White House says it’s on solid legal ground in making Mulvaney acting consumer bureau chief
Jim Puzzanghera
Los Angeles Times
Posted with permission from Tribune Content Agency
WASHINGTON �� White House officials said anonymously Saturday that President Donald Trump was on solid legal ground in appointing Mick Mulvaney acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau despite the departing chief's last-minute designation of a new deputy to temporarily run the agency.
The competing claims to the bureau's temporary leadership — until a permanent director is nominated and confirmed by the Senate — could put the controversial consumer watchdog agency in legal turmoil.
Senior administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saturday that Mulvaney's appointment was consistent with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and they hoped to avoid a court fight.
The appointment also was cleared by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, which will release an opinion soon, the officials said.
Trump Friday night named Mulvaney, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, as the bureau's acting director in after the resignation of its first chief, Richard Cordray.
Earlier Friday, Cordray wrote to Trump saying his resignation would be effective at midnight. Cordray also appointed his chief of staff, Leandra English, to be deputy director.
The Dodd-Frank law, which created the bureau in 2010, says the deputy director becomes the acting head "in the absence or unavailability of the director." In an email to bureau staff, Cordray said English would take over as acting director.
But senior administration officials said the 1998 vacancies act gives Trump the power to instead install an official who already has been confirmed by the Senate to be the acting director.
Mulvaney was confirmed by the Senate to lead OMB and will remain in that job while he is acting director of the consumer bureau, senior administration officials said.
"I believe Americans deserve a CFPB that seeks to protect them while ensuring free and fair markets for all consumers," Mulvaney said in a written statement. "Financial services are the engine of American democratic capitalism, and we need to let it work."
Mulvaney has been a vocal critic of bureau, which most Republicans oppose. He has called it a "sick, sad joke," with lending rules that are "absolutely absurd."
Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center, said Trump's appointment of Mulvaney was unlawful.
"In an attempt to install a wrecking ball at the helm of the consumer watchdog, President Trump has ignored the law that dictates that the consumer bureau's deputy director takes over until Congress can confirm a new director," she said.
"The law is designed to protect the consumer bureau's independence and to make sure that the qualifications and biases of a new director are examined through the regular confirmation and hearing process," Saunders said.
The dispute could be headed for court. Senior administration officials said that would be determined by English, who must decide whether she will assert that she is the acting director or defer to Mulvaney.
The competing claims to the bureau's temporary leadership — until a permanent director is nominated and confirmed by the Senate — could put the controversial consumer watchdog agency in legal turmoil.
Senior administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saturday that Mulvaney's appointment was consistent with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 and they hoped to avoid a court fight.
The appointment also was cleared by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, which will release an opinion soon, the officials said.
Trump Friday night named Mulvaney, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, as the bureau's acting director in after the resignation of its first chief, Richard Cordray.
Earlier Friday, Cordray wrote to Trump saying his resignation would be effective at midnight. Cordray also appointed his chief of staff, Leandra English, to be deputy director.
The Dodd-Frank law, which created the bureau in 2010, says the deputy director becomes the acting head "in the absence or unavailability of the director." In an email to bureau staff, Cordray said English would take over as acting director.
But senior administration officials said the 1998 vacancies act gives Trump the power to instead install an official who already has been confirmed by the Senate to be the acting director.
Mulvaney was confirmed by the Senate to lead OMB and will remain in that job while he is acting director of the consumer bureau, senior administration officials said.
"I believe Americans deserve a CFPB that seeks to protect them while ensuring free and fair markets for all consumers," Mulvaney said in a written statement. "Financial services are the engine of American democratic capitalism, and we need to let it work."
Mulvaney has been a vocal critic of bureau, which most Republicans oppose. He has called it a "sick, sad joke," with lending rules that are "absolutely absurd."
Lauren Saunders, associate director of the National Consumer Law Center, said Trump's appointment of Mulvaney was unlawful.
"In an attempt to install a wrecking ball at the helm of the consumer watchdog, President Trump has ignored the law that dictates that the consumer bureau's deputy director takes over until Congress can confirm a new director," she said.
"The law is designed to protect the consumer bureau's independence and to make sure that the qualifications and biases of a new director are examined through the regular confirmation and hearing process," Saunders said.
The dispute could be headed for court. Senior administration officials said that would be determined by English, who must decide whether she will assert that she is the acting director or defer to Mulvaney.
