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wishstar

(5,267 posts)
4. He was seen there about a week or so before the 12 Russians were indicted
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:03 PM
Jul 2018

As I recall, people were wondering why he was there on that day a couple weeks ago. He briefs the WH when any important indictments are coming down the pipeline.

wishstar

(5,267 posts)
10. The Russian agent Maria Butina just got indicted by Grand Jury today (news just came out tonight)
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:40 PM
Jul 2018

Previously we only knew she was arrested and FBI complaint against her had been posted, but today GJ indicted her and expanded on charges.

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
2. Well the House R a'holes are determined to impeach Rosenstein, though Ryan (surprise) is stalling...
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:01 PM
Jul 2018

Further, McConnell has already signaled it won't be taken seriously in the Senate.

Even Gowdy has shown a spine and a tiny bit of honesty on this one...

 

wonkwest

(463 posts)
3. I think Republicans are hitting a point of letting it slide.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:02 PM
Jul 2018

They themselves don’t want to take responsibility. But if someone else takes out the fucker . . . well, so be it.

I think that’s where they are now.

0rganism

(23,856 posts)
5. my impression too
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:25 PM
Jul 2018

the Republican leadership might even be thinking it'd be easier to proceed without Trump
not that they want to ditch him, that wouldn't play well with the base, but they aren't going to pull any maneuvers to protect his guilty ass either

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
6. Close, but not quite.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:33 PM
Jul 2018

Putin is kicking himself for overplaying his hand in order to demonstrate strength to his own people.

But Dana the Traitor Rohrabacher and that treasonous House Freedom Caucus are still going to press impeachment.

H2O Man

(73,333 posts)
7. What did you make
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:38 PM
Jul 2018

of Trey Gowdy's public statement on this? He indicated there are no grounds for impeaching Mr. Rosenstein -- though he said if Rosenstein did something wrong, Trump could fire him. I think that throws a bit of cold water on the House Treason Caucus, as Gowdy is the most intelligent (yikes!) of that group.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
15. He's a funny one... that Harold Watson Gowdy.
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:57 PM
Jul 2018

In the hearing with Agent Strzok, I got a "thou protesteth too much" vibe from him.

He's an ass, but he has been relatively consistent about the Mueller probe:

“I don’t think it’s a witch hunt. I’ve never thought it was a witch hunt,” Gowdy said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“Russia attacked this country in 2016. That’s the No. 1 thing we’ve asked Mueller to look at,” he added.

http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/397087-gowdy-i-dont-think-mueller-probe-is-a-witch-hunt


He knows what his party has done and how they have conspired with Russia, not just to fix the Presidential election, but other things too. I personally think he is cooperating with Mueller and we should view some of his actions as theater. The tension between Mr. Strzok and Gowdy was very palpable and I'm pretty sure Mr. Strzok knows how Gowdy is involved in this mess too.

dawnie51

(959 posts)
9. With regard to Jordan and his big mouth......
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:40 PM
Jul 2018

four of the former OSU athletes have filed suit against the university for allowing their sexual abuse. Jordan may have other crap on his mind with this news today.

uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
13. Hmmm, matters how dems play it. They can hit hard & fast & meme the Russia party is doing Putin's...
Tue Jul 17, 2018, 07:55 PM
Jul 2018

... bidding when they do speak up

or

They can be "civil"

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