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Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:28 PM Jun 2017

Has Trump been served a "sealed indictment"?

According to Claude Taylor.

"While many people suspect that Donald Trump could be a subject/target of a grand jury investigation, according to Claude Taylor, a former White House staffer for Clinton, Trump has officially been delivered a sealed target letter that informs him that he is deemed to be a target or subject of a grand jury investigation."

http://ir.net/news/politics/124945/donald-trump-target-letter/

Is this going to happen or is it just my fantasy?

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Has Trump been served a "sealed indictment"? (Original Post) Generic Other Jun 2017 OP
Claude Taylor spouts bullshit. Foamfollower Jun 2017 #1
Likely fantasy JenniferJuniper Jun 2017 #2
Taylor and Mensch NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #3
Wasn't this an op a few weeks ago? cwydro Jun 2017 #4
I am behind the loop Generic Other Jun 2017 #13
Is this new or recycled from what he said several weeks ago? nt Quixote1818 Jun 2017 #5
it may happen someday, but marylandblue Jun 2017 #6
a target letter is not an indictment, sealed or otherwise unblock Jun 2017 #7
Unlikely. Furthermore, a target letter and an indictment are not the same thing. Shrike47 Jun 2017 #8
I vote for fantasy hack89 Jun 2017 #9
I guess a good question would be WHO is indicting tump? And for what? jmg257 Jun 2017 #10
Let's ask Miss Cleo. PdxSean Jun 2017 #11
He wouldn't be able to keep his mouth shut about it!1 UTUSN Jun 2017 #12
No. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #14
When something is too good to be true, Igel Jun 2017 #15
So are you saying I should quit following this person on twitter? Generic Other Jun 2017 #16
According to Claude Taylor: MineralMan Jun 2017 #17
Well something seems to be going on now Generic Other Jun 2017 #18

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
3. Taylor and Mensch
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:31 PM
Jun 2017

have been saying this for a while now. I'm not sure how reliable a source both of them are - they've had some good scoops on a few things with Trump/Russia, but have been off on others.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
6. it may happen someday, but
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:34 PM
Jun 2017

but if had already happened, Trump probably would hit the ceiling and he"d either tweet out in anger, or yell at his staff, one of whom will leak it to the press.

unblock

(52,183 posts)
7. a target letter is not an indictment, sealed or otherwise
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:34 PM
Jun 2017

plus, this is all speculation.

this would all be rather quick for an indictment.

hack89

(39,171 posts)
9. I vote for fantasy
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:35 PM
Jun 2017

Claude Taylor was a low level staffer in the Clinton's volunteer office. There is no reason to believe he has any special sources or insights.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
10. I guess a good question would be WHO is indicting tump? And for what?
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:36 PM
Jun 2017

Who are the investigators and what crime(s) is it related to?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,661 posts)
14. No.
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:38 PM
Jun 2017

Taylor and Mensch make shit up to get hits on their blogs (and donations to support their "journalism&quot . If this were real it would be on the front page of the Washington Post.

Igel

(35,296 posts)
15. When something is too good to be true,
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 02:52 PM
Jun 2017

and the source is uncorroborated independently and is anonymous, let those critical thinking skills rule. If it's too good to be true, it probably is. Even if it does bring in followers and boost revenues (or ego) for the leaker.

Even a lot of "multiple sources" rumors and leaks don't always pass the sniff test: "Three people were in the room, and here's what 5 people say two of those three were talking about." Really? It's a for-sure thing that those 5 people are all echoing one source and don't count as "multiple sources."

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
16. So are you saying I should quit following this person on twitter?
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 03:22 PM
Jun 2017

Some stuff he says comes true. And he says he's a former Clinton staffer.

I say, who ya gonna trust these days?

MineralMan

(146,284 posts)
17. According to Claude Taylor:
Wed Jun 14, 2017, 03:28 PM
Jun 2017

That's your first clue. This is an old claim, and is almost certainly not true. If it were true, it would have been widely reported by other media outlets, not just by someone with no credentials of any consequence. The story relies on unnamed "sources," as do all stories from Taylor and his pal, Louise Mensch. It has not been corroborated by any other news media outlets.

I'd put the probability of its being correct at about 1%.

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