Ex-Obama adviser tells ‘Dodo-in-chief’ the rich asshole: CNN tweet could be used as evidence in AT&T case
President some rich asshole (Nicholas Kamm/AFP)
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President some rich asshole’s tweet attacking CNN on Saturday could be more than just obnoxious and juvenile, said a former ethics adviser to ex-President Barack Obama on Saturday. It could be used as evidence in the legal wrangle over AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner — which owns CNN.
The Hill said Norm Eisen tweeted Saturday in response to the rich asshole, “Dear Dodo-in-Chief: u realize that this tweet is going 2be an exhibit against u in the DOJ -TimeWarner antitrust case right? It also smacks of collusion since u did it on day when Vlad cracked down on US networks. For that reason, it may open u to other civil liability. G’night!”
The Justice Department has sued to stop AT&T from buying Time Warner claiming that the communications conglomerate would be too powerful and constitute a monopoly on certain portions of the market.
Critics of the the rich asshole administration and Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department say that the rich asshole is trying to scuttle the deal because of his personal animusagainst the network, a charge that will carry more weight the more the rich asshole tweets about how much he despises CNN.
CNN pushed back vigorously against the rich asshole’s insults on Saturday, saying that perhaps he should stick to being president and let them report the news.
Sean Hannity Gets Wrecked For Yelling At Time Magazine For Calling Out the rich asshole’s Lie
Fox News host Sean Hannity is having a Twitter meltdown after Time called out some rich asshole for claiming that the magazine called him regarding the Person of the Year award and that he declined the offer.
Time magazine corrected the rich asshole in a tweet, writing, “The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.”
The magazine calling out the rich asshole was too much to bear for the rich asshole cult member Sean Hannity who called it “bullshit” just hours after Time denied the former reality show star’s bizarre claim.
“I call total Bullshit on Time. Answer the question; did you or did you not call the WH and say @realDonaldTrump @POTUS was being considered for person of the year and ask for an interview?” Hannity tweeted Friday.
I call total Bullshit on Time. Answer the question; did you or did you not call the WH and say @realDonaldTrump @POTUS was being considered for person of the year and ask for an interview? twitter.com/time/status/93…
And again.
So @Time is worse than Fake News @CNN. The coming ice age, “The Big Cool” ha. twitter.com/time/status/93…
Sean really wants the magazine’s attention.
Waiting...... twitter.com/seanhannity/st…
Twitter users, of course, are calling out Liddle Sean.
I call total Bullshit on Time. Answer the question; did you or did you not call the WH and say @realDonaldTrump @POTUS was being considered for person of the year and ask for an interview? twitter.com/time/status/93…
I call total Bullshit on Time. Answer the question; did you or did you not call the WH and say @realDonaldTrump @POTUS was being considered for person of the year and ask for an interview? twitter.com/time/status/93…
I call total Bullshit on Time. Answer the question; did you or did you not call the WH and say @realDonaldTrump @POTUS was being considered for person of the year and ask for an interview? twitter.com/time/status/93…
I call total Bullshit on Time. Answer the question; did you or did you not call the WH and say @realDonaldTrump @POTUS was being considered for person of the year and ask for an interview? twitter.com/time/status/93…
LMAO! Let's look at this logically. @Time magazine has been in business 93 years. It's never gone bankrupt. It's a respected institution.@realdonaldtrump has gone bankrupt 4 times, has been caught in scores of lies including a fake Time cover mounted on his golf club walls. pic.twitter.com/ywzr96arh1
LMAO! Let's look at this logically. @Time magazine has been in business 93 years. It's never gone bankrupt. It's a respected institution.@realdonaldtrump has gone bankrupt 4 times, has been caught in scores of lies including a fake Time cover mounted on his golf club walls. pic.twitter.com/ywzr96arh1
Donnie can't stand the idea of Obama being Time's Man of the Year in the first year of his presidency. He knows he'll never be half the man or the President @BarackObama was, and it's eating him up inside. pic.twitter.com/ROMxC3oc7C
As this woman notes, the rich asshole has always been obsessed with Time magazine.
Time is embarrassed that President Trump said NO so now they are going to pretend they never asked. We all know the game.
Truth #MAGA
Waiting...... twitter.com/seanhannity/st…
With the rich asshole’s history, a man who literally hangs photoshopped Time magazine covers featuring his big stupid face, on the walls of at least 4 of his golf courses, we’re pretty it’s not Time magazine who is lying.
