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White House Aides Are Stopping Deal With Assange, Congressman Says
The Daily Caller ^ | September 26, 2017 | ALEX PFEIFFER

Posted on 09/27/2017 12:32:00 AM PDT by Kalamata

"President Donald Trump is being blocked from knowing he can pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in exchange for information vindicating Russia of hacking allegations, according to Republican California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher.

Trump told reporters Sunday that he has “never heard” of a potential deal with Assange."

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assange; rohrabacher; trumpassange
“It’s an undercutting of democracy when the guy who’s elected, his staffers take it upon themselves to make the decision rather than let the actual president make the decision.”
1 posted on 09/27/2017 12:32:00 AM PDT by Kalamata
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To: Kalamata

unfortunately it is a tight rope that staffers walk of trying to keep the president from being overwhelmed by everyone that has a policy idea and making sure the president is informed of options from his is sabotaging him .


2 posted on 09/27/2017 12:47:36 AM PDT by PCPOET7
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>> “It’s an undercutting of democracy...”

We’re not a democracy.


3 posted on 09/27/2017 12:50:38 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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If POTUS became a FReeper, he wouldn’t need so many WH aides.


4 posted on 09/27/2017 1:03:38 AM PDT by rfp1234 (I have already previewed this composition.)
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If POTUS ever does become a Freeeper let us hope that it never becomes openly known.

The consequences for FreeRepublic would be catastrophic.

5 posted on 09/27/2017 1:24:57 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
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“It’s an undercutting of democracy when the guy who’s elected, his staffers take it upon themselves to make the decision rather than let the actual president make the decision.”

Like that never happens in government.

6 posted on 09/27/2017 1:35:57 AM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: rfp1234; Pontiac

Type his name in user search. You can read a few post using his name
( may have been someone else just using the handle)


7 posted on 09/27/2017 2:56:20 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: rfp1234; Pontiac; hoosiermama

He wouldn’t have to post, just lurk and read a little.

He has his detractors here, but overall, I think it would be a great boost for him. I’d like him to see how much support he has among us normals even when we disagree with him.

I think FR would give him a pretty good idea of what real conservatives think - not in lockstep, with some good arguments on both sides of many issues. It would be a respite from the groupthink of the GOPe.


8 posted on 09/27/2017 3:34:07 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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The East Coast Leftists (i.e. Jared) are not doing PDJT or America any favors...


9 posted on 09/27/2017 3:42:48 AM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: gunsequalfreedom

How about a special prosecutor spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on a witch hunt?
If Assange has evidence to prove that,I would think the entire country deserves to know,period.
If someone is preventing that in any way they should be prosecuted for obstruction of justice


10 posted on 09/27/2017 4:04:44 AM PDT by ballplayer (hvexx NKK c bmytit II iyijjhihhiyyiyiyi it iyiiy II i hi jiihi ty yhiiyihiijhijjyjiyjiiijyuiiijihyii)
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To: generally; onyx

He knows about FR. ONyx and others have mentioned FR to both his team and to him personally.

He has many friends who are FRiends !


11 posted on 09/27/2017 5:24:59 AM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: ballplayer

Hannity brought this up in his interview with Sessions. it was pretty much a non starter. Sessions pretty much just mumbled some empty words.


12 posted on 09/27/2017 6:34:46 AM PDT by surrey
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>>If POTUS became a FReeper, he wouldn’t need so many WH aides.
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So true : )


13 posted on 09/27/2017 9:57:30 AM PDT by Kalamata (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out - D. Horowitz)
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>>Like that never happens in government.
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Yes, Rohrabacher noted what you’ve noted.

(From the article:)
“Rohrabacher previously worked as a speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan and told TheDC: ‘This happens in every administration, and it’s a great disservice to the president.’”


14 posted on 09/27/2017 10:00:22 AM PDT by Kalamata (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out - D. Horowitz)
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To: hoosiermama

Trump reads FR, has for years


15 posted on 09/27/2017 10:05:08 AM PDT by advertising guy (The Media lie 90 % of the time , the other 10% , they haven't lied yet)
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