Isn’t that exactly what he did in that wall of text like 2 posts before this?
You are now obligated to post these for our entertainment. Just confirmed with @Whirlin that not doing so is a reportable offense.
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He did but not in a manner that made sense. I don't know how the hell one goes from saying government shouldn't interfere with gun rights and people should be allowed to own whatever weapon they want (nukes included) to saying government should regulate social media websites. And PB says my political beliefs are bipolar.
What I think we would all find interesting is the fact you chose to spend your time and comment, judge, and express fake "intelligence" on a .. as you said.. "80's text based game"...
I would suggest it goes further than that.. that you lack the intellectual capacity to understand much, but think by using an 80's forum you can gain some semblance of intelligent thought.
Stop trying to troll.. you suck at it.
You're really terrible at trolling. Like when a wrestler is legitimately so bad he gets "You're so bad at this that you need to get the fuck out of the ring for real" boos instead of getting booed because he's working the crowd and drawing heel heat.
They call it X-Pac heat. You're X-Pac, but on a message board for the same 30 year old text based fantasy game you tell people they have no life for playing.
The last person on here that sucked at life as bad as you do was Klaive.
You:
http://www.theofficialwrestlingmuseu...32/2063812.jpg
Meanwhile Manafort and Gates asked to surrender. Indictments are sealed.
SO ANYWAY
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...c00_story.html
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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime business partner Rick Gates have been charged in a 12-count indictment with conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money and making false statements.
The indictment marked the first criminal allegations to come from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the 2016 election.
The charges did not reference the Trump campaign but instead focused on Manafort’s and Gates’s work advising a Russia-friendly political party in Ukraine.
The special counsel alleged that for nearly a decade, the two men laundered money through scores of U.S. and foreign corporations, partnerships and bank accounts, and gave false statements to the Justice Department and others when asked about their work on behalf of a foreign entity.
BOOM!
Back heard Ososis was being retarded so he returned to defend his title.
Exactly. There was absolutely no collusion, except for that one meeting. And why isn't Mueller investigating Clinton instead of Trump? The whole thing is highly suspicious!
Below is Mueller's mandate. Investigating Clinton is clearly implied.
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The Special Counsel is authorized to conduct the investigation confirmed by then-FBI Director James S. Corney in testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on March 20, 2017, including:
(i) any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump; and
(ii) any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation; and
(iii) any other matters within the scope of 28 C.F.R. § 600.4(a).
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31 page indictment of Manafort in Adobe Acrobat format.. https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000...f-7f735cc70000
Forget Manafort. What should most concern Trump is that Michael Flynn was not charged with anything. Flynn would have been easy to charge because of his violation of the disclosure laws.
This isn't good either..
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A former Trump campaign adviser struck a cooperation agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, secretly pleading guilty three weeks ago to lying to federal agents about his contacts with Kremlin-connected Russians.
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BUT HILLARY!?!
What a shit show this presidency is. Embarrassing.
https://www.justice.gov/file/1007346/download
Read it, if you're capable of reading.
Tony Podesta stepping down from lobbying giant amid Mueller probe
Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta, founder of the Podesta Group, is stepping down from the firm that bears his name after coming under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Podesta announced his decision during a firm-wide meeting Monday morning and is alerting clients of his impending departure.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/...r-probe-244314
rut roh!
So.. no collusion still?
Weird.
So all that time and so far just charges against Manafort and some other bozo over shit that happened in Ukraine years before he even worked on Trump's campaign?
Are we finally over this Russian collusion bullshit or you all still holding out hope that Hillary will be president because of this? Speaking of which, shouldn't SHE be in jail now for outright collusion?
This has grown very unsettling.
Trump campaign/administration people who have lied about Russian connections, running scorecard:
Flynn
Trump Jr.
Kushner
Manafort
Sessions
Papadopoulos (to the FBI, like a bozo)
None of this would be a big deal if they simply had Russian connections. Why did each and every one of them feel the need to lie about it?My favorite recent ClydeR troll.
So NOW can I classify you as a retard who thinks Trump is going to be arrested for Russian collusion? You got your panties in a knot the last time I suggested that.
Take that as a yes.
Your lack of convictions is annoying. Last time you cried like a little bitch because I said you were all aboard the Trump going to jail for collusion train.
Now that you clearly are on that train you can't even just come right out and say it. Still smarting from when you were the only person who actually thought charges against Hillary were going to stick so you're playing it safe and waiting until the investigation is over to have an opinion?
