[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #294 Wie is dit keer het gezicht v dictatuu

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Op donderdag 20 april 2017 21:49 schreef livelink het volgende:
En nu volgt de travelban voor buitenlands staal

Trump wil onderzoek import buitenlands staal

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On Wednesday, the department's International Trade Administration, which has conducted an investigation into the "dumping" of steel products into U.S. markets, said it had found the "dumping of imports of corrosive-resistant steel (CORE) products from China, India, Italy, Korea and Taiwan" by various steel producers that it named within those countries.

As a result, the department said that Chinese corrosion-resistant steel would be subject to a final anti-dumping duty of 210 percent and anti-subsidy duty of between 39 percent and up to 241 percent.

Last week, the U.S. slapped tariffs of more than 500 percent on Chinese cold-rolled steel, which is used mainly in car production and appliances.

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 00:23 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
"more than" 500% heffing op staal .. wat is dat in de EU? Hoe kan het economisch te verdedigen zijn om meer dan 5 keer de prijs te betalen?

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 00:23 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
"more than" 500% heffing op staal .. wat is dat in de EU? Hoe kan het economisch te verdedigen zijn om meer dan 5 keer de prijs te betalen?

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 00:18 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Sources: US prepares charges to seek arrest of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said at a news conference Thursday that Assange's arrest is a "priority."
"We are going to step up our effort and already are stepping up our efforts on all leaks," he said. "This is a matter that's gone beyond anything I'm aware of. We have professionals that have been in the security business of the United States for many years that are shocked by the number of leaks and some of them are quite serious. So yes, it is a priority. We've already begun to step up our efforts and whenever a case can be made, we will seek to put some people in jail.

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"Julian Assange has no First Amendment freedoms. He's sitting in an Embassy in London. He's not a US citizen," Pompeo said.

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 00:18 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Sources: US prepares charges to seek arrest of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

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"Julian Assange has no First Amendment freedoms. He's sitting in an Embassy in London. He's not a US citizen," Pompeo said.

Greenwald - Does the Constitution Only Apply to Citizens?

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 00:26 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Dat klinkt alsof hij het over andere lekken dan wikileaks heeft...

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Eens hij in de VS is heeft hij dat recht waarschijnlijk wel...

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 00:36 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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't Is wel tricky. Ik zie geen goeie bron voor de claim in de headline anders dan hearsay. Weet niet goed hoe ik het moet interpreteren, de rest ter ondersteuning van het nieuws of de headline ter interpretatie van de quotes. Meestal heeft CNN het wel goed wat dit soort zaken betreft, dus vooralsnog denk ik het eerste.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department is aggressively investigating recent leaks of classified information and wants to put "some people in jail" over the disclosures.

"Whenever a case can be made, we will seek to put some people in jail," Sessions said in El Paso, Texas, during a border-security visit with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged investigations into national security leaks, particularly those related to the ongoing FBI probe of possible ties between Trump campaign officials and the Russian government.

"I've actually called the Justice Department to look into the leaks," Trump said during a news conference in February. "Those are criminal leaks."

Asked about the administration's approach to leaks Thursday, Sessions did not mention Trump or his request, but the former Alabama senator and former U.S. attorney said he believes the volume and seriousness of recent leaks have been unprecedented.

"We are going to step up our efforts and already are stepping up our efforts on all leaks," the attorney general said. "This is a matter that has gone beyond anything I'm aware of. We have professionals who have been in the security business of the United States for many years that are shocked by the number of leaks. Some of them are quite serious. So, yes it is a priority."

Sessions call for a more vigorous approach to leak cases came shortly before a Washington Post report Thursday that prosecutors are taking a fresh look at bringing criminal charges against people affiliated with the pro-transparency organization WikiLeaks. The Post reported that federal prosecutors are considering whether to bring charges against members of the group in connection with the disclosure in 2010 of hundreds of thousands of military reports and diplomatic cables.

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 02:35 schreef PippenScottie het volgende:
Het lijkt erop dat Jason Chaffetz nog deze week opstapt als congreslid.

Dat zou fantastisch nieuws zijn. En ook de vraag oproepen, what the fuck is going on? En hoe diep in de shit zit de GOP?

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Since late 2003 I have been fully engaged with politics as a campaign manager, a chief of staff, a candidate and as a Member of Congress. I have long advocated public service should be for a limited time and not a lifetime or full career. Many of you have heard me advocate, “Get in, serve, and get out.” After more than 1,500 nights away from my home, it is time. I may run again for public office, but not in 2018.

