On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote:
> Trump's carnage can be damaging at time, but when I see crap like this I > find myself glad he's getting his position out there. > > On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 6:35:00 PM UTC+2, KeithInTampa wrote: >> >> Hey Kam! >> >> (Good to say "Hey" to ya!) >> >> I saw this! Makes one think that the "Leak" out of Mueller's office >> about purportedly investigating President Trump on obstruction charges, is >> Bull Hockey! (And/Or purposely planted!) I think Mueller could be losing >> his swagger inside the DC Beltway! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Kamakazee <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Whaaaa? Including the leaks by a certain head of the Federal BI? >>> >>> In a move that stunned many members of the media, on Thursday night >>> Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing the Russia probe >>> due to Jeff Sessions' recusal and who earlier this week confirmed only he >>> has authority to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, released an >>> unorthodox statement to be “*skeptical about anonymous allegations*” >>> following the relentless barrage of news reports emerging from the WaPo and >>> the NYT about the evolving probe into Russia’s "election interference" and >>> possible collusion with Trump, all based on "anonymous sources." >>> >>> "Americans should exercise caution before accepting as true any stories >>> attributed to anonymous 'officials,' particularly when they do not identify >>> the country — let alone the branch or agency of government — with which the >>> alleged sources supposedly are affiliated. Americans should be skeptical >>> about anonymous allegations. The Department of Justice has a >>> long-established policy to neither confirm nor deny such allegations. >>> >>> Rosenstein, who many had seen as a Trump foil at the DOJ, did not cite >>> specific reports. The DOJ released Rosenstein’s statement after 9 p.m., >>> shortly after The Washington Post *reported that the special counsel * >>> <http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-15/jared-kushner-under-investigation-special-counsel-wapo>was >>> investigating the business dealings of Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s >>> son-in-law and adviser. That report was attributed to unnamed American >>> officials. >>> >>> As we said, the media and punditry was "stunned" by the official >>> statement: the NYT' Maggie Haberman said "Have literally never seen a >>> statement like this." The new leader of the Trump "resistance", Preet >>> Bharara also chimed in, tweeting "Americans should also exercise caution >>> before accepting as true lies about firing of FBI Director & defamation of >>> a war hero special counsel" >>> >>> Americans should also exercise caution before accepting as true lies >>> about firing of FBI Director & defamation of a war hero special counsel >>> *pic.twitter.com/KQUPpppcAI* <https://t.co/KQUPpppcAI> >>> >>> — Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) *June 16, 2017* >>> <https://twitter.com/PreetBharara/status/875574534144839680> >>> >>> To be expected, Rosenstein - who the media was ambivalent about and >>> following his recent testimony in which he said there was "no grounds" to >>> fire Mueller, praised - promptly became the latest pariah for insinuating >>> that the media's Trump reportage may be, in fact, fake news. >>> >>> As the *NYT reported this morning, * >>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/rod-rosenstein-anonymous-sources.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0>the >>> "*statement aligned with the president’s open frustration with >>> unflattering leaks. Mr. Trump has called stories about the investigation >>> “fake news” and complained on Twitter about a Washington Post report on >>> Wednesday night that the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, was >>> investigating the president himself for possible obstruction of justice. >>> *That >>> story was also attributed to unnamed sources, as was a New York Times >>> article that same evening about Mr. Mueller’s request for interviews with >>> three top intelligence officials." >>> >>> http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-16/stunning-announceme >>> nt-doj-warns-americans-not-trust-stories-based-anonymous-official >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >>> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >>> >>> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >>> * It's active and moderated. 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