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[RumbleHumble]

E-mail chain also implies a channel to Trump Sr.:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/884803724643905536

 

[Thaedolus]

Leaking emails that directly incriminate the President's son is a weird way of getting a pardon.

Plea deal

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Plea deal

we gonna have don jr flipping state. these people only care for themselves. lol

 

[Plinko]

Oh geez, jr. will be on hannity tonight.

Shock of the century.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

E-mail chain also implies a channel to Trump Sr.:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/884803724643905536

Oopsie

 

[Chumley]

So is today the turning point for the GOP or nah?

Not yet. Getting very close though.

 

[Kusagari]

I can't see the GOP doing anything until Mueller finishes.

 

[Plinko]

I can't see the GOP doing anything.

Ftfy

 

[Ernest]

Reading some of this stuff is just mind blowing in light of the BS we've been fed by Trump and his lackeys

"This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump -- helped along by Aras and Emin," Goldstone allegedly continued.

Now CNN is reporting that Trump is being gagged by the White House lawyer on commenting on this. This shit is real.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

E-mail chain also implies a channel to Trump Sr.:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/884803724643905536

Wait, this a whole new layer of stupid to release it

 

[Loxley]

I can't believe there are still people (on GAF) who think this whole email thing is some sort of intentional 4D chess move by the Trump administration. Like, you have to pull some considerable the mental gymnastics to concoct a scenario where that makes any sort of sense.

 

[RustyNails]

So is today the turning point for the GOP or nah?

Ted Yoho said "its just oppo research" and that he'd have done the same thing.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Like, Trump Jr isn't in office or anything. Does the GOP even need to do anything

 

[Deuce Deuce]

Does Obamacare cover schadenfreude?

I'm hysterical atm and am having trouble focusing on work.

 

[ezekial45]

E-mail chain also implies a channel to Trump Sr.:

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/884803724643905536

'Thanks for the info, I'm totally gonna loop my dad in.'

 

[Plinko]

I can't believe there are still people (on GAF) who think this whole email thing is some sort of intentional 4D chess move by the Trump administration. Like, you have to pull some considerable the mental gymnastics to concoct a scenario where that makes any sort of sense.

It's not. I thought there was a chance before this whole thing today happened. They are clearly caught red-handed.

That said, Trump has pardon powers. Not sure how Trump Jr. won't instantly be pardoned. Some people say Sarah Kendzior is too negative, but she has been 100% on point this whole time. Read her statement today about how this may be a precursor to Trump widening his power.

 

[PantherLotus]

The ONLY explanation for:

1) 3+ insiders leaking the Jr. meeting

2) Jr. confirming it

3) Jr. releasing the emails

... something much worse is coming. It's not just that they're stupid, it's that things are so bad right now that they're thinking about tomorrow, they're thinking about Thursday. They're not thinking about the entire Trump family (except Tiff, can we call her Tiff?) in handcuffs.

The pee tape is real. The mafia connections are real. The Russian mob controlling Trump is real. And it's all so stupid.

 

[Ernest]

I can't see the GOP doing anything until Mueller finishes.

Yeah, let's not get too ahead of ourselves here. If you recall, the President flat-out ADMITTED to obstruction of justice (an impeachable offense) and congress did absolutely nothing about it.
He's untouchable as long as Republicans control congress.

 

[chadskin]

@brianstelter:
The real journalists at Fox News must be disappointed that Don Jr. is talking to Hannity, not them.

Damn lol

 

[Crocodile]

Like, Trump Jr isn't in office or anything. Does the GOP even need to do anything

Kushner is (or at least has security clearance) and this implicates him just as much..........

You also know this is just the start, more shit is coming over the coming weeks/months

 

[Kusagari]

Yeah, let's not get too ahead of ourselves here. If you recall, the President flat-out ADMITTED to obstruction of justice (an impeachable offense) and congress did absolutely nothing about it.
He's untouchable as long as Republicans control congress.

I just see an entirely different level of heat once Mueller actually says charges need to be pursued.

We would be entering a truly unprecedented period if they do nothing.

 

[nature boy]

Reading some of this stuff is just mind blowing in light of the BS we've been fed by Trump and his lackeys


Now CNN is reporting that Trump is being gagged by the White House lawyer on commenting on this. This shit is real.

AHAHAHAHA like he's not going to tweet at some point

 

[timetokill]

Now CNN is reporting that Trump is being gagged by the White House lawyer on commenting on this. This shit is real.

I'd have to imagine it's a literal gag in this case. Man I'd love to be a fly on the walls of the White House right now.

 

[Veritigo_X]

lol

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

DADDY, I GOT AHEAD OF THE STORY, AREN'T YOU PROUD?

 

[Roland_Gunner]

I'd have to imagine it's a literal gag in this case. Man I'd love to be a fly on the walls of the White House right now.

