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Zorro

(15,740 posts) Mon May 8, 2017, 11:07 AM May 2017

Trump 'planning smear campaign' against Sally Yates while she testifies against administration [View all]

Source: The Independent

Donald Trump's administration reportedly planned to smear former deputy attorney general Sally Yates ahead of her testimony before a Senate subcommittee on his presidential campaign’s ties to Russia.

Ms Yates will give evidence about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.

James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence in Barack Obama’s Administration will also testify.

The White House planned on branding Ms Yates a “Democratic operative” intent on sabotaging Mr Trump, who was willing to twist facts, news website Axios reported.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-apos-planning-smear-campaign-122146309.html

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Trump 'planning smear campaign' against Sally Yates while she testifies against administration [View all] Zorro May 2017 OP

I don't believe his words carry that much weight anymore katmondoo May 2017 #1

I wish that were true OriginalGeek May 2017 #26

Such a gentleman bucolic_frolic May 2017 #2

Isn't this obstruction of justice? The Blue Flower May 2017 #3

Some people - good people, lots of people - are saying she's a thespian. mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #4

Good heavens!!! SwissTony May 2017 #11

HA! SammyWinstonJack May 2017 #22

Helluva acting job.... Lochloosa May 2017 #23

Innocent people don't do this bs, guilty do. WePurrsevere May 2017 #5

I'm shocked. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #6

I'm sure Faux News is ahead of the game chelsea0011 May 2017 #7

Lots of people are saying... Still In Wisconsin May 2017 #8

Yeah. Turbineguy May 2017 #9

this is totally bluestarone May 2017 #10

isn't his credibility about shot, yet? ginnyinWI May 2017 #12

At least he hasn't started WW3 to distract ....so far OnDoutside May 2017 #13

_BS_RUC_I_N _F JUS_ICE Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #14

Sounding more and more PatSeg May 2017 #15

Confuse the rubes ... GeorgeGist May 2017 #16

I hope she watches her back NastyRiffraff May 2017 #17

Sticking with the Shakespeare theme Friend or Foe May 2017 #19

The interesting thing about this link is that 99% of the time, the comments to Yahoo stories are still_one May 2017 #18

Those were Russian bots on Yahoo FakeNoose May 2017 #25

Of course he is. Who doesn't expect that, including Yates? His words are meaningless, now. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #20

You mean like the smear campaign against Obama about how he gave Flynn the highest Nitram May 2017 #21

The Drumph keeps getting away with making allegations . . FairWinds May 2017 #24

Republicans still smear her through media 'breaking news headlines' right here on DU Sunlei May 2017 #27

Judicial Watch is on it xxqqqzme May 2017 #28