They did, and he flat out lied about it. That is, if Andy McCabe is to be believed anyway. IIRC then the Rat said he was joking like the host suggested here at the end.
Plausible, for that situation to happen? Sure, in the right context, that’s a good joke.
But you have to keep in mind, this is the guy who is conspiring with Mueller, literally the day after Trump fired Comey, on Rosensteins own advice. He then takes Mueller to the WH under the pretense of interviewing for the FBI job the day before appointing him special council?
This is the guy who is claiming it was a joke.
I’m not saying McCabe isn’t a fucking liar, because he is. But that doesn’t change the fact that its just as likely if not more likely that Rosenstein was brainstorming legitimate schemes to try and get Trump.
Oh, I know. I'm not giving him the benefit of the doubt as to his allegiance in all of this. But this point may not be the best way to attack. As you said, McCabe is a dirty liar and could have been purposefully taking it out of context. There's no deniability when you walk into the oval office with a wire on, so I think Roddy Boy would have been smart enough not to go that way.
That hearing was a huge disappointment. I think every Republican thanked Rosenstein for his "service," and they all kept repeating the false narrative that "Russia interfered in the election." None of them seemed to know that story fell apart when Shawn Henry testified that Crowdstrike was unable to prove Russian exfiltation of the DNC emails. His name was Seth Rich.
They did "interfere" it was just non-effective. They always interfere though. They riled up black lives matter, they riled up the counter to BLM. And so on. It just wasn't effective.
Saying Russia interfered, on anything, is entirely non-controversial. It is also a constant so moot to even mention.
The use of the term "Russian interference" is now synonymous with "Russia hacked the DNC and gave Trump the presidency." There is no proof that Russia, the Russian government, really did anything here. The cases against the indicted Russians have been dropped. No Republican should ever utter those words. Lindsey Graham went so far as to say "Russia hacked the DNC emails" at this week's hearing. He appears to either be an idiot or a saboteur. It's impossible not to know what happened here.
I get that, and it is unfortunate. But denying they made attempts is not accurate either. I absolutely understand nuance is often counterproductive in politics, but in reality, it is necessary and therefore important.
Would have been nice if someone asked the Rat about that the other day huh?
They did, and he flat out lied about it. That is, if Andy McCabe is to be believed anyway. IIRC then the Rat said he was joking like the host suggested here at the end.
I could actually see that, honestly. "What do you want me to do, wear a fucking wire while I speak with the President?" It's plausible.
Plausible, for that situation to happen? Sure, in the right context, that’s a good joke.
But you have to keep in mind, this is the guy who is conspiring with Mueller, literally the day after Trump fired Comey, on Rosensteins own advice. He then takes Mueller to the WH under the pretense of interviewing for the FBI job the day before appointing him special council?
This is the guy who is claiming it was a joke.
I’m not saying McCabe isn’t a fucking liar, because he is. But that doesn’t change the fact that its just as likely if not more likely that Rosenstein was brainstorming legitimate schemes to try and get Trump.
Oh, I know. I'm not giving him the benefit of the doubt as to his allegiance in all of this. But this point may not be the best way to attack. As you said, McCabe is a dirty liar and could have been purposefully taking it out of context. There's no deniability when you walk into the oval office with a wire on, so I think Roddy Boy would have been smart enough not to go that way.
I think they meant more of the sense of it was tongue-in-cheek rather than a haha funny joke
With Communists, there is always plausible deniability argument to fall back on. The "Press" always push this narrative along once it pops up.
HRC has used this tactic for decades (and will use it again come Sept 9th); plausible deniability has not failed her yet.
The only way to get these fucks is to literally catch them red-handed, with audio and video, else the "Press" will fall in line, as usual.
With overwhelming damning evidence, the public is most likely to agree with convictions of the highest offices.
Preaching to the choir...just needed a little rant.
Release Anthony's Weiner laptop.
bag of snakes....
plausible deniability argument
Did they? Completely missed it then.
It's like that line in the Dire Straits song: "Two men say they're Jesus, one of them must be wrong."
That hearing was a huge disappointment. I think every Republican thanked Rosenstein for his "service," and they all kept repeating the false narrative that "Russia interfered in the election." None of them seemed to know that story fell apart when Shawn Henry testified that Crowdstrike was unable to prove Russian exfiltation of the DNC emails. His name was Seth Rich.
They did "interfere" it was just non-effective. They always interfere though. They riled up black lives matter, they riled up the counter to BLM. And so on. It just wasn't effective.
Saying Russia interfered, on anything, is entirely non-controversial. It is also a constant so moot to even mention.
The use of the term "Russian interference" is now synonymous with "Russia hacked the DNC and gave Trump the presidency." There is no proof that Russia, the Russian government, really did anything here. The cases against the indicted Russians have been dropped. No Republican should ever utter those words. Lindsey Graham went so far as to say "Russia hacked the DNC emails" at this week's hearing. He appears to either be an idiot or a saboteur. It's impossible not to know what happened here.
¿Por qué no los dos?
Graham's an idiot saboteur...
I get that, and it is unfortunate. But denying they made attempts is not accurate either. I absolutely understand nuance is often counterproductive in politics, but in reality, it is necessary and therefore important.
A random trolling group buying $5k ad spots to run memes is hardly "election interference" as people understand that term, though.
He was by that dunce from Hawaii and he denied it. Not sure if anyone else did.