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Hortensis

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23. Five years seems to be the basic statute of limitations,
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 06:59 PM
Feb 2017

but various situations apparently can extend it. In any case, even if the GOP could smother/delay this particular fire for a while, Flynn wouldn't be safe for a minimum of five years. He's also not a super-wealthy man at a reported $8m could be hurt just by only legal costs.

As for other fires springing up, it seems unlikely that 45 is capable of operating completely within the legal constraints of his position for any extended period as he neither understands nor respects the need them and finds them "stupid." And then there are his narcissistic "rages," which are apparently not exactly what we think of with the word rage but do involve periods of irrational and uncontrollable behaviors.

Um, perjury. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #1
Looks that way. herding cats Feb 2017 #3
Five years seems to be the basic statute of limitations, Hortensis Feb 2017 #23
He may also be facing the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution herding cats Feb 2017 #24
Hard-core cons often seem to have patterns of Hortensis Feb 2017 #25
Keep hammering Raven123 Feb 2017 #2
Trump defended Flynn in his presser as having done nothing wrong. herding cats Feb 2017 #6
So it's not just treason. 3_Limes Feb 2017 #4
So, Comey finally found the zipper Friend or Foe Feb 2017 #5
For lying to the FBI? All together now: JaneQPublic Feb 2017 #7
Hopefully he's going to squeal like a little piggy to try and lessen his sentence. herding cats Feb 2017 #8
Why should he squeal when Trump can simply pardon him to get keep him cstanleytech Feb 2017 #12
That would pretty much force an independent bipartisan investigation. herding cats Feb 2017 #13
That is assuming the Repugnants allow such an investigation to even go forward which I doubt cstanleytech Feb 2017 #15
Whoa! In the call, "he suggested that the Kremlin could expect a reprieve from the sanctions." Native Feb 2017 #9
Yep. herding cats Feb 2017 #10
Had Russia's back? Where did you see that? That's even more explosive. Native Feb 2017 #11
That's my wording. herding cats Feb 2017 #14
Whoa, headed for the big house (I hope) frazzled Feb 2017 #16
I seem to remember THESE TWO LOSERS neurotically and obsessively going over the Clinton FBI TrollBuster9090 Feb 2017 #17
Hillary was held to impossible standards Skittles Feb 2017 #20
Ummm, that right there is a felony folks. CanonRay Feb 2017 #18
Just saw a breaking banner that the FBI is not going to prosecute BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #19
FBI interviewers deliberately steered him to change his lie to instead claim that he couldn't recall wishstar Feb 2017 #21
I wouldn't be surprised BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #22
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