Play Nice 45th President of the United States: Donald Trump - Part 4 (cont in pt 5)

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Thank you , makes sense with complete sentence.
And yes, that's pretty much what happened going by the texts.
Agent Strjok was so compromised by his apparent bias, he had to be sacked off Trump investigation.
 
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On Kaepernick, it's funny how some on the right like to always claim how they are the victims of the left wing PC police and that they are being attacked for simply holding a different view. Then they turn around and do the exact same thing to Kaepernick for not showing sufficient enough "patriotism".

Their form of patriotism is not real patriotism. To them, patriotism is about never questioning your own country, regardless of whatever they are doing.

They also always say how the left are thugs and "why can't they just do peaceful protest". Cherrypicking the minority of incidents at left wing rallies or protests. Then when Kaepernick and others do non-violent protest they subsequently attack them for doing so.
You’re so worried where this memo is going, it has kept you up most of the night. There’s more to come too. Former FBI Assistant Director James Kallstrom believes this is only 5% of what is going to be released. James Comey and the FBI have a big problem. Breaking the law is usually frowned upon unless you are the FBI.
 
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Where has he broken the law?
Sexual assault
Paying a pornstar with campaign funds
Obstruction of justice
Money laundering
Collusion

You say none of that is proven right?

So how have the FBI broken the law?
 

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I'll ask Trumpians again because they have a habit of ignoring logical questions about their latest hysterical premise . . . if the FBI was in the tank for Clinton and was spying on the Trump campaign, why target Carter Page?

Page was forced to step down from the Trump campaign on the 26th September 2016 (because of news reports he was meeting with Russians).

The FISA warrant was lodged on 21st October 2016 - almost a month after he was booted as a foreign policy adviser to Trump.

Trump surrounded himself with a host of questionable characters. The FBI already had Page under surveillance long before Trump was even running.

Every time a Republican says the FISA warrant was directed at a "Trump campaign staffer" they are telling a lie or contradicting one.

Some Trumpians have defended this by saying Page was still working for Trump (i.e. reporting his stepping down was an intentional lie). We know Trumpians are quite content with their Orange Idol lying to them, & we know he lies a lot, so that is believable. Hell they were content with the "nobody knows" Page excuse from the WH so they'll accept anything.

But if he was secretly still advising a campaign & the accusations against him were significant enough for him & Trump to orchestrate this lie, isn't he exactly the sort of person in Washington that the FBI would be interested in if they are doing their job?
 

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On Kaepernick, it's funny how some on the right like to always claim how they are the victims of the left wing PC police and that they are being attacked for simply holding a different view. Then they turn around and do the exact same thing to Kaepernick for not showing sufficient enough "patriotism".

Their form of patriotism is not real patriotism. To them, patriotism is about never questioning your own country, regardless of whatever they are doing.

They also always say how the left are thugs and "why can't they just do peaceful protest". Cherrypicking the minority of incidents at left wing rallies or protests. Then when Kaepernick and others do non-violent protest they subsequently attack them for doing so.
Politics and sport are not a good mix.
The NFL ratings dropped by about 8% and there is plenty of evidence that the Kaepernick topic was largely responsible.
 

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They also always say how the left are thugs and "why can't they just do peaceful protest". Cherrypicking the minority of incidents at left wing rallies or protests. Then when Kaepernick and others do non-violent protest they subsequently attack them for doing so.
It's the lefts intolerance that's the problem, and it's the same problem the kaopernick haters have. They're both trying to stop others from expressing themselves freely.
 

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On Kaepernick, it's funny how some on the right like to always claim how they are the victims of the left wing PC police and that they are being attacked for simply holding a different view. Then they turn around and do the exact same thing to Kaepernick for not showing sufficient enough "patriotism".

Their form of patriotism is not real patriotism. To them, patriotism is about never questioning your own country, regardless of whatever they are doing.

They also always say how the left are thugs and "why can't they just do peaceful protest". Cherrypicking the minority of incidents at left wing rallies or protests. Then when Kaepernick and others do non-violent protest they subsequently attack them for doing so.
Everyone knows real patriotism is wrapping yourself in the confederate flag!
 

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Politics and sport are not a good mix.
The NFL ratings dropped by about 8% and there is plenty of evidence that the Kaepernick topic was largely responsible.
Relocating three teams, bullshit rules and officiating, poor scheduling, concussion protocols, . . . there's a lot of reasons NFL fans are turning off.

