GOP Senate emergency meeting

[NastyRiffraff]

Hmmm...

Link to tweet

[pnwest]

1. riiiiiiiggghht. I bleev THAT when I see it - and maybe not even then.

[Lucinda]

16. +1

[DDySiegs]

37. Exactly right! Believe IT only if we see IT.

And “IT” has to meaningfully deal with Trump’s High Crimes, Misdemeanors and Treason. Otherwise it’s just frippery and cannot and must not be “believed” (taken seriously).

[aggiesal]

60. It's called damage control ...

They'll say all the right things, but still vote for
his/their agenda, and have IQ(45-44) sign off.

Senate will become the puppet masters.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

65. Yup. Damage control and then back to rubberstamping his judge nominations. . . . nt

[monmouth4]

2. Can Impeachment be far behind??? n/t

[geomon666]

8. Don't get your hopes up

They're probably meeting to see how to reward him.

[nolabels]

23. Sometimes collaborators are more sick than originators

We really should feel honored that they had to go out of the country for support to win at their cause. The fear of a traitor should never be underestimated.

[kairos12]

57. Meeting about more tax cuts probably.

[Codeine]

47. Oh puh-leeeeze.

They’re just deciding if they should let him finish on their faces or in their hair.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

53. Lmfao

[SummerSnow]

3. Just an emergency meeting to find an excuse to get rid of Rosenstein then Mueller

[Blue_true]

90. My guess also. I don't trust the GOP Party (Grand Ole Putin) Party. nt

[AlexSFCA]

4. is that sarcasm?

[Iliyah]

5. Shithole through Stephen Miler, Botlon and others

need a talking point lie to be coordinated. Issa took lead.

[calimary]

15. I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

“Emergency meeting”? Gee, I wonder WHAT “emergency” they could possibly be talking about?

[lapfog_1]

35. "we need a unified message that supports Trump but without being completely ludicrous"

[BarbD]

59. You're right. How to put a good spin on enabling?

I would be shocked if any Republican actually does anything. Talk about frightened rabbits. Somehow we need to keep putting on the pressure.

[awesomerwb1]

6. Umm who is that?

If there is any truth to that, it's just the cockroaches scrambling to coordinate their lies/response.

[BigmanPigman]

7. They have to coordinate their defense of their leader

and be on the same page with their lies. Putin=Bad Mueller=Bad Moron=Good

[NewJeffCT]

81. Agreed - they probably got "hot off the press" new talking points

that make Trump look less treasonous

[Hortensis]

88. Yes, my take also. They're far too corrupted,

and desperate, to do their duty. During another Trump trauma a few months ago, one of our congressmen, perhaps Adam Schiff, described the GOP house caucus as generally dazed or whatever and seemingly not understanding what they'd come to, how, or how to get out.

Cornered rats. They'd lose everything in November if they turned on Trump now.

[nitpicker]

95. +1

[pbmus]

9. Gotta get their story straight...

[Raven123]

62. Exactly.

[Moostache]

10. This is merely to ensure the talking points mirror Trump and Issa, no more

If it is real at all (which I doubt), it is only to tell the sheep what to bleat. Period.

[calimary]

21. But if this is a Senate "emergency" meeting, then Issa should have nothing to do with it.

He’s a Congressman. (For now, anyway...)

[Moostache]

31. Have to have the House and Senate on the same talking points...same as Fox...

Everyone sings the same tune..."We must all hang together or we will surely hang alone..." (I WISH!!!)

[calimary]

93. It has also been posited that the reason trump and Putin

huddled together in private for an hour-and-a-half was to figure out and coordinate their talking points with which to answer anticipated questions during their joint news conference. It’s a reasonable explanation for that super-secret private meeting. Mainly to get their stories straight.

[Chiboy]

11. They are probably just

Deciding which way to spin this , doing the right thing probably never occurred to these idiots

[dalton99a]

12. I hope they'll conference in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

to make sure everyone is on the same page. It's the new protocol

[radical noodle]

13. If so,

it's probably just to settle on talking points to excuse trump.

[uponit7771]

14. GOP Emergency Another Benghazi investigation

[AnotherMother4Peace]

24. LOL - that's it! That's gotta be it. nt

[bmpbmp]

55. Lol

[Wellstone ruled]

17. Trump and McConnell's

Supreme choice is bombing big time with the Public. Or Sanctions will be lifted by end of day.

[vlyons]

18. Too late fellas

Too late to get your ducks in a row, unless and until you're willing to impeach the bastard. There is no other graceful way to disengage from the cancerous monstrosity that you have allowed to grow to stage 4 cancer. You will be tainted forever as fellow travellers and enablers of a traitor. Congratulations! I hope a lot of you get convicted of treason too.

[bdamomma]

19. If they Repigs) want

support this relationship with Russia, they better get ready for some major black lash.

