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Dr. Blasey-Ford's Links To The CIA -
Is She A Deep State Swamp Creature?
I just now (Oct. 1) heard this referenced on another program...
That's a brief clip provided by CNN (ChaosNewsNetwork) - a bit more than three minutes.
Here's a link to the entire podcast of Sept. 27, '18...
As stated in the clip - folks will form their own opinions.
SEARCH - #Walkaway Movement .....
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I just now (Oct. 1) heard this referenced on another program...
That's a brief clip provided by CNN (ChaosNewsNetwork) - a bit more than three minutes.
Here's a link to the entire podcast of Sept. 27, '18...
As stated in the clip - folks will form their own opinions.
SEARCH - #Walkaway Movement .....
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They're coming to take it away........
I warned my readers a while ago, that two of the many negative aspects of the Trump tax cuts for the rich are; #1. It will cripple the effectiveness of environmental watchdogging of manufacturers
and #2. It will cause a larger deficit, which will result with the reduction or loss of programs like
social security and medicare.
These are programs that many people have paid into all their working lives.
Well, get ready. If Republicans keep the majority in the House, that is exactly what they will do.
Get ready to say goodbye to that which you have earned.
How dumb people were to vote for these pirates into office.
First they tried to elimina
Social security doesn't cause debt at all. It is funded by the workers who pay into it.
The tax cuts for the rich and increased spending due to the larger budget increased the debt.
McConnel actually stated that Trump's tax cuts would reduce the debt, back when they voted on it.
Whether you want to call him a liar, or completely clueless, he doesn't belong in office,
and neither does the clueless/liar -in-chief !
Furthermore, while the small tax cut for everyone else is temporary, Trump made the huge tax cuts
for the rich PERMANENT !
What fools voted for this pirate ?!
and #2. It will cause a larger deficit, which will result with the reduction or loss of programs like
social security and medicare.
These are programs that many people have paid into all their working lives.
Well, get ready. If Republicans keep the majority in the House, that is exactly what they will do.
Get ready to say goodbye to that which you have earned.
How dumb people were to vote for these pirates into office.
First they tried to elimina
In response to:
Democrats Pounce On Mitch McConnell For Blaming Debt On Social Security, Medicare
They argue that it confirms their worst fears about the tax cuts.
For months now, Democratic leaders and congressional candidates have argued that the budget-busting Republican tax cuts put Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid at risk.
It was only a matter of time, they warned, before the GOP seamlessly pivoted from adding $1.9 trillion to the national debt to decrying the poor state of the nation’s finances, as if they had nothing to do with it, and demanding that the budget be balanced on the back of the country’s three biggest social insurance programs. As evidence to support their concerns, Democrats had pointed to remarks by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) immediately after the passage of the tax cut legislation, and more recently to comments by top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.
On Tuesday, some three weeks before the midterm elections, Democrats received more ammunition for their narrative, this time from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Asked in a Bloomberg News interview for his reaction to news that the annual budget deficit exploded in President Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year in office, McConnell played the part of serious-minded budget hawk.
“It’s very disturbing,” he replied. “And it’s driven by the three biggest entitlement programs that are very popular: Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.”
McConnell went on to blame politicians in both parties for lacking the backbone to make cuts to programs due to their popularity. He argued that elected officials will never pass the needed reforms so long as one party has control of the federal government.
“It’s disappointing, but it’s not a Republican problem,” he said. “It’s a bipartisan problem: unwillingness to address the real drivers of the debt by doing anything to adjust those programs to the demographics of America in the future.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) identified Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as the “real drivers” of the national debt in a Bloomberg interview on Tuesday..........
Democrats Pounce On Mitch McConnell For Blaming Debt On Social Security, Medicare
They argue that it confirms their worst fears about the tax cuts.
For months now, Democratic leaders and congressional candidates have argued that the budget-busting Republican tax cuts put Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid at risk.
It was only a matter of time, they warned, before the GOP seamlessly pivoted from adding $1.9 trillion to the national debt to decrying the poor state of the nation’s finances, as if they had nothing to do with it, and demanding that the budget be balanced on the back of the country’s three biggest social insurance programs. As evidence to support their concerns, Democrats had pointed to remarks by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) immediately after the passage of the tax cut legislation, and more recently to comments by top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow.
