I like the message and the tone. Having said that blustery words are just that. He will have to get congressional approval for even a very limited military strike. This is t defensive.

" " The DoJ SHOULD be and was meant to be (post Watergate) to be independent from the WH BECAUSE it is supposed to investigate crimes in the WH."

If that was the case then the president's power to nominate candidates to fill those roles would have been taken away. That didn't happen because it would have been unconstitutional.

The check is the advise and consent role of the Senate and impeachment and removal if conduct raises to a level of corruption that warrants the impeachment process.

" Is that something the FBI should ignore?

#138 | POSTED BY SPEAKSOFTLY AT 2024-12-02 08:24 PM | FLAG: "

No. It doesn't give the FBI carts Blanche to do whatever it wants though. Checks are in place and procedures have to be followed.

" The DoJ SHOULD be and was meant to be (post Watergate) to be independent from the WH BECAUSE it is supposed to investigate crimes in the WH."

Tell that to Eric "Obama's wingman" Holder that.

" Uummmmmmm no. The conviction is final when you're, wait for it, convicted by a jury.

#356 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2024-12-02 08:38 PM | FLAG: "

Legally, thats a false statement.

" 132 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2024-12-02 08:12 PM | FLAG: "

Your shoulders must be exhausted moving those goalposts.

To quote on of your favorite people, let's circle back. Is it okay for the FBI to unlawfully obtain a FISA surveillance warrant? Because that is what happened.

Lamplighter,

What you printed does not address the Page FISA warrants.

" Why will this time be different?

#5 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2024-12-02 07:19 PM | FLAG: "

It probably won't be.

" 1) First, my serious question ... Does Nominee Hegseth have a clue how to manage an organization with a budget of that size?"

Very good question.

Given that the pentagon has failed 7 straight audits and has been falling well short of recruitment goals for the couple of years, I argue more of the same is a no-go. Is this guy the answer? I don't know. I do know our current leadership at the Pentagon is failing badly.

" BTW ------- replacing Christopher Wray is a huge constitutional issue. Following Watergate many measures were taken to make them independent of the WH"

I don't think it is. The 10-year term was established in 1976 as a term limit after 36 years of Hoover running the FBI.

It's part of the Executive branch and the FBi director serves at the pleasure of the duly elected president.

" The Supreme Court just said that Colorado had no standing to remove Trump from the ballots"

Correct.

" Just use the proper barometer: if he had a (D) after the name, and the FBI refused to surveil him, would your head have exploded?

Magic 8-ball says YES.
#124 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2024-12-02 07:16 PM | REPLY | FLAG

So, you fully support an unlawfully obtained FISA warrant to spy on him because (D)?

That's on point for you.

" He was found to have participated in An insurrection. Something the SC did not refute

#118 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2024-12-02 06:50 PM | FLAG: "

Not by a jury of his peers. Hence the 9-0 decision.

Alexandrite,

If you want the AG to be the president's personal henchman it's hard to find someone better to fill that role than Garland. Maybe Eric Holder. That's about it.

#113. It was a 9-0 decision. And it was that was because Trump has never been charg d with, much less convicted of sedition.

#346. The conviction isn't final until the sentence is issued.

" Not the ruling for immunity you liar.

#110 | POSTED BY ALEXANDRITE AT 2024-12-02 05:44 PM | FLAG: "

I was talking about Colorado trying to remove Trump from the ballot.

" You've done the same thing... or worse."

When have I ever levied personal attacks with anything remotely close to the venom Twoothy spews?

It's why I say he needs to be in a padded cell. Losing his ---- over a disagreement on this and countless other topics is bad for his health.

No normal person goes into a blood rage over a disagreement on the minutia of a court case. You really do belong in a padded room.

It was a 9-0 ruling, moron.

" given it was indeed political pressure that killed the deal."

The judge killed the original deal because it was so ridiculous.

With the Tax issues Hunter plead guilty to it was done to prevent really embarrassing info coming out in discovery, info that would have likely implicated the big guy. It was his way of help8ngz dad knowing a pardon was coming anyway.

" d intent to commit another crime"

How can any defense adequately prepare for trial if they aren't informed what "another crime" is?

They can't and it's one of the factors that I believe will result from the ruling being overturned on appeal.

You got every bit as nasty with m3 when Colorado tried to remove Trump from the ballot. You used all of the same personal attacks when I challenged it then. Guess what happened? SCOTUS shot it down 9-0. You really should consider humility. You got your ass spanked on that one. If this case ever does go to appeal (sentencing has been postponed indefinitely) I will merilously rub your POS face in it when it's overturned which I believe to be the extremely likely outcome.

One interesting thing about the Patel nomination is his promise to release the Epstein files.

I've seen a lot of people suggest Trump had made trips to Epstein Island. If t releasing the files show that we could potentially be looking at a third impeachment and Trump would have no one to blame but himself.

Twoothy is too stupid to understand that the Constitution is the law of the land.

" Sixth Amendment
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Plenty of legal experts have ripped into the fact that the crime was not spelled out in advance.

Even legal experts disagree with each other from time to time.

Had Biden restrained himself to only pardoning Hunter for the crimes he's already been convicted of this wouldn't be THAT controversial. But a blank check pardon covering an 11 year span? It makes this arguably the most corrupt pardon in this country's history and it really creates a visual that the whole "Biden crime family" accusations are accurate.