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fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:23 PM Oct 2018

Flake says he's talking to Senate colleagues and the WH counsel re: FBI investigation

Jennifer Epstein ✔ jeneps (Bloomberg News)

Flake says he's been talking to Senate colleagues and the White House counsel's office to make sure "any current, credible allegation is fully investigated." Adds he'll continue to be "having dialogue" with the WH in the next few days.

1:14 PM - Oct 1, 2018

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Flake says he's talking to Senate colleagues and the WH counsel re: FBI investigation (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Oct 2018 OP

He knows he is guilty, doesnt need the investigation but the extremely limited scope Eliot Rosewater Oct 2018 #1

yeah and who decides what's "credible"? unblock Oct 2018 #2

or "current" nilram Oct 2018 #3

"having dialogue?" That means one of two things. One is good, the other is very bad DFW Oct 2018 #4

Eliot Rosewater

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1. He knows he is guilty, doesnt need the investigation but the extremely limited scope

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Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:26 PM

Oct 2018

will give him an out.

I wont hold my breath for one second for any living republican to do the right thing, ever.

unblock

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2. yeah and who decides what's "credible"?

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:27 PM

Oct 2018

and *how* do you decide if an allegation is credible without investigating it?

in fact, that's the main *point* of the investigation, really.

nilram

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3. or "current"

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Mon Oct 1, 2018, 03:42 PM

Oct 2018

Currently in front of the Judicial committee (the attempted rape), or current in the press (lying/perjury about drinking)? So many ways to wiggle out of this.

DFW

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4. "having dialogue?" That means one of two things. One is good, the other is very bad

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Mon Oct 1, 2018, 03:54 PM

Oct 2018

Good: Look, this guy is poison. You know it, I know it, and a couple of Republicans are voting no with me. Kavanauguh crosses the line. Pull him, and save the Republican Party. Save the anger for after the election, or we lose worse than we are looking to lose now.

Bad: Look, I'm retiring at the end of the year anyway. But I'm young enough to not go away. Offer me something juicy, and I'll get your creep confirmed. Offer me peanuts, and he goes down. So whatcha got for me?

At the end of the day, Flake is still a Republican, so I consider the second option to still be a very real possibility.

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