Trump tried to block Sally Yates from testifying tomorrow. #TrumpRussia

[L. Coyote]

I've invested everything in popcorn futures.

May 8, 2017 - Airing LIVE Monday, 2:30pm EDT on C-SPAN3

Russian Interference in 2016 Election Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testify at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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[procon]

1. Which means Trump was also aware and approved of everything. nt

[MFM008]

2. Which we already knew

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[Doreen]

3. I have actually been worried that someone might try to kill her.

I mean would you put it past any of the deplorables?

[ashling]

17. or a third party

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maybe some plutonium in her tea

[Doreen]

31. With the way this world is going right now I would not be surprised.

[PJMcK]

51. John Dean during Watergate

If memory serves, John Dean went into the witness protection program during the Watergate investigation.

Republicans are dangerous, evil and un-American.

[Doreen]

55. I can't recall Democrats murdering Repukes.

Maybe I am wrong but I would be very surprised if they did.

[PJMcK]

57. Of course you're not wrong, Doreen! (n/t)

[Alice11111]

67. No, it is almost always the RW, some nut?, that takes people out...

JFK, RFK, MLK. I have wondered about them getting rid of Flynn before he spills the beans, but they have probably managed him in other ways.

Maybe the Kushners are offering visas for 500k and cooperation with personal favors if needed.

[L. Coyote]

4. Another viewing option, Senate Judiciary is airing the hearing too:

No doubt there will be other LIVE options of YouTube.

Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election - Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing entitled: “Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election” on Monday, May 8 at 2:30 p.m., will now be held in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

Witnesses
The Honorable Sally Q. Yates
The Honorable James R. Clapper

May 7, 2017, Washington
On eve of fired Justice official's testimony, Trump tweets about Russia probe

..... Trump’s early-morning tweet did not mention former Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates by name or refer to her scheduled testimony on Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

But as he has done repeatedly amid ongoing congressional and FBI probes of potential collusion between his campaign and Russia, Trump insisted that investigative attention, and media reports, were misdirected. ...........

In case anyone feels like tweeting the Distractor-in-Chief a reply linking this thread:

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[onit2day]

65. We don't have fake news, we

have a fake president. A pretender in the office. The only way to not know Trump is unqualified to be president and is incompetent is to not WANT to know.

[L. Coyote]

66. Well stated. Welcome to DU.

[oasis]

5. The end is in sight.

[L. Coyote]

7. The beginning of the end, the seismic shift in the Election interference investigation.

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[mitch96]

11. Yes, a suit next to Snowden would be nice...

Borscht anyone?
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[canetoad]

30. Bugger the borscht

Rotten potatoes with a sprinkle of Siberian salt.

[mitch96]

54. HAH!!

Is that armpit salt or crotch salt?
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[furtheradu]

6. YAY! Time for TRUTH, & JUSTICE!

I am SO ready for this nonsense to be stopped & the perps/pervs to be held to account.
Expecting goood stuff tomorrow!

[Achilleaze]

8. KGOPee terrified of truth

since the republicans have sold out America.

[lastlib]

22. Will she be Trump's John Dean?

Instead of the "cancer on the presidency", I think she will reveal the "cancer OF the presiduncy." She may be tinyhands' downfall, the beginning of the end of the trumpfascist regime. I so HOPE that will be the case!

[not fooled]

50. And punce

hey puncie, remember the early exit of Spiro T. as VP.

A nation waits and hopes.

[Kentonio]

60. Let's not forget that Dean commited crimes before turning into a witness.

Sally Yates has done nothing wrong.

[lastlib]

72. Point well taken!

I'm grasping for any straw that will bring these fascist f*ckers down!

[Kentonio]

73. I hear ya!

Hope it comes soon!

[L. Coyote]

9. Comey says Sally Yates did tell him about her concerns regarding Mike Flynn

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[Alice11111]

70. Thanks for publishing the daily. Is it on Twitter and FB?

Wish the DNC or Move On would pop it up on Fox every few hours. We are the choir, of course.

[smirkymonkey]

10. So, the orange shitstain is getting a little nervous, is he?

Burn in hell, asshole! Sooner or later you are going down.

[pnwmom]

12. Isn't this whole article about what happened with regard to the House Committee?

So it's not directly about tomorrow's testimony, as far as I can tell.

[Fritz Walter]

13. No small aircraft for Ms. Yates

And for that matter, she should avoid contact with strangers in airports.

[Honeycombe8]

14. Woo Hoo! But I guess this means he'll try to "ruin her career,"

as he has stated before about a senator.

And Yates...she's apparently very brave. Who says women can't be brave under fire?!?

