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To: longnshort who wrote (1147388)	7/7/2019 7:27:38 PM
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To: longnshort who wrote (1147388)	7/8/2019 1:33:09 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1576167

POS tRump says "watching Fox News is WORSE than CNN"... yet you moron trumptards keep watching Fox News... LMFAO at you MORON DUMBASSES... Trump rails against Fox News for its weekend coverage, says watching it is worse than CNN Rosie Perper 2h businessinsider.com Donald Trump participates in a debate sponsored by Fox News at the Fox Theatre on March 3, 2016 in Detroit, Michigan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed Fox News — his preferred cable news network — for "loading up with Democrats" and for citing the "fake" New York Times in its reporting."Fox News is changing fast, but they forgot the people who got them there!" he said in a series of posts on Twitter.In tweets earlier in the day, Trump railed against the New York Times for its "phony and exaggerated accounts" of disease and overcrowding at a Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas.The Times defended its reporting, saying they were "confident in the accuracy" of their news from the frontlines of the US-Mexico border crisis. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed Fox News — his preferred cable news network — for "loading up with Democrats" and for citing the "Fake" New York Times in its reporting. In a series of tweets on Sunday evening, Trump lashed out at the right-wing news outlet for its weekend coverage, saying watching it is "worse than watching low ratings Fake News CNN" or "Lyin" NBC News anchor Brian Williams. "Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN, or Lyin' Brian Williams," Trump said in a series of angry tweets. "Like CNN, NBC is also way down in the ratings. But @FoxNews, who failed in getting the very BORING Dem debates, is now loading up with Democrats & even using Fake unsourced @nytimes as a "source" of information." "@FoxNews is changing fast, but they forgot the people who got them there!" he added. <div id="embed-245394" class="postload embed-container twitter " data-type="embed" data-embed-type="twitter" data-postload=" —Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019 " data-e2e-name="embed-container" data-media-container="embed" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px;"> Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump · 5h Replying to @realDonaldTrump .....Comcast (NBC/MSNBC) Trump haters, who do whatever Brian & Steve tell them to do. Like CNN, NBC is also way down in the ratings. But @FoxNews, who failed in getting the very BORING Dem debates, is now loading up with Democrats & even using Fake unsourced @nytimes as.... Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump ...a “source” of information (ask the Times what they paid for the Boston Globe, & what they sold it for (lost 1.5 Billion Dollars), or their old headquarters building disaster, or their unfunded liability? @FoxNews is changing fast, but they forgot the people who got them there! 41.2K 4:50 PM - Jul 7, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 18K people are talking about this It's unclear what specifically prompted Trump's response. In prior tweets on Sunday, Trump railed against the New York Times for its "phony and exaggerated accounts" of disease and overcrowding at a Border Patrol facility in Clint, Texas, located at the frontlines of the US-Mexico border crisis. The report compiled dozens of interviews by Border Patrol agents and supervisors, as well as detainees, lawyers, lawmakers, and aides who visited the facilities, and referred to the site's condition as "the stuff of nightmares." "We are confident in the accuracy of our reporting on the US Border Patrol's detention centers," the Times responded in a tweet. Members of the Trump administration also defended conditions at the US border after the New York Times published its report on Saturday. Kenneth Cuccinelli, acting director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, appeared on " Fox News Sunday" earlier on Sunday and asserted that facilities he visited in El Paso, Texas were being operated safely, but admitted that the facilities were overcrowded. "It was being run well, it was run safely, and so forth, but once you're over those capacity points, you encounter problems." He also took aim at Congress for not doing more to solve the crisis, despite lawmakers reaching a $4.6 billion agreement last month for humanitarian aid to overwhelmed agencies operating on the southern border after months of political turmoil. "People in the House come down and complain about them while not helping fix the problem," Cuccinelli said. "It's the height of hypocrisy."

