Donald Fires FBI Director who's investigating Russian Election Hacking

[Stoked]

Comedy's testimony was fabricated by these Russophobe racists like the ones here an the Trumpophobe liberals. We saw them do the exact thing to Bush after THEY ALL first supported Iraq II!

This is a nother media witch hunt. Shame shame.

So the Russophobe racists and Trumpophobe liberals fabricated a Comey testimony where he told the President he was not being investigated? The lied about a testimony in order to hurt their case?

Stellar work Boris...

 

[DutchJazzer]

Trump has done nothing except say he is okay with the current laws.

Obama has:
The Obama Administration’s record on social progress and equality includes:

Preventing Bullying and Hate Crimes against LGBT Americans

Overcoming years of partisan gridlock, the President worked with Congress to pass and sign into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law in October 2009, which extends the coverage of Federal hate crimes law to include attacks based on the victim’s actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) collaborated with five other federal departments to establish a federal task force on bullying. One of the results was the creation of the website – >www.StopBullying.gov. The site includes*resources and assistance for LGBT youth, including examples of community groups that offer support and options to seek counseling. As part of the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention, the task force also*funded a video*called “It Gets Better” to address LGBT youth who have been bullied and are at risk of depression and suicide.

The U.S. Department of Education hosted five summits on strategies for protecting students, including LGBT students, from bullying and harassment. These events included an LGBT Youth Summit in 2011 and a meeting with transgender students in June 2015, with a sixth summit scheduled for August 2016.

Supporting LGBT Health

In June 2009, President Obama*issued a directive*on same-sex domestic partner benefits, opening the door for the State Department to extend the full range of legally available benefits and allowances to same-sex domestic partners of members of the Foreign Service sent to serve abroad. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) also expanded federal benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees and allowed same-sex domestic partners to apply for long-term care insurance.

In March 2010, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama and ensures that Americans have secure, stable, and affordable insurance. Insurance companies are no longer able to discriminate against anyone due to a pre-existing condition, and because of the law, insurers can no longer turn someone away just because he or she is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

The federal website, HealthCare.gov, designed to help all consumers find the health insurance best suited to their needs, makes it easy to locate health insurers that cover domestic partners.

The Affordable Care Act also makes it easier for people living with HIV and AIDS to obtain Medicaid and private health insurance and overcome barriers to care from qualified providers.

President Obama developed and released the*first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy*for the United States in 2010, updated it through 2020, and is implementing it to address the disparities faced especially by gay and bisexual men of all races and ethnicities and transgender women of color.

The President has supported legislative efforts to*ban the use of so-called “conversion therapy” against minors*and released a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration*(SAMHSA) study*condemning the practice. This report, which was developed in collaboration with the American Psychological Association and a panel of behavioral health experts, is the first federal in-depth review of conversion therapy. As SAMHSA reported, variations in sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are normal. Conversion therapy is not effective, reinforces harmful gender stereotypes, and is not an appropriate mental health treatment.

HHS funded the Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE) to establish the first*national resource center for older LGBT individuals. This center supports communities across the country as they aim to serve the estimated 1.5 to 4 million LGBT individuals who are 60 and older. This center provides information, assistance and resources at the state and community levels.

HHS now requires all hospitals receiving Medicare or Medicaid funds – just about every hospital in America – to allow visitation rights for LGBT patients. The President also directed HHS to ensure that medical decision-making rights of LGBT patients are respected.

Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

The President signed bipartisan legislation to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell on December 22, 2010, allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans to serve openly in the Armed Forces without fear of being dismissed from service because of who they are and who they love, putting in motion the end of a discriminatory policy that ran counter to American values.

Ending the Legal Defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

In February 2011, the President and Attorney General announced that the Department of Justice would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act’s provision defining marriage as only between a man and woman, leading to the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions holding the Act unconstitutional.

After the*United States v. Windsor*decision, in which the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional, the President instructed the Cabinet to review over 1,000 federal statutes and regulations to ensure the decision was implemented swiftly and smoothly by the federal government to recognize the rights of same-sex couples.

The Administration has long advocated for a Constitutional guarantee of marriage equality for same-sex couples—a position the Supreme Court vindicated in its historic decision in*Obergefell v. Hodges.

In October 2015, after the Supreme Court’s decision in*Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Department of the Treasury*announced proposed regulations*implementing the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision for federal tax purposes to ensure all individuals would be treated equally under the law.

After the Supreme Court issued a decision in*Obergerfell v. Hodges, the Social Security Administration (SSA)*began to recognize all valid same-sex marriages*for purposes of determining entitlement to Social Security benefits or eligibility for Supplemental Security Income. SSA continues to work closely with the LGBT advocacy community to conduct outreach to ensure that same-sex couples are aware of how same-sex marriage affects benefits.