I haven't been digging into this as much as I did with Clinton's server. That is why I've always maintained that I'll wait and see what Mueller and his team come up with. Judging from the charges laid out today and the fact that this is just the beginning of the indictments and charges.. I wouldn't be surprised to see Flynn and Page (if they haven't already volunteered to cooperate) as well as Don Jr and Kushner. Bannon was right, firing Comey was about the dumbest possible things Trump could have ever done.
This doesn't seem to have anything to do with Russian collusion. It seems to all be about Ukraine and tax evasion. Maybe the George guy will lead to something.
People over on the /r/The_Donald are saying Manafort was put into the Trump campaign as a plant from the Clinton campaign and that this just proves that Mueller is secretly going after the Clintons.
You have been banned from participating in r/The_Donald.
:lol2:
The President makes a good point. Hardly anybody in Trump world knew George Whatshisname.
Blasts from the pasts..
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Trump reveals five-person foreign policy team
by Ryan Lovelace | Mar 21, 2016, 2:11 PM
Donald Trump named multiple foreign policy advisors for the first time since he began his presidential campaign more than 10 months ago.
In a meeting with the Washington Post's editorial board, Trump named a team of advisers chaired by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. The Republican front-runner for president provided five names.
"Walid Phares, who you probably know. Ph.D., adviser to the House of Representatives. He's a counter-terrorism expert," Trump told the newspaper. "Carter Page, Ph.D. George Papadopoulos. He's an oil and energy consultant. Excellent guy. The honorable Joe Schmitz, [was] inspector general at the Department of Defense. Gen. Keith Kellogg. And I have quite a few more, but that's a group of some of the people that we are dealing with."
Papadopulos formerly served as a foreign policy adviser to Ben Carson during his presidential campaign. Carson's bid was marred by his grasp of foreign policy, which caused one adviser to publicly lament the retired neurosurgeon's inability to learn key issues.
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Trump's foreign policy team baffles GOP experts
Republicans can't figure out the mogul's quirky mix of advisers.
By MICHAEL CROWLEY 03/21/2016 07:45 PM EDT Updated 03/22/2016 12:57 PM EDT
Donald Trump’s new lineup of little-known foreign policy advisers isn’t exactly assuaging concerns about the Manhattan real estate mogul’s readiness to be commander in chief.
Republican insiders were scratching their heads Monday at names Trump offered as sources of regular advice on national security. Several of those Trump cited during a visit to The Washington Post’s editorial board are complete unknowns; others have mixed reputations among GOP national security pros. One prominently cites his attendance at a model United Nations conference as a credential on his LinkedIn page; another has compared President Barack Obama’s official national security strategy to a document about slavery written in 1850.
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Two of the five people Trump cited Monday have private-sector backgrounds. One of them, George Papadopoulos, is a 2009 college graduate and an international energy lawyer. Papadopoulos had previously advised Ben Carson's presidential campaign. According to his LinkedIn page, he was a researcher at the conservative Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C., before joining the London Center of International Law Practice, which describes itself as dedicated to "peace and development through international law and dispute resolution."
Papadopoulos' LinkedIn page also boasts about his role at the 2012 meeting in Geneva of Model U.N., the student role-playing exercise on international diplomacy. It adds that he has "had experience lobbying foreign policy resolutions on Capitol Hill by means of coherent and concise arguments."
Another private-sector Trump adviser is Carter Page, a former investment banker and global energy consultant who graduated from the Naval Academy, according to his online biography. In discursive online blog postings about foreign policy that invoke the likes of Kanye West, Oprah Winfrey and Rhonda Byrne's self-help bestseller "The Secret," Page has blamed the U.S. for "misguided and provocative actions" toward Russia — notable in light of Trump's friendly words for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Papadopoulos' indictment says that he exchanged emails with his supervisor in the Trump campaign about Russia's offer to help, but the indictment carefully avoids ever identifying the supervisor by name.
https://amp.cnn.com/money/2017/10/31...age/index.html
(CNNMoney)Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, according to conversations CNN had with several individuals placed throughout the network.
"I'm watching now and screaming," one Fox News personality said in a text message to CNN as the person watched their network's coverage. "I want to quit."
"It is another blow to journalists at Fox who come in every day wanting to cover the news in a fair and objective way," one senior Fox News employee told CNN of their outlet's coverage, adding that there were "many eye rolls" in the newsroom over how the news was covered.
The person said, "Fox feels like an extension of the Trump White House."
It is a good thing CNN has this information.