On Tuesday, some three weeks before the midterm elections, Democrats received more ammunition for their narrative, this time from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Asked in a Bloomberg News interview for his reaction to news that the annual budget deficit exploded in President Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year in office, McConnell played the part of serious-minded budget hawk.
“It’s very disturbing,” he replied. “And it’s driven by the three biggest entitlement programs that are very popular: Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.”
McConnell went on to blame politicians in both parties for lacking the backbone to make cuts to programs due to their popularity. He argued that elected officials will never pass the needed reforms so long as one party has control of the federal government.
“It’s disappointing, but it’s not a Republican problem,” he said. “It’s a bipartisan problem: unwillingness to address the real drivers of the debt by doing anything to adjust those programs to the demographics of America in the future.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) identified Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid as the “real drivers” of the national debt in a Bloomberg interview on Tuesday..........
Social security doesn't cause debt at all. It is funded by the workers who pay into it.
The tax cuts for the rich and increased spending due to the larger budget increased the debt.
McConnel actually stated that Trump's tax cuts would reduce the debt, back when they voted on it.
Whether you want to call him a liar, or completely clueless, he doesn't belong in office,
and neither does the clueless/liar -in-chief !
Furthermore, while the small tax cut for everyone else is temporary, Trump made the huge tax cuts
for the rich PERMANENT !
What fools voted for this pirate ?!
So, I hear Trump was a big hit in the UK.
Well, not Dirty Don himself. He got snubbed by Prince Charles and Kate.
Plus, there were thousands of protestors in both England and Scotland.
The place that used to be the USA's biggest ally.
Thanks to Trump, our 4 strongest allies have been turned off of the US.
But, the Trump spoiled baby balloon was a big hit.
That sounds appropriate. Hopefully the baby can at least spell better and offend less people.
An that's no "confefe".
I hear it will soon be appearing in both Philadelphia and New Jersey.
If you see it, be sure to wave.
Or, if you are in the "basket of deplorables", perhaps you can at least wave one of your fingers.
Truly, I guess it's a close call as to which Trump is more of a gasbag, has more of an inflated ego,
and is more full of hot air.
So, now it's off to Russia for Trump to meet with the guy who financed his campaign
and perhaps make another pisser of a video.
He's given the phrase 'trickle down' an entirely different
governmental financial connotation.
Plus, there were thousands of protestors in both England and Scotland.
The place that used to be the USA's biggest ally.
Thanks to Trump, our 4 strongest allies have been turned off of the US.
But, the Trump spoiled baby balloon was a big hit.
In response to: The newly infamous Trump Baby balloon could soon be flying high above protestors in Philadelphia.
This week President Donald Trump was faced with tens of thousands of protestors throughout his travels in the UK. The most defining image of the gatherings?
The 20-foot tall balloon depicting an angry, orange "Baby Donald" clad only in a diaper and holding a cellphone.
This week President Donald Trump was faced with tens of thousands of protestors throughout his travels in the UK. The most defining image of the gatherings?
The 20-foot tall balloon depicting an angry, orange "Baby Donald" clad only in a diaper and holding a cellphone.
That sounds appropriate. Hopefully the baby can at least spell better and offend less people.
An that's no "confefe".
I hear it will soon be appearing in both Philadelphia and New Jersey.
If you see it, be sure to wave.
Or, if you are in the "basket of deplorables", perhaps you can at least wave one of your fingers.
Truly, I guess it's a close call as to which Trump is more of a gasbag, has more of an inflated ego,
and is more full of hot air.
So, now it's off to Russia for Trump to meet with the guy who financed his campaign
and perhaps make another pisser of a video.
He's given the phrase 'trickle down' an entirely different
governmental financial connotation.
A Fool and his money soon part.... in this case VERY quickly.
In response to:
Virginia Man Totals $300,000 Sports Car 1 Day After Buying it.
8 hours ago
“Purchased Friday. Totaled Saturday,” the Fairfax County Police Department wrote in a post Saturday after a Virginia man crashed his $300,000 car. The man totaled the car after driving too fast into a tree, NBC Washington reported.
Police shared a photo of the destroyed McLaren 720S, described on the McLaren website as a “ferociously fast” vehicle that also “gives you the ultimate balance of power with control.”
Unfortunately, it seems the vehicle’s owner had neither when he hit the tree just off the road in Great Falls, Va.
The driver was taken to a hospital after the accident, with injuries that were not life-threatening. The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, police told the Washington Post. The man was not identified.
