Trump calls for 'sick' author of 2016 dossier to be jailed

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Saturday called for Christopher Steele, the author of the infamous 2016 Steele dossier, to be sent to the U.S. and jailed.

“This man should be extradited, tried, and thrown into jail. A sick lier [sic] who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC!” Trump tweeted.

“Bring back Steele!!!” he added in a follow-up tweet.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/506879-trump-calls-for-author-of-2016-dossier-to-be-jailed-sick-lier

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Who needs a mad queen shrieking "Off with their heads!" when we have the lunatic tweeter in the White House?

[Firestorm49]

1. All bow before the Donald, King of America!

[Lock him up.]

15. More like the (US-based) mob boss calling for the incorruptible agent's head...

... his (Russia-based) mob boss wants to reduce to silence.

MAKE JUSTICE
GREAT AGAIN:
LOCK HIM UP!

[louzke9]

45. OR......

BRING JUSTICE BACK AGAIN!

[djacq]

36. Kneel Before Zod!

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[JonLP24]

2. I would like to bring back Steele for a public interview

For one of the major networks outside of Fox News.

[Mike 03]

7. Yes. Chris Steele would be an important voice right now.

According to Heidi Blake in her book From Russia With Blood he was head of the MI-6 Russia Desk, with a spotless reputation and a deep knowledge of Russian malfeasance. He has never defended himself, perhaps because he eschews the limelight. But I'd love to hear what he has to say.

The Dossier was 90% corroborated. The right wing always points to the pee tapes as an example of the Steele Dossier being wrong. In fact, the pee tapes were not corroborated, but neither were they disproved.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. He doesn't dare set foot in the US.

Barr's corrupt DoJ would have him arrested.

[paleotn]

3. Thrown in jail for what specifically?

What are the charges?

[EarlG]

4. Lese-majeste, I think.

Seems to be what Trump is going for here.

[paleotn]

14. 7 supremes, including his two appointments...

don't even support the weak unitary executive theory. I doubt insulting the king will fly as...gasp!....treason. The orange one just doesn't understand how any of this works.

[bluedye33139]

5. This is horrific. Worst president ever.

Republicans have literally given their souls to lawlessness.

[pazzyanne]

6. "A sick lier [sic] who was paid by Crooked Hillary & the DNC!" Trump tweeted."

From Wikipedia:

"In October 2015, Fusion GPS was contracted by conservative political website The Washington Free Beacon to provide general opposition research on Trump and other Republican presidential candidates. In April 2016, an attorney for Hillary Clinton's campaign and the DNC separately hired Fusion GPS to investigate Trump, while The Free Beacon stopped its backing in May 2016.[4] In June 2016, Fusion GPS subcontracted Steele's firm to compile the dossier"

Seems that conservatives weren't too happy with tRump either.

[George II]

9. Ted Cruz' campaign also financed the earlier iterations of the "Steele Dossier".

[iluvtennis]

31. Indeed and I think the Jeb Bush campaign as well- but the rethugs always forget that tidbit. nt

[karin_sj]

12. It drives me crazy

I really don't understand why the news hosts and guests (who should certainly be aware of this info if I am!) don't ever counter this right wing talking point with the truth that it was republicans who first contacted Fusion GPS. In fact, wasn't it a group of republicans who supported Jeb Bush that set this in motion? Why doesn't anyone say this? Ugh!

[Lock him up.]

20. The Russiapublicans who know that truth but never speak up are as complicit as...

... their corrupt orange mob boss is guilty .

MAKE JUSTICE
GREAT AGAIN: RICO+
LOCK HIM UP!!

[George II]

8. What everyone forgets, including the dotard, is that the Steele Dossier was the idea....

....of republicans, notably Raphael Cruz.

[Mike 03]

10. 100% Accurate!

[displacedtexan]

13. And Lindsey Graham told John McCain to give it to the FBI.

Another bit Trump never mentions.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/25/politics/lindsey-graham-john-mccain-dossier-fbi/index.html

[Champp]

28. But that's a fact

And republicans do not do facts.

[dchill]

30. And THAT'S a fact.

[ResistantAmerican17]

11. Bill Barr: "I'm on it boss."

[BlueIdaho]

17. Building up to the October Surprise...

Expect Barr to try to jail as many people associated with Mueller Report as possible - including Hillary Clinton.

[ResistantAmerican17]

18. You can take that to the bank....Barr.... smh.....

[karynnj]

47. Fortunately, there is no way a DC grand jury will indict HRC

There have already been investigations that have looked at the Russia investigations and they recommended NO indictments and spoke only of relatively minor flaws. It would take a convincing case to get an indictment. I do not see this happening - even as some warn that it could.

I suspect that what could happen is that new investigations could be announced with lots of fan fare more for affect than actual truth finding or indictments, trials and convictions. All to create a perception that Trump's tweets are reality.

[Dios Mio]

16. You gotta have a thick neck to ask that.

[chriscan64]

19. A sit-down with the Don.

They wanted the country to be run like a business. Congrats, you got the Gotti family business up and running. In the words of Tony Soprano, "We're runnin' a business here."

