Septimus Prime
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I mean, yeah, since he'll have gotten that dressing from the Russian official he's talking to while foisting over US sovereignty.
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WaPo: Trump admin sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia
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TheCochese
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It was a salad alright. A tossed salad.
I see he's got a pile of fake news under that salad tooThought he was partial to taco salad... at least on cinco de mayo (he loves the Mexicans)
Shadow Puppetry
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Donald J. Trump‏ @realDonaldTrump
Why doesn't Fake News talk about Podesta ties to Russia as covered by @FoxNews or money from Russia to Clinton - sale of Uranium?
What channel is Fake News on?
Why doesn't Fake News talk about Podesta ties to Russia as covered by @FoxNews or money from Russia to Clinton - sale of Uranium?
What channel is Fake News on?
Lol, maybe because she's currently a private citizen with minimal influence. You're the damn president!
Poltergust
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Also, while I can't speak on the Podesta thing, the Clinton uranium story is a debunked conspiracy theory.
x24hrs2livex
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Fake News reporting on Podesta would then make it fake hence why the don't report it so that way it stays real.
FunkyMunkey
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wow spicer is one petty ass prick. what a bitch
his russian salad dressing "joke" was so pathetic. and the way he interrupts and talks over people is so immature compared to obama's press sec. jesus christ
his russian salad dressing "joke" was so pathetic. and the way he interrupts and talks over people is so immature compared to obama's press sec. jesus christ
neurosisxeno
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As far as I know it was literally a non-story. Clinton signed off on behalf of the State Department on a deal that transferred Uranium, which had already been approved by like 10 other Government Agencies. Clinton didn't craft the deal, she didn't negotiate the deal, she simply had to sign off on it because the transfer had to go through the State Department--which she was head of.
EDIT: I was a bit off. Politifact has it covered;
It's all bullshit.
The Podesta thing is about a Russian who sat alongside him on a board for an American company.
The Chosen One
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Is it just me or does this whole thing sound like a bad season of 24?
Does he still not realize the election ended 5 months ago?
Yep. Hasn't changed. 230pm est
It's amazing how that little BS is enough for them to prove in their minds those two are compromised.
But, every single day it seems there is some new connection between Trump administration and Russia and it's always just liberal conspiracies that are dismissed. We getting close to 100 reports yet? FAKE NEWS!
Their heads must hurt from the work their minds put in for their cognitive dissonance.
neurosisxeno
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He hasn't stopped campaigning. If he does people will realize he legitimately has no ideas and is 10x worse than Hillary Clinton would have ever been. Then they will get very angry.
Rentahamster
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I do know, and there is no front. My position is more nuanced than you make it out to be.
Lord Frieza
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A situation like that is a lot more worrisome than simply starting a war. It would be uncharted waters at that point, but I still don't really think Trump and co. would completely be able to take control in an event of this nature considering the amount of enemies he's made in such a short time and how divisive he's been, both intentionally and unintentionally.
I think a lot will depend on where the military as a whole stands with Trump's administration. I know most people think of the military as Pro-Trump, but I know someone posted something not too long ago an article about how the top brass of the military wasn't as on board with Trump as many think. But it's obviously not coincidental he's wanting to pour as much money into the military as possible.
Sure, sure.
To be fair, many on this forum (including me) praised Maddow and the Miami Herald for a piece that used a similar way of connecting Trump with Russia through members of a board for a bank.
Rentahamster
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Are you interested in discussing the topic, or would you rather make intellectually dismissive remarks that get you minus points in debate class?
Lord Frieza
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I am discussing the topic, as you can see from the wall of text you cut from that quote you posted. As far as this goes, I mean, whatever. We both know what you've posted about this subject multiple times in the past, so I'm not going to get into it with you. If you've finally come around, that's good.
Rentahamster
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That doesn't pertain to the initial snarky comment at all, and you were addressing it to someone else.
As you wish.
Come around? My position hasn't changed significantly. If you think it has, you might be imagining what you think my position is.
Charlie Dent is the Dark Knight?
BoogieWoogie
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What time is the Senate Press Conference today?
I believe in Charlie Dent.
2:30 eastern
Wait, he's a Republican? That's kind of a big deal.
Hilarious. Exactly when I clock in to work.
RustyNails
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WOw
Senate Intel Committee in talks to interview Christopher Steele
Senate Intel Committee in talks to interview Christopher Steele
Dead Prince
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it's just Wednesday. save something for this Friday
oooh
KoopaTheCasual
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LOL.
The Senate is not fucking around. Makes the House look like an even bigger joke.
link please.
GrizzleBoy
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Sean Spicer said "the letter said if we dont reply by 27 we will asume we dont need your approval", which it did.
Therefore the WH narrative is that because they ignored the letter, they therefore gave permission.
Felix Lighter
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Rep. Charlie Dent appears to be a representative that had a major run in with Trump about Tax reform and he considers himself "center right" which in this day and age means just left of fascism, so Trump is turning House members against him with his hissy fit negotiation style he's been using with GOP congressmen.
Apparently Trump told Dent that he is ruining the GOP and if tax reform fails he will be blaming Dent personally. He's essentially using his twitter account as a weapon against GOP congressmen that don't accept his terms.
Apparently Trump told Dent that he is ruining the GOP and if tax reform fails he will be blaming Dent personally. He's essentially using his twitter account as a weapon against GOP congressmen that don't accept his terms.
RustyNails
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Not true. WaPo posted their original story with all the scanned letters on their website.
They need to play the James Bond theme as he walks onto the senate floor.
KoopaTheCasual
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Nah, not that cut and dry. The story is that Yates and her attorney sent letters to the DoJ, who effectively deferred to the White House's decision. Yates' team sends a follow up to the White House saying basically, "look, I reached out to the DoJ and they told me to reach out to you regarding me testifying. Please give me the ok. If I don't hear back by Monday morning, I will assume I have the ok."
Suddenly Nunes cancels the very meeting where Yates asked the White House to testify. The point of contention is that people (logically) are assuming that instead of the White House outright blocking Yates from testifying (that would look SO bad), they asked Nunes to cancel the meeting. White House claims to have no communication with Nunes about the cancellation, but when Nunes was asked numerous times if the White House asked him to cancel the meeting, he never said no and kept deflecting.
So not a good "gotcha" moment, but just another instance where the Trump administration and GOP leadership are looking suspect as hell, in their actions.
RustyNails
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Thanks!
Dent is one of those guys who votes to shutdown the government after saying it's a bad thing, so I usually take his words with a grain of salt. This is significant, though.
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