Well it's official - Nancy Pelosi just admitted on TV that we are in a constitutional crisis.
Even so, the Dems keep bringing neatly folded napkins to the gunfight.
And I agree, they need to start swinging their d*cks like the Rethugs do, and start fighting dirty fire with dirty fire. Obeying the laws to the letter in this case means the end of our democracy.
I'm hopeful that Mueller will leave DoJ soon, and then go have a few nice tattle tale sessions with Congress. BUT he may be bound by his security clearances to not reveal everything, even if he is subpoenaed.
Meanwhile, I think the IRS commissioner should just go ahead and hand over Twitler's returns, do the right thing and f*ck Mnuchin. I'd fall on my sword gladly if it was me.
I have a number of questions I would like for Jeanne or other psychics to answer: It's abundantly clear that Republicans are eager to shut down the investigations under a false premise, that the Mueller investigation found nothing and there is nothing more to be learned. The situation with Senator Richard Burr's Senate Intelligence Committee raises a number of questions. If Donald Trump Jr. defies the subpoena, will Senator Burr have the courage to take enforcement action? Did Richard Burr make a deal with someone to ignore all the flack he's getting from GOP partisans and have his committee continue to investigate issues that haven't been fully resolved?
We're undoubtedly going to see court litigation that will determine whether Trump and his followers get away with the blatant cover ups. What exactly what should we expect during the next 3 or 4 months which impacts the success or failure of the GOP cover up attempts?
why that may not work: https://theweek.com/speedreads/833454/trumps-handpicked-irs-chief-irs-legal-counsel-both-have-ties-trump-businesses
Meanwhile, I think the IRS commissioner should just go ahead and hand over Twitler's returns, do the right thing and f*ck Mnuchin. I'd fall on my sword gladly if it was me.
Which is why we are happy that NY State just voted to release his New York State taxes, which should contain much of the same information as the federal taxes.
The one way Twitler isn't a complete moron is that he installed people who have just as much to lose by his downfall as he does. Truth will out, it'll just take longer.
I get the feeling that EVERYTHING Trumple Dumpskin et al are doing right now is all about delaying. They want to run out the clock on statutes of limitations, or until they can somehow escape.
I believe Mango Jr. will plead 5th Amendment when he gets in front of the Senate Intel Committee. Doing so delays things considerably.
Yes, the truth will out eventually, but similarly to Jeanne, my feeling has always been that it will take at least a decade to sort out and reset.
Laura, those issues are known and are being worked on. Eric Swalwell announced two months ago that legislators were working on a bill to address that very issue. Today the No President Is Above the Law Act was introduced by Swalwell, Nadler, and Deutch. In a nutshell, it waives the statue of limitations on crimes that incumbent presidents may be accused of in the event that the DOJ rule about not indicting a sitting president is invoked. I don't know if McConnell will allow it to see the light of day in the Senate, and if it does pass, I'd assume that Cheatolini would veto it-if he's still in office by then (I'm still a Pollyanna). However, this is just the start. Eventually bills like this will be written and passed so that we will never have to go through such criminal governance in the future.
Note: this thread turned into a potent discussion about how to deal with tough emotions about DT and his enablers. I have moved those posts to a new thread in a section on coping: Can you love Donald Trump and Company?
Feel free to continue posting here on Robert Mueller. :-)
Back to Mueller.
Is he looking forward to or dreading his upcoming testimony? Does he have any desire to protect the illegal actions of his alleged friend Barr? How much impact will he have? Twitler sure seems frantic about it.
I threw a few cards on Barr and Mueller this morning and got the following:
I asked how Barr is feeling now and in the near future (after Mueller’s testimony) and got (Rider Waite):
The seven of pentacles - reaping what you have sown, preparation for retirement?
The tower reversed - fear, averting disaster or possibly deferring disaster
I asked how Mueller is feeling in the lead up to testifying, after testifying and then further into the future as clarification:
The knight of swords - committed to completing his mission, courage
Death reversed - delay and change? I thought possibly being shunned by the R’s for causing them problems
King of pentacles reversed - I wasn’t sure what to make of this except maybe that he retires because he is fed up or disappointed with the whole situation.
I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of the combinations of the cards and I felt a bit apprehensive about Mueller’s. I am still a novice at this. If anyone has a take on it, I would be very interested to hear it. These are most certainly trying times!
Joining you here, Baba, with so much admiration and gratitude. I threw a card on Trump last weekend and saw he was sick with fear. He channels darkness so not surprised that he has given himself over to dark forces to help him stay on top.
Throwing cards today, I see it is all in flux right now, like a fierce battle where power shifts daily.
For Barr, I get that suddenly he is feeling better after previously feeling that all might be lost. He has staked his future on continued right wing control and this past week it was looking like he might lose. He looked scared, and become a rat who jumps ship. I grew a card for his his wife, just to see if I could learn more about Barr's condition, and looked scared too (Thoth Five Cups - Disappointment).
When I throw more cards, I see it's all in flux now: They are in a battle for control over this court order, and Trump sends messages to Barr to hang in there because he's concocting something, as always, using his gift at swaying public sentiment.
I get vision of Trump as Khali, the Octopus god of darkness, rapidly moving his many arms like he's conducting an orchestra. He's stirring up energies in the collective to make things go his way. (He's love bombing various factions that might support him. He's tweeting this thing and sending orders for that thing, i.e., the border control, tweets to please various factions, he's talking, tweeting, rallying support, offering gifts.