This is no joke.

[hatrack]

20. Her Emailzzzzzzzzz

[spanone]

22. getting their lies coordinated

[Totally Tunsie]

25. Watch the rats scramble.

[Renew Deal]

26. Rand Paul will be there to relay everything back to Putin

[Cha]

27. Just got online.. haven't seen what

the latest is.. just your post.

Mahalo, Riff

[mfcorey1]

28. Time to get the talking points together! They are just as power hungry as the communist drumpf.

[gratuitous]

29. We can eliminate that they'll discuss how to do right by the Constitution

Far more likely that they're getting their stories straight for selling out the country in terms that are most pleasing to their Fox-poisoned audience.

[GeorgeGist]

30. Impeach and convict before he lands?

9:00 pm || Arrives White House

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

32. They're brainstorming a statement that justifies what Trump did in order to

retain the loyalty of the knuckle-dragging Trumpists who elected them without sounding ridiculous and/or treasonous.

Good luck with that.

[bearsfootball516]

33. Guys, this isn't a real source.

He's not verified, doesn't work for any news organization, and latest tweet says he believes several Trump people will be put to death for Treason.

Do some research, people.

[SWBTATTReg]

34. Yeah, and we'll see how these guys react to treason on the part of rump...just watch...

I'm being sarcastic here...I'm surprised that they thought it warranted an emergency meeting, though...

Maybe something's up?

[TeamPooka]

36. They need a meeting to help Trump and Putin get their stories straight.

[TygrBright]

38. They have to clarify their "why this is not treason" talking points, fast! n/t

[ramblin_dave]

39. Since when is 'someone on twitter' a reliable source?

Got to be a hoax.

[mnhtnbb]

40. Coordinate their talking points, undoubtedly

to support the traitor in the Oval Office.

[workinclasszero]

41. Trying to save their own traitor asses

I bet.

They got one chance left to do the right thing.

Support the Mueller investigation 100%, protect him and Rosenstein from Putin's puppet and impeach and convict the traitor in the White House!

[Freethinker65]

42. Too fucking late you appeasing bastards

[kacekwl]

43. Is Hannity invited ?

[themaguffin]

44. Who is this person?

[Totally Tunsie]

45. So who is this dude, and why should we listen to what he says?

[still_one]

46. They are meeting to determine whose turn it is to buy donuts this week

[Codeine]

48. They like to distribute Putin's cash in person.

They’re all learning to count in Russian, so going through their pay packets gives them a chance to practice together.

[Oneironaut]

49. Time to impeach this fucker and throw him in a dark cell.

If Republicans have any honor left, they would. Trump just shoved a knife in the back of every single citizen in the United States. He’s a turncoat who only cares about himself.

This is not partisan anymore. Trump just surrendered to a hostile power without our consent.

He is a Russian asset and is destroying our Republic. He needs to be put in an orange jumpsuit before he does further damage.

[Ms. Toad]

50. So, if their own captive network hadn't put it on national TV,

it would have been hunky-dory?

Good to know.

[Tatiana]

51. Sure. To get their fucking stories straight.

They can't ignore the media forever. They will try to mitigate this treason.

They'll never actually... you know... put the country first or anything.

[pandr32]

52. They are in a tight spot for sure

[MontanaMama]

54. You've all already said it...

They're getting their stories straight. How will they defend the TRAITOR? Let's see what they come up with.

[donkeypoofed]

56. They're coming up with a way to smooth this over and negate the effects

They're all in it now. Oh well.

I have a hard time envisioning what they can come up with, but like other posters here, I predict another Benghazi Investigation !

[elmac]

58. the emergency meeting is probably deciding when to change the US flag

[LiberalLovinLug]

61. I always thought that they were going to pull the plug on Trump

Some Rs in the House or Senate may have even thought before now.
But they were getting too much done to stop and threaten their 'work', dismantling everything Obama did and more....much more. Once they have their two stolen SCOTUS picks in the bag maybe.

They were waiting for a true breaking point and this might be it.

They may just flip 180. Republicans get away that move all the time. No one questions it. It will be to shore up his replacement, Pence. They will paint it as Trump had good intentions but went over the line, and now we will have Pence who they will market as the more sane, family orientated, Christian conservative so nothing to worry about.

But I really don't see anything happening until after the mid terms. Why further anger the angry racist base you have nurtured just before November?

[helpisontheway]

63. They are just getting their lies straight so all of them will be on the same page when they defend

Trump.. SPIN.....SPIN...SPIN....Gotta come up with some lies for their dumb ass supporters.

[NoMoreRepugs]

64. Strategy session to coordinate replies to the press about Traitorous tRumpy.

I've included a photo of Mitch:

[bhusar]

66. A meeting on talking points

"OK this is what we need to say when we go on CNN tonight".

