And, they allowed the letter from "51 former intelligence officials" to be published without any comment. They knew the truth yet allowed a lie to circulate. Unforgivable. |
Yeah. That's their job- to determine if there are crimes. It's not job to serve as Twitters fact-checkers. I think it's fine if the FBI alerts social media companies of known foreign influence campaigns. It's not fine for the FBI to learn about people's lives and verify information about their lives to social media companies. If you really think it through, the FBI handled that interaction completely appropriately. "Yes, the laptop is real" -- eg it's not a foreign influence campaign-- "and no further comment." That's perfect IMO. |
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I believe that the laptop is real, the info on the laptop is real, and that this isn't a smear campaign.
At the same time, it's not the FBI's job to authenticate the laptop or its contents, so I think the "no further comment" comment was the appropriate response. [/quote] And, they allowed the letter from "51 former intelligence officials" to be published without any comment. They knew the truth yet allowed a lie to circulate. Unforgivable. [/quote] I don't think the FBI has the authority to tell private citizens that they can't make up lies and spread them around the internet. That's 1A. I think it's really despicable that the former intelligence officers did that, but they were within their legal rights and the FBI wouldn't have the authority to stop them. Nor do I want the FBI to have that authority. |
"Lied to?" It was given to the FBI for the purposes of a criminal investigation. They were under no obligation to confirm they had a laptop or its authenticity. PS - Refusing to comment or answer a question is not a lie. |
Why is it the FBI’s job to suppress the political speech of those 51 people? |
They allowed the letter from the former intelligence officials to circulate when they KNEW the letter was a lie. They were absolutely under obligation to correct the record once people - WHO USED THEIR POSITIONS OF OFFICIAL STATUS TO GIVE THE LETTER CREDIBILITY - made claims that were blatantly false. A letter orchestrated by Antony Blinken himself.... part of the Biden campaign. So, it is AOK for a bunch of former intelligence people to influence the election without interference. You know what is interesting..... NOT ONE PERSON WHO SIGNED THE LETTER WAS FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY THE FBI. Curious, huh? |
Suppressing speech? Nope. Correcting the record? Absolutely. And, keep in mind that it was Antony Blinken who encouraged the drafting of the letter.... in the capacity of working for the Biden campaign. First, Hillary's campaign interfering in the election. Now, Biden's. Seems like a pattern. |
Wait, so now the GOP wants the FBI to play fact checker during political campaigns? Make it make sense. |
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I believe that the laptop is real, the info on the laptop is real, and that this isn't a smear campaign.
At the same time, it's not the FBI's job to authenticate the laptop or its contents, so I think the "no further comment" comment was the appropriate response. [/quote] And, they allowed the letter from "51 former intelligence officials" to be published without any comment. They knew the truth yet allowed a lie to circulate. Unforgivable. [/quote] I don't think the FBI has the authority to tell private citizens that they can't make up lies and spread them around the internet. That's 1A. I think it's really despicable that the former intelligence officers did that, but they were within their legal rights and the FBI wouldn't have the authority to stop them. Nor do I want the FBI to have that authority. [/quote] Let them circulate the letter and show how ignorant they are. But, the FBI should have absolutely made a statement that the letter was not accurate. In failing to do so, they interfered in the election. |
How can a campaign interfere in an election? That makes no sense. The whole point of campaign is to influence the election. |
Dear Lord you are stupid. They had the laptop. They knew it was real. They let lies circulate for 3 years now. |
Ask Hillary. Ask the DNC. Ask Antony Blinken. When you conspire to create false allegations and manufacture fake dirt, that is interference, honey. When you enlist your buddies to lie to the American people using their titles when you know damn well it's a lie, you are interfering. |
So the FBI should make a statement every time Trump tells a lie? |
Is there some law that says this or are you just pulling it out of your ass? |
What is lie in the letter from the intel officials? Post the exact quote that is a lie. |