You just wear the dumbest shit like a badge of honor.. like "Hey guys! Look how edgy I am and did I mention I'm a centerist! I got banned from anti-Trump AND anti-Hillary reddit threads!"
You're a sheep.. you sway whichever the political wind blows. You have no actual principles.
This is one of the reasons you will always be a piece of shit.
Oh noes, random person on the internet thinks I'm a piece of shit. However will I go on with my life.. :jerkit:
:jerkit:
Necro would be gay, but he can't find anyone, man or beast, to penetrate him.
https://amp.foxnews.com/money/2017/1...age/index.html
(FOXBusiness)Some employees at CNN were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network's coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, according to conversations FOX had with several individuals placed throughout the network.
"I'm watching now and screaming," one CNN personality said in a text message to FOX as the person watched their network's coverage. "I want to quit."
"It is another blow to journalists at CNN who come in every day wanting to cover the news in a fair and objective way," one senior CNN employee told FOX of their outlet's coverage, adding that there were "many eye rolls" in the newsroom over how the news was covered.
The person said, "CNN feels like an extension of the DNC."
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I’ll never give up my anonymous sources and you can’t prove that this didn’t happen!
Warren is awful brave when Trump is leaving for the Third World where they don't have an internet. Rest assured he will see this when he gets back.
Friday surprise.
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President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a retired army Lt. General, is expected to plead guilty Friday morning to lying to the FBI about his post-election discussions with Russia's ambassador to the United States.
A plea hearing for Flynn, the first Trump administration official charged in the ongoing Russia probe, has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in Washington, D.C. federal court, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said.
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Here is a portion of his "lock her up" speech at the 2016 Republican convention..
...and he's straight back to retard.
Pretty big news if he's pleading guilty, that most likely means he's flipped and spilled the beans on someone above him. My money is on Kushner being the next domino to fall.
I don't think the question was ever if Flynn was going to be flipped, but rather how long it would take and who he'd give up.
I'm perfectly fine with these indictments going out. What pisses me off... is the blatant politicization of them.
The relationships and links between the people so far brought up on charges, could just as easily be applied to about 183 other Democratic representatives or supporters. It could probably be applied to every single politician and lobbyist in Washington if you looked hard enough. Everyone ignores that fact though.
I've always wanted those in power to be held accountable, but it should be everyone. So get to it special prosecutor. Don't be a pussy political hack that only takes time to find fault or potential abuse by only one group.
Lastly.. every single charge so far has applied to individuals who were trying to profit personally. Makes sense.. that's what our asshole politicians do.. But it still has not proven one thing concerning deliberate "collusion" to affect the election. Everyone likes making that claim, but facts so far don't spell it out. Of course that won't matter to most people who are so blinded and have a hard time critically thinking.
I hate all politicians currently. I just wish that people would get rid of their political ideologies and apply the law equally to everyone that we "allow" to "rule" over us. They're OUR employees... we're not supposed to be theirs.
Get over it, your president is losing.
I'd have the same reaction if these guys were Democrats, your point is moot.
ABC News’ @BrianRoss reports that Flynn is prepared to testify President Trump directed him to make contact with Russians
At this rate Trump will be lucky to make it to the end of 2018.
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NEW: @BrianRoss on @ABC News Special Report: Michael Flynn promised "full cooperation to the Mueller team" and is prepared to testify that as a candidate, Donald Trump "directed him to make contact with the Russians."
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MORE: Michael Flynn "is prepared to testify...against Pres. Trump, against members of the Trump family, and others in the White House," @BrianRoss reports. http://abcn.ws/2AhU3Iq
https://twitter.com/AP/status/936633614355324929
BREAKING: Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn admits in plea that Trump transition officials directed his contacts with the Russians.
I am actually not surprised that Trump voters don't care about the Russia investigation. It isn't going to end up mattering. Nothing matters. Nothing has mattered for years. Trump will remain in office.
So let me get this straight..
Trump fires Flynn.. because Flynn lied to VP Pence and others about his dealings with Russia/Turkey.
Flynn now is indicted for lying (which he was already fired for).. makes a plea deal.. and is now saying that Trump officials possibly ordered him to make contact with the Russians.
This all after a year? Meanwhile talk about charging his son with criminal acts has been quietly taken off the table.
I'm not claiming to know one way or another.. and I hate to think a former Soldier would fall victim to greed/lying, but the majority of allegations against Flynn were so he could personally gain financially (not collude to affect an election).. and I know everyone is now on the "Trump did it!!!!!" hype-train.. but doesn't it seem a bit odd the timing/circumstances surrounding it to get him to talk? Just saying.