[JudyM]

63. She is brave, and heroic. Carrying the banner of Truth for all of us.

to her.

[Mr.Bill]

15. The republicans, from Trump down,

will simply say she is lying.

[Eyeball_Kid]

41. Trumpy is a weak coward. Watch him behave like one.

[DallasNE]

62. I'm Sure She Will Have Colaborating Evidence

That backs up her testimony.

[paleotn]

16. This ought to be fun...

...crossing my fingers she starts the demise of Penis...uh, I mean Pence as well.


Still a pity it didn't happen in March, but the House of Hacks has just got to be the House of Hacks. So much for last week's House of Hacks festivities. I thought all the hoopla kind of odd to begin with. Isn't this like the 457th time the House of Hacks has voted to repeal the ACA? Only difference from the other 456 times is they actually scribbled out some kind of unworkable replacement. And it looks like this repeal (+ replace...sort of) will end the same way as all the other repeals.....DOA in the Senate.

[Pauldg47]

19. Why doesnt the msn bring that up. They make out like its the end of times and its the final straw.

[paleotn]

37. That's a good question.

dolt 45 finally got some good news I guess. But it's really meaningless, since the Senate doesn't appear to be even modifying AHCA, but starting from whole cloth on their own replacement. And I seriously doubt the Senate bill will have a chance in hell of passing the House. So the repeal /replace fight will drag on and on and on.

[BigmanPigman]

38. It'll pass in the Senate too. McConnell hates Obama as much as 45 if not more.

Did you already forget Gorsuch? They have only just begun to kill Americans. They literally want to taste the blood and steal every last cent from every democrat, woman, and minority.

[Alice11111]

69. We are on the same page. The Sen may pass a POS, but

Congress will damn well get something out b4 the elections. Then, if it winds up in the courts, do we really expect serious precedent or fairness out of this SCOTUS?
Remember Bush v Gore, when the Sup Crt said, this case decision will not set a precedent...huh? what??? Didn't we learn it was impossible for the Supremes to do that? The court didn't have jurisdiction anyway, at that point. Basically, they will do whatever the fuck they want and either say, we are strict constructionists, or we are not setting a precedent.

I wonder where we would be now if Putin, Comey, etc., had thrown the election to Hillary and DT had won the popular vote? DT had already prepared the way by saying it is rigged. They would have challenged it on every front, legit or not. The walls would be burning.
Hillary would not be packing the courts for the next 40 years. The EC would be done with, which would actually be a good thing.

I'm proud of our Dem base for rising up, but we should always be mindful that the Repubs cheat, lie, kill, theaten, almost as bad as Putin to achieve their ends. We are dealing w folks who do not play a fair game, and yet we do. My point is we need a perpetual strong defensive sector in the party. They are plotting to undermine Yates now. They are plotting for Flynn to be the scapegoat for all of their treason. They aren't looking at the truth. They are more like mystery writers, how can we explain this and twist the plot to make the Dems look bad.

[notdarkyet]

18. We need to expose the stall tactics of Nunes and Ryan. I can't believe so many people

Discard ethics and our loyalty to oountry to shield an unworthy protoplasm that has not evolved beyond a baby emotional or mentally. He's a poor excuse for a human being.

[Pauldg47]

20. Ha!! I like that..."protoplasm"

[malaise]

26. It's not that simple -many of the goons

were in on it

[JudyM]

64. They're protecting themselves.

[L. Coyote]

68. Ongoing cover-up.

[JudyM]

71. Very interesting. Dean seems unequivocal about it.

I hope there are bombshells today. We have to get that administration out of there faster.

[Kablooie]

21. I hope she has strong security around her.

With Trump being such a Putin fanboy it's not out of the range of possibility that he emulates Putin's techniques.

[L. Coyote]

23. NBC VIDEOS: Senators Looking Ahead to Sally Yates Testimony on Russia and Flynn

Looks like Blunt is covering for Pence!

Senators Looking Ahead to Sally Yates Testimony on Russia and Flynn

Revelations earlier this year that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was not telling the truth about his conversations with a Russian ambassador were concerning, Republican Senator Roy Blunt, a member of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, acknowledged Sunday.

"What was particularly wrong was General Flynn not being truthful about the substance of what he said and the campaign was apparently, or the transition rather, was apparently concerned about that early on, and it appears they should have been," Blunt said in an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press" when asked about indications that the Trump transition itself was warned about Flynn's connections to Russia and conversations he had with the ambassador.