[Scarsdale]

32. In my humble opinion

any one of the Mafia families are more honest, and loyal than the tRump clan with the gop enablers. Smarter, too. John Gotti made tRump look like an unmade bed, with rumpled suits, baggy pants and oversized shoulder pads. Gotti was handsome, well dressed and SMART. Imagine this, I would have preferred a Mafia family in the WH than the crooked, ignorant, greedy, immoral republicans. Even I have to be shocked at myself! My total disgust for this clown and his administration knows no depths.

[Nitram]

21. So Trump is still worried about revelations in the dossier being followed up.

[Flaleftist]

23. Bring up the issue that Fox News said 51% wanted you impeached and removed. Great plan

[George II]

24. Steele can sue for defamation.

[chowder66]

25. Here is an article about the ruling

snip....


However in four out of five of the specific points of contention, he said that Orbis had recorded the information from its source accurately and taken reasonable steps to check it.

On the other point - related to an allegation about illicit payments to President Putin via a middle-man in the 1990s - the judge ruled that Mr Steele's company had "failed to take reasonable steps to verify the allegation".

As a result, he said Orbis must pay £18,000 in compensation to both Mr Fridman and to Mr Aven. The men said that this payment would be given to a charitable foundation.


snip.....

The judge noted that Mr Steele, who appeared in person to give evidence during a hearing in March, had been unable to reveal the identity of his sources to help support his case.


https://news.sky.com/story/firm-owned-by-former-spy-ordered-to-pay-damages-to-russian-oligarchs-over-trump-russia-dossier-12024412

[duforsure]

26. The House should help him

Then ask him if he knows of anything he claimed was false. Then ask if he's hired people ,Russians, or Israeli's to investigation others for him, like he got caught trying to do to Biden with Ukraine. They need to publicly ask him to testify now , make him refuse . They should just go ahead and put it back on him. They already have Steele under oath, but not him.

[AllyCat]

27. So Stone can lie and get pardoned, but this person "lies" and is thrown in jail.

I think that if a person tells the truth, in the Donald's world, they go to jail. Lying is valued in the his Administration and for the GOP.

[Brainfodder]

29. That Steele Dossier was STARTED by Republicans?

When it first came out, I recall it was paid for by Republicans at first, correct or not?

Just makes them complaining about it more ironic and ridiculous?

[Oppaloopa]

33. The stable genius strikes again.

[Rural_Progressive]

34. How does he do it?

If I had 1% of the sh*t storm flying at me that he does I'd be curled up in the fetal position freakin' catatonic. Yet this MFer manages to not only keep going but focus on absolutely ridiculous BS at the same time.

I really hope someone can figure out his pathology, it is remarkable.

[PatSeg]

39. He does look awful though

Clearly it is all getting to him. Meanwhile, madness seems to energize people.

[1plus1equals1]

35. Cell Mate

Maybe Fat Donnie is looking to import a cell mate...

Well, unless Fat Donnie resigns and President Fence Post pardons him...

[duforsure]

37. What law has he broken?

Exposing the truth? House now needs to ask trump to publicly to appear before them under oath to give him his testimony with proof backing his claim up, or shut up. Even knowing he won't it still puts pressure on him every time he claims things on Mr Steele., where Steele has already testified to them under oath.

[Hip2bSquare]

38. 64,000 truly sick in one day and..

this idiot calls Steele 'sick'. Soon, Dear God, please soon let us be free of this disgust of a human being.

[winstars]

40. "Let's give him a fair trial and then hang him". That used to be a joke line... WTF!!!

[no_hypocrisy]

41. You do realize when Trump calls for anyone to be prosecuted for being mean to him,

it doesn't matter whether or not there is a conviction. That individual is presumed guilty before trial as per Trump's pronouncement if it's covered on FOX. That individual has to hire an attorney with a high retainer. That individual may be not guilty but it depends on the competency of his/her attorney. That individual will have to invest a lot of money to stay out of jail. Trump wins no matter what.

[Skittles]

42. Trump has gotten Stone out of the way

so he is going off on the dossier again

[Xolodno]

43. My question is....why is he bringing this all up again?

Given the rest of his stark mad, raving and lunatic tantrums....this was kind of buried. By mentioning it, he just brings it all up again.

Perhaps something is about to come out? Reporters usually contact the person/people/organization before they publish something to give them a chance to comment.

Then again, the idiot is probably still holding a grudge that he can't do anything about.

[usajumpedtheshark]

44. I suppose we could trade Anne Sacoolas for Steele

Remember her? Fled Britain after killed a 19-year-old motorcyclist while she was driving the wrong way. She claimed she had diplomatic immunity but Britain disputed this.

[louzke9]

46. THE LAST THING....

Our Idiot in Chief should want is Steele on trial! Never going to happen anyway. Steele knows too much. No country is going to extradit him. If Steele were held in jail, he would be found hanging one morning.