Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard did not close the door on the possibility of former President Barack Obama facing criminal charges over what she’s describing as a “treasonous conspiracy” [Russian interference in 2016] against President Donald Trump.

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    The projection here is killing me! Yes, let the treasonous people talk about other’s “treason”.

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    But wait, I thought Presidents had immunity for things they did as part of their official duties, and only the Courts can determine what is official? Or does that only apply to Republicans now?

    Or maybe it doesn’t apply when Republicans are making shit up about Democrats? That must be it.

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    This is Trump manufacturing another story to distract the media and his MAGA base from Epstein files story. So ignore this BS!

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    Lol the argument is literally that Russia did not have the “tools and resources” to influence the US election?

    Fuck right off, Tulsi, you Kremlin shill. Who the fuck is actually going to believe that?

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      Russia did not have the “tools and resources” to influence the US election?

      I think this statement is true. Facebook ads and DNC malware didn’t shift the dial. Paid Russian protesters are about as effective as any other political protester.

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    Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard…

    This, in-and-of-itself, is an oxymoron and by merit of its own incompatibility with reality, needs to be dismissed as an irrelevant statement- and never written, or spoken aloud again.

    Fine if you want to think it, but you really shouldn’t.

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    Seems like she got the hint when they were throwing stories out about getting rid of her.

    If it wasn’t such a sad turn if events it’d be almost comical the way the Republicans act, it’s like they’re all in highschool still. Religious nuts.

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    Do it! Let’s set a precedent where it’s normal to charge former presidents with crimes!

    Let’s see which charges stick when put before a jury…

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    Gabbard in my opinion is not a stable person. A co-worker once tried to convince me that she should have been elected. I know this person was crazy because they watched RT.

    Sure… you keep telling yourself that.

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    Remember when people used to laugh at international dictators for making up bullshit kangaroo court cases against their political rivals?

    Anyway, how’s those pedo-files coming along?

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      I didn’t think people laughed at that. More like, “humans can be so evil.”

      The other reaction—if you’re a conservative—is this, “Yeah we should do stuff like that here!”

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      As long as Trump is on it the optics will be bad. Everyone knows he is a child molester, but we can’t come out and say it in the media. This shows us that we are just being fed propaganda. When you can’t speak the truth everything becomes lies.