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Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department

  

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Via:  vic-eldred  •  6 years ago  •  170 comments

Mueller submits long-awaited Russia probe report to Justice Department
“I welcome the announcement that the Special Counsel has finally completed his investigation into Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 elections. Many Republicans have long believed that Russia poses a significant threat to American interests. I hope the Special Counsel’s report will help inform and improve our efforts to protect our democracy.

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller   has submitted to   Attorney General Bill Barr   his long-awaited report on  the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and possible collusion with Trump associates -- marking the end of the politically explosive probe and the beginning of a new battle over its contents and implications.

The report was delivered earlier Friday afternoon to the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s office and it was delivered to Barr’s office within minutes, a senior DOJ official told Fox News. The White House was notified that the DOJ had received the report around 4:45 p.m., before lawmakers on Capitol Hill were informed.


Both Barr and Rosenstein have seen the report, according to a senior DOJ official.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted following the report's submission.

"The next steps are up to Attorney General Barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course," she said. "The White House has not received or been briefed on the Special Counsel’s report."




Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow, both of whom are counselors to Trump, also released a joint statement.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller   has submitted to   Attorney General Bill Barr   his long-awaited report on  the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race and possible collusion with Trump associates -- marking the end of the politically explosive probe and the beginning of a new battle over its contents and implications.

The report was delivered earlier Friday afternoon to the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s office and it was delivered to Barr’s office within minutes, a senior DOJ official told Fox News. The White House was notified that the DOJ had received the report around 4:45 p.m., before lawmakers on Capitol Hill were informed.


Both Barr and Rosenstein have seen the report, according to a senior DOJ official.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted following the report's submission.

"The next steps are up to Attorney General Barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course," she said. "The White House has not received or been briefed on the Special Counsel’s report."




Rudy Giuliani and Jay Sekulow, both of whom are counselors to Trump, also released a joint statement.

“The Special Counsel’s investigation focused on questions that go to the integrity of our democracy itself: whether foreign powers corruptly interfered in our elections, and whether unlawful means were used to hinder that investigation," the statement continued. "The American people have a right to the truth. The watchword is transparency.”

It’s not clear how much, if any, of the report will be made public or provided to Congress. None of Mueller’s findings were immediately released.

The president has repeatedly decried Mueller’s probe as a “witch hunt,” emphatically denying he or his campaign colluded with Russia to undermine Democrat Hillary Clinton’s chances in the 2016 race. The president has alleged a slew of internal “conflicts of interest” from Mueller’s team and has previously said his legal team is drafting a “major counter report” in response to its findings.

Mueller’s investigation, which was initially ordered to look into the 2016 election in May of 2017, has gone on for almost two years. It has expanded to probe financial crimes of Trump associates before the election, conversations Trump’s national security adviser had with the Russians during the transition and whether Trump obstructed justice with his comments and actions related to the probe.

Mueller, the former director of the FBI under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, was appointed special counsel by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in May of 2017. In his order, Rosenstein directed Mueller to investigate any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign, as well any other matters that arose from the investigation.

“If the Special Counsel believes it is necessary and appropriate, the Special Counsel is authorized to prosecute federal crimes arising from the investigation of these matters,” Rosenstein wrote to Mueller.

Since then, Mueller’s team has indicted, convicted, or won guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies as part of an investigation that has also probed issues unrelated to the 2016 campaign.

Twenty six Russian nationals and three Russian companies have been charged with interfering in the 2016 presidential election.

But none of the Trump associates connected to Trump have been charged with crimes related to collusion, though Mueller’s team charged former Trump associate Roger Stone in January with lying about his communications with WikiLeaks, which published hacked Democratic emails during the election.

Other convictions include: former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who both pleaded guilty to making false statements in 2017.

Former campaign adviser Rick Gates in 2018 pleaded guilty and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted and later pleaded guilty in a separate financial crimes case dating back before the 2016 election.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to making false statements in a case brought by Mueller in November.

Alex van der Zwaan, a London-based lawyer, pleaded guilty to making false statements this year, and Richard Pinedo, a California man, pleaded guilty to identity fraud in 2018.

Mueller has also looked at actions taken by Trump after sworn in as president, like his firing of FBI director James Comey and his ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Sessions, once one of President Trump’s most loyal and trusted advisers infuriated Trump over his recusal from the Russia investigation. In March 2017, Sessions announced his plans to recuse himself after reports surfaced detailing undisclosed conversations with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the campaign.

