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NBC Source Torpedoes Trump Claim Biden WH Colluded At Meeting With Jack Smith Team Before Indictment (www.mediaite.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The "evidence" is literally just a meeting between white house staffers and Special Counsel staffers, months before Trump was indicted. The article goes over the actual purpose of the meeting, but like even in the most dastardly interpretation what's the complaint? That the White House "knew" about the investigation? Everyone knew about the investigation!

And there's no reason a meeting proves anyone approved or disapproved anything, but I think I'm safe in saying Biden approves of the prosecution, you don't need to meet with some low level staffers of his to find that out.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

<< puts fingers in ears >>

LA LA LA I CANT HEAR YOU FAKE NEWS ELECTION INTERFERENCE COVFEFE MAGA!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Meetings are always nefarious, deal with corruption or treason, are generally are an attempt to collude with foreign bad actors. Ask Trump about his perfect meeting with the Russians.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All projection. Trump would repeatedly meet with Barr and others in the justice department trying to force them to launch politically motivated cases against his enemies and to interfere with the elections. This evidence is all out in the open now, though I mean Trump never really tried to hide that he was weaponizing the justice department or other departments for political purposes. Now they have to make random false or unsubstantiated accusations of Biden doing that to make it seem like that's just something everyone does and not a crazy departure from norms.

Remember when everyone was freaking out over Loretta Lynch and Bill Clinton talking on an airport tarmac briefly? And then in the Trump years he was repeatedly meeting with his attorney general and threatening to fire him if he didn't launch the cases he wanted or interfere in elections and help with the coup. And Republicans all just pretend that's fine now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now they have to make random false or unsubstantiated accusations of Biden doing that to make it seem like that’s just something everyone does and not a crazy departure from norms.

I think it's more 1D checkers than that. They did that shit all the time, because that's how they think it's supposed to be, so of course everyone else must think and do the same.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m telling you, all that Q shit is real. There’s a pizza shop basement somewhere in DC where repubs rape and torture kids.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if Biden was "colluding" with Smith, by all means tell me what evidence they've fabricated.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah there are checks and balances in the legal system, even Biden himself couldn't just decide that Trump needed to be arrested. A Grand Jury had to review and approve the evidence the Special Counsel had, and a regular jury decides if it's enough to convict and sentence.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah there are checks and balances in the legal system, even Biden himself couldn't just decide that Trump needed to be arrested.

This is Trump thinking the Biden did something Trump was told Trump couldn't do.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter at all.

AT ALL.

Trump's supporters will believe it no matter what. If Trump says it, it's their gospel truth. If the media rebuts it, that's just evidence that the media lies.

These MORONS tried to violently overthrow the government based on a lie that was debunked in 60 court rooms, and every legitimate news source.

And not a single Republican presidential candidate is even trying to tell these people the truth.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It does matter. A lot. It won't convince any trump lover, but it's very important to play by the book.

It's very tedious and time consuming and no matter what you'll be accused of shit everything that isn't even close to corruption.

However in order to win you have to do everything right every step of the way. It seems easy to cave in and just ignore all things ethically, just like the other team, because it's so damn easy.

But it you want to show that the book and ask thing in it you have to abide by it. And that's hard.

I mean doesn't anybody watch star trek?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

torpedos

WTF journalists this isn't Hunt for Red October.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

At least it wasn't "slams".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

can we just skip to "TORPEDO SLAMS" already and get it over with!?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

SHOCK REACTIONS AS TENSE REBUTTAL TO MAJOR BACKLASH FOR WIDELY TOUTED UP-AND-COMING FUTURE HEADLINE FODDER BID AS CHIEF INSIDER NIXES TORPEDO SLAM CHANCES SAY CLOSE SOURCES

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Someone got a thesaurus for their birthday

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I had to read that headline way too many times to figure out what it meant

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If trump claimed it, it is by default- untrue. I don’t know why anyone bothers to fact check his ass. It’s ALL lies.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

two groups of people working in the same branch of government having a meeting does sound pretty bad tbh, should probably have Jim Jordan get on that.