teedubbya wrote:Actually tail I've always taken issue with the republicans or the dems (in this case both) paying ex or current brit intel agents for info. It's not illegal but sure rubs me wrong. I didn't realize this was new info to you. It's been pretty common knowledge to me for a long time. There is some more detail but I guess I (and anyone paying attention) already knew the gist of it.
I don't like it or condone it. It's slimy.
It also doesn't make what the Trump campaign is being accused of with the Russians any more ok legally or morally. It also doesn't change what is going on in that investigation in the least from which we still don't know the outcome. And while it is smelly, what the trump campaign is being accused of with the Russians.... rightly or wrongly is exponentially worse and potentially illegal. I'm guessing a few folks are going to jail on the russia thing but not on the dossier.
I'm not going to argue it because I don't know what the end result of the trump investigation is or if anything wrong even happened. Besides in here people don't want information, they want affirmation.
I agree the dossier funding is seedy and always has been. I've never liked it. I just cant get to where you are..... yet. It's not really new news and doesn't change much.
Newsflash... Hillary is a slimy cvnt and we are lucky she didn't get in to office. That doesn't change the fact Trump is a pile of **** and an embarrassment. Both can be true anywhere but in here.
You're overlooking so much.
The way I understand it is this:
The FBI used the fake dossier information to (justify) wiretap the Trump Aide.
Obama "unmasked" portions of the wiretapping to reveal others in the Trump campaign. The sitting POTUS can unmask private wiretaps only in times of national security. The fake premise used was something about a Saudi Prince visiting the US.
This information was shared with dozens of departments in the Federal Government, leading to where we now stand with the Trump/Russia investigation. Which doesn't exist without a FAKE dossier.
So it wasn't just HRC trying to beat trump with lies. That's old hat. No big deal.
It's the DNC and the White House and the FBI using the Russian dossier that makes this a scandal bigger than Watergate.
In the meantime, we get to see the obscene retractions from all the lefties, claiming they never thought the dossier was a big deal.