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There Was Spying On The Trump Campaign
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Originally posted by Charles View PostAnd while there were false testimonies that does not imply that there were not good reasons not based on false testimonies.
I'm still laughing at this one.
District Attorney to Police Officer - "you flat out lied to get the warrant and withheld exculpatory information, so unless you have a firm basis for probable cause, the accused WALKS!"
Police officer to District Attorney - "but sir, just because I lied to get a warrant and withheld exculpatory information doesn't mean there's not OTHER stuff on which to base an investigation!"
District Attorney to Police Officer - "then go find me some "OTHER stuff", and until you do, the accused WALKS!"
That's how it happens in real life.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI think people are confusing "investigate" with "spying" -- they are not the same thing. Spying indicates secretly watching and listening without a warrant. Or secretly placing spies into the campaign without knowledge of Trump. Investigating indicates checking openly, questioning, researching, all above board and legally.
We know Trump was investigated: Mueller led it. Spying is something else entirely.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by seer View PostWell if the warrants were acquired on false premises then it is kind of like spying...
*Constitutionally protected process on US citizens - not spying on enemiesThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Chuckles View PostQuite many investigations show that the person is innocent or that there is not a sufficient amount of evidence. That does not imply that it was wrong to investigate in the first place. You don't know the result before you investigate.
Worse is when the investigators or other people higher up the chain of command know the premise for the investigation is false.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostIt doesn't work that way. If the police violate someone's right to due process, even inadvertently, then any evidence discovered is tossed out.
Worse is when the investigators or other people higher up the chain of command know the premise for the investigation is false.
But, yes, to your point, if supervisors knew of the situation, and didn't shut it down, they are complicit in the "poison fruit" as well, but are (or should be) held to an even higher standard.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostIt's further compounded by the police "knowing something" that they otherwise would now know, and it's pretty hard to come up with a way to "know" it that is totally independent of the disallowed method.Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostHow about leaking details of the phony "dossier" to the press, and then using reports based on those leaks as independent corroboration to justify a warrant?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seer View PostOk Jim, have it you way. But I think we all agree that if the intelligence agencies did anything illegal then heads should roll...
However, it is a major problem when one or both sides lose complete site of the importance of impartiality and principle. I know most posting here would like to think there is only one side doing that. But that simply is self-deception. And excusing it for 'my side' is deadly to this republic. I hope those of you offended by this spying can find a way to recognize that excusing these lapses of principle by Trump when it comes to firing everyone that dares to cite the law or the constitution over what he wants that day is no less dangerous that whatever it is you are concerned about as regards the topic of this thread.
JimLast edited by oxmixmudd; 04-10-2019, 06:39 PM.My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostI hope those of you offended by this spying can find a way to recognize that excusing these lapses of principle by Trump when it comes to firing everyone that dares to cite the law or the constitution over what he wants that day is no less dangerous that whatever it is you are concerned about as regards the topic of this thread.
Seriously?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View Post... I know most posting here would like to think there is only one side doing that....The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI think both sides have lost sight of "what's best for America", and are playing to "what's best for MY party". That's why I'm totally fed up with BOTH sides.My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostIm pretty sure that is what I just said ..
You had saidOriginally posted by oxmixmudd View PostI know most posting here would like to think there is only one side doing that. But that simply is self-deception.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seer View PostThis is going to get interesting...
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday U.S. intelligence agencies engaged in spying directed at the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump and that he would look at whether the surveillance was undertaken legally.
"I think spying did occur," Barr told a Senate hearing. "But the question is whether it was adequately predicated and I am not suggesting that it wasn't adequately predicated. ... I am not suggesting those rules were violated, but I think it is important to look at that. And I am not talking about the FBI necessarily, but intelligence agencies more broadly.
"I think spying on a political campaign is a big deal - it's a big deal."
http://news.trust.org/item/20190410144125-laelo
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYou know, Jim, you can really be grumpy old fart, you know that?
You had said And I was politely objecting to that, as I think BOTH sides stink.Last edited by JimL; 04-11-2019, 06:29 AM.
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