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Clinton was investigated and impeached because of the opposition political party. Not for getting a BJ, but for lying under oath. Wasn't smart for the GOP to do then and it blew up in their faces (errr. sts). Trump is being investigated with his own party controlling the levers of power. Telling how much the establishment on both sides don't want his outsiderness. He's rocking their boat however chaotically he is doing it. So he's being investigated after firing an executive branch official who serves, like all do, at the pleasure of the President. An open-ended investigation that has carte blanche to go anywhere, covering any activity, at any time in Trump and his associates lives. Not sure I could withstand such an open-ended investigation without them finding something or, if not, for 'obstruction of justice' and/or 'lying to federal investigators' when even an "I don't remember" can be indicted as such. Not sure many of us could. Now national level politics is a dirty business because of the many dollars that can accrue from the activity, but our intel agencies spying on, and revealing to the media, the private conversations of Americans, the leaking of classified information by a SecState/candidate, the head of the FBI, his deputy, the lead CI investigator, etc, etc doesn't bother you, it should. Or knowingly lying multiple times by lying to a FISA court (itself an aberration of what is supposed to be our open judicial system). Or the weaponizing of the IRS against political opponents which happened. IRS admitted it and paid millions in fines. That should bother you. As just a start. And not because Obama and Co. did it. But because it was done and there were no consequences. As least as of to date. What do you think the GOP is likely to do with their power? And the next guys? Each time, the boundary will be pushed just a little further because the likelihood of negative repercussions to those misusing the powers of the federal government grows smaller each time. Yes, I do want you to get off my lawn, but more importantly, I want you to get off of my Constitution.

Can anyone tell me the promotion increment to Major? I’m line #1950

Our guy is an enlisted troop who stayed DSG. Not sure why he preferred to be T5, but his call and we get to maintain his knowledge and experience.

HIANG notifications started to go out yesterday!

Obstruction of justice is a felony. It’s a big deal. Obstruction and lying was what was going to get Nixon impeached before he resigned weeks before the hearing. And trust me, when you’re the subject of the investigation, no one gives two shits “what you can stand.” The Feds will go after you with everything they have, and their resources are almost limitless. Manafort and Flynn are already whining about running out of money due to legal costs. And if you don’t think Mueller won’t find anything, please. This is the guy who put John Gotti away as an assistant AG, investigated and prosecuted Enron executives, was the Director if the FBI, and a Marine Grunt with a Ranger tab in Vietnam. He knows what he’s doing and he recruited some of the best talent in the legal world. Trump can’t even hire competent counsel, and when he does, they quit.

Nothing will stop the US Air Force... ...from producing it’s way out of the now rated crisis!

Ironically your comment about the 50th State started the 50th page of this thread. Touchè

Not a lawyer either, but what you're getting at are the limits of exemptions to the exclusionary rule. Probably depends on whether or not the cop was acting in good faith. Ref: US vs. Leon (1984) Yes. Ref: common sense. You lied to the cops, which is against the law. Special Counsel investigations take time. This one has been going on for less than a year. For comparison's sake, here's a chart from a December 2017 538 article: Where is this presumption of guilt coming from, in your eyes? Also, I don't see how anyone can realistically argue there's a lack of probable cause at this point. There may not be fire , but damn if there isn't a hell of a lot of smoke.

Island time is no joke.

AMEN!

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/04/05/air-force-identifies-thunderbirds-pilot-killed-in-f-16-crash/

Title 5 isn’t great from what I hear.

It never gets easier...Where do we find such brave young men and women. Him Him.

I'm not a lawyer or in any job that deals with law enforcement... But let's say I get pulled over for speeding, then the officer gets a warrant to search my car based on the initial crime of speeding. He finds 10 kilos of coke hidden under the back seat (I'm a smart drug dealer, don't insult me by assuming I'd leave drugs in plain view of the officer), but later in court it's discovered that I was not actually speeding and the officer pulled me over because he felt like it and happened to get lucky with the coke bust... Weren't my 4th amendment rights violated? If I'm being investigated for murder, and lie to the investigators about who I met with on the day the crime was committed, but it turns out I didn't commit murder and the person who said that I was the one who did was mistaken and they found the actual killer... Would I still be charged with misleading investigators? (again, honest question) I never made an argument for letting the charge of lying slide... Just stated that I'm underwhelmed with the charges stemming from such a high profile investigation. Finally, my point is that it seems like there is a big push to put the investigation before the crime and without probable cause. The assumption of guilt is coming before the investigation. My understanding of the law of the US is that we have a presumption of innocence...

the original argument made was "its a no brainer" to choose FAIP over operational because you build your airline resume. "if kids were smart they would T-1 FAIP" lotta strawmans being built that aren't addressing the main front. Nothing wrong with FAIPS we need em...but FAIPing to get "1200+ Multi engine instructor hours and SOS, Flight command, and Exec all checked off as a young second year captain" vs. going downrange and doing a real mission is the wrong attitude to have IMHO...and i bet most kids dont give a hoot about that stuff as young 2lts. If you care about checking boxes as a dude going thru pilot training...you're a SNAP shoe and that type of pilot is how we've found ourselves in the current situation. AND saying you get more SA flying in the UPT environment than flying worldwide ops is down right laughable.

Subcontract immigration and deportation management to the Qataris - problem solved

Well thought out post, as usual, bro. Not being a lawyer I have to keep my comments at the principal and idea level rather than technical charges. And the idea I’m trying to express is this: in liberal cities with “gun violence”problems, we see a push for stricter gun control but not a comensurate push for stricter enforcement of existing statutes or prosecution of felons using guns in commission of crimes. We can debate guns all day long, but when a multiple felon kills with a stolen LEO weapon and the same folks who want to ban collapsible stocks can’t support tossing his ass in jail forever..... well, I’m wasting my time talking because we can never agree. And like it or not, lots of folks on team blue are glad he’s free. I live in a blue state, it’s real. So my line in the sand isn’t against liberals per se, it’s against hypocrites with hidden agendas. It just so happens many are liberal. BTW, what makes you think “permanently deported”is an achievable thing?