Again.. remember what this is all about.. or how it started.. the accusation was that Trump knowingly asked and worked with the Russians to affect an election. No indictment or accusation has proven anything to that effect. Everyone indicted so far was doing things that would personally benefit them monetarily..
If Flynn is supposed to be the smoking gun.. it better be more than a "he said - he said" thing..
I hope someone comes forward with some recordings soon and put this thing to rest. Either get some substantial proof and do what the law requires to Trump and whoever else.. then move on to the rest of our politicians and clean the whole damn place out. Our politicians are to fucking corrupt as is.
I actually care.. I just wish the law would apply to EVERYONE. Regardless of party or affiliation or position. What depresses me is that our country is so hyper-partisan that it's wrong if "their side does it"... but okay or should be forgiven if it's someone on "our side".
I hate that.. law is the law.. apply it to everyone.. from the President on down.
Comey was a fucking idiot. Firing him should have occurred. If you'll recall.. 6 months prior all the Democrats were calling for his resignation.
Stop mixing apples and oranges. There is no obstruction of justice going on right now. There is, arguably, "focused" justice as opposed to blind justice depending on your viewpoint.
Again.. I don't care who they are, what party affiliation, or what position they hold.. apply the law. But it should be applied fairly. Sadly there are very, very few impartial people left.
What foul am I crying?
Facts bear out that the Clinton's did some illegal shit.. You don't see them charged do you? Sound like it has been applied?
You think I only mean the Clinton's.. I mean them all.. You ever take a look at Nancy Pelosi's finances and contracts that her husbands firm has been awarded throughout the years? You see the call for Moore to get out of a Senate race (Which I fully agree he should and that he should be investigated)... Yet Al Franken (with proof of sexual assault and his own admission) is allowed to retain his current seat of power (when he should step down and be fired as well)... I could go on and on..
I'm all for.. if you sexually assault someone.. You should not be allowed to be the PEOPLE's representative.
I'm all for.. if you use your position to enrich yourself and your family to the tune of millions based upon the way you vote or push public funds around.. You should not be allowed to be the PEOPLE's representative.
I'm all for.. if you lie under oath or try to deceive others.. You should not be allowed to be the PEOPLE's representative.
I could go on and on.. My thing is.. I don't care what party they belong to.. I just want them all judged accordingly.
You on the other hand.. /shrug.
Yea let's keep this partisan..
"No obstruction? How do you figure? We have the Clinton's asking Lynch for an oath of loyalty. We have Clinton asking Lynch to tell Comey to drop the Clinton investigation. We have the Clinton's and Democrats calling for the firing of Comey while he is doing the investigation, because it is affecting her Presidential run. And on and on.."
See how this works? I don't give a flying fuck about the party.. You just don't get that.
I want it applied to them ALL equally.
your so called point is you want everyone to be treated equally under the law.. Sure. Did you object to Hillary being investigated last year, because others did the same thing she did? I don't recall you doing that..
Senator Blumenthal's letter to VP Pence:
I am deeply troubled by these reports and the possibility that Mr. Flynn was acting as a lobbyist on behalf of foreign nations within the Trump transition and Administration. I write to you because, as chairman of the Trump transition team, you were responsible for overseeing Mr. Flynn. It is imperative that we learn the full extent of Mr. Flynn’s hidden lobbying for special interests or foreign interests while on the transition team and in the White House, as well as any undisclosed work he did for the Russian or Turkish governments, so that we may know his legal liability.
Accordingly, I request that you provide all information and any relevant documents pertaining to the following questions:
• Did Mr. Flynn at any time disclose that he had been offered $15 million to deliver Mr. Gulen to Turkey?
• What role did Mr. Flynn play in discussions within the transition team related to possible extradition of Mr. Gulen to Turkey, either by legal means or by extraordinary rendition?
• What role did Mr. Flynn play in advancing the IP3 “Marshall Plan” proposal described in the Washington Post article within the Trump transition team?
• Did Mr. Flynn at any time disclose he had previously been a consultant for IP3, a private company that had developed theproposal for a “Marshall Plan” for the Middle East, and stood to benefit from such a policy?
• What role did Mr. Flynn play in discussions within the transition team or the Administration related to the prosecution by Preet Bahara of Reza Zarrab?
