs the Article 3 Project, a conservative group that focuses on the judiciary. A Republican senator who reviewed the FBI’s report confirms Davis’s description of the tip-line summary. “There was nothing in there . . . nothing anywhere providing a shred of corroboration” of an existing allegation or a new allegation, the senator tells National Review. Kavanaugh: Nothing to see here Capitol Riot: Nothing to see here Benghazi: 28 months of hearings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Everyone's getting Trump's taxes... womp womp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, BillStime said: Everyone's getting Trump's taxes... womp womp Rent free 24/7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillStime Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bidens_basement said: Rent free 24/7 Who, you? No throw ups? You feeling ok westside3? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 “Today, the Biden Administration has delivered a victory for the rule of law, as it respects the public interest by complying with Chairman Neal’s request for Donald Trump’s tax returns. As Speaker, on behalf of the House of Representatives, I applaud Chairman Neal for his dignified pursuit of the truth and the Biden Administration Department of Justice for its respect for the law. “Access to former President Trump’s tax returns is a matter of national security. The American people deserve to know the facts of his troubling conflicts of interest and undermining of our security and democracy as president. “The House will always fight to expose the truth For The People.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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