This is what Trump said to Hamas and Iran:

JPW are you 100% certain that it was not a lab leak?

I'm not messing with you. Just curious as to what you think the likelihood is.

Clownshack

Your trolling is so obvious. You really suck at it.

First off Weiss dragged his feet as long as possible to allow the SOL kick in on as many crimes as possible. Then he came up with a "plea" deal that was so ridiculous that the judge refused to accept it.

Hunter plead guilty on tax evasion to avoid discovery to help out his family KNOWING he was going to be pardoned.

If only that was the whole story. Biden pardons him for ALL crimes and potential crimes starting from 1/1/2014 to 12//2024. Why January. 2014? Hunter joined Burisma a few months later. Of course I'm betting Danforth doesn't see anything unusual about that.

Here's the thing with Bunter's pardon. It's my understanding if he gets called before Congress or a grand jury he cannot lead plead the 5th because his immunity means he can't implicate himself. What that means is we can expect more blanket pardons. James Biden for sure. We will know who else is a member of the Biden crime family based on who else gets pardoned.

Feel free to archive this post. If I prove wrong I'll gladly eat crow

JPW

This really isn't a partisan issue. I'm certainly not making it partisan.

" Working their willingly duped and cowardly base into a froth over threats"

That's exactly the type of messaging that drives people away from th3 Democratic Party. It's every bit as insulting as Democrats keep black people on their plantation. The underlying premise is black people cant think for themselves. It's that kind of messaging that contributes to the GOP getting such a paltry portion of the black vote.

" As a GenXer we walked everywhere. I just don't understand anymore. I really don't.

#5 | POSTED BY LAURAMOHR AT 2024-12-03 10:01 AM | FLAG: "

Completely agree

" Something that will put us all at risk.

#21 | POSTED BY ZED AT 2024-12-03 01:18 PM | FLAG: "

False premise. The FBI doesn't need to run roughshod over us to keep the country safe.

" #5 | POSTED BY CENSORED AT 2024-12-03 02:53 PM | FLAG: "

Yet, in spite of all of that they hit the trifecta on this election.

The one good thing is if Patel is confirmed lefties will care about civil liberties again, although it will mostly be pretend. See: JPW

It's amazing to watch "progressives" be incurious staunch and vociferous defenders of an agency the likes of the FBI without a hint of skepticism toward any of its conduct. A complete reversal from the Bush years.

Read the article, Zed. It traces the current problems to the Patriot act. Also, look to history, Zed. Google: the Church commission of you aren't already familiar with it.

I like the message and the tone. Having said that blustery words are just that. He will have to get congressional approval for even a very limited military strike. This is t defensive.

" " The DoJ SHOULD be and was meant to be (post Watergate) to be independent from the WH BECAUSE it is supposed to investigate crimes in the WH."

If that was the case then the president's power to nominate candidates to fill those roles would have been taken away. That didn't happen because it would have been unconstitutional.

The check is the advise and consent role of the Senate and impeachment and removal if conduct raises to a level of corruption that warrants the impeachment process.

" Is that something the FBI should ignore?

#138 | POSTED BY SPEAKSOFTLY AT 2024-12-02 08:24 PM | FLAG: "

No. It doesn't give the FBI carts Blanche to do whatever it wants though. Checks are in place and procedures have to be followed.

" The DoJ SHOULD be and was meant to be (post Watergate) to be independent from the WH BECAUSE it is supposed to investigate crimes in the WH."

Tell that to Eric "Obama's wingman" Holder that.

" Uummmmmmm no. The conviction is final when you're, wait for it, convicted by a jury.

#356 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2024-12-02 08:38 PM | FLAG: "

Legally, thats a false statement.

" 132 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2024-12-02 08:12 PM | FLAG: "

Your shoulders must be exhausted moving those goalposts.

To quote on of your favorite people, let's circle back. Is it okay for the FBI to unlawfully obtain a FISA surveillance warrant? Because that is what happened.

Lamplighter,

What you printed does not address the Page FISA warrants.

" Why will this time be different?

#5 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2024-12-02 07:19 PM | FLAG: "

It probably won't be.

" 1) First, my serious question ... Does Nominee Hegseth have a clue how to manage an organization with a budget of that size?"

Very good question.

Given that the pentagon has failed 7 straight audits and has been falling well short of recruitment goals for the couple of years, I argue more of the same is a no-go. Is this guy the answer? I don't know. I do know our current leadership at the Pentagon is failing badly.

" BTW ------- replacing Christopher Wray is a huge constitutional issue. Following Watergate many measures were taken to make them independent of the WH"

I don't think it is. The 10-year term was established in 1976 as a term limit after 36 years of Hoover running the FBI.

It's part of the Executive branch and the FBi director serves at the pleasure of the duly elected president.

" The Supreme Court just said that Colorado had no standing to remove Trump from the ballots"

Correct.

" Just use the proper barometer: if he had a (D) after the name, and the FBI refused to surveil him, would your head have exploded?

Magic 8-ball says YES.
#124 | POSTED BY DANFORTH AT 2024-12-02 07:16 PM | REPLY | FLAG

So, you fully support an unlawfully obtained FISA warrant to spy on him because (D)?

That's on point for you.

" He was found to have participated in An insurrection. Something the SC did not refute

#118 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2024-12-02 06:50 PM | FLAG: "

Not by a jury of his peers. Hence the 9-0 decision.

Alexandrite,

If you want the AG to be the president's personal henchman it's hard to find someone better to fill that role than Garland. Maybe Eric Holder. That's about it.