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19. Staffers were put in danger...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jul 28, 2021, 02:29 PM

Jul 2021

And that includes Republican staffers, who learned the hard way that their boss may not care who gets caught up the maelstrom that was unleashed.

That kind of revelation tends to erode feelings of party loyalty or deference to authorities.

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Republican Terror Grows As 1/6 Committee Launches Whistleblower Tip Line [View all] applegrove Jul 2021 OP

Looking for the next Deep Throat. madaboutharry Jul 2021 #1

Makes you wonder why this took so long FakeNoose Jul 2021 #26

Superb move! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #2

YEAH!! nt Grasswire2 Jul 2021 #3

Can we use the firing squad idea, trump wanted to implement? Omnipresent Jul 2021 #4

Someone at the insurrection built a gallows... is it still available? NurseJackie Jul 2021 #36

Well, they somehow ended hanging themselves with it. Omnipresent Jul 2021 #40

You explained it perfectly. NurseJackie Jul 2021 #41

Look, those "rabid animals" who raided capital are mere pawns, robbob Jul 2021 #39

Whistleblowers are no longer subject to threats from Cheeto Benito EYESORE 9001 Jul 2021 #5

Yes! Yes! Yes! lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #6

I like it, gab13by13 Jul 2021 #7

Let them shake in their boots! Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #8

Or the invisible White House staff SallyHemmings Jul 2021 #44

Ruh rho bang bang Boebert... I hope you didn't give your staffers explosive diarrhea from Comfortably_Numb Jul 2021 #9

KICK orangecrush Jul 2021 #10

On the other hand, expect it to be clogged with fake calls from sTrumpets... JHB Jul 2021 #11

They should apply laws about wire fraud and false tips bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #14

I suspect many told tales out of school about Jan 6 bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #12

Kool 😊 sheshe2 Jul 2021 #13

Probably a lot of staffers seeing what their bosses are doing... Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #15

"Republican terror"? Please let it be so; they've terrorized the rest of us far too long! nt Hekate Jul 2021 #16

repuk's better lawyer up !! the proverbial -" shit about to hit thy fan " ! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #17

I don't know how deep this goes, but I wouldn't be surprised C Moon Jul 2021 #18

Staffers were put in danger... Random Boomer Jul 2021 #19

Go to jail, go directly to jail, do not pass go, and there ain't no money ashredux Jul 2021 #20

Brilliant!! Chakaconcarne Jul 2021 #21

Oh?! Ooooooooooo!!! 😄 👏 ❤️ electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #22

It Ain't Over Till It's Over....& ...It Ain't Over!!!!... K and R...More To Come.. Stuart G Jul 2021 #23

Good Joinfortmill Jul 2021 #24

Excellent!!! Mickju Jul 2021 #25

As we would say in Vietnam: Bo Zarts Jul 2021 #27

Yesssssssssssss! NoSheep Jul 2021 #28

I have a tip for republicans, leave the country A'holes. Pepsidog Jul 2021 #29

Not so funny now.... is it, you treasonous assholes.... hadEnuf Jul 2021 #30

Charges of treason would be good DENVERPOPS Jul 2021 #31

Wonderful! n/t iluvtennis Jul 2021 #32

I have a sneaking suspicion dianaredwing Jul 2021 #33

Oh EXCELLENT!!! calimary Jul 2021 #34

Finally, an opportunity for the hundreds of Congressional staffers to be heard mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #35

Maybe it was done because so many people have wanted to come forward lunatica Jul 2021 #37

Let's hope this tip line works a little better MontanaMama Jul 2021 #38

Hilarious! Yes!!! Rabrrrrrr Jul 2021 #42

Everybody has someone who doesn't like them. JohnnyRingo Jul 2021 #43