Dec 1, 2017 3:49 PM
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overworkeddad
LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!
GodLikeButHumble
PoolOrAPond
Comey takin shots on Twitter https://twitter.com/Comey/status/936641449294286848
homoerection
Lock him up! Lock him up!
Cereaza
I was at the gym. On the TV's, CNN was showing Flynn news. Fox was talking about John Conyers. I had a good chuckle.
lmagine
Aaahh.. republicans, the most hypocritcal of bad guys.
largefarva99
ThatsWhatSheSed
I like how some people/politicians have such strong conviction in their words, especially when they’re lying.
It makes it that much sweeter when they get busted
dirtyjonny
lostwalllet
trump is gonna hand out pardons like oprah hands out bees to save his ass.
kobrakaimf
And then they’ll be compelled to testify because they can’t plead the fifth. Do you think this hasn’t been thought out?
valoriest
It's a GREAT DAY for America!
theHoff12
Washington Post reporting Kushner may now be involved in directing Flynn to contact Russians
fappingsloth
This only gets better and better......it really is going to be a Merry christmas & a Happy new year!
HCauthor
Donald Trump right now
NatAvraham
Treason’s Greetings!
ThePointIsMoo
I'm gonna have to borrow this!
eromitlab
Trump supporters: well that just means Killary should be in jail! MAGA!
BrayerIncognito
Someone might be having a fatal "accident" real soon...
ILikeToCallItLostWages
HE DRANK POISON. I SAW HIM DRINK POISON JUST LIKE THAT SERB FELLA
JigglinDizznicks
Michael Flynn is gonna be doing a lotta buckin’ & squealin’
spiffylookingnerfherder
Yes, but (they think) Hillary's crimes were infinite, therefore even light treason isn't 1/10th of what (they think) she did!
kichigaimentat
Oh lord, I can already feel their next attempt at a meme forming. “Call of Killer: Infinite Criminally.”
azazyel
LavaAxe
Didn't it turn out to be Kushner tho
PiggyWobbles
no this cant be real, not our dear leader! He would never do something like that, he said so himself on twitter
Mewmus
My question is: when?
failsafe
????????????It's beginning to look a lot like treason????????????
How exactly?
69Voltage
They were lenient against this POS, so you can imagine Mueller received a lot from Flynn in return.Trump's gotta being enraged. +1 for Karma
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SJohnson23
For thirty years, I’ve heard listened to gun enthusiasts insist they need them to do something about an oppressive government.
We may be days away from finding out if they were full of shit this whole time.
azgrak
Martha freaking Stewart went to prison for a year for lying to federal agents.
tacomadness
Im not from the us, what am I looking at?
Seanspeed
The most corrupt administration in US history.
natabus
guy who bad mouthed Clinton as a crook during campaign, and lead a chanting crowd saying "lock her up!" is pleading guilty to (1/2)
Lying to federal investigators about his connections to Russia during the campaign. (2/2)
alwaysupvoteprincessbride
I think I would prefer the Curb Your Enthusiasm treatment to this particular sequence of events
Flynn in an orange jumpsuit while his eyes dart around. theme music plays as the camera pulls back to show him surrounded by skinheads.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
I think arrested development is a better vehicle for satire in this case
InoffensivePablum
"He had committed a moderate amount of treason."
SgtThunderfistMD
I think that would be uh pretty pretty pretty good!
Crabsforeveryone
trea·son ˈtrēzən/noun noun: treason ; the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to overthrow the government.
Begotten
Someone's trying to overthrow the elected government but it's not Trump's people
Counterfit
It's not treason if you impeach someone
In one way, I could suppose you are correct. The russians have a giant hand in this pot.
Oh yea, what'd they do again?
AnonymousTrumpster
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and (1)
Comfort. U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 3
Comfort: Russia dictating American Policy? Voting corruption? Oil being opened up? Adhering? I only have foul pics in my head.
Voting corruption as in dead people and illegal immigrants voting Democrat? American policy as in Obama lifting Russian trade restrictions?
Because of course, it couldn't be any republicans lighting this dumpster on fire. Stop right there. You won't change mind, nor I yours.
DarkSock
Meanwhile, Trump be all like
HeyHalcyon
"I'm not a moron!"
rbudrick
Holds up shocker hands.
Thequantumfactor
docwatson86
I feel like Trump and his associates don't know what irony means
glassware
I take my shirts to a service
trhopkins
Listen to him: He doesn't
menoku512
Irony deficit disorder.
