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9th May 2017, 05:24 PM | #121 |
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It is very possible that folks in the Trump campaign colluded with Wikileaks or folks suppling them with info about the Clinton Campaign, so as to hurt Hillary and help Trump.
It is also very possible that Trump has compromising links to businesses and politicians in Russia and the former USSR. Links that could be used to blackmail Trump or pressure him to enact or push for certain policies. These all deserve to be investigated. Trump's actions in regards to Flynn, the firing of Comey, his selection of Page as an advisor, his selection of Manafort as a campaign manager, his refusal to release his tax returns, only fuel the need to investigate. |
9th May 2017, 05:25 PM | #122 |
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@ Carpel DodgerNot for his people either...
It all boils down to this: innocent people do not dismiss charges like this. They do not attempt to block investigation into charges like this. They do not attempt to destroy evidence that might pertain to charges like this. The Usurper has done all three. |
9th May 2017, 05:27 PM | #123 |
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If you ask me, this wild speculation regarding Russia and trump belongs in the Conspiracy Theory forum.
/hee hee hee! |
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What's L. Patrick Gray doing, anyhow? Still
ETA: Trump really doesn't give a rodent's posterior how things look any more, does he. Oh, wait -- he never did. |
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Oh how hilarious, MSNBC has half the screen showing Comey's motorcade in LA as it goes down the freeway.
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9th May 2017, 05:43 PM | #128 |
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Kellyanne is twisting in the wind on CNN, and Fox is tracking Comey's motercade like it's a low-speed chase.
Time to break out the pita and garlic dip. |
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9th May 2017, 05:44 PM | #129 |
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Anderson Cooper has Trump apologist Conway on. Guess she's back in favor, alt-facts comments are water under the bridge. She got the list of Democrats who criticized Comey there for something to talk about.
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Comey's wife is really going to be happy. With him around the house there are lots of little things he can do to help. Here and there. A lightbulb replaced, a cabinet hinge tightened and a squirt of WD-40 in various squeaky places.
He will enjoy getting outside and can spend hours and hours looking at butterflies and frogs. If he is feeling gay he will have time to find a man and explore his body to see if he can find what he is looking for, be it love or companionship or just a humper. Personally I'm not into sex with men. Trump is the big loser in this deal. He doesn't even have dog poop. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre
I think I'm gonna tweet that link to Pres. Trump and suggest he read it. |
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A talking head on Anderson Cooper mentioned this already. Cooper asked really? It's really in the same league as that? And the guy was like hell yes. And that guy was "only" the special prosecutor. This guy was the head of the entire FBI. I'm not ready to go anywhere near that far, but we shall see. |
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BREAKING:
John McCain is calling for an independent committee to investigate President Trump’s ties to Russia, saying the firing of FBI Director James Comey "only confirms the need and the urgency of such a committee." |
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If Hilary had been imprisoned then none of this stupid crap would have happened.
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CNN split screen with Comey's plane taxiing for takeoff. What a freaking slap in the face to him, regardless of anything else.
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If the government were a reality TV show, the ratings would be through the roof. YUGE!
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Count me in here, in this sense:
In a super-close election, there are many factors that tip an outcome. Bush v Gore in Florida was so close, it's possible that if Gore had not taken a lunch break on election eve, that could have changed the outcome. Trump v Clinton was determined by a small margin in three states. Many factors tipped the election. Clinton's baggage (fair and unfair) tipped it. The overall weakness of her candidacy tipped it. Comey's handling of her email tipped it. Anti-establishment mood of the electorate tipped it. Ignorant voters / suckers tipped it. Lefties who couldn't bring themselves to vote for Clinton tipped it. Misogynists tipped it. And I have little doubt that the drip-drip-drip from wikileaks tipped it. |
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There is enough evidence that many are now calling for a Special Prosecutor and a Grand Jury has issued subpoenas in Flynn's case.
Rather than dieing down, the Russiagate investigation is heating up. Your denials remind me of Reagan saying "I still don't believe we sold arms to Iran". |
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And the hacking of voter registration databases? The fake/doctored emails? The fact our voting machines are not secure and demonstrably have not been since the mid 2000s? The statistical analyses that show anomalies in pro-Clinton precincts and counties?
There is more than enough evidence to invalidate this so-called election, if not outright declare Clinton the rightful winner. |
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So we can only have an investigation "if there is evidence", but we need the investigation to gather and disclose the evidence in the first place? Circular argument.
The FBI, etc have the evidence already and disclosed it to the government, which is refusing to act on it. |
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