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[–]Site_rly_sux 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

"We're going to hold Biden's administration to the same legal standards and thresholds as the trump admin" is not really the gotcha you think it is

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    [–]Site_rly_sux 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Sounds to me like this particular whataboutism is concerning Carter Page. Let's look at some headlines about his FISA situation. Honestly I'm totally lost on why, in your theory, the democrat-controlled FBI would admit this or why the MSM would publish it, but let's see what they have to say.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/two-4-warrants-letting-fbi-spy-ex-trump-aide-carter-n1121406

    Jan 23, 2020

    Two of 4 warrants letting FBI spy on ex-Trump aide Carter Page were not valid, says DOJ

    The DOJ now believes it didn't have probable cause to think Carter Page might be acting as an agent of a foreign power, which was required to surveil him.

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/politics/fisa-carter-page-warrants/index.html

    Jan 23, 2020

    Two of four FISA warrants against Carter Page declared invalid

    Wow P-38, this seems like great conspiracy material!

    Let's hope the Senate Intelligence Committee had something to say about it. Oh great - they did!

    Wait - aren't there democrats in the senate? Couldn't this be a trick? Never fear my friend P-38, because this Senate Intelligence Committee was ran and led by good honest Republicans.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/us/politics/trump-russia-senate.html

    Aug 18, 2020

    “While there were several problems with the F.B.I.’s FISA renewals for Page, the committee assesses that "Page’s previous ties to Russian intelligence officers, coupled with his Russian travel, justified the F.B.I.’s initial concerns about Page.

    While finding that he played an insignificant role in the Trump campaign, the report concluded that the Russians may have thought he was more important than he was. The committee also expressed frustration at Mr. Page’s evasiveness, saying that he was unable to account for his time during visits to Moscow and altered documents, and that his “responses to basic questions were meandering, avoidant and involved several long diversions.” Both parties concluded that despite the later problems with the wiretap applications, the F.B.I. was justified in having counterintelligence concerns about him.

    Oh Huh. Seems like this isn't such great conspiracy material after all.

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      [–]Site_rly_sux 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Lol. Ok. Earlier, your suggested course of action was -

      Run the impeachment like the J6 committee. No defense and no rebuttal witnesses permitted. Vote in the House and send it to the Senate for conviction.

      Now, we've together managed to walk it back to, maybe exaggerate for a warrant, and then examine why we did that in some public transparency, and then hand the whole thing over to the other party in senate. Glad you're satisfied with this conversation