CorgiCircus
v
ReverseTrapTsukasa
All I'm hearing from this guy is: https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-07-2015/9dnOTA.gif
I wonder if any of this crossed their minds mid "lock her up" chant
TomZarekVP
I saw the evil glint in his eye when he said it and I knew he was going to be going to jail for something.
dudewithanabsolutelylongnamewearingnopants
I don't find it ironic at all. He said he would go to jail for similar actions and he did. Seems more like a self fulfilling prophecy.
"God is an Iron. If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an Iron."
- Spider Robinson
PutThePRNDLinD
That's just one tiny item on an immensely long list of what they don't know.
TheTittyLicker
i think the short list of the things they might know may be less cumbersome.
AddictiveTendancies
They know. They'll claim incompetence, but they know...
Treblaine
It would be far easier to list the few things they do know. Summarised in a leaflet should suffice. Mainly "cheaters only lose if caught".
DukeLetoofDune
Trump and co. What do they know? Do they know things? Let's find out! - hosted by Mr. Peanut butter on C-SPAN.
heylookitsmyusername
Like Kushner using a private email server for classified documents
"Drain the Swamp" Ok, just don't replace it with a cesspool....
*The Gang drains the swamp and replaces it with a cesspool*
Now they are singing: https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-07-2015/9dnOTA.gif
calcleric
The irony of that phrase lies in the fact that swamps are actually good for the environment, like functional Gov't is good for democracy.
*Drains swamp that's been in use as a dump. *Replaces with trash free wetlands.
IwentLookingForWhatTheBiggestIdiotHasToSayAndHereYouAre
tbf irony is difficult. I know A LOT of adults, educated ones, who don't know what irony means.
swampyfrompompey
Its like raiiinnnn on my wedding day, a free ride when you've just been paid...
BrockenSpectre
They do, probably. But they know that pretending to be morally superior buys them alot of room to do immoral shit.
ohheyimalex
Best part is that most people think he pleaded guilty because he made a deal to give more info concerning Trump's wrongdoing.
EdMcBain
Not sure it’s the best part. It’s actually what is happening.
GreenTeaParty
It's not that they don't know, it's that they don't care, b/c their base doesn't know.
poorwhitetrash
Needs to listen to more Alanis...
Datmurdaa
Hey definitely doesn’t understand hypocrisy
ItCanOnlyBeANipple
He* jeez, yu people carnt spel!
SecondSince
Iit's like "goldy" and "bronzy" only it's made out of iron.
DMGuy
Isn't that like when it rains on your wedding day?
tiberiuswhythecrapcantweuseunderscoresxxvii
Aprilmadness
If you had 10,000 spoons I have to think not having a knife is more bad planning than irony
51CorgisInABar
Prove it
BannedbyastupidMod
Have you never read the comment section on a news article that reports this stuff? Go check it out.
You’ll have to understand if I don’t consider comments to be evidence. Provide sources to back up your claim
imooforyou
Well this is a comment section and you just lied. So what does that make your "side"?
3/? and the comment section of a news article. This, is not a news article, this is not the comment section of a news article.
2/? So in that we can see I said "Comment Section on a news article" so that would indicate a News artcile
4/? And lastly. My original comment was in mockery of the "Die hard" Trumpsters, as they do, repeat that. If you are still angry at me
5/? well, it is what it is. Have a good day mate.
"Have you never read the comment section on a news article that reports this stuff? Go check it out" Lets break down this quote 1/?
Jepalaudsadsin
What really gets me, is that even with all these things coming out, Trump could be impeached and his supporters wouldn't care. They would
Comet260
They would still support him if he raped an underage girl live from the oval office.
DirtRockets
Now, consensual sex with an underage boy, on the other hand.
Impeached for what? Lol
I am just saying if he were to be impeached.
If he's impeached, we should really worry about them violently revolting. Not kidding. His hardcore base is a cult.
hertta
You mistake the support for what a person represents with the individual person.
Mayhem007
That's not much better. What he represents is just as vapid and reprehensible as he is.
Come on, don't intentionally be shallow and naive, you can do better than that.
775494
All what coming out?
usernameczecksout
Zactly
Still support him. I just don't get it.
gnovice
Denial is a hell of a drug.
Traja01
Human nature. I'm gonna link a short essay that's pretty enlightening. We see the same patterns over and over. Strongmen persist.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/
TheWombatStrikesAgain
What's so hard to understand? They care about getting what they want, not being morally (or even factually) right.
We live in a time when people feel free to believe alternate-physics just so they can still buy a gas guzzler with a clean conscience.
