Trump Lobbied Comey To 'Lift the Cloud' on Russia
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I had no idea he had such a solid background. What a waste we never see anything really smart out of him.
The analysis he provides for cnn that i have seen is almost always lacking in depth and typically manifests a very limited understanding of the complexities of the issue and almost always party line. I have never heard him saying anything usefully analytical or insightful.
for a Harvard Law review guy... this type of analysis is pathetic....
there is no law here. there is no application of the facts to the law.
there is not discussion of the exceptions or the defenses.
its a nothingburger too.
“There is a criminal investigation going on of one of the President’s top associates, his former national security adviser, one of the most — handful of most important people in the government. He gets fired. He’s under criminal investigation and the President brings in the FBI director and says, please stop your investigation,” Toobin said on CNN. “If that isn’t obstruction of justice, I don’t know what is.”
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/toobin-trump-obstruction-justice
The analysis he provides for cnn that i have seen is almost always lacking in depth and typically manifests a very limited understanding of the complexities of the issue and almost always party line. I have never heard him saying anything usefully analytical or insightful.
for a Harvard Law review guy... this type of analysis is pathetic....
there is no law here. there is no application of the facts to the law.
there is not discussion of the exceptions or the defenses.
its a nothingburger too.
“There is a criminal investigation going on of one of the President’s top associates, his former national security adviser, one of the most — handful of most important people in the government. He gets fired. He’s under criminal investigation and the President brings in the FBI director and says, please stop your investigation,” Toobin said on CNN. “If that isn’t obstruction of justice, I don’t know what is.”
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/toobin-trump-obstruction-justice
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I am not asking you to accept my analysis... but you don't know whether or not I have right to give a legal opinion.
We see that comey himself did not think it was obstruction and jeffrey toobin a professor of law at GW said there is no obstruction there. (this could change if more comes out at hearing.)
the article points out that by firing comey... that may be a pattern that could lead to obstruction...(which is something I would have to think about.)
but that the statements from Trump to Comey were not considered obstruction by Comey.
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/06/07/law-professor-dont-see-obstruction-justice-comeys-testimony/
We see that comey himself did not think it was obstruction and jeffrey toobin a professor of law at GW said there is no obstruction there. (this could change if more comes out at hearing.)
the article points out that by firing comey... that may be a pattern that could lead to obstruction...(which is something I would have to think about.)
but that the statements from Trump to Comey were not considered obstruction by Comey.
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/06/07/law-professor-dont-see-obstruction-justice-comeys-testimony/
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I don't think Jem is stupid but when it comes to legal opinions he's a guy that thought the birthers had strong legal cases.
That is a complete misrepresentation.
I have always stated that we don't know the definition of Natural Born citizen and the Sup Ct could have found it required 2 American parents and Obama only had 1.
I also stated Obama has never provided a court tested birth certificate and that when he chose not to respond to subpoena rather than produce his birth certificate in a court in Georgia.
In short my argument is that no one knew if Obama was a Natural Born citizen unless the sup ct decided. that is far different that saying birthers in general had strong cases.
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I have always stated that we don't know the definition of Natural Born citizen and the Sup Ct could have found it required 2 American parents and Obama only had 1.
I also stated Obama has never provided a court tested birth certificate and that when he chose not to respond to subpoena rather than produce his birth certificate in a court in Georgia.
In short my argument is that no one knew if Obama was a Natural Born citizen unless the sup ct decided. that is far different that saying birthers in general had strong cases.
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that was obviously a typo... type mistake... I gave the link.
here is another link showing Turley was generally a good liberal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Turley
Since the 1990s, he has been the legal analyst for NBC News and CBS News covering stories that ranged from the Clinton impeachment to the presidential elections.[1] He is on the board of contributors of USA Today.[16]
Politics[edit]
Turley is widely regarded as a champion of the rule of law and his stated positions in many cases and his self-proclaimed "socially liberal agenda"[9] have led liberal and progressive thinkers to consider him a champion for their causes, especially on issues such as separation of church and state, environmental law,[11][17] civil rights,[8][18] and the illegality of torture.[19][20][21] Politico has referred to Turley as a "liberal law professor and longtime civil libertarian."[22]
Turley has nevertheless exhibited his disagreement with rigid ideological stances in contradiction to the established law with other stated and published opinions.[11][22]
In numerous appearances on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show, he has called for criminal prosecution of Bush administration officials for war crimes, including torture.[23]
In USA Today in October 2004, he famously argued for the legalization of polygamy,[24] provoking responses from writers such as Stanley Kurtz.[25][26]
here is another link showing Turley was generally a good liberal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Turley
Since the 1990s, he has been the legal analyst for NBC News and CBS News covering stories that ranged from the Clinton impeachment to the presidential elections.[1] He is on the board of contributors of USA Today.[16]
Politics[edit]
Turley is widely regarded as a champion of the rule of law and his stated positions in many cases and his self-proclaimed "socially liberal agenda"[9] have led liberal and progressive thinkers to consider him a champion for their causes, especially on issues such as separation of church and state, environmental law,[11][17] civil rights,[8][18] and the illegality of torture.[19][20][21] Politico has referred to Turley as a "liberal law professor and longtime civil libertarian."[22]
Turley has nevertheless exhibited his disagreement with rigid ideological stances in contradiction to the established law with other stated and published opinions.[11][22]
In numerous appearances on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show, he has called for criminal prosecution of Bush administration officials for war crimes, including torture.[23]
In USA Today in October 2004, he famously argued for the legalization of polygamy,[24] provoking responses from writers such as Stanley Kurtz.[25][26]