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I hate Trump but here his admin is right to rush things. Unless the issue is put on the books before November, chances are that a Dem administration will quietly scrap it (possibly in exchange for concessions on the surveillance side, considering who represents California...).

Obviously this should have been done sooner, but it’s Trump we’re talking about, it’s half a miracle if it gets done at all.

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Antitrust suits were brought against Microsoft under the Clinton administration, and FTC investigations under the Obama administration resulted in changes to AdSense.

What makes you think Democrats are more like to scrap an investigation?

> What makes you think Democrats are more like to scrap an investigation?

Because of the cozy relationship between the Obama administration and Google.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-makes-most-of-close-ties...

https://theintercept.com/2016/04/22/googles-remarkably-close...

Well if you look at those "in favor" versus those "thinking about it" which is code for no it is easy to see that those in the former were pushed aside this primary cycle.[0]

so the concern is real that Google could escape with a slap on the wrist pending an administration change. Too many like to pretend otherwise but big tech knows whose its real friends are and their party likes the money. So expect a song and dance with enough exceptions and escape routes to be business as usual

[0]https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/policy-2020...

Given that this case is likely to drag on for years it seems much more important to start it on as solid a legal footing as possible than to slip it past the wire before an election.

Why would dems scrap it? That’s complete nonsense.

>Why would dems scrap it?

https://www.projectveritas.com/news/insider-blows-whistle-ex...

Imagine not realizing project veritas is a HORRIBLE source. They have littering been caught red-handed doctoring videos

> Imagine not realizing project veritas is a HORRIBLE source.

Imagine casually dismissing a megacorp exec literally confessing to wanting to interfere in your country's election.

> They have littering been caught red-handed doctoring videos

1. At the very least source your claims.

2. Point out which parts of the linked post are doctored or in any way false.

Veritas is a known alt right group that manufactures misinformation.

Which part (if any) of the linked post is manufactured or disinformation?

The fact you're criticising the publisher and not the raw video footage just proves there's more to it to me.

Do you know what a Gish Gallop is? Do you know why they work? no? lets move on then. The creditability of the author MATTERS especially when the author has been known to edit videos to make it look like the subject said something they didn't. Im not spending 2 hours of my life to timestamp every single malicious edit. Do you remember that "Who Is America?" show?

> especially when the author has been known to edit videos to make it look like the subject said something they didn't.

Source?

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