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[Nafai1123]

Watching the Prisoner's Dilemma play out amongst Trump's inner circle is fascinating.

Is it time to start a pool on when Mike Pence is sworn in as President?

I want Pence to go down too.

 

[Plumbob]

People don't want to let their imaginations run wild and they are accused of being paid Russian trolls.

Some of you need to tone down the rhetoric.

Nope

There's a word for keeping your mouth shut when bad things happened: complicity

don't tone police others and you won't get a clapback

 

[E-Cat]

Just curious how old are you? I'm 32 and I feel like this is the 2nd biggest world event I've lived through apart from 9/11. This is not the left's version of the what the right has done for the past 8 years. This is fucked up! This is NOT normal government in any way. No offense, you've seemed somewhat open minded in this thread, but it seems like you want the conspiracy to not be real more than you want it to be real.

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in. I think you are confusing objectivity with wanting for something.

 

[Zolo]

"If I'd done a tenth of what she did!"

He'd be asking for immunity?

 

[MUnited83]

https://twitter.com/JeffPohjola/status/847597736803225600

Why would the House Intel Comittee know if he made an offer to the FBI?
Like no one has even remotely claimed or reported that he was asking for immunity from the intel comitee.

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in. I think you are confusing objectivity with wanting for something.

It's not really a conspiracy theory at this point.

 

[Davide]

Look, I'll be honest with you: I WANT there to be a conspiracy. I want it real fucking bad. But wanting something doesn't make it so. There are people in this thread already calling Trump a traitor.

It's a little premature, don't you think?

No.

Tons of allegations that we've been suspicious of all along and more have been confirmed true and more is coming. This thing is only going in one direction.

 

[Apt101]

an I have been working and running errands and shopping all day, so late on this.

I just have one question: is peepee tape upon us? Does it seem imminent?

 

[TheCochese]

Naw, just the people claiming nothing will come of this, as though that is a fact.

Spoiler

It isn't a fact.

As I've said earlier in this thread and in many others, people are allowed to be pessimistic.

 

[Surfinn]

Doesn't the timeline make it seem more like Nunes got a call from the whitehouse about info (which just turned out to be recordings of people talking about Trump), and followed WH orders from there?

Man I don't even know. My head is spinning with all of this. Information overload

 

[Bilbo_T_Baggins]

I really hope this isn't a ploy by Flynn to get offered immunity from Nunes in exchange for a nothing testimony.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Operative word being HOUSE Intel committee aka the shit show

All I can see now is Nunes eating the letter immediately.

 

[RustyNails]

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in. I think you are confusing objectivity with wanting for something.

What conspiracy are you talking about?

 

[mjp2417]

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in. I think you are confusing objectivity with wanting for something.

An ongoing investigation is not a conspiracy.

 

[TheCochese]

Nope

There's a word for keeping your mouth shut when bad things happened: complicity

don't tone police others and you won't get a clapback

Right. That's what I am, complicit. You got me.

I'm just going to assume you got a couple people mixed up here.

 

[E-Cat]

Tinfoil or no, I ain't selling out my country for free. I got standards, I'm a goddamn American. Also, so WAS it ten for the gas lighting there? If I string this along do you make more? The least you could do is split it with me.

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

 

[ArchedThunder]

an I have been working and running errands and shopping all day, so late on this.

I just have one question: is peepee tape upon us? Does it seem imminent?

Flynn is hiding the pee pee tape in his anus right now.

 

[Oersted]

As I've said earlier in this thread and in many others, people are allowed to be pessimistic.

It fatalism and a plea to end up on ignore lists. But anyway, we go offtopic.

 

[Apt101]

Flynn is hiding the pee pee tape in his anus right now.

Damn, thwarted once again.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

All I can see now is Nunes eating the letter immediately.

Could this be what he saw that made him get out of his car and run to the white house?

 

[Aaronology]

Nope

There's a word for keeping your mouth shut when bad things happened: complicity

don't tone police others and you won't get a clapback

Mrm. E-Cat's "oops" is just... an embarrassing display. Rushing to mitigate this news while arrogantly talking down to others is going to cause some snarky rejoinders when it turns out you're posting inaccurate information.

 

[Darryl M R]

Oops

Oops

 

[BronsonLee]

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

hey guess what

 

[pigeon]

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in.

Sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there is no conspiracy. What makes you believe, to such a high degree of confidence, that there is no conspiracy?

 

[RiverShell]

Oops

The fact that you posted this after the upadte was posted in this thread is not only sad, it shows your hand.

