It was quite a performance by Donald Trump, one that no doubt made millions of people wonder they would survive him. For first he went after the former FBI director James Comey, with an early morning tweet storm yesterday, that had to be seen to be believed. After Comey in a new
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Montreal Simon: Did Donald Trump Just Convict Himself?
Even though Donald Trump must be feeling terribly betrayed by Mike Flynn's decision to cooperate with Bob Mueller, and sing like a canary.As he should, because as I said earlier today, Flynn's testimony could end up sending Trump to the Big House. The Orange Oaf was able to stay off Twitter
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Trumpdiddlydumper’s Worst Birthday Ever
It was Donald Trump's 71st birthday yesterday, and I think it's safe to say it wasn't a very happy one.First he found out that somebody had been shooting Republicans.Which since he is notoriously cowardly, must have had him wondering whether he might be next, and whether he really needed to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Deeply Disturbing Loyalty Test
Donald Trump is still claiming that he did not try to force James Comey to sign a loyalty oath. And that Comey is the liar not him. But yesterday we got an idea of the kind of loyalty Boss Trump demands from those who work for him. And not only did it
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the True Meaning of Idiot
He's desperately trying to restrain himself. His lawyers have warned him that his tweets could be used against him one day.And could be the difference between the White House and the Big House.But ever since James Comey called him a liar, in front of a television audience of about 19 million
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Donald Trump Just Too Stupid To Be President?
I must admit that when I saw Donald Trump holding a rare news conference yesterday I was absolutely shocked.Not just by the way he looked, like a man about to keel over.But also by the crazy things he was saying.Or blowing out of his pie hole.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Day of the Comey
I'm sure Donald Trump's White House minions are doing their best to prepare him for James Comey's Senate hearing today.But it won't be easy, because it's going to be a big event.So while Trump is threatening to live tweet the hearing, other Republicans are doing their best to discredit Comey.By running
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump, James Comey, and the Coming War With Iran
I can only imagine what kind of state Donald Trump must be in as James Comey, the FBI director he fired, prepares to testify tomorrow.But it can't be very pretty.Not when Boss Trump probably thought he had "fixed" the Comey problem… So now he's hopping mad…Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Russian Problem Just Keeps Getting Worse
Oh well, at least now we know why those Russian diplomats seemed to be having such a good time in the Oval Office, while Donald Trump seemed strangely out of it.Not only had he shared some top-secret intelligence with them, after ordering the White House media out of the room.It
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Revenge of James Comey
When Donald Trump fired or "terminated" James Comey so soon after blowing him a gangster kiss, hissing in his ear, and seeming to threaten him: He must have thought he had got rid of the troublesome FBI director.Scared him off with a horse's head, or a fish wrapped up in
Continue readingIn This Corner: The Return of Stuff Happens, week 17: Comey is one letter away from comedy; B.C. on the brink
When the presidency of Donald J. Trump comes to its inevitable premature conclusion — either through resignation, impeachment, or a massive, fatal overdose of KFC — the events of May, 2017 will be seen as the beginning of the end. On Tuesday, Trump stunned the country with his entirely unexpected
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Week From Hell
It seems only fitting that Donald Trump should end his week at Liberty University, invoking the name of God, and denouncing his critics.Because for Trump it was a week from Hell.A week when his inner beast, or inner fascist was finally revealed. And he was seen to be both crazy,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Road to Impeachment
For about four days before he abruptly fired FBI director James Comey, Donald Trump practically disappeared from public view.Later he'd claim the reason he fired Comey was because "he wasn't doing a good job." And that his decision had absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that Comey wanted to step up the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump, James Comey, and the Kiss of Death
A few days after he was sworn in as President, Donald Trump spotted FBI director James Comey at a White House event and blew a big orange kiss at him.He was happy with Comey for having knifed Hillary Clinton in the back two weeks before, and helped him win the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Day of Reckoning
It was an extraordinary sight, and Donald Trump's day of reckoning.His worst nightmare coming true.The FBI director, and the director of the National Security Agency, testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, and all but calling Trump a liar.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Tweeted Himself Into A Corner?
They don't call him Twitler for nothing, and Donald Trump's compulsive tweeting has caused him problems before.But somehow he always manages to get away with it, so one big lie just follows another.But his early Saturday morning tweets accusing Barrack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower… May be the biggest mistake of his short
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Tweeted Himself Into A Corner?
They don't call him Twitler for nothing, and Donald Trump's compulsive tweeting has caused him problems before.But somehow he always manages to get away with it, so one big lie just follows another.But his early Saturday morning tweets accusing Barrack Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower… May be the biggest mistake of his short
Continue readingMontreal Simon: James Comey and the E-Mail Scandal That Never Was
Until the U.S. election FBI director James Comey had a fairly decent reputation, as a Republican who claimed he had no time for partisan politics.But then in July when he cleared Hillary Clinton of criminal charges in her e-mail investigation, he chastised her publicly for being "reckless" when he should
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Hillary Clinton, James Comey and the FBI Coup D’Etat
If Hillary Clinton loses the election to Donald Trump, it will be largely due to the FBI director James Comey's decision to inform Congress that another batch of Clinton's e-mails had been found in the laptop of the sexting pervert Anthony Wiener.Even though Comey had no idea what was in
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