So apparently, according to a bunch of criminals who happen to be elected Republican officials (plus Alex Jones, can’t forget him), there is a “secret society” within the FBI intent upon investigating the President. The evidence? They hold meetings in secret.
They hold meetings in secret.
Like every other investigative team like, well, evah.
Because, look. If a police agency is investigating someone, they don’t want the suspects to know about it. They don’t want the suspects to know what evidence they’ve found thus far, or even that they’re under investigation. Because then the suspects could hide evidence or flee the country or otherwise make it impossible to gather the evidence needed to get an indictment.
So law enforcement teams investigating wrongdoing don’t hold meetings in the open saying “Hi everybody, we’re investigating Jon Doh on suspicion of money laundering, and here’s the evidence we have right now!”. No. That’s not how it’s done. They collect evidence in secret, and they hold meetings in secret to share the evidence with each other that each team member has gathered. Then once they have sufficient evidence, they take the evidence before a grand jury and get a criminal indictment. Only after there is an indictment is their evidence shared with the criminals (or more likely with the criminals’ lawyers since only a fool represents himself when charged with a criminal charge).
That’s how it’s *done*, and how it’s been done for the entire history of the FBI, and for the entire history of most big city police departments for that matter. It’s called standard investigative procedures. And it’s not evidence of a conspiracy. It’s evidence of a police agency operating the way it’s supposed to work.
Which is a problem, I suppose, if you’re a criminal politician and you’re worried that you might go to jail at the end of the investigation….
— Badtux the Law Enforcement Penguin
Badtux the Snarky Penguin 
From the quote I saw, the lawyer was saying, “Tomorrow the secret society will hold its first meeting,” which means that the “secret society” didn’t exist. Of course she was joking, but they were extraordinarily dumb. As are the people trying to spin this to defend Trump.
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The whole “secret society” fake outrage bullshit is because of one snarky mention in a back-and-forth between two Feebs, right? I read one story to that effect, and there’s a a retwoot on your Tweeteroll that backs up my understanding. I don’t give enough of a rat’s arse to read much about the “release the memo” fartstorm, so I’ll go with what I think I know.
On the psych ward, I try to not make facetious jokes for fear that patients will take them literally and get upset. No snark about mind control or outrageous substances in the medications, etc. I don’t say “I know what you’re thinking” because the paranoiacs frequently think staff does know via telepathy. The lack of a sense of humour, except for sarcasm, is often a characteristic of mental illness. (Which is why President* Shithole never jests, just sneers.) I’m conscious that mentally damaged people will misinterpret things and react based on their worst fears, even when I’m saying something obviously outrageous. This “secret society” shit shows how those tender distorted snowflakes of the fuckwitright have to be handled delicately lest their fee-fees get shocked over something they (deliberately) didn’t understand.
Nah. The best approach is to say what one wants. If a fuckwitrumper is shocked by their misinterpretation, laugh at them and reply “How fucking stupid are you, anyway?” Correct answer: “very.”
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If they(the GOP) want all the information out in the open they can do it: Impeach the Odious Idiot. Then subpoena it during the trial.
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