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SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 10:41 AM Aug 2020

Trump rages at Sally Yates minutes before she testifies in the Senate: Greatest political crime of t

President Donald Trump lashed out at former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates on Wednesday, just minutes before she was set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

“Sally Yates has zero credibility,” Trump tweeted, as Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was delivering his opening statement.

“She was a part of the greatest political crime of the Century, and ObamaBiden knew EVERYTHING! Sally Yates leaked the General Flynn conversation? Ask her under oath. Republicans should start playing the Democrats game!“

Graham is accusing former Justice Department officials of abusing their power by surveilling some Trump’s associates during their investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trump-rages-at-sally-yates-minutes-before-she-testifies-in-the-senate-greatest-political-crime-of-the-century/?fbclid=IwAR1jWugD_13jOg69N0eBSPkKzGMfOEcMYuKMG-Mr4Drn6duLJ2z3bSBN4sI

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Trump rages at Sally Yates minutes before she testifies in the Senate: Greatest political crime of t (Original Post) SoCalNative Aug 2020 OP
Trump is the greatest political crime of the Century dalton99a Aug 2020 #1
so he's right. dem4decades Aug 2020 #4
no - of the entirety of the history of the US. rurallib Aug 2020 #17
Oh goodness gracious, yes. The Idiot is yet again projecting. onetexan Aug 2020 #28
Trump is afraid of the Truth... ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2020 #2
Since Trump is also compromised by the Russians, that made Flynn the good guy. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #25
Saving one's as takes soooooooo much energy. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2020 #27
And after that Axios interview -- what does DJT know about credibility??? Blue Owl Aug 2020 #3
I would love it if the Repubs would play the "Democrats' game"... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #5
I'm with you! Let's all play competent adult today! GreenPartyVoter Aug 2020 #7
Hopefully she is our next Attorney General. Sneederbunk Aug 2020 #6
+1 Would love to see that! Lady_Chat Aug 2020 #16
I'd like to see Hillary Clinton as Attorney General Tacan Aug 2020 #21
Wouldn't that be delicious? jmowreader Aug 2020 #23
He sure knows how to handle those "mouthy broads" doesn't he? Totally cool and in charge.... ehrnst Aug 2020 #8
He has some deep issues with women. Nexus2 Aug 2020 #15
Witness tampering and intimidation...again backtoblue Aug 2020 #9
In broad daylight, with no fear of punishment. eppur_se_muova Aug 2020 #19
+1 crickets Aug 2020 #26
Why??? MissKat Aug 2020 #10
Is this hearing the biggest issue on rethuglican plates? Bayard Aug 2020 #11
Didn't the DOJ just say yesterday that all of the subpeonas were legit? panader0 Aug 2020 #12
Maybe she'll read the summary back as a response? Ford_Prefect Aug 2020 #13
Pretty much. Also, they were not spying on the trump campaign.. Volaris Aug 2020 #24
Yes... Takket Aug 2020 #32
that sack of shit gets it right off the radio - limbaugh was attacking her since 2017 certainot Aug 2020 #14
It is what it is, Donny. (nt) ehrnst Aug 2020 #18
Sally Yates for Biden's Attorney General DemoTex Aug 2020 #20
If Trumpy-Boy is rage-tweeting about Yates, Eyeball_Kid Aug 2020 #22
Kennedy is a special kind of stupid Leith Aug 2020 #29
He said it himself malaise Aug 2020 #30
All you need to know about the noise from republicons towards Yates today Mersky Aug 2020 #31
Trump is such a Drama Queen bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #33
As graham insinuated a bunch of bs at the end of the hearing Mersky Aug 2020 #34

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
2. Trump is afraid of the Truth...
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 10:44 AM
Aug 2020

Sally Yates tried to warn Trump of Michael Flynn's being compromised by the Russians.

Lonestarblue

(10,030 posts)
25. Since Trump is also compromised by the Russians, that made Flynn the good guy.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:28 PM
Aug 2020

And that made Yeats the enemy because if she knew Flynn was compromised, then she might know that Trump was too. Time to destroy her and the credibility of the FBI and intelligence agencies, which is exactly what he started doing and has never stopped.

jmowreader

(50,561 posts)
23. Wouldn't that be delicious?
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:25 PM
Aug 2020

I think she’d be easy to confirm too: sell her as someone who will help the GOP take their party back from Trump.

