Has anyone heard this rumor? On Twitter?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Link to tweet

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I'll believe it when I see it.

But it's nice to imagine.

[First Speaker]

2. Hmmm...so they'll catch 22 of them...

[rusty quoin]

6. Good one

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

8. +1 for the guffaw.

[PatrickforO]

12. Cute. I guess we're the insane ones because we want our government

to actually work instead of having to work around this GOP-induced farce.

Remember that one MASH episode when Col. Blake had to run interference for Hawkeye, who went to Cincpac or whatever and chewed out a general.

Blake asked Hawkeye, "Did you really call it Nin-com-pac?"

[lunatica]

54. I see what you did there Yossarian

[pecosbob]

3. Read that earlier today in another thread...posted a link to it in another thread

and got bashed for it.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211614220

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Not surprised. Here's more

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Calista241]

11. The SDNY would potentially have jurisdiction over maybe 5% of the people in Congress.

The two NY Senators (both Democrats), and a handful of Congress people (mostly Democrats) that serve in a jurisdiction covered by the SDNY. In this scenario, the DOJ itself would be calling the shots. Basically Sessions and Whitaker would be running the investigation and directing the prosecution.

The chances of these predictions occurring are somewhere between nil and nonexistent. Even if it did happen, it would look like a political purge of Republicans.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

35. good point

[dmr]

44. Wouldn't that depend upon the crime? Where and what occurred?

If this were true, my bet that it'd be financial. Banking or stock market, maybe? SDNY would have jurisdiction.

I'd love for this to be true. It's about time the GOP got legally, perhaps criminally ensnared. Long overdue.

I've been wishing for years they all would be RICO'd. That's my dream ...

[Calista241]

45. They charge in the jurisdictions where the crimes occured.

So all of these people would have had to travel to NYC to commit their crimes.

Banking and stock market crimes are charged where the defendant was when he committed the crime. If Saxby Chambliss committed bank fraud from his residence in Georgia, he would have to be charged by US Attorney from the Northern District of Georgia.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

50. See response in jurisdiction

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. My guess might be that they knowingly took

Russian donation money? And funneled through NRA? Where's NRA headquartered?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

49. He wrote me back...after me asking about jurisdiction

Link to tweet

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[FrankBooth]

4. Seems farfetched at best

And wishful thinking on Twitter is a cottage industry.

But that sure would be nice.

[UniteFightBack]

7. Now which one these was the ones that was in that there Russian delegation that United States

sitting fucking senators went over to mother muthafuckin Russia on the 4th of July. ????? Any of them in that there list? I reckon so.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

9. Kennedy from Louisiana was there.

Pasty, wishy washy, goon.

[trueblue2007]

10. who is "My Guy"

[Tommy_Carcetti]

42. Me. It's me.

I'm the guy.

Wait, never mind.

I'm not.

It's actually this Guy.

[yonder]

51. +1.

Nice one, Guy.

[MFM008]

13. Im convinced all republicans

need to be jailed.........

[LunaSea]

15. No jail...

New wing of cages at Gitmo.

[PatrickforO]

14. If we did the right thing, then this would clearly be true.

But there's an iron triangle that has robbed the world of trillions of dollars, now hidden in offshore accounts. The culprits? Organized criminals, Wall Street bankers and corrupt politicians.

If Mueller can pull this off - it'll be a much-needed miracle!

[Kablooie]

16. Sounds like someone is trying to spread empty rumors.

[JI7]

17. i doubt they will be indicted. but i can see their names maybe connected to all of that russia/nra

and other crap.

[democratisphere]

18. drumpf has probably offered pardons for loyalty.

The GOP MOB has nowhere else to go!

[democratisphere]

19. This is a rumor with no credible source.

[calimary]

21. Sure fun to wrap one's imagination around, though!

Besides, if this is circulating around where WE can see it, it’s undoubtedly circulating around where some of those people named on that list can see it.

And be afraid. Be VERY afraid. Prepare your nice, stirring solos for Robert Mueller. Start singin’!

I bet sphincters are tightening all over Washington DC...

[HopeAgain]

28. His "guy" is not a credible source?

But it sounds so credible!

[BadgerMom]

20. What?

No Cruz?

