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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 16
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    James Baker, the former FBI official currently on a media tour, gets very offended when anyone suggests that he was part of an attempted "coup." Of course that's not how these people would characterize their actions. But in totality, what they did 100% amounted to a "soft coup"

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 16
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        If the most powerful law enforcement and intelligence officials in the country get together to surveil and entrap members of a campaign because they believe the candidate poses a National Security Threat, that can be reasonably described as a "soft coup"

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 16
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        Later, of course, the top person in the Justice Department and the top person in the FBI got together to plot extra-legal presidential removal schemes, such as "wearing a wire" and recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment on spurious grounds

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 16
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        That's why I use the phrase "soft coup," because it doesn't require conscious intentionality at any given moment: it just reflects a widespread desire to use extraordinary tactics to impede the candidate, and then even remove him once he assumed office

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      5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 16
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        "Coup" gives the impression of a military brigade invading the White House and arresting the president. Obviously that didn't happen, and almost certainly couldn't happen. "Soft coup" better captures the broad scope of these unprecedented security state actions

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      2. David Favaloro‏ @DFavaloro1898 May 16
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        Really? That is an absolutely ridiculous formulation. A “coup,” soft or otherwise, requires intentionality. And it’s clear from Baker’s recounting of the investigation that this was not the intent. It was always about learning what Russia was doing in 2016.

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      3. Jodocus Quak‏ @JodocusQuak May 16
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        Wouldnt the FBI inform the campaign about it to help them avoid any foreign unlawful influence? The fact alone that nobody spoke to the Trump campaign about the perceived threat speaks volumes to what their intent was.

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      1. Dedi Fredericks‏ @DediFredericks May 16
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        Has Baker stated whether the DNC(who was 'hacked' by the Russians) was 'surveilled' to see what the Russians were up to and/or to 'protect' Hillary & DNC🤔

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      1. Tim‏ @Goodfoodblimp May 16
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        Nothing soft about it

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      1. Brenda Garcia Davis‏ @BrendaGDavis9 May 16
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        I guess they think spreading lies and going against a duly elected President of the United States is normal? Dividing the country is normal? They were just doing normal spy business. Nothing to see here.

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      1. ru$$ g lewis‏ @neoclassic09 May 16
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        amen

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      1. Steven with a 3‏ @slmyers11 May 16
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        The president couldn't pass a basic security check.

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      1. (((Charlie Martin)))‏ @chasrmartin May 16
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        “Soft coup attempt” he said editorially.

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      1. VACUOUS CIPHER‏ @THE_DAILY_BLEAT May 16
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        Even Yahoo is admitting it now.pic.twitter.com/bPrycXufcP

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      1. ForbiddenKnowledgeTV‏ @FKTVis May 16
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        He's "offended" because he could be busted for Sedition.

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      1. Americanophile 🇺🇸‏ @Americanophile May 16
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        💯

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      1. Al Ias‏ @ExTeaSea May 16
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        Is it illegal?

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      1. nihi‏ @nihiofkdi May 16
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        It was somewhere between a coup and hazing the new kid, but closer to a coup.

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      1. Amerigo Chattin‏ @AmerigoChattin May 16
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        “palace coup”

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