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[Stinkles]

Tick tick tick

 

[Nafai1123]

Anyone he nominates will be confirmed. ANYONE.

Let's play this out.

Whoever is nominated WILL be asked if they will recuse themselves.

If they say yes, and then don't do it, what happens?

If they say no, what is the backlash?

They will also be asked if they will fire Mueller if asked by the President.

If they say yes, what is the backlash?

If they say no, and then do it, what happens?

 

[Imperfected]

I suppose people should have expected this is the way a fight between the Intelligence Community and the Unintelligent Community would play out.

 

[kirblar]

Wait-

There's more?

This is a story you rope-a-dope with. You lead w/ this vaguery, then slam the details after the Administration lies.

 

[Random Human]

It really does feel like the game they're going to play now is:

Leak bit of story
Get them to say it's a lie / not accurate
Provide more details/prove accuracy
Rinse
Repeat

Yuuuup. Wouldn't surprise me if Sessions denies this and then the NYT drops the second scoop that there's a recording of the conversations.

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

 

[theWB27]

Let's play this out.

Whoever is nominated WILL be asked if they will recuse themselves.

If they say yes, and then don't do it, what happens?

If they say no, what is the backlash.

They will also be asked if they will fire Mueller if asked by the President.

If they say yes, what is the backlash?

If they say no, and then do it, what happens?

Taj going with that gutek angle.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Wait-

There's more?

Rope

A

Dope

Tick tick tick

 

[Surfinn]

I suppose people should have expected this is the way a fight between the Intelligence Community and the Unintelligent Community would play out.

Holy fuck I almost choked on my dinner

 

[BronsonLee]

NYT is the left
WaPo is the right

 

[kris.]

Wait-

There's more?

 

[CraigerGamer]

Adam Goldman‏
@adamgoldmanNYT
I asked if the week was over. @adamentous disagrees.

Keep yr eyes peeled.

During Watergate there seemed to be huge competition between the WP and NYT, as I am sure there still is today. But it seems they are almost rooting each other on judging by their interactions on twitter.

 

[Locke562]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

Hopefully they think they wouldn't be in this situation if it wasn't for Trump.

 

[skullmuffins]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

Pretty sure we already had several stories based on leaks of intercepted communications with Kislyak.

 

[Escape Goat]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

I doubt this is news to anyone. Everyone's listening to each other. US even hacked Merkel's phone and she's an ally.

 

[JettDash]

If he can come up with an AG nominee that is a corrupt, loyal, and confirmable, why didn't he just fire Sessions a long time ago?

 

[kris.]

During Watergate there seemed to be huge competition between the WP and NYT, as I am sure there still is today. But it seems they are almost rooting each other on judging by their interactions on twitter.

I mean they're basically BFFs at this point.

 

[skullmuffins]

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe
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7m

Just showed the Post/Sessions piece to Rep. Adam Schiff. He blanched, his eyes widened, and he said he couldn't comment.

 

[kirblar]

Pretty sure we already had several stories based on leaks of intercepted communications with Kislyak.

Seriously, cat's been out of the bag a long while on this.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

And this week started off so GOOD for him too, what with profitizing criminal justice and all that, then pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft!

That entire televised hearing was so obvious handing him rope. Whole ships full of rope that he went Eagle Scout on.

Trump and the treasonweasels are coming to the realization that they are being toyed with...and can't do anything to save themselves. Hopefully they don't go down swinging at the columns...

 

[Snaku]

NYT is the left
WaPo is the right

Mueller with the big finish.

 

[JettDash]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

Who do you think leaked it to them?

 

[TheCochese]

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe
·
7m

Just showed the Post/Sessions piece to Rep. Adam Schiff. He blanched, his eyes widened, and he said he couldn't comment.

 

[ratcliffja]

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe
·
7m

Just showed the Post/Sessions piece to Rep. Adam Schiff. He blanched, his eyes widened, and he said he couldn't comment.

Schiff is about to hit the fan.

 

[Surfinn]

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe
·
7m

Just showed the Post/Sessions piece to Rep. Adam Schiff. He blanched, his eyes widened, and he said he couldn't comment.

LOL

Shiffster preparing a statement as we speak.

 

[BronsonLee]

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe
·
7m

Just showed the Post/Sessions piece to Rep. Adam Schiff. He blanched, his eyes widened, and he said he couldn't comment.

He KNEW.

They must've had this.

 

[hoos30]

Odds are this leak came from the White House. These idiots only think one step ahead.

