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WaPo: Trump admin sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia

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ZOONAMI

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WH is saying she they never said she couldn't testify, not that they didn't say she isn't really allowed to say much because it's privileged.

What do you expect from this admin?
 

RCSI

Member
Maybe it's a semantic debate. WH never said she can't testify, just that most of what she has to say cannot be said?

There's a letter not included that David O'Neil was responding too, a Samuel Ramer. He seems to get the background OK, to consult the White House directly with no separate consent from the DoJ, as indicated by Scott Schools (Associate Deputy Attorney General). What people are responding too is the response O'Neil is giving that indicates some blockade from the Samuel Ramer, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the DoJ. O'Neil's objections is that Yates should not be bared from discussing the very item she is testifying for in a public hearing.

That is if I am reading these responses correctly.
 
So, hypothetically, what's to stop her from going on CNN and Testifying to what she saw there?

I mean, her lawyers are arguing that the information is already public, and If Nunes continues to fuck up the investigation might as well put it where the world can hear it.
 

zethren

Banned
Fucking arrest Nunes for obstruction of justice, open an independent investigation committee, have Yates testify on this.

Sick of this shit.
 

Cmagus

Member
Yet the healthcare bill didn't even make it pass the house, something that should have been a given. I'm getting the feeling that Republicans are starting to turn on him
True, I mean when people saw they were gonna lose it, it blew up. Hopefully they turn on him because there are still other issues like environmental ones that are concerning.
 

rjinaz

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Some more ole bullshit hot off the presses:

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Please give us enough time to find some dirt on her.
 
WH/Russia is scared and told Nunes to scrap the hearings.

THis is getting to the point where this feels like a joke.

Edit: I am legit concerned with Yates personal safety.
 

Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
So basically, the DOJ said Yates should ask the White House on 3/24. Her lawyers promptly send a letter to the White House that day, and write that if they don't hear back by the 27th they will assume the White House has no claim against her speaking. White House never responded, so they can pretend they never told her she couldn't speak. Nunes then cancels the hearing later that day.

Let's get some specific times on when these actions occurred! This shit is obvious.
 
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CROOKED HILLARY
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Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.
 
Its amazing to me that Republicans aren't taking this opportunity to throw this treasonous fuckhead out on his ass. I mean colluding with Russia I would have thought is over the line for them. Pence would be a more establishment guy too.

Because I would imagine that most of the higher ranking republicans are complicit and involved within Russia somehow themselves. They are all shitting bricks.
 

Vestal

Junior Member
Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.

Again with the false equivalency. THIS IS DEBUNKED TOTAL AND COMPLETE BULLSHIT
 

gcubed

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Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.

I guess that's true, because you're​ making everyone else here look like a genius by being so daft
 

jay

Member
Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.

Oh great, now a bunch of people are going to pretend Clinton was a good candidate in response. Thanks.
 

Bluenoser

Member
WH/Russia is scared and told Nunes to scrap the hearings.

THis is getting to the point where this feels like a joke.

Edit: I am legit concerned with Yates personal safety.

That would look VERY bad. Hopefully that kind of shit doesn't start happening...fucking turning into a Dan Brown novel soon.
 
Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.

it does if theres evidence of one and the other is complete bullshit.

its already been debunked. this comparison shit is bullshit.

one is the PRESIDENT. The other lost. stahp.
 

DonShula

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Because I would imagine that most of the higher ranking republicans are complicit and involved within Russia somehow themselves. They are all shitting bricks.

The sooner they all start to look like they're involved due to their inaction, the sooner they might start doing something about this to avoid being viewed as part of it.

Nunes looks guilty to the end of time. Ryan is starting to look suspicious by refusing to ask Nunes to step down. If we can get a small group from the House to start questioning Ryan's motives here, we're in good shape.
 

Carn82

Member
"By not responding to Yates atty's inquiry, White House says it took NO action to block her from testifying."

15D-chess!
 

DrForester

Kills Photobucket
Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.


Please explain how a thoroughly vetted and investigated woman like Clinton (investigations which led to no charges) is as corrupt as Trump?

Specifics please.
 
Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.

(Actual Trump supporter's strongest argument at this point, now colloquially known as the Fat LeBron Fallacy.)
 

Damaniel

Banned
Please explain how a thoroughly vetted and investigated woman like Clinton (investigations which led to no charges) is as corrupt as Trump?

Specifics please.

It's the deleted Benghazi emails she's storing in the basement of that pizza place alongside the child sex slaves, of course! Don't you read the REAL news that Alex Jones delivers every day?
 

Easy_D

never left the stone age
Trump being 1900049534/10 corrupt doesn't mean that Clinton wasn't the second most corrupt realistic presidential candidate since Nixon.

It's like comparing the world's fattest man to a regular obese guy, in comparison he looks like Lebron James.

You guys act as if this is something new, but literally every US president gets their hands dirty in some way. That said, Hillary would have been better for a thousand reasons. That said, I feel a lot of shit Hillary was called out on was purely because of her gender.
 

Chumley

Banned
We're watching history unfold here. This is so much bigger than Nixon, only a matter of time before all of the dominoes fall.
 
It feels like we've been strung along for weeks with this bullshit. Everyone's waiting for the big shoe to drop - when can we realistically expect this shit to go down?
 

Costia

Member
What a fun mess
The letter is from th DoJ. It's not from the WH.
It says that as far as the DoJ is concerend she can say whatever she wants.
It also advises to contact the WH.
AFAIK the letter to the WH and the response (if exists) are not public.
It looks like no one is actually claiming that she recieved a reply from the WH frobiding her from testifying.

The post article is based on the speculation that cancelling the hearing was specifically done to block her from testefying. While it is a logical conclusion, it is still a speculation.
 

Watch Da Birdie

I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
By the way, what was the Fox and Friends report on Podesta and Putin about that Trump told me to watch on Twitter?

I'm guessing nothing of substance whatsoever?
 
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