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TwistedTinkerbelle

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29. My my....And to think the Senate GOP just stripped their right to internet privacy.

Fri Mar 24, 2017, 01:42 PM

Mar 2017

So no hiding behind laws to protect their information on the internet. Ain't that some kind of special. Love it when it when their hatefulness comes back to bite 'em in the ass.

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Andrea. Mitchell just said on MSNBC [View all] Zoonart Mar 2017 OP

Which, in and of itself, is a crime! VMA131Marine Mar 2017 #1

Sounds like panic is setting in. Zoonart Mar 2017 #2

No - I don't think so leftynyc Mar 2017 #43

Obstruction of justice, destroying evidence--those laws don't wait for him to become president. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #57

There isn't a criminal case on leftynyc Mar 2017 #72

The investigative committee told them to preserve everything. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #78

They only 'asked' them BillyBobBrilliant Mar 2017 #90

I don't think it is legal to purge because you think you are under investigation. pnwmom Mar 2017 #60

It's not the crime that's going to nail a lot of these people--it's the coverup! TheBlackAdder Mar 2017 #64

it's only criminal obstruction if you're informed there is an investigation. unblock Mar 2017 #82

Do they think hitting delete actually erases anything? C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #3

Is there any remaining doubt? Zoonart Mar 2017 #8

LOL....yeah like deleting a file on a hardrive means it's gone forever..... Bengus81 Mar 2017 #15

I was thinking that itcfish Mar 2017 #35

If it is on a hard drive, you can delete (wipe) padfun Mar 2017 #69

Once the "tweet" is out of the bag..... woodsprite Mar 2017 #70

karl enid602 Mar 2017 #79

No! Don't you remeber the rumor mill about HRC? usedtobedemgurl Mar 2017 #88

Exactly. It just flags what that person found incriminating. nt SunSeeker Mar 2017 #38

the big quesiton is whether Trump was really dumb enough to leave electronic data that implicates Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #42

I think they will just nail everyone around him and then SQUEEZE!!! Mars and Minerva Mar 2017 #48

Yep, the correct squeezing protocol is from the bottom up. mobeau69 Mar 2017 #51

No -that is what Ivanka is for. colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #71

hmm, true... Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #74

Which begs the question... SmartRat Mar 2017 #85

It is supposed to be a "large" family gathering colorado_ufo Mar 2017 #92

I dunno. He seems łike the type to have a lot of messy details handled by underlings Bucky Mar 2017 #84

as long as he had knowledge of collusion, he is toast Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #91

Wow! K&R MelissaB Mar 2017 #4

Good! That tells me they are scared. LOL Lib Mar 2017 #5

Yup. They're burning the evidence. And Repubs just shut down the investigation. crazylikafox Mar 2017 #6

In the house GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #17

And Repubs just shut down the investigation.???????? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #23

Nunes held a press conference & announced that the Public hearings next Tuesday are cancelled. crazylikafox Mar 2017 #24

Manafort is under investigation by Treasury and FBI dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #68

nunes unilaterally cancelled today's open session. mopinko Mar 2017 #25

more info: crazylikafox Mar 2017 #27

It's always about the cover-up... dalton99a Mar 2017 #7

Someone should remind them mainstreetonce Mar 2017 #9

Wow these people are stupid. Tatiana Mar 2017 #10

They can "purge" them all they want TeapotInATempest Mar 2017 #11

if you're in DC, get your scopes & watch what's happening on WH lawns wordpix Mar 2017 #18

Isn't that illegal? underthematrix Mar 2017 #12

Agree LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #32

Of course. But so is treason, and treason carries the death penalty. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #40

They're talking about during transition leftynyc Mar 2017 #44

I think it's still illegal to destroy evidence though, meadowlander Mar 2017 #50

Plus the Trumpsters were ordered by the investigative committee to preserve everything. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #59

Not just by the cmte, but by their own WH counsel DeminPennswoods Mar 2017 #67

Yeah, good luck with that. Deleting... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #13

Nods head sagely Volaris Mar 2017 #54

Turn about is fair play after all... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #58

Not at all. Volaris Mar 2017 #63

Ahh.. Okay... WePurrsevere Mar 2017 #80

Now the FBI can add obstruction to their crimes The Blue Flower Mar 2017 #14

I guess they don't understand that that stuff never really goes away? GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #16

Don't you have to back it up to the cloud for it to remain permanent? Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #22

I think anything that is tweeted still remains on Twitter's servers. GoCubsGo Mar 2017 #41

This is a criminal act, no? Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #19

The FBI will just pull the phone records. Amazing how many people have no clue. sarcasmo Mar 2017 #20

Acid wash and bleach, anyone? Chiyo-chichi Mar 2017 #21

You can run but you can't hide Thrill Mar 2017 #26

Twitter and the cell phone providers keep backups AFAIK meow2u3 Mar 2017 #28

My my....And to think the Senate GOP just stripped their right to internet privacy. TwistedTinkerbelle Mar 2017 #29

Rosemary Woods shows 'em how it's done: Tanuki Mar 2017 #30

She was a twit! LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #33

This popped into my mind as well. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #45

Obstruction of Justice,,,,, Rockhead Mar 2017 #31

So let me get this straight.... Grammy23 Mar 2017 #34

There was no time for that! There's an administrative state to dismantle! Blue_Adept Mar 2017 #37

yes! and it's a Deep State, too! wordpix Mar 2017 #83

Ignorance is not a defense under the law. OnDoutside Mar 2017 #53

Isn't there an entire field of IT called madaboutharry Mar 2017 #36

Right? Zoonart Mar 2017 #39

I caught that too askyagerz Mar 2017 #46

If it is digital, it can be recovered. 33taw Mar 2017 #47

Has Trump's tailor fitted him for an orange jump suit yet? lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #49

If he wears an orange jumpsuit, will he disappear? nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #61

I have to say I am a little surprised that she was slamming Hillary for something still_one Mar 2017 #52

They were told not to do this already. KittyWampus Mar 2017 #55

That is a crime in itself, but these amateurs probably don't realize it because they know tblue37 Mar 2017 #56

Aren't there laws against them purging such info? sakabatou Mar 2017 #62

Lock 'em up and check the servers. Till then, there will be smoke over D.C. from all the records FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #65

There will be hundreds of staffers filing complaints of being hacked over the next few days world wide wally Mar 2017 #66

The phones would have to be subpoenaed, and the phone companies/NSA have the metadata. hedda_foil Mar 2017 #73

Our Constitution and existing laws provide no fair resolution for a situation such as this. maddiemom Mar 2017 #75

It just might be time to establish a new precedent. GliderGuider Mar 2017 #77

Good thing that when you delete something from your phone, it disappears forever... brooklynite Mar 2017 #76

It's easy to destroy the phone - or lose it in a river somewhere FakeNoose Mar 2017 #81

You do not purge your phone of anything.... usedtobedemgurl Mar 2017 #86

Ha ha haaa, good thing they're stupid. That doesn't delete anything. n/t yodermon Mar 2017 #87

Stupid doesn't cover it! Zoonart Mar 2017 #89

But... ThoughtCriminal Mar 2017 #93

I wonder if that includes Nunes. Sparkly Mar 2017 #94