"Grave Concerns" / "Grave Danger" Tweets

Speaker Ryan, on the FBI raising "grave concerns" over the Nunes memo, defends the memo: "What this memo is: is Congress doing its job .... It's our job to conduct" oversight. "This does affect our civil liberties."

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2018

Then this from a former FBI counterintelligence agent:

For those who think releasing the memo has no danger, here is the part of the fbi statement to focus on: “we have grave concerns.” Here is the definition of Top Secret: “info whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation.”

— Naveed Jamali (@NaveedAJamali) February 1, 2018

Spineless Sneaker of the House and Rep. Devin "Sherlock" Nunes' co-conspirator Paul "Lyin'" Ryan won't acknowledge that the FBI's term of art when using "grave concerns" tracks directly to the definition of Top Secret information that, if disclosed without authorization, would result in "grave danger" to the U.S. These Trumpists are not only putting their party and personal power above country, they've willing to expose the country to grave danger as a result. Treasonous much?

Trump Bootlicker Calls For Special Counsel Mueller To Resign (UPDATED)

See if you notice a "tell" here:

House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) is calling on Robert Mueller, special counsel for the Department of Justice’s Russia investigation, to resign. 

Franks claims Mueller is violating a law governing the special counsel that prohibits him from serving if he has a “conflict of interest,” which includes “a personal relationship with any person substantially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or prosecution.” 

Franks cited a Fox News report from May that cast Mueller and former FBI Director James Comey as “longtime allies.” Mueller served as the FBI Director when Comey was the Deputy Attorney General in 2003. The Russia investigation has expanded to include possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia and the president’s decision to fire the FBI director. 

“Bob Mueller is in clear violation of federal code and must resign to maintain the integrity of the investigation into alleged Russian ties,” Franks said in a statement.

Did you catch the Fox "News" reference, that fount from which all evil political mischief flows -- "a Fox News report from May..."?  That particular stupidity has been out there since May, so why the sudden elevation of it into a demand that Mueller resign? Was it perhaps this bat- shit signal from the shitgbbon just a few days ago:

It's very sad that Republicans, even some that were carried over the line on my back, do very little to protect their President.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 23, 2017

=Pant=pant= arf arf!= Good guard doggy, Trent!

Sensing the closing prosecutorial noose around Rump's fat neck, a wall of  treasonous, dead- ender co- conspirators is beginning to form around the shitgibbon in the House and Senate. Not surprisingly, it includes Rep. Trent "Beans And" Franks (Teabag - AZ). Franks is one of the most dangerous loons in the House (and, that's a statement right there), having opined that African Americans were better off under slavery, proposing bills that foster Islamophobia, and being a virulent opponent of a woman's right to choose. Now he's part of an emerging cabal of ultra- rightists determined to "protect" the un-indicted co-conspirator and risk obstructing justice rather than uphold the rule of law. Party before country!

UPDATE:  We are also now hearing that (allegedly!) the shitgibbon wanted to push Fox's malicious, fabricated conspiracy story about Democratic staffer Seth Rich's murder last summer. They needed a distraction and a diversion from the emerging Trump-Russia scandal, of course. So, working hand in hand, they created this hurtful, monstrous conspiracy tale, because no road is ever too low for this sociopathic shitheel or his enablers.

A Textbook Example Of Consciousness Of Guilt

This morning, both the New York Times and Washington Post are reporting that neo- fascist Putin puppet Donald "Rump" Trump has been asking about his pardoning powers, and undercutting Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation.  Here's a snippet from the Post's accounting:

Some of President Trump’s lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president’s authority to grant pardons, according to people familiar with the effort. 

Trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself in connection with the probe, according to one of those people. A second person said Trump’s lawyers have been discussing the president’s pardoning powers among themselves. 

Trump’s legal team declined to comment on the issue. But one adviser said the president has simply expressed a curiosity in understanding the reach of his pardoning authority, as well as the limits of Mueller’s investigation.

This comes shortly after Rump's jaw- dropping interview with the New York Times in which, among other things, he said Mueller would be crossing a "red line" should he investigate the Rump crime family's business dealings (a line that's already been crossed).

Would a person with nothing to hide, with no legal exposure be asking about the pardoning powers of his office? Would that person be concerned about limiting an investigation into possible wrongdoing if they had done nothing wrong? You already know the answers. To a prosecutor, Rump's actions -- both in looking at pardoning powers at this stage, and his palpable fear of having Mueller dig into his financial dealings with Russia -- are clear examples of "consciousness of guilt," meaning Rump's actions are proof he knows he, his family and associates are guilty of a crime.

To many of us, this is an unsurprising development in the Trump- Russia scandal, given what the world already knows about Rump and his decades- long relationship with Russians, their financial bail-outs, and Rump's lack of any ethical or moral compass.  Unlike his patrons, Rump's not a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. He's out front as an ignorant, blundering, narcissistic sociopath who's never recognized the rule of law. Expect the worst.

BONUS: Oops --

Be VERY careful Mr. Pres., "investigating the investigators" can be obstruction. See US v. Baca (C.D. Cal 2017) https://t.co/E1GAc57FWy

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) July 21, 2017