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vkkv

(3,384 posts)
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 06:53 PM Nov 2016

Trump Senior White House Adviser Steve Bannon Reported To The FBI For Potential Felony

Source: Politicus USA



Trump appointee to be his senior White House adviser, Steve Bannon, was reported to the FBI and accused of a felony violation of campaign finance laws that occurred during Donald Trump's presidential campaign.




Read more: http://www.politicususa.com/2016/11/15/trump-senior-white-house-adviser-steve-bannon-reported-fbi-potential-felony.html



Um, that didn't take long!
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Trump Senior White House Adviser Steve Bannon Reported To The FBI For Potential Felony (Original Post) vkkv Nov 2016 OP
Wow, I am so surprised..........sure I am. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #1
He always seemed so nice, too! Judi Lynn Nov 2016 #5
Suuuuuuuuure he did! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #6
I'm sure Comey will be right on it... crazylikafox Nov 2016 #2
Good lord. This is going to be a nightmare! C Moon Nov 2016 #3
Lock him up! moosewhisperer Nov 2016 #4
And they supposedly dumped Christie because of bridgegate BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #7
may be also personal.. IphengeniaBlumgarten Nov 2016 #9
Oh I'm sure. BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #11
He said this morning on GMA that there was no disarray... Blanks Nov 2016 #26
We can see what this Presidency is going to be like. BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #31
It would be nice if the FBI did their job here, brer cat Nov 2016 #8
But! But! I thought Trump was going to hashtag drain the swamp! TimeChaser Nov 2016 #10
Don't hold your breath. Scruffy1 Nov 2016 #12
Please oh please oh please oh please MontanaMama Nov 2016 #13
The FBI? Might as well report it to the Trump Tower security CanonRay Nov 2016 #14
And he will immediately be pardoned after the inauguration Generic Brad Nov 2016 #15
Great. Liberal Jesus Freak Nov 2016 #16
The FBI runs extensive background checks on them now Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #17
It's been reported that Trump wants security clearances... Raster Nov 2016 #18
What language is this? Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #19
Uday and Qusay were Saddam Hussein's sons... Raster Nov 2016 #20
That's a true KEEPER. Official names for the spawn of the Con. n/t chimpymustgo Nov 2016 #21
I'm beginning to question everything I read, especially echo chamber pieces. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #22
From you own link::""And as a reminder, not all of the sources listed below should be vkkv Nov 2016 #23
Wait a minute. First of all, it's not my list. I am in no way involved in its compilation. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #24
DU is up less than a day and already you feel entitled to harrass a member or challenge vkkv Nov 2016 #25
That's entirely uncalled for. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #27
Talk about readers not paying attention.. vkkv Nov 2016 #28
I'm pretty confident anyone reading this exchange is going to know exactly... Pacifist Patriot Nov 2016 #29
It's apparent that your own personal echo chamber is letting you believe that. vkkv Nov 2016 #30

BumRushDaShow

(129,304 posts)
7. And they supposedly dumped Christie because of bridgegate
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 07:29 PM
Nov 2016

Guess they considered his type of criminality unprofitable and not worth their time.

9. may be also personal..
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 07:49 PM
Nov 2016

Believe the DJT's son-in-law Jared Kushner despises Christie for his role in prosecuting & jailing Kushner's father Charles.

BumRushDaShow

(129,304 posts)
11. Oh I'm sure.
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 07:59 PM
Nov 2016

Drumpf has got an enemy's list that goes out the wazoo. You can see it in action with all the disarray going on with the rest of the transition team purges.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
26. He said this morning on GMA that there was no disarray...
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 03:15 PM
Nov 2016


They would have impeached a democrat for that. It's not about the disarray, it's about the lying.

BumRushDaShow

(129,304 posts)
31. We can see what this Presidency is going to be like.
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 07:42 PM
Nov 2016

He will hold a press conference in front of dozens of WH reporters and spout some policy nonsense and then go on Fake the Nation on a Sunday and insist that "he didn't say that"... and they will say "okay" and move on to something else, letting the bullshit stand.

brer cat

(24,590 posts)
8. It would be nice if the FBI did their job here,
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 07:39 PM
Nov 2016

but I am not going to hold my breath. I suspect they will do just what trump tells them to.

TimeChaser

(5,551 posts)
10. But! But! I thought Trump was going to hashtag drain the swamp!
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 07:58 PM
Nov 2016

Oops! Maybe he misspoke. He meant he was going to dredge the swamp to fill his staff

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
15. And he will immediately be pardoned after the inauguration
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 09:05 PM
Nov 2016

But the more likely outcome is that Comey will say - Nothing to see here, folks.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
17. The FBI runs extensive background checks on them now
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 09:26 PM
Nov 2016

Those background checks for security clearances should happen DURING campaigning.

Dump might not pass his security background check. Too much involvement with Russia?

Raster

(20,998 posts)
18. It's been reported that Trump wants security clearances...
Tue Nov 15, 2016, 09:43 PM
Nov 2016

...for Uday, Qusay and Imelda (un-Tiffany). I wonder if they'll pass the background checks.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
22. I'm beginning to question everything I read, especially echo chamber pieces.
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 11:55 AM
Nov 2016

I noticed politicususa made it on to the False, Misleading, Clickbait list.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10eA5-mCZLSS4MQY5QGb5ewC3VAL6pLkT53V_81ZyitM/preview

The story does indicate that "The Democratic Coalition Against Trump reported Steve Bannon to the FBI on Tuesday morning after learning that he likely broke campaign finance laws during his time as CEO for the Trump campaign."

Probably nothing inherently false about the article since it is saying it was just a report to the FBI. But I do worry about people who won't read it carefully enough and thereby be mislead. That he was reported to the FBI is interesting enough I suppose, but the real news would be if the FBI took the report seriously and we saw an actual investigation or indictment. I think a lot of stories like these contributed to my feeling that Hillary would win in a landslide and I'm starting to resent the echo chamber I created for myself online.

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
23. From you own link::""And as a reminder, not all of the sources listed below should be
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 01:14 PM
Nov 2016

considered fake.""

The report is the report and my post is not fake.

Funny that Fox News is nowhere on your list of fake news sites.

Whether or not the FBI completes an invesigation will also be news at that time.

You post is not unlike the FBI announcing that they have discovered new HRC emails in an unrelated criminal investigation..meaning"
NO CONTENT.



Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
24. Wait a minute. First of all, it's not my list. I am in no way involved in its compilation.
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 01:53 PM
Nov 2016

Were it mine, I certainly would include Fox News on a list of misleading sources. Probably have it top the list actually.

I did not say your post was fake. I also said there was probably nothing inherently false about the article. I do, however, believe it is hyping something that can be easily glossed over in the detail by a casual reader and raise hopes that finally justice may be done. In that way, the story is somewhat misleading in making it sound like a bigger deal than it most likely is.

Just look at the responses you got.




 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
25. DU is up less than a day and already you feel entitled to harrass a member or challenge
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 03:05 PM
Nov 2016

the validity of a member's post..

Try not to be a you-know-what, alright?

Oops, too late!

 

vkkv

(3,384 posts)
28. Talk about readers not paying attention..
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 04:24 PM
Nov 2016

Please read the headline again

""" Trump Senior White House Adviser Steve Bannon Reported To The FBI For Potential Felony ""

"Potential" - does not mean he's been indicted or convicted. There is no 'reading into it' anymore than what was printed in my summary and in the link itself.

Geeez , get a grip man.


Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
29. I'm pretty confident anyone reading this exchange is going to know exactly...
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 04:28 PM
Nov 2016

which of us is reading more closely than the other. Have a nice day.

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