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Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
8. IMO, this isn't really about ending the probe.
Wed May 16, 2018, 08:59 AM
May 2018

They know they can't.

This is about shoring up support with the base to blunt the effects of the reports when they come.

They probably know that Mueller will not attempt to indict Trump, so it comes down to the political process of impeachment. If they can convince enough for the Republicans that this is a political witch hunt, then they can get support out to the polls in November, and prevent any GOP Senators from supporting conviction.

The thing is, I think that plan will likely work.

The question is, will the REST of us hold the Republicans accountable for their flagrant disregard for the rule of law.

They are so f'n guilty C_U_L8R May 2018 #1
This is exactly what I keep saying too... WePurrsevere May 2018 #7
It's time for Mueller to fire another shot Cross their bow CentralMass May 2018 #2
Plan B - Bitch about it; Plan C - Cry about it; Plan D - Deny it; Plan E - Excuse it hatrack May 2018 #3
Forgot one angrychair May 2018 #12
I have been laughing with tears over this one. Thanks Oppaloopa May 2018 #23
I'm dying!!! hopeforchange2008 May 2018 #26
LOL, they've been doing that for awhile. Rorey May 2018 #29
Plan F - get Found out and go to prison. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2018 #21
All to star Giuliani all day on Fox. He's jazzed! Hortensis May 2018 #22
Plan F TEB May 2018 #31
Yeah, Rudy... Look guiltier... That should go over well... WePurrsevere May 2018 #4
Whoa PatSeg May 2018 #11
I think so too. Facts like these really need to get out there more... WePurrsevere May 2018 #17
Only for TIME. Otherwise, whoa! For instance, Whitewater Hortensis May 2018 #36
Oh yes PatSeg May 2018 #41
Every day a huge revelaton that'd be investigated Hortensis May 2018 #44
I knew Trump would be a disaster, PatSeg May 2018 #49
+1000 for the entire first paragraph. Hortensis May 2018 #50
Oh, I know PatSeg May 2018 #65
+1000. I'm guessing we could and should prosecute Hortensis May 2018 #66
That was an excellent analogy PatSeg May 2018 #67
Great chart but it leaves off some other investigations Poiuyt May 2018 #40
The 538 chart is only 'special investigations' since 1979 not all. WePurrsevere May 2018 #60
Thanks for the heads up, you moron leftynyc May 2018 #5
lol Solly Mack May 2018 #6
IMO, this isn't really about ending the probe. Adrahil May 2018 #8
People need to accept that Cosmocat May 2018 #63
+1, Benedict Donald wont go to jail but his kids will and that would be justice enough even though uponit7771 May 2018 #64
Plan B is to fire Giuliani Johonny May 2018 #9
Rudy: Always a thug NastyRiffraff May 2018 #10
+1 treestar May 2018 #42
we have thugs in charge bdamomma May 2018 #13
Lock him up!!! nt elmac May 2018 #14
Isn't THAT threat "obstruction of justice"? George II May 2018 #15
EXACTLY What I Was About To Post ChoppinBroccoli May 2018 #45
Nothing more scary than a Plan B. BSdetect May 2018 #16
What will they do ... take their ball and go home? Auggie May 2018 #18
Didn't even have a plan A grantcart May 2018 #19
Why wasn't Plan A to assist the Special Counsel in any way possible to prove innocence? Mr. Ected May 2018 #20
How long did they pursue the email and Benghazi? Victor_c3 May 2018 #24
I've yet to find out what Plan B and C might be, BobTheSubgenius May 2018 #25
please proceed, Rudy.... dhill926 May 2018 #27
Nothing to see here... Wounded Bear May 2018 #28
Yes, because THREATENING the Special Counsel is a fantastic idea. Hong Kong Cavalier May 2018 #30
Would you believe? Wounded Bear May 2018 #32
Hey Rudy, Mueller has a plan too, several - from A-Z..checkmate - SOON!....eom asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #33
But no Plan D?? Why are they letting Mueller off so easy?? NT Bleacher Creature May 2018 #34
I'm sure Mueller has got multiple plans underway that ... SWBTATTReg May 2018 #35
They don't understand the concept of having plans and not blabbing about them. nature-lover May 2018 #54
rudy is the gop comedy relief spanone May 2018 #37
"Stop, or I'll call my friends in the Russian mafia" dalton99a May 2018 #38
What was Plan A? Indictments and guilty pleas? underpants May 2018 #39
I thought they would automatically jump to Plan 9 From Outer Space ProudLib72 May 2018 #43
Well, since Plan A was a clusterfuck of gargantuan proportions...n/t cynatnite May 2018 #46
Plan B Is He'll Stomp His Widdle Foot, And Plan C Is He'll Hold His Breath ChoppinBroccoli May 2018 #47
Plan Rudy seems to consist of confessing. n/t Orsino May 2018 #48
Imagine Hillary or Barack's attorney THREATENING the DOJ...we would have civil war overnight Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #51
Sounds like a veiled threat to me. John Fante May 2018 #52
threatnening a prosecutor is not really too smart...is this how stupid Gulliani has become? beachbum bob May 2018 #53
Geez. Giuliani is playing ABCs... C_U_L8R May 2018 #55
Somebody should ask this clown... matt819 May 2018 #56
What about Plan R? Turbineguy May 2018 #57
More like Plan 9 From Outer Space. edbermac May 2018 #58
Tomorrow would be a good day to unseal an indictment or two. briv1016 May 2018 #59
sounds like a threat Demovictory9 May 2018 #61
Plan G: Get Cosby to take their side. lindysalsagal May 2018 #62
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