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I believe campaign aid from foreign private citizens OR govt is equally illegal, FWIW Joel Send a noteboard - 03/02/2018 04:28:14 AM

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No foreigners allowed to do any sensitive election-related work?
View original postwhy is it not a problem that Hillary hired a foreign intelligence agent to interfere with the election? She hired him to create a document that was then given to the FBI and used to further an investigate into the campaign of her rival and that is OK? Paying a foreign agent to collect dirt is good but meeting with a possible foreign agent who claims they have dirt is bad? Have we stopped pretending both side play by the same rules?

Right, because British, Russian, all the same, right? Ever heard of the Five Eyes? And secondly, Steele was working for an independent commercial company, not as part of MI6 etc, hence not an agent for the British government. Though it does seem like he had close ties with British intelligence - but then, he also had ties with the FBI already.

However, Fusion GPS (i.e. the firm actually contracted to do the research) was co-founded by former Wall St. Journal journalist Glenn Simpson, and headquartered in Washington DC, so it is unclear they would qualify as "foreign," even if one of their employees working on the dossier happened to be a foreign national. For example (and a highly relevant parallel,) US law does not ban foreign lobbying of the US government, only requires that anyone and everyone lobbying the US government on behalf of a foreign entity register as foreign lobbyists, so when Paul Manaforts firm lobbied Congress and the White House on behalf of Viktor Yanukovychs "Ukrainian" government, Manforts employees involved in those efforts duly registered as foreign lobbyists: Manafort himself, despite being the firms CEO, did NOT, which has proven a regrettable (i.e. felonious) oversight.
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So that memo was released.... Jeordam - 02/02/2018 06:59:35 PM 1200 Views
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I find it hard to believe the Obama appointees in the DoJ did not know where the dossier came from *NM* AgentApple - 02/02/2018 09:17:06 PM 370 Views
As do I. Was that supposed to have any relevance to my post? *NM* Legolas - 02/02/2018 09:34:57 PM 410 Views
Re: As do I. Was that supposed to have any relevance to my post? AgentApple - 02/02/2018 10:37:21 PM 671 Views
Yes, you did misunderstand me then. Legolas - 03/02/2018 12:17:27 AM 677 Views
yes, that's makes sense. AgentApple - 03/02/2018 09:41:46 AM 567 Views
It does bring up more questions... Jeordam - 02/02/2018 10:53:01 PM 708 Views
Seems you already decided on some answers in advance, though. Legolas - 03/02/2018 01:53:00 AM 569 Views
With over 34,000 FISA applications just 12 (not 12,000 or 1200 or 120) were denied. Tom - 03/02/2018 04:07:24 PM 723 Views
Correction: "just under", not "over" 34,000 Tom - 03/02/2018 10:08:54 PM 651 Views
Bah! LiterateDog - 03/02/2018 11:53:05 PM 654 Views
Ok, I really did laugh out loud at that Tom - 06/02/2018 09:16:50 PM 519 Views
Those are the ones we have to watch! aerocontrols - 04/02/2018 12:48:49 AM 628 Views
He's the primary demographic for the 4Chans, isn't he? *NM* Tom - 06/02/2018 09:15:47 PM 381 Views
This part was quite revealing The Shrike - 02/02/2018 08:23:28 PM 601 Views
I do find it very telling how many members of the media are suddenly opposed to transparency random thoughts - 02/02/2018 08:51:28 PM 584 Views
Ironic, right? Anonymous2000 - 02/02/2018 09:12:43 PM 549 Views
So you are saying the House Intelligence Committee SHOULD release Schiffs rebuttal of Nunes' lies? Joel - 03/02/2018 03:58:13 AM 678 Views
I am for releasing all of it random thoughts - 04/02/2018 12:28:57 AM 656 Views
You, Sen. Kennedy (R-LA) and NO ONE ELSE on the right. Joel - 04/02/2018 07:41:17 AM 1010 Views
To summarize..... Anonymous2000 - 02/02/2018 09:12:06 PM 622 Views
I seem to recall much incredulity when Trump claimed he was being wire tapped AgentApple - 02/02/2018 09:15:14 PM 588 Views
Er. Let me see if I'm getting this right. Legolas - 02/02/2018 09:34:14 PM 639 Views
They did somehow tap Flynn AgentApple - 02/02/2018 10:44:55 PM 583 Views