BigTex1
(Politics aside) you mean like my truck that I use for work and driving on in-improved roads? Ya, I really don't feel guilty.
*Un-improved
then it would appear he isn't referring to you, since you have a real, tangible reason for using a large truck
Just responding to a blanket statement
If you are able to keep your conscience clear by means other than inventing alternate physics, them my statement is not directed at you :)
AhelpingOfRumHam
Is it me or does it look a little like Christmas when another one of Trumps guys get nailed?
tencentparadigm
My exact thought was "cross between Christmas morning and post-sex cigarette," yeah
AntiBustatron
Can someone make a seasons greetings from jail card for Trump?
I wonder if it'll happen before Jan 20th. That would be incredible. Not even a full year in.
cheeseguy3412
Treason's Greetings!
Kuvajainen
FragileDonkey
Can't wait for his day of reckoning. It will be bliss..
rickyspicky
No. Nothing about that family has ANYTHING to do with the idea of Christmas.
RetroPhantom
I mean, it is December.
OctopussSevenTwo
♫♫♫ On the first day of Christmas, Bob Mueller gave to me, ♫♫♫ A Mike Flynn Guilty Plea
PetitChocolat
Gulity of what? What 1/10th?
AegonTargaryenTheSixthOfHisName
Please continue
GnomeDeGuerre
We should make that song. Somebody make a post for the lyrics, get the band, get the singers.
AllYourBaconAndEggs
This seriously made me lol, thank you.
Omfg. This song was randomly playing on a wind up music box when I read that. In time with the song!
Gayforbae
KingoftheCommentLurkers
The tax bill news made me sad, but this shit made me giggle like a school girl.
JohnFloorwalker
Wishing I can favorite comments rn
You can, go to the 'gilded' section of reddit.com/r/politics where this was copied from :D
removekarling
Best christmas present - undoing some of the shit that stained last year.
swaptrick
Trump is going better accross the board in 12 months than Obama did in 8 years.
zephyrbell
By doing what, exactly?
I'm sorry, how many of those things he pledged to do in his first 100 days did he get done? Like two, three? Still no jobs bill or budget.
He pledged to take office. So, I mean... that's a thing he did do. Good for him.
So did Obama. And Obama actually got some of his campaign promises done. So by that measure, Obama still did more than Trump did.
True, true. But it's unfair to compare Trump to Obama. It's frankly unfair to compare Trump to a heroin-addicted macaque. Instead, I like to
SomeDetroitGuy
He took a plea deal to roll on a superior. How many superiors does the National Security Advisor have?
smashpro1
Two, Pence and Trump.
dontrike
Only a small handful between the Trump family and Pence.
khora
In this administration: none
Pseudosim
He and his son should be barred from ever serving in govt again after this shit show.
mardukkur
Trump and Pence.
Foxsayy
What's this all about now?
Wdahl
One - Lake Superior...No, wait...what are we talking about?
Well what he lied to the FBI about wasn't when he was NSAP but during the transition. IIRC Kushner, Priebus, Pence, and Trump were above him
TheAdventuresofStealy
This isn't even about Flynn's particular lies. He was never the endgame, his charges were just leverage to flip him – he now gets off easy.
JifLover
Realise this is in regard to contact AFTER the election. Trump had every authority to have him contact the Russians; not lie to the FBI.
Spinnyd
So much this, most of the commentary here is a circlejerk
It's absolutely ridiculous. And people wonder how lynch mobs were formed in the past while they themselves are in a lynch mob.
True
TherealNickyboy
There are only two superiors to him: Trump and Pence. That's it.
labyrinthconvention
is VP superior to anyone? the ONLY power he has is to break a tie in the senate.
JonnyTHM
Yeah, gov’t class was a few years ago, but iirc the VP is basically just a backup POTUS. Who sometimes acts as a diplomat.
letterbomb
Not even Pence. NSA is direct to the president.
This was as a member of the transition team, so even Priebus was above him.
Then I stand corrected!
Just heard a report that it's Kushner.
I believe Flynn, at the time, also reported to Priebus, Pence and Trump.
iamnotarobotipromise
/a/7igGj
parknasty913
Yup
fluffyismoney
HE WENT TO JARED
♫ It can only be Jared! ♫
Shamorza
Are you speculating or do you know that for a fact? For all we know he didn't take a plea deal yet (it would be nice if he did though).
He did. https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-guilty-russia-investigation.amp.html
nero4ty2
he just plead guilty, a plea deal suggests that he is getting something out of it
In the fourth paragraph of the article it talks about it being a plea deal, I believe
i stand corrected, 5th paragrahp though
eroso
One doesnt plead guilty before a trial unless there is a deal involved.
