Situational outrage
“We were never going find a contract signed in blood saying, ‘Hey Vlad, we’re going to collude’.”
“Brief and social in nature”?
Credibility.
“What do you make of this new reporting?”
It’s a floor wax AND a dessert topping!
“Obstruct justice in plain sight”?
Truth.
“Should the facts warrant impeachment, that case will be made more difficult politically…”
HIC Republicans: No collusion, but plenty of blame to go around.
Oh, that pesky Constitution again …
Timing.
“Burr just told me he’s seen “NO” evidence of collusion yet…”
“The country needs to get back to business…”
Masking, unmasking and masquerades
“Mueller’s work is expected to continue for months…”
Stop me before I reveal “sources and methods”?
Make the Schiff memo public, and screw the White House
Security or politics? It’s in the eye of the beholder for now
“The level of trust and the level of everything down there is – it’s poison.”
“[Schiff] was pretty serious. He wrote all what we said on the paper. Remembered all the details.”
It’s a trap!
“President Trump lowered the shield of secrecy surrounding such materials on Friday by declassifying the Republican memo…”
“One of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington…”
“There is a sharp and alarming disconnect between the descriptions of Pelosi and…the actual document.”
Government transparency is always good. Even if partisan.
“content designed to pit us against each other…”
Are you protecting national security or the Democrats?
“The group hopes to release a report early next year…”
“There was even a Facebook group for animal lovers with memes of adorable puppies…”
“I’m not going to go off and make all kinds of outrageous claims.”
“…do you have evidence that there was in fact collusion between Trump associates and Russia during the campaign?”
“This is about country, not party.”
“…we’re going to do an investigation with or without them.”
Appearances.
“I think it gravely concerning to the members of the committee…”
“There is more than circumstantial evidence now.”
“I don’t think there was an actual tap of Trump Tower.”
Ryan: Trump asked Flynn to resign.