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2022-08-16 Government Corruption
Trump Accused of Lying Over FBI-Seized Passports, Then He Dropped the Receipts
[Red State] As RedState reported on Monday, Donald Trump accused the FBI of taking his passports during the unprecedented raid of his Florida residence. According to the former president, three passports were taken during the search, which apparently went far beyond just recovering supposedly classified documents that threatened "national security."

Predictably, after Trump made the claim, the press quickly jumped into the fray to call him a liar. Norah O’Donnell of CBS News claimed via a source that the FBI was "not in possession of former President Trump’s passports."

When I saw that report from O’Donnell, I put out my own post questioning the phrasing. "Not in possession of" is very specific wording that could have simply meant the FBI had passed them on to another agency. Why not just say "we didn’t take the passports" if they didn’t take the passports?

Well, as it turns out, Trump’s team was ready and waiting with the receipts that showed the press narrative was a falsehood.

NBC 15 Aug 22 - Trump’s passports returned after Mar-a-Lago search, DOJ official says
Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-16 02:37|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 

We are seeing the next stage of the LSD Coup.

Elimination of any political threat, while FREE & OPEN elections are still held.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-16 06:21||   2022-08-16 06:21|| Front Page Top

#2 
Just read the DOJ has issued a statement now claiming the Passports Have Been Returned? A day after flat out stating they never had them. I guess, Trump one up'ed them by having proof they did not count on.

Either way, given their constant tripping over their own recorded politically skewed words, tactics and actions. The DOJ/_ _ _ Leadership would be hard press to discredit itself any harder.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-16 07:48||   2022-08-16 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 The levels of mendacity, mediocrity, incompetence and malice are bottomless...
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-16 07:49||   2022-08-16 07:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Notice how the January 6 hearings and attendees seem to have hit the memory hole transporter ?
Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-16 07:55||   2022-08-16 07:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Donald Trump demands the release of 'completely unredacted' affidavit that sanctioned FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago after spokesman shared email appearing to show agents DID seize three of his passports - contradicting report from CBS' Norah O'Donnell
Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-16 08:25||   2022-08-16 08:25|| Front Page Top

#6 She needs to be fired. Faster.
Posted by Frank G 2022-08-16 08:39||   2022-08-16 08:39|| Front Page Top

#7 
#6 She needs to be fired. Faster.
Posted by: Frank G 2022-08-16 08:39

frank,

If I may suggest - firing makes her a martyr. On the other hand, continued correction and embarrassment just make her look less competent every single time.

Watching her made a fool of - repeatedly - is just full of schadenfeudaliciouness.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-08-16 09:11||   2022-08-16 09:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Maybe, Mike. She's already on the CBS chopping block for her undeserved high salary v. ratings. They'll be firing her.
Posted by Frank G 2022-08-16 09:57||   2022-08-16 09:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Turn the other cheek? How's that worked for you?

Time to make 'bearing false witness' painful.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-16 10:09||   2022-08-16 10:09|| Front Page Top

#10 We are at the stage where the intentional misinformation is flying hoping to muddy the crime.
Posted by ruprecht 2022-08-16 10:29||   2022-08-16 10:29|| Front Page Top

#11 Why do we not trust media reporting? This is about Exhibit #3800 or so.
Posted by Tom 2022-08-16 11:31||   2022-08-16 11:31|| Front Page Top

#12 As well as the Explode Inflation Faster Act.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-16 12:15||   2022-08-16 12:15|| Front Page Top

#13 Classic example of the media technique of lying with partial truth. It is factually accurate that the FBI "did not have them" when O'Donnell spoke. It was not stated but strongly implied that they never did. But is also factually accurate they were returned. But the former true statement was broadcast to a wide audience, and the admission they were returned was a tweet with a far smaller audience. In the twisted logic of liberal MSM reporting, they did not lie. They just didn't tell all of the truth!
Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-08-16 12:22||   2022-08-16 12:22|| Front Page Top

#14 Nora O'Donnell is a damn liar and an ugly hag. Her stock in trade is half truths, lies and hysteria...propaganda to be succinct. She is true only to the CBS tradition of Dan Rather. I wasn't watching when she made this claim because I quit watching her a long, long time ago. She comes on here at 5:30 p.m. which some civilized people might consider to be their happy hour. How could I be happy watching her?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-16 12:56||   2022-08-16 12:56|| Front Page Top

#15 It won't do any good if CBS fires O'Donnell because they'll find another flunky to read the same shit they give her to read. Example: I remember Scott Pelley's claim when he was the CBS News anchor that Christopher Steele was a reliable source of information. The best thing that could happen would be if everybody stopped watching CBS and all of the other compromised, corporate, main stream media outlets. Just turn the damn TV off and go outside for a walk or something...maybe read a book or go fishing. I dunno. Anything but sitting like a zombie in front of the television.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-16 13:06||   2022-08-16 13:06|| Front Page Top

#16 Example: I remember Scott Pelley's claim when he was the CBS News anchor that Christopher Steele was a reliable source of information.

Yeah, I know, the Ministry of Truth wants that one down the Memory Hole. Shame on me. I remember it anyway.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-16 13:19||   2022-08-16 13:19|| Front Page Top

#17 #4 Notice how the January 6 hearings and attendees seem to have hit the memory hole transporter ?

I was just thinking about that...

curious
Posted by 746 2022-08-16 14:28||   2022-08-16 14:28|| Front Page Top

#18 You people ready for 30 fully armed Federal Agents showing up at your door at 6AM for posting "misinformation" about the Federal Government online?????
Posted by Phons Omert2327 2022-08-16 16:30||   2022-08-16 16:30|| Front Page Top

#19 Don't fire her. Post her in Nome Alaska.
Posted by CrazyFool 2022-08-16 23:25||   2022-08-16 23:25|| Front Page Top

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