I'm confused man, as far as I know "pleaded guilty" is not the same as "plea bargain".
In the fourth paragraph of the article, it talks about it being a plea deal, I believe
Yes, I now suspect there may be one but you see "plea bargain" is a legal agreement showing what is traded for what. We haven't seen it yet.
CitizenDickbag
Why would anyone plead guilty w/o a deal? Especially someone who is rich and has a high-priced lawyer?
That is a fair question but still there is nothing in the news that I read which indicates he actually entered into a plea bargain... yet.
BattloidKouji
The deal is that they didn't charge him for FARA and all the other things they have him on, in exchange for info.
... we don't know that for sure, right?
Likely something like that. Dunno the details yet tho.
One. Only one.
poscduke
Eh possibly the Chief of Staff
TheOvy
Nope, he's a direct assistant to the President and works in the West Wing. He's not part of the Defense Dept.
IIRC, four. This was before he was NSAP, during the transition, so that puts Trump, Pence, Priebus, and I think Kushner above him.
Two, it could technically have been Pence...who wasn't at Mar-A-Lago. So that does narrow it down a bit.
msa011
Vladimir?
obojo
Nice one.
vikinick
2 technically. Trump and Pence. Kushner apparently told him to meet with Russians as well so.....
asmallcat
There's already reports he's prepared to testify Trump ASKED HIM to contact Russia.
Foxhack
Apparently it was Jared, which I think is complete bullshit. Jared's being set up to take the fall for Donnie.
Getty13
Potentially during transition. That's not exceptional
wallyworld83
We all know how the Republicans and Fox News will handle this. "Trump is new to politics."
idownvoteplottwist
Just the one report from ABC, from an undisclosed insider. Everyone else is reporting that it was Kushner.
iwasdoingfinelurking
He asked the Russian Amb to not retaliate on Obama's sanctions, and they didn't...Putin declared that the very next day.
FishyJoe
Latest I've seen from Bloomberg News was that Trump DIRECTED him 0.0
TheHappyHermit
tweeting about TIllerson today, trump said "(I call the final shots)" ...probably not the best thing to boast about today of all days.
Arsikere
if i am not mistaken this was after he became president. that actually doens't sound too unusual to me, in the sense it's simply another /
mmmerf
But it reeks of collusion. However I believe that much of what Flynn's ready to say is stuff we haven't heard.
government that was being contacted for communications purposes, along with many others
unless i am missing something here
ajax111
I think the key difference here is that it was under the table.
again...not illegal.
ambermae513
18 U.S. Code § 953 - Private correspondence with foreign governments. Actually it is illegal.
You are dramatically taking laws out of context. Do you really think it's illegal to talk privately with foreign governments?
SirWeezle
but it is to lie about it to the FBI. Why would you lie about a total legitimate legal meeting? Speculation at the point, but stay tuned.
It is a crime to lie to the FBI. It IS a crime to be TOLD to lie to the FBI. But I want people to understand Flynn did not commit a 1/
criminal offense just by merely talking to the Russians, even about foreign policy. Flynn was already FIRED by Trump for lying to the FBI.
semiAnonymousMe
inb4 fatal "accident." Wait DC, not Baltimore
GodEmperorLetoAtreidesII
Assassination requires secrecy, coordination, and competence. You know, things that wouldn't have let us know about the Russia thing....
FuriousMankins
You think Trump wouldn't immediately brag that he had someone killed?
Hydrall
The worst part is I wouldn't even bet on that getting him in trouble.
Well, that corpse he wears on top of his head, has he bragged about that?
dan144
"Low energy Flynn couldn't even keep all that blood in his body. SAD!"
1976Hoosiers
fucking brilliant.
overworkeddad
LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!
GodLikeButHumble
PoolOrAPond
Comey takin shots on Twitter https://twitter.com/Comey/status/936641449294286848
homoerection
Lock him up! Lock him up!
Cereaza
I was at the gym. On the TV's, CNN was showing Flynn news. Fox was talking about John Conyers. I had a good chuckle.
lmagine
Aaahh.. republicans, the most hypocritcal of bad guys.
largefarva99
ThatsWhatSheSed
I like how some people/politicians have such strong conviction in their words, especially when they’re lying.
