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Trump comes out clean as swamp gases blow back at Comey, Lynch and New York Times
Washington Times ^ | 06/18/2017 | Editorial Staff

Posted on 06/18/2017 11:22:05 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen

Mark this down as the week Donald Trump won re-election. The television split screen Wednesday captured it perfectly. On one side, U.S. senators — the same ones who have failed to fulfill key parts of the agenda that got Mr. Trump elected — were squabbling, interrupting, misleading and orating about Russian mirages around every corner. All of Washington screeched to a halt for this big breathless intelligence committee hearing. On the other side of the screen was Mr. Trump himself, standing on a tarmac in Ohio and talking to victims of Obamacare. --SNIP-- Mr. Comey leaked everything, as Mr. Trump’s attorney noted, except one important detail: Mr. Trump is not — and never was — the target of any investigation involving Russia or anything else.

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KEYWORDS: comey; draintheswamp; lynch; second100days; trump; winning
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Nice overview of the fake Russia scandal a step back from the legal minutia and MSM deflections.

A recap from the article:
* The only verified leaker exposed: Jim Comey.
* The only person we know is not and never was under investigation for ties to Russia: Donald Trump.
* The only person exposed for trying to influence an election: Loretta Lynch.
* The only paper accused of publishing fake news: The New York Times.
* The only person who attempted to obstruct justice: Loretta Lynch, and probably Bill Clinton.

1 posted on 06/18/2017 11:22:05 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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I think this is a good tack. Trump should fire back at all congressmen from both houses as do nothing. They spend time with the slowest moving investigation which finds nothing while passing no laws. And to really throw wood on the fire, they try to stop a President who is moving forward. The Swamp has no priority to do the peoples work. Its only priority is to survive.


2 posted on 06/18/2017 11:27:31 AM PDT by poinq
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To: Kid Shelleen

The only person who used government position to benefit personally in dealing with Russia; Hillary Clinton (see: Uranium One deal)


3 posted on 06/18/2017 11:27:46 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Yeah, but that’s like saying Glowbull Warming isn’t real, and we have proof that you purposely falsified data.

No one cares, government proceeds as if nothing happened.


4 posted on 06/18/2017 11:32:23 AM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: Texas Eagle

The only person who used government position to benefit personally in dealing with Russia; Hillary Clinton (see: Uranium One deal)


And so covered up by the enemy mass media. So completely covered up.


5 posted on 06/18/2017 11:37:54 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump++)
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And so covered up by the enemy mass media.

Which, by extension, implicates themselves along with Hillary Clinton in a collusion of silence during the campaign.

6 posted on 06/18/2017 11:42:50 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Texas Eagle

In a just world all the media CEOs would be in prison for their anti-Democracy treasonous collusion.


7 posted on 06/18/2017 11:46:14 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump++)
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To: poinq

Jay Sekaliw made the rounds today. Chris Wallace tried his usual crap. Jay was talking about the false story in the WaPo from unnamed sources. Wallace tried to make it out that Jay was saying it was true when he was saying just the opposite


8 posted on 06/18/2017 11:57:58 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: GOPJ; MinuteGal; jsanders2001; V K Lee; Tennessee Nana; AuntB; scott says; Black Agnes; ...

(Hat tip Kid Shelleen) Nice overview (above) of the fake Russia scandal A step back from the legal minutia and the MSM’s hoped-for deflections. Recapping the article:

* The only verified leaker exposed: Jim Comey.

* The only person we know is not and never was under investigation for ties to Russia: Donald Trump.

* The only person exposed for trying to influence an election: Loretta Lynch.

* The only paper accused of publishing fake news: The New York Times.

* The only person who attempted to obstruct justice: Loretta Lynch, and probably Bill Clinton.


9 posted on 06/18/2017 12:23:09 PM PDT by Liz ( Liberalism: standing on your head, then telling the world that it's upside down.)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I hope the Washington Times is correct. This witch hunt needs to cease. No evidence whatsoever.


