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Maraya1969

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71. Who can judge what "pressure" is? Pressure in this case is asking while being the POTUS!

Thu Jun 15, 2017, 08:52 PM

Jun 2017

That alone is pressure and he knew it! And pressure is asking while everyone knows about all your contacts with the Russians who routinely poison anyone who doesn't do their bidding.

If that scumbag had said those things to me I would have been afraid, to say the least. And that is pressure.

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BOOM! Trump allegedly asked Director of National Intelligence Coats [View all] KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 OP

Of course, he did! He asked Rogers as well. Trump knows the deeper they dig, the more he's... writes3000 Jun 2017 #1

Trump couldnt get Coats or Rogers (or Comey) to do his bidding. So KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #44

But he didn't 'pressure' him. onit2day Jun 2017 #62

which proves he knew what he was asking would be wrong SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2017 #68

I'm sure Trump has extensive experience in making threats and illegal suggestions Nitram Jun 2017 #75

Who can judge what "pressure" is? Pressure in this case is asking while being the POTUS! Maraya1969 Jun 2017 #71

that is why Coats discussed how he "felt".... virtualobserver Jun 2017 #2

What one "feels" is subjective.... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2017 #12

Good point. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #43

Nor does he wish to lose his job Maeve Jun 2017 #17

He wouldn't go to jail Sgent Jun 2017 #18

that was what I meant to imply virtualobserver Jun 2017 #19

has Comey mercuryblues Jun 2017 #3

Yes he did Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #10

They might not have done Trump's bidding, but they were in contempt of WinkyDink Jun 2017 #14

Thank you mercuryblues Jun 2017 #30

From Coats wouldn't answer this in public we knew the answer malaise Jun 2017 #4

Prepare for the now famous "locker room talk" defense Freethinker65 Jun 2017 #5

The spin: DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #6

he was just asking for his friend. mopinko Jun 2017 #7

Hahaha rusty fender Jun 2017 #48

Say Dan, Bannon and I have a bet, maybe you can settle it for us. n/t DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #58

hahahahaa Kellyanne's eyeballs might pop right out of her head from the pressure on this one *grin* luvMIdog Jun 2017 #8

That dog won't hunt. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2017 #9

Oh I'm not saying it will hunt DefenseLawyer Jun 2017 #33

It was a hypothetical question. Info for the screenplay he's writing... Shrike47 Jun 2017 #13

And once again, Ryan will probably ask us to believe that Comrade Fatass Buns_of_Fire Jun 2017 #15

Yup. That's already what one of the sons said after Comey's testimony. progressoid Jun 2017 #25

Was that Uday or Qusay? flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #34

Beats me. I can't tell the difference. progressoid Jun 2017 #38

They always look to me like home invaders with stockings pulled over their head. NBachers Jun 2017 #64

LOL, I never realized that before. flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #72

RICO! RICO! Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #52

Hope they'll be putting copies of Prison Times through cell bars. (n/t) klook Jun 2017 #67

LOL Ah, the infamous "hypothetically speaking" defense! :) -nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #45

Do we know if Coats or Rogers actually asked Comey to back off? Does that make them guilty as well? writes3000 Jun 2017 #11

I believe Comey. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #16

Did Comey testify that Coats or Rogers told him to back off? writes3000 Jun 2017 #29

I believe Comey testified they did not. Cant swear to it, though - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #46

so that's the head of the FBI and the head of the DNI are asked to derail an investigation.... spanone Jun 2017 #20

Simply the *appearance* of that happening cost HRC the presidency. JudyM Jun 2017 #74

re: "HOLY SHIT! Trump asked Coats to obstruct justice." thesquanderer Jun 2017 #21

Obstruction does not require that the obstruction was successful, I believe. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #23

Is there ambiguity in firing Comey, as being obstruction ? Pluvious Jun 2017 #37

There was ambiguity right up to the point that the idiot told Lester Holt why he fired him. grantcart Jun 2017 #60

This thread is not about Comey. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #70

This thread is about obstruction, firing Comey was defiantly obstruction of justice Pluvious Jun 2017 #73

Good point. (n/t) thesquanderer Jun 2017 #57

Makes no different if an investigation was actually obstructed Saviolo Jun 2017 #28

Correct. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #54

"therefore no obstruction occurred" alcibiades_mystery Jun 2017 #31

Old news. Coats has already testified about it before Congress. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #22

If Trump asked Coats to intervene, Trump was obstructing KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #47

I doubt if it matters what Coates "felt" or did. Patterson Jun 2017 #59

True enough. But he wouldn't confirm or deny what Trump had said to him. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #69

How can the fucking republicans continue to ignore this? liberal N proud Jun 2017 #24

Their Oath Is To Billionaires All-In Jun 2017 #27

Trump probably really didn't understand that he was breaking the law, MGKrebs Jun 2017 #26

He knew exactly what he was doing. It is what he has done Enoki33 Jun 2017 #35

That's what I mean though. In the business world the boss "leaning on" a subordinate MGKrebs Jun 2017 #39

Trumpy's always had enough money to buy off anyone. Except for now. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2017 #56

oh yes he was well aware onetexan Jun 2017 #36

The White House REFUSED ethics briefings. He didn't even give himself the chance to pay attention. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #41

Oh jeez, that's right. And now he'll claim ignorance MGKrebs Jun 2017 #61

His scamming has gone beyond intuitive. It is now reflexive. He can't help himself. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2017 #66

Did Flynn give Trump an ultimatum? procon Jun 2017 #32

Gang members stick together-----until they don't. Doitnow Jun 2017 #40

Coats is not a career Intelligence person he's a career GOPer. FenwayDonkey Jun 2017 #42

Honest question here. Grammy23 Jun 2017 #49

Thinking back to Watergate, once Nixon ordered Haldeman and Ehrlichman to KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #50

Doesn't it depend on the crime and what was actually done? hughee99 Jun 2017 #53

It seems comparable to when someone tries to hire a "hit man" to commit a murder. Tanuki Jun 2017 #76

And the maggot MFM008 Jun 2017 #51

Mueller allowed Coates & Rogers to GLOMAR to support comey's testimony...but kgop sat on their hands MedusaX Jun 2017 #55

Did he think Trump was joking? Seriously not believable that never felt pressured. Justice Jun 2017 #63

If you start by assuming that every word that leaves a Republican's KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #65

Coates Catherine Vincent Jun 2017 #77

I agree. - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2017 #78