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Trump: Don Jr was not calling me...indictments are dropping tomorrow? (Original Post) HipChick Jan 2019 OP
Names? Takket Jan 2019 #1
Apparently JR called someone named David Dennison C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #2
Maybe he also called close associates John Barron, John Miller, and Carolin Gallego. IllinoisBirdWatcher Jan 2019 #5
and asked Meredith McIver to craft a press release. nt Baltimike Feb 2019 #23
"You rang?" - DD* (KGOPee) Achilleaze Feb 2019 #33
Well if they indict Jr., I hope they send 50 agents and a SWAT team this time marylandblue Jan 2019 #3
I was thinking the same thing earlier when they badhair77 Jan 2019 #6
He has elephant guns for God's sake! world wide wally Jan 2019 #11
and some angry elephants and leopards. dameatball Feb 2019 #35
Have no idea if anything is happening, but lots of news today manor321 Jan 2019 #4
I am leery when only one news organization, watoos Jan 2019 #10
how did CNN determine this? nt Grasswire2 Jan 2019 #12
It was reported by ABC News manor321 Jan 2019 #15
Plus 4 sealed docs filed in DC docket. triron Feb 2019 #20
lorber was also involved with possible trump tower moscow in 96. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #28
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!! PubliusEnigma Jan 2019 #7
Was Lorber in Trump Tower? Beakybird Jan 2019 #8
That's some serious word salad he served up in that first tweet. John Fante Jan 2019 #9
Reads as though it's translated from Russian.. HipChick Jan 2019 #13
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Feb 2019 #39
, underpants Jan 2019 #17
Great pic. Sums up Gump better than any thesis could. John Fante Feb 2019 #22
Bingo! oasis Feb 2019 #26
Why would he call DesertRat Jan 2019 #14
Optics...nt 2naSalit Feb 2019 #38
the Racist-In-Chief might be right on this one. See link. Hoyt Jan 2019 #16
All this proves is that Uday called a phone registered to Lorber. watoos Feb 2019 #32
Fact is, it apparently didn't turn out to be smoking gun we were hoping for -- direct call to daddy. Hoyt Feb 2019 #34
I read somewhere yesterday 2naSalit Feb 2019 #37
Except investigators apparently had Junior's phone records and the numbers he called right Hoyt Feb 2019 #40
Even if he uses other people's phones, I can't imagine France and Lorber being the type Calista241 Feb 2019 #42
Lorber is deep in RU with Trump and LeBow. greyl Feb 2019 #18
He's a fucking lunatic. liberalmuse Feb 2019 #19
Was Jr texting his daddy? LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #21
Maybe... Mike Nelson Feb 2019 #24
Maybe Don Jr. was calling someone to tell them where to remit payment to the Russians Vinca Feb 2019 #25
Why the hell didn't Jr. tell investigators that in the beginning? oasis Feb 2019 #27
If this is verified by the phone company, watoos Feb 2019 #29
Today there will be a narrative in the M$M, watoos Feb 2019 #30
His father (me) Docreed2003 Feb 2019 #31
If so, the SOTU will be legendary cbdo2007 Feb 2019 #36
Ousted and discredited Christopher Steele? MrsCoffee Feb 2019 #41

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
33. "You rang?" - DD* (KGOPee)
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:48 AM
Feb 2019
* David Dennison, aka Comrade Dirty Donny, the ignoble republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

badhair77

(4,227 posts)
6. I was thinking the same thing earlier when they
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 11:31 PM
Jan 2019

were all whining about how unfairly stone was treated. That would be entertaining.

 

manor321

(3,344 posts)
4. Have no idea if anything is happening, but lots of news today
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 11:29 PM
Jan 2019

It was reported that Trump Jr. was not on phone with Trump (we don't know that, but apparently the numbers aren't Trump's). One of the people is Howard Lorber, a very close friend of Trump.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
10. I am leery when only one news organization,
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 11:34 PM
Jan 2019

is reporting this. When Adam Schiff says it wasn't mfTrump then I will believe it. CNN was pretty vague about the proof that it was not Trump.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
32. All this proves is that Uday called a phone registered to Lorber.
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 09:17 AM
Feb 2019

I doesn't prove who the conversation was with. I would be more interested to find out the location of Lorber's phone at the time of the call.

I find it curious that Trump business partners, friends, have blocked phones. Why? Is that normal?

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
34. Fact is, it apparently didn't turn out to be smoking gun we were hoping for -- direct call to daddy.
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 10:02 AM
Feb 2019

If speculation and what we think happened was going to get trump, he'd be out of office by now.

2naSalit

(86,978 posts)
37. I read somewhere yesterday
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 12:44 PM
Feb 2019

that LOSER45 is known to use others' phones, quite regularly. And with the knowledge that Cohen had a pile of "burn" phones, I wouldn't write off a call to daddy just yet.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
40. Except investigators apparently had Junior's phone records and the numbers he called right
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 01:13 PM
Feb 2019

after meeting.

The speculation has been the calls were to daddy. That, assuming this story is true, is now quashed.

Now we can come up with all kinds of things that could have happened, like Junior met with daddy after meeting and had girls urinate on them while dad was updated. But that hasn't caused Senators to do anything, or even trump supporters to go against him.

If this story is true, one of the easy roads to proving trump new of collusion is blocked. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but proving it is going to be more difficult.

Personally, I think if Mueller had the goods on trump, he'd have said so by now rather than let a traitor do more damage to the country. I'm ready for Mueller to issue a report, and let the House take action on it if there is enough there. If not, we better figure out another way to beat trump if he decides to run (which seems less and less likely).

Worst case, is trump decides not to run, the Mueller investigations sort of fades away except for a few underlings, GOPers run some sort of palatable candidate in 2020 and manage to label our candidates a danger to our country. All that is laughable after trump, but 50% of country seems to be fine with the likes of trump.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
42. Even if he uses other people's phones, I can't imagine France and Lorber being the type
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 01:23 PM
Feb 2019

to just hand over a phone for someone, anyone, to do whatever they want. Those two didn't get to be billionaires by being complete idiots. Especially when burner phones are so readily available.

I'm not anywhere close to a millionaire or a billionaire, and I can't imagine just handing my phone over to someone to do whatever they want with. That's like asking to be robbed, have information stolen, or have someone impersonate you to anyone they choose.

Vinca

(50,334 posts)
25. Maybe Don Jr. was calling someone to tell them where to remit payment to the Russians
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 08:37 AM
Feb 2019

for the Hillary email dirt. Maybe the phone he was calling was a made up person like John Barron. Who the hell knows? The only sure thing is that this is a crime family. End of story.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
29. If this is verified by the phone company,
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 08:52 AM
Feb 2019

that Uday called a phone registered to Lorber it certainly doesn't prove that the conversation was with Lorber.

I would be more interested to know where the phone was located at the time of the call. Lorber could have even registered the phone and given it to Trump.

What is very curious to me, is it customary for business friends of Trump to be using phones with blocked numbers? Why?

This story stinks. CNN got played and ABC picked up on it.

 

watoos

(7,142 posts)
30. Today there will be a narrative in the M$M,
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 08:56 AM
Feb 2019

that Uday talked with Lorber, that cannot be established. The only thing that can be proven is that Uday called a phone registered to Lorber.

No more Nathan's hot dogs for me, that's Lorber's company.

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