EPTIt's a bit strange how he has to face a wall of photographers during the whole hearing. You'd think that would be distracting for something so serious
oh shit he's already calling the adminstration liars for flaming the FBI after his firing
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
It's a bit strange how he has to face a wall of photographers during the whole hearing. You'd think that would be distracting for something so serious oh shit he's already calling the adminstration liars for flaming the FBI after his firing | ||
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Slydie
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On June 08 2017 22:38 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Can't indoctrinate kids with heavy Christianity on public schools now can you Got to fight for those intellegent design schoolbooks with dinosaurs and humans side by side, declaring the whole field of geology a hoax... | ||
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biology]major
United States2253 Posts
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
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Leporello
United States2845 Posts
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32761 Posts
On June 08 2017 23:24 On_Slaught wrote: I just now joined in. Miss anything good to this point? Nothing too dramatic. Mostly Comey confirming he believes Russia interfered in the election. | ||
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brian
United States9644 Posts
On June 08 2017 23:24 On_Slaught wrote: I just now joined in. Miss anything good to this point? he's answered more direct questions already than i had expected tbh, i anticipated more 'i can't answer that in an open hearing.' that said, nothing interesting yet. | ||
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
(1) Trump threatens Comey's job and asks him to back off the Flynn investigation. [Threatening the job may be an interpretation, but it's the only interpretation that's at all reasonable in light of the facts that (a) both Trump and Comey had previously agreed that Comey would continue in his role, and Trump re-opened the topic for no apparent reason; (b) Trump emphasized loyalty again and again; and (c) Trump said that a lot of people would want Comey's job. The consequences of denying Trump's plea to end the Flynn investigation were made plain.] (2) Comey doesn't back off; Trump fires him. (3) Trump says on TV that he fired Comey over the investigation. (4) Trump tells the Russian ambassador that he fired Comey over the investigation. I find it hard to believe that the bar for obstruction of justice is higher than this. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22213 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
"The administration then chose to defame me and more importantly the FBI by saying that the organization was in disarray,” Comey said. “That it was poorly led. That the workforce had lost confidence in its leader. Those were lies, plain and simple.” | ||
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zlefin
United States7689 Posts
On June 08 2017 23:30 Djabanete wrote: So to recap: (1) Trump threatens Comey's job and asks him to back off the Flynn investigation. [Threatening the job may be an interpretation, but it's the only interpretation that's at all reasonable in light of the facts that (a) both Trump and Comey had previously agreed that Comey would continue in his role, and Trump re-opened the topic for no apparent reason; (b) Trump emphasized loyalty again and again; and (c) Trump said that a lot of people would want Comey's job. The consequences of denying Trump's plea to end the Flynn investigation were made plain.] (2) Comey doesn't back off; Trump fires him. (3) Trump says on TV that he fired Comey over the investigation. (4) Trump tells the Russian ambassador that he fired Comey over the investigation. I find it hard to believe that the bar for obstruction of justice is higher than this. criminal convictions tend to be a lot harder to get than most people think; imho that's part of the point of a 12-person jury; making sure it gets past the threshold for all of them; otherwise individual people are too quick to conclude someone's guilty. also, partisan blinders make it easy for people to doubt/reinterpret those points enough to fudge the issue. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22703 Posts
Called it! | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12619 Posts
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
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Artisreal
Germany9235 Posts
On June 08 2017 23:33 Gorsameth wrote: Checking out the testimony and the first thing that comes up is Clinton Emails. Called it! That is about as difficult to call as a Scottish sports show to talk about Andy Murray when he's playing. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
he needed to document because of the setting, the subject matter, and the specific person he was talking with. Trump getting straight up burned here | ||
ZeromuS
Canada13431 Posts
Not surprised, the fact this is in the congressional record though is nuts | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On June 08 2017 23:37 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Comey said he was concerned Trump would lie about the meeting so he had to document lol I'm sure Comey's not the only one in government with this concern either. | ||
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