Electric Eye
Banned
Well they are following the Watergate playbook and if they want to keep with tradition Pence would have to end up like Nixons first vice president Spiro Agnew and resign under criminal charges.
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Mueller Seeks White House Documents on Flynn
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Well they are following the Watergate playbook and if they want to keep with tradition Pence would have to end up like Nixons first vice president Spiro Agnew and resign under criminal charges.
Host Samurai
Member
Does this only effect Flynn? or does everyone get fucked because of this?
Shadow Puppetry
Member
Pence likely will.
Electric Eye
Banned
Nah it affects multiple people including the VP but they are turning the screws on him to get the others to fuck up. Btw Trump is reported to have stayed in contact with Flynn after he canned him despite his council urging him to end all contact. Trump is a very clumsy criminal because now Mueller can have those conversations subpoenaed and now Trump is part of this part of the investigation. He no doubt had been trying to create a cover story with Flynn.
Would be interesting if Flynn recorded those conversations so he can try to use the tapes to obtain immunity. He requested immunity once before, so maybe he went out and got some chips to play with.
Holy Order Sol
Member
Legal MegaZord gonna start swinging
Master Yoshi
Member
Comey is Zordon.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Flynn isn't the only one fucked here. I imagine this is going to include documents that show when the administration caught onto Flynn and their reaction.
Pretty much.
Pretty much.
Autodidact
Banned
I wouldn't ascribe that much foresight and shrewdness to these people.
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
i kinda want to see a summary of all the parts moving over the past 5-6 days between kelly taking over, mcmaster getting to clean house, grand juries opening up, subpoenas rolling out ... you could almost squint and see an endgame here.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Its kind of incredible-
-How much is happening
-How fast its happening
-How much of it is self inflicted
Host Samurai
Member
I pray for Sessions to be in those documents. Speaking of which, can Mueller indict Sessions?
Autodidact
Banned
Yes. Only Trump (maybe) has immunity from indictments.
Considering Trump is still speed running the Nixon presidency, use that for a guideline. Mueller is applying more and more pressure with each passing day and Trump will only be on vacation for so long. I have imagine he's pretty tempted to pull a Saturday Night Massacre type event right now.
I imagine Pence is definitely going to be in there in some capacity.
KernelPanic
Member
If I was a writer for House of Cards I'd quit. Hard to top reality.
Master Yoshi
Member
Host Samurai
Member
If he can than why wasn't he charged for the 2nd time for perjury?
darthsontin
Member
This whole thing feels like it is simultaneously happening lightning-quick and yet still not fast enough.
Autodidact
Banned
Can indict =/= willing to indict. Charging the Attorney General requires an immense amount of political will. If anything, Mueller would leave that decision to Congress because Sessions lied before them. They'd deliver an impeachment, though, not an indictment.
Host Samurai
Member
Gotcha. Thanks for the info. Its maddening how Dems aren't pushing for that. I guess it's useless for them since they have no power.
It would just let the GOP scream about Dem partisanship
Remember the GOP in the senate are very loyal to Sessions.
Fenderputty
Banned
Saturday oppo droppo? Heh
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
So? That won't stop the investigation.
Dash_Riprock
Member
And every time he does, it lasts for a day (maybe two) before another bombshell brings us right back.