[WhiteTara]

22. I'm waiting for some sort of confirmation, but

I was excited to see Tom Cotton on the list.

[malaise]

23. I'd pour me more than one drink Laura

Saw it here earlier yesterday afternoon

[lindysalsagal]

24. Russian. Oligarch. Money.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/05/08/putins-proxies-helped-funnel-millions-gop-campaigns

Data from the Federal Election Commission show that Blavatnik's campaign contributions dating back to 2009-10 were fairly balanced across party lines and relatively modest for a billionaire. During that season he contributed $53,400. His contributions increased to $135,552 in 2011-12 and to $273,600 in 2013-14, still bipartisan.

In 2015-16, everything changed. Blavatnik's political contributions soared and made a hard right turn as he pumped $6.35 million into GOP political action committees, with millions of dollars going to top Republican leaders including Sens. Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham.

In total, Blavatnik, Intrater, Shustorovich and Kukes made $10.4 million in political contributions from the start of the 2015-16 election cycle through September 2017, and 99 percent of their contributions went to Republicans. With the exception of Shustorovich, the common denominator that connects the men is their association with Vekselberg. Experts who follow the activities of Russian oligarchs told ABC News that they believe the contributions from Blavatnik, Intrater and Kukes warrant intense scrutiny because they have worked closely with Vekselberg.

[Buckeyeblue]

25. If that really happened our markets would plunge

The right wing hate machine would go into full out war. These would be very difficult times.

If it was Russian money laundering, most of the public wouldn't understand, which would make them vulnerable to the hate machine's rhetoric.

[Mike Nelson]

26. Very funny!

… never heard of the Captain. Is he a legitimate source? I know Twitter is not reliable...

[Celerity]

55. He sounds like a sexist prick with a big anti-AOC fetish

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[Mike Nelson]

58. Hmm...

… I don't mean to diagnose on such little evidence, but I'd say he's not satisfied with parts of his anatomy and, as a result, puts down women.

[HopeAgain]

27. Captain Hilts?

And "his guy"?

Does he have a Russian or Chinese surname?

Sure it would be great, but spreading rumors helps no one in the long run.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

41. He's a captain that owns luxury hotels or something, I don't know.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

59. He's published

https://www.amazon.com/Ayn-Rand-Hates-Tuscaloosa-Joplin-ebook/dp/B006CC1CNE

[Loki Liesmith]

29. Internet rando citing anonymous randos?

[Vinca]

30. I doubt it's true, but I wouldn't be surprised if a handful of members of Congress were indicted.

[duforsure]

31. Don't know if its true

But I suspect Ted Cruz to be one of those who are exposed for knowingly taking russian money from putin using others to funnel it to him for his campaign and himself. No one lies that much that isn't corrupt.

[cwydro]

32. Nothing like a good old twitter rumor.

Silliness.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

37. sorry you had to click for nothing

[LanternWaste]

38. Inference and clicking a link would be even nicer...

Since we're being mean-spirited and petulant for no reason other than whining, I though I'd join in with you.

[jberryhill]

56. Hey

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Don’t I keep you busy enough? I thought we were an item. My heart is broken now that you are straying.

You can’t just wander off and start improving someone else until you are finished making me perfect.

[genxlib]

34. Great!

We can have our very own Q-anon nonsense too!

[Adrahil]

36. Sounds like BS to me, but we'll see.

Sort of a reverse QAnon kinda thing. But it would be hilarious!

[The Truth Is Here]

39. Gardner

[Tommy_Carcetti]

40. Unnamed Guy Who Supposedly Talks to Random Twitter User: America's Most Trusted Name in News.

--In James Earl Jones' voice.

[WillowTree]

43. Indicted by whom.......and on what charges?

[onenote]

47. My prediction is that the "guy that would know" is as real as the Pillsbury Doughboy.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

57. This guy is kind of like Jacob Wohl but aimed at people on the left.

You remember how Wohl always claimed he knew the true feelings of people on the left by listening to “whispers” at “hipster coffee shops”?

[ooky]

48. I recommended it just because it was such a nice thought.

But I'll believe it when I see it.

[triron]

52. I think this is pie in the sky. Pour me another drink.

[ecstatic]

53. That would be amazing! I would smile nonstop for weeks if that were to happen! nt