Dolemite

If the Electoral College goes away we might as well dissolve the states, bury the Republic and become a pure Democracy.

Electoral College abolition amendment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_abolition_amendment

Bernstein: Media’s Russia Probe Coverage ‘One of the Great Reporting Jobs in the History’ Sunday, CNN’s Carl Bernstein applauded the media on “Reliable Sources” for its coverage of the Russia investigation into alleged collusion during the 2016 presidential election. Bernstein called the media’s coverage “one of the great reporting jobs” in history. “Clearly, half of the country, 40 percent, 45 percent of the most intense Trump supporters would say that we have been terrible, and then I think the rest of probably of the majority would say we’ve done a good job of it,” Bernstein stated. “I think the media, the press has done one of the great reporting jobs in the history, especially covering a presidency by the most news organizations. And look, let’s look where the disinformation and mistakes and lying have come from. Hasn’t come from the press, it has come from the president of the United States and those around him.” He added, “We need to see the full Mueller report.” Host Brian Stelter asked, “If it turns out that there was a lot of smoke, but no fire — is that a failure of the press to focus so much on all the smoke?” “First of all, I think there has been plenty of fire regardless of whether or not there’s a finding, of whether or not Donald Trump is guilty of a crime and remember, under the Justice Department guidelines he cannot be found guilty of a crime while in office — or indicted,” Bernstein told Stelter. “So, that’s why we need these underlying facts.” https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/03/25/bernstein-medias-russia-probe-coverage-one-of-the-great-reporting-jobs-in-the-history/

And Barr doesn't need a referral.

Fame and Glory.

What are you afraid of?

He didn't say that it would go to the FBI. It will go to Barr who will decide what to do with the referral.

With Mueller Done, WSJ Urges "Probe The Real Scandal" Just hours after reports that Rep. Devin Nunes will refer criminal charges against Clinton operatives & high-level FBI & DOJ officials for perpetuating the Russiagate hoax for over three years, The Wall Street Journal's outspoken voice of reason, Kimberley Strassel, stresses that Americans deserve a full accounting of the missteps of Comey and the FBI. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-25/mueller-done-wsj-urges-probe-real-scandal

Apologies to President Trump

Before I forget, Ivanka Trump will be elected president in 2024.

Barr has to impanel a grand jury first.

Brennan, Clapper, Rosenstein, Comey all need to get their Lock N Sock ready.

What Manafort was charged with The charges against Manafort at the trial broke down as follows: False income tax returns (five counts): Manafort did not report any of the $30 million of his Ukrainian payments that he transferred into the US on his income tax returns, or pay taxes on it. He also falsely said, on those tax returns, that he had no authority over any financial accounts in foreign countries. He faced one count for each tax year from 2010 to 2014. Failure to report foreign bank or financial assets (four counts): Manafort also didn’t report any of his offshore accounts to the Treasury Department by filing what’s known as an FBAR form — a legally required disclosure. He faced one count for each year from 2011 to 2014. Bank fraud or bank fraud conspiracy (nine counts): These charges related to Manafort’s attempts to get loans from several US banks between 2015 and January 2017. Prosecutors alleged that he made false statements such as lying about his company’s profits, existing loans on his properties, and other matters — and that he eventually secured more than $20 million in loans The 4 people sentenced to prison so far in Mueller's investigation Source: CNN Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison 02:31 (CNN)Four people have been sentenced to prison as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference, with the latest being former Donald Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen. Here's a roundup of the four people, their crimes and their punishments. Michael Cohen Cohen pleaded guilty to evading taxes from his personal business ventures, violating campaign finance laws at the direction of candidate Trump and lying to Congress about efforts to build a Trump Tower in Russia during the campaign. Most of the charges were brought by federal prosecutors in Manhattan after a referral from Mueller. After asking for a punishment without incarceration, Cohen was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison. The judge ordered Cohen to begin his prison term in March 2019. George Papadopoulos Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI after he lied about his interactions with foreign officials close to the Russian government. One of his Kremlin-linked contacts told him early in 2016 that the Russians had dirt on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of "thousands of emails," according to court filings. A federal judge sentenced Papadopoulos to serve 14 days in prison for lying to the FBI. Papadopoulos cooperated with the investigation and asked the judge for leniency, while prosecutors sought a six-month prison term. He served his punishment at a federal prison in Wisconsin and was released from prison earlier this month. Alex van der Zwaan Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about his discussions with former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates. Van der Zwaan was previously employed by the international law firm Skadden Arps, which worked on Ukraine projects with Gates and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. He sentenced by a federal judge to 30 days in prison and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine. He served his time at a federal facility in Pennsylvania and was released in June. He was quickly deported back home to his native Netherlands as a consequence of his felony conviction. Richard Pinedo Richard Pinedo of California pleaded guilty to identity fraud connected to Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to court filings. Pinedo acknowledged that he sold dummy bank accounts to Russians who used them for online payment services, like PayPal. Pinedo's lawyer said his client was unaware of the identity or motivation of his customers. Pinedo was sentenced to six months in prison. Prosecutors from Mueller's office said Pinedo cooperated extensively with their investigation into Russian meddling and offered to help other prosecutors if related cases arise in the future. He is serving his sentence at federal prison near Taft, California, and is scheduled to be released in May 2019. PAID CONTENT

The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As the report states: "[T]he investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities."1

Tax evasion? Lying on a mortgage application? Failure to register as a foreign agent?

After an exhausting investigation that found no evidence, one would wonder why a special counsel was appointed in the first place.

Lost his license to practice law for 5 years. But who cares about reality.

Like Soul Coughing and Placebo a lot.

Was speaking to a Cajun girl in a bar in NOLA and busted out laughing when she said her boyfriend had died because an 18-"wheeler" ran him over will he was walking on the side of the road in Venice, La.

Hugo is actually right on this one. Sessions recused himself and Trump needed someone that could put it to rest.

Generally, obstruction charges are laid when it is discovered that a person questioned in an investigation, other than a suspect, has lied to the investigating officers. However, in most common law jurisdictions, the right to remain silent can be used to allow any person questioned by police merely to deny answering questions posed by an investigator without giving any reason for doing so. (In such a case, the investigators may subpoenathe witness to give testimony under oath in court, though the witness may then exercise their rights, for example in the Fifth Amendment, if they believe their answer may serve to incriminate themselves.) If the person willfully and knowingly tried to protect a suspect (such as by providing a false alibi) or to hide from investigation of their own activities (such as to hide their involvement in another crime), this may leave them liable to prosecution. Obstruction charges can also be laid if a person alters, destroys, or conceals physical evidence.[1] Obstruction charges may also be laid in unique situations such as refusal to aid a police officer, escape through voluntary action of an officer and refusing to assist prison officers in arresting escaped convicts. Obstruction can include crimes committed by judges, prosecutors, attorneys general, and elected officials in general. It is misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in the conduct of the office. Most commonly it is prosecuted as a crime for perjury by a non governmental official primarily because of prosecutorial discretion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstruction_of_justice