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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:25 PM Jan 2019

Trump's "I fired Comey" victory lap with Russians in the Oval Office is what triggered the FBI.

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Remarkable final detail in this NYT piece.

FBI officials felt their decision to open a countelintel probe had been validated after Trump said this to visiting Russian officials in the Oval after Comey was fired: "I faced great pressure because of Russia. That’s taken off."


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Trump's "I fired Comey" victory lap with Russians in the Oval Office is what triggered the FBI. (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2019 OP
Millions of people put Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #1
It was a pivotal moment. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2019 #2
agreed. Demovictory9 Jan 2019 #15
agreed. Shocking to read this article as well emulatorloo Jan 2019 #30
So true Takket Jan 2019 #31
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2019 #34
I remember a Russian guy who was walking out of the WH with someone and a reporter asked Autumn Jan 2019 #3
That muthafukkah Lavrov Leghorn21 Jan 2019 #6
That's the one, and it didn't even faze Rexie Autumn Jan 2019 #8
Looks to me like Rex was playing right through it like he didnt say it. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #27
Donnie should Turbineguy Jan 2019 #4
tRump gave all the indications of helping Russia TxVietVet Jan 2019 #5
We were warned Gothmog Jan 2019 #7
We were soooo Warned.. but Sarandon's & Stein's Cha Jan 2019 #25
emails MFM008 Jan 2019 #28
Yes! She had in coming Cha Jan 2019 #32
Dumbest Fucking russian asset EVER. Cha Jan 2019 #9
+1000 smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #11
Dumb as dirt, but highly dangerous dalton99a Jan 2019 #19
Oh yeah, as Dangerous as he is a Dumbfuck. Cha Jan 2019 #24
American media was blocked from covering the meeting so we only found out from Russia media! wishstar Jan 2019 #10
THIS THIS THIS! GusBob Jan 2019 #16
The Immaturian Candidate blm Jan 2019 #12
That really was a WTF situation. sarcasmo Jan 2019 #13
The FBI had the facts to justify this investigation Gothmog Jan 2019 #14
Trump is a corrupt spiteful graspingly greedy individual that PufPuf23 Jan 2019 #17
+1, one of the lowest character persons I've ever known in real life. An example of what NOT to be uponit7771 Jan 2019 #35
Is the investigation ongoing? Johnny2X2X Jan 2019 #18
Yes it's ongoing and it was turned over to Robert Mueller. Dotard donny is fucked. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #21
Thanks, what does this change though? Johnny2X2X Jan 2019 #22
It's time for shit to be made public...and get it out to the American people who hardly even know UniteFightBack Jan 2019 #23
Hoisted on his own petard. Marie Marie Jan 2019 #20
Putin Starting to Wonder If His Puppets Are Smart Enough to Pull This Off nycbos Jan 2019 #26
I think it was the last straw as far as being able to dismiss something was happening with onecaliberal Jan 2019 #29
ITMFA Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #33
The investigation into Red Don being a Russian asset was opened ... BEFORE ... this meeting. This... uponit7771 Jan 2019 #36

Takket

(21,575 posts)
31. So true
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:34 AM
Jan 2019

It speaks to how downright treasonous the gop Congress was as well that drumpf was not impeached and removed from office for that statement alone.

Autumn

(45,105 posts)
3. I remember a Russian guy who was walking out of the WH with someone and a reporter asked
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:30 PM
Jan 2019

about Comey's firing and he stopped and asked the reporter if he had really been fired.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
27. Looks to me like Rex was playing right through it like he didnt say it.
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:09 AM
Jan 2019

Thats a cold customer. He knew that was a big error and just played right through it and got the guy out of there as fast as possible. I dunno.

TxVietVet

(1,905 posts)
5. tRump gave all the indications of helping Russia
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:30 PM
Jan 2019

tRump Inc. has been money laundering dirty Russian cash for years.

Cha

(297,285 posts)
25. We were soooo Warned.. but Sarandon's & Stein's
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 12:55 AM
Jan 2019

"Hillary is more dangerous than trump" sucked in too many.

MFM008

(19,814 posts)
28. emails
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:26 AM
Jan 2019

are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much worse
than treasonous behavior...............


Cha

(297,285 posts)
32. Yes! She had in coming
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:34 AM
Jan 2019

from All sides. And, Hillary still got almost 3 Million more votes than the traitor.

wishstar

(5,270 posts)
10. American media was blocked from covering the meeting so we only found out from Russia media!
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 10:41 PM
Jan 2019

Incredible how Trump's WH banned our own news media from covering the closed door meeting but Russia media was allowed access and released the pictures

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
16. THIS THIS THIS!
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 11:27 PM
Jan 2019

This was truly the icing on the what the fuck cake!

He bragged about firing Comey then
HE LET THE RUSSIAN PHOTOGRAPHER IN TO A CLOSED MEETING then
THE NEXT DAY THE WH ADMITTED THE RUSSIANS TRICKED THEM ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Clearly a WTF moment in history

PufPuf23

(8,785 posts)
17. Trump is a corrupt spiteful graspingly greedy individual that
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 11:39 PM
Jan 2019

has no business being POTUS nor cony control over others lives.

Trump did business with Russians and laundered corrupt Russian oligarch money but is probably too self-centered stupid to technically realize what he had wrought.

Trump is likely not a direct Russian asset but a willing dupe, a willing dupe being in practice cheaper and more effective than bought asset.

Seriously, each Monday the House should do a roll call vote on Impeachment. The Senate could then chose t ignore or show their own colors for the record. The next Monday a summary of the past weeks lies and other impeachable acts co0ul be summarized followed by another roll call Impeachment vote. etc.... Repeat until Trump is out of office.

I seriously worry that the MI will be a tool to normalize and cover rather than remove and convict.

Trump being elected is sign of a huge failure in our political system. The Media is bought and owned so as to be for entrenched wealth and power contrary to most People and the Earth.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
23. It's time for shit to be made public...and get it out to the American people who hardly even know
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 12:33 AM
Jan 2019

what is going on.

onecaliberal

(32,862 posts)
29. I think it was the last straw as far as being able to dismiss something was happening with
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:28 AM
Jan 2019

Dump and Russia.

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
36. The investigation into Red Don being a Russian asset was opened ... BEFORE ... this meeting. This...
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 07:40 AM
Jan 2019

... meeting only validated their decision

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