Trumps in Trouble. Let's review what we learned today, kids...

[Loki Liesmith]

First, some background
0) Sept. 28 asks Comey if Trump is being investigated for ties to Russia. Comey won't answer.

...

1) FBI has had the Abedin emails for weeks.
2) Only informed Comey (supposedly) last week.
3) Jason Chaffetz re-endorses (after un-endorsing following tape) Trump Thursday before he publically announces receipt of letter by Comey
4) Comey sends letter. Is tweeted out before ranking committee members (our side) see it.
5) Clinton campaign does NOT freak out, and immediately begin pressuring for full release
6) Story in WSJ that there is a group of FBI agents following Breitbart stories and trying to investigate Clinton over them.
7) Group is ordered to stand down, and they rebel, forcing Comey to write letter.
6) Judge to issue a warrant to release emails
7) Harry Reid sends a letter critiquing Comey and asking why there has been no follow up on a request he made about Trump ties to Russia
8) Many current and former high ranking law enforcement officials critique Comey
9) Tonight, calls for Comey to resign begin

Also, just for fun, remember there are two big opposition drops due this week. And consider this tweet from Jesse F. Ferguson
(HRC's deputy press secretary)
https://twitter.com/JesseFFerguson/status/792914276600123392

Sleep tight, my monkeys.

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. I'll add one more

The bullshit story on McCabe earlier this week was funneled through the same WSJ writer as the other stories, clearly coming as leaks from these dipshit Breitbart-reading agents.

[Loki Liesmith]

3. YOU ARE CORRECT SIR

[Loki Liesmith]

4. or MA'AM

not trying to be sexist.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

28. I simply cannot believe that it has come to this.

A major party presidential candidate is publicly slamming the other major party candidate because Putin "can't stand her," and he still has more than his wife and children supporting him in his candidacy? WTF? Seriously.

[Sunny05]

2. So glad you posted this! nt

[SDOPINION]

5. Fingers crossed

So hope you are right.....I have been really confused and nervous since Friday....please keep updates coming.

[Loki Liesmith]

7. At this point all we are debating

is the exact nature of the pincer move Team Clinton is executing here.

It looks beautiful from this angle.

[geek tragedy]

6. Don't see how this email story is anything but great news for Trump

Democrats are pushing back hard on Comey because they don't have a choice.

But now they're running agains Crooked Comey and not against Trump.

Also, there was no warrant to release any letters.

Thank god the early voting is going well in Nevada, otherwise there would be cause for serious panic given early voting underperformance in other states (NC, FL, IA, OH all doing worse than in 2012).

[Loki Liesmith]

8. THE WARRANT

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/fbi-obtains-warrant-for-newly-found-emails-230515

(letters = emails)

[vadermike]

10. I still

Think we win NC Definitely NV

[geek tragedy]

19. Early voting there is not as good as initially appeared nt

[triron]

20. data?

[MyNameIsKhan]

27. Geek Dude why are u pessimistic in all your op?

I know u worry for good but all of us feel for you... We are not loosing NC or NV ...

[geek tragedy]

33. Here

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/12723188

[RBInMaine]

30. Please take some uppers.

[geek tragedy]

34. I'm a numbers guy.

VA, CO, ME, NV all looking better than expected in early voting.

Big problem for Clinton is that African-American turnout is way down in FL, OH, and NC.

[Sunny05]

9. I wish I could DURec this again.

I came back to it a second time just now so I could enjoy it again. I just want everyone else to enjoy it, too!

And don't you just love Harry Reid right now?

[pnwmom]

24. Harry Reid is a treasure -- greatly under-appreciated around here. n/t

[Blue Idaho]

11. FBI under Comey more corrupt than under J Edgar.

Time for him to walk the plank and then a thorough house cleaning of career FBI fascists.

[Loki Liesmith]

12. It looks bad

But...if things pan out right today and tomorrow, I believe we have them by the balls.

[Crash2Parties]

21. I would imagine that would be fairly high on Madame President's list of things to do once in office.

[piechartking]

13. I am hopeful but

The whole oppo dump thing seems a bit far-fetched. A little too perfect.

everything I've read so far falls more into conjecture and conspiracy, seems light on actual facts.

Besides Frank Luntz, Rick wilson, you have sourcing that let's you know oppo is coming for sure?

[Loki Liesmith]

16. I guarantee there is an oppo dump this week

I can't guarantee what's in it, but I do know *one item* that was given to the press. I can't know if they have followed up on it. Possible they couldn't corroborate it.

However, there are two scheduled this week. One tomorrow or tuesday, and one friday. Whether the oppo is of sufficiently quality to take up the press' attention, who knows.

[pnwmom]

25. Are you counting the Newsweek story that Eichenwald has been tweeting about,

or is that the icing on the cake?

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

14. Sounds like the group of Breitbart fanboys need to be fired too

And investigated. Guess there's a group of Trump moles in the FBI.

[triron]

15. We will see what K. Eichenwald

comes up with tomorrow.

[Loki Liesmith]

17. I don't think he's got the dump.

but I could be wrong.

[NBachers]

18. OK, I couldn't understand the cryptic info on the FBI agents who were told to stand down.

It seemed like there was something being said there, but the version I read was just horrible, muddy writing. Thanks for clarifying the Breitbart FBI toadies.

This FBI is looking more like a wasteland of stooges every day.

[ffr]

22. Comey's comments have inserted him into limelight, not Hillary.

If his angle was to disrupt voters by giving them a mysterious unknown to ponder, it's falling on deaf ears. Early voter turnout is churning along, not higher, not lower, not energizing nor turning off voters of either voter block. From what I've seen and read thus far.

Comey just shot himself in the foot and the story he thought would be about Hillary is now turning into a story about a F.B.I. coverup of Russian ties to Trump and a disgraced top law enforcement official by the name of James Comey.

[Skittles]

23. correct

the REAL story seems to be not what they're investigating, but what they're NOT investigating

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. FBI corrupt as the day is long.

[Beartracks]

26. Facts aside, the right-wing version of this tale will go like this:

1) Brave hero Comey tries to trip up crooked Hillary with truth bomb showing further criminal email behavior

2) Evil Obama/Hillary regime goes nuclear on Comey to punish him for going off the reservation

3) The liberal media has it in for Trump

4) The election is rigged

The end.

(The last two points of this story are standard in all Republican narratives.)


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[longship]

31. Now that's a damned good OP!

Happy to R&

[lillypaddle]

32. kick & rec for the morning crew!

Nice OP!