[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #478 McGabe? Terecht?

CNN 03 20 2018 mudd

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According to former CIA officer, turned CNN pundit, Phil Mudd, President Donald Trump only hired attorney Joe DiGenova to go on television and rile up his conspiracy-loving base, and not for his legal expertise.

Appearing on CNN’s New Day with hosts John Berman and Erica Hill, Mudd scoffed at Trump’s move of bringing on DiGenova, who was a regular cable TV fixture when conservative activists worked with GOP lawmakers to bring down President Bill Clinton with a variety of conspiracy theories.

Sharing a clip of the attorney accusing the Clinton campaign of planting the seeds of Russian collusion before the election in an effort to undermine Trump should he beat the former Secretary of State, host Hill pressed Mudd to explain what DiGenova brings to the president’s defense team table.

“Phil Mudd, he’s lashed out at the FBI, the Department of Justice, talked about this conspiracy,” Berman explained. “This is the man Donald Trump has brought on who can go out there and be a fire for him. what’s the impact there?” the CNN host asked.


“There’s no impact on the investigation,” Mudd scoffed. “Look, the investigators are going to do what they want. I see two aspects to the hiring of DiGenova. I don’t think he’s about the investigation, he’s about the face of the investigation. A lot of people in this country, I talk to them all the time, I get emails from them, believe in these conspiracies, they think there is some deep state conspiracy to take out the president.”

“This guy is going to be on TV talking about this, all the time,” he added. “Look, the other thing is I think this is more about what happens after the investigation. If you get further indictments of people in the Oval Office, this guy is going to be on two minutes later saying, ‘I told you there is a conspiracy against the White House, I see it now and now and we have to take action to stop the conspiracy.’ He’s all about TV and the after-action.”

CNN correspondent Chris Cillizza then jumped in to add his two cents.

“I think a lot of what’s happening here, particularly over the last 96 hours it’s sped up, is Donald Trump getting ready for what comes next, that it is unlikely that this investigation sort of ends,” Cillizza explained. “A lot of what you see, the smearing of Mueller, the attempted smearing of Mueller, DiGenova coming out, it’s prepping for something is going to happen and no one knows what that something is.”

“The Mueller investigation is going to conclude,” he warned. “And it likely not going to look great for the Trump administration.”

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SethAbramson twitterde op woensdag 28-02-2018 om 10:09:10 (THREAD) The Trump investigation no one is discussing is the one that could prove—via direct evidence—that Trump stole the presidency. Inspector General Horowitz needs to talk to Joseph DiGenova, a Trump supporter who may well be the man whose actions threw the election to Trump. https://t.co/UHb4lDfY6B reageer retweet

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SethAbramson twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 18:25:02 5/ DiGenova's January 2016 statements made clear that he was in contact with *current* FBI agents connected to the Clinton investigation--which meant, since he was not representing them as an attorney at the time, they were illegally leaking to him about an ongoing investigation. reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 16:41 schreef Genesisfan het volgende:
Anticlimax tweet.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 16:36:23 Our Nation was founded by farmers. Our independence was won by farmers. And our continent was tamed by farmers. Our farmers always lead the way -- we are PROUD of them, and we are DELIVERING for them! #NationalAgricultureDay reageer retweet

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A former Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Donald J. Trump sued on Tuesday to be released from a 2016 legal agreement requiring her silence, becoming the second woman this month to challenge Trump allies’ efforts during the presidential campaign to bury stories about extramarital relationships.

The model, Karen McDougal, is suing the company that owns The National Enquirer, American Media Inc., which paid her $150,000 and whose chief executive is a friend of Mr. Trump's. The other woman, the adult entertainment star Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, was paid $130,000 to stay quiet by the president's personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen. She filed suit earlier this month.

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 18:53 schreef Nibb-it het volgende:
Zal het CA-debacle nog enige invloed hebben op het referendum van morgen?

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 19:14 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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Melania zal zich wel vernederd voelen. Ik ben benieuwd wanneer ze het zat is.

