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[Imperfected]

what's getting annoying is the people who keep claiming "oh shit this is the THING" every week. It's never been the thing. Republicans control congress. We have at least 2 years of this barring a miracle.

There is a limit, where public opinion turns so vitriolic toward Trump and anyone who supports or protects him that it poisons the entire Republican "brand" and begins to significantly risk the career of every Republican in the House and Senate.

Party before Country, but Self before Party. That's the Republican Way.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Disturbing enough for McCain to shake his head at while he continues to vote along with his party.

McCain been growing balls the past week.

 

[Boke1879]

what's getting annoying is the people who keep claiming "oh shit this is the THING" every week. It's never been the thing. Republicans control congress. We have at least 2 years of this barring a miracle.

But this IS a thing. Regardless if the GOP do nothing or not. This is a thing. It's something I'll continue to remember and hopefully many of others do when they go vote.

 

[Netherscourge]

If a US agent or source or spy gets killed because of this....

 

[BronsonLee]

I'm still laughing at BuzzFeed's news strategy for the past few big stories

*Conventional Outlet drops story, leaves out details they couldn't confirm*

BuzzFeed News: COME ON AND SLAM AND WELCOME TO THE JAM

*BuzzFeed dunks entire story, warts and all*

 

[Hopfrog]

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/864235589138251776

McCain must be the most consistently disturbed man in America with how often he says this in relation to Trump. It is a wonder how he gets through the day with all of these disturbances.

 

[Hubbl3]

"If it's true, I would say it's disturbing," MCCAIN to me on Post story of Trump revealing classified intel to Russians

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/864235589138251776

surejan

 

[Judderman]

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/864235589138251776

While he takes another shot of Skele-Gro in the hope that his spine returns.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

 

[hobblygobbly]

Pure speculation: I think a source linked to the Russians maybe leaked this. This is what Russians do and use media who pick up on leaks as "useful idiots", they've done it in the past such as with doping, and will fit in with their attempts to destabilise the U.S and its efforts with other countries.

 

[jet1911]

Can't wait to see this not having any impact on Big Orange Man as usual. :/

 

[kess]

Knowing Trump, he probably intentionally leaked the information to fuck with the intelligence agencies. Above the law, suckers!

 

[aceface]

GOP won't do anything because they know Trump will roast them all on Twitter if they do and then his braindead followers won't reelect them. Trump could shit on a plate and his voters would call it blueberry pie.

Of course they could put the good of the country over being reelected, but how likely is that?

 

[ahoyhoy]

McCain been growing balls the past week.

Bullshit.

He's just positioning himself to go either way. No way this dude will put anything to a vote himself.

 

[RecRoulette]

I'm still laughing at BuzzFeed's news strategy for the past few big stories

*Conventional Outlet drops story, leaves out details they couldn't confirm*

BuzzFeed News: COME ON AND SLAM AND WELCOME TO THE JAM

*BuzzFeed dunks entire story, warts and all*

Hey at this point, why the hell not.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Jesus, they should just brief him with fake Intel. There are no positives for Trump knowing anything at all since not only is he completely incompetent, uninformed, and uninterested, but apparently he'll just tell it all to our enemies anyway.

 

[Prompto]

This is just reminding me of that SNL sketch from last weekend.

"Is that it? Did we get him? Oh right nothing matters. Absolutely nothing matters anymore"

It's unbelievable. The shit Trump is able to get away with

 

[Lord Frieza]

The CIA director and NSA director should step down and say fuck you Trump. I don't wanna work for a traitor.

McMasters is on active duty, so I'm pretty sure he can't resign or refuse the position, he'll have to be dismissed by the President. And Pompeo is one of the better Trump picks, so it's better if he stays really.

 

[spiderman123]

How much worse? Are they conversing in fucking Russian?

nope more like - Руководство по ремонту посла я могу дать вам bj наряду с этими ядрёные баллистические коды.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

What about the people who voted for him?

Not as dumb by a scant 0.00001%.

 

[ICO_SotC]

Time to watch if some more Russians with connections to the investigation coincidentally wind up dead/vanished/imprisoned.

 

[JP_]

What was McMaster's statement?

I think it may be:

"The president and the foreign minister reviewed common threats from terrorist organisations to include threats to aviation," said H.R. McMaster, the national security adviser, who participated in the meeting. "At no time were any intelligence sources or methods discussed and no military operations were disclosed that were not already known publicly."

But it might be somewhat of a catch 22? McMaster presumably wouldn't want to confirm the Russians have new classified info so of course he'd deny it?

 

[whytemyke]

If a US agent or source or spy gets killed because of this....

