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At best, it’s like charging Al Capone with tax evasion, except the charges won’t stick.

If it’s based on his phone call with Ukraine, it’s surely already nothing

Donald says he’s going to release the full transcript of the conversation today

You’d think the democrats would want to have something a bit more concrete before they tried to impeach. Maybe they do

Simon wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2019 10:46 am Ooooh I might take that bet. Trumps approval ratings are very low, even amongst his own supporters. I don't think we'll see another term out of him.

According to gallup he currently has a 90%+ approval rating with republican voters and nigh on his highest overall rating for his term currently at 43%.

He's not going anywhere.

This is a good explainer/timeline: https://www.lawfareblog.com/timeline-tr ... ne-scandal

Trumpcast episode from 20 Sept is a good explainer of everything leading up to this too if you have half an hour to kill in the car rather than reading. https://slate.com/podcasts/trumpcast/20 ... -situation

Details of the call have been released by the White House. I’ll wait to see the full impeachment before I get excited

Richard wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:24 pm Details of the call have been released by the White House. I’ll wait to see the full impeachment before I get excited

Looks like he’s been caught at it with Australia too

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-49887733

Do we think he's maybe bitten off more than he can chew with his latest distraction?

Also

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50979463

It’ll be on the cards in Iran after trumps latest air strike

We’re overdue a good war.

Can see Boris rushing in holding hands with Trump like Bush and Blair. Gives them an excuse to use those new aircraft carriers.

Mito Man wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:06 am We’re overdue a good war.

Can see Boris rushing in holding hands with Trump like Bush and Blair. Gives them an excuse to use those new aircraft carriers.

Do they even have aircraft yet?

Beany wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:18 am

Mito Man wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:06 am We’re overdue a good war.

Can see Boris rushing in holding hands with Trump like Bush and Blair. Gives them an excuse to use those new aircraft carriers.

Do they even have aircraft yet?

That was sarcastic. I can’t see this going beyond name calling, and more instability in the Middle East.

Beany wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:18 am

Mito Man wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:06 am We’re overdue a good war.

Can see Boris rushing in holding hands with Trump like Bush and Blair. Gives them an excuse to use those new aircraft carriers.

Do they even have aircraft yet?

Yes. Trump is itching to push the button isn’t he...

Dead cat on the table, innit.

Beany wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:28 pm Dead cat on the table, innit.

Pardon?

Zonda_ wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:06 pm

Beany wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:28 pm Dead cat on the table, innit.

Pardon?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy

I, for one, am looking forward to sending all the boomers off to the WWIII they’ve so desperately been yearning for.

NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:10 pm

Zonda_ wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:06 pm

Beany wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:28 pm Dead cat on the table, innit.

Pardon?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_strategy

Exactly

NotoriousREV wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:12 pm I, for one, am looking forward to sending all the boomers off to the WWIII they’ve so desperately been yearning for.

I’ll help you pack them off.

Start buying oil and gold chaps, we may wake up to full blown war tomorrow.