Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
Uh, George Papadopoulos just misremembered some dates.
Russia Collusion Scandal (aka A Leftist fantasy)
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Uh, George Papadopoulos just misremembered some dates.
Did I say he was innocent of a crime? His statement was factually inaccurate and thus a crime.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
Ok. FWIW, your take was also factually inaccurate, but I guess that's beside the point.
But that's also not how the statute works.
He lied to the fbi. That was the crime. How is that a misunderstanding?
Wolff is certainly having an Andrew Morton moment right now. The real question is whether or not Bannon will continue to stand as "the source" designed to act as a token of veracity for the entire book or if additional names/recordings/figures will unveil themselves to shore things up.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/04/michael-wolff-fire-fury-credibility-325399
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If Bannon is it - and these magical recordings don't somehow manage to surface (or somehow be corroborated) - then I can actually see this eventually working in Trump's favor in a major way.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/04/michael-wolff-fire-fury-credibility-325399
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If Bannon is it - and these magical recordings don't somehow manage to surface (or somehow be corroborated) - then I can actually see this eventually working in Trump's favor in a major way.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
exoneration!
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
Clarifying the difference between "he made a factually inaccurate statement," which is kinda sticking with the "misremembered dates" line, and "he lied." They're different, and often the difference between being charged with a crime or not.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
Mainstream journalists seem to haaaaaate this dude and have been piling on him since the original excerpts ran, so the shine may be off.
I doubt that's going to help Trump in any meaningful way, though. Even if you write off the most grotesque of the caricatures, time is going to tend to confirm the portrait of him rather than undermine it.
You certainly hope so. But these continual overreactions to nothing while the economy is roaring will absolutely help trump. I just don't get how intelligent people like you and nsacpi keep falling for these things. I get it with others.
Post some original thought at some point in the next year. Your echo chamber is manipulating you.
That distinction is not made by the FBI. Factually inaccuracy I believe is the extent to which the FBI can charge you. Intent is impossible to prove without an admission.
Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
I'm not sure why you want to continue to argue about this. The statute says "knowingly and willingly." That's the difference between intent and simple "factual inaccuracy."
It's odd that you have such strong opinions about who should and shouldn't be prosecuted (Abedin, Mills, Papa, etc) under this law, yet you seem to fundamentally misunderstand it.
Sorry I confused it with the statute for federal employees that deal with classified information. My bad
I hope you're ready for another 7 years of the great dJT.
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Tom Bonier
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3m3 minutes ago
Tom Bonier Retweeted Nicholas Thompson
Russia worked to influence our '16 elections.
We know that.
Yet the sanctions passed 5 months ago in response
are yet to be implemented by the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, Russian trolls and much of the GOP share the
objective of undermining Mueller and his investigation.
Verified account @tbonier
3m3 minutes ago
Tom Bonier Retweeted Nicholas Thompson
Russia worked to influence our '16 elections.
We know that.
Yet the sanctions passed 5 months ago in response
are yet to be implemented by the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, Russian trolls and much of the GOP share the
objective of undermining Mueller and his investigation.