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Old 03-22-2018, 05:06 PM
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This from the GOP friendly The Hill:



Former CIA Director John Brennan and retired General Barry McCaffrey recently suggested that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin appears to have a strange hold over President Trump for unknown reasons, raising the possibility that Putin could be blackmailing Trump.

This concern is widely shared privately but rarely discussed publicly by serious, patriotic and nonpolitical national security professionals.

The latest leak brought the revelation that Trump was advised to not congratulate Putin on his victory in a fixed and sham election, and to confront Putin about his attacks against American democracy and recent attempts, which are widely believed to have been made by operatives working for Putin, to commit murder on British soil.



The most interesting question about the latest leak, involving Trump’s ill-fated conversation with Putin where he did the opposite of what he was advised to do, is whether the leaker will ultimately take public responsibility, warn the nation about why it was done and offer evidence to special counsel Robert Mueller who is investigating the Russian attacks against America.

It was reprehensible for Trump to congratulate Putin for his victory in the sham election, to refuse to condemn Putin for his attacks against America and the attempted murders in Britain and to spend so much time criticizing patriotic Americans and democratic allies.

The obvious question, which is widely discussed far more than citizens realize, is whether Trump’s praise for Putin and his refusal to criticize Putin suggest that he is being blackmailed by the Russian dictator.

The possibility of Russian blackmail against Trump was suggested in the famous Steele memo, written by former British spy Christopher Steele.

While some other allegations in the Steele memo detailing Russian attempts to influence the American election have been validated by revelations since the memo was written, other allegations, including the suggestion of blackmail, have not been been proven at this time.

Not all leaks are created equal. The leaks earlier in the Trump presidency were often committed by individuals widely believed to be close confidants of Trump leaking negative information against each other.

The most recent leaks are probably being committed for deeply patriotic reasons, by people close to Trump who are alarmed by the ominous facts surrounding his relationship with Putin.

Why does Trump often praise Putin while he simultaneously refuses to condemn him? I am not endorsing the blackmail theory, but it is certainly plausible. When figures as credible as former CIA Director Brennan and General McCaffrey publicly discuss this theory, it will deservedly generate major public discussion.

When some suggest that the special counsel should never have been appointed because there is no cause to believe a crime has been committed, the Mueller investigation of the famous Trump Tower meeting alone proves this assertion to be neither right nor credible.

Individuals acting on behalf of Russia requested a meeting with individuals close to Trump, for the explicit purpose, stated in writing, to provide negative information about Hillary Clinton, obtained by Russia, almost certainly illegally, to further the Russian plan to elect Trump.

The recipient of this request, Donald Trump Jr., expressed pleasure at this prospect. He forwarded the request to the president’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and his son-in-law and close advisor, Jared Kushner, both of whom attended the meeting.

The president was later involved in preparing a false statement about the purpose of the meeting.
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-hou...e-leaks-abound
Could it be that he genuinely admires Putin?

And the fact that he does not observe many "Made in Russia" products in the US puts Russia for him in real perspective.
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Old 03-22-2018, 06:55 PM
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It's art if the practioners do it, at least partially, with an eye towards impressing others or themselves.
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Old 03-26-2018, 12:43 PM
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FaceBook under FTC investigation - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.d29702f89e53
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Old 03-27-2018, 10:07 AM
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Another prominent lawyer declines offer to represent Trump in Russia investigation

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“They were unable to take on the representation due to business conflicts. However they consider the opportunity to represent the President to be the highest honor and they sincerely regret that they cannot do so,” the firm said. “They wish the president the best and believe he has excellent representation in Ty Cobb and Jay Sekulow,” referring to the two lawyers now handling Trump’s defense.
Perhaps Trump & co. should hold a job fair for attorneys so we can all see how many lawyers line up on Pennsylvania Ave. for interviews. Dotard is toxic and the word is out.

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Old 03-27-2018, 08:08 PM
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"Rep. Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, have requested information from Cambridge Analytica, citing a Washington Post report suggesting that foreign nationals may have worked on the 2016 election, which would be in violation of U.S. election law.
The details: In their letter, the Congressmen cite the Post's reporting that "Cambridge Analytica assigned dozens of non-U.S. citizens to provide campaign strategy and messaging advice to Republican candidates in 2014." They write that this would violate a FEC regulation which says foreign nationals are prohibited from being involved in "the decision-making process of...election-related activities."

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The details: The information requested includes work on the presidential campaigns for Sen. Ted Cruz and President Trump, as well as from Sen. Thom Tillis and the John Bolton Super PAC.
The Congressmen also requested documents and communications over "the legality of Cambridge Analytica's work" in the U.S., foreign employees coming into the country, and their work on campaigns and elections in the U.S." Axios

https://www.axios.com/oversight-and-..._term=politics

Hang 'em out to dry, Rep. Cummings. Take no prisoners.
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Old 03-29-2018, 09:31 AM
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Lawyer Who Lied to Bob Mueller May Have Blown Paul Manafort’s Russia Cover

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer...een-blown.html

Trump’s legal team may be in utter disarray, even as it beats the drum that there was never any coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. But Mueller, slowly and methodically, continues to prove them wrong by connecting the dots, his work as unflappable as ever. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we ain’t seen nothing yet.
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Old 03-29-2018, 12:00 PM
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I read this in a CNN report just now and do not understand this:
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The report is a reminder, however, that Trump has a number of options to ice the Mueller probe that do not include the nuclear option of trying to fire the special counsel. And the use of legal pardon powers could become a key issue down the road.
What other options other than firing Mueller to stop the probe?

Trump's three-front legal war turns on sex, money and Russia

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/polit...els/index.html
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security advisers spent months trying to convince him to sign off on a plan to supply new U.S. weapons to Ukraine to aid in the country's fight against Russian-backed separatists, according to multiple senior administration officials.

Yet when the president finally authorized the major policy shift, he told his aides not to publicly tout his decision, officials said. Doing so, Trump argued, might agitate Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the officials.

"He doesn't want us to bring it up," one White House official said. "It is not something he wants to talk about."


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...-moves-n861256
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Old 03-29-2018, 09:32 PM
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Whatever Putin has on him must be extremely embarrassing or criminal. This idiot needs to be behind bars, already!
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