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Donald isn't smart enough to realize he just told on himself (Original Post) Saboburns Mar 2017 OP
He is only talking to his base, they won't be able to connet the dots. putitinD Mar 2017 #1
He's repeating an Alex Jones narrative dalton99a Mar 2017 #6
Of course Saboburns Mar 2017 #9
Holy shit!! 43 lbs?????? Beartracks Mar 2017 #15
Johnny what do you make out of this? Mendocino Mar 2017 #20
To the tower, Rapunzel, Rapunzel!! Thor_MN Mar 2017 #22
And Leon's getting laaaaaarger! Beartracks Mar 2017 #25
Lmfao! I just started reading the news, and I'm like what the hell happened? anneboleyn Mar 2017 #37
His base doesn't even see the dots. They insist there is "nothing there". . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #17
They are blaming Obama, whether they believe it or not Alice11111 Mar 2017 #34
Malcolm Nance just agreed with you... dchill Mar 2017 #2
Just saw that ... If Benedict Donald didn't know about the wire taps then he is the target uponit7771 Mar 2017 #4
He doesn't know because he only watches Hannity, Alex Jones and only reads Breitbart. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #18
My dog is like that...seriously. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #38
The more we see of him the more we know that he's malaise Mar 2017 #3
I can't wait to see him in hand cuffs Rorey Mar 2017 #7
Now I've got lyrics from "Hamilton" in my head Maeve Mar 2017 #8
LOL, me too! Rorey Mar 2017 #10
After this morning I believe we will now witness Donald under oath and testifying in a Court of Law Saboburns Mar 2017 #13
Right there with you cilla4progress Mar 2017 #14
I have had to explain to clients many times DefenseLawyer Mar 2017 #5
Cha...Ching! nolabels Mar 2017 #11
Hmmm? cilla4progress Mar 2017 #16
If the Russian agent is being monitored and one calls them... Thor_MN Mar 2017 #23
The process is not entirely analogous to FISA warrants DefenseLawyer Mar 2017 #26
Just as likely he wasn't being tapped, just one of his many lies. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2017 #39
He does it ALL the time....he just can't help himself! Lucinda Mar 2017 #12
He is effectively taking the gloves off randr Mar 2017 #19
should obama sue? Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #24
My guess is that Obama already know how the chips will land randr Mar 2017 #27
was just thinking wishfully.....ironic if he did, considering that Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #28
Trump's lawsuits PJMcK Mar 2017 #31
I actually knew the 3500 figure, but am far too lazy to go Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #32
You sell yourself short PJMcK Mar 2017 #33
It's as if he came back from vacation at just the right time. Mars and Minerva Mar 2017 #35
Either his many advisers Mendocino Mar 2017 #21
of course! they DARE not! Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #29
Even if they tell him, he doesn't listen. He won't follow any advice for long, because he tblue37 Mar 2017 #30
He lives in an alternative universe Mendocino Mar 2017 #36
what did he say? KelleyKramer Mar 2017 #40

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
9. Of course
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 11:44 AM
Mar 2017

Anybody with just a bit of a frontal lobe knows Obama can't wiretap anybody. Sadly that excludes Most all Trump voters.

Somebody told him he's been wiretapped. I've suspected he has been, the FBI has been investigating Russian illegal interference in our election.

Here's the thing, if youve been wiretapped you want to keep quiet about. Cause there's a bad reason a judge issued a warrant to tap your phones.

Donald just told the world there's a reason a judge issued a warrant to tap his phones. Only he ain't smart enough to figure out he told on himself.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
34. They are blaming Obama, whether they believe it or not
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:41 PM
Mar 2017

Agree, that most of them have IQs around 80 to 90, definitely below average, which is 100. They are a different kind of stupid though. Not logic, not fact based, not science based, and they are proud of it. Herd mentality.
I think a lot cannot connect the dots, so they just follow their evil leaders. A lot are so, so threatened by Dems, moderates, liberals, strong women like Hillary, that their fear won't allow them to connect the dots. Who they are is at stake.
Then, there are the Hillary haters, and now they are Obama haters. Throw in the racists, who have been practically normalized, and OMG.
These groups are the ones who will carry pitchforks and ropes to keep DT in power

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
18. He doesn't know because he only watches Hannity, Alex Jones and only reads Breitbart.
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 12:38 PM
Mar 2017

Everyone else knew.

After weeks of discussion of "transcripts", nerve transmissions from Donald tRump's auditory nerves finally made their way through to his reptilian mid-brain and suddenly he reacts.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
38. My dog is like that...seriously.
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 04:49 PM
Mar 2017

Any command, even "food" word, and he looks totally blank for about 6 seconds, and THEN responds.
every time...for the last 12 years.
amazing to watch.

malaise

(269,010 posts)
3. The more we see of him the more we know that he's
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 11:22 AM
Mar 2017

the apprentice on steroids.

