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I saw the tape. I read the transcript

He said our intelligence agencies say it's Russia. Trump is his response says "I don’t see any reason why it would be." He is taking Putin's word over our intelligence agencies. McCabe is stating in more frightening detail what Trump already told us.

Also, seeing this reminded me about Putin's offer to set up some sort of joint task force where we can work together to combat bad foreign actors interfering in elections. I hear it was an incredible offer. I can't believe nobody outside of Trump thought so, also.

Anyway, here's the transcript of Trump siding with Putin over intelligence agencies.

Trump is asked who he believes on Russian election interference: the US intelligence agencies or Putin. Also asked if he would denounce what happened in 2016

Trump: So let me just say that we have two thoughts. You have groups that are wondering why the FBI never took the [Democratic National Committee] server. Why haven’t they taken the server? Why was the FBI told to leave the office of the Democratic National Committee?

I’ve been wondering that. I’ve been asking that for months and months and I’ve been tweeting it out and calling it out on social media. Where is the server? I want to know where is the server and what is the server saying?

With that being said, all I can do is ask the question.

My people came to me, Dan Coats, came to me and some others, they said they think it’s Russia. I have President Putin. He just said it’s not Russia.

I will say this: I don’t see any reason why it would be. But I really do want to see the server but I have confidence in both parties.

I really believe that this will probably go on for a while, but I don’t think it can go on without finding out what happened to the server. What happened to the servers of the Pakistani gentleman that worked on the DNC?

Where are those servers? They’re missing. Where are they? What happened to Hillary Clinton’s emails? 33,000 emails gone, just gone. I think in Russia they wouldn’t be gone so easily.

I think it’s a disgrace that we can’t get Hillary Clinton’s 33,000 emails.

I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today and what he did is an incredible offer.

He offered to have the people working on the case come and work with their investigators, with respect to the 12 people. I think that’s an incredible offer. Okay? Thank you.

(In response to this post by hoothat)

Link: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/trump-putin-meeting-edited-transcri

Posted: 02/18/2019 at 1:26PM

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Dan ** -- southdenverhoo 02/17/2019 11:21PM

Im not dan... ** -- hoothat 02/18/2019 01:27AM

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Your response buys into the "its a coup!" framework. A couple of things: -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 08:47AM

It is vague -- Beerman 02/18/2019 10:20AM

I trust the text and the structure of the Constittuion. -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 1:18PM

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What evidence was it based on politics? ** -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 08:47AM

Because they were attempting to use it in a way it was not intended? ** -- hoothat 02/18/2019 12:44PM

Circular reasoning? ** -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 12:49PM

...No... -- hoothat 02/18/2019 12:52PM

“No”. Great argument. -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 1:03PM

And Beerman explained why it was wrong in the post that followed. -- hoothat 02/18/2019 1:08PM

The text and structure of the amendment support my position. -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 1:19PM

Lol, no it does not. Claiming it does is not an argument. -- hoothat 02/18/2019 1:24PM

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You have chosen troll ** -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 2:07PM

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Aren't you the one that needs evidence? ** -- Hokieesith 02/18/2019 10:48AM

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He won. ** -- JMHoo 02/17/2019 8:16PM

We lost ** -- 111Balz 02/17/2019 8:24PM

"We" being the entire world. ** -- WarmHoo 02/18/2019 08:54AM

Costanza! ** -- hoothat 02/17/2019 10:19PM

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BonsackHoo derangement syndrome has taken over for you ** -- BonsackHoo 02/18/2019 08:50AM

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5th grader. ** -- HokieDelNorte 02/17/2019 8:00PM

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