• Who on the Trump transition team was aware of Mr. Flynn’s relationship with the following entities:
The government of Russia
The government of Turkey
The government of China
IP3
ACU Strategic Partners
So we have gone from Russians hacked the elections, to Trump colluded with the Russians to rig the elections, to Trump asked Flynn to make contact with the Russians as a way to work together to fight ISIS in Syria?Quote:
is prepared to testify that Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians, initially as a way to work together to fight ISIS in Syria.
So now wanting to cooperate with the Russians to fight against terrorists is a bad thing?
Let me know what the next step of this witch hunt is because so far it's been dumber than pk getting angry on behalf of a whiter than a ghost pretend Native American.
Lying to the FBI is a crime.
Who's pretending?
Flynn conspired with a foreign country to kidnap a US citizen... seeing as he isn't pleading guilty to that I imagine it's because he offered up something to the special counsel.
Or maybe Muller is so desperate he uses his unlimited funds to put the screws on a guy who can't afford the legal fees anymore until he agrees to plead guilty to something to make it all go away in an attempt to see if others will flip because someone else pleaded guilty.
All sorts of possibilities. But I'm sure the liberal news stations you watch 24/7 told you this means Trump is next. Let me guess; you're all over social media saying this is the end for Trump? Because someone pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI?
It's amazing for all of this Russian collusion that they haven't charged a single person with collusion so far.
You sound like Ashliana, accusing me of watching right wing media 24/7. Funny how you partisan hacks have so much in common.
And what explains your dumbassery sticking up for Trump 24/7?
Go ahead libbies, impeach Trump. Because guess what, it's a lose-lose situation for you.
If the impeachment hearings go badly, you take the blame.
If Trump is impeached, we get Pence as President. Woohoo :)
Actually it's not looking good for Pence either. If Trump gets impeached Pence will be going down as well. We'd be getting President Ryan.
Also, Trump getting impeached is a win-win for everybody.
Dude, seriously, time to stop watching Rachel Maddow.
Also it's simple. If Trump gets impeached then Pence becomes president. Pence pardons Trump and makes Trump his vice president. Pence is impeached then Trump is president.
Face it, Trump will be president for life.
Wow for all of this apparent lack of evidence of Russian collusion you guys sure are hanging your hat on the entire Trump administration going down because one guy pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI.
Here's a hint, guys, if you're pleading guilty for lying, people tend not to take your word too seriously. But SHHHH! Don't tell anyone I told you that.
Do you think Flynn is the last one to down in Mueller's investigation? Would you like to bet on that?
Hasn't this investigation been going on for almost a year now? And the best they have is someone pleading guilty because he couldn't afford the unlimited funds Muller is playing with?
I have no idea if someone else is going down or not, but so far you ain't got shit. What are we up to now, like 4 people? Two of which were caught for lying to the FBI and two for money laundering that had nothing to do with the election at all?
Do you realize how you sound like a dumbass?
You dodged it with an I don't know. Take a guess. Will there be more people indicted or not.
Yes, the part where you said since Pence was part of the transition team this automatically means he's guilty too.
"The transition team" is not The Borg. IF what Flynn says is correct, that he was ordered to "contact the Russians" (OMG THE HORROR!) then surely someone gave that order. It doesn't mean the entire transition team is going to be thrown in jail. How can any reasonable person actually believe such a thing?
That's vague as shit. I didn't think an investigation into RUSSIAN COLLUSION would indict people on lying to the FBI or money laundering in regards to a totally separate issue than the elections.
So no, I honestly have no idea if more trumped up charges are going to be levied against anyone else.
Do I think anyone higher than Flynn is actually going down for "Russian collusion"? Let's just say I would be very very surprised.
Let's hear your thoughts, tough guy.
You keep mentioning collusion as if that's the only thing Mueller is investigating. Again, this all started because Trump fired Comey, obstructing justice.
Do I think there will be more indictments? Absolutely. Flynn and his son could have been charged with a whole lot more. The fact that he was only charged with lying to the FBI and that he's cooperating with Mueller means there are probably more indictments coming. Kushner, Trump Jr and probably Sessions for starters.
Wasn't that the whole point of this?
That's more leftist narrative bullshit spoon fed to you from Blackmail News.
Here is the actual letter from the actual Deputy Attorney General stating what Mueller's investigation is all about:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...el-Russia.html
Notice b(i) there?