The car wreck occurred as a result of speeding, and so police used the incident as an opportunity to remind drivers to “slow down.” They added, “it could cost you.”
In this case, upwards of $300,000.
Virginia Man Totals $300,000 Sports Car 1 Day After Buying it.
8 hours ago
“Purchased Friday. Totaled Saturday,” the Fairfax County Police Department wrote in a post Saturday after a Virginia man crashed his $300,000 car. The man totaled the car after driving too fast into a tree, NBC Washington reported.
Police shared a photo of the destroyed McLaren 720S, described on the McLaren website as a “ferociously fast” vehicle that also “gives you the ultimate balance of power with control.”
Unfortunately, it seems the vehicle’s owner had neither when he hit the tree just off the road in Great Falls, Va.
The driver was taken to a hospital after the accident, with injuries that were not life-threatening. The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, police told the Washington Post. The man was not identified.
The car wreck occurred as a result of speeding, and so police used the incident as an opportunity to remind drivers to “slow down.” They added, “it could cost you.”
In this case, upwards of $300,000.
Good thing he slummed it, and didn't splurge for the T2
Trump FINALLY admits collusion !
Today from the Huffington Post
(continued in first comment below)
In response to:
Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Colluded With Russia At Trump Tower Meeting
The latest version of the 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer basically undercuts numerous Trump claims.
WASHINGTON ? Forty times President Donald Trump has posted statements on Twitter asserting “NO COLLUSION” with Russia during the 2016 election. He made the claim standing next to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last month, and then a day later during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
Sunday, he negated all of that by admitting that his campaign had tried to collude with Russia to win the presidency, after all.
Trump wrote in an 8:35 a.m. post on Twitter that the purpose of a June 9, 2016, gathering at Trump Tower was “to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics ? and it went nowhere. I did not know about it!”
That new admission, however, is completely at odds with the statement Trump crafted for use in the July 2017 news story that first reported the Trump Tower meeting. In that statement, he falsely claimed that the session attended by his eldest son and other high-ranking campaign aides was “primarily” about the adoption of Russian children.
“Donald Trump is every attorney’s worst nightmare,” said Rick Wilson, a Republican political consultant and prominent Trump critic. “He combines a complete lack of personal discipline with an impulse to place himself at ever greater risk of prosecution. He’s the ‘Bad Idea Jeans’ of presidents.”
Just a half hour after Trump’s new tweet, Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow admitted that he had put out falsehoods last year when he also claimed that the meeting was about adoption.
“I had bad information at that time and made a mistake in my statement,” he said on ABC’s “This Week” program, before continuing attacks on the integrity of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in U.S. politics, a strategy Trump personally began from the time he took office.
Sekulow ? whose career has made him an expert on school voucher and religious freedom cases, not criminal law – claimed that meeting with Russians tied to their country’s government with the goal of getting assistance to win a U.S. election was not illegal.
“The question is how would it be illegal?” Sekulow said. “The question is, what law, statute or rule or regulation has been violated? No one has pointed to one.”
In reality, numerous criminal lawyers have pointed out that colluding with a foreign power to win an election or even attempting to do so may constitute conspiracy against the United States.
That Sekulow had misstated the origin of the July 2017 statement provided to The New York Times and attributed to Donald Trump Jr. became clear earlier this year, in a leaked letter from Trump’s legal team to Mueller’s office. In it, lawyers stated that Trump had dictated the statement written aboard Air Force One as it flew back from the G-20 summit in Germany. At the time, Trump and his White House had falsely claimed that he had only offered his input into the crafting of the statement.
While Trump has claimed since taking office that “no collusion” occurred between his campaign and Russia and that Mueller was conducting a “witch hunt,” Trump’s acceptance of Russian help has been out in the open since the final month of the 2016 campaign.
Throughout that October, Trump cited emails disseminated by WikiLeaks on a near daily basis ? even though he began receiving briefings in August 2016 that told him that U.S. intelligence agencies had determined those emails had been stolen by Russian spies. U.S. intelligence made that assessment public in an Oct. 7 statement.
Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Colluded With Russia At Trump Tower Meeting
The latest version of the 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer basically undercuts numerous Trump claims.