ThatsWhatSheSed
It makes it that much sweeter when they get busted
dirtyjonny
lostwalllet
trump is gonna hand out pardons like oprah hands out bees to save his ass.
kobrakaimf
And then they’ll be compelled to testify because they can’t plead the fifth. Do you think this hasn’t been thought out?
valoriest
It's a GREAT DAY for America!
theHoff12
Washington Post reporting Kushner may now be involved in directing Flynn to contact Russians
fappingsloth
This only gets better and better......it really is going to be a Merry christmas & a Happy new year!
HCauthor
Donald Trump right now
NatAvraham
Treason’s Greetings!
ThePointIsMoo
I'm gonna have to borrow this!
eromitlab
Trump supporters: well that just means Killary should be in jail! MAGA!
BrayerIncognito
Someone might be having a fatal "accident" real soon...
ILikeToCallItLostWages
HE DRANK POISON. I SAW HIM DRINK POISON JUST LIKE THAT SERB FELLA
JigglinDizznicks
Michael Flynn is gonna be doing a lotta buckin’ & squealin’
spiffylookingnerfherder
Yes, but (they think) Hillary's crimes were infinite, therefore even light treason isn't 1/10th of what (they think) she did!
kichigaimentat
Oh lord, I can already feel their next attempt at a meme forming. “Call of Killer: Infinite Criminally.”
azazyel
LavaAxe
Didn't it turn out to be Kushner tho
PiggyWobbles
no this cant be real, not our dear leader! He would never do something like that, he said so himself on twitter
Mewmus
My question is: when?
failsafe
????????????It's beginning to look a lot like treason????????????
Mewmus
How exactly?
69Voltage
They were lenient against this POS, so you can imagine Mueller received a lot from Flynn in return.Trump's gotta being enraged. +1 for Karma
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SJohnson23
For thirty years, I’ve heard listened to gun enthusiasts insist they need them to do something about an oppressive government.
SJohnson23
We may be days away from finding out if they were full of shit this whole time.
azgrak
Martha freaking Stewart went to prison for a year for lying to federal agents.
tacomadness
Im not from the us, what am I looking at?
Seanspeed
The most corrupt administration in US history.
natabus
guy who bad mouthed Clinton as a crook during campaign, and lead a chanting crowd saying "lock her up!" is pleading guilty to (1/2)
natabus
Lying to federal investigators about his connections to Russia during the campaign. (2/2)
alwaysupvoteprincessbride
I think I would prefer the Curb Your Enthusiasm treatment to this particular sequence of events
alwaysupvoteprincessbride
Flynn in an orange jumpsuit while his eyes dart around. theme music plays as the camera pulls back to show him surrounded by skinheads.
BojanglesTheFlyingCar
I think arrested development is a better vehicle for satire in this case
alwaysupvoteprincessbride
InoffensivePablum
"He had committed a moderate amount of treason."
SgtThunderfistMD
I think that would be uh pretty pretty pretty good!
Crabsforeveryone
trea·son ˈtrēzən/noun noun: treason ; the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to overthrow the government.
Begotten
Someone's trying to overthrow the elected government but it's not Trump's people
Counterfit
It's not treason if you impeach someone
Crabsforeveryone
In one way, I could suppose you are correct. The russians have a giant hand in this pot.
Begotten
Oh yea, what'd they do again?
AnonymousTrumpster
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and (1)
AnonymousTrumpster
Comfort. U.S. Constitution, Article III, Section 3
Crabsforeveryone
Comfort: Russia dictating American Policy? Voting corruption? Oil being opened up? Adhering? I only have foul pics in my head.
AnonymousTrumpster
Voting corruption as in dead people and illegal immigrants voting Democrat? American policy as in Obama lifting Russian trade restrictions?
Crabsforeveryone
Because of course, it couldn't be any republicans lighting this dumpster on fire. Stop right there. You won't change mind, nor I yours.
DarkSock
Meanwhile, Trump be all like
HeyHalcyon
"I'm not a moron!"
rbudrick
Holds up shocker hands.
Thequantumfactor
docwatson86
I feel like Trump and his associates don't know what irony means
glassware
I take my shirts to a service
trhopkins
Listen to him: He doesn't
menoku512
Irony deficit disorder.
CorgiCircus
ReverseTrapTsukasa
All I'm hearing from this guy is: https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-07-2015/9dnOTA.gif
PiggyWobbles
I wonder if any of this crossed their minds mid "lock her up" chant
TomZarekVP
I saw the evil glint in his eye when he said it and I knew he was going to be going to jail for something.
dudewithanabsolutelylongnamewearingnopants
I don't find it ironic at all. He said he would go to jail for similar actions and he did. Seems more like a self fulfilling prophecy.
natabus
"God is an Iron. If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an Iron."
natabus
- Spider Robinson
PutThePRNDLinD
That's just one tiny item on an immensely long list of what they don't know.
