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[smokeymicpot]

Do what I do, tune in to Jake Tapper daily and then nope the fuck out on the rest of their lineup (sorry Erin you fine fine woman).

Yup and time to time for Cooper.

 

[Emerson]

Article was written by the woman who posted the tweets lol. Literally sourced herself.

It has photos. It's not really questionable anymore guys.

 

[ChemicalCutthroat]

Apparently a private campaign firm in Annapolis that worked on a ton of GOP campaigns last fall is right now getting raided by the FBI in what early reports are calling an "armada" of FBI and US Marshals, and local multi jurisdiction law enforcement:





(the above grain of salt has increased in size considerably as the thread has since seen a local reporter describe it, a Gaffer describe an army of Police SUV's on the move, and now a confirmation by the FBI.)

That would explain all the SUV's that tried to run me over getting to work this morning.

 

[TheOohChild]

I thought she had frustratingly strong composure at first, but this lady is going to be stammering in the dark in no time.

 

[Tovarisc]

Conway: Trump expects people in his administration to 'be loyal to the administration'

Defending the sudden firing of FBI director James Comey, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Thursday that President Donald Trump "expects people who are serving in his administration to be loyal to the country and to be loyal to the administration."

....

But she also confirmed what has been widely reported but little acknowledged by the White House: that Trump wanted Comey to be loyal to him.

"I think this is an all of the above answer, that the president has been watching," Conway said. "And the president expects people who are serving in his administration to be loyal to the country and to be loyal to the administration."

....

Multiple news outlets, including POLITICO, have reported that Trump wanted to fire Comey because of his frustrations with the Russia investigation and his belief that the FBI director was not loyal to him. But the White House so far has tried to explain the decision differently.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/11/trump-loyalty-james-comey-firing-238262

 

[ahoyhoy]

the Strategic Campaign Group is located on Main St. in Annapolis

it's happening babyyyyy

Well to be fair Annapolis ain't that big and if you want to be near the State House (and want your offices in one of those nice old brick buildings) your office will be on Main Street or one of the nearby streets off the spoke.

 

[Apharmd]

This is all so amazing to watch. People are legit hot right now. Regardless of the conclusion its hard to think we'll see anything like this again in our lifetimes.

I'll be telling the younguns that when the biggest political scandal in the history of America finally exploded, I was in deep with a video gaming forum cheering with me mates.

 

[hughesta]

Link it please. I'm just looking for MSN to back up twitter chatter.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/ph-ac-cn-fbi-raid-0512-20170511-story.html

 

[Beer Monkey]

And the president expects people who are serving in his administration to be loyal to the country and to be loyal to the administration.

You can't be both.

 

[LiK]

Fucking love that Trump destroyed his own lies about firing Comey. Makes everyone under him looks like idiots.

 

[Karsticles]

I'll be telling the younguns that when the biggest political scandal in the history of America finally exploded, I was in deep with a video gaming forum cheering with me mates.

"And I remember hitting that F5 key in a panic during Overwatch loading times."

 

[rambis]

Article was written by the woman who posted the tweets lol. Literally sourced herself.

First sentence says "FBI agents confirmed" , so they would be the source. And I think its been corrobated elsewhere as well. This hostility towards non major news sources is weird.

 

[Shoeless]

Fucking love that Trump destroyed his own lies about firing Comey. Makes everyone under him looks like idiots.

Won't Trump supporters simply convince themselves they never heard the contradictory statements in the first place? They just readjust their thinking to whatever they need to in a given moment, don't they?

 

[Maxim726X]

Holy shit, I was away for the morning and it appears I missed quite a bit.

Is there a tl;dr?

First sentence says "FBI agents confirmed" , so they would be the source. And I think its been corrobated elsewhere as well. This hostility towards non major news sources is weird.

It's completely warranted. In the age of bloggers and click-bait fantasy, it's important to wait for a story of this magnitude to be corroborated before accepting it as gospel.

 

[andymcc]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/anne-arundel/ph-ac-cn-fbi-raid-0512-20170511-story.html

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/fbi-investigation-annapolis/

CBS too

 

[CitizenVectron]

First sentence says "FBI agents confirmed" , so they would be the source. And I think its been corrobated elsewhere as well. This hostility towards non major news sources is weird.

They have only confirmed they are raiding a place in the area. They have not confirmed what place that is.

 

[LiK]

Won't Trump supporters simply convince themselves they never heard the contradictory statements in the first place? They just readjust their thinking to whatever they need to in a given moment, don't they?

Trump supporters are a lost cause.

 

[jstripes]

From the WBAL article.

 

[Blueblur1]

This is all so amazing to watch. People are legit hot right now. Regardless of the conclusion its hard to think we'll see anything like this again in our lifetimes.

You're right. This is nuts and truly a spectacle we hopefully won't see again. I still can't believe this is life right now.

 

[Skatterd]

From the WBAL article.

