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**Breaking*** Former DNI Clapper says Trump campaign aided and abetted Russians. [View all] triron May 2019 OP

Clapper is Going to War Skraxx May 2019 #1

Damn hope you're right. triron May 2019 #2

I hope you are right YessirAtsaFact May 2019 #3

Then you weren't following the 'keep it in the family' line from malaise May 2019 #10

Oh yeah Nuggets May 2019 #30

Welcome to DU, Nuggets. calimary May 2019 #79

BOOM! I've been waiting for the intelligence community to say Zoonart May 2019 #43

Exactly. The GOP crossed that line long ago KPN May 2019 #46

"Steeped in the protocol" ???? czarjak May 2019 #80

We'll see. He hasn't so far and should have done something two years ago. 33taw May 2019 #4

Yup Sherman A1 May 2019 #85

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2019 #7

In standing/history Clapper had influence and power.... FarPoint May 2019 #27

I hope you're right too! red dog 1 May 2019 #32

the Dotard can put his friends in high places awesomerwb1 May 2019 #40

Somebody's got to jimlup May 2019 #75

Wouldn't this be the same as treason? Poiuyt May 2019 #5

Treason requires the two countries to be at war. bearsfootball516 May 2019 #6

Russia attacked us at a most fundamental level. That's not war??? triron May 2019 #8

Not on a technical sense, no. bearsfootball516 May 2019 #9

Not until we steal THEIR next election. dchill May 2019 #70

Very rarely do countries Codeine May 2019 #11

There has to be a war that has actually been declared & agreed by Congress. Texin May 2019 #20

That idea is often put out there, but it doesn't match the law whopis01 May 2019 #86

no, because congress and president (Obama) did not declare we are at war AlexSFCA May 2019 #22

It has to be a declared war. TwilightZone May 2019 #77

Please show where in the statute this is required. triron May 2019 #15

"adheres to their enemies" bearsfootball516 May 2019 #29

Here is the only legal definition I could find. triron May 2019 #41

You've had the legal definition of enemy Codeine May 2019 #56

there should be espionage statutes that he could be charged with, like spying, but who knows. nt yaesu May 2019 #24

THANK YOU !!! I was making ... VERY POINT ... earlier today!!! uponit7771 May 2019 #12

If that was on DU, would you provide link? JudyM May 2019 #50

Here's the string of thought (link), aiding and abetting is encouraging the crime which I proffer... uponit7771 May 2019 #63

Agree. I will add, however; the Russians were already encouraged by the Trump campaign (Don, jr-"I triron May 2019 #64

Ah !! This is true, then Red Don comes along and further encourages them to commit a crime uponit7771 May 2019 #65

Thanks for that. Worth pondering. JudyM May 2019 #81

K&R, and ... ***ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT !!! *** uponit7771 May 2019 #13

Yep. ElementaryPenguin May 2019 #23

Couldn't find any confirmation of this on CNN. PA Democrat May 2019 #14

I couldn't either but found this... Duppers May 2019 #16

Exactly.. SunSeeker May 2019 #17

Is this just his opinion or does he have access to evidence? Takket May 2019 #18

Ask Clapper. triron May 2019 #19

I read James Clapper's book last year FakeNoose May 2019 #21

Great news! I hope that the Intel community starts leaking, R B Garr May 2019 #26

No they won't leak, these guys are career intelligence officers FakeNoose May 2019 #28

Deep Throat or something then...? Hopefully. nt R B Garr May 2019 #31

Wasn't this why Mueller was appointed? And crickets from him? dem4decades May 2019 #34

+1 DeminPennswoods May 2019 #69

Link to the video: highplainsdem May 2019 #25

Kick! red dog 1 May 2019 #33

Let's remember, tRump & Co. did this as private citizens. ffr May 2019 #35

McConnell aided and abetted in a big way, himself. JudyM May 2019 #51

Any hopefully... Vestigial_Sister May 2019 #84

Wouldn't this have to be investigated? Won't Barr not appoint a book_worm May 2019 #36

WOW! but maybe Mueller WAS NOT DONE? bluestarone May 2019 #37

I have thought this for some time. triron May 2019 #42

Yes I believe Mueller was fired. blueinredohio May 2019 #52

wonder if Mueller will truthfully say bluestarone May 2019 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea May 2019 #67

This This This must be what the whole Republican Party is fighting so desperately rurallib May 2019 #38

CNN video link: Qutzupalotl May 2019 #39

Posted in reply 25, too. highplainsdem May 2019 #44

I hate to point this out, wish Seth Abramson were right, but he's glossed over what highplainsdem May 2019 #45

Hopefully, the Intelligence Community has Had Enough dlk May 2019 #47

For the tweet-impaired (reading at work) FiveGoodMen May 2019 #48

Clapper makes the "aiding and abetting" remark at 1:58 in the video, but says he meant it in a highplainsdem May 2019 #49

Yes I saw that. Perhaps he walked it back a bit because it hasn't been charged? triron May 2019 #57

I don't know, but he did walk it back, and unfortunately Seth Abramson missed that, and took highplainsdem May 2019 #58

No you are wrong. Abramson noted exactly what happened; see below. triron May 2019 #68

False. TwilightZone May 2019 #78

You just illustrated my point. triron May 2019 #82

Oh, hell yes! cp May 2019 #53

And Clapper is as sober-minded as they come MBS May 2019 #55

My money is on Clapper any day duforsure May 2019 #59

He did finally say he meant it in a 'colloquial sense' after anchor said 'but not in a legal sense'. triron May 2019 #60

I am almost nonresponsive to these things any more. Throw out red meat and then nothing happens pdsimdars May 2019 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Cetacea May 2019 #62

Can someone explain what a "collusive crime" is? Agschmid May 2019 #66

The Speaker humbled_opinion May 2019 #71

Guys: he walked it back. Collusion isn't a legal term and he meant it "colloquially" hlthe2b May 2019 #72

No, 'aiding and abetting', not collusion. He only 'walked it back' because the anchor challenged triron May 2019 #83

Kick! Cha May 2019 #73

Mueller's report found that they did not, didn't it? There's evidence, but not enough... Honeycombe8 May 2019 #74

Great... wake me when someone goes to jail for this!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #76

If the DNI has proof of this, what action did he take? Nt hughee99 May 2019 #87