At the time of his recusal, Sessions said he met with the “relevant senior career department officials” to discuss the issue.

“Having concluded those meetings today, I have decided to recuse myself from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States,” Sessions said.

Rosenstein, Sessions’ number two at the Justice Department, then took control of the investigation and decided to appoint Mueller to take over the probe – an investigation Trump has repeatedly lambasted as a “phony witch hunt.”

Rosenstein said at the time, “What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command.”

Mueller said in a statement, upon his appointment: “I accept this responsibility and will discharge it to the best of my ability.’’

Rosenstein later ceded oversight to then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker when he took over for Sessions. But the report was submitted to Barr, who was confirmed in February by the Senate as attorney general.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Fox News' Jake Gibson contributed to this report.


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Vic Eldred
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1  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

The report does not recommend any further indictments.

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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1.1  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    6 years ago
The report does not recommend any further indictments.

And, how do you know this?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @1.1    6 years ago
By   Rusty   |   Featured Contributor   |   March 22, 2019 10:18AM

Sources claim that the pending report by special counsel Robert Mueller will contain no new indictments, no condemnation of the President, and be a disappointment to the public.





Dosen't it just gall ya!

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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1.1.2  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    6 years ago

Your link isn't accessible but, if it didn't come out of Mueller's mouth or, is specifically stated in Mueller's report then it is only one mans opinion of what is in there.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.3  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @1.1.2    6 years ago

A senior DOJ official just reported it

 
 
 
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1.1.4  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    6 years ago
Dosen't it just gall ya!

Wait, now vic....there were no charges against Clinton and you lot still didn't have any trouble smearing her.  No indictments doesn't mean there won't be any nasty shit about Scumbag (but I repeat myself) in the report.  My first thought is did Mueller specifically not do this to remove as much rationale for not releasing the full report? Barr says he'll start releasing it to Congress this weekend.  I hope you don't think this is over.  That would be wishful thinking in the extreme.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.5  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו @1.1.4    6 years ago

If it turns out that the President is in the clear, Mueller should be forced to explain why this thing went on as long as it did and how it even began. As for the shit bag democrats, if they want to keep investigating everything Trump, they do so at their own peril!

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.6  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    6 years ago

Vic's link, The Political Insider, is a right wing site and the story was written prior to the submission of the report.

We will all know soon enough what is in the report.

I won't believe Mueller thinks Trump is innocent though until he says so in his own words under questioning from a Congressional committee, which will happen.

People like Vic thinks this report will "exonerate" Donald Trump. Let me put it like this, nothing on this earth can "exonerate" Donald Trump and make him fit for office. If Trump supporters insist on claiming that Trump has been given a clean bill of health in terms of being fit for office, they will be met with reasonable accusations that they and their president* embarrass and disgrace this country every day.

Donald Trump cannot be rehabilitated. The more people claim he is cleared and has been given a clean bill of "health" in terms of his behavior, the more those Trump supporters will be resisted, and in truth, be disgracing themselves. Someone who lies every day and behaves like he does needs to leave office asap, not run for re-election.

 
 
 
livefreeordie
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1.1.7  livefreeordie  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.6    6 years ago

just watched MSNBC Ari Berman and former Federal Prosecutors said it is highly unlikely that any further indictments will be forthcoming

You desperate to see President Trump destroyed from the biggest political hoax in Amercian History and it eats at leftists that no crime was committed.

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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1.1.8  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.3    6 years ago

workable link?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.9  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.6    6 years ago
Vic's link, The Political Insider, is a right wing site and the story was written prior to the submission of the report.

A senior DOJ official has verified it!

I won't believe Mueller thinks Trump is innocent though until he says so in his own words under questioning from a Congressional committee, which will happen.

Lol, Do you really care?

People like Vic thinks this report will "exonerate" Donald Trump. Let me put it like this, nothing on this earth can "exonerate" Donald Trump and make him fit for office. If Trump supporters insist on claiming that Trump has been given a clean bill of health in terms of being fit for office, they will be met with reasonable accusations that they and their president* embarrass and disgrace this country every day.

John, haven't you heard "What goes around comes around"

Donald Trump cannot be rehabilitated. The more people claim he is cleared and has been given a clean bill of "health" in terms of his behavior, the more those Trump supporters will be resisted, and in truth, be disgracing themselves.

We have all the conviction the progressive haters have and we shall overcome!

