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bluepen's JournalI kept asking myself why Carter Page keeps talking.
I mean, he’s right in the middle of this. It would be insane to go all over tv running your mouth.
Unless you’re Carter Page, who never answers a question and can talk for two minutes without saying a damn thing.
Apparently he spent five hours before the House committee. They probably only covered two questions, both of which had to be asked 175 different ways until Page said something vaguely coherent.
Chris Hayes tried. I’ll give him that.
But that’s the last time I watch Carter Page. Just absolutely worthless.
Remember this about potential pardons.
If Trump pardons someone, they no longer face the threat of prosecution so they can’t claim risk of self-incrimination as a reason not to answer questions. In other words, Trump would be removing their right to remain silent on these matters. They’d still have exposure to a perjury charge.
So pardoning might not be the smartest move here for Trump, which makes it all the more likely he’ll do it. 
Look at all the companies listed in the indictment
that Manafort used for laundering money.
Now we need to find out if the Trump Organization has/had any association with any of those. Even just one, and down he goes.
https://www.justice.gov/file/1007271/download
The timing of the Manafort indictment is really bad
for Trump and his circle of officials/advisors.
I know it seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but this is actually an early indictment in what will likely be a long investigation.
So why the “rush” and why is the timing particularly bad for Trump?
Usually indictments come down at the end of an investigation, especially one that by all accounts seems to be limited to white collar crimes.
We know about the raid on Manafort, so there’s probably very little (maybe even no) concern that evidence will be destroyed. So that can’t be the reason to move on Manafort this early.
We’re talking white collar crimes and a guy who has no history of involvement with violent crime, so there’s likely no concern that anyone’s safety or life is in danger.
Mueller grabbed Manafort now because he has Manafort dead to rights. He wouldn’t do this otherwise. And I think this means Mueller also knows Manafort has the goods on people bigger than him. Maybe Kushner, maybe Don Jr., maybe Donald himself. Maybe all of them.
Amusing aside: count on hearing Trump defenders downplaying this with comments like, “This is all Mueller has? After all this time? After all this money?” Just remind them that the investigation is ongoing, so no, this isn’t all Mueller has.
Disclaimer: I may be stating the obvious in my post but over the weekend I succeeded at lowering my expectations and this morning I’m really thrilled to see Manafort in the hot seat.
Actor: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14
The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner.
In an interview with BuzzFeed News, Rapp is publicly alleging for the first time that in 1986, Spacey befriended Rapp while they both performed on Broadway shows, invited Rapp over to his apartment for a party, and, at the end of the night, picked Rapp up, placed him on his bed, and climbed on top of him, making a sexual advance. According to public records, Spacey was 26. Rapp was 14.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/anthony-rapp-kevin-spacey-made-sexual-advance-when-i-was-14?utm_term=.pfJejq5ZrY#.jgmOLRmJPv
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