Can't just be a gag. Also got to get his tweeting hands locked down. Trump right now:

 

[sc0la]

AHAHAHAHA like he's not going to tweet at some point

Let's play trump tweet MadLibs

THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS ___________(verb) _____________ (adjective). The totally bogus ____________(noun) Dossier and LEAKs are the real _____________(federal crime). Crooked ____________(first name of a Clinton) should be in __________ (restraint device)!

 

[pigeon]

So, yeah.


Three possibilities that explain Jr. tweeting this out:

1. He didn't appreciate the statements from Jared and Daddy saying that he was off on his own doing this.
2. He thinks the GOP will protect him even in the face of him literally saying he did it, either because they want their agenda so badly, or because somebody in the mainstream GOP is implicated as well.
3. He's actually just too dumb to understand why tweeting out the evidence of your crime is a bad idea.

 

[Box of Kittens]

I can't believe there are still people (on GAF) who think this whole email thing is some sort of intentional 4D chess move by the Trump administration. Like, you have to pull some considerable the mental gymnastics to concoct a scenario where that makes any sort of sense.

Based on how much legislation has actually been passed during this Administration, this "distract people with collusion to pass stuff in secret" plan is working like a charm!

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

So, yeah.


Three possibilities that explain Jr. tweeting this out:

1. He didn't appreciate the statements from Jared and Daddy saying that he was off on his own doing this.
2. He thinks the GOP will protect him even in the face of him literally saying he did it, either because they want their agenda so badly, or because somebody in the mainstream GOP is implicated as well.
3. He's actually just too dumb to understand why tweeting out the evidence of your crime is a bad idea.

why not all three?

 

[PBY]

Ben Jacobs‏@Bencjacobs

Orrin Hatch on Kaine's suggestion that Don Jr committed treason "You gotta be kidding, that kind of language should never be used"

LOL NOTHING MATTERS

 

[whyamihere]

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Ben Jacobs‏@Bencjacobs

Orrin Hatch on Kaine's suggestion that Don Jr committed treason "You gotta be kidding, that kind of language should never be used"

LOL NOTHING MATTERS

Sedition is the word

 

[jack_package_200]

Ben Jacobs‏@Bencjacobs

Orrin Hatch on Kaine's suggestion that Don Jr committed treason "You gotta be kidding, that kind of language should never be used"

LOL NOTHING MATTERS

I would love to see that old mormon fuck compromised in all of this.

 

[Plinko]

Ben Jacobs‏@Bencjacobs

Orrin Hatch on Kaine's suggestion that Don Jr committed treason "You gotta be kidding, that kind of language should never be used"

LOL NOTHING MATTERS

Please, GAF, continue telling me the GOP will do anything about this.

 

[PBY]

Matt Laslo‏Verified account
@MattLaslo

"I don't think this is relevant to the Trump administration" - Sen. Hatch on Trump Jr.'s emails


NOTHING FUCKING MATTERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

I wonder how much of this is already known, and whether the FBI just got handed something new.

 

[jack_package_200]

I look forward to the new Samantha Bee episode on this shit

 

[Plinko]

I wonder how much of this is already known, and whether the FBI just got handed something new.

FBI apparently said they didn't know.

 

[RumbleHumble]

Ben Jacobs‏@Bencjacobs

Orrin Hatch on Kaine's suggestion that Don Jr committed treason "You gotta be kidding, that kind of language should never be used"

LOL NOTHING MATTERS

God Fucking Bless the GOP

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Matt Laslo‏Verified account
@MattLaslo

"I don't think this is relevant to the Trump administration" - Sen. Hatch on Trump Jr.'s emails


NOTHING FUCKING MATTERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

All this cold backhanded shit is trying its damned hardest to make me feel sorry for Jr.

 

[chadskin]

Hand the New York Times all the awards.

 

[Plinko]

"Bu-bu-bu-but they'll turn on Trump!! It's coming--just wait and see!" Come on. These people will never do that.

 

[nature boy]

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Sen. Hatch says the Don Jr. emails are not "relevant" and "all this stuff about Trump's sons and daughter -- it's a bunch of bunk."

I WANT TO PUNCH THIS ASSHOLE IN THE FACE SO HARD RIGHT NOW

 

[chadskin]

I think Orrin Hatch just doesn't want to become president.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Another kind of response to the tweets:

https://twitter.com/JYSexton/status/884810064690860034

 

[whyamihere]

 

[Emerson]

Hatch doesn't know what the fuck is going on anywhere. He probably hasn't even heard the news. He's a senile coot. His reaction is the one I'm literally least interested in among all elected Republicans.

 

[Plinko]

LOL at Hatch. "Yeah, so what if Trump Jr. tweeted the actual emails and confirmed it? It's bunk I tell you. BUNK!"

 

[Kusagari]

Please get McCain and Graham on the line so we can hear how disturbed they are.