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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:16 PM Aug 2018

What's up with this "60 days before an election" BS?

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What's up with this "60 days before an election" BS? (Original Post) SHRED Aug 2018 OP

You know why brother Shred. Glamrock Aug 2018 #1

Good question... the Dotard should have been arrested ages ago! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2018 #2

Exactly what you said, bullshit. SamKnause Aug 2018 #3

this has only been a formal doj rule since 2012. unblock Aug 2018 #4

IOKIYR saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #5

That 60 day stuff isn't an actual rule/law. Trump isn't running in an election, so it doesn't matter tonyt53 Aug 2018 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author eShirl Aug 2018 #7

It's not a law or even a rule C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #8

Manafort's second trial starts mid-September PubliusEnigma Aug 2018 #9

For the same reason the Senate could not approve an Obama appointed SC Justice in his final year world wide wally Aug 2018 #10

The FBI is gonna be the FBI... pecosbob Aug 2018 #11

THI/! malaise Aug 2018 #13

60 day rule doesn't apply if mueller wishes to indict don jr, roger stone and beachbum bob Aug 2018 #12

Glamrock

(12,003 posts)

1. You know why brother Shred.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:18 PM

Aug 2018

Different standards for our two parties. Case closed, baby.

InAbLuEsTaTe

(25,518 posts)

2. Good question... the Dotard should have been arrested ages ago!

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:19 PM

Aug 2018

SamKnause

(14,945 posts)

3. Exactly what you said, bullshit.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:19 PM

Aug 2018

The party of Trump expects special treatment.

They lie about everything and they are lying about the 60 day rule.

unblock

(56,262 posts)

4. this has only been a formal doj rule since 2012.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:21 PM

Aug 2018

though some earlier ag's have enforced the concept informally, albeit not based on a strict count of days.

congressional investigations are often intended to influence elections (certainly the ones republicans run), so they don't observe anything like this.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)

5. IOKIYR

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:22 PM

Aug 2018

Shameful, partisan hacks without the courage to just say no to dividing Americans.

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

6. That 60 day stuff isn't an actual rule/law. Trump isn't running in an election, so it doesn't matter

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:22 PM

Aug 2018

The candidate was supposed to be running for office for this unwritten provision to kick in.

Response to SHRED (Original post)

eShirl This message was self-deleted by its author.

C_U_L8R

(49,527 posts)

8. It's not a law or even a rule

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:35 PM

Aug 2018

it's a discretionary courtesy. That's all.

Besides, Trump and his conspirators are not on the ballot so there is zero concern for conflict

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)

9. Manafort's second trial starts mid-September

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:49 PM

Aug 2018

Mueller isn't going away anytime soon.

world wide wally

(21,836 posts)

10. For the same reason the Senate could not approve an Obama appointed SC Justice in his final year

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:53 PM

Aug 2018

Because they are Republicans and anything else just doesn't cut it.

pecosbob

(8,492 posts)

11. The FBI is gonna be the FBI...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 06:09 PM

Aug 2018

At least they mostly act like adults...except when they have a rogue cabal that decides to interfere with an election like Buttercup's boys in the NY office. Still waiting for the investigations on that...guess they'll have to wait until the Dems take back at least one branch of the f*cking government.

malaise

(297,947 posts)

13. THI/!

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #11)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 07:04 PM

Aug 2018

The Con will learn.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

12. 60 day rule doesn't apply if mueller wishes to indict don jr, roger stone and

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 06:55 PM

Aug 2018

Kirshner..

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