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In response to "But I think his latest statements taken out of context sound like an admission. In context, they sound like he is brain addled." by crash davis

From a legal perspective, it's not an unusual approach. From a PR perspective, it's not great. Arguing in the alternative is perfectly normal in a

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jul 30 '18, 09:16

legal context. The argument that a) He didn't do that, but b) even if he did, it's not illegal, is not viewed as any sort of admission. It's just arguing each of the elements of the case. But from a PR perspective it certainly muddies the water. I just think that's part of the plan. Keep lowering the bar and confusing everyone as much as possible.

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"Listen: I -thought- the cop was a -prostitute-. *folds arms, satisfied*" -- nm - Reagen Jul 30, 09:36
my lay perspective "collusion isn't a crime but conspiracy is" sounds like "murder isn't illegal because they only take people to court for homicide" -- nm - crash davis Jul 30, 09:23 4
- There's a lot of fine lines around these issues. I still think it's going to be extraordinarily hard to prove a crime of conspiring with the Russians - pmb Jul 30, 09:29 3
  - I see what you are saying, but I'm not going to be shocked if a ton of evidence all of a sudden spills out with indictments of the inner circle -- nm - crash davis Jul 30, 09:43 2
    - Definitely possible. But people are going to have to get comfortable with the concept of circumstantial evidence (which is what you're going to hear - pmb Jul 30, 09:48 1
      - It probably won't be pretty -- nm - crash davis Jul 30, 09:58

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From a legal perspective, it's not an unusual approach. From a PR perspective, it's not great. Arguing in the alternative is perfectly normal in a

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