It's all specifically about Russian collusion and Russian interference in general. The idea that he was charged with looking into obstruction of justice is 100% bullshit.Quote:
any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump
Mueller has the authority to charge for other crimes that arise directly from his investigation into collusion, I'm not saying he doesn't. I'm just saying A) I think he has far exceeded that scope and B) I really have no idea what other bullshit he is going to be pulling out of his ass because he is increasingly looking like a man with an axe to grind.
Or the more likely scenario that Mueller is hoping securing a guilty plea from Flynn will encourage others to seek out a plea deal as well.
You really think if Flynn had information to put both Kushner AND Trump Jr in jail (which could possibly lead him to Trump, which would probably make him jizz his pants) that Flynn would agree to possible jail time instead of holding out for immunity? Yeah. No. Looks more like Flynn can't afford to keep his team of lawyers around, Mueller knows Flynn doesn't have much and Mueller is hoping others will flip.
Oh you poor dear.. show us on the doll where the evil liberal media touched you.
Hey I'm willing to admit I'm wrong. I showed you a link outlining Mueller's investigation was to look into possible links/collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia. Go ahead and provide a link showing the investigation is looking into "obstruction of justice" because of Comey's firing.
The irony of you of all people complaining about someone else not answering a question. :lol:
Also:
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/36...d-flynn-reportQuote:
ABC News faces blowback over corrected Flynn report
http://thehill.com/sites/default/fil...?itok=b9l3mnIa
ABC News faced backlash on Friday after the network corrected a bombshell report saying that as a presidential candidate, Donald Trump pressed Michael Flynn to make contact with the Russians.
The network aired a special report Friday morning shortly after Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser, pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the month before Trump took office.
Financial markets shuddered in the wake of the report, with the Dow falling more than 350 points.
But the reporting that aired on television Friday morning was not included in ABC News' written report online, prompting questions about the accuracy of the on-air story.
The network issued a "clarification" on Friday evening, saying that Trump had asked Flynn during the campaign "to find ways to repair relations with Russia and other hot spots."
According to ABC, a Flynn confidant cited by the network clarified that it was after the election that Trump "directed Flynn to contact Russian officials on topics that included working jointly against ISIS."
Still, the error drew scorn across the political spectrum and among journalists, who blasted ABC News for initially only issuing a clarification as opposed to an actual correction about what the confidant had said.
"Astonishing. The story moved markets, set off a media frenzy, suggested worst possible outcome," tweeted Jim VandeHei, the CEO and co-founder of the news site Axios. "This is called a massive correction, or retraction, not clarification."
Astonishing. The story moved markets, set off a media frenzy, suggested worst possible outcome. This is called a massive correction, or retraction, not clarification. https://t.co/uVUamf4jYY
— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) December 2, 2017
Former longtime cable news journalist Greta Van Susteren blasted other news outlets for picking up ABC News' original report, and accusing the network of trying to "sugar coat" its error by issuing a clarification instead of a correction.
"What makes it worse is that ABC won’t admit its error and now tries to sugar coat it with now calling their correction just a ‘clarification’ - (and other news organizations of course repeated ABC original story)," the former Fox News and NBC News anchor tweeted.
What makes it worse is that ABC won’t admit its error and now tries to sugar coat it with now calling their correction just a ‘clarification’ - (and other news organizations of course repeated ABC original story) https://t.co/bgZhtK40wB
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) December 2, 2017
Trump's former White House press secretary Sean Spicer also hit the network over its clarification, writing on Twitter that ABC News should apologize to its viewers.
"@ABC 'news' owes it viewers an apology. Calling false reporting a 'clarification' is a cop out and just another reason for the decline in trust of the media," he said.
.@ABC “news” owes it viewers an apology. Calling false reporting a “clarification” is a cop out and just another reason for the decline in trust of the media
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) December 2, 2017
Andrew Kaczynski, a reporter for CNN's "K-File," echoed criticism that ABC News should have issued a correction in the first place, and called out the network for taking so long to address the matter.
"This isn't a clarification, it's a huge correction and one that took hours to do," he tweeted.
This isn't a clarification, it's a huge correction and one that took hours to do. https://t.co/rYozu7x8Kl
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) December 2, 2017
ABC News eventually deleted its references to the fix as a "clarification," calling it a "correction" instead.
CORRECTION of ABC News Special Report: Flynn prepared to testify that President-elect Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians *during the transition* -- initially as a way to work together to fight ISIS in Syria, confidant now says. https://t.co/ewrkVZTu2K pic.twitter.com/URLiHf3uSm
— ABC News (@ABC) December 2, 2017
Flynn's guilty plea on Friday was the most dramatic development yet in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Trump campaign associates' ties to Russia during last year's election. The news dominated headlines throughout the day, overshadowing Senate Republicans' efforts to pass a plan overhauling the nation's tax code.
