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Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35947915)

What did that nice Obama do to deserve his ?.

He wasn't Gerorge W Bush and after the years of illegal wars, millions dead and untold destruction many would say that was reason enough.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by TheDaddy (Post 35947948)

He wasn't Gerorge W Bush and after the years of illegal wars, millions dead and untold destruction many would say that was reason enough.

The Bush Presidency you describe highlights an interesting comparison with Trump in which which Trump might come out on top.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a sometimes brash political outsider whose unconventional resume as a Rhodes scholar and Navy SEAL officer made him a rising star in Republican politics, abruptly resigned Tuesday amid a widening investigation that arose from an affair with his former hairdresser.

The 44-year-old governor made the announcement nearly 17 months after taking the oath of the office with a pledge to root out “corrupt career politicians.” The probes into his conduct by prosecutors and lawmakers began with allegations stemming from the affair. They soon expanded to include questions about whether he had violated campaign-finance laws.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...affair-scandal

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35947957)

The Bush Presidency you describe highlights an interesting comparison with Trump in which which Trump might come out on top.

No he won't.

Day by day, Trump's Presidency is making George W Bush look better and better:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-...=.0a2cce87a83c

(Cookie based you'll have to select to view it for free on that).

http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/op...211420104.html

(Those are just articles from this month).

If you thought Obama's presidency was good, then Trump is just on steroids in comparison.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/05/...-bushs-legacy/

(Some of these articles by Roxanne / SE Cupp have been put in different places btw so excuse the repeats).

This though, is just raw polling data:

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/357...-george-w-bush

Trump isn't fit to be mentioned in the same breathe as Bush.

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35947475)

The for her, Hillary team destroys emails, smashes up storage devices blah blah and her key people get immunity deals. She gets cleared when clear legal statutes were violated.

True, she should have been indicted long ago but her entitlement syndrome was so large that even Biden got out of the way. If Obama was so worried about his legacy he really should have let justice / the FBI eat her.

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Trump uses his Constitutional Authority as the head of the Executive Branch to fire FBI Director, James Comey and gets Obstruction of Justice thrown his way (Despite him personally not being under investigation at the time, so how one can obstruct justice in this respect, is beyond me).

Not quite, he has constitutional authority to fire the head of the FBI, if it is with cause ; not without. He hasn't been thrown an obstruction charge just yet - just a SC that has been empaneled. He even stated in his letter that Comey told him 3 times that he had not been under investigation but whether he was or not, the firing still has to have merit. It cannot be without cause. Irregardless of whether he was or was nor under investigation the investigation itself would not automatically close if he fired the guy heading it. Charging up with an obstruction of justice charge is probably just to teach the person a lesson. Technically his administration was under investigation, the members in his cabinet have and will continue to be indicted etc etc so doing the bidding on behalf of his attorney (who is almost certainly bound to be indicted) and firing the FBI director absolutely can carry an obstruction charge. His role in the election is being investigated, his campaign is (and whether or not it colluded with the Russians) so for him to fire Comey without cause is a huge problem. Ironically, he blamed Comey's treatment of Hillary as the reason...then changed his mind several days later.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

America is putting tariffs on steel which probably will impact our steel industrial ainde they’re a big customer for us.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35948774)

America is putting tariffs on steel which probably will impact our steel industrial ainde they’re a big customer for us.

I am not really sure why he's done this. Why couldn't he just apply a quota on the offending Chinese imports, which is where the root cause of the problem lies?

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35948782)

I am not really sure why he's done this. Why couldn't he just apply a quota on the offending Chinese imports, which is where the root cause of the problem lies?

Because China doesn't sell much steel to America, they sell to everyone else which drives the price down overall

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35948782)

I am not really sure why he's done this. Why couldn't he just apply a quota on the offending Chinese imports, which is where the root cause of the problem lies?

World Trade rules prohibit you from doing this and many other things.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

Liam Fox has said we are ready to retaliate and the EU is getting ready to do so as well so time to stock up on any American stuff you wanna buy!

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35948782)

I am not really sure why he's done this. Why couldn't he just apply a quota on the offending Chinese imports, which is where the root cause of the problem lies?

He's done because it'll appeal to the morons that slavishly follow him. The fact that it will backfire is tomorrow's problem, and he can always move the agenda on as his supporters have a very short attention span and only remember the last Tweet.....

If we are looking to Trump for a good deal post Brexit, we need to think again or hope there's a new President by then.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35948807)

If we are looking to Trump for a good deal post Brexit, we need to think again or hope there's a new President by then.

Post-Customs Union will be 2025 from what I've been reading so doubtless Trump will be back on reality TV by then.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35948811)

Post-Customs Union will be 2025 from what I've been reading so doubtless Trump will be back on reality TV by then.

2025 ! Don't tell the Daily Fail Brexiters they'll spontaneously combust, with a bit of luck ;) !

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Originally Posted by Damien

America is putting tariffs on steel which probably will impact our steel industrial ainde they’re a big customer for us.

Yes they think they run the world Dam. I hope it DOESNT affect you guys too much :(

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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US trade tariffs: May disappointed at 'unjustified' move

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44337686

May 'disappointed'?! Well that's going to terrify the Donald. She should cancel his visit and triple tax on golf courses.

Re: President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35948916)

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44337686

May 'disappointed'?! Well that's going to terrify the Donald. She should cancel his visit and triple tax on golf courses.

Lol.
In all fairness, this dispute will probably blow over in a few weeks, hopefully no more than a storm in a teacup.