US Politics Thread 2016-2020

[August]

According to the texts just released it looks like Comey lied to Congress when he said he hadn't briefed Obama about the Trump dossier.

I think this Democrat house of cards is about to come down around their ears.

[vienna]

Originally Posted by August

According to the texts just released it looks like Comey lied to Congress when he said he hadn't briefed Obama about the Trump dossier.

I think this Democrat house of cards is about to come down around their ears.

...however, there seems to be a house with a shakier foundation. It is exceedingly rare when a sitting Attorney-General is interviewed by the FBI, or any investigative entity, about possible obstruction of justice committed by a sitting President:


Comey and Sessions Are Questioned for Hours in Russia Inquiry --

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/2....html?referer=


It should be noted lying to the FBI, with or without being under oath, during the course of an active investigation, is a Federal crime...








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[vienna]

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[August]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Lost FBI Texts

Lost FBI texts
Lost IRS emails
and of course 30k lost Hillary emails.

See a pattern?

[Rockstar]

Politics and politicians can be brutal. Especially for all those fan boys lead astray by mere assertions.

[vienna]

Originally Posted by August

According to the texts just released it looks like Comey lied to Congress when he said he hadn't briefed Obama about the Trump dossier.

I think this Democrat house of cards is about to come down around their ears.

As a clarification: both Trump and Obama were presented with the "dossier" and other intel regarding Russian interference concurrently by intelligence officials from multiple agencies in January of 2017; what Obama saw, Trump saw as the briefings were identical. It is entirely possible Comey did not personally attend the briefing with either Trump or Obama and the FBI was represented by a lower level representative, an occurrence not at all unusual in government circles, much in the same way Congressional committee members very often do not attend non-hearing interviews of witnesses and a Special Counsel/Prosecutor may not be at every interview of witnesses. So, the FBI may have briefed Obama, but not necessarily with Comey present in which case Comey would be truthful in saying he did not personally brief Obama. If you have verifiable information to substantiate Comey personally briefing Obama, I would be interested in hearing it...







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[em2nought]

Originally Posted by August

Lost FBI texts
Lost IRS emails
and of course 30k lost Hillary emails.

See a pattern?

How many places does this guy work at? Jeez

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by vienna

If you have verifiable information to substantiate Comey personally briefing Obama, I would be interested in hearing it...


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Does August need a lawyer?

[em2nought]

To elaborate (maybe NSFW)

[August]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

Does August need a lawyer?

Probably not (at least for that) , but apparently somebody else does need to brush up on his reading comprehension skills just a tad.

According to the texts just released it looks like Comey lied to Congress when he said he hadn't briefed Obama about the Trump dossier

[August]

Originally Posted by em2nought

To elaborate (maybe NSFW)

That was hilarious!

[vienna]

Originally Posted by August

Probably not (at least for that) , but apparently somebody else does need to brush up on his reading comprehension skills just a tad.

No, comprehended quite well, actually. All that was asked for was the source of his statement(s). Since August, and others, are so often dismissive of reports regarding anything Trump that contains 'unnamed sources' and such, I was rather hoping he might have something a bit more substantive for his post's claim there is any indication Comey had lied about his interactions, or lack thereof, with Obama. I would somewhat expect such claims to be held to the same set of standards imposed of reports about the Trump mess; just a simple request...

As far as August needing a lawyer, I don't recall him ever mentioning having contact with Russian operatives or being a member of the Trump's inner circle...

...however, Mueller isn't finished with his investigations...yet...










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[vienna]

This was reported three hours ago by Fox News as their own exclusive story:


Thousands of FBI cellphones affected by glitch that lost Strzok-Page texts, officials say --

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...cials-say.html

The gap in records covered a crucial period, raising suspicion among GOP lawmakers as to how those messages disappeared.

But Fox News is told that the glitch affected the phones of “nearly” 10 percent of the FBI’s 35,000 employees.

Senior Department of Justice officials told Fox News they are "taking steps" to possibly recover the texts from the appropriate cellphone carriers. The same officials told Fox News they are also making every effort to track down the physical cellphones in question so they could be subject to a forensic review.

The missing messages have also caused problems for the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General.

So, the "gap" was not isolated. The report notes "nearly" 10% of the FBI's 35,000 employees were hit by the glitch, or, roughly, 3,500 other cases of the same occurrence; additionally, the article notes the DOJ-IG's office was likewise afflicted...

...and, I mean, ya gotta trust this report, cause, ya know, Fox News never lies and, beside, Trump really, really likes and trusts Fox News, even with unspecified "federal law enforcement officials" as a source...









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[ikalugin]

Russian hackers, when?

[Rockstar]

No hackers and the investigation has long since wandered of the reservation of original intent. As I said at the outset and still insist its a political boondoggle perpetuated by media and party fan boys. Its good for business, good for the party long live the party