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Casimir Radon
Aug 2, 2008


Daddy's going to pardon me before taking me out for ice cream. The sad part is I only get one scoop and he gets two. Also he's loving my sister.

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CHICKEN SHOES
Oct 4, 2002
Slippery Tilde
am I allowed to get my hopes up this time because uhhhh this seems crazy

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/paulmcleary/status/884806263976099840

Trump will take credit if he is indeed dead


Edit: lawsuit to get unblocked by trump

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-twitter-users-lawsuit.html

Hot Karl Marx fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Jul 11, 2017

Godholio
Aug 28, 2002

Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Nobody outside the military/vet/intel communities knows or cares who he is.

Edit: Trump Jr... :lol: JFC

EBB
Feb 15, 2005

Tuesday, 12:38 PM

:smugdon: Son, you didn't leave any evidence did you?

:downs: What evidence? I would never collude with Russia.

http://alexanderlozada.com/iasip/?IkRvbm5pZSBKci4gQ29sbHVkZXMgV2l0aCBSdXNzaWEi

Stultus Maximus
Dec 21, 2009

USPOL May

Hot Karl Marx posted:

https://twitter.com/dick_nixon/status/884810681199075328

Edit: or he's incredibly dumb which is probably the more correct option

Don Jr. isn't intellectually capable of 2 dimensional checkers much less multidimensional chess.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/884598530907791365

:stonklol:

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

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

Mr. Nice! posted:

These emails are actual hard evidence of multiple crimes

Which ones?

accepting/ soliciting aid from foreign nationals?
Neither Jr's release or the NYT article get there.

accepting/ soliciting Russian hacking?
Neither Jr's release or the NYT article get there.

foreign agent registration act?
Neither Jr's release or the NYT article get there.


As for the drug analogy,
according to the NYT article / Jr's release,

:britain: Hey! I've got something that will make you feel good!
:baby: Cool! lets meet, I'll bring some friends!
:ussr: Do you want some ginko biloba? Maybe some four loco!
:baby: uhhh....
:ussr: But what I really want to talk about is my scentsy business!

So far as I can tell, there's nothing out there to contradict Jr.'s account of the meeting.

Not fire, still smoke.

CHICKEN SHOES posted:

am I allowed to get my hopes up this time because uhhhh this seems crazy
No, yes. It's definitely some more quality data points, but not independently actionable.

joat mon fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Jul 11, 2017

windshipper
Jun 19, 2006

Dr. Whet Faartz would like to know if this smells funny to you?
Reuters reporting that a Syrian observatory organization says Baghdadi is dead

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-baghdadi-idUSKBN19W1AW?il=0&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social

PookBear
Nov 1, 2008

I hope there is a recording of Mueller and Comey's reaction to this

BUG JUG
Feb 17, 2005



joat mon posted:

Which ones?

accepting/ soliciting aid from foreign nationals?
Neither Jr's release or the NYT article get there.

accepting/ soliciting Russian hacking?
Neither Jr's release or the NYT article get there.

foreign agent registration act?
Neither Jr's release or the NYT article get there.


As for the drug analogy,
according to the NYT article / Jr's release,

:britain: Hey! I've got something that will make you feel good!
:baby: Cool! lets meet, I'll bring some friends!
:ussr: Do you want some ginko biloba? Maybe some four loco!
:baby: uhhh....
:ussr: But what I really want to talk about is my scentsy business!

So far as I can tell, there's nothing out there to contradict Jr.'s account of the meeting.

Not fire, still smoke.

No, yes. It's definitely some more quality data points, but not independently actionable.
Reposting this in full for when you go back and edit it.

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

From Tim Kaine-

"We are now beyond obstruction of justice," the Virginia Democrat told CNN Tuesday. "This is moving into perjury, false statements and even potentially treason."

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

From Tim Kaine-

"We are now beyond obstruction of justice," the Virginia Democrat told CNN Tuesday. "This is moving into perjury, false statements and even potentially treason."

Doesn't matter unless it comes from Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell.

Edit:

Reverand maynard posted:

I hope there is a recording of Mueller and Comey's reaction to this

OH LORDY!



But seriously, I'm sure this will be a major piece of evidence for Mueller.

It's going to be a "circle the calendar and cancel your plans" kind of day when he finishes up his investigation and brings his recommendations to Congress.

NSA WIZARD
Jan 20, 2016

MY BOSS SAID I CAN GO HOME EARLY TODAY

BUG JUG
Feb 17, 2005



NSA WIZARD posted:

MY BOSS SAID I CAN GO HOME EARLY TODAY

Congrats NSA WIZARD!

joat mon
Oct 15, 2009

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

BUG JUG posted:

Reposting this in full for when you go back and edit it.

I would LOVE to be wrong.

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug
I guarantee Comey is pulling a Boehner and just leaning back in a chair sipping whatever bourbon of choice.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer
John Oliver's "Stupid Watergate" tagline is seriously prescient.

The Iron Rose
May 12, 2012

:minnie: Cat Army :minnie:
This email poo poo is so ridiculous, Louise Mensch didn't even make it up.

