[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #584: 17 verschillende onderzoeken

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 01:00:03 Following a judge's order, prosecutors have now released a redacted 302, a document which contains FBI agents' notes, of the FBI's initial interview with Michael Flynn, the one in which he eventually admitted he lied in.Here's the link: https://t.co/lOcrEcYKQE reageer retweet

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MaddowBlog twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 03:31:12 It might be said that Mike Flynn's view on Turkey turned on a dime, but actually it turned on A LOT of dimes. https://t.co/NT1u4h97kJ reageer retweet

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hardball twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 01:21:46 In 2016, Trump thanked African Americans for not voting. We now know that suppressing the African American vote was a part of Russia's disinformation campaign. https://t.co/vytMfNUlia reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 01:55:00 Russian disinformation teams targeted Mueller, according to the disinformation reports prepared for the Senate.Russian operatives unloaded on Mueller through fake accounts on Facebook, Twitter and beyond, falsely claiming that Mueller was corrupt.https://t.co/N0uOpO8jA3 reageer retweet

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tribelaw twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 04:02:21 BREAKING NEWS: Russian social media lies targeting Mueller was miraculously parallel to and intertwined with Trump's efforts to undermine Mueller's Russia probe. Looks like the Trump/Putin conspiracy covered obstruction of justice along with the campaign https://t.co/ak2XZJacze reageer retweet

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As questions swirl about his credibility, former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million in damages on Monday for publishing false and misleading statements on InfoWars.com, a far-right website known for promoting conspiracy theories.

The agreement requires Mr. Stone to run ads in national newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, apologizing for making defamatory statements about a Chinese businessman who is a vocal critic of Beijing. It also requires Mr. Stone to publish a retraction of the false statements on social media. Doing so exempts him from paying any of the damages.

In a text message, Mr. Stone described his conduct as “irresponsible” and added that “I am solely responsible for fulfilling the terms of the settlement.”

Unrelated to the Russia probe, Mr. Stone’s settlement is the latest indication that Mr. Stone’s use of various media platforms to spread unfounded claims isn’t without consequences. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office is investigating Mr. Stone’s role in orchestrating stories about key events being examined in the Russia probe, the Journal has reported.

Adam Schiff (D., Calif.), who is expected to take control of the House Intelligence Committee, said on Sunday of Mr. Stone’s testimony last year: “I believe there’s ample reason to be concerned about his truthfulness.” Mr. Stone has accused Mr. Schiff of “smear tactics” and said he stands by his testimony.

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U.S. companies have spent $1 trillion this year on buying back their own stock—a record figure reached three weeks before year's end. That's according to TrimTabs, an investment research firm.

One trillion dollars, a round number of epic proportions, is roughly equal to the amount U.S. consumers are expected to spend this holiday shopping season. It's also larger than the gross domestic product of 166 countries.

Just in the past week, pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and AbbVie announced a combined $15 billion in stock buybacks. Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil extraction company, announced a $2 billion buyback, and animal medicine maker Zoetis announced another $2 billion.

"Stock buybacks have been going on throughout this bull market, and companies are using it partly as a way to prop up their prices," said Edward Yardeni, chief investment strategist at Yardeni Research. "Especially in this environment, they would like to do what they can to keep their prices from going down."

Buybacks boost a company's stock price by reducing the total number of shares it has in the market. With the three major U.S. stock indexes down on the year as of Monday, it's not clear buybacks have been much help. And the jury is out on how benficial to shareholders stock buybacks are long-term, with one 2016 analysis finding that companies that don't repurchase their own stock tend to perform better in the long term than those that do.

One implication of high buybacks is that companies don't have other high-return projects in which to put money, Cowan Asset Management wrote recently. "This means that, collectively, companies aren't investing in things like buildings and machinery – things that increase the overall economy's productivity."

For that reason, buybacks have drawn criticism not only from progressive economists but from such unlikely sources as Sen. Marco Rubio. The Florida Republican recently said on Twitter that companies who buy their stock are "deciding that returning capital to shareholders is better for business than investing in their products or workers. Tax code encourages this. No surprise we have work life that is unstable & low paying."

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marcorubio twitterde op donderdag 13-12-2018 om 16:23:55 When corporation uses profits for stock buy back it’s deciding that returning capital to shareholders is better for business than investing in their products or workers. Tax code encourages this. No surprise we have work life that is unstable & low paying. https://t.co/yHV1qS0yLu reageer retweet

The GOP-championed tax cuts that Rubio voted for last year have encouraged buybacks by making even more cash available to companies at at time when they are sitting on historically large cash reserves, without guidance from lawmakers on how to spend that money -- say, requirements to hire workers or boost pay in return for their tax windfalls, which the tax law did not include.

Shareholders often like buybacks, since they increase the value of the stock they already hold. But companies have historically had questionable judgment when it comes to timing their purchases, buying more of their shares precisely when they're highly priced.

