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MarvinGardens

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4. What a stupid argument by Gingrich.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 11:50 PM

Jan 2019

If the cops come after me for something, do I get to accuse them of being "a group of bureaucrats – elected by no one"? If the FBI goes after a House member for accepting bribes, is "they are a group of bureaucrats – elected by no one" an effective legal argument? Are we to have no law enforcement except by those who are directly elected? Or is he saying that our elected politicians are above the law and immune from prosecution? Of course both of those positions are absurd. And if other elected officials are not immune from prosecition, why should the president be?

Newt is a shill, a tool, spouting nonsense and oozing bullshit from his sorry adulterous mouth.

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Newt Gingrich admits that the FBI is investigating Trump for what amounts to treason. [View all] pnwmom Jan 2019 OP

Eff you, Newt! trusty elf Jan 2019 #1

Sure makes emails seem trivial. democratisphere Jan 2019 #2

Yep. triron Jan 2019 #3

What a stupid argument by Gingrich. MarvinGardens Jan 2019 #4

But he's right about the treason. That IS what the FBI was concerned about. n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #5

Absolutely. MarvinGardens Jan 2019 #6

Well, he's nuts. And a toady. n/t pnwmom Jan 2019 #7