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.10  JohnRussell  replied to  livefreeordie @1.1.7    6 years ago

Trump has been a criminal all his life, lol.

I'm going to say this straight up. Anyone who votes to re-elect Donald Trump after seeing how he has behaved for the past three years is not a patriotic American. To think this travesty deserves four more years to lie, be an ignoramus, and buffoon every single day, you cannot be a person who wants the best for this country. Thats just the truth of the matter. Now we will see who is on America's side and who is not. Now that this phase of the investigation is over people will speak more freely.

 
 
 
bugsy
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1.1.11  bugsy  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @1.1    6 years ago
And, how do you know this?

I guess NBC is now a right wing rag, huh?

"There will be no more indictments now that the probe is concluded, NBC News has learned."

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.12  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.9    6 years ago

You are in essence saying that you support someone who is a habitual liar, a known ignoramus, and a bigot. Trump is OBVIOUSLY the worst president in American history.

As the election draws nearer, attention will turn to Trump supporters. How do you tell your children or grandchildren you voted for a habitual liar, an ignoramus, and a bigot? 

I'll give people one mistake, the one they made on Nov 8, 2016.  They don't get to make the same mistake again and escape the judgement of history.

 
 
 
livefreeordie
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1.1.13  livefreeordie  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.10    6 years ago

Anyone who votes for any of these Anti-American Democrats running against the president supports the destruction of our Constitutional Republic.  President Trump is the only thing standing between us remaining a Constitutional Republic or turning into a totalitarian marxist failed state

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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1.1.14  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  livefreeordie @1.1.13    6 years ago

Yeah, sure,

384

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.16  JohnRussell  replied to  livefreeordie @1.1.13    6 years ago

Only crackpot extremists agree with you. That is your fate in life.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.17  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.12    6 years ago
They don't get to make the same mistake again and escape the judgement of history.

You are on the wrong side of history. You need to tone down the rhetoric. There are a lot of crazies out there.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.18  JohnRussell  replied to    6 years ago

Trump should be impeached on his own words. He is a totally corrupt individual and a provable ignoramus. Those are not qualities that belong in a president of the United States.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.20  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to    6 years ago

Yup,  It is disgraceful!

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.21  JohnRussell  replied to    6 years ago

Well, the owner knows I do not agree with the deletion of comments about Trump voters. Trump voters are a major issue facing this country. It is beyond me how or why we are not allowed to comment on them.

I would ask the moderators to reconsider their removal of comments about Trump voters. This is a topic that is not going away.

Can you vote for Trump in 2020 knowing he has lied 10,000 times to the American people? Knowing that he is an idiot who would lose a general knowledge contest to a 12 year old?

He has had a chance to change and has only gotten worse. People who vote for him in 2020 should be ashamed of themselves.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.22  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.17    6 years ago
There are a lot of crazies out there.

What in the world are you talking about?

As far as being on the wrong side of history. Donald Trump has never been above 50% in any poll or election. He is the living definition of being on the "wrong side".

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.23  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.22    6 years ago

Lol,

History is not based on polling. What did polling say about Trump's chances of winning in 2016.  Historians will look at what Trump has accomplished. They will also record the words & deeds of the left. Future generations will regard the current democratic party, and the media to be a stain on American history.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.1.25  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.23    6 years ago

The initial assessment of Donald Trump by professional presidential historians ranked him dead last among the 44 presidents. That is hardly likely to change.

As for his accomplishments, I can't think of a single one "history" will be gushing over.

America is inexorably becoming more diverse. White nationalism is a fringe extremist belief. When Trump leaves office the next Democratic president can reverse just about everything he has done except the judges, and they get old or sick and eventually die. The only thing Trump will be remembered for is being some who lied thousands of times to the American people.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.1.26  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.25    6 years ago
The initial assessment of Donald Trump by professional presidential historians ranked him dead last among the 44 presidents.

Please name the "historians" who are ranking a modern President in the middle of his first term?

As for his accomplishments, I can't think of a single one "history" will be gushing over.

Of course not, because you are so open minded/Sar

America is inexorably becoming more diverse.

I hate to take away your template position, but race is off topic. BTW that kind of rhetoric is why history will be so unkind, yet just, to the hate-filled, race mongering left.

