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FireCrawler2002 Since: Apr, 2017
#187876: May 9th 2017 at 4:39:05 PM

[up]x5 We heard about that before a few pages ago.

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#187877: May 9th 2017 at 4:40:57 PM

Speaking about twitter accounts: RichardNixonLibrary: FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonian. At least somebody is having fun here.

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
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#187878: May 9th 2017 at 4:41:59 PM

@Fire Crawler: Who is Claude Taylor and why should we trust their twitter?

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#187879: May 9th 2017 at 4:44:08 PM

Not gonna lie, I'm not sure what Comey's firing means.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#187880: May 9th 2017 at 4:46:33 PM

It means that Trump is trying to shut down the FBI's investigation of him.

Proglottid Since: Mar, 2010
#187881: May 9th 2017 at 4:46:37 PM

[up] [up]That Trump once again has managed to avoid something that should've logically brought him down, and removed a threat to his power that guarantees he's not leaving in the next four years, or possibly the next eight

edited 9th May '17 4:46:47 PM by Proglottid

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#187883: May 9th 2017 at 4:50:22 PM

[up] McCain's and Amash's support for an Independent Investigation is a good thing; it'd mean we're currently at 50-50 for an Independent Investigation.

Sadly, I don't know how an Independent Investigation is actually called upon...

edited 9th May '17 4:51:13 PM by DingoWalley1

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#187885: May 9th 2017 at 4:51:16 PM

@187838: This thread moves too fast for me to read through every single page, especially with how hectic/busy my daily schedule has been recently.

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tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#187886: May 9th 2017 at 4:52:30 PM

https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/862090285584498688

Source w/ knowledge of discussions inside WH tells @Dana Bash CNN senior officials did not think firing Comey would be big political explosion

The thinking was that b/c Dems were saying precisely what Rosenstein said in his letter, that there wouldn’t be a backlash (@Dana Bash CNN)

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#187888: May 9th 2017 at 4:54:45 PM

Why wouldn't he? Being fired doesn't change his status as a witness.

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#187889: May 9th 2017 at 4:56:23 PM

[up][up][up] If Trump hasn't realized that every little thing he does may potentially bite him in the god damn face by now, I don't know what will!

Especially since this looks like a Blatant Power Grab and an attempt to destroy the Russian Investigation!

[up][up] Wonder if Comey will drop a bomb there?

I won't get my hopes up that he will.

edited 9th May '17 4:56:45 PM by DingoWalley1

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#187890: May 9th 2017 at 4:58:03 PM

[up]He might. What's Trump going to do, fire him? He did that already. I guess he could kill him but that would be even worse.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#187892: May 9th 2017 at 5:01:44 PM

Apparently Comey was addressing FBI staff in LA when the TV's behind him broke the news that he was fired. Then they gave him the letter.

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#187893: May 9th 2017 at 5:02:24 PM

[up]Ouch. That's harsh.

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
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#187894: May 9th 2017 at 5:03:13 PM

@Dingo Walley 1:Trump doesn't realize that because, unfortunately, nothing in his ridiculously-brief political career thus far has managed to do any sort of lasting damage to him. He thinks he's invincible because enough crap has bounced off of him that would have killed absolutely anyone else's ambitions that he may as well be at this point.

Really, that's pretty much the story of his entire life. Whether due to his father's wealth and connections, Ivanka's ability to get him out of trouble, or just plain luck, Donald Trump has never truly suffered the consequences of his constant bungling.

edited 9th May '17 5:07:15 PM by TrashJack

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FireCrawler2002 Since: Apr, 2017
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#187896: May 9th 2017 at 5:27:28 PM

Senator Robert Burr (R-NC and the Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence): I am troubled by the timing and reasoning of Director Comey’s termination.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
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#187897: May 9th 2017 at 5:32:40 PM

[up][up]Is that legal?

These Republicans may say stuff about their ~troubled feels~ now, but they're ultimately toothless. They need Trump in power to further their agendas.

[down]Not rattled enough. They're not going to do anything to punish him. They have to metaphorically die on this hill

edited 9th May '17 5:34:39 PM by BearyScary

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FireCrawler2002 Since: Apr, 2017
#187898: May 9th 2017 at 5:32:57 PM

Even the Senate and Congressional GOP are rattled by this...

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
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#187899: May 9th 2017 at 5:34:17 PM

[up] Well, except for Mc Connell and Graham at this point.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
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#187900: May 9th 2017 at 5:34:40 PM

It would be an appropriate Bookend if Comey-related shenanigans are both what put Trump in the white house and what gets him impeached.

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV

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