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Quiet Em

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5. "denied any credible allegations"

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:43 PM

Yesterday

I'm a bit concerned about the use of "credible" here.

Did Warren ask if there would be any credible accusations or did Platner answer that there would be no credible accusations?

Or is the writer adding the word credible in there?

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Senators Privately Ask Platner About Any New Allegations [View all] demmiblue Yesterday OP

I would think that the very fact that this meeing was even deemed niyad Yesterday #1

Sanders and Warren have been his big boosters, too. yardwork Yesterday #2

It does, indeed. niyad Yesterday #3

I think Warren made a good point that marital issues are different than sexual assault AZProgressive Yesterday #4

Vastly different. EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #6

I agree AZProgressive Yesterday #7

Apparently the rape apologist ones weren't, either. niyad 20 hrs ago #13

Well except for there's apparently other more serious relationship issues EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #29

His closet isn't that bad AZProgressive 2 hrs ago #31

Um a nazi tattoo, rape apologist comments, using retarded as a slur, being abusive towards multiple girlfriends EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #32

I was upset about the tattoo AZProgressive 2 hrs ago #33

Except one of his exes said online last year he referred to it as a totenkomf, makes his explanation less credible EdmondDantes_ 1 hr ago #36

"denied any credible allegations" Quiet Em Yesterday #5

It is an unusual qualifier. mr715 Yesterday #8

It actually isn't unusual when you follow news stories about accusations made against famous people AZProgressive Yesterday #9

It seemed hedgy to me in this context. mr715 Yesterday #10

Credible versus non-credible or dubious or unreliable, etc. Celerity 20 hrs ago #15

We've elected a President who is twice divorced and cheated on ALL THREE of his wives--- Jack Valentino 22 hrs ago #11

But if not for a consequential contingent of the left giving a tinker's a damn... W_HAMILTON 20 hrs ago #16

Left, but also the center. mr715 6 hrs ago #24

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren, MorbidButterflyTat 22 hrs ago #12

I guess there is a difference between those and rape apologist posts, too. niyad 20 hrs ago #14

Right? Why would Sen Warren even Cha 19 hrs ago #18

No way something else doesn't happen, putting cash money on the table right now. It's a bet. betsuni 19 hrs ago #17

Agree. There is more. The GOP is probably sitting on it. NT Blasphemer 18 hrs ago #21

Without a doubt. niyad 17 hrs ago #22

You are right. Nixie 2 hrs ago #28

It will come out after June 9 obamanut2012 2 hrs ago #30

Bingo Boo1 2 hrs ago #35

Seems like an exercise in futility to me. DFW 19 hrs ago #19

Indeed. He's already established who he is. Asking, "who are you?" seems futile. nt Blasphemer 18 hrs ago #20

Especially when it's his earliest and most prominent supporters doing the asking. DFW 10 hrs ago #23

I have a bad feeling about this. Actually, I've had a bad feeling for quite a while now. QueerDuck 6 hrs ago #25

Roger Stone ABC123Easy 5 hrs ago #26

Uh oh Nixie 2 hrs ago #27

One the one hand... demmiblue 2 hrs ago #34