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originally posted by: spiritualzombie
So, uh... where is this EXPLOSIVE story today, because I’m hearing it was a joke. Surely this thread isn’t another example of retarded Republican hyperbole and bullsh*t?
originally posted by: MotherMayEye
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
So, uh... where is this EXPLOSIVE story today, because I’m hearing it was a joke. Surely this thread isn’t another example of retarded Republican hyperbole and bullsh*t?
Doesn't sound like a joke to me:
Link
That is...if CNN and their unnamed source are to be believed.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
If you don’t think it’s partisan clearly you’re not paying attention.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
Derp. Derp.
*picks nose and eats booger*
Derp. blah, blah, blah.
'Are you even going to give out your calendars? Seems kind of depressing. Maybe it should just be the first meeting of the secret society,' FBI lawyer Lisa Page wrote to agent Peter Strzok and first reported by ABC News.
Sources told CNN that the calendars referenced featured Vladimir Putin and were purchased as a gag gift to give out to those at the FBI who were working on the Russia investigation.
The Evidence of Prosecutorial Bias in the Bryant Case
Sometime this October, a staffer at the Colorado D.A.'s office prosecuting Kobe Bryant ordered 78 T-shirts from a website called Hangmantees.com. The T-shirts featured a symbol of a hanged man, drawn to resemble the stick figures typical of the game of Hangman. Hangmantees.com also reportedly gave the office two of the same T-shirts on October 9, the day of Bryant's preliminary hearing -- his first chance to try to raise questions about the evidence the prosecutors say establishes his guilt.
The backs of some of the T-shirts mocked Bryant's defense to the crime with which he is charged, stating "I'm not a rapist, I'm just a cheater." (Others mocked his relationship with his wife.) The backs of the T-shirts also featured his jersey number and many of the letters from Bryant's name -- presented in filled-in blanks, Hangman-style. It was plain that the solution to the puzzle was "Kobe Bryant."
Both District Attorney Mark Hurlbert and District Attorney Greg Crittenden say they disposed of their shirts. Hurlbert says he did so instantly; but Crittenden admits he only disposed of his T-shirt shortly before a court hearing on the issue. Meanwhile, what staffers in the office may have done remains unclear. Initially, Hurlbert denied the T-shirt order had been made -- indicating a staffer may have lied to him. But then he had to correct himself, and concede that the order had indeed been made.
Now, the judge has ruled that, by January 5, the Bryant prosecution must turn over the names of all those in the office who ordered a T-shirt, or took one for free.
Hurlbert has claimed the shirts are a "peripheral issue" in the case. But he's wrong. To the contrary, they constitute evidence that some in the D.A.'s office misunderstand what is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of the office's role: To ensure that justice is done, by means of a fair trial. After all, the T-shirts arguably depict perhaps the most loathsome alternative to a fair trial there can be: A lynching.
Moreover, even if one shares D.A. Hurlbert's view that the T-shirts are not racist, one cannot deny that the T-shirts mock Bryant and display contempt for him. A trial is an extremely serious matter; the T-shirts treat it as a laughingstock. And again, prosecutors' offices are supposed to be on the side of justice, not out to get the defendant. Accordingly, a staffer's decision to order the shirts, and D.A. Crittenden's apparent decision to keep his shirt, rather than immediately disposing of it, are very troubling.
The defense is right to ask for answers with respect to the T-shirts. Why were they ordered, accepted, or kept, if not to be worn or displayed? And why would they be worn or displayed by prosecutor's office staff, if not to proclaim Bryant's guilt long before any jury can consider the question? The duty of everyone in a prosecutor's office is to seek justice through a fair trial -- not to blindly seek the conviction of the defendant.
originally posted by: alphabetaone
a reply to: MotherMayEye
The two examples are people doing stupid s__t at work and, as humans being flawed and all, are prone to do just that.
None of which has anything to do with an allegation of a Coup D'etat, as being alleged by people like Senator Johnson initially which even he has walked back.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
a reply to: MotherMayEye
Wow, the weight you put on so much bullsh*t... imagine if yopu applied even a fraction of that weight to the actual real news being reported.
originally posted by: alphabetaone
a reply to: MotherMayEye
It's the entire premise of this thread....a secret society as a coup d'état to remove Trump....don't start playing dumb now.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
So, should I call it? Bullsh*t claim died at 5:02 PM. Sorry, bullsh*t, you tried... at least the Hillary alien egg, and secret terrorist fist bump will keep you company on that pile of wasted bullsh*t you were destined for.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
a reply to: MotherMayEye
Trump supporter complains about bias... lol
Seriously, give reality a chance.
originally posted by: MotherMayEyeWould a "reasonable prosecutor" want to bring a case with the evidence collected by the FBI in this investigation?
Due process is a very serious matter. No prosecutor would bring a case if all the evidence is likely to be excluded on motion from the defense.
originally posted by: spiritualzombie
a reply to: thepixelpusher
The Republican party thanks you for your delusion.
Or maybe that's just some made up baloney by a sycophant mob of "journalists" who get their paychecks from TPTBn Wheres the money? Oh yes Hillary paid it for the dossier out of DNC funds.... go figure. Who would guess that they would blame Trump for all the stuff they were doing.
originally posted by: jimmyx
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: ManFromEurope
Well.. That was kind of dissappointing, wasn't it?
I find it disappointing that the FBI and DOJ had employees actively working to undermine the POTUS.
maybe they found out that the Russian mob has been providing funds to trump and he has been blackmailed....then yes....I want the FBI and every other spy agency to ACTIVELY go after trump......jesus any patriots here?.....what's wrong with you people?