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As busy as Donald Trump is being president, he can’t avoid a former "Apprentice" contestant’s defamation lawsuit where he may be forced to respond under oath to allegations of sexual assault and his treatment of women, a judge ruled.

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New York State Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter on Tuesday denied the president’s request to throw out the lawsuit or delay it until he leaves office.

"No one is above the law," Schecter said, citing the Paula Jones case against Bill Clinton that said the president doesn’t have immunity and is subject to the law for "purely private acts."

"Nothing in the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution even suggests that the president cannot be called to account before a state court for wrongful conduct that bears no relationship to any federal executive responsibility," Schecter wrote.

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JoyAnnReid twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 19:07:19 Good question: Trump called Putin to congratulate him. Did he call Angela Merkel? Sarah Huckabee Sanders will have to get back to us on that, apparently. reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 19:25:03 Q: Did the president not raise the issue of Russian election meddling in that phone call?Sanders: "I don't believe it came up on this specific call." (via ABC) https://t.co/uZwSCZE2Ke reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 20:09 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
De volgende uitzending van Channel 4, over de Amerikaanse verkiezing:

Cambridge Analytica: Undercover Secrets of Trump's Data Firm

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 16:38 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:
Trump legal team seeks to add star GOP attorney Theodore B. Olson

Wel vreemd dat iemand die onschuldig is zo enorm veel advocaten nodig heeft.

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The Board of Cambridge Analytica has announced today that it has suspended CEO Alexander Nix with immediate effect, pending a full, independent investigation.

In the view of the Board, Mr. Nix’s recent comments secretly recorded by Channel 4 and other allegations do not represent the values or operations of the firm and his suspension reflects the seriousness with which we view this violation.

We have asked Dr. Alexander Tayler to serve as acting CEO while an independent investigation is launched to review those comments and allegations.

We have asked Julian Malins QC to lead this investigation, the findings of which the Board will share publicly in due course.

The Board will be monitoring the situation closely, working closely with Dr. Tayler, to ensure that Cambridge Analytica, in all of its operations, represents the firm’s values and delivers the highest-quality service to its clients.

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 20:37 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
A Statement from the Board of Directors

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 19:10 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Ik zou niet weten hoe, deze wet doet niets aan private partijen als Facebook en wat zij met de door hun vergaarde data mogen doen. De wet regelt de bevoegdheden van de NL inlichtingendiensten, da's toch wel een totaal andere materie.

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 20:44 schreef KoosVogels het volgende:

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Dat bedrijf kan zichzelf net zo goed opdoeken. Geen politicus wil zichzelf nog verbinden aan zo'n concern. Mocht dat naar buiten komen, dan heb je immers direct de schijn tegen en dat zal hoe dan ook een grote groep kiezers tegen je in het harnas jagen.

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 20:37 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
A Statement from the Board of Directors

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 20:51 schreef Szura het volgende:

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Maar die Tayler zat gisteren ook in de undercover-video

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axios twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 19:12:08 Sarah Sanders is asked whether the Russian election was free and fair: "We don't get to dictate how other countries operate." https://t.co/kqEWvNFeOa (Video in tweet) reageer retweet

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 19:10 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Ik zou niet weten hoe, deze wet doet niets aan private partijen als Facebook en wat zij met de door hun vergaarde data mogen doen. De wet regelt de bevoegdheden van de NL inlichtingendiensten, da's toch wel een totaal andere materie.

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 21:04 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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axios twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 19:12:08 Sarah Sanders is asked whether the Russian election was free and fair: "We don't get to dictate how other countries operate." https://t.co/kqEWvNFeOa (Video in tweet) reageer retweet

Sinds wanneer zit er een cultureel Marxist in het Witte Huis?!

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Op dinsdag 20 maart 2018 21:04 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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axios twitterde op dinsdag 20-03-2018 om 19:12:08 Sarah Sanders is asked whether the Russian election was free and fair: "We don't get to dictate how other countries operate." https://t.co/kqEWvNFeOa (Video in tweet) reageer retweet

Sinds wanneer zit er een cultureel Marxist in het Witte Huis?!