I guess that your opinion depends on what news you read. As far as I can tell from the UK, and from reading many of the quotes kindly provided by Charles, the 'fake media' is the news that says how good thr Trump is and how bad the democrats are.

As I said before, the vast majority of people here in the UK consider Trump to be a really nasty piece of work, both in his relations with women, with Russia and even with his own staff, who get fired if they say the slightest thing against him. Seems he is becoming more like little rocket man every day! Read our newspapers online if you want to read what the English think of dozy donald.

Did Trump encourage Michael Cohen to lie? ... And other mysteries the Mueller report didn't resolve

"WASHINGTON — How did WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy group used as a conduit by Russian intelligence to distribute hacked emails, come to release a trove of documents just when Donald Trump’s candidacy seemed to need it most? Why did Trump’s campaign chief share internal polling data with a man tied to Russian intelligence? Did the president encourage his lawyer to lie to Congress?"

"Mueller's report revealed in staggering detail efforts by the Russian government to help Trump win the presidency, his campaign’s interest in benefiting from that effort, and a series of steps by Trump to thwart the investigations that followed. Prosecutors ultimately did not conclude that Trump had committed a crime".

http://news.yahoo.com/did-trump-encourage-michael-cohen-110006275.html

Trump brushes off Romney's criticism, points to loss in 2012

The whole article since it isn't that long.

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitt Romney says he's "sickened" by the dishonesty the Russia investigation found in the Trump White House, but the president fires back that Romney should have put the same energy into running for president in 2012 that the Utah Republican has tapped in criticizing him.

Romney also tweeted Friday that in reading the special counsel's report he was "appalled" Americans working on the Trump campaign had welcomed help from Russia.

On Saturday, Trump responded via Twitter, saying if Romney "spent the same energy fighting Barack Obama as he does fighting Donald Trump, he could have won the race (maybe)!"

In 2012 Romney won a slightly greater percentage of the popular vote than Trump in 2016. He's one of the few prominent Republicans to criticize Trump since Trump's election.

I didn't know that Romney did better in the popular vote than Trump.

http://www.apnews.com/7df48d70998349589d004ff970a724c2

AP FACT CHECK: Skewed Trump, Barr claims on Mueller report

"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his attorney general are distorting the facts when it comes to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in the Russia investigation.

Trump and his team continue to insist that he was exonerated by the two-year investigation. That’s not true. The report specifically declines to clear the president on possible charges of obstruction of justice".

http://apnews.com/5c15430046a843b4ab8336d538a1e2e4



I guess some are comfortable with a crook in office. At least that's the way it seems.

There is a significant difference between the personal qualities of the President and the policies of his administration. I personally don't care about what qualities he does or does not possess only about the policies he supports and where he wants the country to go. Give me a different candidate who supports the same policies as Trump and I would consider voting for him; give me a candidate who would significantly change policies and where we are headed as a country and I will vote against them every time!! POLICY MATTERS, PERSONALITY DOES NOT!!!!

I slightly disagree here. Although there is difference between personal qualities of an individual in some positions and the policies of their administration, or colleagues, or support system, et cetera. IN some positions, like POTUS for example, personal qualities matter when they are a part of personal interaction necessary for the job. In some positions, like POTUS, part of professionalism is having certain personal qualities in the job.

A Potus is not a dictator, but they ARE a representative to the WORLD and a 'leader' example for AMericans they represent, including children looking up to them as POTUS. It is not a dictator job, but it is one in which mannerism and behavior count, not nearly as MUCH as other qualifications, but they do matter.

As far as knowing what a POTUS supports, it has to go beyond lip service into solid history showing such support and a KNOWLEDGE of how to implement such support in their position. A man can say all day long he supports fidelity, for example, but if they get married and constantly cheat, or have no idea how to be faithful, that support means very little. If they have a history of infidelity, that support means very little. I can go into a broken company and say I support turning it around, but I'm not fit for the job if I have no idea how to be a part of doing that.

I think candidates need the pudding(proof) and not just the words regarding 'support'. Wanting something to be done, and knowing how to do it are different things. I think candidates need to know how to get things done, and not just give words of 'support'.

