Impeachment proceedings against Trump

Rick wrote: The fact is SC, that Hillary was being investigated by Hillary supporters... hardly a shocker that they didn't indict her on anything. The other fact is that she did indeed lie to the FBI about having classified material on her unsecured server and it was just discovered that emails MARKED CLASSIFIED were on Huma's laptop and forwarded to the Wiener. Flynn gets prosecuted for lying yet nothing for Hillary and her dirtbags. The double standard is obvious to anyone who isn't a Democrat it seems.

Hillary supporters? Truly?
Clinton: 7 Benghazi probes so far
By Clayton Youngman on Monday, October 12th, 2015

"There have been seven investigations led mostly by Republicans in the Congress," Clinton said. "And they were nonpartisan, and they reached conclusions that, first of all, I and nobody did anything wrong, but there were changes we could make. This committee was set up, as they have admitted, for the purpose of making a partisan political issue out of the deaths of four Americans."

Is Clinton correct that there have been seven and now eight investigations into Benghazi? We started counting and found she was largely accurate.

Here’s what we found.

www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/stateme...ghazi-probes-so-far/
And this one:
FBI documents: Andrew McCabe had no conflict in Hillary Clinton email probe

Lest we think that partisanship exists only to help Clinton:



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Irrespective of all that, what you seem to be implying is that because you believe she "got away with something" that the current investigation should also allow everyone involved to get off scott free. Is this what you believe? That we don't need to clean up the corruption or try to find the truth?

Here's my other big concern, succinctly expressed here:


Whatever happened to country over party?
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. ~Charles de Gaulle

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. ~Clarence Darrow

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. ~Alexis de Tocqueville
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Getting back on topic, I didn't post the NY Times article when it came out last week that claimed that a drunken Papadapolous is what started the investigation into collusion with Russia...because it wasn't really, according to some on Twitter who've got a pretty good track record of calling things. It also wasn't wholly the Steele dossier.



And lastly,

Claude Taylor Verified account @TrueFactsStated 9 hours ago
Source with knowledge of Mueller investigation says 3 more individuals were indicted in late December. Indictments are under seal-they include 1 A list and 2 from the shadows.

Sorry, it was late when I posted that and I'd been struggling to come up with a coherent, logical flow of my thoughts, and ended up cramming a lot of info in my post. Rick claimed that "Hillary was being investigated by Hillary supporters" and I disagreed, backing up my position with the two articles that followed ("Clinton: 7 Benghazi Probes so far" and "FBI documents: Andrew McCabe had no conflict in Hillary Clinton email probe").

The next two images that I posted of Rep Ted Lieu's Tweets showed examples of how other government officials have given large sums to GOP candidates. The point being that it's okay for government officials to have personal beliefs and support candidates and parties that they wish so long as it doesn't interfere with them doing their job in a fair, non-partisan manner (what the 3rd image from the Project on Government oversight is supposed to show). That Sessions has recused himself from the Special Counsel investigation was good, but opening an investigation into the Clinton Foundation is suspect. This effort to sow discord and further partisanship in our country is the work of outside nefarious influences and we must recognize this for what it is and stop falling prey to their disinformation campaigns, and we need to hold our representatives and government officials accountable if they act in a partisan manner that harms our Constitution processes.

The fourth image from John Schindler I accidentally put in the wrong spot. It was intended to show that the efforts to discredit the Special Counsel's investigation by saying that the Steele Dossier is flawed and full of uncorroborated info that is somehow tainted because it was paid for by the DNC (it wasn't, at first, anyway) is a non sequitur; the investigation began because of intelligence info that came from our allies.

Underneath the row of stars that I put to indicate that I was bringing up something different, I asked some questions and highlighted a Tweet by Amy Siskind who expressed her concern of a hallmark of authoritarianism; a concern I share. Clinton lost and is no longer even a public servant. That she continues to be attacked by her political opponent, months after the election concluded, and her foundation is now being investigated, smacks of authoritarianism and bullying. It is not an action we can tolerate in a free republic. Our elections and citizens cannot be attacked like this. If there's something untoward happening within the Clinton Foundation, it is a matter for law enforcement and stakeholders to investigate, not Congress.

After that I posted 3 quotes which I'd submit for deeper reflection as to what they mean for the direction we are heading. Are we going to be a People who value truth, justice, honor, and integrity? Are we a nation that will protect our Constitutional and democratic processes, or are they mere words now? Do we not strive to become better than we are and to find out the truth?

Under my final row of stars to separate another related topic, I continued with the course of the investigation. Rick and Tarryall have asserted in previous posts that surely this investigation should've leaked info, or done something to indict Trump by now and have said it seems like the investigation isn't progressing so it's all for nothing; the last posts I put up show that there is indeed action happening still and more indictments to come. And this came out yesterday:
Russia probe: Trump lawyers 'in talks over Mueller interview'
8 January 2018

The Washington Post, quoting an unnamed person close to Mr Trump, says investigation lead Robert Mueller is likely to interview him within weeks.

