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dhol82

(9,353 posts)
4. Although if junior were the sacrificial lamb the fireworks would last
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 05:34 PM
Oct 2017

til forever.
Might be a good bargaining chip.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
10. If Flynn goes first, look for pressure on Sessions
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 06:02 PM
Oct 2017

If Manafort goes down, look for pressure on Pence.

Those are the players tied to Flynn and Manafort. Manafort got trump to pick Pence while Sessions was linked to Flynn very early on and Pete brought Flynn into the trump team.

I really hope Sessions goes down for at least an obstruction count or two.

tblue37

(65,381 posts)
12. I wish Sessions would get indicted for lying to the Senate during his
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 06:06 PM
Oct 2017

confirmation hearing--but of course he won't. But can you imagine how Trump would freak out about that?

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)
6. He looks like the type that would.
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 05:38 PM
Oct 2017

He looks like he thinks he is smarter than investigators and can get away with anything but would sing like a bird if cornered.

karynnj

(59,503 posts)
14. I agree -- and the reason could be that he was the head of the "data" effort
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 06:09 PM
Oct 2017

Imagine if it were Rebekah Mercer, who was an interface between Cambridge Analytica and Wikileaks per some accounts. Imagine (no one has said this but there was speculation) that Jared green lighted CA using weaponized stuff from wikileaks to CA defines micro groups.

If this did NOT involve a hostile foreign country, this would be edgy, but not far from the Republicans using Choicepoint to define clusters of voters to send specific mailpieces to -- something the NYT spoke of as where the Republicans were better after the 2004 election. HOWEVER, it involves stolen emails given to Wikileaks, which itself had problems.

This is unlikely as it goes to the heart of the likely collusion -- and I doubt those would be first. However, the amount of pressure from the Mercers .. and Jared and Ivanka would be sky high.

wishstar

(5,269 posts)
16. Flynn because he was in Trump WH and Trump tried to protect him from FBI probe
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 06:22 PM
Oct 2017

Flynn was directly involved in the quid pro quo of soliciting Russian help whlie promising lifting of sanctions and knows about collusion involving Kushner and Trumps as well as the coordination of release of emails hacked by Russian entities.

He is my personal favorite to be indicted after the way he yelled "Lock her up" in campaign rallies

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