For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.

I am grateful for all of you in the current and previous 3rd Congressional District. I acknowledge the outstanding work of my dedicated staff. Together we have been a strong advocate for Utahns.

By announcing now, I hope to give prospective candidates time to lay the groundwork for a successful run. I have no doubt the 3rd Congressional District will be represented by a Republican. I trust you to find the best person to serve.

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 02:56 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Geen fan van Trump, geen zin om van huis weg te zijn, ...? Z'n verklaring maakt ons niet veel wijzer...

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http://www.vox.com/2017/4(...)fetz-reelection-2018

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 03:08 schreef PippenScottie het volgende:

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Dit is een oude verklaring, toen wilde hij zich gewoon niet herkiesbaar stellen.

Een paar dagen later blijkt hij opeens op zeer korte termijn te stoppen als afgevaardigde.

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 03:27 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Ah, inderdaad.
Maar waar haalde je dat ie deze week nog zou opstappen? Hij schreef in z'n tweet net: "I might depart early. It’s not tomorrow, it’s not next week. If it is, it’s going to be in the months to come."

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JakeSherman twitterde op donderdag 20-04-2017 om 23:40:21 .@politico CHAFFETZ on a scandal coming: No. “I’ve been given more enemas by more people over the last eight years than you can possibly imagine." reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 21 april 2017 04:54 schreef monkyyy het volgende:
In de categorie: "Wat zegt hij nou weer?"

Trump Praises "Very Good Friend" Pavarotti- Who Died 10 Years Ago

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Op donderdag 20 april 2017 22:18 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Hangt ervan af. Page kan de Russen gevraagd hebben of ze geen belastend materiaal over Hillary konden leveren, daarmee zouden ze de verkiezingen onrechtstreeks beïnvloeden, maar zo'n vraag is niet strafbaar;

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er was bvb een medewerkster van Hillary's team die regelmatig contact had met de Oekrainse ambassade, op zoek naar belastend materiaal over Trump (heb dat artikel 1-2 maanden geleden gepost).

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A Ukrainian-American operative who was consulting for the Democratic National Committee met with top officials in the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington in an effort to expose ties between Trump, top campaign aide Paul Manafort and Russia, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.

The Ukrainian efforts had an impact in the race, helping to force Manafort’s resignation and advancing the narrative that Trump’s campaign was deeply connected to Ukraine’s foe to the east, Russia. But they were far less concerted or centrally directed than Russia’s alleged hacking and dissemination of Democratic emails.

Russia’s effort was personally directed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, involved the country’s military and foreign intelligence services, according to U.S. intelligence officials. They reportedly briefed Trump last week on the possibility that Russian operatives might have compromising information on the president-elect. And at a Senate hearing last week on the hacking, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said “I don't think we've ever encountered a more aggressive or direct campaign to interfere in our election process than we've seen in this case.”

There’s little evidence of such a top-down effort by Ukraine. Longtime observers suggest that the rampant corruption, factionalism and economic struggles plaguing the country — not to mention its ongoing strife with Russia — would render it unable to pull off an ambitious covert interference campaign in another country’s election. And President Petro Poroshenko’s administration, along with the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, insists that Ukraine stayed neutral in the race.

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Mary McCord, who has served as acting assistant attorney general for national security since October
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McCord said, “The time is now right for me to pursue new career opportunities.”

McCord initially joined the National Security Division in 2014, after spending nearly 20 years at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia

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Meer dan 14.000 psychologen en psychiaters tekenden al een online petitie waarin staat dat de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump „kenmerken vertoont van een ernstige geestesziekte”. Hij zou vervangen moeten worden, omdat hij „psychologisch incapabel is om de taken en verplichtingen van de president van de Verenigde Staten uit te voeren.” Dat is de omschrijving in de grondwet die de mogelijkheid geeft om een president af te zetten.

De handtekeningenactie onder professionals is een initiatief van John Gartner, een vrijgevestigd psycholoog in Baltimore en New York. Gartner schreef eerder een „psychobiografie” van voormalig president Bill Clinton. Volgens de psycholoog lijdt Trump aan „kwaadaardig narcisme”.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op vrijdag 21-04-2017 om 12:50:33 No matter how much I accomplish during the ridiculous standard of the first 100 days, & it has been a lot (including S.C.), media will kill! reageer retweet