Another coffee server heard from.
This reminds me of the old Steve Martin routine in which he replies to how to answer questions on not paying taxes- āI forgot!ā, or Republicans responding to hateful language, āIt was just a joke!ā
I really hope this scumbag goes down, HARD.
Side issue I know, but I donāt get his suits. The shoulders are all wrong. These dark arts operators in the GOP seem to be caught is some weird expensive, badly tailored 1980ās time warp - see also Paul Manafort. A side issue and not of any importance compared to the rest of the stuff going on - but it just seems so weird - for lobbyists involved in media?
I forgot! That is what my kids use to say, and now Grandkids say.
āI donāt think a failure of memory constitutes a perjury.ā
The White House, March 1973:
The whole rat pack needs an Alzheimerās unit. And not where I work.
Damn Roger, that barrel is mighty uncomfortable isnāt it?
Totally understandable, but you will allow us to infer consciousness of guilt, just the same. Thanks.
āI donāt think a failure of memory constitutes a perjury.ā
Stone knows they have him. Now, itās time to beg for a pardon.
Youāre a good person. My prescription for them would be somewhat less generous.
I can only speak for myself but if there were an international hue and cry about Trump campaign people being in contact with Russians and I were a Trump campaign person (however former) being interrogated by Congressional fucking investigators about whether I had had any contact with Russians, thatās not a point at which it would be likely to slip my mind that oh yeah I did have contact with a Russian that one time. Just seems implausible to me. At some point in the mental review of the whole situation I think Iād remember that incident and make a mental note to mention it, just to be tidy and careful in my testimony.
āOh ! You meant that Russian ? Sure, I met himā
āListen, I do shady and borderline illegal ā¦ and sometimes not so borderline, if you know what I mean, illegal stuff all the time. Several times a day usually. That really adds up over the years. Letās face it, Iāve been fucking rats since you were in short pants. You canāt really expect me to remember one particular meeting with one particular Russian offering dirt on Clinton. I was taking those kinds of meetings all the time!ā
~ Roger Stone
Couldnāt happen to a more appropriate piece of evil. (I was going to type something else, but then I realized it would be an insulte to scumbags everywhere.)
Now that Caputo and Stone have both admitted that their testimony before the House Intel Committee was not accurate, Devin Nunes will refer their case to DOJ for prosecution. Furthermore, Nunes will refer himself, Rudy Guiliani and the FBI New York office to Justice for leaking privileged information regarding the Weiner laptop investigation to the press for partisan purposes.
Same first thought
āI forgot!ā
I hope this is quoted on the news all week!
The transcript of the joke, 10/15/77
Youā¦ can be a millionaireā¦ and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaireā¦ and never pay taxes! You sayā¦ āSteveā¦ how can I be a millionaireā¦ and never pay taxes?ā Firstā¦ get a million dollars. Nowā¦ you say, āSteveā¦ what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, āYouā¦ have never paid taxesā?ā Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: āI forgot!ā How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we donāt say āI forgotā? Letās say youāre on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, āI forgot armed robbery was illegal.ā Letās suppose he says back to you, āYou have committed a foul crime. you have stolen hundreds and thousands of dollars from people at random, and you say, āI forgotā?ā Two simple words: Excuuuuuse me!!"
Oh, I just pulled my SECRETS cache capsule out of my ass and, low and behold, I did meet with that Russian!
āI just didnāt rememberā is the Trump defense. Sessions and others use this phrase to defend themselves from crime.
The usual Trump defense: āI just didnāt remember.ā Lies!