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(3,266 posts)DDySiegs
(253 posts)And IT has to meaningfully deal with Trumps High Crimes, Misdemeanors and Treason. Otherwise its just frippery and cannot and must not be believed (taken seriously).
aggiesal
(8,914 posts)They'll say all the right things, but still vote for
his/their agenda, and have IQ(45-44) sign off.
Senate will become the puppet masters.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)monmouth4
(9,694 posts)geomon666
(7,512 posts)They're probably meeting to see how to reward him.
nolabels
(13,133 posts)We really should feel honored that they had to go out of the country for support to win at their cause. The fear of a traitor should never be underestimated.
kairos12
(12,858 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Theyre just deciding if they should let him finish on their faces or in their hair.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,326 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,137 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)need a talking point lie to be coordinated. Issa took lead.
calimary
(81,224 posts)Emergency meeting? Gee, I wonder WHAT emergency they could possibly be talking about?
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)BarbD
(1,192 posts)I would be shocked if any Republican actually does anything. Talk about frightened rabbits. Somehow we need to keep putting on the pressure.
awesomerwb1
(4,267 posts)If there is any truth to that, it's just the cockroaches scrambling to coordinate their lies/response.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)and be on the same page with their lies. Putin=Bad Mueller=Bad Moron=Good
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)that make Trump look less treasonous
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)and desperate, to do their duty. During another Trump trauma a few months ago, one of our congressmen, perhaps Adam Schiff, described the GOP house caucus as generally dazed or whatever and seemingly not understanding what they'd come to, how, or how to get out.
Cornered rats. They'd lose everything in November if they turned on Trump now.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)Moostache
(9,895 posts)If it is real at all (which I doubt), it is only to tell the sheep what to bleat. Period.
calimary
(81,224 posts)Hes a Congressman. (For now, anyway...)
Moostache
(9,895 posts)Everyone sings the same tune..."We must all hang together or we will surely hang alone..." (I WISH!!!)
calimary
(81,224 posts)huddled together in private for an hour-and-a-half was to figure out and coordinate their talking points with which to answer anticipated questions during their joint news conference. Its a reasonable explanation for that super-secret private meeting. Mainly to get their stories straight.
Chiboy
(22 posts)Deciding which way to spin this , doing the right thing probably never occurred to these idiots
dalton99a
(81,468 posts)to make sure everyone is on the same page. It's the new protocol
radical noodle
(8,000 posts)it's probably just to settle on talking points to excuse trump.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)AnotherMother4Peace
(4,243 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Supreme choice is bombing big time with the Public. Or Sanctions will be lifted by end of day.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Too late to get your ducks in a row, unless and until you're willing to impeach the bastard. There is no other graceful way to disengage from the cancerous monstrosity that you have allowed to grow to stage 4 cancer. You will be tainted forever as fellow travellers and enablers of a traitor. Congratulations! I hope a lot of you get convicted of treason too.
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)support this relationship with Russia, they better get ready for some major black lash.
This is no joke.
hatrack
(59,584 posts)spanone
(135,830 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)Renew Deal
(81,856 posts)Cha
(297,187 posts)the latest is.. just your post.
Mahalo, Riff
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Far more likely that they're getting their stories straight for selling out the country in terms that are most pleasing to their Fox-poisoned audience.
GeorgeGist
(25,320 posts)9:00 pm || Arrives White House
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)retain the loyalty of the knuckle-dragging Trumpists who elected them without sounding ridiculous and/or treasonous.
Good luck with that.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)He's not verified, doesn't work for any news organization, and latest tweet says he believes several Trump people will be put to death for Treason.
Do some research, people.
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)I'm being sarcastic here...I'm surprised that they thought it warranted an emergency meeting, though...
Maybe something's up?
TeamPooka
(24,223 posts)TygrBright
(20,759 posts)ramblin_dave
(1,546 posts)Got to be a hoax.
mnhtnbb
(31,384 posts)to support the traitor in the Oval Office.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I bet.
They got one chance left to do the right thing.
Support the Mueller investigation 100%, protect him and Rosenstein from Putin's puppet and impeach and convict the traitor in the White House!
Freethinker65
(10,016 posts)kacekwl
(7,016 posts)themaguffin
(3,826 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)still_one
(92,187 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)Theyre all learning to count in Russian, so going through their pay packets gives them a chance to practice together.
Oneironaut
(5,493 posts)If Republicans have any honor left, they would. Trump just shoved a knife in the back of every single citizen in the United States. Hes a turncoat who only cares about himself.
This is not partisan anymore. Trump just surrendered to a hostile power without our consent.
He is a Russian asset and is destroying our Republic. He needs to be put in an orange jumpsuit before he does further damage.
Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)it would have been hunky-dory?
Good to know.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)They can't ignore the media forever. They will try to mitigate this treason.
They'll never actually... you know... put the country first or anything.
pandr32
(11,581 posts)MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)They're getting their stories straight. How will they defend the TRAITOR? Let's see what they come up with.
donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)They're all in it now. Oh well.
I have a hard time envisioning what they can come up with, but like other posters here, I predict another Benghazi Investigation !
elmac
(4,642 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)Some Rs in the House or Senate may have even thought before now.
But they were getting too much done to stop and threaten their 'work', dismantling everything Obama did and more....much more. Once they have their two stolen SCOTUS picks in the bag maybe.
They were waiting for a true breaking point and this might be it.
They may just flip 180. Republicans get away that move all the time. No one questions it. It will be to shore up his replacement, Pence. They will paint it as Trump had good intentions but went over the line, and now we will have Pence who they will market as the more sane, family orientated, Christian conservative so nothing to worry about.
But I really don't see anything happening until after the mid terms. Why further anger the angry racist base you have nurtured just before November?
helpisontheway
(5,007 posts)Trump.. SPIN.....SPIN...SPIN....Gotta come up with some lies for their dumb ass supporters.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,417 posts)I've included a photo of Mitch:
bhusar
(131 posts)"OK this is what we need to say when we go on CNN tonight".
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)...to draft a statement defending the Manchurian Manchild.
BamaRefugee
(3,483 posts)Did you notice Rand Paul is suddenly on his way to Moscow, he's gonna demand his payoff in CASH!
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)They won't do anything.
Habibi
(3,598 posts)I'm not seeing any confirmation on Google.
world wide wally
(21,742 posts)They don't want to take any chances at all, plus it will be good optics for the midterms.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)Anyone can tweet anything.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Stay tuned.
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)Link to tweet
Today Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina was charged with acting as an agent of the Russian government. Paragraph 31 of the criminal complaint quotes an explosive email about establishing a "VERY private line of communication" between the Kremlin and GOP via the NRA:
3:23 PM - 16 Jul 2018
and ....
Link to tweet
Olga Lautman
? @olgaNYC1211
May 2016 was another interesting #TrumpRussia month
*Email sent by NRA operative Paul Erickson to Dearborn about establishing Kremlin ties
*Paul Erickson has a holding company w 🇷🇺spy Butina
*Don Jr sits w Putins Torshin who has very close ties to FSB at the NRA event
1:22 AM - 4 Dec 2017
neohippie
(1,142 posts)This looks like another Jeff Sessions Russia connection that unfortunately he was unable to "recaw" while he lied under oath to Congress.
Noteworthy that he was never held accountable for his perjury under oath to Congress, but they were chomping at the bit when they interviewed Peter Strzok to declare him in contempt
C Moon
(12,212 posts)Putin's demands are being passed on to the GOP now.
I don't think for a minute it's any kind of damage control. It's the GOP getting ready to implement whatever Putin and Trump are setting up.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)And have to chose getting rid of treasonous corrupt trump , or lose it all because of him. He chose putin over the USA publicly , and has done nothing but prove his loyalty to putin , not us or this country. That's why he's destroying everything at breakneck speeds now. This today does nothing but insures both the House AND the Senate will be retaken control of by the Democrats , and trump will continue making it worse for them. HE's not a republican , he's a putin ass kisser . They have to remove him from office or they're party won't survive, and may not now anyway.
Orangeutan
(204 posts)Can anyone say "myopic"?
Jose Garcia
(2,595 posts)klook
(12,154 posts)that's good enough for me!
Trashing thread.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)lame54
(35,287 posts)J3AC4
(58 posts)No doubt the meeting is to plan their next big spin of the truth.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Some random person with no credibility says something on Twitter, and 50 people here immediately take it as gospel.
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)let's wait until we get this SCOTUS nominee seated first, and then we'll see "
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)I never heard. Probably to improve our relationship with Uncle Vlad.
Generic Brad
(14,274 posts)Don't be surprised if there is a mass exodus out of the country by Republicans. Tomorrow they will hurriedly liquidate their assets, convert them to Bit Coins and quietly escape before the pitchforks and torches reach their doorsteps.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)that the NRA will miss this months payment. Not to mention 4. FBI will be listening.
Without those Russian funds, they might all lose.
flying-skeleton
(696 posts)..... Received NEW INSTRUCTIONS from the Kremlin !!
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Why do people believe unsourced nonsense spouted by random twitter users?
VOX
(22,976 posts)Because its for certain that some dude in the Twittersphere sees and knows all, has the lowdown, the inside-scoop, the real dirt.