 

[RustyNails]

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

Its actually hilarious.

 

[BrutishMrFish]

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in. I think you are confusing objectivity with wanting for something.

And you're confusing objectivity with burying your head in the sand.

I get the feeling that Flynn is just being a craven jackass who's just leading people on out of spite, but this whole situation is substantially different from the Hillary email scandal.

 

[sazzy]

oh man

oh mannnn

the egg is about to crack

 

[Dalek]

oh man

oh mannnn

the egg is about to crack

It is really exciting.

 

[BlueTsunami]

All I can see now is Nunes eating the letter immediately.

Nunes: Is that the letter Flynns lawyer sent us?

Schiff: Yeah, I was just about to read it

Nunes:

 

[~Kinggi~]

Wait, i think people are getting it wrong. Sounds like he actually went to the House but the House denies he offered, which would make perfect sense if Nunes was fucked. People seem to be acting like Flynn knows house is fucked so he didnt bother.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

I find it amusing.

 

[E-Cat]

So, if there's a chance that Trump and his cabinet may have committed crimes, why is this not a valid issue?

Investigate what needs to be investigated, absolutely.

But everyone should cool down the extreme rhetoric and temper your expectations.

 

[Mark L]

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

Ignore me, ese. Just like everyone else is ignoring your "gosh golly gee I can't imagine why any rational person would see a conspiracy to undermine US electoral politics on behalf of the Russian government based on the data we are seeing" bullshite.

 

[Zolo]

Investigate what needs to be investigated, absolutely.

But everyone should cool down the extreme rhetoric and temper your expectations.

What do you consider extreme rhetoric here?

 

[ErichWK]

Watching Anderson Cooper



LoL Kingston is such a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking idiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

 

[BlueTsunami]

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

Komrade pls

 

[Surfinn]

Lol Jack is going full Trump on AC360 right now

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

What do you consider extreme rhetoric here?

People calling Trump a traitor.

So extreme.

 

[Mercury Fred]

I know you're doing this for shits and giggles, but your shtick is painfully not funny.

Whoa. I really think you should cool down the extreme rhetoric.

 

[E-Cat]

What conspiracy are you talking about?

An ongoing investigation is not a conspiracy.

But people in here are talking in terms of "it's a done deal". "Guilty as charged", etc.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Watching Anderson Cooper



LoL Kingston is such a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking idiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

A "human" punching bag.

 

[trembli0s]

I really hope this isn't a ploy by Flynn to get offered immunity from Nunes in exchange for a nothing testimony.

This is exactly what's going to happen.

 

[sazzy]

wonder how this is going down at r/Donald

they were Flynn's unconditional cheerleaders

 

[Fuchsdh]

Remember when people were saying this would lead to nothing?

I mean, I always thought it would lead to something, just that "something" wasn't actually what should happen—namely, the purging and prosecution of Trump and his ilk. As long as the president isn't touched, we don't really get much benefit besides knowing exactly how slimy he is.

 

[E-Cat]

Sure, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there is no conspiracy. What makes you believe, to such a high degree of confidence, that there is no conspiracy?

Occam's razor.

 

[DerangedHermit]

I really hope this isn't a ploy by Flynn to get offered immunity from Nunes in exchange for a nothing testimony.

I'm pretty sure it is.

 

[ratcliffja]

I really hope this isn't a ploy by Flynn to get offered immunity from Nunes in exchange for a nothing testimony.

Nunes can't make that agreement without the FBI.

 

[100%TrophyMaster]

Nunes: Is that the letter Flynns lawyer sent us?

Schiff: Yeah, I was just about to read it

Nunes:

Hahaha perfect

 

[voOsh]

I'm about your age. I agree that things are fucked up in the US government. But that doesn't require a conspiracy to be thrown in. I think you are confusing objectivity with wanting for something.

You can objectively look at this Flynn situation, Session's lack of short term memory about meeting a Russian spy, the Sally Yates testimony block, the Nunes folly, etc. Lets not even start with the Trump/Russian oligarch business connections.. You can process all of that "objectively" and still come to the conclusion there was no wrong doing anywhere? Come on dude.

 

[jellies_two]

This is exactly what's going to happen.

No that isn't, asking for immunity when you have nothing doesn't work. He has something that gets himself into trouble (this is Already heavily documented he has committed a number of possible crimes) AND he thinks he has something to trade.
Since he is an all around shitty person I imagine nobody wants to hand him immunity so easily. And/or they know what he thinks is special, already.