Nothing will happen. Rove deliberately outed a CIA asset in the field in order to get back at a reporter when Bush was in office and nobody even remembers it, let alone gets upset about it.

 

[RPGCrazied]

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/864235589138251776

Is that all they are going to do with this man? Say its troubling, disturbing and just move on when he does something awful? You know, after a while, that doesn't work anymore. Either do something about it, or shut the fuck up.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Bullshit.

He's just positioning himself to go either way. No way this dude will put anything to a vote himself.

McCain voted no twice last week on some shit.

 

[Black Mamba]

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McCain just saw WP: "We certainly don't want any president to leak classified information but the president does have the right to do that."

https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/864236984667172864

NOTHING MATTERS

 

[darscot]

Can't wait to see this not having any impact on Big Orange Man as usual. :/

Just means another good day for late night monologues and SNL. That is all that ever happens.

 

[Drkirby]

My only question, how did the Washington Post's sources get that info? Did it come from Whitehouse staff, or from the IC intercepting Russian communication?

 

[gaugebozo]

The WaPo article said there were aides. There were also transcripts (from where we got the readout) and Trump taps his own offices (the article about reporters interviewing him several years ago and he asked if anyone wanted drinks, and drinks were brought in without him picking up a phone/intercom, for instance).

He has a diet Coke button:

 

[LiK]

Everyday there's something new. This is incredible.

 

[mnannola]

Disturbing enough for McCain to shake his head at while he continues to vote along with his party.

Don't disrespect McCain like that.

He also sighed.

 

[kris.]

https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/864236984667172864

NOTHING MATTERS

fuck McCain oh my GOD how can he keep saying this shit

 

[BronsonLee]

McCain both found and lost his balls in RECORD TIME

 

[Apharmd]

https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/864236984667172864

NOTHING MATTERS

What a maverick!

 

[Milly Osworth]

It doesnt even matter what Trump does anymore it seems. I think he might have been right, he could shoot someone and stay president of the usa.

 

[ShironRedshift]

https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/status/751198307972767744

Oh, if only someone could shove a tape of him saying this into his face. Would be so nice to see him squirm to explain how this doesn't apply to Trump. I know he'd find a way, but it would still be great to watch him struggle.

 

[mlclmtckr]

Okay for real if he weren't completely in Putin's pocket he would not be doing this shit.

Even a senile amphetamine-addled greasy-skinned spraytanned sack of rotting meat like Donald Trump should know by now that there is a little bit of a perception problem with him and Russia. Even someone as dumb as Trump understands that it would be better for him if he didn't keep hanging out with members of the Russian government and intelligence community.

Which means that they definitely do own him. I think they literally own a large part of his heavily-leveraged business empire and could bankrupt the fucker by calling in a couple loans. Add that to the kompromat that we know exists and the little favors that they did for him during the election and it makes sense that he's willing to go down for this Russia stuff.

He'd rather be a traitor than poor or embarrassed.

 

[Wet Bloodfart]

https://twitter.com/ericawerner/status/864236984667172864

NOTHING MATTERS

McCain is a fucking loser.

 

[Boke1879]

McCain is a bitch.

 

[Byakuya769]

GOP gonna be all "Meh it's no big deal"

It's a huge deal. Who the fuck is leaking this information! We're lucky democrats aren't able to unmask people, fortunately. But still! We have to talk about all issues, mainly the leakers tho.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

In for history. Trump is going to make my class on Global Surveillance next semester infinitely more interesting. Hopefully b y that time we'll be talking about how he was impeached.

 

[Tovarisc]

Msnbc is leading with it.

Popped it open and they are again talking about talking point "Nothing will happen to Trump before his ratings drop"

Yawn.

 

[Wag]

Don't worry. Jared will fix it.

 

[broncobuster]

https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/status/751198307972767744

The one man human centipede.

 

[Holepunch]

Knowing Trump, he probably intentionally leaked the information to fuck with the intelligence agencies. Above the law, suckers!

Knowing Trump, he's probably just a fucking idiot.

 

[RangerX]

I genuinely don't think it can go on like this much longer. Even republicans must see how disastrous this man is.

 

[Laevateinn]

Disturbing enough for McCain to shake his head at while he continues to vote along with his party.

More disturbing than McCain being a senator despite being a useless monster.

 

[Kusagari]

The MCCAIN EXPERIENCE strikes again.

 

[Kurtofan]

i feel like puking reading this

 

[serenewarfare]

Oh, if only someone could shove a tape of him saying this into his face. Would be so nice to see him squirm to explain how this doesn't apply to Trump. I know he'd find a way, but it would still be great to watch him struggle.

He would just say that, as President, Trump has the authority to decide who gets know what info.

Basically that McCain quote a few posts up.