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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,219 posts) Thu Nov 15, 2018, 06:11 PM Nov 2018

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Okay, maybe I'm just ignorant here, but.....

....yesterday, text messages between Roger Stone and Randy Credico were released showing that during the 2016 campaign, both Stone and Credico knew about Wikileaks dumps in advance of their release to the public.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/politics/text-messages-roger-stone-wikileaks-hack/index.html

I've seen Stone and several right wing publications spin this as to somehow "vindicating" Stone.

Here's my very basic question:

How?

How in God's good name does that in any way vindicate Roger Stone?

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Okay, maybe I'm just ignorant here, but..... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2018 OP

I assume Stone is trying to lay blame on Credico manor321 Nov 2018 #1

Which might work better if there wasn't already evidence of Stone threatening Credico. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2018 #3

Roger Stone Has a Long (& Documented) History of Lying dlk Nov 2018 #2

Because of the ratfucking of Avennati? Look, over there. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2018 #4

Simply redefine the word "vindicate" to mean its opposite. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #5

manor321

(3,344 posts)

1. I assume Stone is trying to lay blame on Credico

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 06:14 PM

Nov 2018

But I don't care what right wingers are saying. Mueller knows whats up.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,219 posts)

3. Which might work better if there wasn't already evidence of Stone threatening Credico.

Reply to manor321 (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 06:16 PM

Nov 2018

So I don't think Mueller's gonna play that game.

dlk

(11,582 posts)

2. Roger Stone Has a Long (& Documented) History of Lying

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 06:16 PM

Nov 2018

So do right-wing publications.

rzemanfl

(29,573 posts)

4. Because of the ratfucking of Avennati? Look, over there. n/t

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 06:37 PM

Nov 2018

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

5. Simply redefine the word "vindicate" to mean its opposite.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 06:38 PM

Nov 2018

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