[Dopers_Greed]

67. Probably an EMERGENCY meeting...

...to draft a statement defending the Manchurian Manchild.

[BamaRefugee]

68. Some of the checks Putin was handing out to them in Moscow must have bounced...

Did you notice Rand Paul is suddenly on his way to Moscow, he's gonna demand his payoff in CASH!

[MrScorpio]

69. Sounds like an ass covering session.

They won't do anything.

[Habibi]

70. I wonder when this meeting is supposed to take place.

I'm not seeing any confirmation on Google.

[world wide wally]

71. Most likely formulating a plan to impeach him while they still have control of both houses.

They don't want to take any chances at all, plus it will be good optics for the midterms.

[Tipperary]

72. A tweet that says "I am told." Yeah right. Uh huh.

Anyone can tweet anything.

[roamer65]

73. More collusion and conspiracy coming.

Stay tuned.

[bucolic_frolic]

74. IF there's an emergency meeting it's about CYA time and what will they do, because

Link to tweet

Today Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina was charged with acting as an agent of the Russian government. Paragraph 31 of the criminal complaint quotes an explosive email about establishing a "VERY private line of communication" between the Kremlin and GOP via the NRA:
3:23 PM - 16 Jul 2018


and ....

Link to tweet

Olga Lautman
‏ @olgaNYC1211

May 2016 was another interesting #TrumpRussia month

*Email sent by NRA operative Paul Erickson to Dearborn about establishing Kremlin ties
*Paul Erickson has a holding company w 🇷🇺spy Butina
*Don Jr sits w Putin’s Torshin who has very close ties to FSB at the NRA event
1:22 AM - 4 Dec 2017

[neohippie]

85. Look I see this email was passed on to Jeff Sessions

This looks like another Jeff Sessions Russia connection that unfortunately he was unable to "recaw" while he lied under oath to Congress.

Noteworthy that he was never held accountable for his perjury under oath to Congress, but they were chomping at the bit when they interviewed Peter Strzok to declare him in contempt

[C Moon]

75. This is what I thought was going to happen...

Putin's demands are being passed on to the GOP now.
I don't think for a minute it's any kind of damage control. It's the GOP getting ready to implement whatever Putin and Trump are setting up.

[redstatebluegirl]

76. They are scared to do a darn thing. Terrified of the narrow minded base they created.

[duforsure]

77. They are in deep deep trouble now

And have to chose getting rid of treasonous corrupt trump , or lose it all because of him. He chose putin over the USA publicly , and has done nothing but prove his loyalty to putin , not us or this country. That's why he's destroying everything at breakneck speeds now. This today does nothing but insures both the House AND the Senate will be retaken control of by the Democrats , and trump will continue making it worse for them. HE's not a republican , he's a putin ass kisser . They have to remove him from office or they're party won't survive, and may not now anyway.

[Orangeutan]

78. What, they couldn't see this moment coming months ago?

Can anyone say "myopic"?

[Jose Garcia]

79. Is it scheduled to happen in 24 business hours?

[klook]

80. Well, if Pesach "Pace" Lattin says so,

that's good enough for me!

Trashing thread.

[TheCowsCameHome]

82. In that case, better order two small pizzas.

[lame54]

83. Who's bringing the champagne

[J3AC4]

84. Don't Get Your Hopes Up

No doubt the meeting is to plan their next big spin of the truth.

[DesertRat]

86. Who is the guy saying this? I can't find anyone else online reporting this info.

[bearsfootball516]

96. That's because it's not true. This thread is a perfect example of how fake news spreads.

Some random person with no credibility says something on Twitter, and 50 people here immediately take it as gospel.

[lillypaddle]

87. "Weeeeelllll....

let's wait until we get this SCOTUS nominee seated first, and then we'll see …"

[Amaryllis]

89. Remember 12 of them just visited Russia a couple weeks ago, and we dont know why. At least

I never heard. Probably to improve our relationship with Uncle Vlad.

[Generic Brad]

91. They were negotiating their collective escape

Don't be surprised if there is a mass exodus out of the country by Republicans. Tomorrow they will hurriedly liquidate their assets, convert them to Bit Coins and quietly escape before the pitchforks and torches reach their doorsteps.

[Corgigal]

92. They must be told

that the NRA will miss this months payment. Not to mention 4. FBI will be listening.

Without those Russian funds, they might all lose.

[flying-skeleton]

94. The Republican Party .....

..... Received NEW INSTRUCTIONS from the Kremlin !!

[oberliner]

97. "radicalized rabbi turned pensive twitterer"

Why do people believe unsourced nonsense spouted by random twitter users?

[VOX]

98. ‪"Pesach 'Pace' Lattin" HAS BEEN TOLD?

Because it’s for certain that some dude in the Twittersphere sees and knows all, has the lowdown, the inside-scoop, the real dirt.