The Witch Hunt Revealed

[Kidlicious]

The fact that Steele was fired by the FBI for leaking to the media and hating Trump was not disclosed to the court. Either was the fact that Bruce Ohr continued to feed information to the FBI from Steele after Steele was fired. This is from Nunes in an interview last weekend.

[Berzerker]

Free Beacon and several other republicans originally paid for dirt on Trump.

So Hillary didn't pay a foreigner for dirt on Trump?

[JohnT]

I would also like to note that the "FBI meeting" has not been corroborated by either Mifsud (who is missing) nor by the FBI. It, however, has been "corroborated" by two people who are only relaying something said by Mifsud.

In short, building a theory on a meeting which no one can confirm happen is a shaky foundation for said theory.

[-Jrabbit]

Um, no. In fact, the word "reportedly" is used to indicate that the referenced statement is NOT a proven fact. All it means is that someone reported it. It says nothing about whether the report is true or not.
Here, have some actual dictionary definitions:

Oxford English Dictionary:
Reportedly (adverb) -- according to what some say (used to express the speaker's belief that the information given is not necessarily true).

American Heritage Dictionary:
Reportedly (adverb) -- by report; supposedly

Collins English Dictionary:
Reportedly (adverb) according to rumor or report

[JohnT]

"Reportedly" indicates fact. FACT!

No, it doesn't.

"Reported" indicates a citation from a secondary source with verification: "Breitbart reported that..." Now, whether or not Breitbart is correct is still left to research, but the fact they reported it is not up to interpretation.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/reported

"Reportedly", at best, concerns itself to an uncertain citation. "Reportedly, Brietbart said that..." "Reportedly" is the equivalent of "... or "or so I heard".

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/reportedly

I should also note that "reported" is a verb and "reportedly" is an adverb. In the proper use of the word, it is impossible/incorrect to say that "reportedly" references "facts" when, in fact, it is merely a verb modifier.

[Giancarlo]

Nothing on the federalist is a fact. It is a fake news site.

[Kidlicious]

Naw, but citing an opinion as a fact doesn't do your argument well at all.

Here is a proper citation. Example used for illustrative purposes only.

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/s...455953413?s=19

And another:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...315153924?s=19

"Reportedly" indicates fact. FACT!

[JohnT]

Naw, but citing an opinion as a fact doesn't do your argument well at all.

Here is a proper citation. Example used for illustrative purposes only.

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/884789418455953413?s=19

And another:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1026084333315153924?s=19

[Kidlicious]

JohnT gets triggered by populist opinions now too.

[JohnT]

Lol, Dotard the first, very Stable Genius and expert negotiator, just implemented the Iranian sanctions which he lifted when he scuttled the nuclear deal.

[self biased]

We post opinion pieces, complete with self-referential citations, as fact now? Damn, this place has changed!

well, to be fair its mostly kidicious.

BUT WHAT ABOUT HILLARY'S EMAILS? BEMGHAZI PIZZA DELIVERY SERVICE!

[JohnT]

It would also hurt. Monitor edges can be sharp, and phones are expensive.

[Giancarlo]

Papadopolous is in prison. Hillary is free. But Hillary...

I wouldn't wipe my ass with the federalist. Its on the same level as infowars.

[JohnT]

"Second, the FBI reportedly interviewed Mifsud in early-to-mid February, 2017 in Washington DC, when Mifsud spoke at the Global Ties conference. Third, the FBI interviewed Papadopoulos again on February 16, 2017. The April 2017 application should have included details from these interviews, especially details from its interview of Mifsud, who, after all, supposedly provided the information that launched Crossfire Hurricane."

"Reportedly". "supposedly". "Should have".

We post opinion pieces, complete with self-referential citations, as fact now? Damn, this place has changed!

[Giancarlo]

The federalist lmao... You couldn't have picked a worse source. A bunch of nonissues. Remember Hillary isn't subject to criminal investigation, nor is the FBI. Trump and many his colleagues are.