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Right_in_Virginia · « **on:** May 09, 2018, 10:48:06 pm »

McCain defends giving dossier to Comey: 'I would do it again'
The Hill, May 9, 2018, Brett Samuels

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wrote in his upcoming memoir that he does not regret alerting the FBI about the so-called Steele dossier, which includes allegations about President Trumpâ€™s alleged ties to Russia.

McCain acknowledged in January 2017 that he delivered a dossier of â€œsensitive informationâ€ to then-FBI Director James Comey

In his upcoming book, "The Restless Wave," McCain wrote that he "did what duty demanded I do" in passing on the documents.

â€œI discharged that obligation, and I would do it again. Anyone who doesnâ€™t like it can go to hell,â€ McCain said, according to excerpts of the book published by The Guardian.

More: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/387012-mccain-defends-giving-dossier-to-comey-i-would-do-it-again

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:09:46 am »

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wrote in his upcoming memoir that he does not regret alerting the FBI about the so-called Steele dossier, which details President Trumpâ€™s alleged ties to Russia.

McCain acknowledged in January 2017 that he delivered a dossier of â€œsensitive informationâ€ to then-FBI Director James Comey.

In his upcoming book, "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations," McCain wrote that he "did what duty demanded I do" in passing on the documents.

â€œI discharged that obligation, and I would do it again. Anyone who doesnâ€™t like it can go to hell,â€ McCain said, according to excerpts of the book published by The Guardian.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/387012-mccain-defends-giving-dossier-to-comey-i-would-do-it-again

Formerly Once-Ler · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:19:18 am »

JFC!!! McCain gave information to the FBI? What was he thinking?

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:22:10 am »

Johnny McLame......once a traitor, always a traitor.

libertybele · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:27:14 am »

Quote from: Once-Ler on May 10, 2018, 12:19:18 am

JFC!!! McCain gave information to the FBI? What was he thinking?

He wasn't...brain cancer is eating away at a few cells.

Formerly Once-Ler · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:29:26 am »

Quote from: libertybele on May 10, 2018, 12:27:14 am

He wasn't...brain cancer is eating away at a few cells.

Bless you.

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:33:40 am »

Quote from: libertybele on May 10, 2018, 12:27:14 am

He wasn't...brain cancer is eating away at a few cells.

Cancer was eating his brain for the last 3 decades?

240B · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:44:44 am »

â€œI discharged that obligation, and I would do it again. Anyone who doesnâ€™t like it can go to hell,â€ McCain said, according to excerpts of the book published by The Guardian.

Graceful and classy as always. People say that McCain is just a bitter, angry old man who is angry at the world because he is dying. He, like Hillary, cannot cope with the idea that he lost the Presidency and Trump won. Now, he is lashing out at everyone on the Right including Trump and all of his supporters. Not only is he lashing out at Trump supporters, but he is also lashing out at anyone who does not actively vehemently hate Trump. Even being neutral about Trump is enough to piss him off.

I can't imagine where these ideas are coming from. McCain is a genteel pussycat who cares about everyone, and cares about the world, not just only himself. That seems obvious to me.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:55:15 am »

We know, John.

mountaineer · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2018, 12:59:57 am »

Quote

"Anyone who doesnâ€™t like it can go to hell,â€ McCain said.

You first.

Sanguine · « **Reply #10 on:** May 10, 2018, 01:01:25 am »

He IS consistent.

XenaLee · « **Reply #11 on:** May 10, 2018, 01:22:38 am »

Quote from: Free Vulcan on May 10, 2018, 12:09:46 am

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wrote in his upcoming memoir that he does not regret alerting the FBI about the so-called Steele dossier, which details President Trumpâ€™s alleged ties to Russia.

McCain acknowledged in January 2017 that he delivered a dossier of â€œsensitive informationâ€ to then-FBI Director James Comey.

In his upcoming book, "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations," McCain wrote that he "did what duty demanded I do" in passing on the documents.

â€œI discharged that obligation, and I would do it again. Anyone who doesnâ€™t like it can go to hell,â€ McCain said, according to excerpts of the book published by The Guardian.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/387012-mccain-defends-giving-dossier-to-comey-i-would-do-it-again

God damn John "Maverick" McCain.

Oh wait.....

He already did.

LauraTXNM · « **Reply #12 on:** May 10, 2018, 01:53:01 am »

Wait, you all. If you received a document like that AND believed it was possibly true, wouldn't you want to give it to the FBI? Or is your all's complaint that McCain knew it was false and turned it over anyway?

skeeter · « **Reply #13 on:** May 10, 2018, 01:55:46 am »

â€œI discharged that obligation, and I would do it again. Anyone who doesnâ€™t like it can go to hell,â€ McCain said, according to excerpts of the book published by The Guardian.

Because no one wants to make the trip alone.

Bigun · « **Reply #14 on:** May 10, 2018, 01:58:18 am »

But for his father and grandfather no one would have ever heard of John Sidney McCain III. He knows that and it's haunted him for his entire life!

skeeter · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:00:02 am »

Quote from: LauraTXNM on May 10, 2018, 01:53:01 am

Wait, you all. If you received a document like that AND believed it was possibly true, wouldn't you want to give it to the FBI? Or is your all's complaint that McCain knew it was false and turned it over anyway?

