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https://twitter.com/brendanbuck/status/864967402878009345

Goodness, I don’t lie. Period. What was presented to me originally was far different than what they ultimately presented: an obvious joke.

https://twitter.com/adamentous/status/864974319776038913

Ryan's spox initially said the conversation never happened, 100 percent. He didn't change his story until we told him there was a tape

Hahaha

 

[jviggy43]

This is bad too:

They know what's happening and they went right along with it.

Whats the source for this?

 

[kirblar]

Orrin Hatch, come on down!

At this point they might as well take advantage of the fact that the Speaker doesn't have to be a member of congress.

Whats the source for this?

The Transcript.

 

[jviggy43]

At this point they might as well take advantage of the fact that the Speaker doesn't have to be a member of congress.

The Transcript.

Ah, I didn't even see that in the article, thank you.

 

[GameAddict411]

I hope this is held against these motherfuckers when the Trump ship hopefully sinks soon. These people would have never made Trump impeachment possible. Fucking traitors all of them.

 

[QisTopTier]

I hope I'll be glad Trump won president after all this is over, nothing like some good spring cleaning on a government level.

 

[Darth Pinche]

I've heard that before. They always seem to sidestep consequences.

With real heat, they will sacrifice someone to distract and save their asses. Hopefully in this case it will be Trump.

 

[Username1198]

Proof of party over country.

I mean, even his own homies are talking shit behind his back, mean girls style.

 

[eBay Huckster]

I hope I'll be glad Trump won president after all this is over, nothing like some good spring cleaning on a government level.

i'll be glad once it leads to the GOP getting wiped out

 

[Fenderputty]

An eBay Huyckster sighting!

Dis some serious news

 

[Spoiled Milk]

But what is there to leak? That McCarthy made a joke about Trump and Russia? I mean, that's not exactly noteworthy. Nothing that requires an oath of secrecy.

this entire article and reaction is what happens when the conversation gets leaked.

 

[Rockin' Ranger]

I know whenever I'm with my family and one of us tells a hilarious joke the first thing I do is remind them that it never leaves this room.

 

[VeryGooster]

I can't hold all these Trump threads

 

[Jenov]

Wow. Welp, President Hatch it is... I guess.

 

[jelly]

Wow. this is like a synchronised take down for the better of the world. What a great day.

 

[LegendofJoe]

If there is no justice in the face of the egregious absurdity that is the Republican party then Capitol Hill needs to be burned to the ground.

 

[jerry113]

You guys remember that scene in The Wolf of Wall Street when the FBI raided DiCaprio's office and led half the employees away off in handcuffs?

I want to see that with the White House.

 

[Tovarisc]

Its happening

Transcript: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3726371/Read-the-transcript-of-the-conversation-among.pdf

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[KernelPanic]

Never forget that Russia got into our government because of the right's culture war. Conservatives invited Russia in because they align with the Russian state's values more than American values.

This.

Reporters need to blast Papa Roach anytime they have Ryan in front of a mike.

 

[Vimes]

"It's a joke that must be kept SECRET! The most secret prank bro!"

Could someone post the transcript? I'm hitting a paywall.

https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3726371/Read-the-transcript-of-the-conversation-among.pdf

 

[OSHAN]

Transcript: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3726371/Read-the-transcript-of-the-conversation-among.pdf

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Man. Can't believe a convo like this got leaked.

 

[marc^o^]

Now that is an useful leak.

 

[Tranqueris]

Once again, Kevin McCarthy's fat mouth made him lose a potential promotion of sorts. MSNBC said he was supposedly named as someone who might join the White House.

This is the guy who bragged about using Benghazi to attack Hillary.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

LOL "But you say 'I'm serious'!"

 

[Spinifex]

I imagine the laughter is the kind of forced laughter that happens in a group when somebody crosses a line, and you want to pretend everything is fine.

 

[Shake Appeal]

When people laugh at one of my jokes, I make sure that everyone knows the joke has to stay in the room and under no circumstances be leaked to the press.

 

[SeanC]

Just a joke, guys.

Locker room talk, boys will be boys and grab pussies and whatnot.

 

[Azuran]

Oh god, this universe is amazing is Ryan is going down as well.

I'm going to enjoy this so much. Fuck that piece of garbage.

 

[Team Filler]

GOP be all like

 

[Septimus Prime]

LOL "But you say 'I'm serious'!"

And yet, we're all laughing. Maybe he should be a comedian.

 

[Rockin' Ranger]

LOL "But you say 'I'm serious'!"

And I suppose the, "no leaks," was simply because of how bad the joke was, right?

 

[TAJ]

I was thinking that Ryan was going to be President soon, but nope.

