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"Why has the WH chief of staff "seen" "additional documents" in a pending criminal investigation??" (Original Post) Nevilledog Sep 2020 OP
Fucking criminals dalton99a Sep 2020 #1
..And can I add, kookier than a cuckoo clock?... Illumination Sep 2020 #26
They're flakking because they have no case C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #2
Ignore the lying bastards. Pepsidog Sep 2020 #16
Banana Republicans RGTIndy Sep 2020 #3
Banana Republicans. Let them continue to spew their BS, they too will rot. nt 42bambi Sep 2020 #6
Because nobody stopped him. Tactical Peek Sep 2020 #4
Or, Meadows Is Lying ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #18
You're right. tecelote Sep 2020 #25
Additional tweet Nevilledog Sep 2020 #5
Herr Meadows is probably... paleotn Sep 2020 #7
Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2020 #8
He flew to Hawaii? GeorgeGist Sep 2020 #9
What's that smell? I think someone's pants are on fire. nt crickets Sep 2020 #10
The Smell of the "October Surprise"... louzke9 Sep 2020 #30
The "documents" Meadows refers to were sourced from the SVR RF in Moscow Ford_Prefect Sep 2020 #11
That seems to be as likely as Barr or Durham passing them around. nt Ilsa Sep 2020 #31
Where do you imagine Barr got them from? Ford_Prefect Sep 2020 #34
They have nothing wryter2000 Sep 2020 #12
Trump and Barr are planning to louzke9 Sep 2020 #32
Why hasn't WH Counsel resigned in protest grantcart Sep 2020 #13
Not only do the cheat and break the law, they tell everybody about it on social media and press Nitram Sep 2020 #14
Not the Justice Department..... lastlib Sep 2020 #17
Isn't this the kind of thing that will get a case thrown out of court? Assuming an honest judge? Midnight Writer Sep 2020 #15
my son says i'm in a bubble. barbtries Sep 2020 #19
It's what fascists do, kill or jail their opponents, and rumpie is a known fascist. KS Toronado Sep 2020 #22
Putin murders people all the time. barbtries Sep 2020 #27
Lock Her Up whopis01 Sep 2020 #28
I helps me to turn down the "volume" on both sides JustGene Sep 2020 #35
He has only been in the WH for a few months FBaggins Sep 2020 #20
Sadly, I'd vote for Hannibal Lector Dan Sep 2020 #21
Remember 2016? ScratchCat Sep 2020 #23
Kicking... Tanuki Sep 2020 #24
Assholes All! BlueJac Sep 2020 #29
Because no one will stop them. When Senate Republicans decided to acquit Trump, Arkansas Granny Sep 2020 #33
It doesn't matter that there were no crimes. They'll create them. Texin Sep 2020 #36

C_U_L8R

(45,014 posts)
2. They're flakking because they have no case
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 12:53 PM
Sep 2020

This is all bullshit. Every bit of it. And the press should not fall for it.

Tactical Peek

(1,211 posts)
4. Because nobody stopped him.
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 12:59 PM
Sep 2020

It is clear now that they all will do every wrong they are not stopped from doing.

paleotn

(17,938 posts)
7. Herr Meadows is probably...
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 01:53 PM
Sep 2020

lying again. His first language is lying. And he has wonderful dreams of wearing a snappy SS uniform. A nazis to his core.

louzke9

(296 posts)
30. The Smell of the "October Surprise"...
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 07:33 AM
Sep 2020

Wafting in the breeze! Oddly smells like BULLSHIT! Every few weeks they roll out this BS to remind of us of DURHAM's ongoing report for which Bill Barr will pull out a four page synopsis from his ass! They are desperate and hoping it will have the same effect as James Comey's October announcement he was investigating new additional emails on the FBI's closed investigation of Hillary Clinton just days before the 2016 election. Remember their promise that everyone is GOING TO JAIL! In reality, Trump, Barr and the GOP hope it is enough to spoil things for Biden and Democrats.