Thank you for sadly proving my point. This shows how far so many have fallen. To some Moral fiber doesn't matter anymore. For many in our nation. Personality does matter. If you have the personality of a liar, you can't be trusted.

If you have the personality of a person who will stand and brag about other dictators and say they wish their country was the same way if, you have the personality that will believe what a foreign dictator says before you believe your own military,

A person personality is indicative of their character. Trump has shown us his character. He has shown the world just how low he is. Many Republicans call themselves, "The moral majority " Where did the morals go? We certainly see very little of it now. Some want to hoot about "dead babies" But refuse to hold there president to a moral standard.

If a president can't be trusted because he is a liar with very little character and moral standard, It's not the kind of man I would want to be around. Nor the kind of man I would want representing my home on the world stage. Without a real moral standard, the policy doesn't matter. Because, to a crook, the policy can change at the drop of a hat. To whatever suits them at the moment. We've already seen Trump do that. It's whatever suits him at the moment and whether it will enrich him in some way. He changes like the wind. We've already seen it.

He has shown us all he can never be trusted.



Nadler on impeachment: 'We may get to that, we may not'

"House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler called President Trump’s repeated efforts to thwart the investigation as outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report potential grounds for impeachment".

http://news.yahoo.com/nadler-on-impeachment-we-may-get-to-that-we-may-not-170155111.html

Rudy Giuliani: 'There's Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians'

"Rudy Giuliani, who as President Donald Trump’s attorney has stoutly defended his client’s actions throughout every twist and turn as Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign was investigated, insisted on Sunday “there’s nothing wrong” with a White House candidate accepting help from Russia. "

http://www.yahoo.com/news/rudi-giuliani-russia-mueller-153340634.html


Nothing wrong with taking information from the Russians, huh. Then I guess there's nothing wrong with tilting American foreign policy to favor the Russians so long as the Trump clan is rewarded financially by the Russians. How interesting to see Republicans who once bellowed so loudly about being strong on national defense surrender so weakly to a President who puts himself before country.

You are mixing apples and oranges again. Big difference between accepting help when offered and buying help. We have been tilting American foreign policy so much over the years without getting anything of value from it. We spend our efforts trying to undermine and destroy any government we don't agree with while spending billions in countries that agree with our world perspective. Why don't we just do what we say and then use all those billions here at home? We seemed to have reached the point where government, both ours and others in the world, are no longer capable of just being honest.

Sorry but I start from the position that NO politician will ever be honest; they all will lie to get elected and then do things they won't tell you about or lie to you about! You want to start by having honest government? Demand that the Democratic and Republican caucus meetings be televised!! Let's see what really goes on in DC!!! They are our elected delegates, I want to know what they actually think not the leadership talking points!!!! Should there not be reporters at the House and Senate leadership meetings? We have reporters following the POTUS around all the time why not Congressional leaders?

OK, I can agree with you to a point. I'm reasonably sure that past presidents, some had things to hide. I don't dispute that. But I can't remember not one president before Trump being this dirty. Even Nixon seems a boy scout compared to Trump. Not one president before Trump ever allowed direct, or indirect help from a communist country to get them elected. Not one president before Trump ever took the word of a communist dictator over that of his own military. Not one president before Trump has ever been such a blatant liar.

At least most kept their indiscretions hidden. They didn't hang out all their dirty laundry for everyone to see. Not like Trump. With Trump, it's almost every day that some of his trash gets blown down the street for the neighbor to see. If he isn't doing something dumb, he's saying something dumb. Like the things, he said about climate change. The next thing we know he will be trying to tell everyone the earth is flat.

Yes, Donald Trump did call climate change a Chinese hoax

"During her take-no-prisoners foreign policy speech on June 2, Hillary Clinton reminded listeners of controversial things that Republican presidential rival Donald Trump has said over the years.

At one point, Clinton said, "Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese".

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jun/03/hillary-clinton/yes-donald-trump-did-call-climate-change-chinese-h/


Trump on climate change report: 'I don't believe it'

"US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on a report by his own government warning of devastating effects from climate change".

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46351940

WHAT HAS TRUMP SAID ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING? EIGHT QUOTES ON CLIMATE CHANGE AS HE ANNOUNCES PARIS AGREEMENT DECISION

"It's widely expected President Donald Trump will announce Thursday that he intends to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris agreement that unified nearly the entire globe in an effort to fight climate change. It would be a major decision made by a president who has over the years routinely expressed doubt about climate change and has often peddled conspiracy theories on the subject".

http://www.newsweek.com/what-has-trump-said-about-global-warming-quotes-climate-change-paris-agreement-618898

An interesting thought on public image. Most politicians, celebrities, and sports professionals have hired people to protect their image. People who help hide the stupid things people do or say. Identifying those image issues that if not "corrected" almost immediately will come back to impact the image. Everyday people and even significant people in business don't do that because they do not have a bunch of reporters following them around and reporting every word they say. Also most business people expect a high degree of privacy in their normal life. Some people put a high worth on the public image of someone while others really don't care. Trump has a public image that many people find distasteful while others see it as the actual person he is and appreciate that.

Former counsel may have saved Trump from himself

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Don McGahn was barely on speaking terms with President Donald Trump by the time he left the White House last fall. But special counsel Robert Mueller's report reveals the president may owe his former top lawyer a debt of gratitude".


"McGahn, who sat with Mueller for about 30 hours of interviews, emerged as a central character in Mueller's painstaking investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice and impeded the years-long Russia investigation. In one striking scene, Mueller recounts how Trump called McGahn twice at home and directed him to set Mueller's firing in motion. McGahn recoiled and threatened to resign instead".

http://www.apnews.com/e181c0c2ce434e0ab959b8373a25b6f4

In one sense of the word this seems like dumb luck. Trump must have a guardian angel watching over him. Trump had two groups of people around him. One group is very corrupt. That group is now doing time. The second group refused to let Trump hang himself because they didn't want to do the corrupt things Trump tried to get them to do.

They saved him from himself. But either way, one truth still remains. There is corruption in Trump. He proved that himself by trying to get others to break the law for him. So, now what will they do with a president that they know is corrupt because of what his heart intended?

When a man shows himself as corrupt, even if he was saved from himself, the fact remains he is corrupt and can't be trusted by others in government or the American people. Yes, everybody knows you can't believe a politician. But as long as that politician remains clean in the public eye, then the public knows no better. You can't judge any man on what you think he might be.

You judge him on what he does right in front of you. Trump has shown his corruption to the whole world. He's laid it out in front of God everybody. He's like a viper. Viper looks good. They will fool you into believing they are harmless. When all the time they are waiting to strike. Do you trust a viper? Especially when it's already shown it's true colors and nature?

Common sense says no. I didn't vote for Trump because to me he was an obvious clown. A fake. My gut feeling told me he couldn't be trusted. And now, for me, he has proved it. Trump has proven himself a fake, a liar and corrupt. He's riding a wave of Obama's making. But sooner or later (probably sooner) that wave will crash. Then who will he blame? The Democrats? Most likely. Hopefully, by that time we will be rid of this embarrassing immoral disaster called Trump.

I personally feel am not a person who cares about the 'image' of a celebrity or sports professional. They have no power over my life. If you are good at singing, dancing, acting, or playing the game, that should be what counts. I feel differently about the POTUS and positions that hold authority over the lives of others. I have said before I appreciate the person Farrakhan is, but he doesnt have the diplmocy to represent the USA and ALL of its citizens in office of POTUS. I dont feel Trump does either, not to mention no government experience, military, or civic service.

It's the same here in England

We had a referendum to decide whether to leave the EU or remain inside it. The country voted by a small margin to leave. We then had a general election and both main parties stated in their manifestos that they would honor the decision to leave. However, both parties are split down the middle between leave and remain. Our Prime Minister voted to remain and the result is that we keep fudging the issue because although promising to respect that referendum (to get elected) they are all trying their best to find ways to remain in Europe, while earch party is trying to blame the other one so they can say they did their best.

We need for politicians to produce a bank balance in their manifestos - saying not only the wonderful things they promise to do, but also showing what tax increases and cuts will be used to pay for these improvements. Then we would have a genuine choice.

I imagine the same would work for the USA but somehow I can't see dozy donald producing something like that. After all, he said repeatedly that he would build a wall and the Mexicans would pay for it! I thought he would put heavy taxes on imports from Mexico to pay for his wall but somehow all that seems to have gone quiet recently.

I guess both countries are in the same trouble although the reasons are quite different.

I will join you for a root beer float, FeelYoung, as I feel that the Democraps are just destructive and not doing what is right for America. Trump in 2020 !
Take care and have a gday.

Sarah Sanders says CNN's April Ryan has called for her to 'be decapitated'


"After the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, which said Sanders had invented her account of “countless” FBI agents approving of Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey in 2017, Ryan said the White House spokeswoman had lost all credibility.

“She outright lied, and the people, the American people can’t trust her, they can’t trust what’s said from the president’s mouthpiece,” Ryan said Thursday. “Therefore, she should be let go, she should be fired.”

Ryan added: “When there is a lack of credibility there, you have to start, and start lopping the heads off. It’s ‘Fire Me Thursday’ or ‘Fire Me Good Friday.’ She needs to go".

http://www.yahoo.com/news/sarah-sanders-accuses-april-ryan-of-calling-for-her-decapitation-144150114.html




Isn't that what Sara Sanders is supposed to do? She had very little credibility to start with. But now she has admitted lying and then got caught in another lie on live TV. She is just as much a liar as Trump. And a bad one at that.

All False statements involving Sarah Huckabee Sanders

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/sarah-huckabee-sanders/statements/byruling/false/

Impeach or not impeach? Dems wrestle with Mueller report

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are trying to make President Donald Trump's conduct part of their 2020 election push, but they're struggling over whether to actually try and impeach him.

The debate is taking place from the presidential campaign trail to Congress, with some White House hopefuls saying Trump's conduct described in the Mueller report is worthy of a formal charge by the House. But even though Democratic House leaders see some of Trump's conduct as potentially impeachable, they're urging caution. They're holding a conference call with rank-and-file Democrats late Monday emphasizing a need to see Robert Mueller's full report, which was released with redactions last week".

http://www.apnews.com/52169bbb113e4f07b04b9441618140d5

Trump 'not even a little bit' worried about impeachment. Should he be?


"Trump on Monday said he’s “not even a little bit” worried about being impeached, implying that he has been cleared by the Mueller report. But the history of the presidency suggests his unconcern might be premature.

“Only high crimes and misdemeanors can lead to impeachment,” the president tweeted. “There were no crimes by me (No Collusion, No Obstruction), so you can’t impeach. It was the Democrats that committed the crimes, not your Republican President! Tables are finally turning on the Witch Hunt!".

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-says-he-cant-be-impeached-because-there-were-no-crimes-by-me-170228165.html


Criminal Attempt

"The definitions for criminal attempt -- in which the defendant ultimately fails to pull off the crime -- vary from state to state. But generally, attempted offenses occur when an individual has an actual intent to commit a crime (in legal terms, specific intent), and takes direct action toward completion of the crime. Once a crime is completed, then those charges would apply and the attempt would not be charged".

http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/attempt.html

Intention (criminal law)

"In criminal law, intent is a subjective state of mind that must accompany the acts of certain crimes to constitute a violation. A more formal, generally synonymous legal term is scienter: intent or knowledge of wrongdoing".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intention_(criminal_law)

How does one ever know what a professional con is thinking?. He is ecstatic about a report clearing him one moment, but swearing it is BS the next. He is swearing MExico will pay for a wall, than the government is being shut down because TAXPAYERS wont be made to instead. He believes Hilary would be a great president one moment, than swearing she is a traitor who should be locked up. poor senile guy cant keep up with all of his 'truthful hyperboles' and soundbytes and tweets, Im not even sure he is sure what he thinks most the time. Running on impulse and privilege ... imho.

This is what I think the Democrats are "chewing on". They have him dead to right on "intent ". His intent was to get Mueller off his back any way he could. Even if it meant breaking the law. If the Democrats finally decide they have enough to make a case against Trump based on "intent" and make it stick, he will be impeached. Intent can be a tough case to trial though.