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Regarding the lack of any

nothere — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 23:59:15 +0000

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Regarding the lack of any sort of earlier reply: I wanted to wait a week to see what would happen in 'The Media'. I suppose something is better than nothing? No idea...

What I did see, starting with Trumps' daughter-in-law and continuing with Ghouliani, is the sneering arrogance within a particular concentration of power. That they could just openly say this, expecting impunity....

Also, while Ghouliani is laying claim to his role in all this and its accompanying fame: Roger Stone (who unquestionably has, and maintains, contact with domestic intelligence) is still very much in the room; and it wasn't Ghouliani who told Trumps' daughter-in-law...the identity of that person, the source, must be someone in the family.

Because the horror of considering the source as pillow talk between either Stone or Ghouliani, and Trumps' daughter-in-law, is just searing....but not incredible, now that I think about it. Still and all, utterly Ghastly.

At this point in the process, if *anything* happens that is relevant, it looks like it will be after the election.

Also, what Josh needs is someone on his staff to go balls-out, full-fucking Gonzo. Or, I suppose, a genuinely scary Vagina-dentata Gonzo...whatever the hell that would look like; just as long as it puts Fear deep in the hearts and bowels of people like that coterie around Trump.

I miss Gawker. Nick Denton would know what to do.

Yep, if had tipped out Josh &

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 22:59:59 +0000

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Yep, if had tipped out Josh & he'd done something, might have had a breakout story.

Just want to point out that

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 22:37:00 +0000

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Just want to point out that chthonic was right as demonstrated by Giuliani.

Good point on Obama, verbiage

NCD — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 02:42:54 +0000

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Good point on Obama, verbiage is warranted.

He appointed Mr. egocentric grand stander Comey. Prosecutor and jailer of Martha Stewart in 2003 as Manhattan federal DA.

My question is, when will the Democrats tell the GOP to F#*@ off ?? And start long invetigations of them? Russian connections to Trump campaign, Comey - special prosecutor Nov. 9th on violation of the Hatch Act while Comey is suspended, investigation of all the anti-Hillary FBI grunts who worked on the case. What did they know and when did they know it? did they violate the 4th amendment on illegal searches of Abedin as she was not the target?

Obama admin extreme yes we will do what the GOP demands (like Charlie Brown with the football) we follow good government 'etiquette' and if we do the Republicans will not claim we are tyrants, crooked, usurpers etc

"AG Lynch met Bill Clinton on the Phoenix Airport tarmac, the GOP went nuts saying it compromised the email investigation". So Lynch removed herself from her role as decider in the bullshit email case.

Scalia used to get all expensive paid vacations from corporations with cases before the court. Thomas's wife works for a corporation that represents cases in the court. Neither ever sat out a decision from these.

If Bill wanted to influence Lynch he could have privately phoned her and not accidently met on a hot tarmac. His word and her word should be enough on the matter. Screw the GOP.

Unless he is found guilty of

CVille Dem — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 01:40:56 +0000

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Unless he is found guilty of defying the Hatch Act.

BTW, I am waiting to hear Obama's take on this. He is, after all, our President. Our Democracy is at risk, no? Maybe that's hyperbole, but I would like a little reasoned verbiage from Barack Obama.

He needs to speak about this, but he should wait until Comey has had a chance to explain himself, and hopefully defuse this toxic bomb. From TPM posts I gather that this should be a two-or- three day job with current software plus a major team effort to put eyes on the (likely) 20 or so emails that end up getting flagged,

Comey's previous editorializing and now this letter designed to give Donald Trump the red meat he loves to exploit with one lie after the other, show that he was incapable of rising above partisanship.

Comey is doing a Ken Starr

NCD — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 16:30:54 +0000

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Comey is doing a Ken Starr rake in everything you can without cause or search warrants.

No thanks to Obama...##^&*@%^#...for his non-partisan touchy feely post partisan appoint Republicans to his administration FAIL. Comey was appointed for 10 years in 2013 by Obama.

And there's this ...

barefooted — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 15:16:26 +0000

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And there's this ...

Brilliant - but will

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:28:18 +0000

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Brilliant - but will someone ask Lara Trump the obvious - is this the October Surprise she was talking about, or is there another one tomorrow?

No search warrant for the

NCD — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 14:10:04 +0000

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No search warrant for the computers, FBI does not even have one to review Abedin emails.

When Comey wrote the letter, “he had no idea what was in the content of the emails,” one of the officials said

GW Bush's administration ethics lawyer:

(Comey's) acts could also be prohibited under the Hatch Act, which bars the use of an official position to influence an election. That is why the F.B.I. presumably would keep those aspects of an investigation confidential until after the election.

And that is why, on Saturday, I filed a complaint against the F.B.I. with the Office of Special Counsel, which investigates Hatch Act violations, and with the Office of Government Ethics.

Josh posted this today. I

CVille Dem — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 13:28:32 +0000

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Josh posted this today. I think he's starting to see the light:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/just-a-few-days