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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 10:57 AM Jul 2020

Here come the Biden smears. Next move: A Subpoena


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In the realm of hyper-politicizing the State Dep't, #Pompeo has apparently handed over thousands of pages of documents to Senate REPUBLICANS probing Biden-Burisma.

But refuses even to provide duplicates to House Foreign Foreign Affairs Committee.

Next move: A Subpoena


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Here come the Biden smears. Next move: A Subpoena (Original Post) soothsayer Jul 2020 OP
This is to be expected from the republican nazi party still_one Jul 2020 #1
They have nothing . .. Iliyah Jul 2020 #2
Well they have fake stuff including altered recordings that Putin's guys produced soothsayer Jul 2020 #5
They had "nothing" on Benghazi... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #9
How long do they plan to stay in power? dreamland Jul 2020 #3
That's hilarious. They've set the standard: Biden can tell them to shove it. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #4
I guess that West Point Honor Code isn't taken all that seriously gratuitous Jul 2020 #6
Well he's on Putin's election 2020 team soothsayer Jul 2020 #8
NPR Article from last year atreides1 Jul 2020 #12
Damn. And I'm still trying to understand what was criminal about Benghazi. mjvpi Jul 2020 #7
This was their play all along EarlG Jul 2020 #10
Yeah it's all they got soothsayer Jul 2020 #13
Transparent and doomed to fail C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #22
Then someone needs to coach Biden to get way ahead of this. BComplex Jul 2020 #11
Boy I hope he's ready. He must be, he already talked about coming interference soothsayer Jul 2020 #14
Yeah, It's not like he hasn't been dealing with this for years now sweetloukillbot Jul 2020 #17
Let's call out all their plays on this until Election Day. NCDem47 Jul 2020 #15
Yeah, I'm thinking that's Biden's approach soothsayer Jul 2020 #16
Barr and the DOJ, DOD, State Department and members of the CIA and FBI have been working OregonBlue Jul 2020 #18
AMAZING the pace of things since Biden became presumtive nominiee and Barr came on board! NCDem47 Jul 2020 #21
Ha: I'm still voting for Biden. So shove your 1000 pages of the trumps best words up your smirking a soothsayer Jul 2020 #19
I expected long ago that Trump will have a repeat of 2016's Claustrum Jul 2020 #20
If they start a Biden hearing, an impeachment hearing should restart soothsayer Jul 2020 #23
Kinda late for this isn't it? 2naSalit Jul 2020 #24
I think everyone here is underestimating how much noise they are going to make and how OregonBlue Jul 2020 #25

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
5. Well they have fake stuff including altered recordings that Putin's guys produced
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:02 AM
Jul 2020

But I don’t know whether anyone will care about Ukraine nonsense.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
4. That's hilarious. They've set the standard: Biden can tell them to shove it.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:01 AM
Jul 2020

Trump and McConnell are murdering Americans by the hundreds of thousands. Nobody gives a shit about their little side show.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. I guess that West Point Honor Code isn't taken all that seriously
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:03 AM
Jul 2020

Mr. First in his Class certainly has a casual attitude toward lying and cheating.

atreides1

(16,079 posts)
12. NPR Article from last year
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:08 AM
Jul 2020
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/05/767383696/opinion-did-secretary-pompeo-forget-his-west-point-pledge


"There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am," Mr. Pompeo has said. "It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have ... every place you are is a character test."


EarlG

(21,947 posts)
10. This was their play all along
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:07 AM
Jul 2020

Last edited Fri Jul 31, 2020, 02:20 PM - Edit history (1)

With three months to go until the election, stir up doubts about Biden's "corruption" with warmed over Burisma bullshit. They knew that they would have to thread the needle again this year, after barely squeaking out a victory over Hillary in a few swing states by spreading FUD about her health and her -- horror of horrors -- emails. They planned to do the same thing to Biden -- use right wing media and social media to cast doubts about him as a candidate, while banking on a strong economy to make enough voters decide to stick with Trump.

As if impeachment over Ukraine didn't do enough damage to their Biden project, the pandemic and subsequent economic crash has completely blown it out of the water. Yet they seem absolutely fixated on running with the exact same playbook. Sad. It's going to amount to a fart in a hurricane, but I guess they have nothing else.

BComplex

(8,050 posts)
11. Then someone needs to coach Biden to get way ahead of this.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:08 AM
Jul 2020

They need to join forces with the Lincoln Project.

sweetloukillbot

(11,017 posts)
17. Yeah, It's not like he hasn't been dealing with this for years now
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:22 AM
Jul 2020

Those incompetent Democrats, never doing anything right...

NCDem47

(2,248 posts)
15. Let's call out all their plays on this until Election Day.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:13 AM
Jul 2020

1. Take away their element of surprise.

2. It’s convoluted. Public won’t care to understand it.

3. Americans will see it for the political hit job it is. Most everyone is on to their shenanigans.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
16. Yeah, I'm thinking that's Biden's approach
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:16 AM
Jul 2020

They’re already effing up, with Nunes getting caught and all.

OregonBlue

(7,754 posts)
18. Barr and the DOJ, DOD, State Department and members of the CIA and FBI have been working
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:26 AM
Jul 2020

with members of the GOP Senate (Ron Johnson, Graham, Grassley) to indict Biden and Obama for illegally interfering in Trumps campaign as well as working with Russia to cook up dirt on Biden regarding Ukraine. Many people insist the press will not fall for it but they seem very smug and confident that they have put together iron clad "proof" and that their "October Surprise" is going to work. Of course it will all be lies but it will be very, very well done and very convincing and it will take til after the election to get to the bottom of the lies. Of course, if it works, they will win and no one will ever be able to verify that the documents were all phony and the "witnesses" were paid liars.

NCDem47

(2,248 posts)
21. AMAZING the pace of things since Biden became presumtive nominiee and Barr came on board!
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:43 AM
Jul 2020

Where was the hustle by Republicans in 2017 and 2018?

This is where Americans indiffernce to Russian interference will work in the Democarts favor this fall. Most are DONE with Russia and Ukraine. So few opinions will be swayed by this clown show. Sure, media will pick it up, but it will fizzle.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
19. Ha: I'm still voting for Biden. So shove your 1000 pages of the trumps best words up your smirking a
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:26 AM
Jul 2020

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Utter bullshit, even if They tried to bribe him with can-can girls dancing on his lap or gave him a million bucks. I’m still voting for Biden. So shove your 1000 pages of the trumps best words up your smirking ass, Pompous pompeo

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
20. I expected long ago that Trump will have a repeat of 2016's
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:39 AM
Jul 2020

I expected long ago that Trump will have a repeat of 2016's Hillary email re-open investigation October surprise. Trump and the GoP will throw the kitchen sink toward Biden and that includes hearings and subpoenas for the Burisma BS. Luckily, most of Trump and GOP's BS against Biden hasn't taken root because of the utter failure Trump is at the COVID-19 response.

There is literally a pandemic killing hundred of thousands of people and killing the economy and people's job and livelihood right now. That's infinitely more important than any of the BS they are throwing out.

2naSalit

(86,600 posts)
24. Kinda late for this isn't it?
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 12:37 PM
Jul 2020

Seriously, they have nothing but the pre-impeachment playbook and they're running with it. They will soon stumble and fall on their faces.

OregonBlue

(7,754 posts)
25. I think everyone here is underestimating how much noise they are going to make and how
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 05:02 PM
Jul 2020

easily the whoring press is going to lap it up and run with it.

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