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His advisers should Inform him That his random Use of capital Letters makes his text Visible from Outer space, so Closer scrutiny is unnecessary.

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JFC indeed. Leaving leprous destroyer of the Constitution and the Rule of Law William Barr right out of it, whenever President Trump tweets, "Nothing like this has ever happened in American politics," he's projecting like an old-time slide carousel, and any time he or his supporters use the word "TREASON!" with upper case and a screamer, they are merely advertising that they don't know how treason is defined under the U.S. Constitution or in U.S. law.And whenever he mouths the phrase, "rule of law" he means that he rules and he says what law is.The Republican Party is consciencelessly, traitorously backing him.I use the word 'traitorously" here in the loose, non-technical sense, to mean that the Reps lack any trace of loyalty to their country or its long-standing legal usages and precedent, or to its Constitution either.If Dante had a genuine vision of heaven and hell, then traitors are consigned to the lowest circle of the latter, an everlastingly frozen lake. Maybe Republican senators should specify in their wills that they want to be buried in winter long johns and a scuba wetsuit.Hypocrites were burdened with intolerable weights. Again, if that's correct, Barr is going to be really loaded.

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Yeah. Treason technically means giving aid and comfort to enemies of the United States. If Putin is familiar with Shakespeare, he may have quoted Romeo and Juliet to Donald, with a small coy chuckle, during their secret chat in Helsinki."Well, thou hast comforted me marvellous much."

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Yeah. I have that exact same feeling!!! Spooky, huh? "With the help of the media" is the critical phrase.

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Morale must be sky-high at the Justice Department these days, what with the AG calling it a den of spies. At the intelligence agencies and the Pentagon, too.

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Putin: “Flynn is great guy, hire him.”

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I am becoming verra verra discouraged. See yiz later. Monday, or so.

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If I had the money, I would totally wear sports jackets like that.

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He wasn't even president yet. How the hell does he think it's TREASON to "spy" on a civilian? (rhetorical question. I know he doesn't think.)

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Bitch McConnell.

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I think it's amusing that Trump thinks that someone could've committed treason in the course of his campaign, when he was a private citizen yet he doesn't think that actually telling Russian diplomats actual National Security secrets is problematic.

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Agree, but “amusing” not he word I might have used...maybe “horrifying.” Of course we ARE in a dystopian hellscape, so I guess take your entertainment where you can get it before the mutant lemurs eat your face.

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I have certain words I use that don't always have the meaning people think; like 'interesting' which I generally mean in the sense of "may you live in interesting times", and 'amusing' usually means bemused or puzzled in my personal cant.

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I actually like the Stone's jacket. Maybe not as a jacket, more of a duvet. But pretty colors.

Everything John Dowd touches turns into creepy.

I want Barr to go on a normal news outlet, say all that stuff and then be asked "These talking points you’ve just presented, do they come directly from Moscow?“

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I know right? It’s nice fabric. It just shouldn’t be a jacket. Duvet, tote bag. Maybe a small loveseat in an otherwise beige living room. Like I said, nice fabric. 🛋

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I know! Which swatches would he choose? 😳 Tie material to upholster the booths? Or stuff that looks like Roger Stone's jacket in the story?

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