WASHINGTON ? Forty times President Donald Trump has posted statements on Twitter asserting “NO COLLUSION” with Russia during the 2016 election. He made the claim standing next to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki last month, and then a day later during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
Sunday, he negated all of that by admitting that his campaign had tried to collude with Russia to win the presidency, after all.
Trump wrote in an 8:35 a.m. post on Twitter that the purpose of a June 9, 2016, gathering at Trump Tower was “to get information on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics ? and it went nowhere. I did not know about it!”
That new admission, however, is completely at odds with the statement Trump crafted for use in the July 2017 news story that first reported the Trump Tower meeting. In that statement, he falsely claimed that the session attended by his eldest son and other high-ranking campaign aides was “primarily” about the adoption of Russian children.
“Donald Trump is every attorney’s worst nightmare,” said Rick Wilson, a Republican political consultant and prominent Trump critic. “He combines a complete lack of personal discipline with an impulse to place himself at ever greater risk of prosecution. He’s the ‘Bad Idea Jeans’ of presidents.”
Just a half hour after Trump’s new tweet, Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow admitted that he had put out falsehoods last year when he also claimed that the meeting was about adoption.
“I had bad information at that time and made a mistake in my statement,” he said on ABC’s “This Week” program, before continuing attacks on the integrity of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in U.S. politics, a strategy Trump personally began from the time he took office.
Sekulow ? whose career has made him an expert on school voucher and religious freedom cases, not criminal law – claimed that meeting with Russians tied to their country’s government with the goal of getting assistance to win a U.S. election was not illegal.
“The question is how would it be illegal?” Sekulow said. “The question is, what law, statute or rule or regulation has been violated? No one has pointed to one.”
In reality, numerous criminal lawyers have pointed out that colluding with a foreign power to win an election or even attempting to do so may constitute conspiracy against the United States.
That Sekulow had misstated the origin of the July 2017 statement provided to The New York Times and attributed to Donald Trump Jr. became clear earlier this year, in a leaked letter from Trump’s legal team to Mueller’s office. In it, lawyers stated that Trump had dictated the statement written aboard Air Force One as it flew back from the G-20 summit in Germany. At the time, Trump and his White House had falsely claimed that he had only offered his input into the crafting of the statement.
While Trump has claimed since taking office that “no collusion” occurred between his campaign and Russia and that Mueller was conducting a “witch hunt,” Trump’s acceptance of Russian help has been out in the open since the final month of the 2016 campaign.
Throughout that October, Trump cited emails disseminated by WikiLeaks on a near daily basis ? even though he began receiving briefings in August 2016 that told him that U.S. intelligence agencies had determined those emails had been stolen by Russian spies. U.S. intelligence made that assessment public in an Oct. 7 statement.
(continued in first comment below)
Yet another Trump presidential campaign worker, working on behalf of the Russians
Last night in the 'Daily Beast';
For complete article go to this link;
In addition Manafort's attorneys didn't even bother to call any witnesses for Manafort's defense.
Both the defense & prosecutions case are done.
As the jury will soon begin it's deliberations, Manafort has "has zero chance of an acquittal"
because the case is "overwhelming".
It looks like Manafort is counting on a Dirty Don pardon. Perhaps a back door agreement between Trump
and Manafort, so that Manafort doesn't flip on Trump and deliver more evidence against Trump.
In response to:
Trump Staffer Tried to Recruit Lobbyists for Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich
Once he worked to get Donald Trump into the White House.
Then he started doing favors on behalf of someone else—one of Russia’s richest men.
Betsy Woodruff
08.15.18 9:00 PM ET
In the time since the election, a little-known Trump campaign staffer named Daniel Gelbinovich reached out to a number of Washington lobbyists with an eyebrow-raising ask: to shield a Putin ally from U.S. sanctions.
Two lobbyists—speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the matter—told The Daily Beast that Gelbinovich approached them and told them he was trying to help Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch worth more than $11 billion, find a lobbyist to help keep him from being added to the Treasury Department’s sanctions list.
Gelbinovich confirmed this reporting.
“I approached the lobbyists on behalf of a private equity firm that requested outreach for this type of work,” he said in an email to The Daily Beast. “The firm claimed that this outreach was on behalf of the individual you mentioned. I do not have a direct connection to Mr. Abramovich myself.”