According to The Post, Mr Mueller first raised the possibility of interviewing the president in a meeting with his lawyers, John Dowd and Jay Sekulow, in late December.

"This is moving faster than anyone really realises," the newspaper quotes a person within the president's circle, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

President Trump's legal team did not confirm the reports, but told both media outlets: "The White House is continuing its full co-operation with the OSC [Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller] in order to facilitate the earliest possible resolution."

Aside from the Russia angle, special counsel Robert Mueller may also look into whether the president and his inner circle sought to obstruct justice while in office following the firing of FBI director James Comey.

I hope that helps clear up what I was trying to convey in my previous post. My apologies for it being so cryptic. I need to post more frequently in this topic so the info I find doesn't get so backed up and there's too much to share at once.

Glenn Simpson of Fusion GPS requested that his testimony be released, Senator Dianne Feinstein did so. Read for yourself if you wish.
Feinstein: American People Deserve Opportunity to Read Glenn Simpson, Fusion GPS Transcript
Jan 09 2018

Washington—Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the transcript of Glenn Simpson’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee with the support of committee Democrats. Simpson is the co-founder of Fusion GPS.

“After speaking with majority and minority committee staff for 10 hours, Glenn Simpson requested the transcript of his interview be released publicly. The American people deserve the opportunity to see what he said and judge for themselves,” said Senator Feinstein. “The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice. The only way to set the record straight is to make the transcript public.”

The transcript is available here and corrections made after the transcript was finalized are available here.

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Another note about that dossier, which I will reiterate is NOT the sole basis for the Special Counsel investigation so if you're thinking that discrediting it makes everything go away, you would be in error.

Evan McMullin Verified account @Evan_McMullin Jan 10
The FBI didn’t pay Steele for the dossier; Republicans and Democrats did.

Here’s a better question: What would possess a US Congressman to mislead the American people about a federal investigation?

https://twitter.com/Evan_McMullin/status/951270962762305536

Collusion is actually a bad legal term, a better one is conspire. Whether in the end they can nail Trump for conspiracy is unknown yet, but it's looking like they've got a really strong case for money laundering and fraud. Face it, our president has engaged in shady, probably illegal dealings. He's been accused of sexual assault by over a dozen women. Most recently it was reported that he paid a porn star hush money to keep quiet about their affair that he had not long after his marriage to Melania. He is amoral and immoral, unethical, and IMO unacceptable to fill the position of President of the United States of America.

Counterchekist @counterchekist Jan 16
Counterchekist Retweeted John Schindler
12/04/2015. That’s the date this Tweet was posted. Now, why wasn’t there *any* investigative reporting from MSM on tRUmp’s well known organized crime and Kremlin ties during the 2016 election? It was right in front of their faces. This failure is unprecedented & unacceptable.

John Schindler Verified account @20committee 4 Dec 2015
IMPORTANT ===> this ties Trump to Russian organized crime & indirectly to Putin. This is a very big deal, folks.
Trump picked stock fraud felon as senior adviser

We may not be hearing anything but that doesn't mean that the Special Counsel's investigation has been continuing...

Tea Pain‏ @TeaPainUSA
11:43 AM - 15 Jan 2018
1) QUICK THREAD on Mueller Probe

Tea Pain suspects we won't see further indictments until Mueller locks down an interview date with Trump or Trump says "No interview."

2) Flynn's plea deal has yielded bushels of juicy fruit and allowed Mueller to go directly after Trump without spendin' another round of indictments tippin' his hand.

5) If Trump says "No Interview!", expect Mueller to let go with a massive bombin' run, then subpoena Trump to appear before his Grand Jury.

7) Mueller's played so few of his cards, Trump may arrogantly believe Mueller's got nothin' on him and run his mouth more recklessly.

8) In closin', don't interpret this period of calm as weakness on Mueller's part. It means just the opposite. Mueller has a chance to roll the President months quicker than anyone expected. Hold fast. Good things are comin' soon! <Pain Out>

https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/952989587688878088

Tea Pain‏ @TeaPainUSA
11:44 AM - 18 Jan 2018
1) MINI-THREAD on Bannon Testimony:

We heard two different schools of thought on Bannon's testimony yesterday.

a) The White House instructed Bannon to limit his testimony
b) Mueller instructed Bannon to limit his testimony

3) Tea believes Bannon is fully cooperatin' with Bob Mueller's team and that Bannon was indeed in touch with the White House yesterday.

4) Bannon was actually contacting the White House to collect phone and text messages that would bolster Mueller's Obstruction of Justice case against Trump.

https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/954077148964417537