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Russian Scandal set to Explode (Original Post) tomhagen Sep 2017 OP
But even if this isn't a buck short, it's still a year late. sandensea Sep 2017 #1
Depends on which agency..... SergeStorms Sep 2017 #3
Here's to deep Covefefe: sandensea Sep 2017 #6
Most of this is on the media's irresponsible and dangerous DK504 Sep 2017 #5
That's the truth. sandensea Sep 2017 #7
I am about to explode all over my apt...messy. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #2
It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas... jmowreader Sep 2017 #4
The Russia story just keeps getting worse for President Trump Gothmog Sep 2017 #8

sandensea

(21,528 posts)
1. But even if this isn't a buck short, it's still a year late.
Sun Sep 24, 2017, 11:46 PM
Sep 2017

My impression has always been that there were many in our intelligence services who knew all or most key details, but opted not to act.

Perhaps they felt this would be a unique opportunity to conduct a field experiment of sorts - i.e. how would Putin use a U.S. puppet if he could ever get it into the Oval Office. Who knows.

SergeStorms

(18,890 posts)
3. Depends on which agency.....
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 02:09 AM
Sep 2017

has the information and how it was collected. The NSA is not going to come forward and admit they're intercepting all U.S. citizens' phone calls, e-mails and meta-data again (or still ) as the case may be. If it's the FBI, did they have the proper warrants to intercept the same.

They know, but we certainly don't. It'll all come out pretty soon, I think. I'd say within 6 months Trump and his associates are going to find out that they're in DEEP COVFEFE! Hopefully that will include lengthy prison sentences for most of them, and impeachment for at least one of them.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
5. Most of this is on the media's irresponsible and dangerous
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 11:38 AM
Sep 2017

coverage of the Traitor allowing this POS to win. James Comey needs a huge kick in the ass too.

sandensea

(21,528 posts)
7. That's the truth.
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 01:14 PM
Sep 2017

The GOPee always like to point out that most journalists are Democrats - but as well know, most media owners are Republicans or at least lean that way.

There was a former UN official, Framk LaRue, who pointed out a few years ago that in this day and age the biggest threat to freedom of expression isn't government interference as much as it's media monopolies. The MSM coverage of the Iraq War, or the way they brazenly promoted Cheeto, certainly seems to illustrate that.

jmowreader

(50,451 posts)
4. It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas...
Mon Sep 25, 2017, 02:09 AM
Sep 2017

Folks, we've been here before. We were all positive that Patrick Fitzgerald was going to drag the entire Bush administration off to a torture chamber and we'd never see any of them again. At the end of the day, he took down Scooter Libby...who needed to go to jail, but it was a serious letdown after what we'd all hoped for.

When there's a perp walk out of the White House AND at least one of the Trumps is in it, is the time to get excited.

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