 
 
 
livefreeordie
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1.1.29  livefreeordie  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @1.1.14    6 years ago

The most famous fascist in our nation was FDR.  Who loved the fascism of Mussolini and implemented much of Mussolini's fascist socialism

 
 
 
livefreeordie
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1.1.30  livefreeordie  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.16    6 years ago

Nonsense- 88% of Republicans and millions of independents like myself are proud of the accomplishments of Trump in reversing the destructions of both Democrats and Republicans to our country

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.1.31  XXJefferson51  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    6 years ago

Celebration 🎊  🎉  🥳 jrSmiley_24_smiley_image.gif jrSmiley_36_smiley_image.gif jrSmiley_13_smiley_image.gif jrSmiley_12_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.1.32  XXJefferson51  replied to  JohnRussell @1.1.6    6 years ago

Trump is a great American!  

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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1.1.33  Cerenkov  replied to  XXJefferson51 @1.1.31    6 years ago

Glorious!

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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1.2  Ed-NavDoc  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    6 years ago

Wonder how many progressive liberals will cry foul and have coronaries because said report may not match their desired/expected narratives. I'm going to have have popcorn ready because it is sure going to be interesting.

 
 
 
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1.2.1  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו  replied to  Ed-NavDoc @1.2    6 years ago

I wonder you think this means the game's over and it's just now starting.  No indictments does not by any means suggest no dirt.  You're counting your chicks before the hatching. 

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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1.2.2  Ed-NavDoc  replied to  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו @1.2.1    6 years ago

You wonder incorrectly. Also take note that I said "may not match...", not that it would not match. Now who is the one counting chicks here? And as far as indictments go, I will wait and see if and when that happens. Anything before that is superfluous and irrelevant.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.2.3  JohnRussell  replied to  Ed-NavDoc @1.2    6 years ago

People who defend Donald Trump embarrass themselves, period. You constantly walk that line.

 
 
 
livefreeordie
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1.2.4  livefreeordie  replied to  JohnRussell @1.2.3    6 years ago

Trump haters embarrass themselves every day with their hatred of Trump and everyone who supports him.

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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1.2.5  Raven Wing   replied to  Ed-NavDoc @1.2    6 years ago
I'm going to have have popcorn ready because it is sure going to be interesting

I agree. People on ALL sides will soon find something to either cheer or complain about. Either way, I for one am glad that it is finally over, at least to this point. Where it goes from here will depend on what was found and what the law requires.

I do think it will be handled fairly. It will e interesting to see if I am right or not. 

However it turns out, it is sure to be interesting. 

JMOO

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.2.6  JohnRussell  replied to  livefreeordie @1.2.4    6 years ago

You're right LiveFreeOrDie, I dont support pathological liars, idiots, buffoons, bigots , and crooks.  I plead guilty.

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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1.2.7  Ed-NavDoc  replied to  JohnRussell @1.2.3    6 years ago

Regardless of what you think, I am not defending anybody. I am just being what I consider to be realistic. I just believe in the benefit of the doubt, whether they be from the right or the left.  By all means, please show me or anybody else here where I have ever openly defended Trump or said I support him. If you can that is...

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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1.2.8  JohnRussell  replied to  Ed-NavDoc @1.2.7    6 years ago
I just believe in the benefit of the doubt,

There is no doubt that Trump is a buffoon, an ignoramus, and a crook. Doubt along those lines has been removed.

Trump has been sued hundreds of times for non payment to vendors and contractors, many of them small businesses. Do you seriously believe this person should be president of the United States?  He paid a 25 million dollar settlement to victims of another one of his business frauds. What the hell is wrong with the American people to believe this lowlife belongs in office?

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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1.2.9  Ed-NavDoc  replied to  JohnRussell @1.2.8    6 years ago

If that is what you think you are welcome to it. You are completely missing or ignoring my point and are blinded by your intense hatred of Trump and the right. We are still a nation where rule of law applies. Donald Trump may in fact be all you say, but he is still entitled to his day in court. When there is proper evidence that will stand up in a court of law, he can be tried, convicted, and properly sentenced like anybody , and removed from office. The big difference between you and me is that I believe in trial of a court of law. You, on the other hand seems to have greater faith in the court of public opinion than a court of law. Have a good evening.