Can't wait to see global headlines - You're Fired!

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
7. I can't wait to see him in hand cuffs
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 11:41 AM
Mar 2017

And I can't wait to hear Ivanka sobbing like the little girl on the video when her dad was taken by ICE when she and her sister were being dropped off at school. Hopefully Kushner will be taken right along with 45.

Maeve

(42,282 posts)
8. Now I've got lyrics from "Hamilton" in my head
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 11:43 AM
Mar 2017

"I want to be in the room where it happens, the room where it happens..."

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
10. LOL, me too!
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 11:47 AM
Mar 2017

I'd love to be there and be able to tell him, Hey, Asshole, the ratings are going to be through the roof on this!

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
13. After this morning I believe we will now witness Donald under oath and testifying in a Court of Law
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 12:02 PM
Mar 2017

Its a big dream I know. But I think we will see him charged with a crime.

cilla4progress

(24,736 posts)
14. Right there with you
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 12:28 PM
Mar 2017

Wonder whether his skin tone will match or clash with his orange jumpsuit.

One small request if not too much trouble: I've really been dreaming about seeing him twist in the wind. If he could just detour to his own petard on the way to prison, i would be grateful!

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
5. I have had to explain to clients many times
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 11:25 AM
Mar 2017

There is a difference between being wiretapped and calling someone else who is being wiretapped.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
23. If the Russian agent is being monitored and one calls them...
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 12:58 PM
Mar 2017

Narcissist in Chief thinks that everything is about him

 

DefenseLawyer

(11,101 posts)
26. The process is not entirely analogous to FISA warrants
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:05 PM
Mar 2017

But in general terms the point is the same: If the government has probable cause, they can go to a judge and get a warrant that allows them to intercept a person's calls. That is a "wire tap". So if person A's phone is tapped his calls are being monitored and recorded by the government. If Person B then calls Person A, then Person B is being recorded. It doesn't mean his phone is tapped, only that he called someone that was and got recorded. In this context, my guess is Trump has heard recordings of his guys talking to the Russians. He may assume that his phone was tapped, but the far more likely possibility is that the Russians they called were the ones being tapped.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
39. Just as likely he wasn't being tapped, just one of his many lies.
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 04:56 PM
Mar 2017

or something someone said to him, he has been in touch with Alex Jones a lot, they say.
He is told something and it becomes instantly real in his brain, so....

randr

(12,412 posts)
19. He is effectively taking the gloves off
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 12:44 PM
Mar 2017

Now we have a situation of a real accusation of criminal behavior aimed at Obama and a real possibility of a criminal warrant having been issues against Trump.
The dice are rolled and we will become witness to how they land.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
28. was just thinking wishfully.....ironic if he did, considering that
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:09 PM
Mar 2017

twitler is probably the most litigious jackass EVER

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
31. Trump's lawsuits
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:16 PM
Mar 2017

During the presidential campaign, it was revealed that Donald Trump has been a party to some 3,500 lawsuits during his career. If you average that throughout his professional life, it comes to something like one lawsuit every 3 or 4 days. No one does that.

More importantly, as with the Trump University case, he usually settles the cases. In other words, most of his lawsuits are probably intended to bully his opposition into either dropping their claims (because the costs would exceed the results) or settling for less than the claims.

So, although he is "probably the most litigious jackass EVER," (what a great phrase, Gabs!), he doesn't "win" his cases as he so often brags.

Donald Trump is an idiot.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
32. I actually knew the 3500 figure, but am far too lazy to go
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:21 PM
Mar 2017

as far as you did, which is absolutely spot on

I have his attention span, and no longer have the ability to focus beyond the few lines I can tap out in one brief spurt

back to triumph on hulu for me

thx for the expansion, though

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
33. You sell yourself short
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:23 PM
Mar 2017

My dear Gabi, you've posted over 25,000 times. Your attention span is just fine, it's just long-term.

Mars and Minerva

(369 posts)
35. It's as if he came back from vacation at just the right time.
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:46 PM
Mar 2017

And all of the reporting of him coming back "Ready for Action" was like waving a red flag at Trump. I think they are pushing his buttons as they maneuver him out of office.

tblue37

(65,377 posts)
30. Even if they tell him, he doesn't listen. He won't follow any advice for long, because he
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:11 PM
Mar 2017

has no control over his impulses, which are driven by his deep seated pathologies.

Mendocino

(7,495 posts)
36. He lives in an alternative universe
Sat Mar 4, 2017, 01:57 PM
Mar 2017

driven by ego, recklessness and especially paranoia. Not good traits in anyone but devastating in an elected official.

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