To: longnshort who wrote (1147388)	7/8/2019 1:37:16 AM
From: sylvester80	1 Recommendation Recommended By Fiscally Conservative Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576167

BOMBSHELL: Epstein victim implicates rapist pedophile tRump & his Mar-a-Lago pedophile shithole in court documents "One of Mr. Epstein’s accusers, Virginia Giuffre, said in court documents that she was recruited to give Mr. Epstein massages while she was working at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s Florida resort. Mr. Epstein has been photographed with Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago." nytimes.com

To: longnshort who wrote (1147388)	7/8/2019 1:44:42 AM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 1576167

BOMBSHELL: GOP Government turns its back on Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s sex victims By SUN SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD \| SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL \| JUL 01, 2019 \| 11:13 AM sun-sentinel.com The outrageously light sentence given sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein stands, the government says. The victims don’t deserve even an apology. (Florida sex offender registry/TNS) Private lawyers allowed sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein to escape justice. Epstein’s new defense team works for the federal government. The U.S. attorney for the northern district of Georgia claimed last week that even though prosecutors in South Florida broke the law when they approved an outrageously light sentence for Epstein, the deal must stand. Byung Pak may not actually be on Epstein’s legal team, but he has placed the Department of Justice on Epstein’s side. To review, Epstein is a billionaire money manager whose friends include President Trump, former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. Between 1998 and 2006, Epstein recruited roughly three dozen underage girls — generally from poor and troubled families — to his house in Palm Beach and sexually abused them. Epstein could have faced federal sex trafficking charges. He could have faced life in prison. Instead, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida — Alex Acosta, now Trump’s labor secretary — gave Epstein immunity on federal charges and allowed him to plead guilty to minor state charges. Then-Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer went along. Epstein served 13 months in jail — he was allowed out about half the time — and had to register with the state as a sex offender. Prosecutors never told the victims about the agreement. Until the signing of that odious agreement in 2007, the girls believed the FBI was still investigating. [More Opinion] Pulling for new South Florida business group to better flex our region’s muscle \| Editorial » Two victims challenged the deal, which applied not just to Epstein, but also to those who recruited the girls and joined in the abuse. Last February, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled that prosecutors had violated the Crime Victims Rights Act. In criticizing the government, Marra noted, “Epstein worked in concert with others to obtain minors not only for his own sexual gratification, but also for the sexual gratification of others.” Marra then asked attorneys for both sides how he should correct this violation. Pak got the case because Acosta’s old office had to recuse itself. Pak’s idea? The victims could “confer in private” with prosecutors about the deal. Prosecutors could get more training in how to consult with victims. But the deal stands. The victims don’t deserve even an apology. Pak argues that the Crime Victims Rights Act contains no provision for undoing the non-prosecution agreement, which is what the victims want. Doing so, Pak claims, could violate separation of powers. That sounds like a warning to Marra — one he should ignore. Prosecutorial discretion doesn’t matter when the action in question breaks the law. Even Pak acknowledges repeatedly that it happened. The government, he writes, “should have communicated with the victims in a straightforward and transparent way.” Pak “regrets that the manner in which (the government) communicated the resolution of the Epstein case to the victims fell short.” Prosecutors could have communicated “more clearly and directly” with the victims.” [More Opinion] Medicare for all — or for all who need it? \| Editorial » None of that happened because Acosta, Krischer and Epstein’s lawyers didn’t want the deal to become public. The victims might have gone public with their complaints. Media coverage could have killed the deal. Indeed, the record reflects the lengths to which Acosta and Krischer sought secrecy. Acosta drove from Miami to West Palm Beach to meet with Epstein attorney Jay Lefkowitz. Krischer wrote to a federal prosecutor, “Glad we could get this worked out for reasons I won’t put in writing.” We acknowledge that Pak didn’t create this mess. But his argument insults the public and reflects badly on the Department of Justice. “The resolution in this case,” Pak writes, “has led some to conclude that the government chose for improper reasons not to prosecute Epstein, a conclusion that remains unsubstantiated.” That’s because the principals have been able to avoid talking about it for more than a decade. Acosta ducked the issue during his confirmation hearings in April 2017. Last November, The Miami Herald ran a series on the case that featured interviews with victims who agreed to be identified. Acosta refused to comment. So did Krischer. Some might argue that the victims have received money from civil lawsuits and should move on. But can there be a price for what Epstein and his accomplices did to these women? How many other victims are there? Why should a man who once faced a 52-page indictment be able to resume a life of privilege? “While the court cannot unwind the past,” Pak argues, “the remedies proposed by the government would give the victims a meaningful opportunity to have their voices heard and to understand, if not accept, the decisions made in this matter.” Unacceptable is right. The victims’ lawyers will file their responses soon. They should ask Marra to void the agreement. Editorials are the opinion of the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board and written by one of its members or a designee. The Editorial Board consists of Editorial Page Editor Rosemary O’Hara, Sergio Bustos, Steve Bousquet and Editor-in-Chief Julie Anderson.