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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Tue Dec 1, 2020, 12:38 AM Dec 2020

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All of a sudden republicans care about nominees who've worked for a foreign govt

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Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
Wow! This is a new level of gaslighting considering Trump and his whole regime work on behalf of foreign government. But that was perfectly fine w @JohnCornyn as well as his colleagues knowingly pushing Russian intelligence obtained disinfo

The Hill
@thehill
Sen. Cornyn: "I will not support any nominee who doesn't provide full transparency into their work on behalf of a foreign government. I will not do it. The American people deserve to know if these or any future nominees are beholden to anything other than our national interest."

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All of a sudden republicans care about nominees who've worked for a foreign govt (Original Post) soothsayer Dec 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #1

Dude's a Russian agent soothsayer Dec 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #5

Hypocrisy is an inherent component to being a Republican. Solly Mack Dec 2020 #3

Hey, Cornyn, what about all those T45 appointees with foreign ties? WTAF? catrose Dec 2020 #4

Michael Flynn? Half of Trump's nominees worked for Russia blm Dec 2020 #6

'Flynn who?' Volaris Dec 2020 #7

Who is the target of this "concern"? Has Susan Collins been notified? Behind the Aegis Dec 2020 #8

Response to soothsayer (Original post)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. Dude's a Russian agent

Reply to Chin music (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 12:46 AM

Dec 2020

Eff him

Response to soothsayer (Reply #2)

Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.

Solly Mack

(90,758 posts)

3. Hypocrisy is an inherent component to being a Republican.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 12:46 AM

Dec 2020

catrose

(5,059 posts)

4. Hey, Cornyn, what about all those T45 appointees with foreign ties? WTAF?

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 12:51 AM

Dec 2020

blm

(113,003 posts)

6. Michael Flynn? Half of Trump's nominees worked for Russia

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 01:59 AM

Dec 2020

and Russian interests. Fine with Cornyn.

Volaris

(10,266 posts)

7. 'Flynn who?'

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 06:26 AM

Dec 2020

Yeah, were gonna need to start indicting these fuckers. Not scared of it, we can walk and chew bubblegum at the same time.

Behind the Aegis

(53,918 posts)

8. Who is the target of this "concern"? Has Susan Collins been notified?

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 06:56 AM

Dec 2020

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