Prior to this year, buybacks hit a high in the third quarter of 2007. One year later, the S&P 500 had lost one-third of its value.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 06:35 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Leugens? Op Infowars?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 06:59 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Het is meer iets voor de NY Times of WaPo, nietwaar?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 02:35 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Ow en Comey is ook weer uitgehoord

James Comey reacts to Trump calling Michael Cohen a "rat"

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 08:26 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:

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Dat Trump Cohen een rat noemt, is typerend. Comey weet maar al te goed dat bij deze "rat" zijn hol vol stond met contrabande.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 09:08 schreef archito het volgende:

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Ik vind het vooral typerend omdat een rat iemand is die de waarheid vertelt en zijn criminele baas verraadt. Trump zal het niet zo bedoeld hebben, maar grappig is het wel. En triest.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 09:53 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Stephen heeft altijd wel een ernstige komische samenvatting

The President Is Facing 17 Investigations

Guliani krijgt er ook even langs.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 14:55 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:
Nog wat landelijke peilingen voor de democraten, Bevestigen eigenlijk wat we al weten: Biden doet het goed, Sanders en Warren vallen tegen omdat ze kiezers van elkaar afsnoepen en Beto doet het verrassend goed.

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2020 National Democratic Primary CNN:
Biden 30%
Sanders 14%
O'Rourke 9%
Booker 5%
Harris 4%
Kerry 4%
Warren 3%
Bloomberg 3%
Klobuchar 3%
Holder 1%
Gillibrand 1%
Bullock 1%
Brown 1%
Inslee 1%
McAuliffe 1%

@CNN 12/6-9

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Op maandag 17 december 2018 23:43 schreef Ulx het volgende:
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL 17 (KNOWN) TRUMP AND RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS

Voor het overzicht.

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Op maandag 17 december 2018 23:43 schreef Ulx het volgende:
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALL 17 (KNOWN) TRUMP AND RUSSIA INVESTIGATIONS

Voor het overzicht.

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"Our petition detailed a shocking pattern of illegality involving the Trump Foundation -- including unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing, and much more. This amounted to the Trump Foundation functioning as little more than a checkbook to serve Mr. Trump's business and political interests," Underwood said in a statement Tuesday.

Bron: CNN

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:36:57 @GaryGrumbach Judge: "Mr. Flynn's briefing concerned the court, because it raised issues that could affect or call into question his guilty plea ... Do you wish to challenge the circumstances under which you were interviewed by the FBI?"Flynn: "No, your honor;" doesn't want to withdraw plea. reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:34:49 Michael Flynn has said he does not want to challenge the circumstances under which he provided false statements to the FBI.Attorney Rob Kelner added that Flynn's rights were not violated during the FBI's interview with Flynn. https://t.co/gZseyq2Uy0 reageer retweet

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:48:34 Judge to Flynn: “This is a very serious offense -- a high ranking senior official of the government making false statements to the FBI while” at the White House. reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:55:07 Government prosecutor: "It remains a possibility" that Flynn is going to continue to cooperate with the gov't."The defendant provided substantial assistance to the EDVA in obtaining that charging document." The prosecutor said Flynn could have been charged in this case. --@MSNBC reageer retweet

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:59:52 In sentencing hearing, judge tells Flynn that he will take into consideration his “years of service and sacrifice, and your cooperation,” but he can’t minimize the very serious crime: “Arguably, you sold your country out. The court is going to consider all that.” reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:05:04 Judge Sullivan: "I'm not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense." https://t.co/pCxlqMQYw1 reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:01 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:59:52 In sentencing hearing, judge tells Flynn that he will take into consideration his “years of service and sacrifice, and your cooperation,” but he can’t minimize the very serious crime: “Arguably, you sold your country out. The court is going to consider all that.” reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:05:04 Judge Sullivan: "I'm not hiding my disgust, my disdain for this criminal offense." https://t.co/pCxlqMQYw1 reageer retweet

Het lijkt erop dat de rechter de aanbeveling van 0-6 maanden gevangenisstraf in twijfel trekt?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:14 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Daar komt Flynn toch niet makkelijk vanaf, toch?
En wordt hij gelijk al gesentenced? / veroordeeld?
Kan Flynn / advocaten in beroep?

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:16 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Ik geloof dat de rechter vindt dat Flynn een landverrader is en dan is 6 maanden wel erg weinig.

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:15:54 Judge orders recess in Flynn sentencing until 12:30 p.m. ET. reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:17 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Dit is sentencing-day. In beroep gaan lijkt me niet handig in zijn geval. Hij heeft het al erger gemaakt door de omstandigheden van zijn interview aan te voeren.

