then he 'recused' himself....not

and Dear Leader doesn't give him a pardon

the sooner the better

That guy has to be one of the most irritating SOBs ever. LOCK HIM UP!

like, hmmmmmmmmmm, Gowdy and Grassely for starters.

no wonder he took that file to the White House.

I'm in complete agreement with you. I'm also thinking Guantanamo is a good destination for this enemy of the people.

He deserves it.

Cool!

He's a man without a country. We could still offer him a room, though. A 6 by 8 foot room.

With him in it akin to the first season of True Detective.

For most GOP politicians, there’s no need for it. If it’s immoral and against American values?

That’s why they decided to be Republican politicians, isn’t it? It’s the whole point; it’s the entire party platform.

is literally running to the white house to advise the person being investigated what is going on.... you kinda know he's in on it.

Tribe's a good guy. He wouldn't pop off without solid information.

He has been running around like a scared chicken all year long.

with the happy memories of kissing Trump's Rump over and over and over again. He knows such devotion will be rewarded by a tweet in his honor.

"Devin WHO?" it will read.

HOPE

it would be to the Feds and there isn't much rape there. Moreover, given who he is, the system would take extra care to protect him from sexual violence.

As someone who has worked with men who have been raped in prison, I'm glad of that.

shot. The press barely noticed.

and the damage to his reputation will be some comfort for us, on the left.

A pardon by Trump would give the appearance of guilt by association. He might not want to take that chance. Trump is not untouchable even with his ability to pardon.

Nunes would be a real pardon that will put the spotlight on Trump himself. If there's no personal upside, Trump can't be bothered.

There is no evidence Nunes was involved in this episode before the election. Absent such evidence, this is fantasy.

Dangerous game to play. Thanks for sharing.

I dont see any "walkback," can you point to anything ?

""Fair enough, @waltshaub. I know you disapprove of Nunes’ behavior as much as I do. I should’ve just said I believe his conduct crossed some criminal lines and wdn’t be surprised to see him indicted in the end. That wd‘ve been less incendiary. Point taken."

The "fair enough" was in regards to Walt's request to Tribe, "I wish you wouldn’t use language suggesting I approve of his behavior." Otherwise, he still makes largely the same point as his original re-tweet and statement that was the basis for the bluedot article:





Thats not much of a difference from "I believe his conduct crossed some criminal lines and won’t be surprised to see him indicted."

" I just don’t think fortune-telling that someone is “headed to federal prison” is helpful. We don’t even know he’s under investigation."

To which Tribe replied "

"Fair enough, @waltshaub. I know you disapprove of Nunes’ behavior as much as I do. I should’ve just said I believe his conduct crossed some criminal lines and wdn’t be surprised to see him indicted in the end. That wd‘ve been less incendiary. Point taken."

It was walked back.

I suppose it cant be proven to be one or the other parts of that statement that "fair enough" was directed towards without asking Tribe, but my feeling is that he was apologizing for insinuating that Shaub agreed with Nunes actions.

Regardless, the original statement made was that Nunes was headed to federal prison. The new statement is "I believe his conduct crossed some criminal lines and won’t be surprised to see him indicted."

Coming from a Harvard Law professor and widely respected legal expert, I dont think the new wording changes much of what was meant, and is not at all what I would consider "walking back" from the statement.

Hatch is retiring for reasons other than not having the ability to walk the halls of congress.

We don’t know for sure what evidence the Special Prosecutor has, but I’ll be damned if Nunes doesn’t act like someone who is guilty of something...

Has a trial date been set?

Until both of those things have happened, saying he's headed to federal prison is nonsense.

However, the most he will get is a sharply worded reprimand, if that.

Nune's could be in for a plea deal if he waffles on Ryan for also obstructing justice because he knew the RNC and others were in on this. Imagine tRump, Pence, Ryan, Hatch, Tillerson, Mnuchin, and who knows who else all being taken out at once by law enforcement and Mueller having to follow the constitutional chain of command down to the only person who wasn't guilty of treasonous behavior. We could be looking at a president Matti in 2018.

that smarmy little POS deserves to be the first domino to fall in the House. He's going to squeal and sing and up the food chain Mueller will chew.

I'd be even happier if they gave him to ISIS to practice on.

Throw away the key.

And let him rot there.

This RWNJ conspiracy theory should be dead https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/02/republicans-steele-dossier-conspiracy-theory-was-dealt-a-big-blow-this-weekend/?utm_term=.2b1e74b15e04

At a November House hearing featuring Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) offered a detailed conspiracy theory tying the Steele dossier to the origins of the Russia investigation. “We know the Clinton campaign and the [Democratic] National Committee paid for .?.?. the dossier,” Jordan began. “And it sure looks like the FBI was paying the author of that document. And it sure looks like a major political party was working with the federal government to then turn an opposition research document that quoted some National Enquirer story into an intelligence document, take that to the FISA [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] court so that they could then get a warrant to spy on Americans associated with President Trump's campaign. That's what it looks like.”

At the time, Sessions himself dismissed Jordan's dot-connecting and shunned calls for a new investigation. And now this theory has been dealt another significant blow.

The New York Times on Saturday added to the narrative of how the Russia investigation came to be. And more importantly, it filled in details of how it came to focus on potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election.


The Times reported that George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who recently pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and is cooperating with investigators, helped put the focus on the campaign. According to the Times's report, Papadopoulos told an Australian diplomat over drinks in May 2016 that Russia had thousands of emails that would hurt Hillary Clinton's campaign. After the DNC's emails were leaked two months later, Australian officials reportedly relayed to U.S. authorities what Papadopoulos had said.

how the Russians got Hillary's emails? I now understand why she never said they were made up emails, but how would Russian get them or is it just me who wants to know?

the better.

He'd look good in orange, dontcha think?

He could have removed him from obstructing, but he didn't. Ryan too will be in deep trouble. Co-conspired.

n/t

Always remember this question.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lemmings-with-suicide-vests-how-did-a-dairy-farmer_us_58d831cde4b0c0980ac0e756

all of those who would be indicted?

Better not be.