No, not according to all experts. — Agustino
It is very relevant. Your good sense is often more important than the law, especially when interpreting the law for a non-lawyer, like I presume both of us are.
He has said that innumerable times. Because he sees no need for such an investigation since there was no collusion.Why did Trump try to fire Mueller? — Michael
No, it's not only because it wasn't actually done. It's because he didn't give the order, and hence McGahn did not resign.But my main issue with your claim here is that Trump didn't really try to do it because it wasn't actually done. — Michael
Again, a consultative discussion in which someone expresses that he will resign if you give a certain order does not indicate that he tried to obstruct justice.Relenting because you don't want someone to resign doesn't mean an attempt wasn't made. — Michael
No, it's not only because it wasn't actually done. It's because he didn't give the order, and hence McGahn did not resign. — Agustino
He did not end the investigation, he expressed his desire to do it, but ultimately did not act on it. We'll see, but I highly doubt anything will happen to Trump for this, because it's just normal practice in my view.Ending an investigation into you because you claim to be innocent is obstruction of justice. — Michael
The action taken was telling McGahn to have Mueller fired. What exactly would it take for you to accept it as an action/order? Must Trump personally hand deliver a notice of termination? — Michael
The FBI inquiry into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US presidential election has been given a second memo that independently set out many of the same allegations made in a dossier by Christopher Steele, the British former spy.
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One source with knowledge of the inquiry said the fact the FBI was still working on it suggested investigators had taken an aspect of it seriously.
It raises the possibility that parts of the Steele dossier, which has been derided by Trump’s supporters, may have been corroborated by Shearer’s research, or could still be.
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The Shearer memo was provided to the FBI in October 2016.
It was handed to them by Steele – who had been given it by an American contact – after the FBI requested the former MI6 agent provide any documents or evidence that could be useful in its investigation, according to multiple sources.
The Guardian was told Steele warned the FBI he could not vouch for the veracity of the Shearer memo, but that he was providing a copy because it corresponded with what he had separately heard from his own independent sources.
Among other things, both documents allege Donald Trump was compromised during a 2013 trip to Moscow that involved lewd acts in a five-star hotel.
No, why? In fact, I've never read Machiavelli's Prince fully.Have you been reading Machiavelli as of recent? — Posty McPostface
I know Trump frequently "lies" if you can even call them that, about insignificant issues. The media counts things like "it was the biggest crowd ever" as a lie - that's not a lie to me, and it's really insignificant - it's more of a way of speaking, as in "it was a really big crowd". This is unlike other Presidents who usually lie about big issues - I haven't seen Trump being that kind of liar yet.Well, wouldn't it bother you if you had a president who persistently lies about, well, very important issues? — Posty McPostface
Trump isn't a morally perfect person, for example, I think in matters of sexuality he has some important shortcomings, but in terms of getting things done, useful policies (like the tax & bureaucracy reduction), it seems that he's been doing well. Also, he's a very good cheerleader for America.As a person who likes Plato (I do, to great extent) and Stoicism (again, my guiding philosophy in life), then wouldn't it be an issue of some strong cognitive dissonance to like the guy under the tenants of those two philosophies? — Posty McPostface
I know Trump frequently "lies" if you can even call them that, about insignificant issues. The media counts things like "it was the biggest crowd ever" as a lie - that's not a lie to me, and it's really insignificant - it's more of a way of speaking, as in "it was the biggest crowd ever". This is unlike other Presidents who usually lie about big issues - I haven't seen Trump being that kind of liar yet.
What are the significant issues he's lied about? Maybe stuff like the Stormy Daniels issue, but we're not sure yet what the truth is there. — Agustino
Trump isn't a morally perfect person, for example, I think in matters of sexuality he has some important shortcomings, but in terms of getting things done, useful policies (like the tax & bureaucracy reduction), it seems that he's been doing well. Also, he's a very good cheerleader for America. — Agustino
The media counts things like "it was the biggest crowd ever" as a lie - that's not a lie to me, and it's really insignificant - it's more of a way of speaking, as in "it was the biggest crowd ever". — Agustino
Proves my point. A list of things which aren't even worth calling lies. It's like saying the President lied because he said he hadWow. Lying is a only a way of speaking now?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html — ProbablyTrue
Okay, but you do have to admit that somethings really are insignificant, and shouldn't be considered lies in the true sense of the word.Yeah, this is the very decadent and slippery slope dilemma that America faces. Namely, that we've grown accustomed to having leaders get away with lying and hypocrisy. — Posty McPostface
As far as I remember, he apologised for those comments. And as I said before, he's not morally perfect, and I especially singled out that area of his life. What prostitute did he spend time with?But, now we have a president that claimed that groping women by their genitals is an OK thing if spoken in a locker room along with allegations that he spent time with a prostitute and paid her to keep silent. — Posty McPostface
Proves my point. A list of things which aren't even worth calling lies. — Agustino
Insignificant lies, given that he is the President. And they may not even be lies - they can be taken as hyperbole. A hyperbole isn't a lie.Saying things that are wrong and can be verified as wrong aren't lies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_pleading — ProbablyTrue
Well, they are pornstars, not really prostitutes >:O . But okay. I read about the Alana Evans thing, but I don't really buy that Trump invited her for sex. In fact, she didn't claim that either, she said she considers it a possibility though. It seems that both Evans and Stormy are capitalising on this for financial gain atm - their popularity is skyrocketing, and directors will hire them to do new pornos, knowing that now people will search for them and buy the movies. So, it's in their direct interest to make controversy.Actually, it seems to be a plural of a prostitute, meaning prostitute(s). — Posty McPostface
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