Everything you didn't want to know about Trump and were not afraid to ask

[Brian Peacock]

It is still amazing to me that the US actually put this egomaniac dirtbag in the White House. A pair of former US attorneys describe the implications of the payoff tape:

'Michael Cohen’s Tape Sounds Like He Could Bring Down Trump'

The release of a secretly recorded conversation between Michael Cohen and Donald Trump about a proposed secret payment to one of Trump’s supposed mistresses goes a long way towards a potential criminal charge for both men.

The tape captures Cohen and Trump discussing setting up a shell corporation to pay “David” (presumably David Pecker, who owns the National Enquirer’s parent company, AMI) for the rights to Karen McDougal’s story that was acquired by AMI in a “capture and kill” move: AMI purchased exclusive rights to the damaging story of Trump’s affair and didn’t run it.

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Keep in mind that prosecutors would never rely on this tape standing alone to prove guilt. It would be one brick in a foundation made up of many different parts. That’s how prosecutors build criminal cases—layer upon layer of overlapping, corroborating evidence. Here, the recording would be used in conjunction with financial records, emails, and witness testimony, including, perhaps, from Cohen himself.

If Cohen cooperates, which he has signaled he wants to do, he can guide the prosecutors though every nuance of this tape and countless other pieces of evidence. After working for Trump for over a decade, Cohen could be the prosecutor’s dream cooperator: one who had special insider access to the leader of a powerful, closed, corrupt organization. We used to prosecute mafia cases. We both know that in the mob—and, perhaps in this White House—the right cooperator can bring down the entire hierarchy. We both have made cases based largely on the testimony of cooperating witnesses with insider access that took down leaders of the Gambino and Genovese crime families in New York.

That scenario is still quite a ways off in this case, but the new tape is one indication that Cohen just might be in position to make it happen.

You can see why Trump might admire and crave the kind of power Putin has. In Russia someone like Cohen might accidentally beat themselves to death in a gaol cell or succumb to a mysterious falling illness from a fourth story window, but not before Putin had seized their assets of course.

[Tero]

trump the decider

[Scot Dutchy]

Trump has reached the stage Hitler reached with his followers. They will believe him at all costs and also they will challenge anyone who does not think like them. Along with voter corruption expect great changes. He wants to be dictator with the help of his friends.

[pErvinalia]

There's no doubt he admires dictators. He's used to being a dictator in his own companies. I'm sure he would love to be a national dictator.

[Scot Dutchy]

He was very envious of Kim and extremely jealous of Putin. The spoilt brat has always been a dictator.

[Sean Hayden]

Donald Trump is the president --holy shit.

[Scot Dutchy]

To become dictator. Just wait. Who is going to stop him?

[Sean Hayden]

Surely his heart or what's left of his mind will soon...he may already be dead, who's operating the levers then --eh?

[pErvinalia]

He was very envious of Kim and extremely jealous of Putin. The spoilt brat has always been a dictator.

And don't forget how much he admires the self-admitted murderer and dictator, Rodrigo Duterte.

[Scot Dutchy]

Very true. When will his "black shirts" hit the streets? If you are laughing well think carefully.

[pErvinalia]

I don't believe Trump is a fascist. He's too stupid to have an ideology. He's driven by one thing - his ego. The real worry is the parasites who surround him who do have dangerous ideologies and the smarts to move in that direction.

[Scot Dutchy]

I don't believe Trump is a fascist. He's too stupid to have an ideology. He's driven by one thing - his ego. The real worry is the parasites who surround him who do have dangerous ideologies and the smarts to move in that direction.

Exactly. People like Brannon coming to Europe to stir up the right wing. These are dangerous times.

[Scot Dutchy]

EU president Juncker refuses to hold Trump's hand during White House visit

Commission president's conducted contrasted with Theresa May

I bet it did.

[Jason]

I don't believe Trump is a fascist. He's too stupid to have an ideology. He's driven by one thing - his ego. The real worry is the parasites who surround him who do have dangerous ideologies and the smarts to move in that direction.

Just looking through my old bookmarks and I found this: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/wp-conten ... 421206.pdf

Serendipity!

[Animavore]

Trump's friend.

Google’s YouTube pulled down four videos posted by Alex Jones’ ultra right-wing Infowarsfor violating policies banning hate speech and graphic content.

YouTube’s penalizing of Infowars, a notorious source of conspiracies and misinformation, is the latest development in the ongoing challenge internet platforms face in trying to balance free speech with enforcing standards to block hateful and disturbing content.


Google’s YouTube pulled down four videos posted by Alex Jones’ ultra right-wing Infowarsfor violating policies banning hate speech and graphic content.

YouTube’s penalizing of Infowars, a notorious source of conspiracies and misinformation, is the latest development in the ongoing challenge internet platforms face in trying to balance free speech with enforcing standards to block hateful and disturbing content.

In two of the Infowars videos deleted by YouTube, Jones railed against Muslims and asserted that they were taking over control of European countries. Another video, titled “How To Prevent Liberalism,” depicted a man shoving a young boy to the ground, while in the fourth video Jones compared the creators of a show featuring animated drag queens to Satanists.

“We have long-standing policies against child endangerment and hate speech,” YouTube said in a statement. “We apply our policies consistently according to the content in the videos, regardless of the speaker or the channel.”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/you ... soc_trk=tw

"Your [Jones] reputation is amazing. I will not let you down." - Donald Trump