Nexus2

(1,261 posts)
15. He has some deep issues with women.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:48 AM
Aug 2020

But seems to like them blonde and obedient. And if some of Stormy Daniels stories are true its even more... complicated.

eppur_se_muova

(36,274 posts)
19. In broad daylight, with no fear of punishment.
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:14 PM
Aug 2020

I hope someone remembers to add this to the list of prosecutable offenses for the next AG to consider.

MissKat

(218 posts)
10. Why???
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:27 AM
Aug 2020

Why did Sally Yates even respond to the subpoena?

I think that what's good for the Orange Tribe should be good for our side. Just say NO.

And IGNORE THEM.

Seriously, couldn't she have said the because of the uncontrolled outbreak of Covid 19 she wouldn't attend?

This is nothing but Graham doing his master's bidding.

Bayard

(22,117 posts)
11. Is this hearing the biggest issue on rethuglican plates?
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:29 AM
Aug 2020

No issue with a world-wide pandemic where thousands of people are dying?

Volaris

(10,273 posts)
24. Pretty much. Also, they were not spying on the trump campaign..
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:25 PM
Aug 2020

They were exercising FISA warrants for russian communications coming into the US, (for which you need to convince a Federal FISA Court judge of legit probable cause) and the people on this end of the line JUST HAPPENED to be working for trumps campaign (as I understand it).

So, if trump didnt want his peeps getting wiretapped on phone calls with russian intelligence operatives, all they had to do WAS NOT BE ON THE PHONE WITH FUCKING RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVES.

But I suppose that would just be unacceptable.

Takket

(21,591 posts)
32. Yes...
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:00 PM
Aug 2020

There was a thread about it in here. Announcement was actually buried late last Friday and not a peep from the media on it. I only knew because a DUer posted it.

Every democrat here should just be reading that announcement and saying nothing else.

Oh, and Yates for AG!!!

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
14. that sack of shit gets it right off the radio - limbaugh was attacking her since 2017
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 11:46 AM
Aug 2020

as part of the "deep state russia hoax" defense he sold every show he did, lying about everyone involved

this was completely predictable to anyone who has listened to any limbaugh and these motherfucking republican ssenators are going to keep attacking and they're going to push to get all of the major dem names under oath, including obama

democrats need to go on offense and the most offensive thing they can do is stop ignoring rw radio - where all this starts.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,433 posts)
22. If Trumpy-Boy is rage-tweeting about Yates,
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:23 PM
Aug 2020

you can bet the farm that Trumpy-Boy knows that Yates speaks the truth. That's been his pattern of deception since forever.

Leith

(7,813 posts)
29. Kennedy is a special kind of stupid
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:33 PM
Aug 2020

Accusing the witness, muddling up who the FISA warrant was about and for, interrupting and not letting Yates reply, and being an loudmouth idiot in general. Who hates Trump? That list is billions of names long.



Mersky

(4,986 posts)
31. All you need to know about the noise from republicons towards Yates today
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:55 PM
Aug 2020

Is that their conceit was rendered moot on MONDAY.

On and on and on...about warrant applications and this name drop or that. It is theatre, a time-wasting, junk put-on by GOP senators willing to betray their titles for tRump.

We are pleased that our review of these applications concluded that all contained sufficient basis for probable cause and uncovered only two material errors, neither of which invalidated the authorizations granted by the FISA Court. These findings, together with the more than 40 corrective actions undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Security Division, should instill confidence in the FBI’s use of FISA authorities.



— Statement of Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers on the Public Release of the Department’s Findings with Respect to the 29 FISA Applications that Were the Subject of the March 2020 OIG Preliminary Report - Released Monday, August 3, 2020 : https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-assistant-attorney-general-national-security-john-c-demers-public-release

Mersky

(4,986 posts)
34. As graham insinuated a bunch of bs at the end of the hearing
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:29 PM
Aug 2020

And proclaimed that he will waste more time and resources, so that he can mansplain for the cameras some more, don’t forget that he has an excellent opponent named Jaime Harrison.

This morning, I was compelled by graham to contribute bonus amounts to: https://jaimeharrison.com/ & https://mjfortexas.com/

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