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DVRacer

(707 posts)
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 10:30 PM Mar 2019

Bob and Bill are good friends

Bob and Bill’s wives are even more so.
Bob was at both of Bill’s daughters weddings.
Bob worked for Bill for years in DOJ.
Rod hired Bob.
Rod works for Bill.
All three belong to the same church.
All three belong to the same political party.

Those three may turn on anyone else but they will not turn on each other. Bill and to a degree Rod’s summery released today will stand. The 6e testimony will be redacted before Congress sees the report which is a bulk of it. It will be further sanatized of anything they can claim is classified before you see it.

The what comes next is going to be even worse. Right now three letter agencies just got new orders from an emboldened narcissist go after everyone.

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Bob and Bill are good friends (Original Post) DVRacer Mar 2019 OP
We were had. Democrats should have insisted from the start this investigation was a fraud. Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #1
The ultimate hustle SHRED Mar 2019 #2
Republicans aren't honorable Bettie Mar 2019 #5
Echoes of the Kavanaugh "investigation." Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #10
Post removed Post removed Mar 2019 #3
Mueller was IN ON IT??? Norman Conkedwest Mar 2019 #4
I really doubt that. But that doesn't mean Barr didn't whitewash. triron Mar 2019 #6
Why not? SHRED Mar 2019 #7
Maybe yes maybe just not at first DVRacer Mar 2019 #9
Jesus, there's the problem. Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #11
Mueller may not have been in on it but he was a pawn in Trump's game. Drunken Irishman Mar 2019 #12
One of the legal experts said that Bob Barr's memo is an Al Haig moment. Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #8
On Ari's show right? triron Mar 2019 #14
Yes. Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #17
Bob won't contradict Bill going forward DVRacer Mar 2019 #15
I'm all for them agreeing with each other. Baitball Blogger Mar 2019 #19
Mueller should have learned, keep your friends close and your Attorney General closer. democratisphere Mar 2019 #13
Got a link? ornotna Mar 2019 #16
Which part? It's all out there DVRacer Mar 2019 #18
Thanks ornotna Mar 2019 #20
Got played big time. Manafort is to be pardoned, IMO. AlexSFCA Mar 2019 #21
The what comes next will be bad. DVRacer Mar 2019 #22
 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
1. We were had. Democrats should have insisted from the start this investigation was a fraud.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 10:35 PM
Mar 2019

Instead, they insisted from the start that Mueller was an honorable man who would do good. I'm starting to think Trump purposely attacked Mueller to rile up Democrats into blindly supporting him.

Response to DVRacer (Original post)

triron

(21,916 posts)
6. I really doubt that. But that doesn't mean Barr didn't whitewash.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 10:57 PM
Mar 2019

So they are friends? Doesn't mean they don't have philosophical differences or other kinds of differences.

DVRacer

(707 posts)
9. Maybe yes maybe just not at first
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 11:12 PM
Mar 2019

Bill cleaned up Iran-Contra
Bob was in Iraq WMD’s
Rod was involved with Whitewater investigation

Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
11. Jesus, there's the problem.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 11:17 PM
Mar 2019

We have fixers at the Federal level, investigating fixers in the private sector.

Four dimensional Kabuki dancing.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
12. Mueller may not have been in on it but he was a pawn in Trump's game.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 11:23 PM
Mar 2019

Trump attacking Mueller the way he did united Democrats into supporting the investigation without question. The Democrats are on record discussing how impeccable and honorable Mueller is so now they can't question his findings.

What Trump did was lay a trap and, sadly, the Democrats walked right into it.

Trump did everything to delegitimize the investigation. This riled up Democrats to support Mueller even further. Think about the rumors that he was going to fire Rosenstein and then end the investigation. What was the Democrats' response? WE MUST PROTECT THE INVESTIGATION! It was all a ruse. Trump was setting the foundation so that he won this fight no matter what. IF the investigation came back and was damning, he could just say, "see, told you it was a witch hunt...fake news...it's all bullshit." and his base would support it. IF it came back in his favor, even if marginally, he could say, "see, even the witch hunt couldn't find anything substantial..."

and he knows the Democrats can't attack Mueller because they spent two years praising him.

Baitball Blogger

(46,576 posts)
19. I'm all for them agreeing with each other.
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 11:41 PM
Mar 2019

Just another example of the crony behavior that Trump has wanted all along.

I don't see how a Democratic president would ever, ever again appoint a Republican to any position that involves investigations. Still can't get over the fact that Bill Clinton did it. Let this be a lesson to us all.

ornotna

(10,763 posts)
20. Thanks
Sun Mar 24, 2019, 11:47 PM
Mar 2019

That wasn't so hard. It's a common practice here to provide a link to information posted in an OP.

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