Keep in mind Sessions wanted Rosenstein to resign random thoughts - 02/02/2018 11:28:52 PM 506 Views
Why would SESSIONS want Rosenstein fired? Joel - 03/02/2018 05:22:16 AM 628 Views
It was on a list of about 40 Sessions wanted fired. Probably becuase he is a lib *NM* random thoughts - 04/02/2018 12:31:13 AM 400 Views
Sessions is a lib? Do you mean Libertarian? Joel - 04/02/2018 07:57:45 AM 1050 Views
No, they tapped the Russian Ambassador to the US, per SOP; not the FBIs fault Flynn called him. Joel - 03/02/2018 03:59:54 AM 579 Views
no but were they listening when he spoke to Trump? random thoughts - 02/02/2018 11:25:30 PM 575 Views
Nope, just listening to the Russian Ambassador when Flynn repeatedly called during the campaign Joel - 03/02/2018 04:11:27 AM 604 Views
Actually, also, seems I missed a fairly crucial point until now, as did others here... Legolas - 03/02/2018 01:15:10 AM 699 Views
If working with a forgein agent is such a sin... random thoughts - 02/02/2018 11:22:41 PM 593 Views
You're saying oppo research should have its own kind of Jones Act? Legolas - 03/02/2018 12:51:27 AM 573 Views
No I am saying that it seen as crimianl when one side does and no big deal when the other does it random thoughts - 03/02/2018 01:15:22 AM 603 Views
I believe campaign aid from foreign private citizens OR govt is equally illegal, FWIW Joel - 03/02/2018 04:28:14 AM 522 Views
Actually, JEB BUSH hired the former MI6 agents firm to do oppo research on Trump during the primary Joel - 03/02/2018 04:03:08 AM 672 Views
Sometimes I forget how right-wing most everyone here is. The memo itself is just nonsense. Ghavrel - 03/02/2018 02:44:16 AM 677 Views
Ironic, since Republicans Mueller, Comey and Wray threatened to resign over Ws warrantless taps Joel - 03/02/2018 04:07:10 AM 593 Views
I can't speak for the present with too much information is unknown Roland00 - 03/02/2018 04:51:14 AM 613 Views
Everyone looks right wing to someone on the far left. The Shrike - 03/02/2018 03:04:48 PM 571 Views
The memo is clearly not nonsense to the extent it shows abuse within the FBI. Tom - 03/02/2018 10:15:49 PM 619 Views
Fruit of the poisonous tree wouldn't apply here, though. Ghavrel - 04/02/2018 05:40:44 AM 619 Views
I would certainly argue it Tom - 05/02/2018 04:55:18 PM 519 Views
I think you'd win! Insofar as you'd get the FISA warrant excluded. Ghavrel - 07/02/2018 07:01:42 AM 633 Views
Actually, everyone I have seen exposing the material falsehoods Nunes invented are Republicans Joel - 03/02/2018 03:54:03 AM 669 Views
Dear Joel, damookster - 03/02/2018 04:31:18 AM 666 Views
I have Joel - 03/02/2018 05:09:19 AM 583 Views
You’re getting to old to be this naive damookster - 03/02/2018 05:17:44 AM 576 Views
Never said either side is the good guys Joel - 03/02/2018 05:36:55 AM 576 Views
Don't feed the Joel. Tom - 03/02/2018 10:17:12 PM 553 Views
Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian Knot of it he will tangle, Familiar as his garter Roland00 - 03/02/2018 10:51:36 PM 616 Views
I sort of want to like this, but your answers keep getting weirder and weirder *NM* Tom - 06/02/2018 09:17:42 PM 324 Views
WSJ source Roland00 - 03/02/2018 05:04:04 AM 719 Views
You believe the commie liberals at Rupert Murdochs Wall Street Journal? Joel - 03/02/2018 05:14:08 AM 591 Views
well as long as you have an unnaamed source it must be true *NM* random thoughts - 04/02/2018 01:05:36 AM 414 Views
What is your point? *NM* Roland00 - 04/02/2018 01:53:37 AM 345 Views
What is yours? random thoughts - 04/02/2018 04:30:51 PM 505 Views
We are having completely different conversations right now, and completely different things we are Roland00 - 04/02/2018 11:38:35 PM 654 Views
Yeah, look what happens when you shit on the Fourth Amendment. Vodalus - 03/02/2018 09:09:00 PM 590 Views
Right, because the President of the United States is just a private citizen Joel - 04/02/2018 08:08:32 AM 1002 Views
The point was that the people in power want the Fourth Amendment to apply, or not, as they see fit. Vodalus - 06/02/2018 08:16:19 PM 503 Views
The key issue is being ignored random thoughts - 04/02/2018 04:35:32 PM 530 Views
Answer = Hell Yes Anonymous2000 - 04/02/2018 09:00:49 PM 530 Views
Does anybody still cares about the Nunes memo? I ask for the Schiff memo was released? Roland00 - 26/02/2018 11:14:51 PM 742 Views
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