Former National Security Advisor John Bolton says 'Putin was waiting' for Trump to withdraw the United States from NATO in his second term

[Athanasius68]

That of course, is a lie that is told the the right wing.

Obstruction of Justice in the Mueller Report: A Heat Map

The Mueller report describes numerous instances in which President Trump may have obstructed justice. A few days ago, I threw together a quick spreadsheet on Twitter

www.lawfareblog.com

The operative word in that article is "may "

 

[craig]

The operative word in that article is "may "

Because Trump did obstruct and still is.

 

[RAMOSS]

The operative word in that article is "may "

Of course, one piece of information you are ignoring is 'it is DOJ policy not to indict a sitting president'

 

[Athanasius68]

Of course, one piece of information you are ignoring is 'it is DOJ policy not to indict a sitting president'

Which is of no concern to a special counsel
The policy can be changed by the AG.

 

[WIGDViking]

Putin's behavior is validating Trump's Russian collusion and some of the Steele dossier.

The timeline of Trump's ties with Russia lines up with allegations of conspiracy and misconduct

www.businessinsider.com

Nothing in the stele dossier has been discovered, regardless of the fact stelle himself said it was around 75–% acurate…

 

[RAMOSS]

Which is of no concern to a special counsel
The policy can be changed by the AG.

And, Mueller was not the AG. And Barr was in Trump's pocket.

 

[WIGDViking]

Very informative write up.

Trump was too obsessed with chasing conspiracy theories in regards to Ukraine. Let's not forget the man tried to extort political dirt in return for releasing badly needed military aid.

Imagine if he had sullied it no strings attached, Ukrainian would have been far better prepared…

 

[Athanasius68]

And, Mueller was not the AG. And Barr was in Trump's pocket.

Barr told Mueller not to worry about the DOJ policy-- it was his problem.
Which it was. Told Mueller to make his recommendation.

 

[craig]

Barr told Mueller not to worry about the DOJ policy-- it was his problem.
Which it was. Told Mueller to make his recommendation.

Ex-AG William Barr Says Trump Is Broadly ‘Responsible’ For January 6 Attack

Multiple lawsuits and investigations are now seeking to hold the ex-president accountable for his supporters’ riot at the Capitol building.

www.forbes.com

 

[Athanasius68]

Imagine if he had sullied it no strings attached, Ukrainian would have been far better prepared…

How is that?
There was no delay in the release of the weaponry

 

[OpportunityCost]

Ah yes, the NY Post, owned by News corps, with strong influence from Rupert Murdoch. There is also a wall of responsiblity erected between the CLionton campaign, and the steele doctument, since there was a middle man. So, the NY post is doing fake news. Unsuprising.

Alright, Ramoss, cut the bullshit. Shooting the messenger is an absolute amateur hour move.

The Steele dossier: A reckoning

When it came to light in January 2017, just days before Donald Trump took office, the so-called Steele dossier landed like a bombshell and sent shockwaves around the world with its salacious allegations about Trump and his supposed ties to Russia.

www.cnn.com

A series of investigations and lawsuits have discredited many of its central allegations and exposed the unreliability of Steele's sources. They also raise serious questions about the political underpinnings of some key explosive claims about Trump by shedding new light on the involvement of some well-connected Democrats in the dossier, and separate efforts to prod the FBI to investigate ties between Trump's campaign and Russia.
These revelations have triggered a reckoning around the Steele dossier, particularly in the wake of two recent indictments secured by John Durham, the special counsel appointed during the Trump administration to investigate the FBI's Russia probe. Durham alleges that Steele's primary source, a US-based foreign policy analyst, repeatedly lied to the FBI about where he got his information.....

......But Democratic involvement in Steele's work was much deeper than previously known. Court filings from the Durham inquiry recently revealed that some information in the dossier originated from Charles Dolan, 71, a public relations executive with expertise in Russian affairs who had a decades-long political relationship with the Clinton family. He has not been accused of any crimes.
Federal prosecutors said Dolan was in regular contact in 2016 with Steele's primary source Igor Danchenko, 49, a Russian citizen and foreign policy analyst who lives in Virginia. Danchenko was indicted on November 4 for allegedly lying to the FBI about his dealings with Dolan and a fellow Soviet-born expat that he claimed was one of his sources.

Read the whole thing, the Clinton campaign and the DNC have their hands all over this.

I'm not sure where you are getting your information but I'm guessing somewhere between 2017 Ave and Clueless Street.

 

[RAMOSS]

Barr told Mueller not to worry about the DOJ policy-- it was his problem.
Which it was. Told Mueller to make his recommendation.

Lol. The way you avoid what Mueller in his report.

 

[Athanasius68]

Lol. The way you avoid what Mueller in his report.

I haven't avoided it

 

[dockside]

John Bolton is a warmonger and mouthpiece for the CIA and MIC.

Nothing this PoS says should ever be confused with truth.

