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Stuart G

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105. Yes, I was wrong.,you are correct.....I went there a minute ago, and it is up there now...

Mon May 15, 2017, 06:24 PM

May 2017

sorry.......I was wrong....well, it ain't the first time.. This wasn't up there 20 minutes ago..but now it is...
..........................Oh well.............:banghead

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Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador [View all] DonViejo May 2017 OP

Legally though I am not sure if anything can be done because doesnt the President have the legal cstanleytech May 2017 #1

The legality isn't the problem. It's the political side, like impeachment. Blue_Adept May 2017 #6

At least the White House found a way to move off the Comey story L. Coyote May 2017 #152

Yes, but.... DonViejo May 2017 #7

Is this treason? I ask because I don't know uppityperson May 2017 #35

I don't believe it would be. herding cats May 2017 #62

The WaPo article said unlikely he broke the law: Amaryllis May 2017 #51

The M$M keeps defending him. dawn frenzy adams May 2017 #97

I think, like with Comey, it's all about context. forgotmylogin May 2017 #154

I keep waiting... cisco man May 2017 #192

aiding and abetting bora13 May 2017 #101

If we were at war with Russia you would have a point. Voltaire2 May 2017 #113

It is particularly noteworthy that it is Russia involved. Enoki33 May 2017 #139

We imprisoned and even executed spies that sold or gave secrets to the USSR ThoughtCriminal May 2017 #148

Yes we did. But not for treason. Voltaire2 May 2017 #163

you're missing something here.... lastlib May 2017 #169

That law assumes it would not be done treestar May 2017 #180

This is why electing him, which we didnt, is not an option, because YES Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #57

No Sophiegirl May 2017 #10

Question is will the Repugnants take any action either to punish him (which I doubt they will do) or cstanleytech May 2017 #20

So much for having allies. The ally is going to be very unhappy, I imagine. Nt lostnfound May 2017 #36

Our allies might back off from working with the US avebury May 2017 #87

Unhappy or maybe dead central scrutinizer May 2017 #111

I would love it if you are right, but I think as prez he can decslassify info simply Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #63

We went thru this last time he did something similar. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #41

Glad you pointed that out. LiberalFighter May 2017 #58

I hope so, I am making my comments based on an assumption that he can Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #67

Yes he can.. riversedge May 2017 #88

" authority to declassify government secrets, making it unlikely that his disclosures broke the law. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #150

Per the article -yes.... riversedge May 2017 #84

Words fail me irisblue May 2017 #2

I think I've said that ten times this week CanonRay May 2017 #31

It's shocking but not surprising, if that makes an sense. (eom) StevieM May 2017 #119

Too bad they don't fail Cheato. nt tblue37 May 2017 #160

I suppose I don't need to say this... Sophiegirl May 2017 #3

I totally agree! This guy is a walking sign saying : Stupid, Dangerous & Malicious. Madam45for2923 May 2017 #17

Senate Democrats alone will not be able "to step up & end this nightmare" red dog 1 May 2017 #22

Such a small number... Bradical79 May 2017 #39

This issue could turn out to be significant enough that some republicans will cross. lostnfound May 2017 #42

I agree, McCain & Graham do seem to care about national security issues red dog 1 May 2017 #48

They say they do.... LisaM May 2017 #50

Perhaps they will act on it now? red dog 1 May 2017 #56

McCain, Graham , Collins, Rubio. NewRedDawn May 2017 #122

Flake and Sasse also talk a good game but never refuse to toe the party line. nt tblue37 May 2017 #161

Rubio is a coward. Sophiegirl May 2017 #172

Message deleted by DU the Administrators FiveGoodMen May 2017 #55

And you can count on Manchin - so at least 4 repubs. n/t woodsprite May 2017 #66

Impeachment needs a two thirds majority in the Senate muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #76

You need 67 Senators to throw out the President, after half plus 1 in the House vote to impeach NT karynnj May 2017 #121

Thanks, Sophiegirl. elleng May 2017 #37

Too bad trump isnt a democrat, McCain would go apeshit all over him and impeach him in 5 Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #69

Trump needs to be impeached or removed from office by means of the 25th Amendment. madaboutharry May 2017 #4

Without bi-partisan support for impeachment in the House, and conviction in the Senate, red dog 1 May 2017 #43

Without patriots in the GOP, you mean Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #70

maybe....maybe not cisco man May 2017 #166

It's not a leak, it's a waterfall. wildeyed May 2017 #5

He is and has been since about 10 years ago when they bought him with their loans. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #71

But. Her. Emails. nt geek tragedy May 2017 #8

Just as long as he didn't email it to an unclassified server! JaneQPublic May 2017 #9

LOL yeah, but he and Hillary are the same I was told. Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #72

Same with Gore and Shrub. That turned out well, too JaneQPublic May 2017 #94

He needs to be arrested for espionage for foreign gov't. Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #11