TheTittyLicker
i think the short list of the things they might know may be less cumbersome.
AddictiveTendancies
They know. They'll claim incompetence, but they know...
Treblaine
It would be far easier to list the few things they do know. Summarised in a leaflet should suffice. Mainly "cheaters only lose if caught".
DukeLetoofDune
Trump and co. What do they know? Do they know things? Let's find out! - hosted by Mr. Peanut butter on C-SPAN.
heylookitsmyusername
Like Kushner using a private email server for classified documents
ReverseTrapTsukasa
"Drain the Swamp" Ok, just don't replace it with a cesspool....
eromitlab
*The Gang drains the swamp and replaces it with a cesspool*
ReverseTrapTsukasa
Now they are singing: https://i.makeagif.com/media/7-07-2015/9dnOTA.gif
calcleric
The irony of that phrase lies in the fact that swamps are actually good for the environment, like functional Gov't is good for democracy.
ReverseTrapTsukasa
*Drains swamp that's been in use as a dump. *Replaces with trash free wetlands.
IwentLookingForWhatTheBiggestIdiotHasToSayAndHereYouAre
tbf irony is difficult. I know A LOT of adults, educated ones, who don't know what irony means.
swampyfrompompey
Its like raiiinnnn on my wedding day, a free ride when you've just been paid...
BrockenSpectre
They do, probably. But they know that pretending to be morally superior buys them alot of room to do immoral shit.
ohheyimalex
Best part is that most people think he pleaded guilty because he made a deal to give more info concerning Trump's wrongdoing.
EdMcBain
Not sure it’s the best part. It’s actually what is happening.
GreenTeaParty
It's not that they don't know, it's that they don't care, b/c their base doesn't know.
poorwhitetrash
Needs to listen to more Alanis...
Datmurdaa
Hey definitely doesn’t understand hypocrisy
ItCanOnlyBeANipple
He* jeez, yu people carnt spel!
SecondSince
Iit's like "goldy" and "bronzy" only it's made out of iron.
DMGuy
Isn't that like when it rains on your wedding day?
tiberiuswhythecrapcantweuseunderscoresxxvii
Aprilmadness
If you had 10,000 spoons I have to think not having a knife is more bad planning than irony
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51CorgisInABar
Prove it
BannedbyastupidMod
Have you never read the comment section on a news article that reports this stuff? Go check it out.
51CorgisInABar
You’ll have to understand if I don’t consider comments to be evidence. Provide sources to back up your claim
imooforyou
Well this is a comment section and you just lied. So what does that make your "side"?
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BannedbyastupidMod
3/? and the comment section of a news article. This, is not a news article, this is not the comment section of a news article.
BannedbyastupidMod
2/? So in that we can see I said "Comment Section on a news article" so that would indicate a News artcile
BannedbyastupidMod
4/? And lastly. My original comment was in mockery of the "Die hard" Trumpsters, as they do, repeat that. If you are still angry at me
BannedbyastupidMod
5/? well, it is what it is. Have a good day mate.
BannedbyastupidMod
"Have you never read the comment section on a news article that reports this stuff? Go check it out" Lets break down this quote 1/?
Jepalaudsadsin
What really gets me, is that even with all these things coming out, Trump could be impeached and his supporters wouldn't care. They would
Comet260
They would still support him if he raped an underage girl live from the oval office.
DirtRockets
Now, consensual sex with an underage boy, on the other hand.
Begotten
Impeached for what? Lol
Jepalaudsadsin
I am just saying if he were to be impeached.
Seanspeed
If he's impeached, we should really worry about them violently revolting. Not kidding. His hardcore base is a cult.
hertta
You mistake the support for what a person represents with the individual person.
Mayhem007
That's not much better. What he represents is just as vapid and reprehensible as he is.
hertta
Come on, don't intentionally be shallow and naive, you can do better than that.
775494
All what coming out?
usernameczecksout
Zactly
Jepalaudsadsin
Still support him. I just don't get it.
gnovice
Denial is a hell of a drug.
Traja01
Human nature. I'm gonna link a short essay that's pretty enlightening. We see the same patterns over and over. Strongmen persist.
Traja01
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/
TheWombatStrikesAgain
What's so hard to understand? They care about getting what they want, not being morally (or even factually) right.
natabus
We live in a time when people feel free to believe alternate-physics just so they can still buy a gas guzzler with a clean conscience.
