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Nitram

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74. Comey answered as required by law, but Franken publicly aired the most damning aspects of
Fri May 5, 2017, 07:19 AM
May 2017

Trump's connection to Russia, and the importance of "following the money", including Trump's tax returns. I doubt Comey would be such a stickler for refusing to talk about anything related to the investigation if the subject of the investigation was Clinton.

TY KNR Lucinda May 2017 #1
This is HUUUGE! orangecrush May 2017 #3
As soon as I saw him Nwgirl503 May 2017 #2
Comey realized orangecrush May 2017 #6
...follow the money... ffr May 2017 #4
Exactly orangecrush May 2017 #8
Comey's gotten very defensive today. Almost supportive of tRump. ffr May 2017 #5
He sounded vaugely insulting orangecrush May 2017 #10
I agree. lark May 2017 #67
and the wing nuts freddyvh May 2017 #7
Welcome to D.U. orangecrush May 2017 #12
Franken Got Right To The Crux Of The Issue And I Felt That He Asked The Most Biting Questions..... global1 May 2017 #9
Keith Olberman has a theory orangecrush May 2017 #14
K&R for Senator Franken! Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #11
Bet Rachel's show orangecrush May 2017 #15
I agree! Rhiannon12866 May 2017 #43
Al is a very intelligent guy. CentralMass May 2017 #42
When watching that duncang May 2017 #13
They are just orangecrush May 2017 #17
I love Senator Franken Lotusflower70 May 2017 #16
Please call him orangecrush May 2017 #20
I will Lotusflower70 May 2017 #24
Done! Just talked to a staffer in his DC office. calimary May 2017 #30
Franken kicks ass Angry Dragon May 2017 #18
And takes names. orangecrush May 2017 #19
Al Franken doesn't kick ass and take names SchrodingersCatbox May 2017 #52
SOMEBODY needed to. marybourg May 2017 #39
so putin hated burnbaby May 2017 #21
And Comey clammed up orangecrush May 2017 #22
FRANKEN. Watching later underpants May 2017 #23
Al wasn't joking orangecrush May 2017 #25
Fuck you Comey. You "won't comment" on what you're looking at re the Trump investigation... SunSeeker May 2017 #26
Comey seemed to be trying to cover Trumps ass orangecrush May 2017 #29
You catch the bullshit Trump talking point from Comey? SunSeeker May 2017 #38
I did catch that orangecrush May 2017 #44
And because Trump True Dough May 2017 #69
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! LuckyLib May 2017 #70
I LOVE Senator Franken! calimary May 2017 #27
Listened to Air America orangecrush May 2017 #31
I did, too. I was delighted when he got that radio show. calimary May 2017 #40
Al had the right idea orangecrush May 2017 #41
Comey is a fucking weasle Afromania May 2017 #28
Didn't weasle out orangecrush May 2017 #32
WHY bleedinglib May 2017 #33
Welcome to D.U. orangecrush May 2017 #34
Moscow Light tiptonic May 2017 #35
Have to agree orangecrush May 2017 #36
Senator Franken madokie May 2017 #37
My interpretation... orangecrush May 2017 #47
Pretty much my interpretation too madokie May 2017 #48
He ahowed the rest of them orangecrush May 2017 #51
Our most cogent social critics are best known as humorists spiderpig May 2017 #45
Excellent observation orangecrush May 2017 #46
Feel free to add to the list, orange! spiderpig May 2017 #49
Oscar Wilde orangecrush May 2017 #50
We have a pretty witty king, spiderpig May 2017 #55
Wilmot orangecrush May 2017 #58
AL FRANKEN totally ROCKS!! He's makes me proud to be a DEMOCRAT!! NurseJackie May 2017 #53
Same here orangecrush May 2017 #59
Great job. dalton99a May 2017 #54
Go Al!!!! Nail these assholes to the wall!!! Initech May 2017 #56
Al's new job orangecrush May 2017 #60
Senator Al Franken! Cha May 2017 #57
He rocks orangecrush May 2017 #61
The Best People smoke Marijuana.. the Worst People LIE Cha May 2017 #63
... orangecrush May 2017 #64
Al Franken asked a question, Comney says "I'm not going to answer that" frankieallen May 2017 #62
Yeah for Senator Al Franken Gothmog May 2017 #65
The no bullshit zone orangecrush May 2017 #72
If you love Franken then help him HelenWheels May 2017 #66
Just gave orangecrush May 2017 #71
THIS is what a real Democrat sounds like! NastyRiffraff May 2017 #68
I was wowed orangecrush May 2017 #73
No. If you read between the lines, Comey is in fact saying he can't comment on it BECAUSE IT'S UNDER Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #78
Comey answered as required by law, but Franken publicly aired the most damning aspects of Nitram May 2017 #74
Smart, productive, effective, funny, progressive. Good combo. (nt) ehrnst May 2017 #75
Now why won't he answer those questions treestar May 2017 #76
James Comey said he would do it AGAIN! He would expose the emails story and NOT Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #77
I just posted this above. Here it is again: Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #79
I didnt ever say to stop his investigation. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #80
Giuliani's law firm had ties to the NY FBI field office. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #81
That is what I thought you meant. OK, tune changing now. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #82
You bet! 😊 Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #83
Is Al Franklin the Lieutenant Columbo of the Senate? dem4decades May 2017 #84
In a word... orangecrush May 2017 #85
Thanks, I needed that acknowledgement. dem4decades May 2017 #86
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