The latest Clinton investigation

[billvon 3,131]

So republicans on the House Judiciary Committee just announced they wanted to launch their . . . fifth? sixth? . . . investigation into Clinton. (After all, the dumpster fire in the White House is getting far too much attention.) This time it's Comey's refusal to find her criminally liable for all her email mistakes. So the theory goes that Comey and Clinton somehow colluded.

The idea that Comey, a lifetime Republican, would collude to help Clinton is pretty funny, and sounds like it comes from some nutso conspiracy board. Which isn't surprising - that is, literally, where it came from.

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A GOP STAFFER CROWDSOURCED A RESOLUTION FROM A CONSPIRACY SUBREDDIT
07.28.1704:14 PM
Ashley Feinberg
Wired

THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, a group of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee presented an amendment calling for an investigation into alleged misconduct on the parts of Hillary Clinton and James Comey. It was a way to frustrate Democrats, but, more than that, it provided an opportunity to publicly discuss their very favorite thing: the many bygone misdeeds of Crooked Hillary. The amendment may sound to some readers like it's been ripped out of a conspiracy forum, because that's exactly what happened.

Sponsored by first-term Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), the amendment itself sought to hijack what began as a resolution from Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) asking for information about Comey's firing. In response to Jayapal's proposal, Gaetz and a few fellow Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee effectively replaced the Democrats' resolution with one of their own. The new amendment (which you can read in its entirety here) asks for an investigation into things like "the propriety and consequence of immunity deals given to possible Hillary Clinton co-conspirators" and "James B. Comey’s refusal to investigate then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding" a number of matters, including many of which may have come directly from r/The_Donald.

Thursday night, three Twitter users discovered that a staffer for one of the resolution’s sponsors attempted to crowdsource a number of the resolution's salient points from r/The_Donald, a subreddit notorious for playing host to unfounded conspiracy theories and anti-Islam tendencies. In other words, not a conventional source of legislative inspiration.

"If the purpose of oversight investigations is to get to the truth," one longtime legislative staffer explained, "then using baseless conspiracies as your starting point is completely counterproductive to a direct investigation."

. . ..

"It really wasn't that hard once we found it," one of the users who uncovered Devinm666 explained. "He talked about how much he liked Representative Gaetz. He posted his House credentials. He talked about the bill. He sourced information. His Reddit username is his name. From there, it was just a matter of getting everything together."

At around 11 pm Thursday night, Devinm666 began deleting comments, unsurprising considering the frequency and detail with which he bragged about his government job. At this point, all of them are gone. In one since-deleted post, Devinm666 explicitly claimed to have had a hand in crafting Gaetz's amendment.

Thursday he wrote again, "I did ask for stuff, and I helped draft this amendment."
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So congratulations, Republicans. You have reached the level of credibility reserved for Reddit conspiracy-theory forums. Looking forward to the "defund NASA since we never went to the Moon" bill.

[ryoder 1,590]

billvon

"James B. Comey’s refusal to investigate then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding"

That is a misleading phrase, in light of the fact Comey became FBI Director eight months after Kerry replaced Clinton as Secretary of State.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[DJL 235]

ryoder

*** "James B. Comey’s refusal to investigate then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding"

That is a misleading phrase, in light of the fact Comey became FBI Director eight months after Kerry replaced Clinton as Secretary of State.

When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[rushmc 23]

DJL

When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DJL 235]

rushmc

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When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Don't worry about the details, Rush.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[rushmc 23]

DJL

******

When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Don't worry about the details, Rush.

You talking into your mirror again I see.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DJL 235]

rushmc

*********

When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Don't worry about the details, Rush.

You talking into your mirror again I see.

I know you are but what am I?

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[rushmc 23]

DJL

************

When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Don't worry about the details, Rush.

You talking into your mirror again I see.

I know you are but what am I?

I am sure that is a line you use everyday.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DJL 235]

rushmc

***************

When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Don't worry about the details, Rush.

You talking into your mirror again I see.

I know you are but what am I?

I am sure that is a line you use everyday.

I'm made of rubber, you're made of glue. It bounces off me and sticks to you.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[normiss 905]

He's gonna tell MOM!!!

[rushmc 23]

DJL

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When have details mattered to the idiots who still wave this flag?

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Don't worry about the details, Rush.

You talking into your mirror again I see.

I know you are but what am I?

I am sure that is a line you use everyday.

I'm made of rubber, you're made of glue. It bounces off me and sticks to you.



Digging up some old ones!

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DJL 235]

Yeah, that's all I got.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

[rushmc 23]

DJL

Yeah, that's all I got.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[gowlerk 2,283]

Quote

You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Dude, give your head a shake, read the title of the thread. That's what he's talking about.

And Trump's mother wears army boots.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[DJL 235]

gowlerk

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You are talking about the Russian investigation, right?

Dude, give your head a shake, read the title of the thread. That's what he's talking about.

And Trump's mother wears army boots.

Nah, he's just saying we're the dummies for waving the Russian Investigation flag for so long.

"I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher