Skellig Gra
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We still do. We'll see if they have the guts to stand up to him.
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Trump Fires James Comey
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RedAssedApe
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start the leaks
This is within his power though.
Black Republican
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its so fucking weird to have greta van susteren on msnbc reporting on this
Fast Forward
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Trump marks will.
DrForester
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That's it. Keep living in fantasy land. Comey will probably spill the beans and reveal everything tomorrow, right?
People don't want to read that. It hurts their feelings.
disappeared
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Even with him being fired won't the FBI look at this even more closely now? Or am I missing something?
https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/862072567322087425
Cummings calls for immediate emergency hearings with Sessions, Deputy AG and Comey
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/862076353444794368
Show me a single Republican asking for an independent investigation.
Half the country will buy it because Fox will tell them to.
It's real. CNN has the letter on front page. Unbelievable.
You need to read in between the lines, what matters is not the stated reason why Sessions reccomended Comey be fired. Did Comey deserve to be fired? Absolutely, no one who has looked at the significant impact of his questionable comment on Hillary's emails can disagree that he did not act in good faith, but we need to consider who is firing him and who they will replace him with.
Remember that Sessions recused himself from the Russian investigation after stories broke that he secretly met with the Russian ambassador. He only recused himself after mass outcry and a long confirmation hearing. Now consider that his letter, however correct it is, is the sole advice cited as the reason for his dismissal. Comey was leading the investigation into Russian interference which Sessions recused himself from. How can one say he acted in good faith when he advised Trump to fire Comey, knowing that by firing Comey he was undeniably acting upon the Russian investigation in opposition to his formal recusal?
Did Comey deserve to be fired? Yes, but when the only authority cited for his dismissal is the one man who was forced to say that he would not interfere in the investigation, there is every cause for alarm.
Dude, Republican senators are already coming out in favor of Comey's firing.
What do you think is going to happen?
NullPointer
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I've never been in the "nothing will come of this" brigade until this moment.
Because I don't think he'll be held accountable for this, and I think there's a very good chance the FBI investigation dies.
And he's rubbing it in the country's face.
They're welcome to feel how they want, but they can fuck right on out of these threads. They're just being shitty and spreading it to other people.
Comey will also regret the Hillary emails as well.
I'm surprised he wasn't smarter.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Reap what you sow?
Cesare Borgia
Banned
They have to know how bad this looks. It also ends the "positive" media Trump was receiving concerning his healthcare "win" last week as well as the positive economy news. This is pure desperation.
SoundofSilence
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Not possible. Not even close.
Calm down? Do you know how fast this goes? Democracy will be over faster than you think or even say something.
Look, saying something will certainly happen is delusional, but constantly saying it is certain that nothing will happen is delusional as well. If something was going to happen, it was always going to take years. If something isn't going to happen we'll only know after years. But sure, be certain that we're doomed and that nothing could even possibly happen.
So we should stick our heads in the sand and pretend everything's hunky-dory rather than facing reality?
On what basis can you decry those posts? Because they make you feel bad?
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"ban them!!1!1"
What is wrong with you?
StrategyFan
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there are checks and balances
but when you stack the house, senate, and white house with the same breed of moron, they don't really work
ultimately the american people in 20-30 states are to blame
America is fucking ruined. This is it. They are going to coverup EVERYTHING. You all think that in 18 months the machine that is the GOP reality distortion field wont spin this to make Obama and the dems look like the guilty party are delusional. We are all fucked and I wish nothing but a pox on the house of all who voted trump or discredited Clinton. Fuck you all for putting us in this situation
UGH it just feels like NOTHING is getting better. Soon Russia and the KKK will fully control all facets of government.
UGH it just feels like NOTHING is getting better. Soon Russia and the KKK will fully control all facets of government.
ShironRedshift
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Yup. Lying pieces of garbage, the whole lot of them. Not a single one of them gives a fuck about any of this. The intent here is clear and it's just frustrating as fuck not being able to do anything about it.
Skellig Gra
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He can try and he will fail.
BrutishMrFish
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Republicans truly are some of the most hypocritical people alive.
That's not what he said and you know it.
Saying "This is the start of Dictator Trump and the US will be like this for foreseeable future" is just as hyperbolic as saying "Comey will get Trump arrested tomorrow and everything will be fine"
No, Trump won't get fired tomorrow. But this also isn't the end of the Russia investigation.
Believe it or not, there are actually things between "the world is ending" and "everything is fine".
https://twitter.com/SenGillibrand/status/862072567322087425
Cummings calls for immediate emergency hearings with Sessions, Deputy AG and Comey
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/862076353444794368
It doesn't fucking matter what Cummings wants. It doesn't matter what any Democrat wants. The Republicans don't care. Violent protest is the only way forward.
Latvian Hitman
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Until/unless Dems regain control of Congress, this was pretty much always a certainty.
True, there's nothing dictatorial about shutting down the last chance at an investigation into your possibly treasonous and Impeachable activity.
Being fired doesn't mean he can suddenly talk about classified information. That's still illegal.
Hahaha.
Whatever. I don't want to upset the people who get are getting down in the dumps with all these negative feelings!
Guess it's best to just leave it at that.
How About No
Member
Just woke up from a nap and WHAT THE FUCK??
Checks and balances work across branches of the government. FBI is part of the Executive Branch which the President is the head of.
The judiciary and the congress can check Trump. The judiciary already has--see how Trump's anti immigration EO got shot down. The Congress is republican controlled and so they aren't gonna do shit.
Muffin1611
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What's with the people saying "This doesn't go against the system"?
No shit, a president preventing an investigation that could lead to his impeachment is still something only an authoritarian would do, and another president was rightfully booted from office after he pulled similar shit.
Your country isn't instantly a dictatorship, but it's ruled by a wannabe-authoritarian. "The system allows it!" is really not the point to focus on.
No shit, a president preventing an investigation that could lead to his impeachment is still something only an authoritarian would do, and another president was rightfully booted from office after he pulled similar shit.
Your country isn't instantly a dictatorship, but it's ruled by a wannabe-authoritarian. "The system allows it!" is really not the point to focus on.
The knowledge that a statement is a lie affects the evaluation of that statement. Like, this is pretty basic stuff.
Herr Schwarz
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Everything Comey did was sanctioned by the DOJ right?
2Smashed4U
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Biggest-Geek-Ever
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https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/862076309450653696
Lindsey Graham said:
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