Unless McCain is an absolute idiot it wouldn't have been all that hard for him to figure out who paid for this 'document'.

And once that had been established, so would have the amount of credibility the 'document' should have.

But John likes Hillary & hates Trump. So off to the Comey he went. Who also, as it turns out, loves Hillary and hates Trump.

Free Vulcan · « **Reply #16 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:11:50 am »

Threads merged.

LauraTXNM · « **Reply #17 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:16:42 am »

Quote from: skeeter on May 10, 2018, 02:00:02 am

Unless McCain is an absolute idiot it wouldn't have been all that hard for him to figure out who paid for this 'document'.

And once that had been established, so would have the amount of credibility the 'document' should have.

But John likes Hillary & hates Trump. So off to the Comey he went. Who also, as it turns out, loves Hillary and hates Trump.

Commissioned by Republicans and then Democrats, so not dispositive. Written by a guy who was considered pretty highly intelligence circles. If I thought the serious stuff was even possibly true, as would want it to be investigated. And I think if the roles were reversed, most of you all would, too.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #18 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:24:57 am »

Quote from: LauraTXNM on May 10, 2018, 02:16:42 am

Commissioned by Republicans and then Democrats, so not dispositive.

Hold it right there. The "dossier" wasn't "commissioned by Republicans." That particular project was kicked off after the Daily Signal dumped Fusion. That's a lie that has been debunked. Comey tried to get away with shopping that claim on Bret Baer's show, and Bret shot it right down.

240B · « **Reply #19 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:26:50 am »

Like most TDS NeverTrumps, McCain would have done and still would do anything (including treason) to hurt Trump in any way he possibly can. I don't think McCain gave one single damn whether it was 'true' or not. That was not ever the point. The point was to get it into the press. And he knew that 'leaky Comey' would do that for him. And he was right.

With people like McCain, their personal agendas, their personal power, is supreme to anything else. The interests of America and the American people are mere encumbrances to them. Everything is about HIM and only his personal goals matter.

That is why he is refusing to step down like a gentleman politician and clings to his power with dying, withered hands like any despotic dictator would do and has done until the very last second of his pathetic psychotic life.

McCain's only regret in life is that he did not do more damage and now cannot do more damage than he has already done. That is why he says, 'I did it. And I would do it again.' even now knowing that it is a false document. He does not care. It was always about damage. It was never about truth. With this statement, he has admitted that fact.

GtHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:26:51 am »

Quote from: XenaLee on May 10, 2018, 01:22:38 am

God damn John "Maverick" McCain.

Oh wait.....

He already did.

No, God didn't. God gave John McCain free will, McCain damned himself...........................that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

GtHawk · « **Reply #21 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:31:19 am »

Quote from: LauraTXNM on May 10, 2018, 01:53:01 am

Wait, you all. If you received a document like that AND believed it was possibly true, wouldn't you want to give it to the FBI? Or is your all's complaint that McCain knew it was false and turned it over anyway?

I'm going to go with he knew it was false and turned it over anyway because he was bitter, hateful and jealous that someone else was going to achieve what he couldn't. I fully believe that if Cruz had won the nomination and someone put a dossier with damning but bogus information about Cruz in McStains hands he would have done the same damn thing.

Frank Cannon · « **Reply #22 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:32:54 am »

Quote from: LauraTXNM on May 10, 2018, 02:16:42 am

Commissioned by Republicans ....

Nope. Nice try spinning the Rat line though.

Sanguine · « **Reply #23 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:38:34 am »

Quote from: XenaLee on May 10, 2018, 02:36:57 am

No, but it wouldn't matter because the dossier was not true anyway.

LauraTXNM · « **Reply #24 on:** May 10, 2018, 02:39:56 am »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on May 10, 2018, 02:24:57 am

Hold it right there. The "dossier" wasn't "commissioned by Republicans." That particular project was kicked off after the Daily Signal dumped Fusion. That's a lie that has been debunked. Comey tried to get away with shopping that claim on Bret Baer's show, and Bret shot it right down.

The Daily Signal (Republican, owned by Kristol's son or someone?) started the investigation, right? The whole process? They hired Fusion because they were concerned, got bored, turned it over to the Dems. Fusion working this whole time, hired Steele, who made the dossier. I don't consider that a lie. The company was doing opposition research, and they ended up producing the dossier. The entire process took like six months. I call it a continuum. You might characterize it differently, but it's not unfactual (?).

But say only Democrats had hired a firm for oppo research that turned this up. I honestly think it would need to be checked out. Whether it was Bush, Clinton, Obama, or Trump. Sorry, but I can believe concern was warranted. Aside from the fact that Steele had a good reputation and I think was genuinely concerned.

I guess I'm naive and have read too much LÃª CarrÃ©, but I always think credible reports involving Saudis, Russians, and other hinckeys should be investigated.