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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Jul 17

    emptywheel Retweeted Chuck Ross

    Backdoor overture guy says he didn't really mean to let the Russian spies in the backdoor.https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1019312145916309504 …

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    Chuck Ross @ChuckRossDC
    Rick Clay, the conservative activist who emailed Trump campaign about a meeting between Trump and Torshin, says he believes he and others were "used" by Maria Butina. He's testified to Senate for 9 hours. Hasn't been contacted by FBI, DOJ, Mueller. http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/17/butina-used-conservative-activist-russian-spy/ …
    1:08 PM - 17 Jul 2018
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      2. Reader Adrift‏ @ReaderAdrift Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Lots of NRA tools and Religious Right Putin-supporters sweatin' right now

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      3. NoBrightShinyObjects‏ @nobrtshnyobjs Jul 17
        Replying to @ReaderAdrift @emptywheel

        I hope so

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      1. StealthTweet‏ @StealthTweet63 Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Sure he was used. he wanted something and he did not care how he got it. That's not being used. That's being involved in a conspiracy to defraud the government of the Untied States.

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      1. Burning Skies‏ @SnowInTheAir Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I'm guessing that "hasn't been contacted by FBI, DOJ,Mueller..." Is really really bad news for ol' Rick Clay.

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      1. Skippy the Bush Kangaroo‏ @Skippy_Bush_Roo Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "I thought that I made myself very clear, but having just reviewed the email, I realized that there is a need for some clarification. The sentence should have been ... 'I will NOT put you in contact with the Trump campaign.' I forgot the 'NOT'. Hope that clarifies the matter."

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      1.  ⚰️DCeased Lascelle  ⚰️‏ @DCLascelle Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel @brianbeutler

        I think the domino's are starting to realize that the hen house is loose in the clown car. Or something like that.

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      1. Mark Dalton‏ @mdalton323 Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Living through a conspiracy theory that's not, is really very weird.

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      1. celt...‏ @prairiemonk1 Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "I was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen into supporting arming kids..."

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      1. Ish‏ @Ish Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        US Person 2 is in deep number two

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      1. James Overholt‏ @JamesOverholt Jul 18
        Replying to @emptywheel @adamshermanesq

        Honestly, if Trump used the, I'm not a traitor, I'm just really stupid, defense, he would be harder to convict

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      1. Nancy M Ruff‏ @eighthdayarts Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Well, Brennan and Clapper said people got in too deep before they realized what was going on. She spent a long time cultivating these people.

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      1. MaryContrary‏ @contrarymary197 Jul 18
        Replying to @emptywheel

        How do y'all think Russian spies work? Sit down and watch every season of "The Americans." If you're a character in a story line, you are probably a Russian asset.

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      1. Scooter Trash‏ @stevekmartin Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        "Backdoor Overture Guy", my favorite Doors song

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      1. Tom Martz‏ @TMartzPhD Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel @brianbeutler

        So he was naive in allowing her in through his back door?? Either way....

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      1. Matt‏ @_mattro Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Bias aside, that article is written terribly with even worse copy editing. This is an organization with White House credentials?

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      1. Glenn Middleton‏ @glennmid10001 Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Chuck can be so understanding it's like a weakness for his.

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      1. Joe FF‏ @joeff53 Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I would think a really top-drawer espionage operation would leave the assets free to plausibly claim ignorance of the identity/affiliation of their handlers.

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      1. RobBob‏ @Rob_Bob_32 Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        And could be a target, given the lack of interviews?

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      1. bp‏ @BillPettyDC Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        His defense is the legendary spycraft gambit known in intel circles as being too stupid to defend yourself… to own the libs.

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      1. Alexis Fernandes‏ @AlexFTweets Jul 17
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Yeah, that’s believable

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