 
 
 
livefreeordie
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1.2.10  livefreeordie  replied to  JohnRussell @1.2.6    6 years ago

nonsense, all politicians are liars, idiots, bigots and crooks.  Worse though, Democrats embrace totalitarianism, communism, infanticide and sexual perversion as good 

 
 
 
tomwcraig
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1.2.11  tomwcraig  replied to  Raven Wing @1.2.5    6 years ago

The only thing we will see is a report with 90% of the names redacted and possibly everything regarding Trump, himself, redacted completely due to the rules of the DOJ regarding releasing names of those not indicted for crimes, unless they do find some sort of conspiracy, which is highly doubtful since they brought no collusion charges or conspiracy charges regarding Russian collusion to any Americans.

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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1.2.12  Raven Wing   replied to  Ed-NavDoc @1.2    6 years ago
Wonder how many progressive liberals will cry foul and have coronaries because said report may not match their desired/expected narratives.

The same can be said about the right wing Conservatives if the report proves to be adverse to their own desired expectations.

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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1.2.13  XXJefferson51  replied to  livefreeordie @1.2.4    6 years ago

Without a doubt, you are right

 
 
 
Ed-NavDoc
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1.2.14  Ed-NavDoc  replied to  Raven Wing @1.2.12    6 years ago

Very true.

 
 
 
arkpdx
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1.3  arkpdx  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    6 years ago

There is going to be much wailing and gnashing of teeth from the left. I heard that the price of coloring books and comfort puppies and kittens has risen sharply as democrat safe rooms stock up on those most important items.

The real unfortunate thing is Mueller will go from left wing hero to left wing zero instantaneously. 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.3.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  arkpdx @1.3    6 years ago
The real unfortunate thing is Mueller will go from left wing hero to left wing zero instantaneously. 

We won't be hearing about how "honorable" he is any more!

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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3  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

“I welcome the announcement that the Special Counsel has finally completed his investigation into Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 elections. Many Republicans have long believed that Russia poses a significant threat to American interests. I hope the Special Counsel’s report will help inform and improve our efforts to protect our democracy.

“I am grateful we have an experienced and capable Attorney General in place to review the Special Counsel’s report. Attorney General Barr now needs the time to do that.

“The Attorney General has said he intends to provide as much information as possible. As I have said previously, I sincerely hope he will do so as soon as he can, and with as much openness and transparency as possible.”......Mitch McConnell

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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4  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

“This is really good news for people around Donald Trump....It’s over. The Mueller investigation is over. The So. District investigation goes on...but the Mueller investigation is over!” @ JeffreyToobin

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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5  Sean Treacy    6 years ago

Finally.

The saga that began when false information fed to the Clinton campaign by Russian officials was weaponized against a rival candidate is finally over.

 

 

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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5.1  Cerenkov  replied to  Sean Treacy @5    6 years ago

The Democrats will never live this shame down. it will haunt them in 2020. Epic failure of morals and judgment. 

 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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6  Sean Treacy    6 years ago

Letter to Congress notes there were no instances where Mueller was prevented by the administration from any proposed avenue of investigation. 

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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6.1  Cerenkov  replied to  Sean Treacy @6    6 years ago

Does that mean the Dems lied? Shocking!

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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7  Galen Marvin Ross    6 years ago
“The Special Counsel’s investigation focused on questions that go to the integrity of our democracy itself: whether foreign powers corruptly interfered in our elections, and whether unlawful means were used to hinder that investigation," the statement continued. "The American people have a right to the truth. The watchword is transparency.”
It’s not clear how much, if any, of the report will be made public or provided to Congress. None of Mueller’s findings were immediately released.

Something to remember is what I highlighted in red above.


The president has repeatedly decried Mueller’s probe as a “witch hunt,” (as had FOX, the channel that is putting this story out here) emphatically denying he or his campaign colluded with Russia to undermine Democrat Hillary Clinton’s chances in the 2016 race.

We still have the Roger Stone trial to go through to determine this.

The president has alleged a slew of internal “conflicts of interest” from Mueller’s team and has previously said his legal team is drafting a “major counter report” in response to its findings.

I'm sure Trumps team is getting their report ready, I have my grain of salt ready for it, just as I do this story. Remember, there are still other investigations into the Trump Organization and, into the Trump Inauguration Committee and, the question of Roger Stone and, what part he played in all of this. Then there is also the House of Representatives who is still looking into the Russia probe. Remember, any sign that Trump obstructed the investigation or, through offering up pardons, even if he didn't actually go through with it, is an impeachable offense, think Richard Nixon.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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7.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @7    6 years ago

Nixon committed real crimes

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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7.1.1  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @7.1    6 years ago
Nixon committed real crimes

Yep and, the state of New York and, Congress will determine if Trump has and, if his company and, company officers have.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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7.1.2  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @7.1.1    6 years ago

Let us know when that happens. I'll wait for all the "bombshells" from CNN & Adam Schiff

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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7.1.3  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @7.1.2    6 years ago
Let us know when that happens. I'll wait for all the "bombshells" from CNN & Adam Schiff

It already has,

Remember, if the state of New York decides to indict Trump they aren't part of the DOJ and, if that state finds him guilty, then he can be impeached for those crimes.

