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I Spy with My Little Eye Something Beginning with T. - Traitorous Treasonweasels in Trumptown (Trump cont'd.)

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ohmymimi · 24/05/2018 11:18

All out effort to shore up the 'Spygate' false narrative today. I see the F and F interview is pre-recorded I wonder whyWink
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lionheart · 31/05/2018 16:08

Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump

Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza today. He was treated very unfairly by our government!

www.politico.com/story/2014/05/dinesh-dsouza-pleads-guilty-illegal-campaign-contribution-106882

lionheart · 31/05/2018 16:10

A bit of a pattern emerging.

Joyce Alene
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'Dinesh D’Souza was convicted of one of the crimes Michael Cohen is under investigation for, campaign finance fraud. Impossible to view this as anything other than a “stay strong“ message from Trump to Cohen, especially given the timing.'

lionheart · 31/05/2018 16:13

What a shame. There is a tape. Smile

Donald J. Trump
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'Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream Media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!'

lionheart · 31/05/2018 16:16

Trevor was right about that one--social media has a kind of snowball effect to it, doesn't it?

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 16:16

Lordy, this time there are tapes. And who else did you tell when you were yukking it up in the Oval? Some forrin fellas, niet?

@jimsciutto
False. Trump to NBC May 2017: "And in fact when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said 'you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won'."
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream Media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!
1:34 pm · 31 May 2018
mobile.twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1002166309478633472

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 16:20

I like the throw away 'Not that it matters', lion. Unusual understatement Grin

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 16:35

'many believe' - This is such a tell, you'd think the coms lot would try just a bit harder:

Kaitlan Collins
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Deputy press secretary Raj Shah explains Trump’s pardon of Dinesh D’Souza by saying he is “an individual who has made restitution and accepted responsibility for his actions” and that “many believe he was subject of selective prosecution.”
4:10 pm · 31 May 2018

mobile.twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1002205807361093633

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 16:43

The motive for this D'Souza pardon couldn't be more obvious if Melania stood naked on the Trump Tower WH roof and semaphored it with flaming flags.

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 16:55

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 17:01

I've reported last post for deletion. Pressed 'post' in error for 'preview', and copied in load of unrelated stuff.Blush

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 17:22

'Today is a bad day for world trade’: Trump slaps U.S. allies with tariffs
Mexico quickly announced it would impose penalties on a list of U.S. goods, and the EU said it would respond with penalties of its own.'
By DOUG PALMER 05/31/2018 09:47 AM EDT Updated 05/31/2018 10:55 AM EDT'

www.politico.com/story/2018/05/31/trump-hits-us-allies-with-steel-aluminum-tariffs-615327

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cozietoesie · 31/05/2018 18:20

Look on the bright side, lion. At least he got the location right on that occasion......

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 18:46

I was just wondering if he had someone make up a list of possible pardoners to pull of as needed and this appeared. He really has got a little list!:

mobile.twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1002233759444488197/photo/1

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 18:48

pardonees

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 18:51

Robert Costa confirmed the above is from a pool report.

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 18:56

KneelBeforeHat
@Popehat
Trump's pardons of D'Souza and Arpiao and Libby, and rumored contemplated pardons of Stewart and Blagojevich, show consistent messaging. /1
5:22 pm · 31 May 2018

mobile.twitter.com/Popehat/status/1002223740585852928

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 19:11

I saw that Bee piece this morning, lion, and, that was a very effective coda to her Ivanka critique. I gave a her a 'woohoo' and a clap - made my cats jump!

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ohmymimi · 31/05/2018 19:15

Thread rollout of Popehat's thread here:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1002223740585852928.html

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cozietoesie · 31/05/2018 19:32

Just to remind you all.

Pardons granted by Obama

(I'm sorry that it's Wikipedia)

lionheart · 31/05/2018 19:35

Bee is 'sorry'.

A Martha Stewart pardon for obstruction must be mightily tempting, what with Comey's role in the prosecution.

cozietoesie · 31/05/2018 19:35

Try 2.

Pardons by Obama