Many months ago I had written about Taffy 3 and how the Japanese understanding of Admiral Halsey’s nature had nearly pulled off a huge victory off Samar. My point then was that I was concerned that Trump’s predictability in reaction would enable Russia, China, Iran or others would provoke Trump as an opening move.
Little did I imagine his domestic opponents with all the levers at their disposal would be those to make these moves, as if their goals were those of the people, who in their vast majority, in the vast majority of states put Trump where he is.
It appears that the plan was to, by investigation, begun by any means (Steele), to provoke Trump in order to get a special counsel , and then if needs be, provoke him to fire the special counsel.
“I want to believe the path you threw out for consideration in Andy’s office—that there’s no way he gets elected—but I’m afraid we can’t take that risk. It’s like an insurance policy in the unlikely event you die before you’re 40…” Peter Strzok about a plan discussed with (fired for lack of candor) Andrew McCabe
I would never had thought this possible until the raid two days ago. It would have sounded paranoid, but there is no doubt in my mind now, with all the MSM braying about Trump talking about his power to fire Mueller, Rosenstein, etc, and clearly praying that he does so.
But Mueller making referral to search for what:
- Evidence surrounding a donation fro some Ukrainian who believed in negotiations with Russia who had donated 10 times as much to Clinton?
- Evidence that Cohen had told a bank he was using a loan for one thing and then using it for another (Stormy?)
And please don’t tell me about the high bar such a RAID requires when we have judges in the 9th Circuit only too happy to act against Trump, and the DoJ continues to hide the FISA warrant from Constitutionally compulsory oversight.
No, when Trump appeared to be temperate in his response to Mueller’s request over an interview, and it may have resulted only in written questions to him, and there was no evidence of the main STATED purpose of the investigation, leading to it being a complete failure, the next level of provocation was invoked.
Raid Cohen.
If Trump is re-elected in 2020, this will go on until his last year in office, because the real purpose of the investigation, the real ‘insurance plan’ is to GET TRUMP by having him get himself, either by reaction or doing something while being followed by a team of cops for 8 years.
So this is my recommendation.
Fulfill your campaign promises, Mr. Trump and ignore the investigation. Hand the reigns of defense to someone else, and forget them. Do not react, but let those who understand what the Constitution defines expose the abuses these ‘Javerts’ will have to commit.
FROG-SCORPION-RIVER
6 comments:
Epa,
I have long been comfortable with the POTUS course of action regarding the investigation because of observations made throughout my lifetime.
"Quick Draw" reactions can place an individual in weakened position. When attacked, responses must be measured and at times, away from the public view for them to be effective. This is what I believe Mr. Trump is doing. And if he has done nothing wrong, if there is no stinking fish head - then allow due process.
Special Counsel Mueller seems to have lost perspective and the investigation appears to have gone beyond the scope of his official capacity - which makes it abuse of the same.
That's a good recommendation.
Sadly, he seems to be unwilling to, or incapable of, delivering on his campaign promise to build the wall.
Could it be his only purpose in DC was to lower taxes and fuck with people's heads?
GatesofVienna: Are You a “Subject” or a “Target”?
Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly advised Donald Trump’s lawyers that the president is a “subject” but not a “target” of Mueller’s investigation. This has resulted in a great deal of triumphal celebration among the president’s supporters. After all, they reason, if Mueller hasn’t by now dredged up enough evidence to designate Trump a “target,” then the president must be in the clear.
Unfortunately, whether someone is a “target” as opposed to a “subject” of an investigation is a distinction without a difference. It’s all a matter of timing, and the “subject” of an investigation can become a “target” in the blink of a prosecutor’s eye. It happens every day…
Re: Your assertion of the things you don't like about Trump.
I agree with you on every one of those things.
HOWEVER, it became clear to me that the GOPe is not on our side. They were lying.
Trump's presence made that clear.
We chose him as a War President. A President to carry out the inevitable Civil War, whether it be by peaceful means, or violence.
You go to war with the President you've got.
A commenter at my site pointed out the following:
I have no idea how a document widely available on the internet for anyone to read - the Justice Department authorization of the Mueller probe into "any links and/or coordination between Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump, and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation" is being spun into things it does not say.
That "...and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation" clause is fairly potent.
It has also always been there. It hasn't gone "so far from the Russian collussion investigation." It quite literally is part of the same sentence authorizing the investigation.
So, apparently Mueller was given free rein to run an investigation into perpetuity.
Sheesh.
The immediate "target" is to influence the 2018 elections and get a Dem majority in the House so as to stymie the Trump agenda -- if not to impeach him outright.
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