It's amazing how many NFL experts have emerged that know nothing about the game.
 

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Thank you , makes sense with complete sentence.
And yes, that's pretty much what happened going by the texts.
Agent Strjok was so compromised by his apparent bias, he had to be sacked off Trump investigation.
rofl. It was pretty much your complete sentence, quoted from a post you yourself made earlier in the week. Not really my fault if you can't remember your own arguments.

Anyway, good that you've acknowledged that you did in fact question his competence. Despite admitting later that actually yes, he was able to perform his job competently (drafting the letter for Comey, pushing for the Clinton investigation).

Whenever you remember what your position is, be sure and let us know. Or don't lol.
 

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Relocating three teams, bullshit rules and officiating, poor scheduling, concussion protocols, . . . there's a lot of reasons NFL fans are turning off.

It's amazing how many NFL experts have emerged that know nothing about the game.
Spot on JD.
Kaepernick and other NFL players alerting the public to the systemic oppression that is rife in the USA via kneeling for a song is miles down the list.
 

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I'll ask Trumpians again because they have a habit of ignoring logical questions about their latest hysterical premise . . . if the FBI was in the tank for Clinton and was spying on the Trump campaign, why target Carter Page?

Page was forced to step down from the Trump campaign on the 26th September 2016 (because of news reports he was meeting with Russians).

The FISA warrant was lodged on 21st October 2016 - almost a month after he was booted as a foreign policy adviser to Trump.
There is a key distinction being overlooked, perhaps conflated, by many who are reviewing the recently released HPSCI memo as it relates to the outlined targeting of U.S. individual Carter Page.
The warrant was issued under Title I

The FISA ‘warrant’ request, against Carter Page, was made October 21st, 2016, under Title I of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Meaning the surveillance application was specifically stating, to the court, the U.S. individual was likely an actual agent of a foreign government, ie. “a spy.



The end result is summed up here far better than I can


ristvan says:
February 2, 2018 at 6:12 pm

A Harvard lawyer lurker. First and maybe last ever comment. This post highlights a very important distinction, UNDERLINED (for good reason, but not explained) in the Nunes memo, NOT title 7.17 ‘about’ inquiries concerning incidental US citizen contacts with foreign citizens surveilled (the separate unmasking scandal). Title 1 allows not only surveillance of US citizen Carter Page (accused of being a foreign agent by the Clinton financed Steele Trump hating dossier), but also follow up surveillance of any of his direct contacts—the entire Trump team, irrespective of when Page stopped being a campaign advisor. Logic of FISA title one is simple—catch the entire spy network. Result is horrific. Any Page call or email to the Trump team exposed the entire Trump team to surveillance under title 1 of FISA. Really dirty. Trump’s wiretap tweet was correct. Admiral Rodgers only knew the lesser part of it.
Hope this helps.
 

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You’re so worried where this memo is going, it has kept you up most of the night. There’s more to come too. Former FBI Assistant Director James Kallstrom believes this is only 5% of what is going to be released. James Comey and the FBI have a big problem. Breaking the law is usually frowned upon unless you are the FBI.
Well gee you'd hope so from a GOP point of view.

"Bigger than Watergate" rofl
 

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The warrant was issued under Title I






The end result is summed up here far better than I can




Hope this helps.
It still doesn't answer the question "why Carter Page?"

If you were going to fabricate evidence and get a warrant on that evidence (as is the claim), why not target someone still intimately involved in the campaign? It's not like Donald didn't surround himself with questionable characters who would have been easy to impugn.

Trump's campaign adviser is also on the record saying Page never had an official email account with the campaign.

So why Carter Page?
 

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Spot on JD.
Kaepernick and other NFL players alerting the public to the systemic oppression that is rife in the USA via kneeling for a song is miles down the list.
Actually, until Trump made it an issue again most people have forgotten about it.

TV broadcasts generally don't show the anthem since it happens well before kickoff.

It says a lot Trumpians are still pounding on about this shit (literally):

The Lafayette Police Department responded to the school around noon Thursday. It confirmed it’s investigating reports that teacher assaulted a student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/02/02/teacher-assaulting-student-pledge-allegiance/
 
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