None of Trump's love bombing is sincere - just trying to protect himself.
Back to Barr and Trump's other enablers.
Not using cards now, but inner images flowing in my head: They are working on a plan to deal with the court order to release the Flynn tapes. Delay, injunctions, tie it up in appeals.
If they can't stop the release of the tapes, then Barr's plan is to play good guy. His argument will be that he has always acted in good faith and followed the letter of the law.
They will delay Mueller's testimony. If they have to keep on on the Justice payroll longer in order to prevent him from testifying, then they will do that. Feels like it is already in process.
Cards on Mueller: Outwardly he is quiet, awaiting orders. Inwardly, I get the Tower which is the Tarot card for serious life crisis. In the Tower, the world you have lived in has become too small for you. You have outgrown your prior beliefs, mentors, and, well, your world as you have known it is like a house that is burning down.
Mueller is a soldier who believes in the rule of law. The issue here is which law does he feel he should follow? I pull the Thoth Five of Wands, Strife, Saturn in Leo. His Leo needs autonomy to complete his work in the way he saw his job to be. But Saturn is the Office of the Attorney General, the General Council's office of the A.G., and their interpretation of the laws of the U.S. restricting him. I ask if he will testify in June. It seems yes, (Magus card - God of Communication speaking), but then is followed by the Tower, a huge crisis ensues. It feels like he is being drawn and quartered.
This is a big moment for Mueller's own development. He doesn't want to become a tool for a corrupt commander. But he is a soldier. He wants to find a commander, but there is no one. He struggles with how to proceed. He knows that if he defies orders, they can arrest him.
I wish I had a bottom line for June and July. But I can't see it right now.
Baba and Jeanne,
Fascinating!!! You make a great team!
Anyone else picking up anything or tagging onto Baba and Jeanne's wonderful Tarot gifts?
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Why doesn’t Mueller resign from the DOJ? Do you think it has to do with his sense of loyalty, i.e., he's a good soldier? About a week ago Judge Andrew Napolitano, who used to be a staunch supporter of Con Don, stated that Mueller can resign from the DOJ if the president or the AJ tries to stop him from testifying about his final report. Napolitano stated that the president has power over a government employee, but not over a private citizen. There is no privilege. He says the author of the report (Mueller) made it 99% public. Which means he can lawfully testify about it.
I strongly sense Mueller is very conflicted. I feel his distress.
Why doesn’t Mueller resign from the DOJ? --deetoo
I threw a card asking the question, What will Mueller do? I got that he will testify and tell the truth. The cards say it will happen in August.
I sense we only know a small fraction of the expansiveness of the crimes. I have felt overwhelmed the last few days..there seems to be so many tentacles to the corruption. I can easily find myself spiraling into despair since there appears to be yuck everywhere! The self righteousness from the right really depresses me. So dense and dark.
I don’t understand why the Democratic house isn’t taking a hard line holding people in contempt. I get it that they want to exhaust all avenues prior to going to court, but can’t they take a hard line, hold them in contempt and then proceed through a court process?
I am so hoping for a breakthrough..some kind of breakthrough that will move us forward through this terrible darkness.
I have felt overwhelmed too, and my sleep has been disturbed. I knew it was going to be bad ... I just didn't believe it would be this bad. You wouldn't believe how much chocolate I've been eating!
I agree about the Dems in Congress. They're still playing by the old rules. The old rules don't apply any more.
Hi all, don't know if you heard, but a conservative R in Congress posted today that he read the Mueller Report and supports impeachment. It's now hitting most of the news outlets, it's been on Twitter since around noon.
Also, a leading D operative is now considering running against Nadler bc of his lack of action. Nadler said Mueller wouldn't testify until June at the earliest.
For all of us who've been frustrated at Ds' inaction, I just heard another theory from a psychic that Ds aren't doing the contempt bc it's what D^T has been looking for as an excuse to declare martial law, lock up Ds, etc. I hadn't considered that but I could see it with all the rhetoric we've heard this past week. I was so angry about it last night I almost swore off political news. (That lasted until this morning.)
Finally, it's the Full Moon/Blue Moon tonight. One of the astrologers I follow said this particular combination of planets would have ppl revealing secrets (particularly power-related secrets) and that folks would be doing what they really wanted to do. Maybe this is the breaking point.
Cracks are starting to appear in in the republicans.
Republican congressman Justin Amash on Twitter today says Trump has “engaged in impeachable conduct “.
Stated his principal conclusion after reading the redacted Mueller report is:
1. Attorney General Barr has deliberately misrepresented Mueller’s report.
2. President Trump has engaged in impeachable conduct.
3. Partisanship has eroded our system of checks and balances.
4. Few members of Congress have read the report.
Justin Amash then outlines each conclusion then stated “ our system of checks and balances on each branches jealously guarding it powers and upholding its duties under our Constitution. When loyalty to a political party or to an individual trumps loyalty to the Constitution, the Rule of Law-the foundation of liberty-crumbles. America’s institutions depend on officials to uphold both the rules and spirit of our constitutional system even when to do so is personally inconvenient or yields a politically unfavorable outcome. Our Constitution is brilliant and awesome and deserves a government to match.
The full tweet thread really was worth reading.
Robin, thanks for posting the tweet I was referring to. Washington Post, HuffPo and several outlets have stories on it too now.