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BainsBane

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39. Who is going to prosecute him?

Reply to herding cats (Reply #29)

Fri Mar 3, 2017, 12:36 AM

Mar 2017

That's the problem. Even with Sessions recused, the rest of DOJ is still accountable to both Sessions and Trump. Nothing will happen without an independent prosecutor.

I remain convinced that Comey is in the tank for Trump.

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Whoa! Sessions used campaign funds. Look out below: [View all] Kingofalldems Mar 2017 OP

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2017 #1

Well, it defines the character of the trip, doesn't it? Ilsa Mar 2017 #2

He is in a huge trap now. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #3

Ruh-roh C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #4

Guess you can't act MFM008 Mar 2017 #5

What a 24 hours it has been, wow!! - and now this sweet morsel? Thanks, Kingofall! eom Leghorn21 Mar 2017 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author NightWatcher Mar 2017 #7

Oh please please please let it be so.... AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #8

+ zentrum Mar 2017 #13

It was the RNC. Would it be unusual to use campaign funds? Barack_America Mar 2017 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author truebluegreen Mar 2017 #10

he claimed that when he met with the ambassador, he was acting as a senator.... spanone Mar 2017 #16

I've also seen that it wasn't a planned interaction... Barack_America Mar 2017 #18

Mendacity malaise Mar 2017 #42

sleazebaggery & republicans Achilleaze Mar 2017 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Mar 2017 #11

His own or Trump's? truebluegreen Mar 2017 #12

His own per the article. herding cats Mar 2017 #17

Thanks! truebluegreen Mar 2017 #20

K&R bdamomma Mar 2017 #14

that's what you meant to say, right jeff? you were acting as a senator, right jeff? spanone Mar 2017 #15

been switching back and forth between cnn/msnbc since about 5pm today. Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #19

Big NONO? Cha Mar 2017 #21

means he cant pretend he was acting as a senator. mopinko Mar 2017 #25

Hehe.. Mahalo, MO! Cha Mar 2017 #26

Not a no-no, really. herding cats Mar 2017 #27

Thank you for that, too! Cha Mar 2017 #34

From the WSJ no less... Catherine Vincent Mar 2017 #22

This is getting better and better. Really, really good. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #23

Wow. Hey, that last quote- where did it come from? joet67 Mar 2017 #24

It's from John Schindler's twitter feed. herding cats Mar 2017 #29

Thank you so much! I'm off to locate it... joet67 Mar 2017 #30

I added a link. herding cats Mar 2017 #32

Ok thank you! nt joet67 Mar 2017 #38

Mahalo, herding! Cha Mar 2017 #33

My pleasure, Cha! herding cats Mar 2017 #36

Who is going to prosecute him? BainsBane Mar 2017 #39

I don't see him being prosecuted in the near future either. herding cats Mar 2017 #40

Yeah, really.. who said that? Probably "anonymous".. Cha Mar 2017 #31

Anonymous intelligent source--often repeated by Olbermann. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #35

Burn in hell, you evil bastard! smirkymonkey Mar 2017 #28

Which intelligence official? BainsBane Mar 2017 #37

Don't know. It was a quote from an article retweeted by Olbermann. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #43

So, he either lied about speaking to the Russian in his OnDoutside Mar 2017 #41

Republican Bagman FakeNoose Mar 2017 #45

....... raven mad Mar 2017 #46

Lock him up! Dopers_Greed Mar 2017 #47

Jail shenmue Mar 2017 #48

"Follow the money" - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #49

For some mysterious reason, the WSJ excerpt, that appears on the DU homepage Mc Mike Mar 2017 #50