In his press conference....Paul ryan goes after putin, but says nothing about donald j. trump.

[spanone]

fuck this lackey

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. He and the guy behind him are wearing identical ties

with little flags on them. Did they coordinate outfits?

[spanone]

5. He disagreed with John Brennan....said trump didn't commit treason

fuck ryan

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. There is a technical legal argument that treason requires a formally declared war.

But obviously Ryan is less concerned about the technicalities and more concerned about how it would look if the guy whose ass he's been kissing for the last year and a half could face prosecution for giving aid and comfort to an enemy.

[spanone]

8. Given that, former Director of the CIA Brennan still chose to use the word Treason.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Yes, because there is also an argument that a declared war is not required, but

it's never been interpreted that way. The Rosenbergs, for example, were executed for espionage, not treason, since there was no declared war in progress. "Treason" is often used in the rhetorical sense, not the legal sense; that could have been how Brennan was using the word. I do think what Trump did clearly falls within the category of impeachable offenses - "high crimes and misdemeanors," which are not necessarily even statutory crimes.

[tavernier]

7. With an eye roll.

He is anxious to make this a not big deal.

[Hoyt]

2. Screw Putin, not much we can do about him. But we have trump and other Americans involved in this

and can do something about them. Focusing on Russia and Putin just transfers anger away from domestic traitors, including trump.


I think this is the flag pin worn by GOPers today --

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Ryan will not admonish Trump.....

He is kissing his ass as I watch this. How degrading of Ryan to not want to hold Trump accountable.

What does Putin have on Paul Ryan? Once KGB, always KGB.

[malaise]

4. Remember

Keep it secret

[dalton99a]

10. He wants another round of tax cuts before Democrats retake the House