What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[FunkMonk]

The moment Donald pardons Don Jr will be the apotheosis of the American republic.

[Barrister]

So Donald Jr, in order to "get ahead of the story", releases the email chain setting up the Russia meeting.

The money quote: after being explicitly told that this was part of a Russian government effort to help the Trump campaign, Jr. says "if it's what you say I love it".

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/11/us/politics/document-Donaldtrumpjr.html

Russia's "Crown Prosecutor" 

Is the guy writing to Donald Jr. Canadian or something?

Anyhow, how smoking is that gun? I guess the meeting isn't illegal per se, you'd need to establish that some kind of exchange of favors was discussed in it? Not a lawyer.

It just goes, yet again, to show that everything that Team Trump has said can not be trusted.  Numerous people have said that there were no connections between the Russian government and the Trump campaign.  We now know that it wasn't for lack of trying by the Trump campaign.

[celedhring]

Yeah, that goes without saying. Just wondering about the actual legal implications.

I'm the first that found really hard to believe that Trump *actively* colluded with the Russkies (always thought it was more the Kremlin just watching the field and then supporting the dude that they thought was more aligned with their interests), but every lie and concealed contact make them look so guilty...

[CountDeMoney]

I didn't rob the guy at all; I went to go rob him but he wasn't home.  So there. Nyah.

[derspiess]

I like how she had him thinking she had significant dirt on Hillary.  Fool!  If she knew something she'd have already been dead.

[Valmy]

I like how she had him thinking she had significant dirt on Hillary.  Fool!  If she knew something she'd have already been dead.

LOLZ LOLZ

Ok actually that was kind of funny.

[derspiess]

I mean, look what happened to Harambe.

[Razgovory]

So Donald Jr, in order to "get ahead of the story", releases the email chain setting up the Russia meeting.

The money quote: after being explicitly told that this was part of a Russian government effort to help the Trump campaign, Jr. says "if it's what you say I love it".

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/11/us/politics/document-Donaldtrumpjr.html

But... Eh... I... Was he just dropped on his head as a kid or something?  Like for an entire for day?

[Malthus]

Republicans, please get rid of these clowns now and give us President Pence. Jesus.

REPENCE SINNERS!

In for a pence, in for a pound[ing]. 

[Barrister]

I saw a comment - remember how Trump Jr said "If it's what you say I love it especially later in the summer"?  This was said on June 1.

The DNA emails, which were hacked by the Russians and released by Wikileaks, were released July 22.  Sounds like later in the summer to me.

[HVC]

nothing will happen because the derspiess' of America don't care, and there are more of them then there are democrats.

[Admiral Yi]

I think I've asked this question before, but does anyone know exactly which type(s) of communication between Donalds and Poutines would constitute a crime?  I mean not counting the lying before Congress type of crime.

[HVC]

wouldn't asking a foreign power to spy on someone in the government count as espionage and thus treason?

[Barrister]

I think I've asked this question before, but does anyone know exactly which type(s) of communication between Donalds and Poutines would constitute a crime?  I mean not counting the lying before Congress type of crime.

Here's the best analysis I've seen discussing whether Do Jr's meeting constitutes a crime.  I don't know the author so they could be a nutter, but it sounds good.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/341461-opinion-don-jrs-russia-meeting-wasnt-collusion-just

TL;DR - no it's probably not an offence.

[Valmy]

wouldn't asking a foreign power to spy on someone in the government count as espionage and thus treason?

It might. But Hillary was not in the government at the time.