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[Effnine]

LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!

 

[Kusagari]

Hey, Graham and McCain...ready to grow some balls yet?

 

[so1337]

Impeachment when?

 

[RBH]

BUT THE EMAILS!

 

[RustyNails]

Fucking hell. I bet our moles inside ISIS are fucked now.

 

[captmcblack]

Worh pointing out



So fucking stupid, but within the presidents right

Yep.

I'm going to roll with this being more bad optics than anything else for now.



...unless there are, in fact, tapes.

 

[Allard]

Worh pointing out



So fucking stupid, but within the presidents right

He has broad authority to declassify, but he has to ACTUALLY declassify before relaying the information. From what it sounds like he relayed info that none of our allies know without taking due process to even declassify it.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

ok if this is true then that has to be it right?

If Republicans in Congress had any balls, sure. (they do not)

 

[plagiarize]

Of course he did.

This was always going to happen. There was no way he'd be able to keep classified information locked tight, when he can't even stick to an official story for five fucking seconds.

And naturally it happened with the absolute worst imaginable optics, at probably the worst possible moment for him that it could.

And the GOP will still probably refuse to budge on an independent investigation or a special prosecutor.

 

[BronsonLee]

Lol what a fucking idiot

Someone high up on his staff must love sticking it to him

 

[NealMcCauley]

U.S. officials said that the National Security Council continues to prepare multi-page briefings for Trump to guide him through conversations with foreign leaders but that he has insisted that the guidance be distilled to a single page of bullet points, and often ignores those.

“He seems to get in the room or on the phone and just goes with it — and that has big downsides,” the second former official said. “Does he understand what’s classified and what’s not? That’s what worries me.”

Lavrov’s reaction to the Trump disclosures was muted, officials said, calling for the United States to work more closely with Moscow on fighting terrorism.

I bet even Lavrov was thinking "Jesus, dude."

 

[zelas]

Worh pointing out



So fucking stupid, but within the presidents right

The majority of posts so far make it clear this should have been placed in the OP.

 

[Abinash117]

I don't know how stupid Trump can actually be. He complains about the Russian story not dying, but this stupidass keeps shooting himself in the knee. This is the worst time for him to do such a thing.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Mean while in GOP land.......

Is Trump a Dem?

No?

Black?

No.

Obama?

He'll no.


Please continue, Mr President.

 

[ascii42]

Worh pointing out



So fucking stupid, but within the presidents right

While this is true, I've been wondering for a while if it's possible to determine that an otherwise legal action such as this was not in the US's interest and act accordingly.

 

[def sim]

I see.

Looking forward to reading this article.

 

[Darryl M R]

Fam can we go one day?

 

[Patryn]

In his meeting with Lavrov, Trump seemed to be boasting about his inside knowledge of the looming threat. “I get great intel. I have people brief me on great intel every day,” Trump said, according to an official with knowledge of the exchange.

Trump went on to discuss aspects of the threat that the United States only learned through the espionage capabilities of a key partner. He did not reveal the specific intelligence gathering method, but described how the Islamic State was pursuing elements of a specific plot and how much harm such an attack could cause under varying circumstances. Most alarmingly, officials said, Trump revealed the city in the Islamic State’s territory where the U.S. intelligence partner detected the threat.

Holy shit.

So Trump was being Trump and had to brag.

The IC needs to put him on an information diet like now.

 

[Graphics Horse]

😵😅

 

[plagiarize]

Worh pointing out



So fucking stupid, but within the presidents right

I bet there is still procedure to be followed, and I bet you he didn't follow it.

And can we get past the 'illegal' standard already? It's not needed for impeachment... and there is a growing list of stuff that isn't 'illegal' that clearly should be, which Trump is doing.

 

[Dorpheus]

So he doesn't mind leaks when Russia is the benefactor.

 

[Tagyhag]

If I understand it correctly, legally, he is in his right to do this.

He could be impeached for it, but he won't. Republicans can't jeopardize their current power hold.

If this was Hillary with the same congress, you bet your ass she would be though.

 

[Averon]

And nothing will happen because the GOP so badly want those tax cuts for the wealthy and deregulations for their business pal so very much.

Fuck everything else as far as they are concerned.

 

[Wet Bloodfart]

Even though this is technically legal, the sheer absurdity of doing so HAS to be enough to get some GOP members to get pissed right?

 

[Kyzer]

Idk if telling someone classified information as president counts as formally declassifying it lol

 

[Dalek]

Good thing there weren't any Russian cameras in the room.

 

[Xando]

No wonder US allies withhold intelligence towards the US.

Dumbass is gonna memo it directly to Russia

 

[MIMIC]

Trump will do something stupid every week. The only question is what will be done about it.

 

[plagiarize]

Idk if telling someone classified information as president counts as formally declassifying it lol

Right. Just because he has authority to declassify doesn't mean that there isn't procedure. Anyone got any ideas about this?

 

[Einchy]

"What's that? Nothing matters? Absolutely nothing matters anymore?"

 

[Sephzilla]

The president has the right to declassify information. But he has to formally declassify it. He can't just say shit on a whim and be like "bruh I just declassified it". Not to mention disclosing this kind of information to a foreign entity that isn't one of our allies is an entirely different matter.

 

[BronsonLee]

Idk if telling someone classified information as president counts as formally declassifying it lol

When the President does it, it's not illegal~

 

[Durden77]

It's amazing how easily someone could coax information out of him.

It could be as simple as the Russians saying "You don't get that great of intel".

Trump : "I get great intel. Everyday I'm given great intel... *insert classified intel so he can prove he's a big boy to the Russians that he oddly wants validation from*.

Russians: "Cool thanks we believe you".

 

[Unknown One]

I knew this dumbass tool would do this.

 

[-griffy-]

Is it viable to get impeached for being too stupid?

 

[wildfire]

So I wonder which ally we highly likely irreparably damaged our relationship with for this.

 

[Megasoum]

Why bother hacking emails when you can just go directly to the source?

 

[jviggy43]

Trump will do something stupid every week. The only question is what will be done about it.

^^^

Were gonna need republicans to turn on him to get that ball rolling and I know better than to expect anything from them.

 

[Sephzilla]

Is it viable to get impeached for being too stupid?

 

[Wet Bloodfart]

The dude treats everything like a dick contest. He's costing people their lives.

 

[Beefy]

I wonder when he will tell them the nuke codes?

 

[Nabs]

I've gotten to the point where this doesn't surprise me. This is a bad place to be.

 

[shawnbuddy]

The Republican response.

 

[Brashnir]

So I wonder which ally we highly likely irreparably damaged our relationship with for this.

everyone.gif

 

[Imperfected]

Fuck impeachment. Full-on treason charges.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Okay...but look...HER EMAILS!

 

[mlclmtckr]

When the President does it, it's not illegal~

Honestly at this point, if Trump was caught doing the exact same shit that brought down Nixon, would be be impeached?

 

[benicillin]

and it's STILL NOT BLATANT ENOUGH for the GOP to ditch him.

 

[Blue Ninja]

So, is this it? Is it over?

*sigh* It's never over, is it.

 

[jackal27]

Pence. Listen. I don't like you, but it's your time.