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UWDude
02-14-2017, 11:19 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4LrbBgL4I

0:05 OFAT designated vice president of Venezuela a narcotics traffiker after 3 year investigation.
1:00 Mnunchin introduced, starts talking about sanction as a tool, says the sanctions on Russia are currently in place, does not answer if they plan to remove them
4:30 Trust not a legal issue, but trust issue, so Trump let Flynn go. Flynn spoke to 30 foreign counterparts.
7:00 trump wants Russia to withdraw from Crimea, and de-escalate teh Donbass
7:45 trump is monitoring the oroville dam closely
8:30 Japan and America reaffirm alliance
9:15 Trump and trudeau
9:45 round table discussion with women executives from both Canada and the US and Ivanka
10:10 phone calls with tunisia, Peru, Nigeria, Colombia and South Africa
11:00 met with Scalia's wife
12:00 DeVos parent teacher conference with public, private and charter school teachers. Focus on African american community.
12:45 phone call with May of UK
13:00 met with Chris Christie and wife re: combatting drug use
13:05 will sign HJR 41 repealing regulations
14:20 tomorrow (2/15) Netenyahu meeting, re Iran, Syria, and ending Israeli-Palestinian conflict
14:35 friday (2/17) Boeing 787-10 dreamliner rollout in south carolina


Press questions:
15:50 why didnt trump ask Flynn to resign 17 days ago, since he was potential threat to blackmail? Spicer responds, "that assunmes a lot of things that are not true"
17:05 Media asks if Trump was lying when he said he didn't know about the reports of Flynn's Diplomatic talks with russia. Spicer replies the question asked was whether he had read a washington post article, which he had not read at the time, not if he knew abotu Flynn's talks.
18:30 media asks about the inproprietary of Flynn's russia discussions, Spicer replies those discussions are his job, and reiterates (for the fifht or sixth time), that it was an issue of trust, not legality or inpropriety.
20:00 question abotu Kelly Anne Conway sayign president had trust of Flynn one day before his resignation.
(next five or ten minutes are press asking if president Trump believes Flynn did anythign wrogn by discussing Russian sanctions, Spicer says over and over again, no, it was a matter of trust.)
24:30 Press "are their dossiers on reporters" Spicer "no, ridiculous"
25:25 Skype from local FOX Los Vegas: about repeal of Dodd Frank, Spicer says Dodd Frank did opposite of what it intended to do. (stop too big to fail).
27:00 reporter asks if Flynns conversations were illegal, adn democrats want an investigation. President knew abotu it Jan 26th, when informed by former DA (Yates?). Spicer notes he brought the issue up Jan 13, DoJ did not notify white house until Jan 26.
29:50 why not ask for Flynn's resignation Jan 27th? Spicer replies "due process".
31:30 Real story is leaks. this is classified information, and past administrations have allowed massive leaks.
(next five minutes press asks same questions, Spicer gives same answer, issue of trust, host of other omissions ot other people by Flynn, an eroding trust"
35:35 the federalist Paper in Ohio asks how will trump roll back regulations by unelected bureaucrats, and return to the principle of the consent of the governed. Spicer replies
36:45 Reporter asks how is it possible Trump has been tough on russia if he loves Putin so much. Spicer replies he just walked through it (see 7:00)
38:51 reporter then asks a fucking "are you saying that...." the classic set up for a strawman Troll. Spicer of course replies "no...." Next time he gets an 'are you saying..." from a reporter, he should tell them he doesnt answer those types of questions any more, and he will not call on them for the next week until they learn how to be professional.
40:00 Is trump worried Flynn forgot to report other issues of vital security? Spicer says it is a web of people with information, to fill holes.
41:00 will the white house declassify the Flynn transcripts. Spicer says inappropriate for him to comment at this time.
41:50 850 WFTL in Florida asks about security of heads of state visits at mar et lago, and complains about the traffic congestion caused by Abe's visit. Will trump discuss moving the embassy and settlements with Netneyahu? Spicer says there will be a read out of the Netneyahu meeting, and there is a skiff at Mar et Lago.
43:50 same fucking question. Spicer already answered it. See 27:00
45:00 Press still implying somethign wrogn with Flynn talking to Russia, Spicer repeats himself for the 30th or so time. Says Happy valentines Day. and leaves.