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NCDem47

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27. Could be.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #7)

Fri Jun 30, 2017, 06:52 PM

Jun 2017

Think about it. It's a long holiday weekend where people have their attention elsewhere and newsrooms have light staffing. If Trump is going to rip the Band-Aid, it would be a strategic time to do so. It would be Wednesday before people came out of their holiday fog.

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Former AG Eric Holder sends mysterious 3 a.m. tweet telling DOJ staff to be prepared, be strong [View all] Catmusicfan Jun 2017 OP

That's an unusual move for Holder isn't it? Sumpin is up. shraby Jun 2017 #1

I don't want to sound like a Tinfoil nut But you start adding thing up and then This. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #3

The thing about the Trump administration BainsBane Jun 2017 #21

True. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #23

tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick mitch96 Jun 2017 #26

or he got that "middle of the night" phonecalls? nt WhiteTara Jun 2017 #28

Perhaps Cirque du So-What Jun 2017 #2

Why send it to DOJ members. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #4

Because he knows that when things start crashing down on DT, he's going pnwmom Jun 2017 #19

Congress is already doing that. Check out Rachel Maddow's show last night toward end. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #22

It will get worse the more evidence that comes out against DT. The final battles pnwmom Jun 2017 #25

It will be like the last Harry Potter book; the final showdown with Voldemort. Amaryllis Jul 2017 #32

And we all have to try to be Harry and Hermione. n/t pnwmom Jul 2017 #33

Perhaps he's just baiting the orange anus Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #6

Could be Cirque du So-What Jun 2017 #8

wow. that is scary. I'm a whimp wouldn't be near anything big. Reminds me of a July 4th my Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #5

Not scary. Hopeful. Holder knows that when some charges finally come pnwmom Jun 2017 #20

Agreed Hekate Jun 2017 #24

Is a Saturday night massacre on the way? Gothmog Jun 2017 #7

Would he fire the whole DOJ to get Mueller and the investigation to stop? Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #9

Anything is MFM008 Jun 2017 #10

He never stops doubling down. virtualobserver Jun 2017 #15

Could be. NCDem47 Jun 2017 #27

welcome to du gopiscrap Jun 2017 #30

He send a similar tweet weeks ago Jeroen Jun 2017 #11

Did he? Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #12

yes NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #14

Tweet Jeroen Jun 2017 #17

Yeah, this tweet is pretty remarkable, Cat...I'm hearing soooo much chatter hear and there Leghorn21 Jun 2017 #13

Trump consistently attempts to intimidate or buy or blackmail his opponents. Corvo Bianco Jun 2017 #16

DT should be the one feeling nervous. You should be a bit more hopeful that good things are ahead. pnwmom Jun 2017 #18

... Cha Jun 2017 #29

A nervous man like DT w/ the football and codes to launch.. Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #34

Did you notice that both Democrats and Republicans voted to take away DT's ability pnwmom Jul 2017 #35

True. But he still has powers of the nuke. What's to stop him from Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #36

Could be something big is about to drop which of course would mean attacks from the right, Amaryllis Jul 2017 #31

Here is that tweet, June 30: L. Coyote Jul 2017 #37