VIDEO: Sen. Blunt on Gen. Flynn: His Untruthfulness Was 'Wrong' 2:10

This Monday, Sally Yates, a former deputy attorney general under President Obama who was then pushed out by Trump early on, will testify in front of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee about Russia's attempts to interfere with the last election, and she is expected to speak about what she knew of conversations between Flynn and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

Yates was fired in January, ostensibly for refusing to defend the administration's travel ban in court.

That Senate subcommittee is one of a number of investigations within Congress looking into Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 elections, in addition to inquiries in the Senate and House Intelligence Committees.

Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a member of the Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence, said on "Meet The Press" that Yates "apparently has some information as to who knew what when that she is willing to share. And that would be what she knew about Michael Flynn's connections to Russia and exactly what she knew they were."

"I don't want to, in any way, say that I know what she's going to say because I don't," Feinstein continued. "But there are so many questions here as to who knew what when, what was done with this."

VIDEO: Sen. Feinstein on What She Hopes to Hear From Sally Yates 2:15

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[Tanuki]

24. .....

[malaise]

28. That's me tomorrow

[NastyRiffraff]

33. Me too!

I bought the "Movie Theatre" popcorn. And beer, of course. Lots of beer.

[malaise]

43. LOL

[L. Coyote]

36. Me too, plus I'll have an extra window open to watch popcorn futures soar.

I'm heavily invested.

[malaise]

42. ROFL

[malaise]

25. When will the Con realize this is not

his private business

[charlyvi]

27. I don't envy her.

They will make her life hell; they'll go the full Hillary on her. She's a strong lady, though. Go Sally!

[defacto7]

35. I strongly feel that there are many who are

in positions of strength that want her to testify and will be watching closely to see that her life and career will be kept strong. It could take some turns but neither Trump and his cronies nor Russia are all powerful. That's my hope anyway. Also, as long as she stays visible to the public and it's clear people know the danger, the powers against her won't dare make a publically incriminating move.

[randr]

29. The lsos will likely be twitting early tomorrow

Calling all Democrats sore losers no doubt without realizing how that makes him complicit.
Any real American can clearly see that the Russian attack on our voting system is an attack on all Americans. So far he has been able to keep his minions under his thumb but once the treason is made clear he will no longer have a rock to crawl under.

[Takket]

32. kick his ass Sally!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[iluvtennis]

34. So looking forward to her testimony, but I think classification will prevent her from revealing lots

...of info. It'll be like Comey saying, We'll need to discuss that in a classified setting. I hope I'm wrong though cuz we've been waiting for this testimony for over a month now.

[L. Coyote]

39. A lot of the controversy with Flynn is related to the transistion team, not classified activity.

The fall of Michael Flynn: A timeline

Dec. 29, 2016
Obama administration action
The Obama administration announces measures against Russia in retaliation for what U.S. officials characterized as interference in the 2016 election, ordering the expulsion of Russian “intelligence operatives” and slapping new sanctions on state agencies and individuals suspected in the hacks of U.S. computer systems.

Russian response
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announces 35 U.S. diplomats will be declared persona non grata. ............

Incoming Trump administration response
Flynn speaks by phone with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, and discusses the sanctions and suggests the possibility of sanctions relief once Trump is president. The call is monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Dec. 30
Russian government action
In a surprise, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces in a statement that Russia will not take action against the sanctions. ................

[iluvtennis]

40. Thanks.

[ellie]

44. OhpleaseOhpleaseOhpleaseOhplease

[L. Coyote]

45. WH plans to smear Yates. nonpolitical, career DOJ lawyer for 2 decades, as "Democratic operative."

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[L. Coyote]

46. Yates to testify she gave forceful warning on Flynn, contradicting White House

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[L. Coyote]

47. FBI shared their secret report on Flynn-Kislyak calls w/ Yates

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[Cha]

48. Yay! popcorn futures.. lol

[L. Coyote]

49. Trump 'planning smear campaign' against Sally Yates and President Obama

Guy who can't spell counsel may be more focused on his guilt than his grammar

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[LaydeeBug]

52. This is awesome. thanks. nt

[northoftheborder]

53. Any networks beside CSpan3 covering this?

Don't get that C=span

[L. Coyote]

56. Senate Comm. is broadcasting it too. See above post 4 linked here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029027592#post4

[L. Coyote]

58. Nunes cancelled a Yates hearing when he bombed the House Intelligence investigation.

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[L. Coyote]

59. Pres. Obama warned Trump on hiring Michael Flynn in post-election Oval Office meeting

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Breaking news just in: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-warned-trump-against-hiring-mike-flynn-say-officials-n756316
w/ VIDEO -- NBC News Exclusive: Obama Warned Trump Against Hiring Flynn 1:36

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[L. Coyote]

61. WH responds with another grammatical train wreck:

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