BigTex1
(Politics aside) you mean like my truck that I use for work and driving on in-improved roads? Ya, I really don't feel guilty.
BigTex1
*Un-improved
PiggyWobbles
then it would appear he isn't referring to you, since you have a real, tangible reason for using a large truck
BigTex1
Just responding to a blanket statement
natabus
If you are able to keep your conscience clear by means other than inventing alternate physics, them my statement is not directed at you :)
AhelpingOfRumHam
Is it me or does it look a little like Christmas when another one of Trumps guys get nailed?
tencentparadigm
My exact thought was "cross between Christmas morning and post-sex cigarette," yeah
AntiBustatron
Can someone make a seasons greetings from jail card for Trump?
DirtRockets
I wonder if it'll happen before Jan 20th. That would be incredible. Not even a full year in.
cheeseguy3412
Treason's Greetings!
Kuvajainen
FragileDonkey
Can't wait for his day of reckoning. It will be bliss..
rickyspicky
No. Nothing about that family has ANYTHING to do with the idea of Christmas.
RetroPhantom
I mean, it is December.
OctopussSevenTwo
♫♫♫ On the first day of Christmas, Bob Mueller gave to me, ♫♫♫ A Mike Flynn Guilty Plea
PetitChocolat
Gulity of what? What 1/10th?
AegonTargaryenTheSixthOfHisName
Please continue
GnomeDeGuerre
We should make that song. Somebody make a post for the lyrics, get the band, get the singers.
AllYourBaconAndEggs
This seriously made me lol, thank you.
rbudrick
Omfg. This song was randomly playing on a wind up music box when I read that. In time with the song!
Gayforbae
KingoftheCommentLurkers
The tax bill news made me sad, but this shit made me giggle like a school girl.
JohnFloorwalker
Wishing I can favorite comments rn
cheeseguy3412
You can, go to the 'gilded' section of reddit.com/r/politics where this was copied from :D
removekarling
Best christmas present - undoing some of the shit that stained last year.
swaptrick
Trump is going better accross the board in 12 months than Obama did in 8 years.
zephyrbell
By doing what, exactly?
kichigaimentat
I'm sorry, how many of those things he pledged to do in his first 100 days did he get done? Like two, three? Still no jobs bill or budget.
DirtRockets
He pledged to take office. So, I mean... that's a thing he did do. Good for him.
kichigaimentat
So did Obama. And Obama actually got some of his campaign promises done. So by that measure, Obama still did more than Trump did.
DirtRockets
True, true. But it's unfair to compare Trump to Obama. It's frankly unfair to compare Trump to a heroin-addicted macaque. Instead, I like to
SomeDetroitGuy
He took a plea deal to roll on a superior. How many superiors does the National Security Advisor have?
smashpro1
Two, Pence and Trump.
dontrike
Only a small handful between the Trump family and Pence.
khora
In this administration: none
Pseudosim
He and his son should be barred from ever serving in govt again after this shit show.
mardukkur
Trump and Pence.
Foxsayy
What's this all about now?
Wdahl
One - Lake Superior...No, wait...what are we talking about?
kichigaimentat
Well what he lied to the FBI about wasn't when he was NSAP but during the transition. IIRC Kushner, Priebus, Pence, and Trump were above him
TheAdventuresofStealy
This isn't even about Flynn's particular lies. He was never the endgame, his charges were just leverage to flip him – he now gets off easy.
JifLover
Realise this is in regard to contact AFTER the election. Trump had every authority to have him contact the Russians; not lie to the FBI.
Spinnyd
So much this, most of the commentary here is a circlejerk
JifLover
It's absolutely ridiculous. And people wonder how lynch mobs were formed in the past while they themselves are in a lynch mob.
Spinnyd
True
TherealNickyboy
There are only two superiors to him: Trump and Pence. That's it.
labyrinthconvention
is VP superior to anyone? the ONLY power he has is to break a tie in the senate.
JonnyTHM
Yeah, gov’t class was a few years ago, but iirc the VP is basically just a backup POTUS. Who sometimes acts as a diplomat.
letterbomb
Not even Pence. NSA is direct to the president.
kichigaimentat
This was as a member of the transition team, so even Priebus was above him.
TherealNickyboy
Then I stand corrected!
gnovice
Just heard a report that it's Kushner.
kichigaimentat
I believe Flynn, at the time, also reported to Priebus, Pence and Trump.
iamnotarobotipromise
/a/7igGj
parknasty913
Yup
fluffyismoney
HE WENT TO JARED
gnovice
♫ It can only be Jared! ♫
Shamorza
Are you speculating or do you know that for a fact? For all we know he didn't take a plea deal yet (it would be nice if he did though).