Edit: Hoor net: Flynn waves the right to appeal

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:10:05 Judge Sullivan asked, hypothetically, could Michael Flynn have been charged with treason.Prosecutor Van Grack: "Because it's such a serious question, I am hesitant from answering." —@MSNBC reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 17:52 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 17:48:34 Judge to Flynn: “This is a very serious offense -- a high ranking senior official of the government making false statements to the FBI while” at the White House. reageer retweet

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President Trump on Tuesday retreated from his demand that Congress give him $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, backing down amid acrimonious GOP infighting that left him with few options four days ahead of a partial government shutdown.

The news, delivered by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders in an interview on Fox News, represented a major shift from Trump’s declaration last week that he would be “proud” to shut down the government to get the money he wanted for his border wall.

Democrats, who will reclaim the majority in the House just weeks from now, have consistently refused to give Trump anywhere near the $5 billion he wants.

But Sanders told Fox News Channel: “We have other ways that we can get to that $5 billion.”

“At the end of the day we don’t want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border,” Sanders said.

Sanders said the White House was exploring other funding sources and believed it could be legally done.

“There are certainly a number of different funding sources that we’ve identified that we can use, that we can couple with money that would be given through congressional appropriations that would help us get to that $5 billion that the president needs in order to protect our border,” she said.

The apparent White house capitulation does not guarantee that a shutdown will be averted. Democrats were just beginning to assess the implications of Sanders’ comments to see if the White House is now willing to sign onto a budget deal they they could embrace.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Sen. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) are meeting Tuesday at midday. Asked whether there was a deal to be had as she entered the meeting, Pelosi responded “we’ll see.”

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:39 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Maar gaat dit niet over z'n bewering dat hij de sancties niet had besproken met de ambassadeur? Waarvan de FBI toen (eind februari 2017) zei dat hij niet opzettelijk gelogen had? (omdat hij niet over de economische sancties had gesproken, enkel over de uitgewezen diplomaten)

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In that interview, according to court documents, he claimed that he did not recall ever asking then-Russia ambassador Kislyak during a phone call in December 2016 to not have Russia retaliate against the United States for sanctions imposed on the country after accusations that Russia had interfered in the recent presidential election.

Flynn also told the agents, "No," when asked if he made any comment to Kislyak about Russia voting in a certain manner at the United Nations on a resolution sponsored by Egypt condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Both of those statements to the agents were false.

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MSNBC twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 18:54:21 DEVELOPING: Flynn defense team: “We are prepared to take your honor up on the suggestion of delaying sentencing."Live coverage now on @MSNBC. https://t.co/gaTgzEk3C9 reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:36 schreef Ulx het volgende:
Martha McSally krijgt de zetel van McCain heeft de gouverneur van Arizona besloten.

(Zes weken nadat de kiezers haar ongeschikt vonden en ze de verkiezingen verloor.)

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 12:41:27 Good luck today in court to General Michael Flynn. Will be interesting to see what he has to say, despite tremendous pressure being put on him, about Russian Collusion in our great and, obviously, highly successful political campaign. There was no Collusion! reageer retweet

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SethAbramson twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 19:10:34 Trump screwed himself with today's tweet. Everyone sensed Flynn was anticipating a pardon and planned to withdraw a bit—in consequence—from his active cooperation with Mueller, so what does the judge do? Threatens—brilliantly—prison, thus forcing a delay and more Flynn cooperation. reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 18:50 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Jawel:

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Edit: bovendien heeft Flynn zich (in het geheim) laten betalen door de Turken om in hun naam te lobbyen. Dat heeft hij bekend maar is daar niet voor aangeklaagd blijkbaar.

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:40 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:

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Ah, dat van die stemming in de VN wist ik niet. Tja, vrij dom, ligt toch voor de hand dat ze Kislyak's gesprekken afluisteren.

Vervolging wegens het niet registreren als foreign agent is zeldzaam ("In September 2016, DOJ issued a report that tallied all the prosecutions under FARA since 1966—a total of seven.")

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:48 schreef Toby56 het volgende:
Goeie rechter. Hij verwerpt gewoon Muellers advies, doet niet aan gemakkelijke vriendjespolitiek en lijkt te zeggen: juist iemand als Flynn, met zo'n indrukwekkende en lange staat van dienst als dienaar van het land, is het zwaar aan te rekenen dat hij moedwillig liegt tegen de FBI en de vice-president. Plus alle shit met Oekraïne, Turkije, weet ik veel, ik ben het kwijt allemaal.
"Arguably you sold your country out."
En er dan mee wegkomen door een beetje met een onderzoek mee te werken. Hallelujah! No way!

Het voelt voor mij (gelukkig) als een vol punt voor de Trias Politica. (Waar Trump zo'n schijthekel aan heeft.)

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Op dinsdag 18 december 2018 19:24 schreef martijnde3de het volgende:

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Een veilige en niet verassende keuze, maar niet echt netjes aangezien ze net de verkiezingen heeft verloren.