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78. I still remember Sam Alito's "NO!" in response to Obama's SOTU prediction of foreign

Tue Jul 17, 2018, 10:17 AM

Jul 2018

interference after the Citizens United decision.

What on earth is wrong with Alito? ANYONE could predict foreign interference and influence in future elections. Yet there Alito still sits, on the Supreme Court, playing the legal expert, when his opinion on Citizens United shows his utmost stupidity and naivete. Federalist Society? Bullshit.

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HOLY FN SHIT!! Or NOT [View all] boston bean Jul 2018 OP

Holy FN shit does not cover it. Zoonart Jul 2018 #1

since you ask, imo, the republican party will fracture, head for the hills, and desert trump when certainot Jul 2018 #72

Sorry. Fake news. Liberals should know better...and DELETE. Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #84

Ms. Butina in the oval office the day after Comey was fired? Hortensis Jul 2018 #2

I think that her statement "... now with the right to negotiate ..." means the in2herbs Jul 2018 #65

:) Hmmm. Who and what would they be buying? Hortensis Jul 2018 #71

I still remember Sam Alito's "NO!" in response to Obama's SOTU prediction of foreign Eyeball_Kid Jul 2018 #78

Need to make sure that's not photoshopped leftynyc Jul 2018 #3

David Frum retweeted it. That is how I saw it on my feed. boston bean Jul 2018 #6

Understood leftynyc Jul 2018 #8

I agree. I added a note to the OP. boston bean Jul 2018 #10

It is a real photo. boston bean Jul 2018 #19

Thanks for checking leftynyc Jul 2018 #73

Sure looks like her. calimary Jul 2018 #74

Here's a WaPo article back then w/the pic & explaining WHAT classified intel he gave them Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #43

That's what we were led to believe. MGKrebs Jul 2018 #50

It's not a photoshop... SidDithers Jul 2018 #21

+1 dalton99a Jul 2018 #26

Thanks...Wait. Now it appears the pic is real, but it is not Butina Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #27

Unreal. Tweet it to Rachel. mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #4

Great find! panader0 Jul 2018 #5

Good twitter thread here... KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2018 #55

Let's Make SURE The Pic Isn't A Fake. I've Seen Versions Of This Pic Without Her. writes3000 Jul 2018 #7

+1. Pic is real, but it is not Butina Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #12

Appears it is real it was in NYT article. boston bean Jul 2018 #13

Yes, most definitely not a photoshop Dread Pirate Roberts Jul 2018 #17

Cool. Thanks for sharing. writes3000 Jul 2018 #18

Here's one site that displays the pic without the red circle teach1st Jul 2018 #22

Please link to one of them without her. NCTraveler Jul 2018 #30

treason spanone Jul 2018 #9

Yep, in plain sight. dalton99a Jul 2018 #28

republican Femme Fatale (E*) Achilleaze Jul 2018 #11

How many dots need to be connected before this farce ends. Afromania Jul 2018 #14

Mueller team question, but they're all professional hunters and Hortensis Jul 2018 #46

I meant for the republicans to just toss trump. Afromania Jul 2018 #75

Oh, yes. Boy, I wonder also. Days or months? Hortensis Jul 2018 #77

Isn't that Scott Walker? Sure looks to be. I don't recognize anyone else in this photo except MB. Texin Jul 2018 #81

Probably. Walker's with her alone in another. That's Hortensis Jul 2018 #83

Here's the article in the NYTimes from 9/20/17 where it can be found Blue_Adept Jul 2018 #15

+1. It is real, taken by Alexander Shcherbak/TASS dalton99a Jul 2018 #25

Oh yeah it real... Historic NY Jul 2018 #40

So my face blindness is really bad, but is that really Mariia Butina? Ezior Jul 2018 #16

Looks like her to me!! boston bean Jul 2018 #23

Looks like these are two consecutive shots - trumprussia2018.com: dalton99a Jul 2018 #20

God, look at all those happy Russian faces! PatSeg Jul 2018 #31

In the second photo she is hiding behind the guy with the light blue tie. honest.abe Jul 2018 #33

I caught that too... ewagner Jul 2018 #44

Most likely. FailureToCommunicate Jul 2018 #56

You can still see the shoulder of her jacket in the 2nd one (nt) Recursion Jul 2018 #37

+1. There was enough time for people to move around between the shots dalton99a Jul 2018 #41

so, a known colluder NewJeffCT Jul 2018 #24

Media will cover this, they're verifying the photo I am sure Johnny2X2X Jul 2018 #39

Butina is an important story. dalton99a Jul 2018 #42

WoW Soxfan58 Jul 2018 #29

Has an oh shit look on her face Thrill Jul 2018 #32

Yeah, she appears to be looking at the camera. KewlKat Jul 2018 #36

I AGREE! n/t ewagner Jul 2018 #45

Kick KewlKat Jul 2018 #34

Does not look like her! manor321 Jul 2018 #35

There are similar photos without her ramblin_dave Jul 2018 #38

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't she be on some sort of visitor log? kmla Jul 2018 #47

Nope watoos Jul 2018 #49

Hmmm. kmla Jul 2018 #51

Ruh Roh watoos Jul 2018 #48

Russia has lots of spies. I'm not sure why . . . MrModerate Jul 2018 #52

Why? When they're dealing with a useful idiot Thrill Jul 2018 #59

I'll bet this was Trump's best day in office. CrispyQ Jul 2018 #53

Well, the picture itself is definitely real and it certainly does look like her. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2018 #54

This is not looking good for them. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #57

I did some research: kpete Jul 2018 #58

AP's Zeke Miller says that's an NSC staffer, NOT Butina. highplainsdem Jul 2018 #60

Now we know why Putin calls him a useful idiot Thrill Jul 2018 #61

It is a real photo, taken by the official Russian photographer Alexander Shcherbak, who sent it to dalton99a Jul 2018 #62

he must of got a blow job that day scarytomcat Jul 2018 #63

BuzzFeed also says that is NOT Butina: highplainsdem Jul 2018 #64

Should be able to name NSA staffer. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2018 #80

Cari Grace Lutkins eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #85

Thanks. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2018 #87

Not her.... (The Wekk) EllisWhy Jul 2018 #66

Someone might want to try this beta software LiberalArkie Jul 2018 #67

It's a real photo, but it is NOT her. MelissaB Jul 2018 #68

IVe edited the OP. boston bean Jul 2018 #69

There's a whole thread on this ... eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #86

Rec for visibility CanonRay Jul 2018 #70

"Butina arrest: 6 things to know from court documents" (CNN article) karin_sj Jul 2018 #76

Those involved in any way duforsure Jul 2018 #79

I don't think it's her DesertRat Jul 2018 #82

We're talking about the woman in the doorway? Bayard Jul 2018 #88

We knew it all along! Now here's proof of Treason! Bonx Jul 2018 #89

Snopes: False PoliticAverse Jul 2018 #90

Thanks for posting. This should be it's own post. DesertRat Jul 2018 #91