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In the aftermath of his recent acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump is on the payback warpath. His actions range from the disgraceful use of the Justice Department as a blunt instrument to protect his political allies and to target his perceived opponents to the obvious witness retaliation against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, who served as a key impeachment witness, and his twin brother, Lt. Col.
Yet there remains a dangerous tendency in some quarters to soft-pedal Trump's conduct. For example, in a Washington Post op-ed,"Paranoid or Presidential: Perhaps Both, but Trump Broke No Laws When He Ousted Vindman," Professor Jonathan Turley takes issue with my assertion that Trump committed criminal witness retaliation when he removed the Vindman brothers from their White House positions. Turley is wrong.
eliehonig Opinion And cnni. I just watched a portion of CuomoPrimeTime ChrisCuomo CHRIS CUOMO Is a BOLD-FACED LIAR and CON-MAN, while trying to make himself look so not guilty and righteous. It’s HILARIOUS WATCHING HIM. Then at the end CUOMO & donlemon are sickening. MyOpinion
eliehonig Opinion “Conduct”! Look at the words fake news use. He is President and as the President he can build and create his own staff. Just LIKE EVERY OTHER PRESIDENT!
eliehonig Opinion “Whoever knowingly uses intimidation, threatens, or corruptly persuades another person, or attempts to do so, or engages in misleading conduct toward another person, with intent to - .... shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.” 7-9 yrs?
eliehonig Opinion One thing I give KKKTrump credit is that KKKTrump gives u guys nicknames same to his puppets Rep. n Dem. n nobody has d guts to put KKKTrump a nickname, not d puppet republicans, those r his puppets, Dem. AFRAID, yep, muy. “ MACHOS” bunch of cowards!
eliehonig Opinion All republicans need to be charged as co conspirators
eliehonig Opinion One thing was reported last week about this obese orange mammal hopefully it happens soon.
eliehonig Opinion It's not soft pedaling, it's evening the playing field
eliehonig Opinion President Trump blew the whistle on Biden's corruption and gets impeached. I thought we protected whistle blowers. Biden runs free and continues to run for president. Biden belongs in jail not The White House.
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eliehonig Opinion Republicans are too soft James comey and his gang can all be indicted Eric Ciaramella and his lawyer can be indicted the Biden’s and Nancy investigate and indicte them stop being so soft
eliehonig Opinion America wake up! Vomit the kool aid and be healed!
eliehonig Opinion Of course it's a crime but as long as the corrupt GOP enables you and Fox News brainwashes millions of dense puppets--he can do whatever he pleases. America is now a third-world dictatorship.
eliehonig Opinion Too bad. You don't bad mouth the boss and thing you have a job when you come back. Doesn't matter if it is Trump, Bezos or a McDonald's store manager.
eliehonig Opinion No he didn’t; He fired an employee who was insubordinate. cnnfakenews TRUMP2020LandsideVictory realDonaldTrump DOJPH AnnCoulter TuckerCarlson
eliehonig Opinion Opinion, opinion, opinion. That is all I see now from all these 'news' outlets. Just change your name to Tabloid Trash already and get it over with.
eliehonig Opinion It appears that Democracy is on the way out and Autocracy is on the way in. November 3, 2020 may be the last chance to preserve Democracy in the U.S. We must vote to oust Trump and his enablers or we will be no different than Saudi Arabia and North Korea.
eliehonig Opinion What’s new...
eliehonig Opinion This is another feckless CNN opinion Folks! Their TDS is becoming epic!
eliehonig Opinion CNN went out of its way to dox a guy who shared a meme. Maybe you should collectively take a step back before whining about payback. Speaking about paying, have you cut Nick Sandman a check yet?
eliehonig Opinion Draining the swamp at last ,some creatures gasping their last breaths .
eliehonig Opinion Trump is wholly convinced he truly is above the law... that‘s what USA get!
eliehonig Opinion He sure did. Start Impeachment all over but get it Right this Time realDonaldTrump
eliehonig Opinion But the Republicans have no God damn balls to impeach him even if the crims doing the fcking Cha Cha in front of them
eliehonig Opinion Trial? Did you mean farce.....
eliehonig Opinion When are we going to admit he's working to pay back the Russian mob?
eliehonig Opinion Obstructing federal sentencing is also a crime.
RedStateBlues_ eliehonig Opinion In 'some' quarters? How about in every single freaking Congressional Republican's quarters. Save one. That's not 'some' that's 99%
eliehonig Opinion Also: RNC FUNDED ROUGHLY 11,000 AUTOMATED CALLS TO JAM UP HOUSE DEMOCRATS' PHONE LINES AMID IMPEACHMENT BATTLE: REPORT
eliehonig Opinion Its called draining the swap.
eliehonig Opinion Have to admire his restraint in biding his time until the witch hunt played out.
eliehonig Opinion Evil begets evil!
eliehonig Opinion Son of a b*tch
eliehonig Opinion You call it payback, we call it seeking justice. I believe us. YOU are the fake news. Still.
eliehonig Opinion The simple fact he's giving retribution and threatening whistleblowers should be enough to remove him and arrest him without bail! Any normal citizen would be in jail!!!!
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eliehonig Opinion Corruption and its enablers 🤷♀️
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eliehonig Opinion I think Democrats should investigate Trump's children and son-in-law! I don't believe Republicans will protect Trump's children and son-in-law as well as trump?
eliehonig Opinion And who's surprised?
eliehonig Opinion grow some nads people in government and when your heart says make a stand get on your feet!!
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eliehonig Opinion Yên tâm đi ! Cái gì cũng được mua bằng lòng thiện lương . Thứ khiến ma cà rồng phải quay đầu vô điều kiện
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eliehonig Opinion A crime they say? LMAO. You people need to stop already. Are your ratings not low enough? Making yourselves look like fools around every corner not getting old yet? O well, the 'uneducated' liberal base is still here for you. They will listen and yell your glory.
eliehonig Opinion If as the President, people in my own Government and the Media, were so jealous, hateful, and deranged that they put me through hell as I accomplished great things for our country...I would be a hell of a lot less patient as realDonaldTrump .
eliehonig Opinion I just can’t understand what the republicans are doing? This self destructive behavior destroys them too, don’t they see that?
eliehonig Opinion As if you didn't see that COMING
eliehonig Opinion KARMA WILL FIND HIM!
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