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Trump not being personally investigated doesn't mean much

Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:19 pm
Posted by fouldeliverer
Lannisport
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Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:19 pm
Not sure why this has caused celebration on here and the mocking of Dems and the media. Nearly all the focus has been on his associates. Nearly all the reports from the Post, Times, CNN etc has stated such.

Furthermore, it is still damaging to the administration that he has people within his closer and extended circles under investigation. It shows poor judgement when he appoints a guy like Flynn despite his compromised position and lies. It is even more baffling that he waited 18 days to fire the guy.

This has never been a situation where most people thought Trump was personally involved negotiating shady deals with Russian agents. It was always about the people he surrounded himself with and their actions.

Go back to Trumps twitter tirade about - Obama done tapped muh phones and muh wires been tapped nonsense. It didn't make sense, (and I said so numerous times on here at the time) because he wasn't personally under investigation. His associates were, data was collected when they or Russians were being surveilled.

Furthermore, he never handled the situation well. Firing Comey and citing the Clinton e-mails and DOJ recommendation as the reason was an obvious lie. And has been proved such. His team of spokespeople were never on the same page, and would contradict each other or himself. The whole thing has been handled very poorly, regardless of his culpability.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83583 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:20 pm to
You're bringing way too much sense into this

Posted by tilco
Spanish Fort, AL
Member since Nov 2013
13480 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:20 pm to
That's a giant wall of spinny melty text bro
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 3:22 pm
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:21 pm to
Crawfish bitch
Posted by DawgsLife
Member since Jun 2013
58915 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:21 pm to
quote:

Not sure why this has caused celebration on here and the mocking of Dems and the media.


Because those are the two groups that insisted he was under investigation?
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
63026 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:22 pm to
2 threads in 10 minutes. Busy busy.

And bonus points for this one for going to the predictable "we knew this already, no big deal" after weeks of calling Trump a liar WRT the claim that he was not under investigation.
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:22 pm to
quote:

The whole thing has been handled very poorly


Well, draft the Articles of Impeachment. Fould deliverer does not like the way it was handled.
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
41680 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:23 pm to
The end game was to get Trump impeached and removed from office. If this continues to play out like it is, nothing will happen to him and this will look like a giant witch (Russian) hunt.
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
31894 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:23 pm to
quote:

Not sure why this has caused celebration on here and the mocking of Dems and the media. Nearly all the focus has been on his associates. Nearly all the reports from the Post, Times, CNN etc has stated such.






It was constantly IS TRUMP UNDER INVESTIGATION? TRUMP UNDER FIRE etc for months. If not outright stated it was strongly implied that this would all lead to an investigation of Donald Trump himself and charges/impeachment.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 3:24 pm
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
48352 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:23 pm to
Talking points are out. "Nobody said he committed a crime...but this is damaging to his administration"

Y'all screamed about obstruction and impeachment for weeks. Now you are reduced to "damaging to the administration".

Nobody is buying the Russians narrative except those who already hate trump. Y'all just look like a bunch of whackos or the boy who cried wolf.


Oh and OP. You convict Trump with guilt by association....then patronize trump saying obama tapped his phones. We know he was surveilled...while Obama was president. You should be consistent in your guilt by association stances.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 3:26 pm
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:24 pm to
Posted by fouldeliverer
Lannisport
Member since Nov 2008
13538 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:24 pm to
quote:

Because those are the two groups that insisted he was under investigation?



No, that's my point. Overwhelmingly they reported that the administration or his campaign or associates were.
Posted by uway
Member since Sep 2004
33109 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:24 pm to
Do y'all legit not see how the whole thing comes off as a witch hunt meant to discredit his entire Presidency?
Posted by Themole
Palatka Florida
Member since Feb 2013
5557 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:25 pm to
quote:

Trump not being personally investigated doesn't mean much


Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83583 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:26 pm to
quote:

Do y'all legit not see how the whole thing comes off as a witch hunt meant to discredit his entire Presidency?


Sure.

Can you all admit that at least some of this feels slimy as frick?
Posted by piggilicious
Member since Jan 2011
37299 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:27 pm to
quote:

2 threads in 10 minutes. Busy busy.


He deserves $15 minimum wage for that.
Posted by fouldeliverer
Lannisport
Member since Nov 2008
13538 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

Y'all screamed about obstruction and impeachment for weeks. Now you are reduced to "damaging to the administration".



Who is y'all?

quote:

Nobody is buying the Russians narrative except those who already hate trump. Y'all just look like a bunch of whackos or the boy who cried wolf.



What is the "narrative"? If it is that Russians hacked the DNC in order to try to prevent Hillary from winning, then yes I'd say most independent people believe that. And I'd say that it is most likely true. If the narrative is also that Trump associates had secret meetings with Russians (nefarious or not) then I'd say that it is also true and most believe that. If it is that Russian agents have leaked those meetings and other details to the media to undermine citizens faith in the media, government, elections etc, then also yes.
Posted by fouldeliverer
Lannisport
Member since Nov 2008
13538 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

He deserves $15 minimum wage for that.



Nope, don't support that.
Posted by DawgsLife
Member since Jun 2013
58915 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:28 pm to
Ok. Let me punch at least a couple of holes in your post.

If they did not come out and say it, the media at least insinuated it.

NY Times

The Atlantic

Huff Post

CNN

WaPo

Chris Matthews

I can go on and on if you would like. Did you seriously not know they have been reporting that trump was under investigation?

ETA
And I haven't even mentioned Maxine Waters and her group.
This post was edited on 6/7/17 at 3:30 pm
Posted by DawgsLife
Member since Jun 2013
58915 posts
Posted on 6/7/17 at 3:29 pm to
quote:

Who is y'all?


I am sure he is talking about the media and Dems, since those are the ones you mentioned in the OP.
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