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


And in standard, run of the mill conflict of interest items

https://twitter.com/ProPublica/status/884819772302667776

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

mike pence looks super pissed

Defenestrategy
Oct 24, 2010

Current right wing talking point on AM radio today was, "Putin would have absolutely loved Hilary in charge, why would he possibly help trump?! Makes no sense, trumps an unknown quantity while Hillary would have just been more of Obama which would be SCRAPING to Putin."

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!



You can see him start to smirk and then supress it right before he answer's Tapper.

gently caress, I really hope we see these assholes in orange jumpsuits at some point in the future.

Nostalgia4Butts
Jun 1, 2006

WHERE MY HOSE DRINKERS AT

lol McCain is basically saying told you so

boop the snoot
Jun 3, 2016
Fox News anchor just said this exact thing, and maybe someone can check the accuracy of the claim: "Collusion is not a crime so be that it is not being held in exchange for favors, especially during a political election."

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

TBeats posted:

Fox News anchor just said this exact thing, and maybe someone can check the accuracy of the claim: "Collusion is not a crime so be that it is not being held in exchange for favors, especially during a political election."

Well, it was said by Fox news......

BUG JUG
Feb 17, 2005



Collusion is a crime when it is related to a foreign agent trying to get involved with a political election.

boop the snoot
Jun 3, 2016

CommieGIR posted:

Well, it was said by Fox news......

Immediately after that they switched to James Comey releasing classified information lmao

https://twitter.com/foxnews/status/884802095391617025

boop the snoot fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Jul 11, 2017

Nick Soapdish
Apr 27, 2008


TBeats posted:

Fox News anchor just said this exact thing, and maybe someone can check the accuracy of the claim: "Collusion is not a crime so be that it is not being held in exchange for favors, especially during a political election."

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/world/2017/7/10/15950590/donald-trump-jr-new-york-times-illegal


Vox Article posted:

The key word from Trump Jr., according to University of California Irvine election law expert Rick Hasen, is “solicit,” which has a very specific meaning in this context. To quote the relevant statute:

A solicitation is an oral or written communication that, construed as reasonably understood in the context in which it is made, contains a clear message asking, requesting, or recommending that another person make a contribution, donation, transfer of funds, or otherwise provide anything of value.

Trump Jr. was clearly soliciting information that he knew was coming from a foreign source. Given that political campaigns regularly pay thousands of dollars to opposition researchers to dig up dirt, it seems like damaging information on Clinton would constitute something “of value” to the Trump campaign.

The solicitation bit is why it doesn’t matter if Trump Jr. actually got useful information. The part that’s illegal, according to the experts I spoke to, is trying to acquire dirt on Clinton from a foreign source, not successfully acquiring it. And his statement more or less admits that he did, in fact, solicit this information.


Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


McConnell has said he's going to keep the senate in session for the first two weeks of August. Looks like he thinks he can give health care another shot. gently caress.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer

Handsome Ralph posted:

McConnell has said he's going to keep the senate in session for the first two weeks of August. Looks like he thinks he can give health care another shot. gently caress.

He has to. Because of reconciliation rules, if they want to do the Health care repeal and tax cut, they have to get it done before the end of the fiscal year.

He certainly is going to give it everything he's got if he wants all the time possible.

Justin Godscock
Oct 12, 2004

Listen here, funnyman!
I look forward to President Mike Pence.

I actually don't: gently caress, 3.5 more years of GOP in power

A Bad Poster
Sep 25, 2006
Seriously, shut the fuck up.

:dukedog:
Awaiting the "it wasn't Donny himself, so it's all good!" ignoring the fact that, sure, there's nothing solid on him, just literally every single person in his family, and everyone he's chosen to surround himself with. It's like a damned mafia.

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer
Honestly, I don't see how Mueller doesn't subpoena all of Trump Jr.'s emails.

If Jr. casually forwarded the email chain to Manafort and Kushner, who knows what else was sent directly to The Donald himself.

bloops
Dec 31, 2010

Thanks Ape Pussy!
Donald, you should've just stuck to realty tv you cumball

boop the snoot
Jun 3, 2016

cowboy elvis posted:

Donald, you should've just stuck to realty tv you cumball

at this point, that's exactly what this is.

FrozenVent
May 1, 2009

The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Thwomp posted:

Honestly, I don't see how Mueller doesn't subpoena all of Trump Jr.'s emails.

If Jr. casually forwarded the email chain to Manafort and Kushner, who knows what else was sent directly to The Donald himself.

I hope he does, and then Junior either refuses or we find out he's already deleted all the emails or something like that.

The irony would be just too great.

bloops
Dec 31, 2010

Thanks Ape Pussy!
No but seriously I'd love to be in the room with Mueller today

Defenestrategy
Oct 24, 2010

FrozenVent posted:

I hope he does, and then Junior either refuses or we find out he's already deleted all the emails or something like that.

The irony would be just too great.

Historys a giant stupid circle. It starts with BUTTERYMAILS!!!! and ends with BUTTHISMAILS!!

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MA-Horus
Dec 3, 2006

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

Far from putting the brakes on this here crazy train, in a very Soviet Russia move we've attached a jet engine and hit the afterburners.

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