Gelbinovich’s claims to have worked on behalf of Abramovich, if true, are another piece of the web of connections between Trump World and powerful Russians. And that web is already thick: Besides President Trump’s much-vaunted personal friendliness with Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, Trump and his allies have a long history of doing business with Russian power players. His daughter is longtime friends with Abramovich’s former partner; his commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, invested in a shipping firm linked to Putin’s judo partner, who is under U.S. sanctions, according to The New York Times; and Trump himself teamed up with oligarch Aras Agalarov to put on the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013.
The revelation of Gelbinovich’s claim to have worked on behalf of Abramovich also comes as a jury begins deliberations on the fate of another Trump campaign alum, Paul Manafort—who faces criminal charges related to his work for a Putin ally in Ukraine. .......
Trump Staffer Tried to Recruit Lobbyists for Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich
Once he worked to get Donald Trump into the White House.
Then he started doing favors on behalf of someone else—one of Russia’s richest men.
Betsy Woodruff
08.15.18 9:00 PM ET
In the time since the election, a little-known Trump campaign staffer named Daniel Gelbinovich reached out to a number of Washington lobbyists with an eyebrow-raising ask: to shield a Putin ally from U.S. sanctions.
Two lobbyists—speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the matter—told The Daily Beast that Gelbinovich approached them and told them he was trying to help Roman Abramovich, a Russian oligarch worth more than $11 billion, find a lobbyist to help keep him from being added to the Treasury Department’s sanctions list.
Gelbinovich confirmed this reporting.
“I approached the lobbyists on behalf of a private equity firm that requested outreach for this type of work,” he said in an email to The Daily Beast. “The firm claimed that this outreach was on behalf of the individual you mentioned. I do not have a direct connection to Mr. Abramovich myself.”
Gelbinovich’s claims to have worked on behalf of Abramovich, if true, are another piece of the web of connections between Trump World and powerful Russians. And that web is already thick: Besides President Trump’s much-vaunted personal friendliness with Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, Trump and his allies have a long history of doing business with Russian power players. His daughter is longtime friends with Abramovich’s former partner; his commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, invested in a shipping firm linked to Putin’s judo partner, who is under U.S. sanctions, according to The New York Times; and Trump himself teamed up with oligarch Aras Agalarov to put on the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow in 2013.
The revelation of Gelbinovich’s claim to have worked on behalf of Abramovich also comes as a jury begins deliberations on the fate of another Trump campaign alum, Paul Manafort—who faces criminal charges related to his work for a Putin ally in Ukraine. .......
For complete article go to this link;
In addition Manafort's attorneys didn't even bother to call any witnesses for Manafort's defense.
Both the defense & prosecutions case are done.
As the jury will soon begin it's deliberations, Manafort has "has zero chance of an acquittal"
because the case is "overwhelming".
It looks like Manafort is counting on a Dirty Don pardon. Perhaps a back door agreement between Trump
and Manafort, so that Manafort doesn't flip on Trump and deliver more evidence against Trump.
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How It Is vs How It Was
How they do things now is different from how they done things years ago.
Playground from the early 1900s
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Playground from the early 1900s
Mickey and Minnie Mouse
Who exactly is Paul Manafort
As the first week of Paul Manafort's FIRST trial is underway, one might want to know exactly who he is.
The first trial has to do with money laundering and other related charges.
His second trial has more to do with direct associations with Donald Trump.
Yes, you may know that he was dirty Don's presidential campaign manager.
But, how dirty is he ? What has he done ? What other clients did he represent for money ?
Take a look at this video from the Washington Post to learn about him and what he has done;
Manafort's partner has plead guilty to several crimes that he and Manafort were part of.
He is now testifying against Manafort.
Will Trump pardon Manafort after he is found guilty.....to protect his own butt ?
The first trial has to do with money laundering and other related charges.
His second trial has more to do with direct associations with Donald Trump.
Yes, you may know that he was dirty Don's presidential campaign manager.
But, how dirty is he ? What has he done ? What other clients did he represent for money ?
Take a look at this video from the Washington Post to learn about him and what he has done;
Manafort's partner has plead guilty to several crimes that he and Manafort were part of.
He is now testifying against Manafort.
Will Trump pardon Manafort after he is found guilty.....to protect his own butt ?
Trump's disapproval rating hits all time high & 1/2 of the USA urges impeachment.
Trump, officially the worst US president in history, is increasingly being recognized by the public as such.
With the recent wave of guilty pleas and findings of his appointees and associates, his disapproval rating
has sunk to a new low, and even Republicans are finally beginning to see the light.
