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flamingdem

(39,331 posts)
3. We must win a different administration WHO CARES that it's not protocol
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 10:33 PM
Feb 2017

They STOLE the election and cannot get away with it

lindysalsagal

(20,733 posts)
4. Manafort's denial of culpability: "How am I supposed to know?"
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 10:36 PM
Feb 2017
“This is absurd,” he said. “I have no idea what this is referring to. I have never knowingly spoken to Russian intelligence officers, and I have never been involved with anything to do with the Russian government or the Putin administration or any other issues under investigation today.”

Mr. Manafort added, “It’s not like these people wear badges that say, ‘I’m a Russian intelligence officer.’”
 

starshine00

(531 posts)
12. it is really disgusting and these republicans are going to have to act
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 10:47 PM
Feb 2017

the congress officials know that their older constituents are going to hear this as "commies". They better make sure to appear to give a damn about this.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
9. not for nothing, but this is sort of old news, especially about Manafort.
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 10:45 PM
Feb 2017
Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, MATTHEW ROSENBERG, ADAM GOLDMAN and MATT APUZZO JAN. 19, 2017

WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials and associates of President-elect Donald J. Trump, including his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, current and former senior American officials said.


https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/trump-russia-associates-investigation.html

old guy

(3,283 posts)
13. That explains his reason for doing it.
Tue Feb 14, 2017, 11:14 PM
Feb 2017

Classic shiny object. The media and the repubs were also complicit for going along.

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