***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[nomnom]

 

[whywesteppin]

Imagine if there is enough of blue wave in Florida and few other States, voter suppression gets set aside and then the GOP is toast in 2020.

I just checked out a few clips of Andrew Gillum, I feel confident. I think he will be able to crank out enough turnout among those who either have never voted or maybe haven't voted since 2012 or 2008. In addition, with his Bernie like economic message he will be able to grab the votes of a few dopes who would otherwise vote green or not show up which could be the deciding factor in Florida.

If he wins and creates enough coattails to turn the legislature and enfranchises former felons, Florida becomes a blue State and if he makes that happen, lets all just clear the 2020 field and let him waltz to the White House, scaring Fox News views and giving hope to everyone else.

Very good point. People like Gillum and Beto could actually pull this off! Which is why I can't stress this enough: Get out and vote!





Get out and vote because otherwise the witch hunt will continue and, more importantly, Trump will not get his wall.

Get out and vote so that Trump can bring our jobs back!

Get out and vote so that we can stop Google from writing computer algorithms that are full of conjecture and innuendo.

Get out and vote so that Trump can make Sheriff Joe Arpaio into Supreme Court Justice Sheriff Joe Arpaio!

Get out and vote so that we can let the good times coal.

 

[nomnom]

The thought of a Democrat majority in Congress for Trump's last 2 years (or shorter)

 

[whywesteppin]

El Dorado HS student arrested after throwing classmates 'MAGA' hat to the ground
One student at Union Mine High School allegedly began verbally berating another student for wearing a "MAGA" hat. The altercation escalated from there, according to deputies.
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/...assmates-maga-hat-to-the-ground/103-588200980

The arrested student began arguing with another student for wearing the “MAGA” hat, according the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department. The student then allegedly snatched the hat and threw it on the ground before being told by teacher to leave the room.

Officials said the student returned to class and continued to berate the classmate, taking the hat again.

The teacher put his arm out to keep the students away from each other, but the student allegedly slapped the teacher’s arm away.

 

[nomnom]

 

[whywesteppin]

Trump supporters threatening to boycott Walmart? I'm in tears right now

 

[nomnom]

Trump supporters threatening to boycott Walmart? I'm in tears right now

Over the 3rd party impeach shirts LOLOL

 

[elpablo21]

- Someone at this age (and ppl in general who are in lesser convenient situations) should be more accommodated to vote without difficult obstacles (transportation, pre paid mail in ballots)

- Don't let Mama Minnie down by not voting for candidates that can help combat the fight against the disenfranchised, we need to be carrying our elders weight

 

[big j 33]

Shocked and happy to see Gillum win. Not only for the upset but I have to throw my support behind the guy from Tallahassee... I'll be casting my vote in November.

 

[deleted]

Trump supporters threatening to boycott Walmart? I'm in tears right now

Like moths boycotting a flame

 

[nomnom]

 

[Nike Jordan]

Secretly crushing on Boss Hogg to own the libs.

 

[rexanglorum]

When I’m president, every day will be a normal one, we’ll have normal ones on trade and on immigration, normals every where all the time. You’ll get sick of having normal ones, you’ll say “Donald, Donald, Donald, can one just once not have a normal one and I’ll say no, we’re gonna keep on having normal ones!

 

[Wargames]

These Alt Right fools should just come out the closet.

 

[Quincy McCall]

My Gov'nah

 

[IATT]

Her emails.. China..

 

[the natural mystic]

 

[IATT]

Spot on and reminds me of something I read earlier in regards to the rights feelings in regards to 'civility' and political violence







That's why groups like Antifa and BLM have become such huge boogeymen for them,they're not used to the same energy on the left and get shook...

 

[rolaholic]

 

[IATT]

These people..

 

[rolaholic]

Our Sunshine state NT fam,you know what to do come November...

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[chao7]

 

[Belgium]

Eliott Broidy pops up in this story too. The 'Trump lawyer' mentioned in the title is Marc Kasowitz.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pr...-and-trump-lawyer-1535535000?mod=hp_lead_pos2
Archive link: http://archive.is/kRiGx
U.S. Probing Whether Malaysian Fugitive Laundered Funds to Pay Chris Christie and Trump Lawyer
Jho Low under investigation for alleged embezzlement of $4.5 billion from 1MDB fund
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether a fugitive Malaysian financier laundered tens of millions of dollars through two associates and used the funds to pay a U.S. legal team that includes former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and a lawyer who represents President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.

Jho Low, the Malaysian businessman, has been described in U.S. court filings as playing a central role in the alleged embezzlement of $4.5 billion from a Malaysian fund called 1Malaysia Development Bhd.

Malaysian authorities this week separately charged Mr. Low with money laundering in the case, which investigators suspect may be one of the biggest financial frauds in history. He has been moving around Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China in recent months, according to people with knowledge of his whereabouts.

Mr. Low was close to former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Rajak, who unexpectedly lost an election in May and was arrested last monthin Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Najib has pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and criminal breach of trust in connection with the 1MDB scandal.

The Justice Department, in July 2016 and last year, filed civil lawsuits in federal court in California seeking to recover assets from Mr. Low and others including mansions, artwork and a yacht allegedly bought with 1MDB funds. It is now pursuing a criminal investigation in which Mr. Low, who has U.S. assets, is a target, these people said.

