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L. Coyote

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80. K & R

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Mon May 22, 2017, 07:09 PM

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Breaking : The Hill Report: Girl in Weiner sexting case lied to damage Clinton [View all] sunonmars May 2017 OP

K&R... spanone May 2017 #1

Well, superpatriotman May 2017 #2

Damn! get the red out May 2017 #3

Maybe Mensch is right and this whole thing was a set up sting. sunonmars May 2017 #4

yep triron May 2017 #23

...nah.. sarah FAILIN May 2017 #39

Yep - to give NY FBI probable cause to seize Weiner's laptop. GliderGuider May 2017 #64

If prior speculations are to be believed, those emails were planted on his laptop Volaris May 2017 #92

Yes, that's the story. nt GliderGuider May 2017 #93

The May 22 WhoWhatWhy article has no connection to Mensch. The editor is Russ Baker ucrdem May 2017 #66

Kick. dalton99a May 2017 #5

Would anyone be surprised if it was a setup to conveniently "look" at his computer..... sunonmars May 2017 #6

It set everything up for the Comey letter. octoberlib May 2017 #7

Wow - and Weiner just pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor on Friday jmg257 May 2017 #8

"...he knew to be 15 years old," even though she wasn't... Ilsa May 2017 #16

I think the key is "who he knew to be 15 years old" FBaggins May 2017 #17

Right. forgotmylogin May 2017 #40

Almost 17, usually known as 16 is not much older than 15 karynnj May 2017 #68

that's the way I see it DrDan May 2017 #72

Yes, i noticed that as well. Surprised they didnt say "not much younger than 18" nt 7962 May 2017 #95

None rpannier May 2017 #79

It was all a big set up ..... the right wing trolled Weiner in order to hurt HRC Botany May 2017 #9

Wow, there is no end to the dirty tricks the GOP will pull. stevenleser May 2017 #10

Those are facts. Meantime RW & Fox & Gingrich on & on about faux conspiracy Seth Rich theories. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #11

WARNING. WhoWhatWhy connected to Russia american_ideals May 2017 #12

That MUST be true... FBaggins May 2017 #15

Do a Whois on WhoWhatWhy.org SticksnStones May 2017 #13

If One Part Of This Doesn't Pan Out DallasNE May 2017 #41

The whole event doesn't pass the smell test SticksnStones May 2017 #44

Yes! Question is how the FBI handled it american_ideals May 2017 #88

Behind every "Monica Lewinsky" lurks... yallerdawg May 2017 #14

Spot on. NT SticksnStones May 2017 #45

Yes, it all came together too bigly for Repubs. I was Alice11111 May 2017 #46

My first thought was Linda Trip, too. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #81

Yeah 16 vs 15 doesn't change anything- this is crap Lee-Lee May 2017 #18

Indeed Crabby Appleton May 2017 #62

He pled "Guilty." Case closed. WinkyDink May 2017 #19

That (nt) Orrex May 2017 #26

Exactly. I wouldn't be pushing this issue. Weiner is a scum bag who not only hurt his wife, still_one May 2017 #29

Sorry, but he is still a creep. I think this does smell of setup but JDC May 2017 #20

That's it exactly Orrex May 2017 #24

Yep. +1 rpannier May 2017 #78

Anthony Weiner.. cannabis_flower May 2017 #21

Yep canetoad May 2017 #31

So she was 16, still underage. nt DesertRat May 2017 #22

Age of consent in North Carolina is 16 Orrex May 2017 #25

Right. all of a sudden she's over the age of consent. wtf. yodermon May 2017 #35

Right? Orrex May 2017 #37

It doesn't change what he did. forgotmylogin May 2017 #42

I'm 100% down with all of that. Orrex May 2017 #43

True, but if it was concocoted as an excuse to look on his laptop..... LisaM May 2017 #48

That's an interesting thought Orrex May 2017 #54

I'm not exonerating him at all. LisaM May 2017 #61

Yeah, it's a big ugly mess in any case. (nt) Orrex May 2017 #63

Well, being a child sex pervert in prison, he won't be fucking Alice11111 May 2017 #50

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #67

Why do you presume from one uncomfirmed report that the girl wasn't the purported age? mythology May 2017 #83

Lee-Lee has addressed this several times already, and I have conceded that point. Orrex May 2017 #91

Age of consent is 100% irrelevant in this case Lee-Lee May 2017 #47

Yes, you're correct. Orrex May 2017 #53

Yes. This article deliberately misleads. It's literary bullshit. Oneironaut May 2017 #58

Correction Bucky May 2017 #55

Damn, ain't that the truth. Orrex May 2017 #59

I've spent a day thinking about this and I think this changes everything stevenleser May 2017 #90

Weiner made himself vulnerable to a Turbineguy May 2017 #27

So Wieners lawyers never verified the girls age before pleading the case? frankieallen May 2017 #28

yep makes no friggin sense.n/t yodermon May 2017 #33

I don't think that the age matters. The crime is transferring obscene materials to a minor. Caliman73 May 2017 #36

You are correct- age of consent is only about physical contact Lee-Lee May 2017 #49

It's illegal to view child porn Alice11111 May 2017 #51

100% agreed. Caliman73 May 2017 #52

colour me soooooooo not surprised. niyad May 2017 #30

THIS IS ALL VERY BIZARRE. yodermon May 2017 #32

I was thinking this morning if Russia could be going for state politics, as well. C Moon May 2017 #34

This is incredible...but predictable. There really is a vast-right wing conspiracy. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #38

Writer Alana Goodman & Cassandra Rules/ Fairbanks partied at Trumps inauguration Madam45for2923 May 2017 #56

Of course, women get blamed again because some loser is trolling for little girls. Oneironaut May 2017 #57

Thank you. I half expect them to bring up how she was dressed while texting him Bucky May 2017 #69

So... lying's okay as long as you're ... female? FiveGoodMen May 2017 #75

Yeah he is still a bad guy, let's be real a minor is a minor. Agschmid May 2017 #60

SMDH !!! uponit7771 May 2017 #65

Republicans smear with sex. An important reminder. McCamy Taylor May 2017 #70

Adult versus underage girl (whether she's 15, 16 or 17) ... HeartachesNhangovers May 2017 #71

It's amazing how Weiners actions could damage Clinton at all considering her opponent. athenasatanjesus May 2017 #73

Lies and deceit. KGOP game plan course 101 ffr May 2017 #74

While Weiner is slimy and not the brightest bulb in the tulip patch, avebury May 2017 #76

... orangecrush May 2017 #77

K & R L. Coyote May 2017 #80

Clinton's Emails where just phone dump backups of Huma Adebin's phone. kyburbonkid May 2017 #82

I completely agree. The whole thing was so crazy, from beginning to end. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #87

Key: did NY FBI use Weiner to smear HRC? american_ideals May 2017 #84

Excellent questions. The FBI's behavior was outrageous. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #86

And possibly illegal american_ideals May 2017 #89

Welcome to DU!! What scares me most about Russia-gate is that people are using it StevieM May 2017 #98

FBI NY Field office may be dirty american_ideals May 2017 #100

"nearly 17 " melman May 2017 #85

No. PDittie May 2017 #94

I hate Donald Trump, granted. But don't insult my intelligence. The girl WAS 15. Fluke a Snooker May 2017 #96

The original article states that the court docs are incorrect: ucrdem May 2017 #97

Then the entire case was a fraud Fluke a Snooker May 2017 #99

He's still a scum and a pervert. cwydro May 2017 #101