Today from the NY Daily News;
With the recent wave of guilty pleas and findings of his appointees and associates, his disapproval rating
has sunk to a new low, and even Republicans are finally beginning to see the light.
Today from the NY Daily News;
In response to:
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
By Denis Slattery
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Aug 31, 2018 | 9:30 AM
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
President Trump has a 60% disapproval rate among Americans, while special counsel Robert Mueller has the backing of a clear majority, according to a new poll.
President Trump is not winning any popularity contests.
The commander-in-chief’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60% , according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out Friday. Only 36% of those polled said they approve of Trump’s job performance.
ABC News noted that Trump’s average approval rating since he entered the White House is the lowest of any modern president since the 1940s.
Trump, however, recently bragged about his popularity among Republicans last by tweeting out an incorrect approval rating.
“Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall,” Trump tweeted. “This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please!”
A poll released by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News last week found that Trump had a 44% approval and 52% disapproval rating among general voters.
Friday’s poll found that even among Republicans, only 78% give Trump’s efforts in the White House a thumbs up.
The survey also found that half the public back Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against Trump.
The stunning poll numbers come after a flurry of legal activity in Trump’s inner orbit. Last week, his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and implicated the President in a scheme to pay off women alleging affairs.
His former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was also convicted of tax and bank fraud.
And support for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation stands at 63%, despite Trump’s attempts to discredit the probe. Fifty-two percent of Americans strongly support the federal inquiry into Russian election interference and possible connections between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
Trump has repeatedly attempted to smear Mueller and his team of investigators by painting them as politically biased and frequently referring to the investigation as a “witch hunt.”
According to the new poll, 61% of Americans believe that if Cohen’s admissions are true, Trump broke the law. Fifty-three percent also think Trump has obstructed the Mueller investigation in some way.
Also troubling for the President, the majority of Americans, 66%, oppose a pardon for Manafort. Even among Republicans, 45% are against the idea.
And when it comes to Trump’s dispute with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, 62% of respondents back the former Alabama senator. The President has publicly berated Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia probe, which eventually led to Mueller’s appointment.
Sixty-four percent also oppose the idea of Trump firing Sessions.
The poll was conducted from Aug. 26 to 29 and included 1,003 adults. The margin of error is 3.6 points.
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
By Denis Slattery
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Aug 31, 2018 | 9:30 AM
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
President Trump has a 60% disapproval rate among Americans, while special counsel Robert Mueller has the backing of a clear majority, according to a new poll.
President Trump is not winning any popularity contests.
The commander-in-chief’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60% , according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out Friday. Only 36% of those polled said they approve of Trump’s job performance.
ABC News noted that Trump’s average approval rating since he entered the White House is the lowest of any modern president since the 1940s.
Trump, however, recently bragged about his popularity among Republicans last by tweeting out an incorrect approval rating.
“Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall,” Trump tweeted. “This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please!”
A poll released by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News last week found that Trump had a 44% approval and 52% disapproval rating among general voters.
Friday’s poll found that even among Republicans, only 78% give Trump’s efforts in the White House a thumbs up.
The survey also found that half the public back Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against Trump.
The stunning poll numbers come after a flurry of legal activity in Trump’s inner orbit. Last week, his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and implicated the President in a scheme to pay off women alleging affairs.
His former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was also convicted of tax and bank fraud.
And support for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation stands at 63%, despite Trump’s attempts to discredit the probe. Fifty-two percent of Americans strongly support the federal inquiry into Russian election interference and possible connections between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
Trump has repeatedly attempted to smear Mueller and his team of investigators by painting them as politically biased and frequently referring to the investigation as a “witch hunt.”
According to the new poll, 61% of Americans believe that if Cohen’s admissions are true, Trump broke the law. Fifty-three percent also think Trump has obstructed the Mueller investigation in some way.
Also troubling for the President, the majority of Americans, 66%, oppose a pardon for Manafort. Even among Republicans, 45% are against the idea.
And when it comes to Trump’s dispute with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, 62% of respondents back the former Alabama senator. The President has publicly berated Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia probe, which eventually led to Mueller’s appointment.
Sixty-four percent also oppose the idea of Trump firing Sessions.
The poll was conducted from Aug. 26 to 29 and included 1,003 adults. The margin of error is 3.6 points.
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