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Neither do I. brooklynite Jan 2020 #1
I don't believe they had the power to fire her. Kingofalldems Jan 2020 #2
From Wikipedia: Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #10
Parnas et al had no right to fire her. Kingofalldems Jan 2020 #36
No, of course not. Trump did. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #43
According to Parnas, Trump directed the get her out comment to his aide, Joe DeStefano onenote Jan 2020 #62
Thanks! All reasonable an possible. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #64
Thanks. Makes sense and answers some questions of mine. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #81
Benefit of the Doubt? rufus dog Jan 2020 #3
Not giving the benefit of the doubt to anyone. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #16
Nope rufus dog Jan 2020 #65
+1000000000000 triron Jan 2020 #87
Why did he send thugs to stalk the ambassador? ecstatic Jan 2020 #4
All that gets filed in the "Who the fuck knows why they do things like this? file Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #18
Except we do know. As hard as it might be to accept. ecstatic Jan 2020 #32
Who else was in the room? who was next in the line of talk who was NOT in the room. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #44
Then why didn't they do it? jberryhill Jan 2020 #85
Agreed Watchfoxheadexplodes Jan 2020 #5
If he wanted her fired, why didn't he fire her? dflprincess Jan 2020 #6
Yes, it can be taken that way. But it shouldn't Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #21
I think the answer to this question is remarkably simple. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #58
-THAT- is eminently believable! Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #66
I can see that. dflprincess Jan 2020 #68
The real story is WHY he wanted her out. madaboutharry Jan 2020 #7
I thought the narcissist moron was upset with her .. CatMor Jan 2020 #15
I agree KT2000 Jan 2020 #8
Exactly Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #11
King MobBoss the First blm Jan 2020 #13
People with no power "sound" like mobsters. tinrobot Jan 2020 #26
And then it took a year to fire her mainstreetonce Jan 2020 #9
Can't answer that. But making the "he called for her murder" argument is a separate thing. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #23
I agree mainstreetonce Jan 2020 #28
Because she knew the politics and corruption wnylib Jan 2020 #84
On Rachel right now. Let's see.... Hekate Jan 2020 #12
Caught the last part of that. Mersky Jan 2020 #41
The tape is almost an hour and a half long, and was stored in the Cloud (?). Evil & stupid... Hekate Jan 2020 #82
Lol. No doubt. Mersky Jan 2020 #83
That may be the case, but... Salviati Jan 2020 #14
It does prove he directed her firing C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #17
Absolutely no doubt about that! Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #24
And how were they supposed do that? Lars39 Jan 2020 #19
It's more than just one video. Add in the texts from from Robert Hyde to Parnas. tinrobot Jan 2020 #20
Let's not trip over ourselves by crediting brains to pure kooks. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #27
You kind of have to be a kook to work for these guys... tinrobot Jan 2020 #37
I think that H2O Man Jan 2020 #52
Add this to, "She's going to go through some things." wnylib Jan 2020 #22
Think about this: Ambassadors can be fired for any reason or no reason. Period! Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #30
Absolutely, but not by a couple of trump's goons, Parnas and Fruman. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #70
See posts 62 and 49 Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #73
Tell that to Khashoggi's ghost. wnylib Jan 2020 #75
And Epstein's. triron Jan 2020 #89
Trump'is a coward who doesn't like to face wnylib Jan 2020 #92
OK. I've heard the tape and have to admit wnylib Jan 2020 #95
I agree. Trump is a bully and enjoys using tough, thuggish language. Arkansas Granny Jan 2020 #25
"take her out" was the wording Red Don used for Someli Iranian guy uponit7771 Jan 2020 #29
Its the way he talks. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #33
"We took him out, which is something that... dchill Jan 2020 #61
No direct connection Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #69
Excellent point triron Jan 2020 #90
Solemani was Trump trying get one up on Obama with bin Laden Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #97
Trump used the same type of language when talking about Soleimani. Let's take him out. sarcasmo Jan 2020 #31
See #33 directly above. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #35
Agreed n/t Blaukraut Jan 2020 #34
Michael Cohen said Trump talks in code. He doesn't spell things out. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2020 #38
+1000000 Pachamama Jan 2020 #53
So.... why didn't he use his signature line? SlogginThroughIt Jan 2020 #39
Dump never fires people directly. He is a CORRUPT COWARD. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #47
A few years ago I would have agreed with you. Now, I am not so sure. Tech Jan 2020 #40
But if he merely wanted her fired, he would have gone through official channels wishstar Jan 2020 #42
I really do think most people get that it was not an order for 'hit' from the fake don. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #45
The thing is that there was this "take her out" and then she gets the middle of the night call bloom Jan 2020 #46
The good thing about the tape coming out is it's unscripted Trump eleny Jan 2020 #48
Absotively and Posilutely!!! Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #50
Like my dad always used to assert, "Yeah, No, Maybe!" eleny Jan 2020 #57
So . . . . . From atty Bondy on Maddow, there were officials and staff in the room when he said it. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #49
I dunno. It's not like Parnas' attorney will admit that his client ecstatic Jan 2020 #80
It doesn't. Some people went off half-cocked. coti Jan 2020 #51
He talks "mob" to sound tough, but I agree with you here. herding cats Jan 2020 #54
I think the most important thing about the Parnas tape is that FM123 Jan 2020 #55
Let's play "If Obama had said it..." EveHammond13 Jan 2020 #56
Fine. But combine this with the texts about her surveillance intrepidity Jan 2020 #59
Yes. +1 Liberal In Texas Jan 2020 #67
Is he asking them to.fire her? Who is he having fire her? These guys are not government officials, AJT Jan 2020 #60
The key to this is Joe DeStefano - See post #62. onenote Jan 2020 #63
Also #49 Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #72
But raises question of why John Di Stefano didn't have firing letter sent to her wishstar Jan 2020 #76
It could be that he checked with State and decided not to do it onenote Jan 2020 #78
Another pretty obvious point... jberryhill Jan 2020 #101
I don't, either. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #71
Inclined to agree but moondust Jan 2020 #74
You don't think and talk like mobsters. nt fleabiscuit Jan 2020 #77
I don't either DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #79
With you. Plus, I think a lot of Prezs would remove someone who is not supportative. With Hoyt Jan 2020 #86
I don't either,... stillcool Jan 2020 #88
I agree with you. nt DesertRat Jan 2020 #91
I agree with you. nt Raine Jan 2020 #93
no matter what it wasn't good FormerOstrich Jan 2020 #94
The Reich wing Varaddem Jan 2020 #96
I'm torn. Someone made an excellent point yesterday: Mike 03 Jan 2020 #98
In the room were people who COULD fire her. Stinky The Clown Jan 2020 #99
Correct. In fact, Parnas himself said Trump directed the command to get rid of her to DeStefano onenote Jan 2020 #105
I'm sorry - you don't know how a mobster speaks... harumph Jan 2020 #100
HOWEVER, il drumpf did insist he never met Parnas The Blue Flower Jan 2020 #102
Tough Guy hyperbole? no_hypocrisy Jan 2020 #103
But the thing is, Parnas and Fruman didn't have the authority dewsgirl Jan 2020 #104
Whoa! I DISAGREE empedocles Jan 2020 #106
It's certainly NOT a hit. He's just pissed Roland99 Jan 2020 #107
I think it's plain as day. EndlessWire Jan 2020 #108
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