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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel 6 Nov 2017

    Carter Page on why he went to Russia even if it might not be a great idea: “Because I was trying to live my life” http://bit.ly/2h9V6PZ pic.twitter.com/eEF5FEPheW

    5:45 PM - 6 Nov 2017
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      2. Bentalope‏ @behaviorben 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        "I was trying to live my life, be a person. Use my arms. My legs. So I'd end up being alive in Russia giving a speech with my mouth is all."

        1 reply 3 retweets 61 likes
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      2. (((Swaggy T 🇺🇸 🌈)))‏ @Pokes86 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        Seriously? The YOLO Defense?

        2 replies 0 retweets 51 likes
      3. Eric Tam‏ @tameszu 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Pokes86 @aterkel

        "I refuse to answer the question, on the grounds that doing so would be inconsistent with my Constitutional right to YOLO"

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Samhain 🎃 Ibrahim‏ @Samstrosity 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel @juliaioffe

        Gotta experience a little of everything. A little of this, that and some light treason. You know living it up.

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      2. Ruth Laura Edlund‏ @tdgor 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        He’s obviously alluding to Pasternak (Zhivago’s poems): “To live one’s life is not to cross a field.” ;-)pic.twitter.com/mY3oHOLUUr

        2 replies 3 retweets 14 likes
      3. Former Bubble-head‏ @tmelitta50 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @tdgor @aterkel

        Da'

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      1. coey sanders‏ @coey_elizabeth 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        Ferris buellers day off.

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      1. Han Shot First‏ @han__shot_first 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        He was living his best treasonous life.

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      2. Mike Palmer‏ @MWPalmer 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel @StevenTDennis

        Gowdy went so easy on others - why does he now sound like a democrat in this line of questioning?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. r*bbr*d‏ @red__RD 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @MWPalmer @aterkel @StevenTDennis

        Because Page is so seriously weird even Gowdy couldn’t play the straight man to this nonsense! 🤣🤣

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      4. Mike Palmer‏ @MWPalmer 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @red__RD @aterkel @StevenTDennis

        I was actually reaching the same conclusion. Hopefully Mueller can turn the Page.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Kelly Terez‏ @kellyterez 6 Nov 2017
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        This is like the wall art you see at Home Goods

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      1. John Clark‏ @Palchez 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        Watergate by John Hughes

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      1. r*bbr*d‏ @red__RD 6 Nov 2017
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        “I do what I want.” This whole transcript is funniest thing ive read in awhile!

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      1. Bitch McConnell™‏ @tiffmc1013 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel @grandoftwo

        pic.twitter.com/m0Wrj3K0Ls

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      2. Enrightguitars‏ @Enrightguitars 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        pic.twitter.com/Xw2bySOyjy

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      3. Night of the Living Diogenes‏ @DiogenesLamp0 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Enrightguitars @aterkel

        Well played. How many Trumpworld figures are Cartman in drag?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Enrightguitars‏ @Enrightguitars 6 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DiogenesLamp0 @aterkel

        All of them?

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