Ford_Prefect

(7,917 posts)
11. The "documents" Meadows refers to were sourced from the SVR RF in Moscow
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 02:14 PM
Sep 2020

And the reason Meadows saw them was to confirm the spell checking.

Ford_Prefect

(7,917 posts)
34. Where do you imagine Barr got them from?
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 08:53 AM
Sep 2020

It is a hallmark of how things get done under Putin. If you read the details of who and how Ukraine was destabilized it forms an almost note for note primer for much of what's happened here under Trump.

louzke9

(296 posts)
32. Trump and Barr are planning to
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 07:45 AM
Sep 2020

turn NOTHING into SOMETHING. They probably know their plan will fail but TIMING is of the essence now. They just need to convince some voters to change their minds and vote to re-elect Trump. Needs to be a narrower margin combined with confusion and allegations of fraud. These guys are desperate and will conjure up ANYTHING to trick some voters! That's all they NEED! Be prepared!

Nitram

(22,845 posts)
14. Not only do the cheat and break the law, they tell everybody about it on social media and press
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 02:18 PM
Sep 2020

conferences. But they own the Justice Department.

barbtries

(28,810 posts)
19. my son says i'm in a bubble.
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 02:33 PM
Sep 2020

a liberal bubble (he's liberal too but not as scared as me).
my friend says i'm overstating it when i say trump will put Obama and Biden in prison if he can.


Am I? or did this just happen?

scared shitless right now.

whopis01

(3,522 posts)
28. Lock Her Up
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 03:33 AM
Sep 2020

That was chanted at the Republican National Convention in 2016.

Trump’s Attorney General (Jeff Sessions) repeated it in 2018 talking to high schoolers.

Anyone who doesn’t believe that there was a concerted, organized effort to put Hillary Clinton in prison is denying reality. And you would be ignoring reality to believe that they wouldn’t attempt this with any other political rival.

This wasn’t just some cheer from a backwoods, die-hard Trump supporter. This was said by people at the highest levels of power in the government, including the head of the Department of Justice.

I get why people feel the way your friend and your son do. It seems unbelievable. I don’t want it to be true. The world would be much better if this was just a crazy thought in my head instead of reality. But when you look at the facts, it is not a hypothetical. They have already tried this. They will try it again if given an opportunity.


JustGene

(421 posts)
35. I helps me to turn down the "volume" on both sides
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 09:06 AM
Sep 2020

The tendency to crank things up works both ways,
these fears are very real, but also pushed too hard by some.
I have to step back and think a lot.
feel ya

FBaggins

(26,756 posts)
20. He has only been in the WH for a few months
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 03:07 PM
Sep 2020

Wasn't he part of the investigation in Congress for some time prior to that as ranking member of the oversight committee?

ScratchCat

(2,002 posts)
23. Remember 2016?
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 03:14 PM
Sep 2020

When everyday, charges were just around the corner for everyone associated with the Clinton Foundation? People with no privilege to that information were swearing it to be true.

This is "McCabe" all over again. No statutes were broken though you could say someone maybe violated internal policy. That's where they are. There is no criminal statute that Comey, Clapper, or Brennan could violate while carrying out their duties in an investigation. They are also trying their damndest to get a GJ to indict someone for misleading a FISA judge and its apparently not working.

Arkansas Granny

(31,525 posts)
33. Because no one will stop them. When Senate Republicans decided to acquit Trump,
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 07:53 AM
Sep 2020

it just gave him free rein to do as he pleases with no fear of repercussions. They were more interested in maintaining power than they are in keeping their oath to defend and protect the Constitution.

In November, they all need to be kicked to the curb.

Texin

(2,596 posts)
36. It doesn't matter that there were no crimes. They'll create them.
Wed Sep 9, 2020, 10:31 AM
Sep 2020

Any lawless so-called prosecutor can do this. In fact, it's done all the time by conflating evidence and bringing baseless charges against someone. They then leave the consequences for a jury or a judge to decide. Why would anyone think they wouldn't do it. This is Bill Bully Boy Barr's DOJ now.

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