Of COURSE he did... n/t TygrBright May 2017 #12

Who'da thunk it? WheelWalker May 2017 #13

No time left for lazy leakers... cue the dam breach on three: 1, 2, .... WheelWalker May 2017 #15

Republican response will be: SHRED May 2017 #14

OMG. I wonder how they know he revealed that? nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #16

That is a very interesting question, actually. RT? Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #75

chatter, i bet obamanut2012 May 2017 #124

Yup and I bet revealing it was a fuck you for firing Comey. Egnever May 2017 #153

I agree obamanut2012 May 2017 #182

Exactky what i was wondering; especially the "former" people. nt 7962 May 2017 #128

There were staffers in the meeting when Trump blabbed everything FakeNoose May 2017 #168

But, her emails... Shell_Seas May 2017 #18

Holy fuck. Eom uppityperson May 2017 #19

No shit. Eom William Seger May 2017 #47

Trump is one of the biggest national security threat we face these days. Arkansas Granny May 2017 #21

yup onetexan May 2017 #54

How CON-servative of him Freethinker65 May 2017 #23

Here is the problem: Amaryllis May 2017 #24

This is HUGE. Make no MISTAKE. Justice May 2017 #25

I bet our partner will not share any more top secret information for a while. what a mess! riversedge May 2017 #82

On top of that he may have compromised the source Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #149

If there are no patriotic Rethugs willing to OldHippieChick May 2017 #26

+ 1 red dog 1 May 2017 #136

Message deleted by DU the Administrators Tactical Peek May 2017 #27

IOKIYAR - It's OK If You're A Republican. procon May 2017 #28

How fucking dumb is this asshole? Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #29

Is that a rhetorical question? Shell_Seas May 2017 #32

When he is ousted from office C Moon May 2017 #30

The man is a complete incompetent, ignorant, bumbling fool. Vinca May 2017 #33

Doesn't Count-Not Hillary Stallion May 2017 #34

More treason. I wonder if Russia leaked this to humiliate him? bettyellen May 2017 #38

Keep calling your Senators and Representatives. VigilantG May 2017 #40

Got to start paying up for the help with the election sometime.... Thomas Hurt May 2017 #44

Fucking traitorous asshole republicans will let this go too. What in the complete fucking hell. onecaliberal May 2017 #45

That is exactly what is going to happen. n/t gldstwmn May 2017 #167

Message deleted by DU the Administrators More_Cowbell May 2017 #46

Can't wait to see FOX News' take on this Mr. Ected May 2017 #49

OMFG orangecrush May 2017 #52

Kick for exposure! red dog 1 May 2017 #53

Outrageous. MBS May 2017 #59

k and r...for exposure...nt Stuart G May 2017 #60

republican Comrade Casino* against the United States of America Achilleaze May 2017 #61

Dipshit was showing off, of course BeyondGeography May 2017 #64

Mr. pig put his life on the line for his country. spiderpig May 2017 #77

Except when he is telling the American people he knows more than the Intell Com & doesn't need brief Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #80

Are you implying he is a showboat? Egnever May 2017 #141

He's a danger to every citizen of the USA. herding cats May 2017 #65

Glaringly obvious. lark May 2017 #68

They had to tell the NSA and CIA. Trump told the Russian the city where the info had been gathered.. Princess Turandot May 2017 #137

Crystal clear and present danger. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #73

This story is still being verified..Not at NYT or CNN yet (5:50pm ET)...see additional note please. Stuart G May 2017 #74

Washington Post is pretty high up there. underpants May 2017 #90

As of 6:13 Eastern Time it is not at the CNN website....I just went there.. Stuart G May 2017 #95

Here: janx May 2017 #103

Yes, I was wrong.,you are correct.....I went there a minute ago, and it is up there now... Stuart G May 2017 #105

Message deleted by DU the Administrators janx May 2017 #109

It is now at the New York Times...on front page..well......??? Stuart G May 2017 #112

NYT notification popped up on my iPad about 20 mins ago... Pachamama May 2017 #116

Yes, you are correct., I was wrong, you are right "He is a danger to the safety of America" Stuart G May 2017 #118

He was trying to impress his boss's people underpants May 2017 #78

Did Trump blab this in front of the RUSSIAN MEDIA? mackdaddy May 2017 #79

Why YES he did. Link to post mackdaddy May 2017 #184

Greta just called this a bombshell. displacedtexan May 2017 #81

It also potentially spread it wider than to the Russians muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #83

One Thing That Struck Me About the WashPost Article DDySiegs May 2017 #85

he was BRAGGING! that's why he talked orleans May 2017 #130

This is Executive Order 12356, which covers classification and declassification jmowreader May 2017 #86

