Russia Collusion Scandal (aka A Leftist fantasy)

[thethe]

I hope we get a more detailed description of what "the assessed poltical motivation of those who hired steele".

How much detail did the fbi provide that was at its disposal.

[thethe]

So kompromat on Clinton offered to Page and Papadopoulos.

At some point, however, the Russians made the judgment that they would release this themselves (via Wikileaks) rather than share it with the campaign. Of course we know the reason why. The patriotic Trump campaign people told them this would be illegal interference in the American political system and that they could not accept it and would be reporting all this to the FBI.

For the sake of clarity: the above paragraph is not in the memo.

The hyping up of page and papa is easily the funniest part of thin conspiracy.

[bravesnumberone]

What's even funnier is he Papa guilty to lying to the FBI. Most likely over how many nights a week he watched Big Bang reruns.

[nsacpi]

What's even funnier is he Papa guilty to lying to the FBI. Most likely over how many nights a week he watched Big Bang reruns.

Maybe the FBI used the interrogation tactics recommended by the Australian ambassador.

[Hawk]

For the sake of clarity: the above paragraph is not in the memo.

Seems like the memo was kind of flat-o, eh?

[bravesnumberone]

Certainly short on easily-debunked conspiracy theories.

[thethe]

Seems like the memo was kind of flat-o, eh?

And negated key facts that counter the main points in the memo.

[Hawk]

It's short on ... everything ... including sentences.

[bravesnumberone]

Key facts lol.

[Hawk]

Also dropped on a Saturday afternoon.

Like that surprisingly unsatisfying first **** after you've been constipated for a few days.

[bravesnumberone]

Take it up with big Donald.

[nsacpi]

I hope we get a more detailed description of what "the assessed poltical motivation of those who hired steele".

How much detail did the fbi provide that was at its disposal.

It is there. Bottom of p 5 and top of p 6. "DoJ in fact informed the court accurately that Steele was hired by politically-motivated persons and entities and that his research appeared intended for us to discredit Trump's campaign."

Also p 5 (and underlined). "The FBI speculates that the identified U.S. person was likely looking for information that could be used to discredit Candidate #1's campaign." This seems to be a direct quote from the application.

[thethe]

It is there. Bottom of p 5 and top of p 6. "DoJ in fact informed the court accurately that Steele was hired by politically-motivated persons and entities and that his research appeared intended for us to discredit Trump's campaign."

But who my friend? Who? The fbi left that part out.

[Hawk]

We were promised a categorical disassembly of the Republican memo.

This literally does nothing of the sort, not even if you squint.

[nsacpi]

It's short on ... everything ... including sentences.

not enough words if you ask me

[nsacpi]

But who my friend? Who? The fbi left that part out.

They have procedures they follow to avoid "unmasking" U.S. persons not directly at issue in the application. Hence the reference to U.S. person and Candidate #1. I don't have a problem with them sticking with protocol.

[nsacpi]

We were promised a categorical disassembly of the Republican memo.

This literally does nothing of the sort, not even if you squint.

Hard to detonate a grenade when it is a dud.

[Hawk]

Hard to detonate a grenade when it is a dud.

The Republican memo was a dud and it blew off Schiff's arm.

[nsacpi]

The Republican memo was a dud and it blew off Schiff's arm.

It was crafted to facilitate the firing of Rosenstein. A cooly crafted attempt to impede an investigation that imo there is a compelling public interest in letting proceed. Fortunately, it was also incompetently crafted.

Thank god for the keystone cops and their chief Devin Nunes. He obviously learned from the best.

[Hawk]

They have procedures they follow to avoid "unmasking" U.S. persons not directly at issue in the application. Hence the reference to U.S. person and Candidate #1. I don't have a problem with them sticking with protocol.

Let's unpack this a little. Who's the they and them in this scenario?