Has anyone considered that Chump might have been on speaker phone at the meeting?

[MoonRiver]

That would have given the cover of not physically being present, while allowing him to know exactly what was going on and control the conversation.

[madokie]

1. They ain't smart enough to think of that

would be my guess. These mofo's think they can and they do anything they want without thinking. IMO

[MoonRiver]

2. So do you think he was physically there?

Would explain why his lawyer thinks SS should have intervened. Lying about that would REALLY be stupid, but typical for these bottom feeders.

[PatSeg]

17. But that is the sort of thing that Trump

has been known to do in the past in his businesses, eavesdrop on people. He might have been "listening" through a speaker phone.

[Achilleaze]

3. Oh my! republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief on the speaker phone

while perched upon his infamous golden throne. How republican is that?

Can't wait till the National Enquirer breaks the story about the republican traitors to America and their Gang GitTogether with the russians.

[wishstar]

4. Yes, several bloggers have presented that theory, because Manafort was using his phone

Allegedly Manafort was present for entire meeting and not speaking himself but using his phone

[MoonRiver]

5. Mueller needs to subpoena that phone,

and do a forensic analysis. I'm sure they deleted any suspicious calls, but forensics can find them again.

[The_jackalope]

8. IC sources are reported to have said that Manafort's phone was hacked - hot-miked.

As were Kislyak's and - with his permission - Comey's. If so, many conversations in their vicinity have been recorded.

This looks like it's going to be another Horrible, No God, Very Bad Week for Don the Con. They're all going to jail.

[MoonRiver]

9. LOCK THEM UP!

[malaise]

23. Ditto

LOCK THEM UP!

[thesquanderer]

19. Simpler than forensic analysis... phone bills usually list the calls. (n/t)

[MoonRiver]

20. Good point!

[Eyeball_Kid]

25. The phones of the Russians at the meeting were hot-miked. Intelligence agencies have it all.

[jpak]

6. Yes - and every asshole that was there should be asked that under oath

yup

[MoonRiver]

7. Absolutely, and soon!

[L. Coyote]

10. Probably been done already by Mueller.

We don't know who has been interviewed so far, but i heard Jared has been. Maybe this meet means he needs another interview though.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[MoonRiver]

11. Interesting. The plot thickens!

[The Blue Flower]

12. If the Secret Service was involved, candidate drumpf was there

Thrown out there by Bill Palmer. Did Sekulow spill the beans?

[MoonRiver]

13. "Loose lips sink ships"

So many cliches apply to this clown car.

[TEB]

14. Makes sense

[Eyeball_Kid]

26. I've read reports that indicate that "John Barron" was present at the meeting.

[WePurrsevere]

15. It's Trump's nature to micromanage EVERYTHING...

His son would definitely know that so I'm almost positive Dolt45 was there, if not physically, then on a phone/listening in.

Junior is just so very eager to please his father (the psychology of which I won't get into) to NOT let him know about this possible 'score' beforehand.

[MoonRiver]

16. I completely agree.

There is NO way he wasn't in that meeting, one way or another. We just need the evidence, which I'm sure is out there. The gang who can't shoot straight has it, and the weakest link will spill the beans. Not sure if the weakest link is Kushner or Junior. Maybe both.

[Eyeball_Kid]

18. Maybe, but "John Barron" was at the meeting.

[dawnie51]

21. Anyone who thinks Jr. does ANYTHING......

on his own is delusional. Dump is a control freak, and there is no way he would let either of his male spawn speak for him. And as for the daughter, not much more. He was supposed to be in thrall to her, and we now see that she has very little influence on his actions, if she in fact even speaks up to him. The son in law seems to be the chosen one, which will make it all the sweeter when he turns Dump out to the authorities. I believe Dump himself was in the meeting; there's a reason that any and all meetings were in Trump Tower; Dump has total control of the tower, and it's comings and goings. That's what he demands, total control, that how he's done business for 40 years. If he wasn't right there in the room, he was on the other end of Manafort's phone.

[stopbush]

22. Yes. I mentioned that the other day.

[Nitram]

24. Yes, it's been suggested by more than one observer.

[WhiteTara]

27. It's been reported that Manafort was

on his phone for the entire meeting. The report made it sound like he was barely paying attention to what was going on, but it sounds like he was on the phone with the OrangeAnus.

[Not Ruth]

28. Trump was probably there in person

It is his building