Surprise, surprise... Fucking political partisanship at work again as opposed to facts. Fucking sad.
Shit like this is why Trump won the election.. shit like this is why people don't trust mainstream news outlets.. shit like this is what keeps us as a Nation divided.. It's sad.
**Flynn's guilty plea on Friday was the most dramatic development yet in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Trump campaign associates' ties to Russia during last year's election.**
This was the funniest part of the whole thing. Again.. an indictment with absolutely NOTHING to do with COLLUSION. But because Flynn was being a greedy asshole and trying to make some shady money.. it somehow gets tied to Trump colluded with the Russians.
I have no idea one way or another.. but the shit that Mueller is finding so far has nothing to do with the original purpose the special counsel was put together.
Let's see how the next few months play out.
Rush Limbaugh correctly pointed out that the timing is fishy and since this is now across the headlines, look at what is NOT being focused on anymore.
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/..._medium=social
In my opinion, this is a petty attempt at Mueller and his team trying to not look like they are completely useless while not finding any collusion. All while they are trying to save their reputation as they waste millions of taxpayer money. They also get a nice bit of publicity and a chance to influence the 2018 elections with more false narrative.
So, anyone know anything about the Vegas shooter's motive? What about any updates to the fishy as hell timeline? How about the mysterious deaths of victims that claimed different stores? What about the FBI covering up the Hillary documents? Are there more accusations against politicians and entertainment that they are hiding? All these things now off the front page because Mueller issued a petty indictment to try and look important. This is how they managed to prosecute Martha Stewart simply because she is rich, fairly conservative and somewhat mean.
If the magician wants you to watch one hand, you likely should be paying attention to the other one.
And just as a reminder:
https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE
Trump colluded with the Russians to rig the election AFTER he had already won the election!
This is the testimony they think is going to take down Trump and his entire family and administration. Oh yeah and take down Mike Pence too! At least people weren't being too hyperbolic about this.
ABC News suspends Brian Ross over 'serious error' in Trump/Flynn report - Fox News
https://apple.news/AGZX-zt8OSPS5yNUyvbol7g
TRUMP SHOULD BE IN HANDCUFFS ANY MINUTE NOW EVERYBODY ESPECIALLY TIME4PK
This suspension proves Trump's collusion with Russia!
I just stubbed my toe! Proof of Trump's collusion with Russia!
I think Trump refers to the media as "fake news" so often that they are in a self fulfilling prophecy mode right now. The original report is quite literally the definition of fake news.
Trump's tweets are going to be his downfall.
It's like you can literally picture the smile being wiped from their face in a matter of hours
To go from: Trump is going down now! Flynn says he'll testify that Trump told him to make contact with the Russians during the election!
Then after the real news comes out that he was ordered to make contact AFTER Trump had already won the election (you know, like a president is supposed to do) they are now back to grasping at straws. But...but his tweets!
Mueller and crew are trying their best to find anything they can pin on Trump or others so they can try to not look like a waste of taxpayer dollars. It's of course too late for that and the integrity of the investigation is seriously compromised not only by the FBI agent's bias coming out but also by Mueller himself and his relationship with Comey and others but hey, if it makes Liberal hearts pitter patter with a false sense of hope then it must be ok. This whole thing stinks, has always stunk, Comey should have been fired day one regardless along with several other people simply because they sure looked incompetent from the get go.
"I will say this. Hillary Clinton lied many times to the FBI. And nothing happened to her. Flynn lied and they destroyed his life. I think it’s a shame. Hillary Clinton on 4th of July weekend went to the FBI, not under oath, it was the most incredible thing anyone’s ever seen. She lied many times. Nothing happened to her. Flynn lied and it’s like they ruined his life. It’s very unfair." -President Trump
The big difference between Trump and Hillary is that she surrounded herself with lawyers. Trump has lawyers but he can't keep his damn mouth shut.
I bet she doesn't like crow. As much of it as she has had to eat, she needs to get used to the taste. For the record, this whole show is chock full of racism, sexism and misandry but hey, it's ok as long as you are a Liberal/Progressive/Socialist and a bitter screaming talk show harpy.
https://youtu.be/82kbsAu_LyY
Manafort had his bail deal pulled because he has apparently been working with someone who is linked to Russian intelligence while under house arrest. Derp.
