The Former Trump Presidency Thread

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sat Dec 08, 2018 10:18 pm

Uh...we just arrested a Chinese national at the behest of the US with significant diplomatic consequences. Somehow we're not going to cooperate on Donald jr?

GungHo · Post by **GungHo** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:11 am

GreenGoo wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:26 pm
Smoove_B wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:12 pm
LordMortis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:39 pm That doesn't sound nervous to me. Trump's rotating administration is his way of staying the course.
Let's remember that Flynn hand-picked Pence and that Pence was part of the transition team and their contact with Russia that was just named as part of Mueller's released paperwork. Remember when Pence denied Russian contact during the transition back in January of 2017? Turns out, not so much.
I will accept letting him off free if he helps burn a certain PotUS to the ground.

Scott Free?

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:17 am

Scot.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:00 pm

[thatsthejoke.jpg]

Spoiler:

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:01 pm

Ah. See, I wasn't in on the joke.

I'm sure it was great for those who were though.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:04 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 3:00 pm [thatsthejoke.jpg]

To completely kill it:

As Meagan Flynn reported in the Washington Post Tuesday, some surmised that Scott Free was “a new figure in the Russia investigation,” while others pointed out that the name was used in the DC Comics universe for a character who takes on the superhero identity of Mister Miracle.
...
“Scot-free,” for someone who escapes without punishment or harm, preserves an old English word that has otherwise fallen out of use: “scot,” referring to a tax, especially one paid to the crown of England. Despite its resemblance to “Scot” (for someone from Scotland, which also lies at the root of the name “Scott”), the resemblance to the “scot” of “scot-free” is purely coincidental.

As Katherine Connor Martin, head of U.S. dictionaries at Oxford University Press, noted in a 2015 blog post, the old meaning of “scot” (meaning “tax”) is historically related to words in Scandinavian languages, such as the Swedish and Norwegian “skatt,” the Danish “skat” and the Icelandic “skattur.” In Old English, the word for “tax” was originally “shot,” but it changed to “scot” likely under the influence of the Scandinavian cognates that started with the “sc-” sound.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:13 pm

I actually thought it was tax or miserly related.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:27 pm

But now I'm left wondering what Cohen had to do with "taxis". Does he own a bunch? Did he used to drive them? Inquiring minds must know!!!

msteelers · Post by **msteelers** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:33 pm

TheMix wrote:But now I'm left wondering what Cohen had to do with "taxis". Does he own a bunch? Did he used to drive them? Inquiring minds must know!!!

I think he had something to do with taxi medallions in NYC, which used to be a multi-million dollar business until Uber killed the industry.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:36 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:27 pm But now I'm left wondering what Cohen had to do with "taxis". Does he own a bunch? Did he used to drive them? Inquiring minds must know!!!

IIRC he owned a couple of medallions. He likely paid others to actually drive the actual vehicles.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 6:55 pm

Wonder no longer...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/politics ... index.html

edit: sorry, not true. the story doesn't deliver. it ends with: "It's not clear what the FBI was interested in as it relates to his medallions".

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 9:24 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 6:55 pm Wonder no longer...

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/10/politics ... index.html

edit: sorry, not true. the story doesn't deliver. it ends with: "It's not clear what the FBI was interested in as it relates to his medallions".

It was probably related to one or more of the tax evasion charges.

In addition to his work with Trump, Cohen owned taxi medallions in Chicago and New York City worth millions of dollars.

He leased these medallions to operators, who then paid him some of their income.

From 2012 to 2016, Cohen earned over $2.4 million in income from a number of loans he had made to a taxi operator after leasing this person “certain of his Chicago taxi medallions.”

This money wasn’t disclosed to the IRS.

The Justice Department also said that Cohen hid over $1.3 million in income from a taxi operator who was leasing “certain of his New York taxi medallions.”

The New York taxi operator had paid Cohen a bonus of $870,000 in 2012 so that he could operate “certain of Cohen’s medallions.”

However, Cohen didn’t report the “substantial majority” of this bonus, the Justice Department said.

Cohen also hid almost $1 million in taxable income that he had received from this taxi operator in connection with his medallions, the department added.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:36 pm

He's gonna do it:

In a testy Oval Office exchange with the two top congressional Democrats, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Chuck Schumer, President Trump made clear he would be "proud" to shut down the government in less than two weeks if he doesn't get funding for his border wall.