10 posted on 06/18/2017 12:46:35 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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The only person who used government position to benefit personally in dealing with Russia; Hillary Clinton

Did Hillary get any fee or commission for the US- Russian Uranium deal? Has any law officer looked into whether money changed hands between one or more US Government employees over the sale and purchase of the uranium stockpile?

11 posted on 06/18/2017 12:52:57 PM PDT by Rapscallion (Democrats are suffering Soros psychosis.)
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To: Nifster

Chris Wallace is UNWATCHABLE!!! FOX IS UNWATCHABLE!!


12 posted on 06/18/2017 12:55:22 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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As I understand it, the Clinton Foundation received a sizeable contribution from Russia around about the time of the Uranium One deal.


13 posted on 06/18/2017 12:56:40 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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As I understand it, the Clinton Foundation received a sizeable contribution from Russia around about the time of the Uranium One deal.


That is correct.


14 posted on 06/18/2017 12:57:35 PM PDT by samtheman (Trump++)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Don’t forget Rosenstein, the snake who double-crossed Pres. Trump by writing the Comey firing letter, then appointed Mueller, Comey’s best friend, to investigate THE PRESIDENT for firing Comey!!! Talk about a Brutus in this Julia’s Caesar production....


15 posted on 06/18/2017 1:13:48 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Kid Shelleen

Add:

The only people we know for sure to hack Georgia election bureau computers: US DHS


16 posted on 06/18/2017 1:31:36 PM PDT by thinden
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I don’t believe Rosenstein is a snake. I think he is going to keep people honest and by the way, don’t forget Sessions. I think the DOJ is performing miracles hunting out partisan employees and lining up non-partisan types to take their place, and trying to turn the agency back into a law enforcement agency.

Remember it’s going to take yeoman work to change the Department of Jokes back into the Department of Justice


17 posted on 06/18/2017 1:45:30 PM PDT by McGavin999
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To: Ann Archy

I mistakenly hit the down channel button and quickly corrected


18 posted on 06/18/2017 2:02:09 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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I’d like to know if Comey used his position to persecute Flynn without telling his boss.

What I mean is, on Jan 24 we all know that there was an article exonerating Flynn from wrongdoing regarding his calls to the Russian ambassador. And this article may have been why Trump broached the Flynn topic with Comey. As in, glad to see you’re done with Flynn so we can move on.

The article was followed up on the morning after the infamous Valentine Dinner by two newspapers, who separately claimed sources said the FBI didn’t intend to purse charges related to the calls.

We figure Flynn’s off the hook except for some bookkeeping matters he may or may not be fined for.

Flash forward: Comey was fired May 9.

Curiously, also on May 9, CNN ran a story that said that ‘several weeks’ prior, a Virginia grand jury had started issuing supoenas to “Flynn associates” regarding Flynn’s paid speech. Flynn’s attorney is quoted as saying, “As has previously been reported, General Flynn briefed the Defense Intelligence Agency, a component agency of DoD, extensively regarding the RT speaking event trip both before and after the trip, and he answered any questions that were posed by DIA concerning the trip during those briefings...”

“several weeks ago” on May 9, was more than several weeks after Trump had dinner with Comey and also several weeks after Comey later claimed falsely that Trump “ordered” everyone out of the room after a counter-intel meeting to speak privately with Comey. (as an aside, Comey testified that Trump never asked about the Russia thing, but also testified he was in a counter-intel meeting that discussed the same).

Did Comey order a grand jury without Rosenstein’s knowledge? Was it done in retaliation towards Trump? And why would a grand jury be ordered if, at the most, we’re talking an IRS issue and not a FBI issue?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/09/politics/grand-jury-fbi-russia/index.html


19 posted on 06/18/2017 3:08:49 PM PDT by blueplum ( ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017))
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To: Ann Archy

Chris Wallace growled & shouted while Jay Sekulow nibbled his flesh down to the bone.


20 posted on 06/18/2017 3:30:03 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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