mary2029
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Post by mary2029 on Jul 11, 2020 21:03:03 GMT -5
Yes. Stone didn't want a pardon because that would imply guilt. So, he just kept his mouth shut and didn't spill the beans until Trump commuted his sentence. He knew it would happen. "You'll scratch my back, and I'll scratch the Nixon tattoo on yours." What happened to America, where the president pardons felons who support child molesters, war criminals, racists, human rights abusers and people who keep their mouths shut about him? trump already pardon two war criminals (Army First Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Mathew Golsteyn-paraded them at a fundraiser too). As for racists, trump pardoned former sherriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona. In case you didn't know, Joe is running for sheriff again. Another proud moment of Maricopa County for him to obtain 10K signatures.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 11, 2020 21:52:05 GMT -5
trump already pardon two war criminals (Army First Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Mathew Golsteyn-paraded them at a fundraiser too). As for racists, trump pardoned former sherriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona. In case you didn't know, Joe is running for sheriff again. Another proud moment of Maricopa County for him to obtain 10K signatures. Sad for Maricopa county. The guy is going to bankrupt the county with all he is fined.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Jul 11, 2020 22:02:07 GMT -5
OPINION Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly soThe work of the special counsel’s office — its report, indictments, guilty pleas and convictions — should speak for itself. But I feel compelled to respond both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office. The Russia investigation was of paramount importance. Stone was prosecuted and convicted because he committed federal crimes. He remains a convicted felon, and rightly so. Russia’s actions were a threat to America’s democracy. It was critical that they be investigated and understood. By late 2016, the FBI had evidence that the Russians had signaled to a Trump campaign adviser that they could assist the campaign through the anonymous release of information damaging to the Democratic candidate. And the FBI knew that the Russians had done just that: Beginning in July 2016, WikiLeaks released emails stolen by Russian military intelligence officers from the Clinton campaign. Other online personas using false names — fronts for Russian military intelligence — also released Clinton campaign emails. Following FBI Director James B. Comey’s termination in May 2017, the acting attorney general named me as special counsel and directed the special counsel’s office to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The order specified lines of investigation for us to pursue, including any links or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the Trump campaign. One of our cases involved Stone, an official on the campaign until mid-2015 and a supporter of the campaign throughout 2016. Stone became a central figure in our investigation for two key reasons: He communicated in 2016 with individuals known to us to be Russian intelligence officers, and he claimed advance knowledge of WikiLeaks’ release of emails stolen by those Russian intelligence officers. Complete article here: Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so
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Post by weltschmerz on Jul 11, 2020 22:15:09 GMT -5
This is the new T-shirt the trump campaign is selling. Does it look familiar?
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andi9899
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 12, 2020 5:28:57 GMT -5
Yes. Stone didn't want a pardon because that would imply guilt. So, he just kept his mouth shut and didn't spill the beans until Trump commuted his sentence. He knew it would happen. "You'll scratch my back, and I'll scratch the Nixon tattoo on yours." What happened to America, where the president pardons felons who support child molesters, war criminals, racists, human rights abusers and people who keep their mouths shut about him? Not only where the president pardons his criminal buddies, he turns on Legitimate public servants with excellent performance records when they fail to cover for him - like Vindman having to resign his distinguished career due to trump’s bullying. That pissed me off. But I thought he was just reassigned, not terminated/resigned.
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pulmonarymd
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Post by pulmonarymd on Jul 12, 2020 6:17:23 GMT -5
He has decided to resogn
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countrygirl2
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 12, 2020 8:19:48 GMT -5
Is that a word or resign?
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Post by pulmonarymd on Jul 12, 2020 8:36:58 GMT -5
Is that a word or resign? Early morning before coffee. You are right, it is resign
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andi9899
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Post by andi9899 on Jul 12, 2020 8:43:06 GMT -5
That really sucks. I had hoped that Biden would win and reinstate him to his original post. He was a prime example of the kind of people who need to do what he did.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 12, 2020 9:00:10 GMT -5
Ha! Ha! I was looking it up thinking he is showing his vocabulary and I couldn't find such a word.
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