"I'll be the one to shut it down. I will take the mantle. And I will shut it down for border security," Trump told House and Senate Democratic leaders as Vice President Pence sat by stoically.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 1:49 pm

I wish that if that happens all his money and assets would somehow be frozen. He wouldn't be able to go eat at McDonalds. Old bastard. Real shame he is so rich and gets good food and medical care.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:31 pm

Who could have predicted that a meeting between Drumpf and Pelosi would not end in Drumpf's favour?

I thought he was a master deal maker? So... this is the one negotiating tactic he knows,and surprise surprise, he's using it.

My kids were better than this when they were 8.

pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:34 pm

This could go in the photos thread, too, but I decided, given who's in the photo, this thread works.

Caption contest time!

Octavious · Post by **Octavious** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:34 pm

Normally someone being dumb enough to take the blame for it up front would matter. In this case he will just deny he said it and the idiots will go along. There's zero reason for the dems to crumble on this one so I don't see how the government won't shutdown. All for a stupid wall that would accomplish pretty much nothing.

Octavious · Post by **Octavious** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:35 pm

pr0ner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:34 pm This could go in the photos thread, too, but I decided, given who's in the photo, this thread works.

Caption contest time!

Just the tip.

Sepiche · Post by **Sepiche** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:35 pm

Mike Pence looks like he's desperately trying to have an out of body experience.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:35 pm

Best shutdown ever? Biggest shutdown ever?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:36 pm

Oh....

Pence - I coulda had a V8

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:41 pm

Sepiche wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:35 pm Mike Pence looks like he's desperately trying to have an out of body experience.

+1.

Who hasn't looked like this in a meeting while waiting for 2 morons to stop arguing over irrelevant details?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:45 pm

Octavious wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:34 pm Normally someone being dumb enough to take the blame for it up front would matter. In this case he will just deny he said it and the idiots will go along. There's zero reason for the dems to crumble on this one so I don't see how the government won't shutdown. All for a stupid wall that would accomplish pretty much nothing.

Yeah, but there's video

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:50 pm

pr0ner wrote:This could go in the photos thread, too, but I decided, given who's in the photo, this thread works.

Caption contest time!

Pence thinks to himself, "Dude, say it don't spray it!"

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:53 pm

When Mitch says cooperate he means capitulate.

Good luck with that, Mitch.

Formix · Post by **Formix** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:55 pm

HADOUKEN! Block!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:00 pm

I think that one was wet. Yep most definitely wet.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:07 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:45 pmYeah, but there's video

I think everyone except Trump wanted to be somewhere else. He was just getting excited to play the tough guy. He's pushing for ratings but doesn't understand he's not on a TV show anymore.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:18 pm

Formix wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:55 pm HADOUKEN! Block!

My daughter and I randomly throw hadoukens at each other when we pass each other in the house.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:19 pm

Id give him Biggest Asshat award.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 3:56 pm

"At my direction, the military will overrule Congress," definitely eases concerns that you are a petty tyrant.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:12 pm

Seeing as Congress can just, oh, not pay them, I wonder how many will still show up for formation?

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 4:57 pm

CNN pays this guy millions of dollars.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:00 pm

God, Cillizza is the fucking worst. He is the avatar of vapid bothsiderish horserace hackery that Trump took full advantage of in 2016.

I will say that the comment strings on Cillizza's tweets help salve the pain of his hackery somewhat.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:02 pm

El Guapo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:00 pm God, Cillizza is the fucking worst. He is the avatar of vapid bothsiderish horserace hackery that Trump took full advantage of in 2016.

So, you're saying he earns those millions of dollars.

malchior · Post by **malchior** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:06 pm

El Guapo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:00 pmI will say that the comment strings on Cillizza's tweets help salve the pain of his hackery somewhat.

Sepiche · Post by **Sepiche** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:20 pm

On the topic of Greg Proops... I listen to his excellent Smartest Man in the World podcast where he often makes insightful rants about the current President.

I'm listening to it right now as a matter of fact.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:23 pm

Pelosi should ask him so its the wall or nothing? And when he says ya she says "Ill be the adult here then..NO! No Donny no wall for you!"

If he is so better than best rich why doesn't he just buy his own damn wall? All Ive seen him do besides be an idiotic ass is set his own businesses and money making stuff up for the future.

Tao · Post by **Tao** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:11 pm

pr0ner wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:34 pm This could go in the photos thread, too, but I decided, given who's in the photo, this thread works.

Caption contest time!

Pence - "Well you came and you gave without taking, but I sent you away, oh Mandy...did I leave the light on?"

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:29 pm

Pence: "(Lord Jesus, why do Mom and Dad fight? Is it... is it because of my impure thoughts?)"