Bullying Blows Up In His Face As Legal Threat To Comey Could Lead To Charges Against Trump

[babylonsister]

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/06/10/bullying-blows-face-legal-threat-comey-lead-charges-trump.html

Bullying Blows Up In His Face As Legal Threat To Comey Could Lead To Charges Against Trump
By Jason Easley on Sat, Jun 10th, 2017 at 2:17 pm


George W. Bush's ethics lawyer is warning that Trump's threat to legally come after James Comey could result in new charges, including obstruction of justice against the President.


Former Bush ethics lawyer Richard Painter told NBC News:


“The Department of Justice reports to the President of the United States. And the President of the United States is saying, ‘you’re going to be a witness against me? I’m going to open an investigation against you’ — that’s clearly witness intimidation, and that itself is obstruction of justice,” Painter said.

“So they’re going to compound the problem,” he said.


Every solution that Trump comes up with to make himself feel better only serves to add to his troubles. Going after James Comey for an act that wasn’t a crime is a horrible idea. Instead of moving on after Comey’s testimony, the President is trying to intensify and personalize the conflict. Trump’s motivation for attacking Comey isn’t to save his presidency, but to punish the former FBI director for testifying before the Senate.

Trump has used bullying and legal threats throughout his entire adult life, but he is in way over his head as president. Donald Trump is getting a hard lesson in the realities of presidential power. If Donald Trump tries to take legal action against James Comey, he will only add fuel to the fire that is burning down his presidency.

[tableturner]

1. This is absolutely correct, but rarely mentioned. Sicking your justice dept. on a foe is serious!

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Dipstick Donnie has used his

Legal people to harass and intimidate anybody who he thinks might be a thread to his Star Status. By slow walking the Justice System,he thinks he these issues will just vanish.

[neeksgeek]

3. Grabs another bag of popcorn.

[PearliePoo2]

4. I seem to re-call that years ago he said something like...

If they hit you, you come back at them and hit them ten times harder.
There was another incident involving a woman who he helped out at one time and she later got a good job in banking. He asked her if she could intervene and use her influence to help him get a loan.
For what ever reason, she found that problematic and declined. He was so pissed off, he vowed to ruin her life in any way that he could no matter how long it took. He publically delighted when her marriage fell apart and she eventually came upon hard times. He bragged that he had had a hand in it.
Revenge is ALL to this sick, sadistic fuck. May he eventually get ALL that HE deserves.

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. Do you remember, early after he settled into the WH...

Kelly ann Conway stated 0publicly that "We're making a list" of the people who have not been nice to Trump.

And later, Steve Miller made a similar statement, a dare actually, that no one should cross the Predisent.
( Kasowitz’s new spelling for trump)

[IronLionZion]

5. Then do it! Dig yourself deeper in the hole

[WinkyDink]

6. Everything, but everything, is personal with Trump. His life is a vendetta.

[Enoki33]

10. Cannot help but think trump wants to erase everything President Obama

did because of how he got roasted at that memorable correspondent's dinner. Revenge consumes trump- he is one sick puppy.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

7. Was this a Trump tweet?

[babylonsister]

11. No...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-comey-sue-memos-lawyer-threat-russia-investigation-a7782266.html


Donald Trump to file legal complaint against James Comey over release of damning memos
The President has accused the former FBI director of being a 'leaker'

Alexandra Wilts Washington DC


Donald Trump's private lawyer is planning to file a legal complaint against James Comey over the former FBI director’s release of memos to the public that detailed his conversations with the President.

more...

[AnotherMother4Peace]

12. Thank you - you always go above & beyond. A great asset to DU. nt

[Stuart G]

21. I'm with AnotherMother4 Peace, babylonsister, you're a great asset to DU

and you do wonderful work and research....Thank You...for your great service!!!

[HAB911]

8. being a bully has always worked for him

let's hope this time it sinks him

[AlexSFCA]

9. old rules no longer apply

welcome to the new trumputin reality. We need outside the box thinking.

[Leghorn21]

13. Mr. Painter is a kick ass/no prisoners kind of guy. Have caught him on msnbc a

couple of times. He's sharp, eloquent, and is horrified at the travesties emanating from the so-called WH administration. Hats off, Mr. Painter - please keep talking!

[spanone]

14. K&R...

[Wounded Bear]

15. Proceed, Mr President...

[Warren DeMontague]

16. He's very reliable.

You can count on him to do the dumbest thing possible, in any given situation.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Trump only knows civil suit bully tactics from NYC shaking down contractors a $100 K at a time. . nt

[malaise]

18. Please proceed Groper Don the Con

[northoftheborder]

19. Yes - proceed to dig a bigger hole, then fall in it, and save us all the trouble and grief.

[warmfeet]

20. He is his own worst enemy.

How deep can he dig this hole? I guess we get to find out.

[NastyRiffraff]

22. Not to mention the Justice Dept has zero jurisdiction over Comey

Comey, thanks to Donald J. Trump, is now a private citizen. He was a private citizen when he testified Thursday and he's a private citizen now, ever since Trump fired him. What the hell does Dump's lawyer think the Justice Dept is going to do...wag its collective finger and say "bad boy"?

[DeminPennswoods]

23. Kasowicz' remarks could be construed as

an act to intimate Comey and also as abuse of power, which was also in the Nixon articles of impeachment.

[Stuart G]

24. Trump the bully..will pay finally. ...payment will be large..

The check when due... will be HUGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

payable in full.......when presented........

Trump cannot pass GO, Trump cannot collect $200, could go directly to JAIL..
Trump will not get his face on a coin, Trump will not be looked up to after he leaves..
Trump will be thought of like .....Richard Nixon...
Trump will always be known as a bully, a fraud, and a liar...
Always a liar..jokes about Trump being a liar...

These words......"Going after James Comey for an act that wasn’t a crime is a horrible idea"......and...

payable in full...when...? soon or not soon....The feds will get him...who's after him?...FBI...?...
really?????????????????????????????????????????
they are very patient...and will get their Trump and put him in the Dump...
...........................................................................................................

[n2doc]

25. And just who will charge him?

Not any of the traitors in the Republican Party, that's for sure.

[vlyons]

26. Trump is so stupid

He seems incapable of ever considering the consequences of his actions or speech. Every time he opens his mouth, we all just want to say, "Hey Donnie, would you like to put your other foot in there?"

[doc03]

27. Making his threat that he has tapes and not having any to produce also sounds

like obstruction of justice to me.

[Saboburns]

28. It's Trumps Brain vs. A very, very pissed off FBI

James Comey is about 7 steps of Donnie Two Scoops. Which aint hard. Comey knew exactly what Trump would say and do yesterday the day after he (Comey) testified Thursday.

Dude Comey has left bunches of land mines along the way, and Donnie Two Scoops is jumping on each one.

James Comey, it is my belief, wants to put Donnie Two Scoops in jail. He has a helluva motive, and its gonna be fun to watch.

[orangecrush]

30. THIS

[bucolic_frolic]

29. This dominance and one upsmanship

may have worked in business contracts and zoning boards when you've got the deepest pockets in the room
and can make everyone think twice about scrapping with you because you can spend them under the table,
but it's no way to handle criminal or political matters.

Maybe he's trying to flood Bob Mueller with investigative work in the hope he himself (Trump) is too big to fail?

[uppityperson]

32. Keep tweeting, Don

[Puzzler]

33. Yep, right on cue...

... Trump's subsequent "actions" will actually be worse than the Comey testimony.

Comey stated that he felt intimidated, so Trump decides to prove it by publicly doing just that.

Smooth move Donnie, and tweet thyself into oblivion (or at least out of the White House).

-Puzzler