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Democrats Demand: What Did the President Know and When Did He Know It? [Over reach]
NYT ^ | 14 Feb 17 | JOHNATHAN WEISMAN, MATT FLEGENHEIMER and ERIC SCHMITT

Posted on 02/14/2017 9:04:52 AM PST by elhombrelibre

Democrats demand that Flynn’s resignation spur broader Russia investigation

Democrats hold no levers of power in Washington, but they have pulled out their megaphones to demand that Mr. Flynn’s resignation open the first chapter — not the last — of investigations into contacts between Trump aides and Moscow — during and after Mr. Trump’s campaign for president.

“Nothing about this resignation, or resignations that could occur in the future, precludes the Senate Intelligence Committee from continuing to investigate Gen. Flynn, or any other campaign official who may have had inappropriate and improper contacts with Russian officials prior to the election,” said Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. “It is clear that our task is more urgent than ever.”

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TOPICS: Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: first100days; flynn; trump45; trumprussia
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To: elhombrelibre

Clearly these dirty dems do not wish to MAGA. Country before party! A pix on all their houses.


41 posted on 02/14/2017 9:34:41 AM PST by FES0844 (G)
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To: elhombrelibre; All

How the former president is scheming to sabotage Trump’s presidency

http://nypost.com/2017/02/11/how-obama-is-scheming-to-sabotage-trumps-presidency/

He is doing all this to undermine the president and to keep his own failed legacy from being exposed as the failure it was-

the amount of damage he will do to this country now that he is no longer president should not be underestimated- He is building a seditious army in his ongoing effort to ‘fundamentally change’ America-


42 posted on 02/14/2017 9:34:56 AM PST by Bob434
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To: ClearCase_guy

I do think that if the left keeps this stuff up, we WILL end up in Civil War.


43 posted on 02/14/2017 9:36:15 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: elhombrelibre

This whole thing is an MSM/leftist hit job, and the gullible republicans fell for it again.

The story isn’t what Flynn said or done.

The story is HOW THE F### DID A PRIVATE CONVERSATION GET LEAKED OUT.

This is letting your enemy define the rules of engagement. The MSM/leftist democrats are yet again calling the shots, and YET AGAIN the republicans are cowering, or worse, aiding and abetting them. Yet again the republicans and conservatives are busy lining up the circular firing squad to appease their spineless constituents.

Not only should Flynn NOT resign, but President Trump should do a clean sweep of the WH staff, and shitcan everyone who he doesn’t even remotely trust.

Whomever is leaking intel out of the WH needs to have their head sent to President Trump in a basket.


44 posted on 02/14/2017 9:36:54 AM PST by factoryrat (We reserve the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: elhombrelibre

Got it thanks. Just curious if a conversation about sanctions would be considered a conspiracy?


45 posted on 02/14/2017 9:36:56 AM PST by Archon of the East
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To: elhombrelibre

I’m very glad they are doing this sort of stuff only 3 weeks into his administration.

Because crying-wolf like this will lower their credibility to zilch if something meatier comes along.


46 posted on 02/14/2017 9:37:50 AM PST by Lazamataz ("Love Trumping Hate" sure involves a lot more assault and arson than I expected.)
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To: Mr. Douglas

Yes. My sense of a “social contract” is that differing groups within society agree to work together in some manner. That’s the deal.

I think the Left is demonstrating that they will not work with normal Americans. They expect to win no matter what. They don’t care what we think. Ever.

That breaks the social contract and the inevitable result is Civil War. A House divided cannot stand.


47 posted on 02/14/2017 9:40:29 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: cld51860

The RATS are on tv NOW and boy, do they want blood!!!


48 posted on 02/14/2017 9:43:03 AM PST by hsmomx3
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To: Mr. Douglas

Flynn told Spicer there was one call. Flynn is no longer credible. At least two Intel Agencies were listening to the Russian Ambassador’s phone and no doubt recording. This is not fight worth fighting. The odds are there was more than one call and that topics did involve things outside Flynn’s authority. The best thing for POTUS is for this to die. We know Flynn lied to the VPOTUS. He needs to fade into the sunset.


49 posted on 02/14/2017 9:43:48 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Cogito ergo sum a conservative pro-American.)
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To: hsmomx3
The RATS are on tv NOW and boy, do they want blood!!!

MUTE button activated.

50 posted on 02/14/2017 9:45:37 AM PST by windsorknot
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To: Archon of the East

I don’t believe the charge would be conspiracy unless they were conspiring to keep it from POTUS or they were conspiring to award Flynn. Any speculation is just that. However, the reports are that Flynn was in a position to be blackmailed. That’s obviously serious if true. He’s gone, and that’s for the best. He did not serve the president well.


51 posted on 02/14/2017 9:46:07 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Cogito ergo sum a conservative pro-American.)
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To: dp0622

Let’s hope that Trump and company choose to go on offense. If the Democrats want to emphasize investigations, grant them their wish. All things Clinton, Obama, and the like are now going to get a very close look. He needs to ramp up the pressure and quick.


52 posted on 02/14/2017 9:46:18 AM PST by ManofWest
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To: Timpanagos1

Can a congressional investigation be stopped by an executive order given that congress is a co-equal branch of government as determined by the constitution?


53 posted on 02/14/2017 9:46:22 AM PST by maxtheripper
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To: Renegade

Yeah, but since the lefties suddenly appear to care about national security, there’s no better time to highlight how they and obama allowed al quaeda operatives to gain sensitive positions in the government.


54 posted on 02/14/2017 9:46:41 AM PST by Smellin Salt
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To: ClearCase_guy

Yes, we were divided when Obama was president, but I think these guys plan on ramping it up a hundred fold. And here is the bad part: Even as much as the right was fighting obama, many were talking about it leading to Civil War.

i.e. if nothing changes, Civil War is not a risk. It is a given.

Like I said, I’m buying more ammo.


55 posted on 02/14/2017 9:47:00 AM PST by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: Lazamataz

There is a lot of truth in that. I believe the race card was overplayed so much that it’s not got much sting anymore, not like it used to have. And Obama even would use it against his white grandparents who loved him and raised him.


56 posted on 02/14/2017 9:48:28 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Cogito ergo sum a conservative pro-American.)
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To: elhombrelibre

This is what the left needed and we gave it to them. The vetting of Flynn was obviously inadequate. All of the “winning” was incredible but this is the first loss. One of their attack points is fake news influence of Russia. The left lives for this garbage. The scum RINOs and leakers need to be stopped.


57 posted on 02/14/2017 9:49:11 AM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: maxtheripper

No, POTUS cannot shutdown a congressional investigation. Don’t you think Obama would have shutdown the Benghazi one if that were the case?


58 posted on 02/14/2017 9:50:31 AM PST by elhombrelibre (Cogito ergo sum a conservative pro-American.)
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To: elhombrelibre

Oh but of course HELLARY’S basement server did NOT PUT HER in a position to be bribed!!!! Or for that matter BILL CLINTON’S escapades did NOT put him in a position to be bribed?? These BASTARDS are true hypocrites!!!!


59 posted on 02/14/2017 9:52:26 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: elhombrelibre

These pearl clutches were silent when Flynn was part of the obozo yeam


60 posted on 02/14/2017 9:52:32 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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