Since 2016, Mr. Low’s access to the global financial system has been sharply curtailed by banks wary of handling allegedly tainted funds, according to the people familiar with the matter. That has made it difficult for him to pay directly for a range of outlays, from lifestyle expenses to legal and advisory services, according to these people.

There is no indication that any of the people who ultimately received payments were aware the funds could have originated from money Mr. Low allegedly siphoned off from 1MDB. The Justice Department is investigating Mr. Low’s potential use of two intermediaries to facilitate the payments through the international financial system, people familiar with the matter say. A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment.

Representatives for Mr. Low didn’t respond to a request for comment. He has previously denied wrongdoing.

The team of lawyers and consultants working for Mr. Low includes Mr. Christie, who briefly headed Mr. Trump’s presidential transition team; Mr. Trump’s longtime lawyer Marc Kasowitz ; Bobby Burchfield, a lawyer who has served as the Trump Organization’s outside ethics adviser; and Ed Rogers, a Washington lobbyist with close ties to the Republican Party.

Mr. Christie is representing Mr. Low in the asset-forfeiture cases in California, a spokesman for the former governor said. “There has been no communication by Governor Christie with any other area of government on Mr. Low’s behalf,” the spokesman said, adding there has been “no inquiry made to him by the Department of Justice with regard to any other investigation regarding funding or otherwise."

A spokesman for Kasowitz Benson Torres, Mr. Kasowitz’s New York law firm, confirmed the firm represents Mr. Low in Justice Department matters. “Here, as with all of our clients, our job as attorneys is to represent and vindicate our clients’ interests; and here, as with all of our non-pro-bono clients, we are paid for the legal services we provide,” the spokesman said in a statement.

Mr. Burchfield said, in an emailed statement, that Mr. Low retained his Atlanta-based firm, King & Spalding, to “advise him on the ongoing investigations,” adding that the law firm “performed appropriate due diligence on sources of payment.”

“Further, neither I nor King & Spalding has had contacts with any governmental entity, directly or indirectly, on behalf of Mr. Low, nor has King & Spalding received any inquiries from the Department of Justice regarding this engagement,” Mr. Burchfield said.

Mr. Rogers declined to comment.

The Justice Department is looking into whether a Thai businessman, Phengphian Laogumnerd, and American former rap artist Pras Michel, a founding member of the Fugees hip-hop group, played roles in helping Mr. Low make payments, the people familiar with the matter said.

For at least a year, these people say, Mr. Low has relied on Mr. Phengphian to pay accommodation expenses in Hong Kong and Macau, legal and advisory bills and to keep Mr. Low’s $250-million yacht, Equanimity, fully staffed and maintained until it was seized earlier this month. Justice Department investigators are examining records and money flows related to a series of companies controlled by Mr. Phengphian in Hong Kong and in offshore havens such as the British Virgin Islands to determine whether Mr. Low’s money was involved, the people said.

The Thai businessman also handled payments of tens of millions of dollars to Mr. Low’s lead law firm and advisers, New York-based Kobre & Kim LLP, and British reputation law firm Schillings International LLP, according to the people familiar with the investigation.

“We do not comment on any specific financial arrangements with our clients due to the commercial confidentiality and privileged nature of such information,” said Robin Rathmell, who has identified himself as Mr. Low’s global counsel at Kobre & Kim. Partners at Schillings didn’t respond to a request for comment.

A representative for Mr. Phengphian said his client “is an independently wealthy businessman. The source of his income is nothing to do with—and he has not received any money from—Mr. Low.”

The representative added: “What he chooses to do with his own funds is his business alone. The Department of Justice has never contacted him about anything, neither have they ever asked him about the source of his funds.”

Mr. Michel was responsible for bringing on another consultant to work on Mr. Low’s behalf: Republican fundraiser and venture-capital executive Elliott Broidy, who was vice chairman of the Trump campaign’s joint fund with the Republican Party during the 2016 presidential campaign. The route of any payments to Mr. Broidy also are part of the Justice Department probe, the people said.

Mr. Broidy’s lawyer has previously said Mr. Broidy and his wife were hired by Mr. Michel “to provide strategic advice as part of a broader team to Mr. Low.”

A lawyer for Mr. Michel said: “I do not know what, if anything, the Department of Justice is currently reviewing, but I am confident that Mr. Michel has not done anything improper.”

The public-integrity section of the Justice Department is separately investigating some of the lobbying work on behalf of Mr. Low, including whether Mr. Broidy attempted to sell his influence in the Trump administration to Mr. Low, who in turn was allegedly acting as an agent of the Malaysian and Chinese governments, people familiar with the investigations said.

A lawyer for Mr. Broidy said: “Elliott Broidy has never agreed to work for, been retained by nor been compensated by any foreign government for any interaction with the United States Government, ever.”

Mr. Low has been seeking to influence the administration to drop its investigations into him and 1MDB, according to people familiar with Mr. Low’s dealings and the Justice Department investigations. The Justice Department investigations overlap and involve some of the same investigators, the people familiar with them said. The Washington Post first reported on the public-integrity investigation.

 

[IATT]

 

[IATT]

So what y'all think they got on ole Lindsey