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babylonsister

(171,072 posts)
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 07:13 AM Jun 2018

Sean Hannity to Witnesses in Mueller Probe: 'Bash' Your Phones Into Pieces

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sean-hannity-to-witnesses-in-mueller-probe-bash-your-phones-into-pieces?ref=home

Sean Hannity to Witnesses in Mueller Probe: ‘Bash’ Your Phones Into Pieces
[Hannity to Witnesses in Mueller Probe: Destroy the Evidence]


Fox News host Sean Hannity encouraged witnesses in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe to destroy their personal phones to thwart investigators’ efforts to view any encrypted messages they might have. The conservative TV personality said on his show Wednesday night that witnesses should perhaps “follow Hillary Clinton’s lead” after Mueller reportedly asked witnesses to turn in their phones for examination. The request came after Mueller’s team accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of using encrypted messaging apps to engage in alleged witness tampering. “Delete all your emails and then acid-wash your emails and hard drives on the phones, then take your phones and bash them with a hammer to little itsy-bitsy pieces, use BleachBit, remove the SIM cards and then take the pieces and hand them over to Robert Mueller and say, ‘Hillary Rodham Clinton, this is equal justice under the law,’” Hannity said. He went on to acknowledge this was “bad advice” before repeating it all again step-by-step.
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Sean Hannity to Witnesses in Mueller Probe: 'Bash' Your Phones Into Pieces (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2018 OP
He is correct Sherman A1 Jun 2018 #1
Why? Soxfan58 Jun 2018 #2
Because trashing your phone will spite the liberals. DetlefK Jun 2018 #4
How is that not a crime? malaise Jun 2018 #3
Hannity is scared of discovery of what crimes he will be charged with? Here are facts- Sunlei Jun 2018 #5
He will not escape unscathed, I hope. babylonsister Jun 2018 #6
Confession much Sean? elehhhhna Jun 2018 #7
Hannity is so damn stupid C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #8
More Calls for Lawlessness from the Party of Law and Order dlk Jun 2018 #9
Not only is this blatantly stupid, it's illegal. Initech Jun 2018 #10

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
5. Hannity is scared of discovery of what crimes he will be charged with? Here are facts-
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 07:31 AM
Jun 2018

we found out that Sean Hannity was a client of Michael Cohen, he never disclosed this fact until it was discovered at a recent court hearing.[FOOTNOTE SOURCE] Furthermore, a report has come out alleging that Sean Hannity speaks to President Trump nearly every weeknight.[FOOTNOTE SOURCE]

New York Times - Sean Hannity Is Named as Client of Michael Cohen, Trump’s Lawyer Video

USA Today - Report: President Trump and Sean Hannity talk nearly every weeknight

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
8. Hannity is so damn stupid
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 08:02 AM
Jun 2018

He doesn't realize that all that data lives on in the cloud on many servers and backups. And meanwhile he just told all the witnesses (tampering by the way) to incriminate themselves by destroying evidence. What a fucking idiot.

dlk

(11,569 posts)
9. More Calls for Lawlessness from the Party of Law and Order
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 08:31 AM
Jun 2018

They never meant their platform to be taken seriously when it counts, for them.

Initech

(100,081 posts)
10. Not only is this blatantly stupid, it's illegal.
Thu Jun 7, 2018, 09:21 AM
Jun 2018

Hannity should be indicted for this - especially when he's telling people to do the very things he accused Hillary of - but he probably won't be.

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