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bigtree

(85,975 posts) Thu May 17, 2018, 10:31 AM May 2018

Oh, honey, this IS bigger than Watergate

twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/997101845100335104

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Oh, honey, this IS bigger than Watergate (Original Post) bigtree May 2018 OP

'Because you can't "inform" on someone who isn't committing crimes.' - of course you can. PoliticAverse May 2018 #1

well, you can expose yourself to criminal charges for false representations to law enforcement bigtree May 2018 #2

PoliticAverse

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1. 'Because you can't "inform" on someone who isn't committing crimes.' - of course you can.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu May 17, 2018, 10:43 AM

May 2018

"Information" isn't necessarily synonymous with "crime".

bigtree

(85,975 posts)

2. well, you can expose yourself to criminal charges for false representations to law enforcement

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Thu May 17, 2018, 10:48 AM

May 2018

...what Bowers says here rings quite true, in this instance, for anyone disinclined to believe the FBI is engaging in a 'witch hunt.'

Why be concerned about what some individual might tell the FBI, unless there's something nefarious he's trying to avoid being uncovered?

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