CNN BLISTERS the rich asshole After He Attacks Them For Bad Representation: ‘That’s Your Job’ (TWEETS)
One of some rich asshole’s favorite punching bags is CNN. He even once tweeted a GIF image of himself punching a person with a CNN logo superimposed over the head – indicating that he’d like to enact violence against CNN’s reporters. Then there was the time he tweeted the “the rich asshole Train” roaring over “CNN.” Now, he’s back at it – this time suggesting that “fake” CNN should be the ones representing America to the world, and that they are doing a bad job. Here is that tweet:
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
Of course, it is beneath the dignity of most people to respond to a moronic buffoon like the rich asshole under normal circumstances. However, he is currently squatting in the White House, and has his tiny orange hands on the levers of power – not to mention the nuclear codes – so they have to stoop to a Trumpian level when personally attacked. However, being, well, you know, FIT to be doing the job they are doing, the good folks at CNN Communications fired back at the rich asshole, and their response is nothing short of perfect:
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
It's not CNN's job to represent the U.S to the world. That's yours. Our job is to report the news. #FactsFirst
BOOM! Couldn’t have asked for a sicker burn than this. And they are right of course – especially the part about #FactsFirst. the rich asshole has a problem with the truth, as we all well know. That’s what makes what the CNN Communications people replied so fabulous. It is the ultimate truth – something the likes of the pathological orange liar that is some rich asshole knows nothing about.
the rich asshole: Everything You Heard Me Say On The Access Hollywood Tape Never Happened
Former reality show star some rich asshole has repeatedly refused to be held responsible for the words that come out of his own mouth, even when it’s on tape. For example, the infamous Access Hollywood tape in which he suggests that because he’s powerful, he can just grab women by their p-ssies. the rich asshole defended sexual harasser and Fox News host (yeah, I know that’s redundant) Bill O’Reilly in the recent past and even more recently, he has defended alleged pedophile and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. So, defending perverts is just another day for some rich asshole.
Here’s a quick reminder of what the rich asshole said on the p*ssy grabbing tape:
“You know I’m automatically attracted to beautiful [women] — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.”
The New York Times reports that even after the rich asshole made an almost-apology after the tape was revealed, he still told a Senator and an adviser that the Access Hollywood tape may not be authentic.
But something deeper has been consuming some rich asshole. He sees the calls for Mr. Moore to step aside as a version of the response to the now-famous “Access Hollywood” tape, in which he boasted about grabbing women’s genitalia, and the flood of groping accusations against him that followed soon after. He suggested to a senator earlier this year that it was not authentic, and repeated that claim to an adviser more recently.
So, to reiterate, the rich asshole told an adviser recently that the video and tape of him talking about perving on women is fake news. And he also told that to a Senator after it was released.
We see a pattern here. Maybe the rich asshole’s cult-like following will believe this crap but the rest of us remember that tape all too well. That tape was an indicating factor that some rich asshole is unfit for office, morally and intellectually.
CNN fires back at the rich asshole: It's your job to represent the US to the world
BY AVERY ANAPOL - 11/25/17 06:34 PM EST
CNN fired back at President the rich asshole after he attacked the network in a tweet Saturday for representing the U.S. “very poorly” to the world.
“It's not CNN's job to represent the U.S to the world,” the network’s public relations team tweeted. “That's yours. Our job is to report the news. #FactsFirst.”
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
It's not CNN's job to represent the U.S to the world. That's yours. Our job is to report the news. #FactsFirst
The tweet also included an apple emoji, a nod to their recent “Facts First” ad campaign.
the rich asshole tweeted earlier Saturday that Fox News is “much more important” than CNN.
“.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly,” he tweeted. “The outside world does not see the truth from them!”
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
the rich asshole has repeatedly criticized CNN throughout his campaign and presidency, labeling them “fake news.” In contrast, he has appeared on Fox News several times and praised anchors like Sean Hannity for their coverage and ratings.
Saturday’s comments come as the Justice Department’s attempts to block a potential merger between AT&T and Time Warner are under scrutiny. The Justice Department has reportedly told AT&T to sell CNN's parent company, though AT&T denied that it offered to do so.
the rich asshole: Fox 'much more important' than CNN
BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 11/25/17 05:44 PM EST
President the rich asshole praised Fox News and ripped CNN on Saturday, saying on Twitter that the conservative-leaning news network is more important than the cable network.
"Fox News is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!" the president said in a tweet.