Protecting LGBT Americans against Discrimination

In July 2014, the President*signed an Executive Order*prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating against any employee or applicant for employment “because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin,” continuing to set an example as a model employer that does right by its employees.

The Administration has taken unprecedented steps to protect and promote the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming Americans. These actions have included:

The release of joint guidance from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice to provide educators with the information they requested to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination. Additionally, the Department of Education published*Examples of Policies and Emerging Practices Guide for Supporting Transgender Students.

The issuance of guidance from the Department of Justice that concluded that the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 encompasses claims of discrimination on the basis of gender identity, including transgender status.

Agencies, including OPM, the State Department, SSA, and HHS, took various actions to ensure that transgender Americans were treated fairly and without discrimination in the workplace, in official documents, and in the health care system.

Taking Steps to Ensure LGBT Equality in Housing and Crime Prevention

In 2009, HUD commissioned the first-ever national study of discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the renting and sale of housing. The Department also launched a website to allow citizens to offer comments on housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Since then, HUD has*continuously worked to address LGBT housing discrimination.

In January 2012 and in 2015, the President issued a final rule and subsequent guidance to ensure that the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s core housing programs and services are open to all persons regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

HUD’s*Equal Access Rule*makes it clear that housing that is financed or insured by HUD must be made available without regard to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. It also prohibits owners and operators of HUD-funded housing, or housing whose financing was insured by HUD, from inquiring about an applicant’s sexual orientation or gender identity or denying housing on that basis. In addition, the guidance makes clear that sexual orientation and gender identity should not and cannot be part of any lending decision when it comes to getting an FHA-insured mortgage.

In 2013, HUD teamed up with the*True Colors Fund*to give LGBT youth a safe space to be their true selves. Over the next two years, the initiative has developed and evaluated strategies to prevent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth from becoming homeless or intervene as early as possible once they do become homeless.

The Justice Department issued guidance stating that Federal prosecutors should enforce criminal provisions in the Violence Against Women Act in cases involving same-sex relationships.

In December 2015, the Department of Justice issued*Guidance on Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias in Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. The guidance serves two key purposes.* First, it aims to examine how gender bias can undermine the response of law enforcement agencies to sexual assault and domestic violence.* Second, it provides a set of basic principles that – if integrated into law enforcement agencies’ policies, trainings and practices – will help ensure that gender bias, either intentionally or unintentionally, does not undermine efforts to keep victims safe and hold offenders accountable.

Advancing and Protecting the Rights of LGBT Persons around the World

The Obama Administration continues to engage systematically with governments around the world to advance the rights of LGBT persons. The Administration’s leadership has included various public statements and resolutions at the UN.

President Obama has also issued a*presidential memorandum*that directs all Federal agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons.

The Department of State continues to grow the Global Equality Fund, a multi-sector public-private partnership to advance the human rights of LGBT persons globally.* Since the Fund was launched in December 2011, it has allocated over $30 million to civil society organizations in 80 countries worldwide.*

USAID, the U.S. government agency primarily responsible for delivering international aid and assistance, launched the LGBTI Global Development Partnership and "Being LGBTI in Asia," and funded a range of LGBTI human rights programs. In 2014, USAID released its LGBT Vision for Action, a document that communicates USAID’s position on LGBTI issues to internal and external stakeholders.

In February 2014, USAID appointed a USAID Senior LGBT Coordinator to ensure that the promotion and protection of LGBTI rights is fully integrated into all aspects of USAID's vital work overseas.*

In February 2015, the U.S. State Department appointed the first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons to lead and coordinate U.S. diplomatic efforts to advance LGBTI rights around the globe.*

The State Department revised its Foreign Affairs Manual to allow same-sex couples to obtain passports under the names recognized by their state through their marriages or civil unions.

Recognizing LGBT History and Contributions

On May 28, 2014, the Department of the Interior*announced a new National Park Service theme study*to identify places and events associated with the civil rights struggle of LGBT Americans and ensure that the agency is telling a complete story of America’s heritage and history. The results of the theme study are expected later this year.

On June 9, 2015, the Henry Gerber House in Chicago, IL was designated a National Historic Landmark. Once the residence of noted gay rights activist Henry Gerber, the home was where the nation's first chartered LGBT rights organization, the Society for Human Rights, was formed in 1924. The Henry Gerber House is one of nine LGBT sites that have been designated as a landmark or historic place during the Obama Administration.

