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33. IOW it is CYA time
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 06:12 PM
Jan 2018

Pascale knows a lot of what he did was wrong and might be criminal so he
is now saying, it was Jared and Eric Trump's who gave the orders.


The Nuremberg Defense* refers to a legal strategy employed by many of the defendants at the Nuremberg war crimes trials seeking to convict Nazi perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Second World War. Many of those defendants claimed that they were not guilty of the charges against them as they were "only following orders."

* https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nuremberg_defense

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With this Trump Cabal, DC is gonna run out of buses... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #1
LOL! MelissaB Jan 2018 #19
Who is Brad Parscale? shanny Jan 2018 #2
Shitstain's IT and data guy hatrack Jan 2018 #8
He was getting the bulk of campaign money, but sarah FAILIN Jan 2018 #25
Here's an article about him WhiteTara Jan 2018 #46
Former Trump campaign manager now being investigated for fraud. Suddenly enters mental health OregonBlue Sep 2020 #51
Look at other tweet's he is not throwing them under the bus, he is mesmerized by trump clan MyNameIsKhan Jan 2018 #3
Yeah, he is praising them AND saying nothing happened unless they approved it. MelissaB Jan 2018 #11
Sure he is...he just doesn't know it. shanny Jan 2018 #12
Exactly! MelissaB Jan 2018 #16
Bingo. dchill Jan 2018 #26
How is he throwing these asshclowns under the bus? The Twitter feed reads like it's surgically Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #4
He is saying no decisions were made unless these guys approved it. MelissaB Jan 2018 #13
So you're saying he's doing it inadvertently? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2018 #15
This is all like the ending to Reservoir Dogs. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2018 #5
Yes, pretty much circular firing squad. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #18
Nice Cosmocat Jan 2018 #35
I am waiting for someone to say that the moron BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #6
I would bet The Don Louis1895 Jan 2018 #32
That doesnt read like a negative comment at all. nt Codeine Jan 2018 #7
Yeah. He doesnt realize the damage he just did to them. Or he's insidiously clever that way. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2018 #28
I'm confused as to what 'amazing ability' he credits the trumps with having. Siwsan Jan 2018 #9
Who is Brad Parscale? triron Jan 2018 #10
Eric? Joint Deputy Anthing? Me. Jan 2018 #14
LOL, I wouldn't trust Eric to divide up the juice boxes evenly. FSogol Jan 2018 #20
Right? Me. Jan 2018 #21
I think the poor sap will be this admin's William Casey. FSogol Jan 2018 #22
As LOng AS Any Of The Trumps Get Nailed Me. Jan 2018 #36
Trump didn't really know Eric. He was just getting coffee in the kitchen. FSogol Jan 2018 #38
... Me. Jan 2018 #40
Casey ...iirc, they threw him under the boat. hedda_foil Jan 2018 #43
I'm guessing he's refuting the use of Bannon as scapehoat. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #17
He must have meant Don Jr renate Jan 2018 #23
That's meant to be a slam against Bannon melman Jan 2018 #24
Translation: Bannon gets no credit and Eric and Jared were the ones who conspired with Russia TeamPooka Jan 2018 #27
Out of context, this reads a lot different than Brad's Twitter feed. Show the rest! L. Coyote Jan 2018 #29
Can it not be high praise and a noose around the neck at the same time? MelissaB Jan 2018 #30
Whoosh. shanny Jan 2018 #44
Earlier articles noted that the Trumps did not trust Pence because he was not blood (family). keithbvadu2 Sep 2020 #48
In trying to paint the Trump family as a champion of the people Mr. Ected Jan 2018 #31
IOW it is CYA time Botany Jan 2018 #33
this family doesnt get embarrassed..they need to be decimated.. samnsara Jan 2018 #34
To me, this part puts Parscale's judgement in serious doubt. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2018 #37
Parscale seems like a real moooo-roooon FSogol Jan 2018 #39
This would be funny NastyRiffraff Jan 2018 #41
Parscale might be the link between Putin and Jones/Breitbart coordinating their activities. nt. Mc Mike Jan 2018 #42
So sloppy seconds Steve... GeorgeGist Jan 2018 #45
I don't think an ass kissing tweet from 2018 is going to doom anybody. enki23 Sep 2020 #47
yes, I don't think people here have noticed the 2018 date stamp on the tweets. nt Grasswire2 Sep 2020 #49
"...this family's amazing ability..." Subjective. Perspective. dchill Sep 2020 #50
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