Politics #ReleaseTheMemo ?

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  1. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    So, you can't see where they say anything about that either. Good to know. #makingupstupidhashtagsisntconvincinganyone

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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    So you're in denial that the Clinton campaign and DNC were in cahoots with the FBI?

    hahahahahahahaha.
     
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    If there's proof of this it's probably going to be a person or two at the FBI....not the FBI...and if anyone broke a law...bring it on
     
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    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    Link. From my Fox News Feed (LOL)


    https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/18/poli...-donald-trump-russia-investigation/index.html

    Washington (CNN) - The FBI last year used a dossier of allegations of Russian ties to Donald Trump's campaign as part of the justification to win approval to secretly monitor a Trump associate, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.

    The dossier has also been cited by FBI Director James Comey in some of his briefings to members of Congress in recent weeks, as one of the sources of information the bureau has used to bolster its investigation, according to US officials briefed on the probe.

    This includes approval from the secret court that oversees the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to monitor the communications of Carter Page, two of the officials said. Last year, Page was identified by the Trump campaign as an adviser on national security.
     
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    That about covers it.
     
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    Ha!
    Now you want proof.
    Patience! Grasshopper doesn't fit here.
     
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    Oh bullshit! This is either loser talk or loud mouth, but bullshit either way.
     
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    classy post ....consider the source...I won't dignify it with the scathing criticism it deserves
     
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    What's your deal? You have this obsession with talking at people like a barking old blind dog
     
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    you the load mouth expert I take it?
     
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    If that were true, why would Comey have sprung his October surprise announcement about reopening the Hillary investigation? That's not what an FBI that was trying to elect Hillary would do. That's what an FBI that was trying to elect Trump would do (and did in fact do).

    Your standard of evidence here is severely lacking.

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    Your class was apparent when the Freak was calling people idiots. You liked it. Did you notice his main complaint was he did understand how it would or could work?

    Just like you. You don't call someone else idiot when you don't understand. Nor can you hide behind principle when you do.

    You fail to respect the election process to select the President. That sir, is a sore ass loser. It doesn't get worse.
     
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    So what's your point exactly? Do you not understand the word 'part' in 'part of the justification'? You might want to consider what the rest of the justification was.

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    lies and insults....you sir are sensationalizing ....I vote...I respect the election process...I can disrespect any public official I like....it's not a dictatorship or monarchy as much as you'd like it to be....I'm a winner....I've seen much worse in my life...you're wrong...stew on your own angst bucko
     
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    ok, inappropriate, but I lol'd. Expected that from El Pres or HCP, not you. :)
     
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    You see, you can not be for sedition and respect the process at the same time. Pretty simple.
     
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    slander...look it up
     
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    Well in print it is libel. But yes, you do defamation of the man's character but it becomes worse when you intend it to support sedition. Otherwise I suppose you can libel and slander the President all you like. But you and the Dems want more. That is over line, failing to respect the election process.
     
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    So much for swamp draining
    Draining the swamp? D.C. lobbying during Trump administration surges to highest level in 7 years
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    WASHINGTON — Lobbying activity in Washington surged to $3.34 billion last year — its highest level since 2010 — as corporations, trade groups and other interests scrambled to make their mark on everything from fast-moving tax legislation to immigration policy during President Trump’s first year in office.

    The new tally from the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics shows powerful and long-standing trade groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Realtors, spending the most money to shape policy in 2017.

    “Lobbyists appear not to have gotten the memo about draining the swamp,” said Sheila Krumholz, the center’s executive director, referring to Trump’s often-repeated campaign pledge to clean up Washington and rein in lobbyists.

    The center’s tally also shows that lobbying by individual companies hit new levels.

    Google’s federal spending jumped to $18 million last year, a new high in the tech giant’s lobbying history in Washington. Tech companies are facing increasing scrutiny as lawmakers consider regulating online advertising. Congress is investigating Russia’s use of social media platforms to influence the 2016 presidential election.

    Congressional filings show Google lobbied on broad issues — from cyber-security and tax legislation to immigration, including Trump’s controversial executive orders that temporarily banned refugees and immigrants from some majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. Google and dozens of other tech firms banded together last year to ask the Supreme Court to rule against the travel ban, saying it hurt their ability to attract workers and compete globally.

    Google officials did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the company's lobbying activity.

    More: Twitter: There were more Russian trolls than we thought

    More: Trump immigration plan unites all sides in opposition

    The nonprofit Open Society Policy Center, aligned with liberal billionaire George Soros, reported $16.1 million in spending last year, a record for the organization since it began reporting federal lobbying in 2002. Much of the money — a total of $10.3 million — was spent in the last three months of the year and largely reflects grants Open Society made to other, aligned groups to support their lobbying activity, officials said.

    Congressional records show Open Society lobbying efforts included a push to limit child trafficking and measures introduced by congressional Democrats that would prohibit Trump from making a preemptive strike against North Korea without congressional approval.

    “We make different grants each year depending on what is happening in Congress and there was a lot going in 2017: Protecting immigrants and refugees, preserving fairness in the tax code, advocating for criminal justice reform, pressing for disaster relief for Puerto Rico, and promoting a progressive U.S. foreign policy,” Jonathan Kaplan, an Open Society spokesman, said in an email.

    Lobbying also soared during the last three months of the year for the National Association of Realtors, which spent $22.2 million during the fourth-quarter of 2017, double what it spent during the previous three months, congressional records show.

    The 1.3 million-member Realtors group waged an aggressive lobbying campaign to reshape the tax overhaul that sped through Congress at year’s end. The trade group flew in local Realtors to Washington and ran ads targeting key lawmakers as it worked to defeat a slew of provisions opposed by the industry in an original House version of the tax bill.

    "There was a lot on the table," Jamie Gregory, the Realtors' deputy chief lobbyist said. "In the end, we needed to be fully engaged to get as much of that neutralized before the final bill passed."

    Among the wins Realtors have touted: Preserving an exemption from capital gains taxes when homeowners profit from the sale of their primary residence and beating back a provision that would have limited the mortgage interest deduction for home purchases to those with new loans of $500,000 or less.

    The final law increased the cap to $750,000.

    The Realtors already have begun lobbying to ease other provisions that made it into the final law, such as a new, $10,000 cap on the deductions that individual taxpayers can take to offset local and state income, sales and property taxes.

    Previously, there was no cap, and the change hits pocketbooks of homeowners who live in counties and states with high property taxes.

    "We are going to see if we can't start to nibble away" at the law, Gregory said.
     
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    He thought exonerating her would help more than having the well known investigation ongoing.
     

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