Posted on 05/21/2018 4:03:54 AM PDT by Magnatron
President Donald Trump has wrenched the United States back to the brink of a constitutional showdown after a weekend of rage culminated in his demand for an investigation into claims that the Obama administration inserted a spy in his 2016 campaign.
Trump's power play injected fresh intensity into his escalating political offensive against the Justice Department and renewed worries he is barging across long-held boundaries between the judicial system and the Oval Office.
It also raised potential scenarios that would threaten the integrity of US governance: first, that Trump could use his power to go after a political opponent and, second, that he means to derail or even end a criminal probe into his own conduct.
-snip-
Trump's fury peaked with a tweet that coincided with cresting coverage on conservative media of the unproven claim that an FBI confidential source in the Russia investigation could have been a spy sent by Obama administration officials to damage Trump.
-snip-
Shortly after his outburst, the Justice Department said its inspector general had been asked to assess whether there was any political impropriety in the use of the confidential source, as part of an existing probe into aspects of the Russia investigation.
-snip-
CNN legal analyst Paul Callan said that he found it "bizarre" that Rosenstein acted on an order to start an investigation via tweet.
"I mean, wouldn't the President call him in? Wouldn't there be a little bit of nuance in the order?" Callan asked, speaking with CNN's Ana Cabrera.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
There really is no turning back now for the media. They are all in...
Wake up Beauregard. He’s talking to YOU!
I heard the story this morning on enemy radio WPFW. Never thought I would ever hear such a report on this Commie station. I learn a lot listening to the opposition’s chatter.
I would have thought that a losing presidential candidate trying to foment a coup against the winner would have been a “constitutional showdown”.
Silly me.
Given the history of the FBI, I find it mind boggling that the press regards it as beyond reproach. I mean - can’t they read, or are most of them too young to know the name Hoover?
“..that Trump could use his power to go after a political opponent ..”
The whole point is to determine whether the Obozo administration used ITS power to go after Trump!
To which I say... “hey if they didn’t do anything wrong, they have nothing to worry about!”
Good for the goose...etc
Am I reading this correctly?
It would be wrong for Trump to investigate what the Dem’s did to him? But it was ok for them to investigate Trump?
And they have been all in from day one. Let us not lose sight of the fact that actual crimes have occurred, and the media has been complicit.
The leaking of the TRANSCRIPT of Admiral Michael Flynn’s conversation with the Russian Ambassador (which was completely proper) was a felony crime, and someone IS going to go to jail over that.
WHO leaked that transcript of the call, which was obtained by illegal surveillance, to the Washington Post? Hmm?
And now Mueller wants to finish his witch hunt with an interview of the President.
If I were the President I’d agree. Walk in there and tell them that my answer to every question is:
F*CK ALL OF YOU, YOU PARTISAN CORRUPT POLITICAL HACKS .... NOW IT’S MY TURN .... WELCOME TO MY WORLD ....
And as he turns to walk out, an army of IRS investigators, recently federally deputized cops and attorneys comes in and start questioning all of them.
“...that Trump could use his power to go after a political opponent ...”
The lack of self awareness and irony is just astounding. It’s borderline unhinged.
Run for cover snowflakes... this new investigation ties in nicely with the OIG investigation of FISA abuse.
Using Twitter like a WMD..
Not only the losing candidate, but the incumbent president and his administration.
CNN still channeling Orwell.
the writer, Stephen Collinson, is churning out garbage. the following is full of it:
21 May: CNN: What the royal family and Donald Trump both understand
Analysis by Stephen Collinson
“Two young people fell in love and we all showed up,” said African-American bishop Michael Curry in a stemwinding sermon that shattered the English emotional reticence typified by the royal family that its younger generation is trying to dilute...
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/21/politics/trump-royal-family-great-countries/index.html
They are panicking right now. Even the dimwit Brennan has to wonder why everyone else around him who has even a peripheral involvement has largely shut up.
Note to self: If ever involved in conspiracy, remember that the last one to know the jig is up is usually the one left holding the bag.
These people are morons.
THAT IS AWESOME. Stealing it.
And then you would have been shrieking about Trump interfering with the independence of the Justice Department. Trolls will troll no matter what Trump's response.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.