 

[Escape Goat]

He blanched, his eyes widened, and he said he couldn't comment.

 

[NullPointer]

Schiff is about to hit the fan.

*applauds*

 

[Random Human]

And this week started off so GOOD for him too, what with profitizing criminal justice and all that, then pfffffffffffffffffffffffffft!

It stopped being good when Trump said he wished he hadn't given him the job.

 

[jack_package_200]

NYT is the left
WaPo is the right

Mueller with the big finish.

Anime GAF is alright

 

[B-Dubs]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

At this point they're likely more concerned with the fact Russia was so clearly able to influence the election and by extension US foreign policy.

 

[BronsonLee]

Anime GAF is alright

DON'T PUT THAT SHIT ON ME

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Was just going to post this. Trump will benefit from this, but black people can rest easy for a while.

Trump will only serve to screw himself even deeper if he gets rid of Mueller so I'm not too concerned.

 

[Steel]

Republican rep on CNN was trying to spin this as the Ambassador lying to put Sessions in a bad light, lol.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

CNN reporting Kushner and Ivanka just amended and disclosed new financial holdings

 

[subrock]

Republican rep on CNN was trying to spin this as the Ambassador lying to put Sessions in a bad light, lol.

pretty much the only angle at this point, discredit the source

 

[Muffin1611]

Anime GAF is alright

Finally someone admits it

DON'T PUT THAT SHIT ON ME

You are already part of Anime GAF, Bronson.

 

[Skinny Pete]

The hits just keep on coming.

 

[Joe]

Some people are wondering if this was a White House leak in an attempt to force Sessions out and appoint an Attorney General who then won't recuse


https://twitter.com/vermontgmg/status/888539904077987840
Every GOP figure I've spoken to at #AspenSecurity assumes Trump leaked this to force Sessions out. "Certainly not a Mueller leak," one said.

https://twitter.com/RRuby44/status/888545189148708865
Remember this. If #Sessions leaves, Trump gets to pick a replacement who doesn't have to recuse himself.

https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/888533854339743744
A Republican source on seeing the story wondered aloud if Trump WH purposely confirmed the story to get at Sessions.

 

[NullPointer]

CNN reporting Kushner and Ivanka just amended and disclosed new financial holdings

[url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1409512[/URL]

 

[Nafai1123]

Republican rep on CNN was trying to spin this as the Ambassador lying to put Sessions in a bad light, lol.

I have no doubt that will be the talking point circulating among WH pundits for the time being. Hoping WAPO held back further info that confirms the conversation so they all look like traitorous shit-stains.

 

[shira]

"I do not recall"

I do not recall, not recalling

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Republican rep on CNN was trying to spin this as the Ambassador lying to put Sessions in a bad light, lol.

I mean, it's a reasonable consideration.

The more important takeaway I think was his clear expression of trust and competence in Mueller. If Mueller gets sacked, the nuclear chain reaction won't be stopped.

 

[hughesta]

Rot in prison you piece of shit

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Some people are wondering if this was a White House leak in an attempt to force Sessions out and appoint an Attorney General who then won't recuse


https://twitter.com/vermontgmg/status/888539904077987840
Every GOP figure I've spoken to at #AspenSecurity assumes Trump leaked this to force Sessions out. "Certainly not a Mueller leak," one said.

https://twitter.com/RRuby44/status/888545189148708865
Remember this. If #Sessions leaves, Trump gets to pick a replacement who doesn't have to recuse himself.

https://twitter.com/juliaioffe/status/888533854339743744
A Republican source on seeing the story wondered aloud if Trump WH purposely confirmed the story to get at Sessions.

I have major doubts Trump would literally destroy his own argument about no collusion in order to try and get someone through congress that won't recuse himself.

And this is just more proof that Trump will sell you out (if true), which isn't something that's smart when it comes to trying to save your own skin

 

[jack_package_200]

I don't know how Sessions can squeeze out of this. This is really bad.

DON'T PUT THAT SHIT ON ME

Don't be ashamed of it. Own it, Bronson.

 

[Crocodile]

Gotta wonder what intel community thinks about WaPo publicly revealing they can intercept Russian communication in Moscow.

Wasn't there a previous story on the whole Russia saga that already revealed this?

 

[BronsonLee]

GET ME OUT
GET ME OUT

 

[kess]

Republican rep on CNN was trying to spin this as the Ambassador lying to put Sessions in a bad light, lol.

These guys never seem to think who is holding the other end of the rope