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Catmusicfan

(816 posts)
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 02:29 PM Jun 2017

Former AG Eric Holder sends mysterious 3 a.m. tweet telling DOJ staff to be prepared, be strong

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/former-ag-eric-holder-sends-mysterious-3-a-m-tweet-telling-doj-staff-to-be-prepared-be-strong/


Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under former President Barack Obama, posted an eyebrow-raising tweet early on Friday morning in which he told career officials at the FBI and Department of Justice to “be prepared” and “be strong.”


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Maybe I am paranoid but I am worried what may happen during the Holiday Weekend.


Seriously Between what Rachel Reported last night and Trumps Meltdown crazy about Morning Joe not to mention what Joe & Mika said I am really Nervous
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Former AG Eric Holder sends mysterious 3 a.m. tweet telling DOJ staff to be prepared, be strong (Original Post) Catmusicfan Jun 2017 OP
That's an unusual move for Holder isn't it? Sumpin is up. shraby Jun 2017 #1
I don't want to sound like a Tinfoil nut But you start adding thing up and then This. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #3
The thing about the Trump administration BainsBane Jun 2017 #21
True. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #23
tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick mitch96 Jun 2017 #26
or he got that "middle of the night" phonecalls? nt WhiteTara Jun 2017 #28
Perhaps Cirque du So-What Jun 2017 #2
Why send it to DOJ members. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #4
Because he knows that when things start crashing down on DT, he's going pnwmom Jun 2017 #19
Congress is already doing that. Check out Rachel Maddow's show last night toward end. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #22
It will get worse the more evidence that comes out against DT. The final battles pnwmom Jun 2017 #25
It will be like the last Harry Potter book; the final showdown with Voldemort. Amaryllis Jul 2017 #32
And we all have to try to be Harry and Hermione. n/t pnwmom Jul 2017 #33
Perhaps he's just baiting the orange anus Brother Buzz Jun 2017 #6
Could be Cirque du So-What Jun 2017 #8
wow. that is scary. I'm a whimp wouldn't be near anything big. Reminds me of a July 4th my Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2017 #5
Not scary. Hopeful. Holder knows that when some charges finally come pnwmom Jun 2017 #20
Agreed Hekate Jun 2017 #24
Is a Saturday night massacre on the way? Gothmog Jun 2017 #7
Would he fire the whole DOJ to get Mueller and the investigation to stop? Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #9
Anything is MFM008 Jun 2017 #10
He never stops doubling down. virtualobserver Jun 2017 #15
Could be. NCDem47 Jun 2017 #27
welcome to du gopiscrap Jun 2017 #30
He send a similar tweet weeks ago Jeroen Jun 2017 #11
Did he? Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #12
yes NewJeffCT Jun 2017 #14
Tweet Jeroen Jun 2017 #17
Yeah, this tweet is pretty remarkable, Cat...I'm hearing soooo much chatter hear and there Leghorn21 Jun 2017 #13
Trump consistently attempts to intimidate or buy or blackmail his opponents. Corvo Bianco Jun 2017 #16
DT should be the one feeling nervous. You should be a bit more hopeful that good things are ahead. pnwmom Jun 2017 #18
... Cha Jun 2017 #29
A nervous man like DT w/ the football and codes to launch.. Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #34
Did you notice that both Democrats and Republicans voted to take away DT's ability pnwmom Jul 2017 #35
True. But he still has powers of the nuke. What's to stop him from Catmusicfan Jul 2017 #36
Could be something big is about to drop which of course would mean attacks from the right, Amaryllis Jul 2017 #31
Here is that tweet, June 30: L. Coyote Jul 2017 #37

shraby

(21,946 posts)
1. That's an unusual move for Holder isn't it? Sumpin is up.
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 02:31 PM
Jun 2017

It's not only unusual for Holder, it's an unusual time for a tweet. It appears as if he was thinking on it half the night before he decided to say something.

