Posted on 03/01/2017 8:17:35 PM PST by EinNYC
Edited on 03/01/2017 8:53:27 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) spoke twice last year with Russia
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Pence was present at the interview. Neither you nor the author of your article have that distinction. Pence believes he was lied to. So you either have to argue that Pence is a vapid buffoon, incapable of evaluating conversations, honesty, integrity, etc., or you have to denigrate the motives of a Christian man.
I believe Pence is intelligent and honest, and that his POV trumps yours. He is convinced he was lied to. For me, that settles it.
We’ll have to agree to disagree. I hold Pence is far higher esteem than you do. If you can denigrate him to that degree, we have no common ground.
>We’ll have to agree to disagree. I hold Pence is far higher esteem than you do. If you can denigrate him to that degree, we have no common ground.
Dude, I had a very high regard for Pence until you posted that article. The problem I see is Pence boxing Trump in by pushing to have Flynn removed. If Trump chose to ignore his VP it would have been leaked and then the push for an IP would have been overwhelming. You don’t box your boss in if you’re loyal to him.
Let me re-iterate, I never cared for Flynn and I thought a lot of Pence, but this entire case was a media witch hunt and everyone involved should have done everything possible not to give in, because once they take a scalp, it’s open season on everyone. Pence made that impossible by pushing for Flynn’s removal. Very bad move on his part unless he’s not loyal to Trump.
Hmm. Interesting thoughts, RedWulf, thanks.
Actually you are deserving of the criticism you are receiving. You actually mentioned Sessions in the past tense, saying”...he WAS one of Trumps strongest cabinet members”
Sounds like troll language to me.
You are 100% wrong re Flynn and he had to go. You can say he lied, or say he misled or use any word you want but the bottom line is Flynn was not entirely forthcoming when he spoke to the VP.
This is all it takes for ANYONE to get bounced from any legitimate Administration. There is no wiggle room here.
Because letting Flynn go led directly to this as most of us thought it would. All that should have been done is Trump telling Flynn not to do it again as nothing improper happened beyond the omission.
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You could not be more wrong. Allowing Flynn to stay would have meant blaring headlines each time his name came up regarding his position in the Administration. Any “event”, any statement by him on any subject would have been cause for the media to again bring up his “lie” to the VP and ask the question, “how can anyone be sure he is not lying again”
He had to go.
He was a sitting Senator who met with ambassadors from around the world,has nothing to do with the Trump campaign
Pence is a member of the Kabuki party. I wouldn’t trust him or Priebus as far as I can throw them. Both controlled by rino central. That’s why the repukes leaked that tape on Trump late in the game, to allow Pence to assume the mantle.
I was unsure about Flynn until the dems, rinos, & fakestream media went full-tilt alinsky on him. I knew then he had to be a straight shooter.
If Pence hadn’t said something to rino central or the fakestream media, no one would have ever known sh!t about any of this. How’s that for starting things off on a solid footing?
Trump has the entire compromised, corrupt & illegitimate federal gubbermint against him plus the fakestream media.
We need Nuremberg-style treason trials run by the states to hang all the traitors in D.C.
This is a deliberate campaign of democrats to deflect their treason with the Russians during the Obama Presidency.
You have to realize,the democrats are masters at accusing falsely their opponents of engaging in nefarious conduct,that they are themselves involved in.
Obama whispering to the Russian ambassador,tell Vladimir,I have one more election to win,then I can be more flexible,Hillary with her reset button,Bill going to Russia to give a speech at a Putin connected bank,getting 500 thousand dollars,then Hillary sells 20 percent of American Uranium supplies to Putin.
Now the scandal is people talked with Russian ambassadors?
Give me a break.
This is more fake news and cover your own traitorous acts
This is a deliberate campaign of democrats to deflect their treason with the Russians during the Obama Presidency.
You have to realize,the democrats are masters at accusing falsely their opponents of engaging in nefarious conduct,that they are themselves involved in.
Obama whispering to the Russian ambassador,tell Vladimir,I have one more election to win,then I can be more flexible,Hillary with her reset button,Bill going to Russia to give a speech at a Putin connected bank,getting 500 thousand dollars,then Hillary sells 20 percent of American Uranium supplies to Putin.
Now the scandal is people talked with Russian ambassadors?
Give me a break.
This is more fake news and cover your own traitorous acts
But Sessions wasn’t considered a part of Trump’s “campaign” was he?
This is fake news.
He met 25 ambassadors last year as part of his role on the Armed Services Committee.
Bump for that.
Sessions wasn't part of the campaign - looks like they're trying to make things up in hopes of giving Trump more headaches. When I saw the headlines this morning, my gut tightened up then I read a couple of the stories and it looks like fake news on overdrive.
The Rats can do whatever they want, all kinds of shadiness, and it’s swept under the rug, but if one of our side just dare have a conversation with a diplomat they don’t like, he should resign? BS!
Yep, and they are being so obvious about it. They should be embarrassed, and ashamed of themselves.
And it is GENIUNELY getting to be time to string Democrats (and Fake Republicans) up on lampposts. Hang them until the vultures pick them clean.
THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW F***ING PISSED WE ARE OUT HERE.
THEY *WILL* FIND OUT.
And THIS is why Trump is foolish not to be filling executive branch positions with his own people.
Yes, the question was “have you been in contact with anyone connected to the Russian government ABOUT THE ELECTION?”, not “have you ever spoken to a Russian about any subject?”
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