Another law enforcement job well done. Go, DOJ and FBI!!
So … Positive Gun News?
Did you hear about Putin’s “incredible offer” to Trump?
Are you fucking kidding me? They’re flaunting it across the world… what are we going to do about it?
I read the indictment and posted about it over in the non-Pit thread. She literally wrote to Republican activist Paul Erickson that she was trying to set up a back channel between Trump and the Kremlin. In writing, she said this. The Republicans, the Christian group organizing the Prayer Breakfast, the NRA… all of them were in on it.
And, just for giggles, here’s Butina sharing a moment with former NRA President and Lon Chaney cosplay champion Wayne Lapierre: https://twitter.com/AndrewZucker/status/1018955495779065857
This is going to be very big, once we get tired of watching and discussing Trump’s careful attentions to Putin’s posterior.
Kind of like how Watergate uncovered a whole raft of sleazy and corrupt behavior, the history of l’affaire Trump may include some really weird and crazy stuff. Like, how it turned out that the NRA was a money-laundering front for Russian oligarchs.
You’re right; I certainly would never have predicted that one.
Overheard at gun show:
“So, which is best for killing moose and squirrel?”
Yes, this is going to be a big deal.
I wonder if Trump will pardon her.
When people ridiculed Quayle (argued with a 3rd-grader about how to spell ‘potatoes’) or Ford (can’t walk while chewing gum) I was the guy saying “Wrong! You don’t rise that high if you’re an imbecile.”
I’ve changed my view.
Either Trump is an imbecile or his base is mostly imbeciles. Or (my bet) both.
You generally want different guns - moose requires rather large caliber power to provide enough stopping power. Angry moose is very bad.
Squirrel does not require such large gun. Little squirrel plus big bullet equals big mess. Best to use leetle gun.
Most best to not kill Squirrel.
Two things I’ll mention because I haven’t yet seen them mentioned:
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Maddow noted last night on her show that pretrial motions in Manafort’s case before Judge Ellis (the Virginia case) were postponed for a week. The judge is known for moving his docket along at a painful pace, so his willingness to postpone is… noteworthy.
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Rod Rosenstein was just seen leaving the White House a few minutes ago. Another briefing about Coming Attractions?
VICE is on it but has no answers.
Question on your first point: Painful, as in fast? Or painfully slow?
And a link on your second point: From Raw Story.
It’s at moments like this that I can’t help but think…
I’m willing to believe it’s just a regularly scheduled meeting that Rosenstein routinely attends. I don’t see any basis to assert Rosenstein was “summoned” as stated by Hans Nichols. Of course he might have been, but I just didn’t see why Nichols put it like that.
Painfully fast. Examples: Manafort’s motion for a continuance to better prepare his case was denied, as was the prosecution’s request for a 3-week time estimate for trial. The judge seemed disgruntled to give them 2 weeks and said from the bench that he felt the case should be able to be tried in 1 week. (!!!)
Sorry; I should have made that clear.
LOL on your doggie link. 
I prefer the internet’s original: Drama Prairie Dog.
There are Republican congressmen on CNN this morning questioning whether Trump is compromised.
Interesting Tim Dickenson tweet thread about Butina and her contacts with the GOP over the past 7 years, including the revelation that John Bolton recorded a video for her in 2013.
Every time we look up we see more Trumpy Wumpy “friends” and administration members with ties to Russia and Russian businesses. Now he “misspoke” for 20 minutes. Is there enough to start with on the investigation yet?