Which made him a good fit in the Trump administration.

 

[TomFitz]

I believe there were 2-3 "Aides" of Trump that expressed their feelings on the subject. Not good thoughts either...

I wonder what Rex Tillerson thinks about it!

 

[multivita-man]

• Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said Putin was "waiting" for Trump to withdraw the US from NATO.
• He previously warned that Trump would have withdrawn from the alliance if he'd won a 2nd term.
• Bolton also said Trump's "main interest" in Ukraine was trying to "find Hillary Clinton's computer server."

Bolton: Putin 'waiting' for Trump to withdraw from NATO in 2nd term

Bolton, who once worked for Trump, also said the former president's "main interest" in Ukraine was trying to "find Hillary Clinton's computer server."

www.businessinsider.com

And yet Trumpers think he saved NATO.

Bolton is a broken clock. He's right twice a day, for like a minute. He's right about Trump.

 

[multivita-man]

I wonder what Rex Tillerson thinks about it!

Tillerson was in over his head, but I never questioned his good faith effort to at least try to do his job

 

[TomFitz]

Well, the Mueller report concluded there was no conspiracy and also said they couldn't determine whether the president had obstructed justice.

Trump was of course looking for dirt on Clinton-- they are called the famous Clinton emails-- the 30000 documents that she had on that homebrew server she had put together.
Emails that the DOJ was also looking for.

The dossier was crafted, with the asisstance of a suspected Russian agent, as a political hitpiece on Trump. Hiding behind a buffer doesnt change this.

That is false. Again.

The Report noted that it had no direct evidence of collusion.

It spent most of the text detailing the effort the Trump regieme put up to obstruction of justice.

Trump was not Indicted because his wingman, Bill Barr, would not submit the report to a Grand Jury.

I have no idea why dying trump devotees are still trying to flog this nonsense about the “dossier”

If it was supposed to be a political hit piece on Trump. How come nobody knew about it until after the election???????

Riddle me that, Batman!

 

[TomFitz]

Tillerson was in over his head, but I never questioned his good faith effort to at least try to do his job

Tillerson was picked because he was the CEO of Exxon.

Tillerson had led the deal to rebuild Russia’s oil infrastructure after Moscow has screwed BP. The Russians gave Tillerson a medal.

Trump nominated him on a clear signal to Moscow.

Tillerson was in over his head. He had no experience whatsoever except as an Exxon employee. And he was far too professional to be able to manage Trump’s ridiculous antics.

 

[RAMOSS]

I haven't avoided it

You certainly aren't accurately describing it, or addressing statements Mueller made about it.

 

[NewfieMom]

Tillerson went in willing to be Trump's puppet. He left the State Department woefully understaffed and was willing to let Trump/Bannon /Barr get rid of our professional foreign service and substitute Trump's stooges for them. At least he grew enough in the job to come to realize that Trump was a moron, though. By the time he was thrown out, I was almost fond of him. Being in proximity with Trump makes many people look better. Not Mike Pompeo, though. He still looks like a used car salesman greasing up the customers so that he can sell them lemons. He looks and feels like a traitor. Even Trump cannot make him look good.

 

[Plasmaball]

Barr told Mueller not to worry about the DOJ policy-- it was his problem.
Which it was. Told Mueller to make his recommendation.

You are being dishonest here

 

[Plasmaball]

Well, the Mueller report concluded there was no conspiracy and also said they couldn't determine whether the president had obstructed justice.

Trump was of course looking for dirt on Clinton-- they are called the famous Clinton emails-- the 30000 documents that she had on that homebrew server she had put together.
Emails that the DOJ was also looking for.

The dossier was crafted, with the asisstance of a suspected Russian agent, as a political hitpiece on Trump. Hiding behind a buffer doesnt change this.

This isn't what Mueller concluded. You are once again lying just like stone manafort and trump did.

 

[justoneman]

• Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said Putin was "waiting" for Trump to withdraw the US from NATO.
• He previously warned that Trump would have withdrawn from the alliance if he'd won a 2nd term.
• Bolton also said Trump's "main interest" in Ukraine was trying to "find Hillary Clinton's computer server."

Bolton: Putin 'waiting' for Trump to withdraw from NATO in 2nd term

Bolton, who once worked for Trump, also said the former president's "main interest" in Ukraine was trying to "find Hillary Clinton's computer server."

www.businessinsider.com

And yet Trumpers think he saved NATO.

Trump forced them to spend more for their own defense. Bolton has a bug up his ass because he was fired. Who cares what he says?

 

[justoneman]

Very informative write up.

Trump was too obsessed with chasing conspiracy theories in regards to Ukraine. Let's not forget the man tried to extort political dirt in return for releasing badly needed military aid.

Let's not forget Trump sent them missile launchers that the Ukrainians are using to destroy tanks. Oh, and they are keeping warm with Obama's blankets.