 

[Dalek]

When people laugh at one of my jokes, I make sure that everyone knows the joke has to stay in the room and under no circumstances be leaked to the press.

hahaha

 

[EdibleKnife]

LOL "But you say 'I'm serious'!"

Big question that is rarely asked: If this was a joke; if you honestly believe Trump is innocent of any collusion with Russians or any betrayals of the American people, why participate in such a fervent and continued push back of independent investigations? Why so many disparate and confusing answers to why Comey was fired, what classified information Trump shared and why, etc.?

 

[Isaac Otherworld]

Big question that is rarely asked: If this was a joke; if you honestly believe Trump is innocent of any collusion with Russians or any betrayals of the American people, why participate in such a fervent and continued push back of independent investigations? Why so many disparate and confusing answers to why Comey was fired, what classified information Trump shared and why, etc.?

Why follow up your "joke" with "I swear to god."

 

[gabbo]

I was thinking that Ryan was going to be President soon, but nope.

He had his shot, but Captain Hedge Fund tanked it.

 

[Spaghetti]

Transcript: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3726371/Read-the-transcript-of-the-conversation-among.pdf

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I guarantee you, when this is made into a movie those final lines from Paul Ryan will make it into the script, verbatim. Holy fucking shit. GOP corrupt as FUCK.

 

[ekim]

From the transcript I can believe this was a joke in the veins of the background of their "business" and the "no leaks" would fit into this as well. I just don't know if making such jokes is appropriate in the position they are in. I have to hear it though to form a proper opinion on this.

Edit: I take it back a bit after reading it in context with the rest. Still unsure

 

[Yaboosh]

Why follow up your "joke" with "I swear to god."

It reminds me of the Adam Sandler skit where a guy plays a tape to people asking them to say if it is two people working out, or having sex.

Terrific. What I'm gonna do now is play a tape for you. And you tell me if
These people are havin' sex..

(Man):
Yeah?

(Adam Sandler):
See how he says yeah? Or working out in a fitness center

(Man):
Uh huh

(Adam Sandler):
I'm pressing play...Now

{Moans and screams}
Male: Oh, oh
Male: We're two guys fucking...
Male: Oh fuck it
Male: We're two guys fucking!
Male: Oh yeah... yeah!
Male: Ram it harder, harder
Male: Yeah!
Male: Slap my ass. Slap it! Ow god. Oh shit, fuck it!

(Adam Sandler):
And what do you think?

(Man):
Uh, that was two gay men having sex

(Adam Sandler):
No those were two men doing Butterfly Curls

(Man):
Sounded like two gay guys having sex

(Adam Sandler):
Well no sir, you are dead wrong

(Man):
Alright

 

[SilentRob]

Oh my fucking god this transcript

Ryan: He basically...He has this really interesting riff about... people have said that they have
Ukraine fatigue, and it's really Russian fatigue because what Russia is doing is doing to us,
financing our populists, financing people in our governments to undo our governments, you
know, messing with our oil and gas energy, all the things Russia does to basically blow up our
country, they're just going to roll right through us and go to the Baltics and everyone else.

because what Russia is doing is doing to us, financing our populists, financing people in our governments to undo our governments, you know, messing with our oil and gas energy

financing our populists, financing people in our governments to undo our governments,

How is this all not just a South Park episode?! The irony is fucking shooting me in the face with a Minigun

 

[subrock]

LOL "But you say 'I'm serious'!"

I'm a big fan a dark humor and everything, but they have to know that this was only funny because it was being treated as an open secret.

 

[bebop242]

I'm a big fan a dark humor and everything, but they have to know that this was only funny because it was being treated as an open secret.

Yep thats how i see it too.

 

[ekim]

I'm a big fan a dark humor and everything, but they have to know that this was only funny because it was being treated as an open secret.

This makes even more sense. Really have to hear it though.

 

[Psychoward]

2016 and they didn't do shit. Fuck them.

 

[Version 3.0]

I agree it was a joke. As in, he clearly said it to make the other people present laugh, which they did.

But he also said "swear to god". Just because it was a joke doesn't mean he doesn't believe it, or that it isn't true.

 

[Man Called Aerodynamics]

Tbh, it does sound like the original comment was a joke. But Ryan's response says everything: When the GOP denies something happened, that denial is WORTHLESS.

 

[Robdraggoo]

It's funny how hard core Republicans got their dream candidate and it's sounding more and more like he could bring about the destruction of the entire GOP.

We were littetly saying this all last year. But then trump won.

But it was true all along. Just not the way we expected it.

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

This is asinine. There's only one way this could be a joke in that context- that there was a kernel of truth to it. Nobody would laugh if they didn't believe there was some connection between the Russian state and Trump.

 

[Jerm411]

Some more locker room talk eh......

 

[Yekshemesh]

Goddamn, the whole Republican party has been compromised. Putin laughing his ass off right now.