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babylonsister

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9. He WAS picked by Manafort, so that's not a stretch at all.
Tue Feb 6, 2018, 01:35 PM
Feb 2018

Manafort made Pence the VP, they talked regularly during the transition

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/3/22/1646138/-Manafort-made-Pence-the-VP-they-talked-regularly-during-the-transition



Manafort had arranged for Trump to meet with his [Manafort’s] first choice for the job on July 13: Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Afterwards, the plan was for Trump and Pence to then fly back to New York together and a formal announcement would be made, a campaign source said of Manafort’s thinking.

What had previously been reported as a “lucky break” by the New York Times was actually a swift political maneuver devised by the now fired campaign manager. Set on changing Trump’s mind, he concocted a story that Trump’s plane had mechanical problems, forcing the soon-to-be Republican nominee to stay the night in Indianapolis for breakfast with the Pence family on Wednesday morning.

Swayed by Pence’s aggressive pitch, Trump agreed to ditch Christie and make Pence his VP the following day, according to a source.

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K&R... spanone Feb 2018 #1
Sounds strategic zipplewrath Feb 2018 #2
Mail Exchange server logs would still record messages to/from his account ffr Feb 2018 #4
Only if they were sent to him zipplewrath Feb 2018 #5
BCC to Pence? Louis1895 Feb 2018 #15
the server would still have a log of it KatyMan Feb 2018 #20
That means he had his own version of a Hope Hicks Generic Brad Feb 2018 #58
Cover-up, collusion! Greybnk48 Feb 2018 #3
Mueller already has all of Pence's emails marylandblue Feb 2018 #6
Beat me to it berni_mccoy Feb 2018 #11
How do we know this? flamingdem Feb 2018 #62
It was reported in December marylandblue Feb 2018 #66
My tin foil hat thought is that Pence was picked to be V.P. by Russia/Manafort Botany Feb 2018 #7
manfort did pick pense, that's what I've read Merlot Feb 2018 #8
Pence was picked for VP..... magicarpet Feb 2018 #14
Pence's Russian ties RandomAccess Feb 2018 #47
Nice info ... Thx magicarpet Feb 2018 #48
You're welcome RandomAccess Feb 2018 #50
Thank you for this. Bookmarked for reading! diva77 Feb 2018 #55
You bet RandomAccess Feb 2018 #61
Links? DangerousRhythm Feb 2018 #71
Sure -- RandomAccess Feb 2018 #72
He WAS picked by Manafort, so that's not a stretch at all. babylonsister Feb 2018 #9
The part many have forgotten Nevernose Feb 2018 #51
It looks like the above explains a lot SonofDonald Feb 2018 #78
Check his AOL account BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #10
He's too smart to continue using an AOL account Generic Brad Feb 2018 #59
!!! BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #65
That automatically implicates him more. lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #12
Just seeing a photo of that smarmy obsequious little eunuch triggers my gag reflex! Atticus Feb 2018 #13
Great description! Delphinus Feb 2018 #28
Thanks! nt Atticus Feb 2018 #45
Dayum, Atticus! That's the best description of that Christofascist I've ever heard! calimary Feb 2018 #43
Thanks! nt Atticus Feb 2018 #44
Pence like the Brownback success story magicarpet Feb 2018 #49
You read my mind!!! diva77 Feb 2018 #56
I would add that his obsequiousness is as phony as a $3 bill; he is springloaded with ambition, diva77 Feb 2018 #57
Forensics bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #16
Nothing "mysterious" about it. GoCubsGo Feb 2018 #17
The fact that not a single email could be found is evidence in itself that a crime was committed. Nitram Feb 2018 #18
I understand what you're saying... forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #22
Not exactly. If not a single email can be found from Pence that dates to the transition, then Nitram Feb 2018 #36
Ah, okay, I see what you mean. forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #70
Exactly. Nitram Feb 2018 #74
Amazing. These people are too dumb to hide evidence properly. Vinca Feb 2018 #19
Do You Think That They Were So Devious That They.... global1 Feb 2018 #21
I think they knew there was a good possibility not fooled Feb 2018 #37
Should be able to use forensics to see the last date the file was edited. n/t woodsprite Feb 2018 #23
Need access to the original disc the file was created on to be able to do reliable forensics ... mr_lebowski Feb 2018 #54
Buh-buh-buh...but Hillary!! Benghazi! Oboma! lastlib Feb 2018 #24
The Koch brothers have been funding Pence for over 10 years.... pbmus Feb 2018 #25
Coincidence. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #26
The man who was not there serves the one is not all there. Sneederbunk Feb 2018 #27
Good one... pbmus Feb 2018 #31
Destruction of evidence; obstruction of justice. SunSeeker Feb 2018 #29
If his name is not in any of the emails leanforward Feb 2018 #30
There's probably another account Nac Mac Feegle Feb 2018 #32
You might want to consider editing out Wildes sexist statement. spooky3 Feb 2018 #35
These are the ones Trump turned over Lithos Feb 2018 #33
Trump did not receive any emails either since he purposely has kept a firewall for deniability wishstar Feb 2018 #34
I wonder if his able to read well enough to read emails? gordianot Feb 2018 #38
He could have had emails sent to aide working marlakay Feb 2018 #39
Forensic experts could dig those out. Which shows an effort to destroy ecidence which is impeachable marble falls Feb 2018 #40
Garsh, Sha-zam, Gall-lee blue-wave Feb 2018 #41
Mother wouldn't give him the password grantcart Feb 2018 #42
My morning lol thanks flamingdem Feb 2018 #69
Squeaky-clean Pence GallopingGhost Feb 2018 #46
He always... Mike Nelson Feb 2018 #52
Aww, bet Mueller's got all the un-redacted ones already. Wwcd Feb 2018 #53
No wonder they were upset that Mueller got his hands on them! pnwmom Feb 2018 #60
sounds impossible...he was in charge of the transition and wasn't copied on any emails? spanone Feb 2018 #63
Mysteriously missing? TomSlick Feb 2018 #64
Kick dalton99a Feb 2018 #67
Kick oasis Feb 2018 #68
K&R halobeam Feb 2018 #73
K&R ck4829 Feb 2018 #75
Elijah Cummings November 2016 lunasun Feb 2018 #76
Pence rso Feb 2018 #77
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