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Kablooie

(18,641 posts) Fri Jul 7, 2017, 02:46 AM Jul 2017

Interesting thought regarding Rachel's fake classified document...

Right around the time Maddow was sent this fake classified intel about Trump-Russia collusion, Donald Trump was tweeting this: “they have zero ‘tapes’ of [Trump] people colluding.” What collusion tapes? Why was Trump suddenly bringing this up just to deny it? No one in the mainstream media was saying anything about there being tapes of Trump people colluding.

Did Donald Trump’s team send fake classified intel to Rachel Maddow about the existence of collusion tapes? Was part of their scheme to have Trump begin denying the tapes on Twitter at that same time, in order to create the illusion that Trump had let something slip, and that the fake intel was real?

Note:
This is from the Palmer Report which has been known to spread unsubstantiated rumors which have not panned out to be true.
In this case it's not a statement of fact but instead a question about fact and I thought it was interesting enough to share.

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Interesting thought regarding Rachel's fake classified document... (Original Post) Kablooie Jul 2017 OP

I believe fake intel is coming from Trump camp in attempt to discredit the media. Shell_Seas Jul 2017 #1

Cue the Dan Rather ratfucking... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #4

Yep. H2O Man Jul 2017 #5

good thinking skip fox Jul 2017 #2

That is an interesting theory. Rachel should say what the substance of the document was about SweetieD Jul 2017 #3

Without hard facts, speculation can run wild gratuitous Jul 2017 #6

I can't see what a good spin might be. skip fox Jul 2017 #7

Shell_Seas

(3,335 posts)

1. I believe fake intel is coming from Trump camp in attempt to discredit the media.

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 09:49 AM

Jul 2017

So, when the real stuff comes out, they can shout out "see, FAKE!!" And hope that no one believes the real stuff....

It's actually a pretty genius plan, in an evil genius type of way. I suspect that Bannon is the mastermind of it.

Wounded Bear

(58,703 posts)

4. Cue the Dan Rather ratfucking...

Reply to Shell_Seas (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:23 AM

Jul 2017

H2O Man

(73,594 posts)

5. Yep.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:24 AM

Jul 2017

skip fox

(19,359 posts)

2. good thinking

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 09:51 AM

Jul 2017

SweetieD

(1,660 posts)

3. That is an interesting theory. Rachel should say what the substance of the document was about

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 09:55 AM

Jul 2017

just generally. What did it say?

Trump's tweet may not have been related to that.

There have been rumors that CNN and washpo have a major story they are sitting on. Other rumors that the story involves transcripts of Kushner and Bannon talking. I am guessing that Trump is aware of transcripts but thinks transcripts are fake and there is no tape of them talking. Just a guess.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. Without hard facts, speculation can run wild

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:40 AM

Jul 2017

I'm in favor, though, of putting the worst possible spin on it until we know more. So I'll call it a Steve Bannon Special, a desperate attempt to discredit a responsible media voice critical of President Trump.

Would anyone or everyone like to spin it worse?

skip fox

(19,359 posts)

7. I can't see what a good spin might be.

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 7, 2017, 11:49 AM

Jul 2017

Maybe: Maddow given fake news so she can discover it's fake and spend and entire block on how clever she is

Maybe this: Maddow created fake news and gave it to herself through a cut-out so that she can show how clever she is?

That is, the only good readings are pretty outrageous.

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