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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7.1.6  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Tessylo @7.1.4    6 years ago

For them it's all related to Mueller and, if Mueller is done then EVERYTHING must be done but, we know it isn't.

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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7.1.7  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Tessylo @7.1.5    6 years ago

No, but, I know what you are talking about, I see Trumps kids getting picked off by the state if not by the SDNY, remember, Trump can pardon a conviction from the SDNY but, not from the state of New York, I wonder how Ivanka will look in an orange jump suit behind bars in Ryker's?

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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7.1.9  1stwarrior  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @7.1.3    6 years ago

Sorry Galen - but - BBBBBRRRRRRUUUUHHHHHHAAAAAAHHHHHHAAAAAA.

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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7.1.10  Cerenkov  replied to  Tessylo @7.1.8    6 years ago

It looks like like it will be the next six seasons honey....

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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7.2  Cerenkov  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @7    6 years ago

Have you heard of the boy who cried wolf? Lol.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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8  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

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Galen Marvin Ross
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8.1  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @8    6 years ago

Thank you for that Vic, now, what's in Mueller's report?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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8.1.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @8.1    6 years ago

Only a few people at the DOJ have seen it. William Barr, of course is one of them

 
 
 
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8.1.2  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @8.1.1    6 years ago
Only a few people at the DOJ have seen it. William Barr, of course is one of them

That's my point Vic, if the full report is not released, at least to Congress, then there will always be doubts, Barr is already under suspicion as to whether he can be trusted with this report or, will he try to hide it to protect the president, I'm hoping for the former.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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8.1.3  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @8.1.2    6 years ago
Barr is already under suspicion

LOL!!!!


Now comes the left's preemptive argument that there is a cover-up!

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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8.1.4  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @8.1.3    6 years ago
Now comes the left's preemptive argument that there is a cover-up!

I guess you stopped reading there, I also said this,

I'm hoping for the former.

In case you can't guess what "former" means, it is referring to the statement in my post that Barr would release the whole report to Congress at the least.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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8.1.5  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @8.1.4    6 years ago

We all want transparency

 
 
 
Galen Marvin Ross
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8.1.6  Galen Marvin Ross  replied to  Vic Eldred @8.1.5    6 years ago
We all want transparency

WE do but, does Trump and, Barr? Why has Trump been so scared for the past two years?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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8.1.7  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @8.1.6    6 years ago
WE do but, does Trump and, Barr?

Yes & Yes

Why has Trump been so scared for the past two years?

"scared"?   He seemed fairly cocky to me!

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
8.1.8  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Galen Marvin Ross @8.1.6    6 years ago

Please don't forget there is another investigation going on - the DOJ Inspector General David Horowitz is still investigating the FBI & DOJ & the origins of the Mueller investigation!

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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9  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., released a joint statement on the report after the early-evening disclosure on the submission.

“Now that Special Counsel Mueller has submitted his report to the Attorney General, it is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public and provide its underlying documentation and findings to Congress," the statement said. "Attorney General Barr must not give President Trump, his lawyers or his staff any ‘sneak preview’ of Special Counsel Mueller's findings or evidence, and the White House must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence are made public."

“The Special Counsel’s investigation focused on questions that go to the integrity of our democracy itself: whether foreign powers corruptly interfered in our elections, and whether unlawful means were used to hinder that investigation," the statement continued. "The American people have a right to the truth. The watchword is transparency.”

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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9.1  1stwarrior  replied to  Vic Eldred @9    6 years ago

What is so friggin' sad Vic is that the law doesn't allow FULL disclosure due to the nature of some of the investigations conducted.  And now Nanny and Chilly want FULL TRANSPARENCY????  Hey Nan - how did that transparency work with the "ya gotta vote it in before you can read it."?????

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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9.1.1  Cerenkov  replied to  1stwarrior @9.1    6 years ago

She's the real witch.

