Even dumb authoritarians are dangerous
by digby
It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018
The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace. Must have tough Primary!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018
The single greatest Witch Hunt in American history continues. There was no collusion, everybody including the Dems knows there was no collusion, & yet on and on it goes. Russia & the world is laughing at the stupidity they are witnessing. Republicans should finally take control!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 10, 2018
Courts seem to be so political and it would be so great for our justice system if they would be able to read a statement and do what's right. ... A bad high school student would understand this. Anybody would understand this. It’s as plain as you can have it. I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well, better than I think almost anybody.He particularly loathes the more liberal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and hates the fact that its judges can issue injunctions. When a Ninth Circuit judge temporarily blocked an order on sanctuary cities last spring, he went ballistic and said he "absolutely" wanted to break that court up.
“I don’t know what the president has in mind, and I don’t think I better comment until I have a discussion with the president on that,” Grassley said, when asked by reporters.Grassley's response raises the question of whether the president is still in the habit of calling senators and pressuring them to end the Russia investigation, as he reportedly did throughout the summer. That's entirely inappropriate, but as we have seen, Trump has no understanding of the duties and responsibilities of the Congress or respect for the rule of law. This is, after all, a man who believes the attorney general's job is to "protect" the president. ("Where's my Roy Cohn?" he supposedly lamented.)
Then, seemingly catching himself, Grassley added: “And I don’t intend to have a discussion with the president on that point, and I hope he doesn’t call me and tell me the same thing that you said he said.”
It was a tremendous meeting. Actually, it was reported as incredibly good, and my performance — some of them called it a performance; I consider it work — but got great reviews by everybody other than two networks who were phenomenal for about two hours.He claimed he had gotten "letters" from anchors who said it was "one of the greatest meetings they'd ever witnessed." He continued to brag for several more minutes. Then, obviously still smarting from the fallout resulting from Michael Wolff's book, he declared:
We are going to take a strong look at our country’s libel laws, so that when somebody says something that is false and defamatory about someone, that person will have meaningful recourse in our courts. Our current libel laws are a sham and a disgrace and do not represent American values or American fairness.Trump is currently being sued for defamation by one of the women he publicly called a liar during the campaign, implying she was too ugly for him to assault. Here's a convenient, up-to-date, list of all the people, places and companies he has insulted on Twitter alone. Here is a list of the nearly 2,000 lies he told in 2017. He is one of history's most prolific liars and legendary gutter fighters and is completely without shame, so such a threat would be mordantly funny if it weren't coming from the president of the United States.
With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 11, 2017