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
the rich asshole's tweet is his latest attack on CNN, which he branded earlier this year as "fake news."
The president has shown a kinder side to the conservative-leaning network, however, often tweeting praise of its anchors and stories.
The tweet comes amid tensions over a potential merger between AT&T and Time Warner. The Justice Department allegedly told AT&T to sell off either CNN's parent company or DirecTV as a condition of approving the merger.
The department formally sued AT&T to block the $85 billion merger on Monday, arguing that it would hurt competition and consumers.
AT&T has denied it has offered to sell the cable network, or that it would in the future.
The Justice Department move has drawn criticism from observers who note that the rich asshole is often critical of CNN.
the rich asshole railed against the merger on Tuesday, telling reporters it would be bad for the U.S.
"Personally, I’ve always felt that that was a deal that’s not good for the country,” the president said.
the rich asshole’s golfing binge is delaying White House duties
Chris Riotta
Posted with permission from Newsweek
Just about every single American should be able to agree Donald Trump broke at least one promise he made before his 2016 presidential election victory: no golfing.
"If I were in the White House … I don’t think I’d ever see any of the places that I [own]," Trump said along the campaign trail last year, citing one of his golf courses in Florida. "I just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off, make great deals. Right? Who’s going to leave? Who’s going to leave?"
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Trump in 2017 could easily answer the questions he had just last year: as president, he's left the White House more so than any other in modern American history during their first year in office, racking up an exorbitant bill for taxpayers as he continues a golfing binge at Trump-branded properties across the country.
The president spent Saturday morning golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, his fourth consecutive day visiting the club this week and his 102nd day visiting one of his own properties since assuming the Oval Office.
Despite having visited the club each day since Wednesday, the president only began admitting he was golfing at the exclusive course on Friday, when he tweeted that he would “quickly” play with professional golfers Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson before taking care of his presidential duties from his private Mar-a-Lago resort.
"After Turkey call I will be heading over to Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter, to play golf (quickly)," Trump wrote Friday, before departing in the presidential motorcade minutes later for his golfing excursion. "Then back to Mar-a-Lago for talks on bringing even more jobs and companies back to the USA!"
Images of the president and his golfing partners quickly reached social media, with videos showing Trump and his extensive security detail walking throughout the course.
Chris Riotta
"If I were in the White House … I don’t think I’d ever see any of the places that I [own]," Trump said along the campaign trail last year, citing one of his golf courses in Florida. "I just want to stay in the White House and work my ass off, make great deals. Right? Who’s going to leave? Who’s going to leave?"
Related: Here's How Donald Trump Could Actually Be Impeached
Trump in 2017 could easily answer the questions he had just last year: as president, he's left the White House more so than any other in modern American history during their first year in office, racking up an exorbitant bill for taxpayers as he continues a golfing binge at Trump-branded properties across the country.
The president spent Saturday morning golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, his fourth consecutive day visiting the club this week and his 102nd day visiting one of his own properties since assuming the Oval Office.
Despite having visited the club each day since Wednesday, the president only began admitting he was golfing at the exclusive course on Friday, when he tweeted that he would “quickly” play with professional golfers Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson before taking care of his presidential duties from his private Mar-a-Lago resort.
"After Turkey call I will be heading over to Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter, to play golf (quickly)," Trump wrote Friday, before departing in the presidential motorcade minutes later for his golfing excursion. "Then back to Mar-a-Lago for talks on bringing even more jobs and companies back to the USA!"
Images of the president and his golfing partners quickly reached social media, with videos showing Trump and his extensive security detail walking throughout the course.
CNN hits back after the rich asshole tweet: How about you do your job?
President some rich asshole speaks shortly after arriving in Ft. Meyers, Fla., Sept. 14, 2017. The event was the first stop on a visit to thank first responders and meet with victims of Hurricane Irma. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Kelley.)
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CNN and several of its employees hit back at President some rich asshole after the rich asshole questioned on Saturday why people around the world continue to get their news from “fake” CNN and said that he thinks Fox News is “MUCH more important.”
According to Slate.com, the network’s communications and public relations department responded in a tweet of its own, saying, “It’s not CNN’s job to represent the U.S to the world. That’s yours. Our job is to report the news. #FactsFirst”
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
It's not CNN's job to represent the U.S to the world. That's yours. Our job is to report the news. #FactsFirst
“This was, of course, hardly the first time the rich asshole has criticized CNN. But it does come at a significant time for the cable news channel’s parent company as the Justice Department on Monday sued to block AT&T’s bid for Time Warner,” wrote Slate’s Daniel Politi.
