It's FITZMAS, Y'all! Ready for Pardons all around, for everyone? Manafort, Cohen, Flynn, etc?

[mr_lebowski]

Gotta pretty good feeling that's what's coming next.

Well, maybe not Cohen, but everyone else who's not already served their time, who DIDN'T sellout the Mob Boss.

[RHMerriman]

1. Pardoning a convicted multi-count tax evader and admitted liars?

For what, exactly?

"I'm not a crook" didn't work for Nixon, and even he didn't pardon his cronies. Ask John Dean.

[UniteFightBack]

3. Pardon him because he was 'treated unfairly' and the only reason Manafort is in trouble is because

he worked for rump so yeah it's pretty obvious that is what he will do.

AND Manafort kept his mouth shut and truly protected this fuck and others.

[RHMerriman]

7. I like Katyal's take...

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I like Katyal's take...

[mr_lebowski]

6. You forgot 'likely mastermind of the whole scheme, who put Trump in office, through his RU connects'

and who apparently DIDN'T TALK.

Yeah, I fully expect a Manafort Pardon, shortly.

And if Stone, Manaforts old buddy, gets convicted? He'll get one, too.

[RHMerriman]

8. How many people did Nixon pardon, Walter?

How many people did Nixon pardon, Walter?

[mr_lebowski]

9. When was Nixon exonerated by a Special Counsel, RH?

Gentlemen's Bet ... I bet Manafort is pardoned.

[RHMerriman]

10. Agnew?

Agnew?

Mitchell?

Kliendienst?

Stans?

And the list goes on...

The GOP's owners knew it wouldn't help them then; I doubt they see it as helping now.

I'll bet Manafort is charged and convicted in NY state before he's pardoned.

[mr_lebowski]

11. I appreciate your positive outlook RH, but I'm about 20 shots into my day at this point ...

I'm not feeling it.

With Watergate you have the benefit of hindsight, KNOWING that Nixon ordered HIS henchmen to physically break into the DNC HQ, AND that there were tapes proving he did so.

We don't have that right now. You seem to ASSUME Trump colluded, is guilty, there's a big coverup, and that there's definitive proof out there ... but we don't actually now that right now.

If I knew about this situation what I know in hindsight about Watergate, I'd share your enthusiasm. But I don't. And frankly neither do you ...

Good talk

[RHMerriman]

13. The thing is....

The thing is....

you need fire to produce smoke, and there's a hell of a lot of smoke.

[mr_lebowski]

14. Agreed, but I think ultimately the problem is the weakness in the Laws ... nobody thought anyone

running for POTUS would ever try to pull shit like this.

We DEFINITELY need the House to get the full report though, lets see if we have anything that rises to impeachment level, even if it doesn't rise to 'actual criminal' level.

[RHMerriman]

16. Agreed back at ya.

Agreed back at ya.

I think this was Trump's last "good" day, to be honest.

The Democrats are ready to drag every single Republican protector into Congress for sworn testimony.

[Thekaspervote]

2. State charges still coming ...we all know dotard cannot do a damn thing about

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I've been afraid that this would be the outcome, although I did expect some findings

of collusion by some of his campaign personnel, if not Trump himself.

[oswaldactedalone]

5. I saw this coming from a mile away

And am not the least bit surprised.

[CatWoman]

12. I really, really wish people would stop with this "Fitzmas" bullshit

it's not clever.

not in the least.

[mr_lebowski]

15. Really?

This is fucking Fitzmas Part II if there ever was one.

Not being 'clever', being Real.

Sorry if it hurts. I'm hurt, just like I was then.