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iluvtennis

(19,882 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 12:52 PM Jan 2020

White House is reportedly considering taking out a restraining order on John Bolton

Alyssa Milano
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Ummm...so...I feel like this should be bigger news.

The White House is reportedly considering taking out a restraining order to silence the former national security adviser.

Link to tweet

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/01/john-bolton-book-impeachment?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=vanity-fair&utm_social-type=earned

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White House is reportedly considering taking out a restraining order on John Bolton (Original Post) iluvtennis Jan 2020 OP

By calling Bolton a liar NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #1

No prior restraint per Pentagon Papers case Sanity Claws Jan 2020 #2

Has to stay 100 yards from the truth. GreatCaesarsGhost Jan 2020 #3

:-) Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2020 #6

LOL! n/t EndlessWire Jan 2020 #12

their defense to the charges of abuse of power and obstruction is to abuse power to obstruct more. unblock Jan 2020 #4

Your point? Ha-ha pandr32 Jan 2020 #7

That just screams innocence. C_U_L8R Jan 2020 #5

This is fine. yardwork Jan 2020 #8

Work Like That ScratchCat Jan 2020 #9

That should go well. tanyev Jan 2020 #10

More obstruction of Congress... MineralMan Jan 2020 #11

These are some desperate MFers spanone Jan 2020 #13

Please proceed. n/t ok_cpu Jan 2020 #14

From the inimitable Rocky Mountain Mike... nolabear Jan 2020 #15

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)

1. By calling Bolton a liar

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 12:53 PM

Jan 2020

Trump has WAIVED any claims to executive privilege.

Womp Womp

Sanity Claws

(21,860 posts)

2. No prior restraint per Pentagon Papers case

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 12:54 PM

Jan 2020

Of course this Supreme Court and lower courts are known to ignore precedents when it suits them.

GreatCaesarsGhost

(8,585 posts)

3. Has to stay 100 yards from the truth.

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 12:57 PM

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Gidney N Cloyd

(19,847 posts)

6. :-)

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:04 PM

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EndlessWire

(6,573 posts)

12. LOL! n/t

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:12 PM

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unblock

(52,387 posts)

4. their defense to the charges of abuse of power and obstruction is to abuse power to obstruct more.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 12:59 PM

Jan 2020

and republicans are fine with this.

pandr32

(11,631 posts)

7. Your point? Ha-ha

Reply to unblock (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:06 PM

Jan 2020

You state what should be obvious. If the lunatics weren't already running the asylum it would be.

C_U_L8R

(45,025 posts)

5. That just screams innocence.

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 12:59 PM

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Literally screams it. What jokers.

yardwork

(61,715 posts)

8. This is fine.

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:06 PM

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ScratchCat

(2,002 posts)

9. Work Like That

Reply to iluvtennis (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:01 PM

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- It doesn't.

tanyev

(42,636 posts)

10. That should go well.

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:14 PM

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MineralMan

(146,338 posts)

11. More obstruction of Congress...

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:15 PM

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spanone

(135,900 posts)

13. These are some desperate MFers

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:15 PM

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ok_cpu

(2,056 posts)

14. Please proceed. n/t

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:18 PM

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nolabear

(41,999 posts)

15. From the inimitable Rocky Mountain Mike...

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:22 PM

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