 
 
 
Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו
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10  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו    6 years ago

And what's been handed off to the SDNY won't be subject to any holding back by Starr (oh, excuse me BARR) and there's still plenty of dirt there.  Then there's NY State investigation.  But please do go one celebrating a victory before the games over.  

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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10.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו @10    6 years ago

A possible campaign finance charge can only be addressed AFTER Trump serves out his term/terms.  America is still full of decent people and they see quite clearly what is going on.

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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10.3  Cerenkov  replied to  Atheist יוחנן בן אברהם אבינו @10    6 years ago

Keep grasping at straws... It amuses us and hurts you in 2020. Lol.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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11  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

"Justice Department says no indictments from Mueller Report. National media crushed."




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Bill O'Reilly Verified account

@ BillOReilly

 

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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12  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago
 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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13  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

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3 years of multiple investigations.  The President is not above the law, nor is he below the law!

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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13.1  Cerenkov  replied to  Vic Eldred @13    6 years ago

A monumental failure of the Democrats attempted coup.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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14  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

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Reporter: The indications are there are no new [Mueller] indictments... [Is] there an apology that needs to be made to the president?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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14.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @14    6 years ago

. [Is] there an apology that needs to be made to the president?

Does "he can go fuck himself" qualify as an apology?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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14.1.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @14.1    6 years ago

I think an apology is in order.  Soon we will know what the American people think!

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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14.1.2  Cerenkov  replied to  Vic Eldred @14.1.1    6 years ago

He deserves one. The dems put political ideology above nation during this failed witch hunt.

And they lost. Bigly.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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14.1.3  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Cerenkov @14.1.2    6 years ago
The dems put political ideology above nation during this failed witch hunt. And they lost. Bigly.

Now we sort through the wreckage of the last 2 years. All the leaks & lies from the deep state & the complicit media. The ruined lives and the careers destroyed. I wonder what Jeff Sessions is thinking right now?

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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15.1  Cerenkov  replied to  Vic Eldred @15    6 years ago

He looks pretty stupid now...

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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16  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

JW sent a complaint to DOJ’s Inspector General calling for investigations into any leaks related to Mueller’s probe – including leaks to CNN on the raid of Roger Stone’s home & leaks to BuzzFeed suggesting Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress.

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JohnRussell
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16.1  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @16    6 years ago
. [Is] there an apology that needs to be made to the president?

Judicial Watch is a conspiracy site that is not allowed on Newstalkers.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
16.1.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @16.1    6 years ago
not allowed on Newstalkers.

Oh, it is allowed.  It is an organization that gets information out to the people. That's what the FOIA is all about. I bet you don't like that either?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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16.1.2  JohnRussell  replied to  Vic Eldred @16.1.1    6 years ago

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Judicial Watch is in the extremist far right arrow of the MBFC graphic, thus it is not allowed.

Judicial Watch has made numerous false and unsubstantiated claims, with a “ vast majority ” of their lawsuits dismissed.

Judicial Watch reports news on their website with the use of strong emotional language that is usually pro-right or anti-left. Common topics covered are anti-immigration, in which they highlight crimes committed by illegal immigrants such as this:  Busy Month for Illegal Immigrants Committing Heinous Crimes  or dedicating an entire website to exposing former President Obama’s alleged IRS scandal. They have also promoted debunked conspiracy theories such as this . Further, the founder of JW, Larry Klayman recently promoted the conspiracy that the Clinton’s were killing people. In general the majority of content and story selection is anti-left.

A factual search reveals a horrible track record with fact checking. Below is a small sample of their failed fact checks by IFCN fact checkers

I will somewhat change my initial comment . Although MBFC considers Judicial Watch to be a disreputable site and thus is not allowed to be used for SEEDS on Newstalkers, I think it may be true that you can use it as a link in a comment. Carry on with your bamboozling.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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16.1.3  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  JohnRussell @16.1.2    6 years ago

Here some more bitter medicine:

"All we know at this point is that  Special Counsel Robert Mueller  delivered his report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election to Attorney General William Barr on Friday. What we don’t know is how the attorney general will handle the report.

Barr has several options . The fairest would be to immediately turn the report over to President Trump’s legal team and give them a week to write a response. Barr could then issue both reports simultaneously so that the American public could judge the comparative merits of both sides of this adversarial process.

