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Showing Original Post only (View all)"President's lawyer confirms he colluded with Russia, claims only the hacking was a crime." [View all]
1. He's no longer claiming Trump didn't collude with Russia. He's claiming "collusion is not a crime."
2. He's not saying Trump did not know abt 2016 Russia mtg in advance. He's saying Trump did not ATTEND it.
Rudy delivers another hit.
I don't even know if that's a crime -- colluding about Russians. You start analyzing the crime -- the hacking is the crime. The president didn't hack!
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UPDATE FROM TPM:
So Rudes Just Admitted that Top Trump Brass Met to Plan for the Russian Dirt Meeting Two Days in Advance and Cooperating Witness Rick Gates was in the Meeting.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/rudys-big-admission
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"President's lawyer confirms he colluded with Russia, claims only the hacking was a crime." [View all]
kpete
Jul 2018
OP
Saw no evil, heard no evil, said no evil...was Cohen's original defence when at the criminal
Fred Sanders
Jul 2018
#15
That man has to be the absolute dumbest man to ever obtain a law license.
Tommy_Carcetti
Jul 2018
#4
Further, a quid pro quo involving lifting sanctions is a crime too. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2018
#17
It is most assuredly a crime to get "dirt" from the Russians-it's a thing of value
Dread Pirate Roberts
Jul 2018
#34
But since trumps entire M O seems to be 'how much money can I make while presidentin?',
Volaris
Jul 2018
#68
He's not saying Trump did not know abt 2016 Russia mtg in advance. He's saying Trump did not ATTEND
2naSalit
Jul 2018
#12
Court: Motion to Dismiss Conspiracy to Defraud the United States for Failure to State a Claim DENIED
Stallion
Jul 2018
#21
So the plan is Rudy emerges from obscurity every 2 weeks to move the goal posts
bucolic_frolic
Jul 2018
#22
Remind me never to hire Giuliani to defend me if I'm ever charged with a crime.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jul 2018
#23
So how long before the " Yes collusion. Yes collusion. Smart. No crime." tweets?
Freethinker65
Jul 2018
#27
When drumph said "Russia if you're listening" he knew they were and had already hacked info.
BSdetect
Jul 2018
#29
collusion in this case is a straightforward campaign finance violation and much, much more
elmac
Jul 2018
#35
By pointing out that collusion isn't the term used in the criminal statutes, Rudy just
RockRaven
Jul 2018
#39
If he was involved in something illegal like hacking then he is a co conspirator to the crime.
cstanleytech
Jul 2018
#44
If he knew about the meeting but purposely didn't attend it...that means he knew it was illegal
Power 2 the People
Jul 2018
#50
New revelations all the time...Feels like Watergate, Stinks like Watergate, will it end the same?
Stuart G
Jul 2018
#56
He's all but admitting that Trump colluded and did know about the collusion meeting! OMG.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2018
#59
CONSPIRACY to commit a crime is a crime. Is "collusion" somehow not "conspiracy"?
McCamy Taylor
Jul 2018
#60