Several CNN personnel rallied to defend CNN International and their network overall.
“Thinking about @cnni and my brave and hard-working colleagues there who cover famines and wars and politics and terrorism and everything else. Amazing men and women, thank you for your continued excellence,” wrote Jake Tapper.
Thinking about @cnni and my brave and hard-working colleagues there who cover famines and wars and politics and terrorism and everything else. Amazing men and women, thank you for your continued excellence. twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…
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Jim Sciutto joined the fray:
.@realDonaldTrump My @CNNi & @CNN colleagues regularly risk their lives in #Syria #Iraq #Afghanistan #Niger and beyond, following US Troops into war-zones, chronicling natural disasters, holding dictators to account & profiling everyday heroes. #FactsFirst twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…
Evan McMulin and others contributed their own messages of support for CNN and CNN International.
CNN International has long been an important example of the free press to the world. By attacking it, Trump is doing his dictator buddies abroad a favor by undermining those who would hold them accountable. twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…
Just spitballing here, but what I’m seeing is @FoxNews isn’t shown outside the U.S. and CNN International is *the* major source of actual news that represents our nation accurately. Therefore, the word sees the embarrassment you’ve made us.
the rich asshole angry that people take CNN seriously when Fox News is ‘MUCH more important’
some rich asshole (AFP/File / SAUL LOEB)
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President some rich asshole tweeted on Saturday that he doesn’t understand why CNN is taken seriously all over the world when Fox News — the network that effectively functions as the propaganda arm of his administration — is “much more important.”
“Fox News is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!” said the rich asshole from his Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Florida.
As one Twitter user said, “I’m afraid you’ve been misinformed.”
According to nonpartisan fact-checking agency PolitiFact, only 37 percent of statements made on Fox News qualify as “true” (17 percent) or “mostly true” (20 percent). Fifty percent of statements made on the network are rated as “false,” with 35 percent of statements being “mostly false” and 17 percent of statements so blatantly false as to qualify for a “pants on fire” rating.
Former FBI Director James Comey fired back at the president with a tweet of his own.
UPDATE: Read how CNN responded here.
the rich asshole is telling people the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape was faked — even after he admitted it was real in 2016
some rich asshole (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikipedia)
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President some rich asshole’s story has changed on the notorious “Access Hollywood” tape that surfaced prior to the election in 2016, according to The New York Times.
In a story about the rich asshole’s unflagging support of accused child molester Roy Moore, the Times revealed that the rich asshole informed “a certain senator” earlier this year that the tape was phony — a statement he recent repeated to an adviser recently.
In October of 2016, the rich asshole apologized for the things he said on the leaked audio, pledging to be “a better man” than the genital-grabbing predator exposed in the recorded conversation with “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush.
“I never said I’m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I’m not. I’ve said some things that I regret and the words released today on this more-than-a-decade-old video are one of them,” then-candidate the rich asshole said.
In its piece examining the rich asshole’s motivations for refusing to denounce Roy Moore, the Times said, “(S)omething deeper has been consuming some rich asshole. He sees the calls for Mr. Moore to step aside as a version of the response to the now-famous ‘Access Hollywood’ tape, in which he boasted about grabbing women’s genitalia, and the flood of groping accusations against him that followed soon after. He suggested to a senator earlier this year that it was not authentic, and repeated that claim to an adviser more recently. (In the hours after it was revealed in October 2016, some rich asshole acknowledged that the voice was his, and he apologized.)”
In spite of solid reporting from The Washington Post and other news organizations confirming that Moore has been a known predator of underage girls, the rich asshole believes that Moore is the victim of a political hit job.
the rich asshole furious with Ivanka for ‘special place in hell’ attack on Roy Moore now featured in Democratic campaign ad
Ivanka the rich asshole (Photo: Twitter)
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President some rich asshole is reportedly furious with first daughter Ivanka the rich asshole after her comments about embattled Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore appeared in a campaign ad for Democratic opponent Doug Jones, The New York Times reported Saturday.
the rich asshole’s continued support for Moore is harming his relationship with daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka the rich asshole.
“There is a special place in hell for people who prey on children,” the rich asshole told the Associated Press when the allegations were reported. “I’ve yet to see a valid explanation, and I have no reason to doubt the victims’ accounts.”