Special prosecutor Robert Mueller zeroed in on President Donald Trump’s business dealings with Deutsche Bank AG as his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections widens.
Mueller issued a subpoena to Germany’s largest lender several weeks ago, forcing the bank to submit documents on its relationship with Trump and his family, according to a person briefed on the matter, who asked not to be identified because the action has not been announced.
“Deutsche Bank always cooperates with investigating authorities in all countries,” the lender said in a statement to Bloomberg Tuesday, declining to provide additional information.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...n-client-trump
Trump had dealings with the largest bank in all of Germany? SAY IT AIN'T SO!
Something's not right here..
Quote:
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Deutsche Bank has not received any subpoena for financial records relating to the president or his family as part of the special counsel’s Russia probe.
“We have confirmed that the news reports that the Special Counsel had subpoenaed financial records relating to the president are false,” Sekulow told Reuters in a statement. “No subpoena has been issued or received. We have confirmed this with the bank and other sources.”
More...
This is straight from Blackmail News so even liberals must believe it!
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/04/politi...mey/index.html
So this FBI agent, who has made it no secret that he hates Trump and would lick Hillary's asshole if given the chance, was involved in the Hillary email investigation and helped change the language of Hillary's crimes from "grossly negligent" (an actual legal term that implies a crime has been committed) to just "extremely careless."Quote:
A former top counterintelligence expert at the FBI, now at the center of a political uproar for exchanging private messages that appeared to mock President Donald Trump, changed a key phrase in former FBI Director James Comey's description of how former secretary of state Hillary Clinton handled classified information, according to US officials familiar with the matter.
Electronic records show Peter Strzok, who led the investigation of Hillary Clinton's private email server as the No. 2 official in the counterintelligence division, changed Comey's earlier draft language describing Clinton's actions as "grossly negligent" to "extremely careless," the sources said.
The drafting process was a team effort, CNN is told, with a handful of people reviewing the language as edits were made, according to another US official familiar with the matter.
Oh yeah, this same FBI agent was assigned to the Russian collusion bullshit (and was the agent who signed off on starting the FBI investigation into the Russian collusion bullshit) and had to be reassigned once his views became public knowledge. Oh yeah, he was also in the room when the FBI "caught" Michael Flynn lying to them.
Nothing to see here! Everything is fine!
So if Hillary wasn't charged with anything what difference does it make that language was changed to be more appropriate?
Remember Comey had a long drawn out speech where it sounded like he'e saying Hillary is guilty as sin, but then says something like "No prosecutor will ever take up this case." A lot of people thought this was Comey's way of saying she was guilty but he decided to not recommend charges because he didn't think a prosecutor would take the case.
This word change also goes to show that at one point Comey/whoever helped draft his statement believed Hillary had acted with gross negligence.
It doesn't matter since she wasn't charged, but it shows this agent's bias and how his hand seems to be in every fucking thing related to both presidential candidates. One candidate with mountains of evidence was given a pass, the other candidate with so far ZERO EVIDENCE against him and there is still an ongoing investigation nearing 1 year long now.
This is all a vast left wing conspiracy to smear republicans!
A lot of people who work in the White House regularly read my posts. This message is for them..
I've looked into this issue about Deutsche Bank. The President needs new lawyers. His current lawyers are dumb. You have dumb defense lawyers and a smart prosecutor. That's a bad combination. Take my word for it before it's too late.
If you have evidence that 183 Democrats lied to the FBI, I'm sure as a former director of the FBI Mueller would love to hear it. For the record, he is a registered Republican and was appointed to that position by President George W. Bush.On the other hand, what if impeachment proceedings drag on past the midterms and Democrats regain the House? Makes you wonder if the Republicans would be better off introducing impeachment proceedings of their own. My guess is it happens after the President sabotages the tax bill somehow.Notice b(iii)?
28 CFR 600.4 - Jurisdiction.
"The jurisdiction of a Special Counsel shall be established by the Attorney General. The Special Counsel will be provided with a specific factual statement of the matter to be investigated. The jurisdiction of a Special Counsel shall also include the authority to investigate and prosecute federal crimes committed in the course of, and with intent to interfere with, the Special Counsel's investigation, such as perjury, obstruction of justice, destruction of evidence, and intimidation of witnesses; and to conduct appeals arising out of the matter being investigated and/or prosecuted."
Happy to help.
Has this heated up yet?
Michael Flynn was the 24th person to be National Security Advisor in US history.
He was the first to plead guilty to a felony.