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.go...ama-administrations-record-and-lgbt-community

your source link is highly quesiotnable!

it is the same source that claims obama admin has been scandal free

 

[DutchJazzer]

Trump campaigned on being a friend to the gay community but so far (like many is his empty promises and campaign lies) his track record in office has hurt the LGBT community. None of his executive orders have helped them and done have hurt them and he has repealed ones that were helping them.

which where helping them?

you think these **** hurt them!

he jus tdoenst do identity politics! or he does not based on race or "sexuality"


and my poitn stand as a candidate obama was not out about about his lbgtqwtfbbq stuff!

trump was


so my point is trump is first guy campaigining and entering the white house as a supporter of lbgt

 

[DutchJazzer]

wanna know who the comey testimony hurt!


cnn was eagerly anticipating the comey testimony, they speculate dhow it could be the end of donald had a countdown timer to his testimony, his testimony "leaked" and they took down their countdown timer. and fox put 1 up!


so it hurts the left and not the right

 

[DutchJazzer]

Oh please, the target has always been the President. They might catch some other prizes along the way but it has always been the President.

I do see Comey's statement that he directly told the president (twice) that he was not under investigation to be damaging to the obstruction of justice narrative. He still looks terrible though but illegal? That remains to be seen.

As for the "testimonies", yeah that was really weird and didn't really resolve anything either way.

i think it was 3 times

 

[colton]

wanna know who the comey testimony hurt!


cnn was eagerly anticipating the comey testimony, they speculate dhow it could be the end of donald had a countdown timer to his testimony, his testimony "leaked" and they took down their countdown timer. and fox put 1 up!


so it hurts the left and not the right

Uh, no. Comey's testimony was extremely damaging to Trump. Was it enough to impeach Trump? Probably not by itself. But we'll see what the future brings with the rest of the special counsel's investigation.

 

[Ron Mexico]

your source link is highly quesiotnable!

it is the same source that claims obama admin has been scandal free

It does not matter where I point you to it will be the same. Those are all things he did that are verifiable. Name one thing Trump has done so far to help the LGBT community directly, I just have you a bunch that are verifiable facts that Obama did.

 

[colton]

i think it was 3 times

Correct.

 

[Stoked]

Uh, no. Comey's testimony was extremely damaging to Trump. Was it enough to impeach Trump? Probably not by itself. But we'll see what the future brings with the rest of the special counsel's investigation.

[MENTION=14]colton[/MENTION], what am I missing?

All I have seen is that Comey said Trump did not ask him to stop the Russian probe as a whole, that he told Trump 2 times that he was not under investigation and that the WH lied about his firing.

None of that is really damaging IMO. If anything it appears to help the President.

 

[JAZZGASM]

[MENTION=14]colton[/MENTION], what am I missing?

All I have seen is that Comey said Trump did not ask him to stop the Russian probe as a whole, that he told Trump 2 times that he was not under investigation and that the WH lied about his firing.

None of that is really damaging IMO. If anything it appears to help the President.

I think the context that Comey recorded/memorialized each conversation with Trump speaks volumes when he never felt the need to do that in discussions with Bush or Obama. Definitely nothing impeachment worthy in my mind, but it is one straw that may eventually break the camel's back. (I think his wig is made out of camel hair anyway).

 

[Stoked]

I think the context that Comey recorded/memorialized each conversation with Trump speaks volumes when he never felt the need to do that in discussions with Bush or Obama. Definitely nothing impeachment worthy in my mind, but it is one straw that may eventually break the camel's back. (I think his wig is made out of camel hair anyway).

Perhaps, but it won't be enough to change anyones perception of him. My experience is that people usually fiercely support or oppose him. Not to much middle ground lol.

 

[DutchJazzer]

I think the context that Comey recorded/memorialized each conversation with Trump speaks volumes when he never felt the need to do that in discussions with Bush or Obama. Definitely nothing impeachment worthy in my mind, but it is one straw that may eventually break the camel's back. (I think his wig is made out of camel hair anyway).

or he has been brainwahsed by the trumpophobe media.

scared and feared

 

[Zombie]

[MENTION=14]colton[/MENTION], what am I missing?

All I have seen is that Comey said Trump did not ask him to stop the Russian probe as a whole, that he told Trump 2 times that he was not under investigation and that the WH lied about his firing.

None of that is really damaging IMO. If anything it appears to help the President.

Did you actually watch the hearing? You seem to be missing quite a lot of context surrounding the president's communications with Comey. He assured him that he personally wasn't the target of a counterintelligence investigation, at the time, which Comey went through great lengths so make clear was technically true, but could be misleading.

While it's true Trump didn't ask him to kill the Russia investigation at large he confirmed that Trump pressured him to let Flynn go, as well as make a public announcement exonerating Trump. Something Comey felt was a bad idea.

We now know that the president is under a criminal investigation by Mueller for obstruction of justice.

There was also the tidbit that Trump never once had a conversation with Comey about what to do about future attacks by Russia on our democracy. I found that to be pretty remarkable.

The white house has already attempted to spin this as no big deal, but it's pretty obvious to see that Comey's testimony was incredibly damaging to the president.


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[Harambe]

A previous watergate prosecutor thinks Comey's testimony is enough.

 

[Zombie]

I think people need to keep perspective about how long of a process investigations of this nature usually take. While I think the actions taken by the president rise to the level of an impeachable offense, it falls upon the house of representatives to begin the process, which, barring something truly shocking (in 2017 is such a thing even possible?) simply won't happen as long as the GOP is in control.

Mark my words, however, if/when impeachment proceedings occur much will rest on Comeys testimony today.

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[DutchJazzer]

Perhaps, but it won't be enough to change anyones perception of him. My experience is that people usually fiercely support or oppose him. Not to much middle ground lol.

i dont fiercely support him

 

[DutchJazzer]

lol it is funnny how the media is working on taking trump down for almost 2 years now!

and failed in every single aspect. it got him elected! every attakc they doo he grows!


don't u guys see? he is DOOMSDAY like in batman vs superman. the more you attack the bigger he grows.

bets thing is to take a step back try and be nuetral, report on his good sides! for example the stock market stuff!
how illegals are les on food stamp meaning less tax money being used!


but yet you guys double down on attacking him!
did i want him as president of usa?! no their where about 10 candidates on republican side i prefered above him!

now i want him to be here 8 years! because i wonde rhow much doubling down on attacking him their will be. it only makes him more powerfull and splits the country even further after what OBUmmer did!

i just wonder how long they will keep doubling down!

 

[Ron Mexico]

lol it is funnny how the media is working on taking trump down for almost 2 years now!

and failed in every single aspect. it got him elected! every attakc they doo he grows!


don't u guys see? he is DOOMSDAY like in batman vs superman. the more you attack the bigger he grows.

bets thing is to take a step back try and be nuetral, report on his good sides! for example the stock market stuff!
how illegals are les on food stamp meaning less tax money being used!


but yet you guys double down on attacking him!
did i want him as president of usa?! no their where about 10 candidates on republican side i prefered above him!

now i want him to be here 8 years! because i wonde rhow much doubling down on attacking him their will be. it only makes him more powerfull and splits the country even further after what OBUmmer did!

i just wonder how long they will keep doubling down!

Just because some people are gullible enough to believe him and fiercely defend him does not mean the rest of the world should not call him out for his lies, bad policies, poor behavior and possibly illegal actions even if it makes certain people like him more.

Thankfully we have great media outlets who are not bullied by Trump and do good reporting despite Trump trying to suppress the free press in this country. Pretty sad that free press is under attack but it will survive his attempts to keep them from reporting the truth and show his lies.

 

[colton]

Uh, no. Comey's testimony was extremely damaging to Trump. Was it enough to impeach Trump? Probably not by itself. But we'll see what the future brings with the rest of the special counsel's investigation.

[MENTION=14]colton[/MENTION], what am I missing?

All I have seen is that Comey said Trump did not ask him to stop the Russian probe as a whole, that he told Trump 2 times that he was not under investigation and that the WH lied about his firing.

None of that is really damaging IMO. If anything it appears to help the President.

Comey testified that Trump asked him to minimize the Russian probe, and to stop completely the probe into Flynn. And Trump did that in the context of asking Comey if he wanted to continue on as FBI director. Then, after Comey did not take those steps, he was fired. Now, you can argue that the questions about Comey wanting to continue as FBI director were innocent, and you can argue that that firing was coincidence, but to me it certainly has the sense that Trump fired Comey because he would not scale back those investigations. And if that's not obstruction of justice I don't know what is.

 

[Ron Mexico]

Comey testified that Trump asked him to minimize the Russian probe, and to stop completely the probe into Flynn. And Trump did that in the context of asking Comey if he wanted to continue on as FBI director. Then, after Comey did not take those steps, he was fired. Now, you can argue that the questions about Comey wanting to continue as FBI director were innocent, and you can argue that that firing was coincidence, but to me it certainly has the sense that Trump fired Comey because he would not scale back those investigations. And if that's not obstruction of justice I don't know what is.

I do think based on this information that Trump did this out of ignorance but I dont think that is a good excuse as a President of the United States who has the help of his staff to make good decisions.