“Do you believe this?” the rich asshole reportedly asked aides in the Oval Office when he learned his daughter’s words were being prominently featured in Moore opponent Jones’s campaign ads.
The infighting has created a no-win situation for Republicans.
“Either we’re saddled with a Democrat in a seat that ought to be Republican,” GOP strategist Scott Jennings explained, “or we’re saddled with a brand anvil that’s going to drag down the president, drag down the Senate, drag down the party and plunge the Senate into immediate turmoil when he gets there.”
Watch the ad featuring the Ivanka the rich asshole comments on Roy Moore that infuriated her father:
the rich asshole claims he turned down TIME ‘Man of the Year’ in 2016 — Magazine says no
The fake "Time" magazine cover hanging in President some rich asshole's golf courses (image via Twitter).
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In a Friday afternoon tweet, President some rich asshole claimed that he’s turning down being named “Man of the Year” for TIME magazine.
“Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named ‘Man (Person) of the Year,’ like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot,” the rich asshole tweeted. “I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!”
the rich asshole previously got caught with a fake TIME magazine cover on the walls of his properties. TIME asked that the fake covers be removed.
In 2012, the rich asshole dissed TIME claiming they lost all credibility.
“I knew last year that @TIME Magazine lost all credibility when they didn’t include me in their Top 100,” the rich asshole tweeted.
I knew last year that @TIME Magazine lost all credibility when they didn't include me in their Top 100...
In 2015, the rich asshole seemed to play a game of chicken with TIME, saying he knew they’d never pick him.
“I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite They picked person who is ruining Germany,” the rich asshole tweeted.
I told you @TIME Magazine would never pick me as person of the year despite being the big favorite They picked person who is ruining Germany
TIME could end up being purchased by Charles and David Koch, conservative billionaires who are looking into purchasing the parent company, Meredith Corp. The media empire publishes Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens among other titles. They are rumored to have approached Time Inc. about a possible deal worth more than $500 million, the Los Angeles Times reported.
TIME said that the president is incorrect that he has been asked to be a person of the year.
THE RICH ASSHOLE IS MUELLER’S ‘PRIMARY TARGET,’ AND FLYNN COORDINATION IS A ‘SCANDAL,’ LEGAL EXPERT SAYS
The information-sharing deal between President some rich asshole’s legal team and that of former national security adviser Mike Flynn has been a “scandal,” as well “ethically dubious” and could be construed as form of “witness tampering,” according to a top legal expert.
University of New Hampshire professor and attorney Seth Abramson shared his opinions in a 30-tweet thread posted Thursday night on a possibly nefarious deal between the two legal camps and provided greater insight and context into what he believes has gone on.
Abramson broke down The New York Times explosive report of how Flynn’s attorneys informed the president’s lawyers they could no longer discuss Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe. The report asserted such a breakaway could be a sign that Flynn is “cooperating with prosecutors or negotiating a deal.”
The president, himself, could also be Mueller’s “primary target.”
2/ This matters—as those who follow the probe have known since March Flynn signing a deal was a matter of time, leverage and hammering out details. Mueller needed time to get maximum leverage before hammering out details—the only way he'd refuse is if Flynn were a primary target.
Both the rich asshole and Flynn were possibly legally exposed as far back as February by legal experts as both could be seen as “witnesses” or “suspects” in a federal criminal probe, according to Abramson.
7/ It's true defense lawyers with different clients can't work together when it poses a conflict—and that conflict arises the moment two suspects have divergent legal interests, *not* when one is cooperating. So in fact cooperation of the sort Trump and Flynn had is *not* common. pic.twitter.com/KPjANiW5B8
the rich asshole was also possibly further exposed when he spoke to Flynn in April, well after Flynn had left the White House, and reportedly told him to “stay strong.”Following that call, Flynn then failed to give documents to congressional investigators. That key moment alone, according to Abramson, could be “evidence of criminal witness tampering.”
8/ Legal experts saw legal exposure for Trump and Flynn in February of 2017—and saw both men as witnesses and possible suspects in the same federal criminal investigation. Sharing privileged info or valuable investigative research under such circumstances is suspect and uncommon.
Furthermore, the split between the rich asshole and Flynn’s legal teams may be a sign that whatever possible deal each side had previously — with such a deal heavily favoring the rich asshole — it now may be in Flynn’s best interests to break away.
