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originally posted by: JoshuaCox
a reply to: Justoneman
Not really..
The emails showed that Brazil got a couple debate questions early and that the superdelegates were planning on voting for Hillary..
That is the point of superdelegates, they get to vote either way..
Garbage?? Yes!
Uniquely corrupt?? Not even close.
In fact WE HAVE HER WHOLES STAFFS PRIVATE EMAILS AND THATS THE WORST?!?!
Hypothetically If we have their private correspondence then we should know all their secrets right?? Or close enough...
and what did they find???
Nothing criminal...
No body bags or pizza gates or secret uranium meetings to give Russia all our nukes..
If anything I would have expected it to be WAY worse.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
a reply to: Justoneman
Do you have an actual counterpoint to my statement???
Like maybe pointing out how there was something worse than I listed??
Or are you just gonna say “nah uh” and pretend like that proves some point???
The system is broken ...
Insider trading and pay for play is legal for our politicians..and that has been the case long before a Clinton was in office.
I have never seen a shred of evidence for her vomiting a crime. If she had trump would LOVE to have the distraction from his own case.
Is she dirty?? Absolutely!
Is she dirtier than everyone else in office?? I highly doubt it.
* Flynn had multiple contacts with Kislyak that he (and others in the admin) lied about a number of times, resulting in his abrupt #CABINEXIT in disgrace after his lying was exposed by leaks to the media.
* In fact pretty much everyone on Team Trump met with Kislyak and then those who applied for security clearance lied about it.
* Speaking of people who lied on applications, Jared Kushner has admitted that he asked Kislyak if the Trump transition team could use the RUSSIAN EMBASSY to communicate with Russia, supposedly about Syria.
* Don Jr, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort all met an agent of the Kremlin expecting to receive dirt on Hillary, directly from the Kremlin, as a "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump." Evidence suggests that Donald Trump knew about the meeting at the time and later lied about having known about it.
* Making things worse, in a statement written by daddy, Don Jr tried to lie about the nature of the meeting. Of course, as with Flynn, all of this only became public knowledge because the media forced their hands. In this case, the NYT was about to publish the emails.
* While a foreign policy advisor to the campaign, Papadopolous was approached by Kremlin-connected individuals who pitched meetings with Russian officials, including Putin as well as promises of emails damaging to Hillary. As to one proposed meeting between campaign officials and officials of the Russian government, Sam Clovis, Papadopolous's supervisor at the campaign, commended him ("great work") and told him he would "work it through the campaign." In a second instance, Clovis encouraged him to attend a clandestine meeting: "I would encourage you...make the trip, if it is feasible."
* Furthermore, according to Papadopolous, in a meeting that included President Trump and AG Sessions, he told the men and a group of advisors that he had the connections to arrange a meeting with Putin. Which means that Trump knew that at the very least, Papadopolous was dealing with the Russians.
originally posted by: JoshuaCox
a reply to: luthier
Imho it is because trump has been stupid enough to publicly say it is a witch hunt..
I bet that making crazy claims in public isn’t a legal risk, but filing fake charges to attack your political opponent is.. so no one is willing to sign their name to it.
Once that happens there is a papertrail and the stakes go up dramatically..
Normally they might could just play stupid and do it anyway, but I bet trump has been running around saying “find me something, anything to deflect against the Russian investigations!”
So Jeff Sessions knows it will end up right back in his lap, and trump wouldn’t bat an eye.
originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: Krazysh0t
You're wrong because "ties to Russia" aren't against the law. Influence of an election isn't against the law - unless the tally is DIRECTLY "hacked" or forged, which no one is accusing.
If you prosecute "foreign influence" then Clinton must also be prosecuted for her use of Chris Steele to create a specious "dossier" used to interfere with Trump's campaign and Presidency. Still think we should go down the "guilt of association" road?
Your turn.
originally posted by: andrewh7
originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: Krazysh0t
You're wrong because "ties to Russia" aren't against the law. Influence of an election isn't against the law - unless the tally is DIRECTLY "hacked" or forged, which no one is accusing.
If you prosecute "foreign influence" then Clinton must also be prosecuted for her use of Chris Steele to create a specious "dossier" used to interfere with Trump's campaign and Presidency. Still think we should go down the "guilt of association" road?
Your turn.
Actually, lobbying on behalf of a foreign government without registering as an agent is a crime. Link
originally posted by: andrewh7
originally posted by: JBurns
a reply to: Krazysh0t
You're wrong because "ties to Russia" aren't against the law. Influence of an election isn't against the law - unless the tally is DIRECTLY "hacked" or forged, which no one is accusing.
If you prosecute "foreign influence" then Clinton must also be prosecuted for her use of Chris Steele to create a specious "dossier" used to interfere with Trump's campaign and Presidency. Still think we should go down the "guilt of association" road?
Your turn.
Actually, lobbying on behalf of a foreign government without registering as an agent is a crime. Link