Indictment-O-Rama Megathread: Mueller indicts 13 Russians

[junior chįmp]

Is this something that could destroy the Republicans if halfway proven?

This has been suspected for some time. Back in 2016, after the Russians hacked the DNC, Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to Paul Ryan asking him not to use the hacked materials for the RNC.  She also told him that using the materials could mean he would be (along with the RNC) acting against the USA with the foreign government who stole the information. Pelosi never got a reply back from Paul Ryan.

[KingSweden]

Is this something that could destroy the Republicans if halfway proven?

Absolutely... though it’s still tinfoil territory for now. Outside of the Menschmobile there’s zero evidence the RNC got in on the action wholesale and that it wasn’t just driven by Trump’s motley gang of hacks and wierdos.

[junior chįmp]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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[Crumpets]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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Major developments in the story will stop some attacks on Mueller?! Buuuulllllshiiiii...

[Hindsight was 2020]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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Scott doesn't seem to be that big of a hack. So could be interesting

[junior chįmp]

Omorosa gave him the N word tape?

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[Frodo]

Is this something that could destroy the Republicans if halfway proven?

Absolutely... though it’s still tinfoil territory for now. Outside of the Menschmobile there’s zero evidence the RNC got in on the action wholesale and that it wasn’t just driven by Trump’s motley gang of hacks and wierdos.

It wouldn't be unprecedented for the Republican Party to consort with other foreign governments for electoral advantage, as Richard Nixon did in 1968 when he interfered with peace negotiations with North Vietnam -essentially committing treason.  President Lyndon Johnson chose not to make an issue of it for fear of repercussions.

If that caliber of evidence does present itself, the next Democratic president shouldn't be so considerate.  

[LimoLiberal]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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Probably bs but if it something, I'll bet it will be texts from other FBI people trashing Hillary. We all know they exist.

[GlobeSoc]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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Probably bs but if it something, I'll bet it will be texts from other FBI people trashing Hillary. We all know they exist.

Let’s just say it will stop some attacks on Mueller.

[junior chįmp]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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Probably bs but if it something, I'll bet it will be texts from other FBI people trashing Hillary. We all know they exist.

That will most likely kill tax reform bump tho. It will knock of story and people will soon forget.

[KingSweden]

Probably bullshít but we'll see:

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Probably bs but if it something, I'll bet it will be texts from other FBI people trashing Hillary. We all know they exist.

That will most likely kill tax reform bump tho. It will knock of story and people will soon forget.

Very important that everything be viewed through the critical lens of its intersection with the tax reform bump

[Mike Thick]

Is this the story Dworkin was talking about?

[BudgieForce]

Is this the story Dworkin was talking about?

He tweeted it wasnt.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Is this the story Dworkin was talking about?

He tweeted it wasnt.

Beat me by 30 seconds

[Hindsight was 2020]

So the story is going to drop 10:30 tonight on MSNBC

[GeorgiaModerate]

So the story is going to drop 10:30 tonight on MSNBC

Clearly discrimination against those of us in the East, not to mention our members in Europe.

[Mike Thick]

So the story is going to drop 10:30 tonight on MSNBC

Clearly discrimination against those of us in the East, not to mention our members in Europe.

10:30 Eastern, I assume?

[KingSweden]

So the story is going to drop 10:30 tonight on MSNBC

Clearly discrimination against those of us in the East, not to mention our members in Europe.

10:30 Eastern, I assume?

I’d assume so.

[Mike Thick]

So the story is going to drop 10:30 tonight on MSNBC

Clearly discrimination against those of us in the East, not to mention our members in Europe.

10:30 Eastern, I assume?

I’d assume so.

Please excuse me while I hit that Y33T

[Crumpets]

Great. So we get to listen to Lawrence O'Donnell try to build up this story for half an hour before we actually hear it. Remember when Maddow got Trump's old tax returns and played it up for like 20 minutes before actually telling us how little there was in them? Now eliminate Maddow's professionalism and non-hackishness and double the time frame.

[junior chįmp]

Great. So we get to listen to Lawrence O'Donnell try to build up this story for half an hour before we actually hear it. Remember when Maddow got Trump's old tax returns and played it up for like 20 minutes before actually telling us how little there was in them? Now eliminate Maddow's professionalism and non-hackishness and double the time frame.

If it's worth anything....O Donnell canceled his winter vacation to report this. Maybe at long last we finally get the piss tape

[Virginiá]

Great. So we get to listen to Lawrence O'Donnell try to build up this story for half an hour before we actually hear it. Remember when Maddow got Trump's old tax returns and played it up for like 20 minutes before actually telling us how little there was in them? Now eliminate Maddow's professionalism and non-hackishness and double the time frame.

If it's worth anything....O Donnell canceled his winter vacation to report this. Maybe at long last we finally get the piss tape

Not a problem for The Donald. If it's the piss tape, Trump will just lob missiles into some random country and shift the news cycle!

[Badger]

Is this something that could destroy the Republicans if halfway proven?

Absolutely... though it’s still tinfoil territory for now. Outside of the Menschmobile there’s zero evidence the RNC got in on the action wholesale and that it wasn’t just driven by Trump’s motley gang of hacks and wierdos.

It wouldn't be unprecedented for the Republican Party to consort with other foreign governments for electoral advantage, as Richard Nixon did in 1968 when he interfered with peace negotiations with North Vietnam -essentially committing treason.  President Lyndon Johnson chose not to make an issue of it for fear of repercussions.

If that caliber of evidence does present itself, the next Democratic president shouldn't be so considerate.  

Absolutely true, but it was not publicly known until after Nixon's resignation, iirc, and it's still not widely known and mostly confined two history textbooks today. What's being alleged here is quite different and has potential for going very public in the immediate aftermath of such treasonous action. That said, I expect well greater than 1/3 of Americans to absolutely write it off or otherwise justify it.

[Mike Thick]

MSNBC saying they have a dossier-related story for tomorrow. Not sure if that’s in addition to the O’Donnell thing or instead of it.

[Crumpets]

Great. So we get to listen to Lawrence O'Donnell try to build up this story for half an hour before we actually hear it. Remember when Maddow got Trump's old tax returns and played it up for like 20 minutes before actually telling us how little there was in them? Now eliminate Maddow's professionalism and non-hackishness and double the time frame.

If it's worth anything....O Donnell canceled his winter vacation to report this. Maybe at long last we finally get the piss tape

It would/will be pretty hilarious, if the pee pee tape ever does surface, to watch how network news try to show it, and show that it is indeed Trump, within the confines of what you can put on basic cable.