HCauthor
He did. https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/us/politics/michael-flynn-guilty-russia-investigation.amp.html
nero4ty2
he just plead guilty, a plea deal suggests that he is getting something out of it
HCauthor
In the fourth paragraph of the article it talks about it being a plea deal, I believe
nero4ty2
i stand corrected, 5th paragrahp though
eroso
One doesnt plead guilty before a trial unless there is a deal involved.
Shamorza
I'm confused man, as far as I know "pleaded guilty" is not the same as "plea bargain".
HCauthor
In the fourth paragraph of the article, it talks about it being a plea deal, I believe
Shamorza
Yes, I now suspect there may be one but you see "plea bargain" is a legal agreement showing what is traded for what. We haven't seen it yet.
CitizenDickbag
Why would anyone plead guilty w/o a deal? Especially someone who is rich and has a high-priced lawyer?
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Shamorza
That is a fair question but still there is nothing in the news that I read which indicates he actually entered into a plea bargain... yet.
BattloidKouji
The deal is that they didn't charge him for FARA and all the other things they have him on, in exchange for info.
Shamorza
... we don't know that for sure, right?
eroso
Likely something like that. Dunno the details yet tho.
SomeDetroitGuy
One. Only one.
poscduke
Eh possibly the Chief of Staff
TheOvy
Nope, he's a direct assistant to the President and works in the West Wing. He's not part of the Defense Dept.
kichigaimentat
IIRC, four. This was before he was NSAP, during the transition, so that puts Trump, Pence, Priebus, and I think Kushner above him.
DMGuy
Two, it could technically have been Pence...who wasn't at Mar-A-Lago. So that does narrow it down a bit.
msa011
Vladimir?
obojo
Nice one.
vikinick
2 technically. Trump and Pence. Kushner apparently told him to meet with Russians as well so.....
asmallcat
There's already reports he's prepared to testify Trump ASKED HIM to contact Russia.
Foxhack
Apparently it was Jared, which I think is complete bullshit. Jared's being set up to take the fall for Donnie.
Getty13
Potentially during transition. That's not exceptional
wallyworld83
We all know how the Republicans and Fox News will handle this. "Trump is new to politics."
idownvoteplottwist
Just the one report from ABC, from an undisclosed insider. Everyone else is reporting that it was Kushner.
iwasdoingfinelurking
He asked the Russian Amb to not retaliate on Obama's sanctions, and they didn't...Putin declared that the very next day.
FishyJoe
Latest I've seen from Bloomberg News was that Trump DIRECTED him 0.0
TheHappyHermit
tweeting about TIllerson today, trump said "(I call the final shots)" ...probably not the best thing to boast about today of all days.
Arsikere
if i am not mistaken this was after he became president. that actually doens't sound too unusual to me, in the sense it's simply another /
mmmerf
But it reeks of collusion. However I believe that much of what Flynn's ready to say is stuff we haven't heard.
Arsikere
government that was being contacted for communications purposes, along with many others
Arsikere
unless i am missing something here
ajax111
I think the key difference here is that it was under the table.
JifLover
again...not illegal.
ambermae513
18 U.S. Code § 953 - Private correspondence with foreign governments. Actually it is illegal.
JifLover
You are dramatically taking laws out of context. Do you really think it's illegal to talk privately with foreign governments?
SirWeezle
but it is to lie about it to the FBI. Why would you lie about a total legitimate legal meeting? Speculation at the point, but stay tuned.
JifLover
It is a crime to lie to the FBI. It IS a crime to be TOLD to lie to the FBI. But I want people to understand Flynn did not commit a 1/
JifLover
criminal offense just by merely talking to the Russians, even about foreign policy. Flynn was already FIRED by Trump for lying to the FBI.
semiAnonymousMe
inb4 fatal "accident." Wait DC, not Baltimore
GodEmperorLetoAtreidesII
Assassination requires secrecy, coordination, and competence. You know, things that wouldn't have let us know about the Russia thing....
FuriousMankins
You think Trump wouldn't immediately brag that he had someone killed?
Hydrall
The worst part is I wouldn't even bet on that getting him in trouble.
GnomeDeGuerre
Well, that corpse he wears on top of his head, has he bragged about that?
dan144
"Low energy Flynn couldn't even keep all that blood in his body. SAD!"
1976Hoosiers
fucking brilliant.