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Hortensis

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31. So true! But I'm remembering that cons in Congress

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Fri May 12, 2017, 02:30 PM

May 2017

and the Justice Dept. have shown a disturbing willingness to abandon their traditional principled, and even constitutionally mandated, independence to regard Rump as their leader and take orders from him, notably very much including Sessions.

And the 45th's enormous clusterfuck also brings to mind Franklin's, "We must all hang together,..."

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CNN's Jeff Zeleny reporting that Comey's office is cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape. [View all] Tactical Peek May 2017 OP

Who did it? Because trump has no jurisdiction to order that done. still_one May 2017 #1

I don't believe trump recognizes a boundary such as this. tosh May 2017 #6

So true! But I'm remembering that cons in Congress Hortensis May 2017 #31

Beware that they don't haul everything away in a Drumpt Truck. kairos12 May 2017 #2

Message deleted by DU the Administrators Tactical Peek May 2017 #3

WTF? murielm99 May 2017 #4

I bet it's Sessions, doubt tRump would even think of it. ATL Ebony May 2017 #8

Who can arrest the FBI? WinkyDink May 2017 #5

Why? nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #7

Probably to block any FBI from entering and possibly removing evidence ATL Ebony May 2017 #9

A Different Take ProfessorGAC May 2017 #10

That was my first thought. Nt NCTraveler May 2017 #11

I have been thinking about this. murielm99 May 2017 #13

I agree, it's the FBI personnel's version of a political statement SticksnStones May 2017 #14

You would hope to god Cosmocat May 2017 #15

In Comey's Office? ProfessorGAC May 2017 #16

That seems more than a bit sophmoric for the FBI Cosmocat May 2017 #17

Then We Don't Agree ProfessorGAC May 2017 #18

lol Cosmocat May 2017 #24

Exactly. countryjake May 2017 #22

Agree with most of what you've said and just wanted to add my two cents worth. politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #32

You've convinced me, with one addition. scipan May 2017 #33

But who in the FBI would have directed that? ecstatic May 2017 #20

Any Agent With A Security Badge That Gets On That Floor ProfessorGAC May 2017 #23

That's pretty much what they said on CNN... countryjake May 2017 #21

BINGO! Just about to post that. underpants May 2017 #29

In drumpf world the innocent are made guilty and the guilty get away democratisphere May 2017 #12

After Hoover died, didn't the FBI keep everyone at the Xolodno May 2017 #19

One thing they cannot do is take away what he knows and one day we will find out too! mfcorey1 May 2017 #25

Did he have the cooties? get the red out May 2017 #26

I can see the agents doing this. of course, I am guessing that they already removed every single niyad May 2017 #27

Message deleted by DU the Administrators padah513 May 2017 #28

Hopefully Comey anticipated this and has password protected Thrill May 2017 #30

purging all of comey's files? incinerator? spanone May 2017 #34

It should be the Oval Office being wrapped in yellow tape. Amaryllis May 2017 #35