But there may well be pressures on the attorney general to send the  report  to Congress – thus making it public – as soon as he can vet it for possible national security omissions. If that’s what the attorney general does, then it is imperative that the American public withhold conclusions about the report until the Trump legal team has had the opportunity to respond in the court of public opinion.
This is crucial because prosecutorial reports – and Special Counsel Mueller is a prosecutor – are, by their very nature, one-sided. Prosecutors only listen to inculpatory evidence rather than including exculpatory evidence. They interview witnesses against the subject, but not witnesses in favor of the subject. That is why the Trump legal defense team needs to provide its assessment of the Mueller investigation".....Alan Dershowitz

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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16.1.5  1stwarrior  replied to  Vic Eldred @16.1.3    6 years ago

Vic- the report will be read and a Reader's Digest version will be given to Graham, Nadler and Feinstein - every friggin' possible way, they will be "LEAKED" to the public, with modifications, from two and possibly three of the above.

Man, Monday is gonna be interesting.

 
 
 
Split Personality
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16.1.6  Split Personality  replied to  Vic Eldred @16.1.1    6 years ago
Oh, it is allowed.

Well, no, it isn't.

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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16.1.7  Cerenkov  replied to  JohnRussell @16.1    6 years ago

Messenger fallacy. Illogic dismissed.

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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16.1.8  Cerenkov  replied to  Split Personality @16.1.6    6 years ago

Sure it is.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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17  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

Glenn Greenwald Retweeted Aaron Maté

The parts of the media that spent 2 years obsessing on Trump/Russia are now going to seamlessly pretend it was always unimportant whether Mueller indicted any Americans for conspiring with Russia over the election - when that was the key point all along & everyone knows this:

 
 
 
bbl-1
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18  bbl-1    6 years ago

Trump vindicated?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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18.1  JohnRussell  replied to  bbl-1 @18    6 years ago

Nothing on this earth can vindicate Donald Trump. Ever.

We are now about to learn how stupid or disengaged the American people really are.

 
 
 
bbl-1
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18.1.1  bbl-1  replied to  JohnRussell @18.1    6 years ago

"Stupid or disengaged?" 

The writing was riven in granite when "Lock Her Up" and "Grab em' By The Pu**y" was the winning strategy.

 
 
 
Cerenkov
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18.3  Cerenkov  replied to  bbl-1 @18    6 years ago

Yep. Liberal tears will flow...

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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22  JohnRussell    6 years ago

this is my favorite thing i've seen all day

I wonder if the Mueller report will have anything REALLY explosive in it, like Donald Trump standing in front of reporters and asking Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails

2:19 PM - 22 Mar 2019
 
 
 
Sean Treacy
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22.1  Sean Treacy  replied to  JohnRussell @22    6 years ago

Liberals can’t even get his joke right...

he asked Russia to help the FBI find the emails that were “lost” (destroyed by Clinton after she was subpoenaed).  

 
 
 
Split Personality
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22.1.1  Split Personality  replied to  Sean Treacy @22.1    6 years ago
Liberals can’t even get his joke right..

Oh, now it's a joke...

well at least you admit he is a comedian.

 
 
 
JohnRussell
Professor Principal
22.1.4  JohnRussell  replied to  Texan1211 @22.1.3    6 years ago

Donald Trump ran what was easily the most disgraceful presidential campaign in the past 100 years, maybe ever. 

Don't make excuses for the clown.

 
 
 
Cerenkov
Professor Silent
22.1.6  Cerenkov  replied to  Texan1211 @22.1.3    6 years ago

Or any sense at all...

 
 
 
Cerenkov
Professor Silent
22.1.7  Cerenkov  replied to  JohnRussell @22.1.4    6 years ago

We don't gave to since he won. You need to make excuses for the harpy's loss... 

 
 
 
Cerenkov
Professor Silent
25  Cerenkov    6 years ago

A great day for real Americans! Will the dems double down or will they finally work to MAGA? I think we all know....

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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27  seeder  Vic Eldred    6 years ago

In Conclusion:

For the first time since Donald Trump became President there is no longer a cloud hanging over his administration. There are certain things the President could not do in all that time because he was told this or that would obstruct the "investigation."  Now we should be seeing the declassification of documents from the DOJ and FBI. Senator Lindsey Graham will conduct an investigation of how this fraudulent investigation ever got started and who did the unmasking & leaking. The IG Michael Horowitz will be able to finish up his investigation of the deep state. Officials of the FBI, DOJ and the Obama administration must be held accountable.

Thanks to those who kept it civil

 
 

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