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tblue37

(65,340 posts)
Thu May 11, 2017, 08:45 PM May 2017

from John Schindler (in "The Observer"):

http://observer.com/2017/05/donald-trump-kremlingate-james-comey/amp/
This Can’t End Well for Trump

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Significantly, Congress is getting support in its investigation from Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, known to insiders as FinCEN. These are the Intelligence Community’s experts in tracking shady financial deals.

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Regardless, if the White House expected that by firing Director Comey they could make their Russia problems go away, they were sorely mistaken. FBI employees were flabbergasted and outraged by the rude manner in which their boss got fired, while people across the Intelligence Community were befuddled by this latest Trumpian tactic. Since the president has repeatedly insulted and demeaned our nation’s spies during his few short months in office, we should now expect a barrage of embarrassing leaks from the IC in response. That’s how the DC game is played.I

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from John Schindler (in "The Observer"): (Original Post) tblue37 May 2017 OP
That! Phoenix61 May 2017 #1

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)
1. That!
Thu May 11, 2017, 08:52 PM
May 2017

That exactly! You don't piss off the men and women who give their all for the safety of our country and think it is going to turn out well. These are people who have co-workers who have given their lives to protect us all. IMO, they will be even more determined to pursue the truth wherever it leads.

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