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sofa king

(10,857 posts)
19. I'm not so sure about that, this time.
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 12:01 PM
Jul 2016

Trump isn't the son of a CIA director, surrounded by Defense industry magnates. He hasn't been nearly as able to conceal his financial relationship with the foreign entity performing the illegal acts, as Bush was able to conceal his prior financial relationship with Saudi Arabia and the bin Ladens.

Instead, he's surrounded by a bunch of knuckle-dragging racists and minor-league political managers--and servants of a foreign nuclear power--who appear to be at least as unaware of the definition of espionage as Donald Trump himself is unaware.

I am beginning to suspect that Trump is about to have a sit-down with the FBI, and they're going to offer him a deal: dropping out of the race would serve national security interests without having to imprison him for life.

I'm pretty sure he'll take that deal.

If it happens, it's going to happen fast, fast, fast, because if he wins he can exonerate himself, grant himself security clearances, and be protected from impeachment by the Republican Congress. The GOP could be brought on board with the prospect of being able to put together a second convention (in 2008 the conventions were in September).

And people once thought the biggest danger Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #1
Easy to do! Roy Rolling Jul 2016 #20
Yah Putin, PICs please or all those beauty contestant fun 'Parties' never happened. Sunlei Jul 2016 #2
And Find Karl Rove's Deleted (illegally) E-Mails Too Yallow Jul 2016 #3
And find Trump's tax returns too, while you're at it. mpcamb Jul 2016 #44
You should win the post :) Marthe48 Jul 2016 #49
This traitor is receiving intelligence briefings!! (nt) matt819 Jul 2016 #4
And while they're at it......... Friend or Foe Jul 2016 #5
That's up to Anonymous TexasBushwhacker Jul 2016 #40
This is inappropriate. That is beyond inappropriate. He is unhinged. KittyWampus Jul 2016 #6
So is it treason yet? Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit Jul 2016 #10
Wanna bet that Trump's poll numbers go up after this latest inanity? uawchild Jul 2016 #8
I will not take that bet. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #11
Says you. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #14
Is there anything, ANYTHING, this traitor would not hand to ANY foreign power... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #9
Oh, damn! sofa king Jul 2016 #12
And yet, he will get away with this. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #13
I'm not so sure about that, this time. sofa king Jul 2016 #19
Who would set this in motion? anamandujano Jul 2016 #26
I cannot imagine that happening. David__77 Jul 2016 #38
And they have, and they will sofa king Jul 2016 #43
OF COURSE he will get away with it uawchild Jul 2016 #32
We cannot let this go into the MSM memory hole Zoonart Jul 2016 #15
He's encouraging them to break federal law. tinrobot Jul 2016 #16
NYTimes "Trump sanctioning a foreign power’s cyberspying" Democat Jul 2016 #17
So Trump was asking Russia to break the law? Botany Jul 2016 #18
Trump is a colossal asshole EricMaundry Jul 2016 #21
Let's have the Russians release Comrade Don's tax returns, if they want to prove they are fair :) Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #22
He didn't say he wants it. He actually asked them to do it. Iggo Jul 2016 #23
Is the media reporting it? helpisontheway Jul 2016 #24
Don't you see? It's just a joke! maxsolomon Jul 2016 #25
Trump may well know that those emails are already in the hands of Putin. I'm expecting more floriduck Jul 2016 #27
That was one of the most extraordinary press conferences I've ever seen by a nominee markj757 Jul 2016 #28
Republican Nominee Sanctions Foreign Espionage TomCADem Jul 2016 #29
how can this TRAITOR get security clearance for briefings?? Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #30
My husband and I just called our local FBI about trump encouraging foreign governments to hack Laser102 Jul 2016 #31
Ask them to find your income taxes too while they're at it. world wide wally Jul 2016 #33
More proof that Trump is working with the new Soviet Russia. nt onehandle Jul 2016 #34
I don't think there is much Soviet about Russia. David__77 Jul 2016 #39
Time to pull his top secret security clearance Corgigal Jul 2016 #35
This has huge national security implications DesertRat Jul 2016 #36
Dear God what has this man done? BadGimp Jul 2016 #37
He's STOLEN the news cycle is what he has done uawchild Jul 2016 #41
This From a Guy SDJay Jul 2016 #42
Could you imagine the outcry if Hillary had invited Putin to hack Trump to get his tax returns? SunSeeker Jul 2016 #45
"Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton’s emails"* Botany Jul 2016 #46
He should be asking Sarah Palin. mwooldri Jul 2016 #47
Snowden was unavailable for comment Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #48
WTF? smirkymonkey Jul 2016 #50
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