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Kaine: Russia Probe Now Potentially an Investigation of ‘Treason’
freebeacon.com ^ | 7/11/17 | David Rutz

Posted on 07/12/2017 7:52:24 AM PDT by ColdOne

Sen. Tim Kaine (D., Va.) told reporters on Tuesday that the Russia investigation is potentially moving into a "treason" investigation after reports surfaced of Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer last summer.

In the wake of New York Times reports on Trump Jr. and other Trump campaign officials meeting with a Russian attorney who they believed had damaging information about Hillary Clinton, Kaine said the probe into obstruction of justice could evolve into something more serious.

"Nothing is proven yet, but we're now beyond obstruction of justice in terms of what's being investigated," Kaine said. "This is moving into perjury, false statements, and even into potentially treason."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 115th; kaine; russia; timkaine; trumprussia; virginia
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To: 48th SPS Crusader

Agreed . . . main symptom . . . scary clown face. Way scary!!!


21 posted on 07/12/2017 8:08:43 AM PDT by t4texas (Remember the Alamo!)
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To: ColdOne

now potentially?


22 posted on 07/12/2017 8:08:59 AM PDT by changeitback440
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To: ColdOne

About the only word in the English language more over-used than “treason” would be “racist”.


23 posted on 07/12/2017 8:10:42 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: MichaelRDanger
Foolish democrats are playing with a double-edged sword. Should they aggressively pursue this course of action it will result in similar investigations against their members.

Would it? Maybe if we had an Attorney General who was actually worth a s**t.

24 posted on 07/12/2017 8:11:49 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: ColdOne

At what point does it become treason when you “interfere with executive branch functionality”?

Aside from any images issues, it’s directly harming the function of the executive branch to constantly
* delay appointments
* lie about actions/policies
* make up accusations of criminal activity

Trump seems to be moving along ok. But I have to think things would be going much faster/smoother if there wasn’t a huge effort to stop him from working on the things WE elected him to do.

Not stopping him through Constitutional checks and balances of the courts and congress. But with other intentional actions to disrupt the function of the executive branch. That sounds like treason to me - they’re trying to stop the person we voted for (and one of three branches of the government) by means outside the constitution.


25 posted on 07/12/2017 8:12:21 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: Farmer Dean
Some on twitter today are hashtagging: #BringObamaBack....

Someone said it was to prepare for a Civil War...the people of America have had enough of what the loony libs have been doing and getting away with and they want it over now...

Seems like people are getting fed up with the loony libs, media, Hillary, Obama, Mueller, Comey, Lynch, Brennan, Clapper, and the whole situation...

Watching twitter all morning...

26 posted on 07/12/2017 8:14:58 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

It’s so enraging because these evil anti-American baztardz are really the treasonous ones and the Obama administration as a whole could be tried for collusion with Russia, Iran, ISIS, China and we could go on. It’s just disgusting what a joke so many Republicans are that they are free to do this corrupt stuff and deflect on others.


27 posted on 07/12/2017 8:16:09 AM PDT by VermithraxPejorative
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To: mrmeyer

Republican party holds Congress and lets this crap continue. Millions being spent on this sham.


28 posted on 07/12/2017 8:17:55 AM PDT by VermithraxPejorative
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To: ColdOne

If this has any real possibilities to it for the Democrats Paul Ryan will be announcing Articles of Impeachment. He is sharp enough he won’t do it without a perceived 90% chance of success but when he gets thee he will do it. He wants to dump Trump but he doesn’t want to chance losing his job for appearing as a national traitor and fool.


29 posted on 07/12/2017 8:19:24 AM PDT by arthurus
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To: ColdOne

Great article:

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/341461-opinion-don-jrs-russia-meeting-wasnt-collusion-just


30 posted on 07/12/2017 8:20:51 AM PDT by robroys woman
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To: DoodleDawg
Yeah, treason is a pretty high bar to hit.

All sorts of people have been throwing the word around implying that doing something that that person doesn't agree with is treason.

Doesn't work that way.

What's that line..?

I don't think that word means what you think it means...or something like that.

31 posted on 07/12/2017 8:21:09 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: ColdOne

Kaine is potentially an idiot.


32 posted on 07/12/2017 8:24:20 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: ColdOne
"Treason" is a crime punishable by execution. Is that really where these nut jobs want to go?
33 posted on 07/12/2017 8:26:38 AM PDT by Gritty (Islam is king on a field of corpses - Mark Steyn)
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To: ColdOne

It was treason for BOTH parties to run ineligible candidates for President.


34 posted on 07/12/2017 8:26:53 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: ColdOne
If this investigation was being done in a bipartisan, even way it would have been concluded long ago.

There's NOTHING there.

This entire episode parallels the Valerie Plame/Scooter Libby fiasco.

35 posted on 07/12/2017 8:27:49 AM PDT by upchuck (Life is a test. What's YOUR score?)
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To: upchuck

Sense when are we at War with Russia


36 posted on 07/12/2017 8:30:11 AM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: ColdOne

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.


37 posted on 07/12/2017 8:36:21 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: 48th SPS Crusader

Yep. My suspicion started at the debate between him and VP Mike Pence. For the Democrats He is the second best. The first is Hillary.


38 posted on 07/12/2017 8:38:22 AM PDT by cambyses
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To: ColdOne

This the same Kaine that was cavorting around with the Sandinistas? THAT Kaine?

Also, he might want to notice, Treason is defined as assisting an enemy, or making war on the United States. Last I checked Russia has no status of “enemy”. We are not at war. Also, this “treason” by law needs to be witnessed by two people or be confessed.

Last; Kaine, you REALLY want to go down this treason road and dig into Hillary and Obama and yourself?


39 posted on 07/12/2017 8:38:43 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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To: Ray76

I know, right?

WTH is wrong with him? I’ve grown turnips smarter than Tim Kaine. Not only does he NOT know, apparently, what the word treason means in regards to the US Constitution, he says such stupid s**t with that “Merv the Perv” look on his face.

Very creepy. Very ignorant.


40 posted on 07/12/2017 8:39:57 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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