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tinrobot

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16. Possible, but that would be a tough sell politically.

Reply to newdayneeded (Original post)

Tue Aug 9, 2022, 02:44 PM

Aug 2022

I can see indicting him for selling actual secrets somewhere. Perhaps if there was tracking info on the documents themselves.

But handing a sitting President fake information? Then indicting him for distributing it?

I can see the Fox News chyrons already. No way that plan gets implemented.

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Maybe the trap worked [View all] newdayneeded Aug 2022 OP

Possibly... VMA131Marine Aug 2022 #1

This is a Right Wing talking point BlueGreenLady Aug 2022 #8

Huh? n/t Bobstandard Aug 2022 #13

if only! intrepidity Aug 2022 #2

Yep we cannot rule out that Trump was given a time bomb. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #3

I always had a suspicion that TFG was handed bogus TS information to be passed along to Putin usonian Aug 2022 #4

An interesting possibility, very interesting (tRUMP passing docs to Russian intelligence, etc.). SWBTATTReg Aug 2022 #5

Like with color printers, there are yellow single dpi tracking dots to identify the source printer. TheBlackAdder Aug 2022 #6

+1 2naSalit Aug 2022 #7

Trashing.... brooklynite Aug 2022 #9

Wow newdayneeded Aug 2022 #15

This is about the tenth conspiracy theory someone's come up with in the past 24 hours... brooklynite Aug 2022 #17

ok, I get it newdayneeded Aug 2022 #19

Absent any shred of evidence by the people here, it's a conspiracy theory. brooklynite Aug 2022 #20

It's Called a Honey Pot Beetwasher. Aug 2022 #10

Suggesting the FBI planted anything feeds into TFG's desired narrative Raven123 Aug 2022 #11

I really enjoyed this Bobstandard Aug 2022 #12

Possible. moondust Aug 2022 #14

Possible, but that would be a tough sell politically. tinrobot Aug 2022 #16

The fake docs could cross the threshold of breaking laws? imanamerican63 Aug 2022 #18

OMG - that would be amazing... BlueIdaho Aug 2022 #21