Welp

http://strategiccampaigngroup.com/ for reference

 

[ChemicalCutthroat]

Well to be fair Annapolis ain't that big and if you want to be near the State House (and want your offices in one of those nice old brick buildings) your office will be on Main Street or one of the nearby streets off the spoke.

They're saying 'around Main Street', so that could mean pretty much anywhere in downtown. I'd go be nosy but I gotta work late. I have failed my duty.

 

[LiK]

From the WBAL article.

Mmmmmmmm

 

[Fenderputty]

Is there a tl;dr?

.

Don't piss off the FBI

 

[Voyr]

From the WBAL article.

Aww yiss

 

[Movement]

From the WBAL article.

Almost about time to deploy itshappening.gif

 

[Duane Cunningham]

From the WBAL article.

Okay, the "where" is confirmed then.

 

[NH Apache]

From the WBAL article.

I feel like the FBI logo changed. It kinda looks like the new sci-fi logo

 

[Kensation]

It's time.
https://youtu.be/J1GA0VtVw-s

 

[NullPointer]

Don't piss off the FBI

Well at least he didn't call them Nazis

 

[Finale Fireworker]

From the WBAL article.

I can't find this. What exactly am I looking at?

 

[hom3land]

Trump: I know I'm not under investigation. You know when your under investigation. You get papers..


2 minutes later...


Trump: I asked him if I was under investigation.


This fucking guy.

 

[Minty_Freshness]

It's time.
https://youtu.be/J1GA0VtVw-s

I am legit laughing my ass off picturing this raid to this track.

 

[The Technomancer]

Whatever this is I'm not totally convinced it ties to Trump directly. "Misappropriation of funds in Michigan" probably ain't stopping this train

 

[mckmas8808]

I have major reservations believing a fucking blog post and that the entire GOP operation is in the middle of a RICO case.

NO WAY it's true. This Mersh person got one thing right, but not this.

 

[Waylon Drums]

I am legit laughing my ass off picturing this raid to this track.

I picture it more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVahi5BB678

 

[BigJonsson]

It's time.
https://youtu.be/J1GA0VtVw-s

Nahhh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQmBXEZEYtg

 

[Seventy70]

Another image

 

[Beer Monkey]

Trump: I was planning on firing Comey for months
FBI: That's funny, we've been planning on this raid for months too.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

I can't find this. What exactly am I looking at?

The FBI confirmed they were engaging in something somewhere in Annapolis, but wouldn't confirm where or what. The initial reports half an hour ago said it was happening at a place called "Strategic Campaign Group". This picture seems to confirm those reports were true.

 

[Ihyll]

Another image

It's happening

 

[ezekial45]

I'm hoping the FBI got there before the folks in the building could tamper/destroy with any evidence, or alert others.

 

[Skatterd]

Trump: I know I'm not under investigation. You know when your under investigation. You get papers..


2 minutes later...


Trump: I asked him if I was under investigation.


This fucking guy.

 

[Vestal]

Trump: I was planning on firing Comey for months
FBI: That's funny, we've been planning on this raid for months too.

Post of the page!!!

 

[CannonFodder52]

Hard to focus at all on studies with this going on.

 

[Netherscourge]

Conway: Trump expects people in his administration to 'be loyal to the administration'

Defending the sudden firing of FBI director James Comey, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Thursday that President Donald Trump “expects people who are serving in his administration to be loyal to the country and to be loyal to the administration.”

....

But she also confirmed what has been widely reported but little acknowledged by the White House: that Trump wanted Comey to be loyal to him.

“I think this is an all of the above answer, that the president has been watching,” Conway said. “And the president expects people who are serving in his administration to be loyal to the country and to be loyal to the administration.”

....

Multiple news outlets, including POLITICO, have reported that Trump wanted to fire Comey because of his frustrations with the Russia investigation and his belief that the FBI director was not loyal to him. But the White House so far has tried to explain the decision differently.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/11/trump-loyalty-james-comey-firing-238262

Richard Nixon felt the same way.

 

[smokeymicpot]

It's happening

Something is happening but this could be because of drug's or gambling for all we know. Don't jump the gun just yet.

 

[InfiniteBento]

Another image

o shit

 

[rambis]

Holy shit, I was away for the morning and it appears I missed quite a bit.

Is there a tl;dr?



It's completely warranted. In the age of bloggers and click-bait fantasy, it's important to wait for a story of this magnitude to be corroborated before accepting it as gospel.

I rarely see anybody in these threads take anything as gospel. Maybe E3 style "its happening" hype posts but nothing substancial.
Most things come up and people react with nothings gonna happen of whatever.

 

[Brunire]

First sentence says "FBI agents confirmed" , so they would be the source. And I think its been corrobated elsewhere as well. This hostility towards non major news sources is weird.

At least wait until Fox News reports it. "FBI on company retreat in beautiful Annapolis."

 

[brau]

This is a disgrace!