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facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
lol

https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/864232172487626753

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Zeroisanumber
Oct 23, 2010

Nap Ghost
Word coming in that WaPo pulled a couple of key paragraphs and withheld the name of the city in question at the last minute because intelligence officials are trying to limit the damage.

MA-Horus
Dec 3, 2006

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am.

What happens when the president of the united states becomes a threat to the security of the united states?

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

c-spam cannot afford



Two Finger posted:

I'm loving speechless.


Is this treason?

Title 18 U.S.C. § 2381 posted:

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

It depends on whether you want to classify Russia as "enemies," but in a world that matters I would say yes. Since nothing matters, though...

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008

^^^ you also need 2 witnesses which may be hard unless he oh god he's recording everything isn't he

Two Finger posted:

I'm loving speechless.


Is this treason?

Isn't "If the president does it it's not illegal" literally true for classified info and the military?

bengy81
May 8, 2010
Can wait for Turtle to come out and say it's nothing worth getting worked up over.

ded redd
Aug 1, 2010

Like, no poo poo, US agents are probably going to be loving dead over this. People are going to die, again, because a pillar of sentient blubber needed its imaginary cock stroked by a gangster state.

The entire government is a farce.

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

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hobbesmaster posted:

Isn't "If the president does it it's not illegal" literally true for classified info and the military?

Well, its impeachable and something the senate could convict him on. But :lol: at republicans giving a poo poo.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
McMaster just found out that it is not his day.

https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/864234428763168769

UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit
A smattering of relevant tweets

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/831853862281699331

https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/status/751198307972767744

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/750648675186147328

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


It was treason a long loving time ago.

ded redd
Aug 1, 2010

https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/864234970549817345

Hahahahahah.

https://twitter.com/justinsink/status/864234428763168769

:killing:

boop the snoot
Jun 3, 2016
nothing matters! :)

Hexyflexy
Sep 2, 2011

asymptotically approaching one

We live in a hell of a world, where ISIS probably has better ideas about what the U.S. government is doing than the U.S. government does about them, due to the president's inability to keep his mouth loving shut. Good luck to that informer handled by an ally, they're going to need it.

Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





He really is that loving stupid. I'm just blown away every time he proves that.

shyduck
Oct 3, 2003


Can't wait until Trump is re-elected.

Marshal Prolapse
Jun 23, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
And the stupid keeps piling on:

https://news.google.com/news/amp?ca...r%2F#pt0-704014

Zeroisanumber
Oct 23, 2010

Nap Ghost
McCain sending thunderbolts down from the mountain! National Security shall not be compro....


https://twitter.com/ericawerner/sta...genumber%3D7438

:smugdon:

Poppyseed Poundcake
Feb 23, 2007

Casimir Radon posted:

It was treason a long loving time ago.

Can a president even commit treason? If FDR decided to ally with the nazis for some reason doesn't he have that authority?

Hexyflexy
Sep 2, 2011

asymptotically approaching one

Zeroisanumber posted:

McCain sending thunderbolts down from the mountain! National Security shall not be compro....


https://twitter.com/ericawerner/sta...genumber%3D7438

:smugdon:

McCain either isn't sentient or has some long term plot I just plain can't understand. On the other hand, he really seems to get off being in front of the cameras every 5 minutes.

It's the cameras isn't it.

Poppyseed Poundcake
Feb 23, 2007

But the internet tells me that it's treason then

M_Gargantua
Oct 16, 2006

STOMP'N ON INTO THE POWERLINES

Exciting Lemon
The dog and pony show of the GOP power can only spin the plates for so much longer and I am pumped!

redneck nazgul
Apr 25, 2013

Hexyflexy posted:

McCain either isn't sentient or has some long term plot I just plain can't understand. On the other hand, he really seems to get off being in front of the cameras every 5 minutes.

It's the cameras isn't it.

The Viet Cong surgically removed his spine, balls, and guts, forcing him to make statements critical of Republicans before voting purely on party lines.

Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


Zeroisanumber posted:

McCain sending thunderbolts down from the mountain! National Security shall not be compro....


https://twitter.com/ericawerner/sta...genumber%3D7438

:smugdon:
McCain you loving bitch! I hate that piece of poo poo!

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

Two Finger posted:

I'm loving speechless.


Is this treason?
It's twitter-tribe treason, sure. (But what isn't?)

But it's not Constitutional treason.

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

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Poppyseed Poundcake posted:

Can a president even commit treason? If FDR decided to ally with the nazis for some reason doesn't he have that authority?

Just because it was within his authority doesn't mean it isn't treason. The problem is the only real recourse is impeachment.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

I wonder if he means permanently.

LtCol J. Krusinski
May 7, 2013
Legally speaking the president can share anything he chooses to with the exception of some nuclear stuff.

bird food bathtub
Aug 9, 2003

College Slice
Well yes but emails, and further Hillary Clinton bad Donnie Dumbfuck good.

Terrifying Effigies
Oct 22, 2008

Problems look mighty small from 150 miles up.

The more immediate poo poo hitting the fan will be the reaction of whoever the 'unnamed ally' is. If allied governments see the President of the United States as wholly unreliable ( :smugdon: ) then they're going to start cutting intel ties quick with absolutely dire consequences for the US.

Comrade Blyatlov
Aug 4, 2007


should have picked four fingers





Terrifying Effigies posted:

The more immediate poo poo hitting the fan will be the reaction of whoever the 'unnamed ally' is. If allied governments see the President of the United States as wholly unreliable ( :smugdon: ) then they're going to start cutting intel ties quick with absolutely dire consequences for the US.

It's ok. Fox news have their own investigative reporters

psydude
Apr 1, 2008

Hey where are Godholio and IYAAYAS to act all indignant about this.

UP THE BUM NO BABY
Sep 1, 2011

by Hand Knit

Two Finger posted:

It's ok. Fox news have their own investigative reporters

Fox and Friends will start having some weird guests

Hot Karl Marx
Mar 16, 2009

Politburo regulations about social distancing require to downgrade your Karlmarxing to cold, and sorry about the dnc primaries, please enjoy!
https://twitter.com/mitchellvii/status/864180476625530883

SwampDonkey
Oct 13, 2006

by Smythe

(and can't post for 4 years!)

proudly blocked by:


Vasudus
May 30, 2003
It amazes me that despite the insane loving madness that this timeline has brought me, I am still able to be surprised to the point where I yell HE DID loving WHAT out loud on a regular basis.

EBB
Feb 15, 2005

Oh Bill, we're not talking about a Machiavellian genius here.

davecrazy
Nov 25, 2004

I'm an insufferable shitposter who does not deserve to root for such a good team. Also, this is what Matt Harvey thinks of me and my garbage posting.
Bad day to be an Israeli mole embedded into ISIS.

facialimpediment
Feb 11, 2005

as the world turns
NYT is fully backing up WaPo.

Donnie is countering with a bland statement by Tillerson saying they discussed "a wide range of issues" and that the story is a lie.

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Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

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White House is of course denying it. I don't think every major outlet runs with it, though, if it weren't 100% true and verified. The verifications have revealed that it's actually worse than reported but some of the information was withheld to minimize damage.

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