WEll benld74 May 2017 #89

Trump seems to be very reckless and doesnt grasp the gravity of the things hes dealing with, .. riversedge May 2017 #91

How can one man dig himself in a hole so deep? askyagerz May 2017 #92

I had my doubts previously, but this really seals it for me. Goodheart May 2017 #93

Putin probably showed Cheeto a copy on his own phone tenorly May 2017 #99

Why are you calling J. Edgar Hoover "Mary"? obamanut2012 May 2017 #125

Because... tenorly May 2017 #127

Not being transphobic isn't being "PC" obamanut2012 May 2017 #135

Done. tenorly May 2017 #157

WE. CANNOT. GO. ON. LIKE. THIS. Mme. Defarge May 2017 #96

NOT. FOR. ANOTHER. FUCKING. SECOND. Leghorn21 May 2017 #115

Congress has not gotten that message--a few Repugs have meekly spoke out but riversedge May 2017 #181

Call for the tapes! nolabear May 2017 #98

Message deleted by DU the Administrators rdking647 May 2017 #100

A military coup (as "the military should" implies) would be the end of this country... Hekate May 2017 #188

This man is not very bright UltravioletDingo May 2017 #102

Don't pack your bags just yet, Melania. lanlady May 2017 #114

How do they know he leaked sensitive info? Thekaspervote May 2017 #104

Red Don isn't stupid, but he does have a personality disorder that requires constant boasting... Hekate May 2017 #190

He's going to get our people killed. ffr May 2017 #106

I'll bet, but you'd have to check with DT, being president is harder than being a TV actor Dorn May 2017 #107

This is it, folks Dopers_Greed May 2017 #108

It was a mistake, this is just Trump being Trump... .99center May 2017 #110

This could get suspected Israeli spies within ISIS killed. Marcuse May 2017 #117

Shouldn't we all be floored right now? And yet how many of us are not that surprised? (eom) StevieM May 2017 #120

Was this leaked? How did it get out that he did this? Amaryllis May 2017 #123

He must owe Uncle Putin a lot of money. Demtexan May 2017 #126

**LOCK HIM UP** Martin Eden May 2017 #129

That man has a twisted ego and a big mouth. That he blabs about things he shouldn't is Solly Mack May 2017 #131

TRUMP STUPID F'ING A-HOLE TRAITOR !!! vkkv May 2017 #132

You can. Just put in square brackets in the message box the following HTML code: tblue37 May 2017 #164

Testing ( Edit - It WORKS - Thanks!) vkkv May 2017 #183

BTW, not all colors have a word name that can be used in an html tag. tblue37 May 2017 #186

Awesome! vkkv May 2017 #187

Worse than Inspector Clouseau bucolic_frolic May 2017 #133

Now we know why he didn't allow American media in the room. alfredo May 2017 #134

They just trotted out McMaster to deny something the story did not say. SunSeeker May 2017 #138

Trump Twitter Deja WooWoo that isn't aging well today. L. Coyote May 2017 #140

IF this was Hillary bluestarone May 2017 #142

"Can we have a crisis-free day? That's all I'm asking." mtngirl47 May 2017 #143

Sure, Susie-Q. Just get your R colleagues in the House & Senate together and impeach him. nt tblue37 May 2017 #165

Congress, open up hearing into the illegal use of classified info. Lock him up. iluvtennis May 2017 #144

Trump intentionally gave classified information to a Russian spy handler .99center May 2017 #145

+1 dalton99a May 2017 #156

My question exactly! jazzcat23 May 2017 #171

Will we get an independent prosecutor yet? DK504 May 2017 #146

Interesting choice of words from NYTimes--" Trump boasted about highly classified intelligence..".. riversedge May 2017 #147

Breitbarf has their own reality to prop up: L. Coyote May 2017 #151

People have been executed and imprisoned for giving America's secrets to Russia dalton99a May 2017 #155

Next thing you know, he'll be outing undercover CIA operatives! Oh, wait-- tblue37 May 2017 #158

Attention Anyone Complaining About Mrs. Clinton's Emails. 47of74 May 2017 #159

But ... Benghazi? Kablooie May 2017 #176

Wow. This is too much to digest. AgadorSparticus May 2017 #162

Alzheimer's. truthisfreedom May 2017 #170

Yeah, the filters are off his already-existing personality disorders. nt Hekate May 2017 #191

I can't believe the NY Times would write this: Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2017 #173

But, Dark n Stormy Knight May 2017 #174

I say it's about time we start sharing with Russia. Kablooie May 2017 #175

Update from BBC nitpicker May 2017 #177

More from The Guardian nitpicker May 2017 #178

well here are the requisite after-the-fact defensive tweets onetexan May 2017 #179

"who cares? It's not like I know anything about loyalty--not MY intelligence, so..." librechik May 2017 #185

AND YET, NOTHING will happen to him yuiyoshida May 2017 #189