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highplainsdem

(63,088 posts) Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:45 PM Jan 2018

Kristol speculating McGahn leaked tonight's NYT story b/c Trump's returned to idea of firing Mueller

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Kristol speculating McGahn leaked tonight's NYT story b/c Trump's returned to idea of firing Mueller (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2018 OP

My first though was that McGahn leaked it. Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #1

I can't believe McGahn would have leaked it without Mueller's permission More_Cowbell Jan 2018 #2

Where is McGahn right now? C_U_L8R Jan 2018 #3

Everyone went to Davos-- Except Melania, LOL dawg day Jan 2018 #6

whomever did it. It is good that it leaked for sure bluestarone Jan 2018 #4

If true, just how OUTRAGEOUS is it that they have to resort to such subterfuge? Stinky The Clown Jan 2018 #5

buys him time. If I was guilty as hell and I loved being president (except for Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #11

May this be the first time Billy "William" KRISTOL is correct about anything!1 UTUSN Jan 2018 #7

He's been a never-Trumper since the beginning, so he's had some other instances of being correct. pnwmom Jan 2018 #12

Yea, it's just that I've detested him so long I've got a blind spot UTUSN Jan 2018 #13

It's not a blind spot melman Jan 2018 #16

My reaction was - Trump's first thought will be "Now I have to fire him to look tough." TeamPooka Jan 2018 #8

Maybe Trump will fire McGahn and replace him with Jeanine Pirro dalton99a Jan 2018 #9

The last tweet makes so much sense ! This man knows a lot about me...hell, Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #10

How nice it is that this happened while trumpervert is out of the country disalitervisum Jan 2018 #14

Maybe he leaked it to distract from Dutch intel story! sharedvalues Jan 2018 #15

Kingofalldems

(40,366 posts)

1. My first though was that McGahn leaked it.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:51 PM

Jan 2018

And it would be great if somehow Melania confirmed the story.

More_Cowbell

(2,243 posts)

2. I can't believe McGahn would have leaked it without Mueller's permission

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:57 PM

Jan 2018

I think Mueller wants to make it crystal clear to Trump that McGahn has flipped and that Mueller knows everything.

C_U_L8R

(49,526 posts)

3. Where is McGahn right now?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:12 PM

Jan 2018

Did he go to Davos?

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

6. Everyone went to Davos-- Except Melania, LOL

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:30 PM

Jan 2018

All his babysitters are there.

bluestarone

(22,465 posts)

4. whomever did it. It is good that it leaked for sure

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:13 PM

Jan 2018

Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)

5. If true, just how OUTRAGEOUS is it that they have to resort to such subterfuge?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:29 PM

Jan 2018

Manbaby is such an inadequate description.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

11. buys him time. If I was guilty as hell and I loved being president (except for

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:47 PM

Jan 2018

the nasty thread-barren surroundings that I thought needed more gild....) I might stall for more time.

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

7. May this be the first time Billy "William" KRISTOL is correct about anything!1

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:35 PM

Jan 2018

pnwmom

(110,324 posts)

12. He's been a never-Trumper since the beginning, so he's had some other instances of being correct.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:51 PM

Jan 2018

And he'll keep saying sensible things till DT is gone.

We can go back to hating Kristol then!

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

13. Yea, it's just that I've detested him so long I've got a blind spot

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:56 PM

Jan 2018

melman

(7,681 posts)

16. It's not a blind spot

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:31 AM

Jan 2018

You're right to hate him. This idea that he's okay now because he doesn't like Trump is ridiculous.

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

8. My reaction was - Trump's first thought will be "Now I have to fire him to look tough."

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:39 PM

Jan 2018

dalton99a

(95,249 posts)

9. Maybe Trump will fire McGahn and replace him with Jeanine Pirro

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:41 PM

Jan 2018

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

10. The last tweet makes so much sense ! This man knows a lot about me...hell,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:44 PM

Jan 2018

I will just fucking fire him." Action of a caged man !!

disalitervisum

(470 posts)

14. How nice it is that this happened while trumpervert is out of the country

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:07 AM

Jan 2018

trying to kiss-ass the elite who hate him.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

15. Maybe he leaked it to distract from Dutch intel story!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 01:26 AM

Jan 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210144358

That is a huge story. Our allies KNOW what Russia did. Get your popcorn.

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