10/ Keeping in mind I've been saying since March 31 that Flynn will eventually get a deal—because Trump is Mueller's target—the idea an info-sharing deal ends only if Flynn has cut a deal or Flynn has initiated plea negotiations is farcical. There are many other possible reasons. pic.twitter.com/Huu0DQex0g
And Abramson pointed out that Flynn and the rich asshole’s “interests” may have diverged, which could lead one of the president’s top and most trusted former campaign officials to consider working with Mueller even more.
6/ Given that the scope of Mueller's authority is a national issue—as before this is all over, Trump will seek to fire Mueller—the New York Times adopting the Trump campaign line on Mueller's authority ("we're only in trouble if we actively helped Russian hacking") is a problem.
7/ It's true defense lawyers with different clients can't work together when it poses a conflict—and that conflict arises the moment two suspects have divergent legal interests, *not* when one is cooperating. So in fact cooperation of the sort Trump and Flynn had is *not* common. pic.twitter.com/KPjANiW5B8
The former three-star general Flynn, who resigned from his White House post in February after he misinformed Vice President Mike Pence about his meeting with a Russian ambassador, was a key figure throughout the rich asshole’s successful campaign last year and led cheers of “lock her up” in reference to Democrat Hillary Clinton.
But Flynn, as well as his son Mike Jr., have come under investigation for failing to properly disclose lobbying work at the behest of foreign governments under the firm, The Flynn Intel Group.
Earlier this week, a former partner of Flynn’s was named as a possible witness before a Mueller grand jury and could face questions about Flynn’s firm’s work for Turkey, according to NBC News.
Time Magazine: We Never Spoke With President the rich asshole, He’s Lying About The Whole Thing
Time Magazine just put the brakes on President the rich asshole’s latest outburst on Twitter, essentially calling him a total liar.
On Friday night, the rich asshole claimed that he received a call from Time Magazine, saying he was “probably” going to be named person of the year.
It turns out, that called never even happened. Shortly after the rich asshole made the claim Time took to Twitter themselves to correct the president’s version of events.
“The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year. TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.”
BOOM! So there you have it. the rich asshole flat-out lied about even receiving a phone call, let alone the rest of the story about turning the position down.
What could have happened is, the rich asshole might have received a phone call about a possible photo shoot and interview, but when he wasn’t given specifics about being named Person of the Year, he immediately lashed out on Twitter to show his frustration.
This isn’t the first time the rich asshole has been caught in a bold-faced lie, and probably won’t be the last.
Just a few months ago, the rich asshole was caught putting up fake TIME Magazine covers of himself in at least 5 of his golf clubs from around the country, claiming he was the best thing since sliced butter. TIME also mentioned then, as it did now, that that was a fake magazine and was never officially sent out by the company.
Stay tuned for President the rich asshole’s response to them calling him a liar. This should be interesting!
Time Magazine Humiliates the rich asshole After He Lies About Award
some rich asshole isn’t polling well in the readers’ choice poll, getting his ass kicked in Time’s Person Of The Year by Taylor Swift, the #MeToo movement, and the mayor of San Juan, the latter of which he has repeatedly targeted on Twitter. But that’s different from Time Magazine’s person of the year which is chosen by the editors. the rich asshole did win last year, but it’s one year after the election and he’s the least popular president in the history of polling. So, President Liar Pants lied on Twitter about why he’s not receiving the award.
“Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,” like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot,” he wrote. “I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!”
No one is buying that excuse especially Time magazine.
“The President is incorrect about how we choose Person of the Year,” the magazine wrote on its official Twitter account. “TIME does not comment on our choice until publication, which is December 6.”
Time’s chief content officer, Alan Murray, also fired back at the rich asshole from his own personal Twitter account.
“Amazing,” Mr. Murray wrote. “Not a speck of truth here—the rich asshole tweets he ‘took a pass’ at being named TIME’s person of the year.”
Amazing. Not a speck of truth here—Trump tweets he 'took a pass' at being named TIME's person of the year cnn.com/2017/11/24/pol…
In the following tweet, Murray called the rich asshole’s claim total bullshit.
Total BS twitter.com/vinituict/stat…
In 2016, the rich asshole called winning the 2016 award from the magazine a “tremendous honor.”
The former reality show star turned president was busted in June for hanging a photoshopped Time cover featuring himself — on the walls of at least four of his seventeen golf courses. The fake headlines touted his success. the rich asshole has been grifting the U.S. since then with wild-eyed claims that only his cult-like supporters would believe.
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