https://deadspin.com/report-donald-trump...1823464794
Turns out Trump didn't do anything at all to get the UCLA players out of jail.

Fake news

This is impeachment level shizzle.

I love Fridays. Lol

Another "source". lol

Quote:Sunday, Nov. 12
Donald Trump first found out about the situation, according to The New York Times, when members of his staff saw it on CNN just before Trump's dinner with the president of China, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Thursday. Trump would later tell reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 14, that he first heard about the situation "two days ago," at which point he personally asked the Chinese president to look into the matter. The White House did not respond to requests to clear up the timeline, but UCLA sources say they didn't become aware of Trump's involvement until Sunday when White House chief of staff John Kelly called the players to say that Trump was intervening on their behalf and that he was optimistic of a quick resolution. A Pac-12 source, who was not present for the actual call from Kelly, confirmed the UCLA sources' description of the timeline.

"The situation was already resolved by the time we heard about Trump's involvement," one team source said. "That's not to take away from the fact that he got involved, but the players already had their passports back and their flights booked to go home Tuesday night when Gen. Kelly called the players."

In a New York Times story headlined "How Trump Helped Liberate UCLA 'Knuckleheads' from China," Kelly said Trump's intervention, as well as efforts by State Department diplomats, led to the reduction of the charges to the equivalent of misdemeanors as well as the release of the three players to their hotel where they were placed under temporary house arrest.

"The players were already checked into the hotel before the public discovered they were arrested," a team source said. "They also were not under house arrest. It was our decision to keep them at the hotel until the situation was resolved. The charges were dropped, they weren't reduced, and that happened two days before we heard from Gen. Kelly."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...all-season

(03-02-2018 02:15 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  https://deadspin.com/report-donald-trump...1823464794
Turns out Trump didn't do anything at all to get the UCLA players out of jail.

Guess what they were brought to the police station by the police, had to stay there for hours. It wasn't about getting out of jail it was about avoiding prosecution and getting back home.

Talk about small ball.

Sad days for the left.

Small ball...small hands

(03-02-2018 02:42 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:15 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  https://deadspin.com/report-donald-trump...1823464794
Turns out Trump didn't do anything at all to get the UCLA players out of jail.

Guess what they were brought to the police station by the police, had to stay there for hours. It wasn't about getting out of jail it was about avoiding prosecution and getting back home.

The charges were already dropped and the flights back were booked before Kelly called the players to say Trump was intervening on their behalf and was optimistic for a quick resolution.

(03-02-2018 02:33 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

Quote:Sunday, Nov. 12
Donald Trump first found out about the situation, according to The New York Times, when members of his staff saw it on CNN just before Trump's dinner with the president of China, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Thursday. Trump would later tell reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 14, that he first heard about the situation "two days ago," at which point he personally asked the Chinese president to look into the matter. The White House did not respond to requests to clear up the timeline, but UCLA sources say they didn't become aware of Trump's involvement until Sunday when White House chief of staff John Kelly called the players to say that Trump was intervening on their behalf and that he was optimistic of a quick resolution. A Pac-12 source, who was not present for the actual call from Kelly, confirmed the UCLA sources' description of the timeline.

"The situation was already resolved by the time we heard about Trump's involvement," one team source said. "That's not to take away from the fact that he got involved, but the players already had their passports back and their flights booked to go home Tuesday night when Gen. Kelly called the players."

In a New York Times story headlined "How Trump Helped Liberate UCLA 'Knuckleheads' from China," Kelly said Trump's intervention, as well as efforts by State Department diplomats, led to the reduction of the charges to the equivalent of misdemeanors as well as the release of the three players to their hotel where they were placed under temporary house arrest.

"The players were already checked into the hotel before the public discovered they were arrested," a team source said. "They also were not under house arrest. It was our decision to keep them at the hotel until the situation was resolved. The charges were dropped, they weren't reduced, and that happened two days before we heard from Gen. Kelly."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...all-season

nowhere on that article does it state for a fact that he got involved after the players were already on their way home. It just states that Kelly called UCLA stated that Trump had been involved.

(03-02-2018 02:57 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:42 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:15 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  https://deadspin.com/report-donald-trump...1823464794
Turns out Trump didn't do anything at all to get the UCLA players out of jail.

Guess what they were brought to the police station by the police, had to stay there for hours. It wasn't about getting out of jail it was about avoiding prosecution and getting back home.

The charges were already dropped and the flights back were booked before Kelly called the players to say Trump was intervening on their behalf and was optimistic for a quick resolution.

Can’t get much quicker than that!

Bravo POTUS!

(03-02-2018 03:22 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:57 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:42 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:15 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  https://deadspin.com/report-donald-trump...1823464794
Turns out Trump didn't do anything at all to get the UCLA players out of jail.

Guess what they were brought to the police station by the police, had to stay there for hours. It wasn't about getting out of jail it was about avoiding prosecution and getting back home.

The charges were already dropped and the flights back were booked before Kelly called the players to say Trump was intervening on their behalf and was optimistic for a quick resolution.

Can’t get much quicker than that!

Bravo POTUS!

Keep on celebrating your liar.

(03-02-2018 03:26 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 03:22 PM)JMUDunk Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:57 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:42 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 02:15 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  https://deadspin.com/report-donald-trump...1823464794
Turns out Trump didn't do anything at all to get the UCLA players out of jail.

Guess what they were brought to the police station by the police, had to stay there for hours. It wasn't about getting out of jail it was about avoiding prosecution and getting back home.

The charges were already dropped and the flights back were booked before Kelly called the players to say Trump was intervening on their behalf and was optimistic for a quick resolution.

Can’t get much quicker than that!

Bravo POTUS!

Keep on celebrating your liar.

We hope to be celebrating for the next 2517 days.

Posts like this one give us more confidence we will be.

This really is such a non-issue.

It's only real significance lies in the fact it's part of an unending pattern of lying by Trump.

(03-02-2018 03:51 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  It's only real significance lies in the fact it's part of an unending pattern of lying by Trump.

Bingo

I remember when the left used to ***** about Oblunder lying... oh wait. Never mind...

it is a small issue and its surprising the President made it such a big one. you'd think the leader of the free world would have his sights set on bigger targets than Lavar Ball.

(03-02-2018 03:53 PM)tennis2k4 Wrote:  

(03-02-2018 03:51 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  It's only real significance lies in the fact it's part of an unending pattern of lying by Trump.

Bingo

Unlike all those other honest politicians out there....