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Originally Posted by Chicks (Post 362927)

It's pointless to even engage with the idiot. He’s nothing more than a f’ing dittohead.

Meanwhile, "when Congress sent President Donald Trump a bill in July that slapped new sanctions on Russia, the president signed the legislation reluctantly while lambasting it as an example of congressional overreach.

The administration has since blown past an October 1 deadline to implement the sanctions. Lawmakers are now searching for answers as to whether the president is even planning to follow the law that they passed and he signed."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/congre...nt-tell-us-why

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Originally Posted by finnbow (Post 362919)

The former British spy who authored a controversial dossier on behalf of Donald Trump’s political opponents alleging ties between Trump and Russia reached an agreement with the FBI a few weeks before the election for the bureau to pay him to continue his work, according to several people familiar with the arrangement...

Ultimately, the FBI did not pay Steele. Communications between the bureau and the former spy were interrupted as Steele’s now-famous dossier became the subject of news stories, congressional inquiries and presidential denials, according to the people familiar with the arrangement, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...what-it-means/

Whether or not he was paid by the FBI, it would have been fully appropriate for the FBI to have paid for a highly-respected intelligence asset with deep connections in Russia to keep looking. Why don't you think it's appropriate to investigate the depths to which Trump was tied up with the Russians? Just because you voted for him?

In any event, if you want a better understanding of what's behind conservatives' breathlessness in criticizing the Dems funding of the dossier, read this and you may be able to grasp how/why you're being confused and manipulated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...uous-nonsense/

Except they didn't pay Steele to "keep looking". They never reached an agreement. They never could verify his sourcing or his claims, which is the likely reason that the FBI backed off. By then, however, multiple "investigations" were underway elsewhere.

As far as your WaPo link, it's "Pay Walled". However, I have no doubt that the folks at WaPo are trying to keep the "Russian Collusion" non-story on life support.

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Originally Posted by finnbow (Post 362926)

Whell seems shocked, shocked that opposition research is paid for by one's political opposition.:confused:

I'm "shocked" that the FBI thought "opposition research" was an appropriate basis to open a criminal investigation.

Seriously, if it turned out that the document was bought and paid for by the RNC and contained dirt on Clinton, you'd not only be screaming about RNC "dirty tricks", you'd also be screaming about how the FBI was being weaponized politically against Clinton.

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Originally Posted by Chicks (Post 362927)

It's pointless to even engage with the idiot. He’s nothing more than a f’ing dittohead.

You think posting crap like this is "engaging"? You're hilarious.

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Originally Posted by Rajoo (Post 362920)

That's another BS.
The FBI was looking into Russian meddling and not helping Hillary. In fact Comey who was head of the FBI had a big hand in sinking Hillary's candidacy. So this is a bogus conspiracy.

And yet, it was reportedly "Russian meddling" that impacted Comey's investigation of Hillary's emails and email server.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...WnYL3k2dUv8nKZ

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Originally Posted by whell (Post 362930)

Only in 'Cloud Coo-Coo Land' does the above make any sense, at all. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by whell (Post 362930)

I'm "shocked" that the FBI thought "opposition research" was an appropriate basis to open a criminal investigation.

The FBI had been looking at Manafort, the Kushner companies, Magnitsky-related money-laundering, etc. long before they received the dossier. Somehow, it seems you're upset that a bunch of unsavory behavior involving Russians and the Trump campaign came to light. Why is it that every single Trump administration or campaign member, when questioned about Russian connections, invariably lied? Every single one. Coincidence?

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Originally Posted by finnbow (Post 362934)

Hmmmm, tough one. Because they’re all guilty as hell?

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Originally Posted by whell (Post 362932)

And yet, it was reportedly "Russian meddling" that impacted Comey's investigation of Hillary's emails and email server.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...WnYL3k2dUv8nKZ

Benghazi IIRC.

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Originally Posted by whell (Post 362931)

You think posting crap like this is "engaging"? You're hilarious.

Ouch!!