Comey in the House: A Sweat Thread - Page 11 - Politics and Economics

That was a pretty sick burn on Trump when he's talking about how you can tell if someone is telling the truth.

"Look at their track record of honesty" haha

06-08-2017 , 11:34 AM

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Wait did Comey just UNMASK himself as a leaker?

06-08-2017 , 11:34 AM

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Blunt the **** getting owned

06-08-2017 , 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Namath12

I believe the standard of Obstruction is "attempted to influence"

In a real criminal case this would matter. So its going to be "yeah, technically he obstructed justice, but we're not going to impeach."

06-08-2017 , 11:35 AM

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Dylan

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Originally Posted by synth_floyd

What questions that should be asked are not being asked?

I would like someone to bring up Comey's earlier comment that Mueller is certainly looking into obstruction of justice for Trump. That's the most important thing to come out so far, and needs to be reinforced.

06-08-2017 , 11:36 AM

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Lol, like the FBI director wouldn't take a call from the President.

06-08-2017 , 11:36 AM

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Republicans getting desperate. They're not even trying to make it look impartial any more.

06-08-2017 , 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by GTO2.0

Wait did Comey just UNMASK himself as a leaker?

He gave the green light for a friend to share the content of an unclassified memo

06-08-2017 , 11:36 AM

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I know nothing about obstruction of justice, but I guarantee there is a boatload of case law that stands for the principle that those types of questions aren't harmless when coming from a superior.

I'm a little disappointed that he didn't have a cite lined up for this question. It was very foreseeable, and I'm sure there's something out there.

06-08-2017 , 11:36 AM

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What questions that should be asked are not being asked?

Its not so much the topics being asked about but the ham handed way in which they are being asked.

That said, the most unpredictable question so far was about his role in leaking the content of his memo to the press. And his answer included the statement indicating that part of his motivation was to increase the chance of a special prosecutor being appointed.

That begs for follow up by the next Democratic Senator, and they whiffed.

06-08-2017 , 11:37 AM

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All the Republicans seem intent on hammering the fact that "Trump wasn't under investigation." Is that the talking point they all got from Trump personally? Because the point isn't whether or not he was under investigation, but whether he obstructed justice and attempted to halt any Russia-related investigations. Does Trump think that as long as he wasn't under investigation then it's all good?

06-08-2017 , 11:38 AM

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Only congress can impeach him so it is pretty irrelevant whether or not he is being investigated for OOJ. The only way this moves forward is the republicans getting on board the impeach Trump train. Based on the questioning in this hearing the odds of that look extremely long.

06-08-2017 , 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by einbert

Republicans getting desperate. They're not even trying to make it look impartial any more.

the tone and intention of their questioning today is really no different than any other previously televised hearing on the subject

06-08-2017 , 11:38 AM

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lol Blunt is now doing it FOR the Democrats!!!! Thank you Sen. Blunt.

06-08-2017 , 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

He gave the green light for a friend to share the content of an unclassified memo

We kinda knew that though.

06-08-2017 , 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by synth_floyd

All the Republicans seem intent on hammering the fact that "Trump wasn't under investigation." Is that the talking point they all got from Trump personally? Because the point isn't whether or not he was under investigation, but whether he obstructed justice. Does Trump think that as long as he wasn't under investigation then it's all good?

Short answer is yes.

Long answer is yes, and Republican (voters) are morons.

06-08-2017 , 11:40 AM

#268

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Originally Posted by WichitaDM

Sure, but if Mueller finds that Trump obstructed justice, that will go a long way in moving the GOP in the direction of impeachment.

06-08-2017 , 11:40 AM

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Blunt is a buffoon - give him more time to shoot himself in the foot.

06-08-2017 , 11:40 AM

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Lol, like the FBI director wouldn't take a call from the President.

The Republican argument is that Comey should have explained basic propriety to Trump and should have hung up on his boss, the goddamn president.

06-08-2017 , 11:41 AM

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Now that right there was SLICK. King and Comey just made sure it's 100% clear that the Russians wanted to help TRUMP, not Republicans in general.

06-08-2017 , 11:42 AM

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This King guy finally asking the good questions

06-08-2017 , 11:42 AM

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Angus King NAILING trump on his repeated lies to the public

06-08-2017 , 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by epcfast

Blunt is a buffoon - give him more time to shoot himself in the foot.

non-lawyers attempting to do lawyerly things generally ends in spectacular failure

06-08-2017 , 11:43 AM

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Now that right there was SLICK. King and Comey just made sure it's 100% clear that the Russians wanted to help TRUMP, not Republicans in general.

This Senator Dick van Dyke guy seems like a sharp fellow.

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