BainsBane

(53,076 posts)
21. The thing about the Trump administration
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 04:37 PM
Jun 2017

is that their behavior surpasses even the imagination of conspiracy theorists.

Cirque du So-What

(25,999 posts)
2. Perhaps
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 02:36 PM
Jun 2017

it was a message to tRump's minions that the FBI et al are already aware of some effort in the works to discredit them.

pnwmom

(109,001 posts)
19. Because he knows that when things start crashing down on DT, he's going
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 04:35 PM
Jun 2017

to be "counter-punching." He'll be trying to discredit the agencies that are after him.

pnwmom

(109,001 posts)
25. It will get worse the more evidence that comes out against DT. The final battles
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 04:50 PM
Jun 2017

will be major but we shouldn't be afraid of them.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
5. wow. that is scary. I'm a whimp wouldn't be near anything big. Reminds me of a July 4th my
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 02:38 PM
Jun 2017

husband and I were in DC - pre-9-11. Knew there'd be a million people on the mall for the fireworks so we went and bought a cheap blanket and laid it out right underneath Washington monument - thinking if it's there later great - if not - no big deal. that night we waded through all the people and there was our blanket waiting for us. I know, dumb story...but life sure was simpler then. wonder do they even do the fireworks anymore? If O was still in, I would picture he and Michelle cuddling on their balcony watch. Assume Conald on his way to Mara Lago. Asshole

pnwmom

(109,001 posts)
20. Not scary. Hopeful. Holder knows that when some charges finally come
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 04:37 PM
Jun 2017

raining down on the DT team, DT will be fighting back.

Holder wants them to be ready. And they will be.

MFM008

(19,823 posts)
10. Anything is
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 02:54 PM
Jun 2017

Possible.
Obviously Mr. Holder suspects something is going to happen or has information.
Asshole figures if he fires everyone...it all dies down.

NCDem47

(2,250 posts)
27. Could be.
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 06:52 PM
Jun 2017

Think about it. It's a long holiday weekend where people have their attention elsewhere and newsrooms have light staffing. If Trump is going to rip the Band-Aid, it would be a strategic time to do so. It would be Wednesday before people came out of their holiday fog.

Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)
13. Yeah, this tweet is pretty remarkable, Cat...I'm hearing soooo much chatter hear and there
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 03:15 PM
Jun 2017

about imminent bombshells? (Good bombshells, dammit!) Yet can prove nothing, of course...

Just found this Clint Watts tweet from this morning (he testified at House hearing so powerfully...um...a month and a half ago? Very reliable source - knows his stuff):

Clint Watts @selectedwisdom

Standby

hmmmm....

Corvo Bianco

(1,148 posts)
16. Trump consistently attempts to intimidate or buy or blackmail his opponents.
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 03:24 PM
Jun 2017

It's reasonable to assume he is doing so up and down the justice department. People don't always behave with the same character in the dark. Holder's shining a light--we see you, so don't do it!

And with his message to the DOJ, Holder is also acting as a witness to anybody who is currently getting the president's mob treatment--you're not alone, it's OK, stay strong.

I say my figurative prayers for the men and women in this monumentally screwed up situation.

pnwmom

(109,001 posts)
18. DT should be the one feeling nervous. You should be a bit more hopeful that good things are ahead.
Fri Jun 30, 2017, 04:33 PM
Jun 2017

The good guys are on it and they're going to win.

Catmusicfan

(816 posts)
34. A nervous man like DT w/ the football and codes to launch..
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 03:25 PM
Jul 2017

What do you think Trump is capable of doing with that football.

pnwmom

(109,001 posts)
35. Did you notice that both Democrats and Republicans voted to take away DT's ability
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 03:29 PM
Jul 2017

to unilaterally start a war based on terrorism? It's an amendment to a larger bill, but when that bill is passed, DT will have less power than he does now.

Interesting that even his own people don't trust him.

Amaryllis

(9,525 posts)
31. Could be something big is about to drop which of course would mean attacks from the right,
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 01:08 AM
Jul 2017

as always, and he is warning them.

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