Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar

#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has 2X delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-conflicting-messages-f9269cc4fe1cee914501b68ec5b6c217

Michael Rubin, a historian at the American Enterprise Institute who worked as a staff adviser on #Iran & #Iraq at the #Pentagon from 2002 to 2004, said #Trump is “the first president of any party in recent history that hasn’t self-constrained to live within rhetorical boundaries.” [what a nice way of saying #TrumpLies]

“So of course it creates a great deal of confusion,” he said.

#IranWar #TrumpsWar #propaganda #US #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast

As the war entered its second month on Saturday, Trump’s penchant for embellishments, exaggerations & falsehoods is being tested in an environment where the stakes are much higher than an isolated political fight.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #IranWar #TrumpsWar #propaganda #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

He has both threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s #energy plants if the vital waterway remains largely shuttered & said the #US was “not affected” by the closure.

At one point this month, #Trump said one of his predecessors—who, he strongly suggested, was a Democrat—privately told him he wished he had taken similar action against #Iran. Reps for every living former president quickly denied that such a conversation happened.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #law #WarPowers #geopolitics

Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion [& disbelief] over the #IranWar

#Trump says the #US is winning the #war with #Iran even as thousands of additional American #troops deploy to the #MiddleEast.
He has pilloried other countries for not helping the US, only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has 2X delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #propaganda #RulesOfWar #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-conflicting-messages-f9269cc4fe1cee914501b68ec5b6c217

@arstechnica what do you mean you won't advertise on my nazi #propaganda machine?!?!?

The #DOJ cast the settlement as an “important step in redressing” what it says was a “historic injustice” of the #Russia investigation that shadowed #Trump for much of his first term.

…The settlement is the latest turn in the long-running legal saga involving #MichaelFlynn, one of 6 Trump associates charged as part of special counsel #RobertMueller’s investigation into potential ties between Russia & Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation #DOJ

Unreal

#DOJ settles lawsuit from #Trump ally #MichaelFlynn for $1.2 million, AP source says

The “Justice” Dept has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the fmr national security adviser to Trump who pleaded #guilty during the Republican’s first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-michael-flynn-russia-justice-department-7b1d493300b5336900cb508c855fd59d

The #DOJ cast the settlement as an “important step in redressing” what it says was a “historic injustice” of the #Russia investigation that shadowed #Trump for much of his first term.

…The settlement is the latest turn in the long-running legal saga involving #MichaelFlynn, one of 6 Trump associates charged as part of special counsel #RobertMueller’s investigation into potential ties between Russia & Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation #DOJ

It also represents a stark turnabout in position for a #DOJ that during the #Biden admin had pressed a judge to dismiss the complaint. AG #PamBondi, a fmr personal lawyer for #Trump, has been a vocal critic of the #Russia investigation in which #MichaelFlynn was charged & the #FBI & DOJ over the last year have pushed out ofcls who participated in #criminal inquiries of Trump.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation

Court papers filed Wednesday do not reveal the settlement amount, but a person familiar with the matter…confirmed the total as about $1.2 million.

The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million & asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution.

[if you played #guilty, then you are admitting that you broke the law. So how could it be malicious prosecution?]

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation #DOJ #Trump #MichaelFlynn

Unreal

#DOJ settles lawsuit from #Trump ally #MichaelFlynn for $1.2 million, AP source says

The “Justice” Dept has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the fmr national security adviser to Trump who pleaded #guilty during the Republican’s first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation
https://apnews.com/article/trump-michael-flynn-russia-justice-department-7b1d493300b5336900cb508c855fd59d

"The father of a dead U.S. serviceman has denied claims by Pete Hegseth that he told the Defense Secretary to 'not stop until the job is done' – referring to the war in Iran.

'No, I didn’t say anything along those lines,' Charles Simmons told NBC News in an interview Thursday, recalling his encounter with Hegseth at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware."

~ Mike Bedigan

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/23

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-father-hegseth-finish-the-job-iran-b2942303.html

"The Iran conflict has been sold to the public as a story with a clear objective, to stop their nuclear program, punish its proxies, restore deterrence, and then, by magic, stability reigns. But when you dig deeper, you don’t find a coherent plan; you find a chaotic conflict with no endgame. There is no path toward resolution, but rather an endless catastrophe."

~ Mark Mansour

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/25

https://mmansour.substack.com/p/what-are-the-endgames-for-the-iran

"The Iran conflict has been sold to the public as a story with a clear objective, to stop their nuclear program, punish its proxies, restore deterrence, and then, by magic, stability reigns. But when you dig deeper, you don’t find a coherent plan; you find a chaotic conflict with no endgame. There is no path toward resolution, but rather an endless catastrophe."

~ Mark Mansour

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/25

https://mmansour.substack.com/p/what-are-the-endgames-for-the-iran

"Simmons is the father of 28-year-old Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons, who was among the six crew members killed last week when their refueling plane crashed in Iraq."

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/24

"The father of a dead U.S. serviceman has denied claims by Pete Hegseth that he told the Defense Secretary to 'not stop until the job is done' – referring to the war in Iran.

'No, I didn’t say anything along those lines,' Charles Simmons told NBC News in an interview Thursday, recalling his encounter with Hegseth at the Dover Air Force Base in Delaware."

~ Mike Bedigan

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #StraitofHormuz #lies #disinformation #propaganda
/23

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/military-father-hegseth-finish-the-job-iran-b2942303.html