It's Official, Russians Corrupted The Election

[finnbow]

President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead to announce new Russian election-hacking indictments before his meeting with Vladimir Putin rather than after -- in the hopes it would strengthen his hand in the talks, according to accounts from people familiar with the decision.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein went to Trump last week and offered him the choice: before or after the Putin summit on Monday in Helsinki? Trump chose before, ultimately putting the issue into the spotlight just 72 hours before the high-stakes meeting, the people said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ed-in-election

So much for the notion that the "Deep State" announced the indictments on Friday in order to embarrass the Lying Dotard.

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by finnbow

President Donald Trump gave the go-ahead to announce new Russian election-hacking indictments before his meeting with Vladimir Putin rather than after -- in the hopes it would strengthen his hand in the talks, according to accounts from people familiar with the decision.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein went to Trump last week and offered him the choice: before or after the Putin summit on Monday in Helsinki? Trump chose before, ultimately putting the issue into the spotlight just 72 hours before the high-stakes meeting, the people said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ed-in-election

So much for the notion that the "Deep State" announced the indictments on Friday in order to embarrass the Lying Dotard.

Problem is, who on the Republican side of the equation would believe it?

[Chicks]

Trump’s Crisis of Legitimacy

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...timate/565451/

There’s a reason we have two different words for legality and legitimacy. Each new wave of information about Russia’s targeted assistance to Trump—and the Trump campaign’s acceptance of that assistance—subtracts from this presidency’s quantum of that second, higher quality. His supporters may not care. But legitimacy is important precisely because it shapes the behavior and beliefs of non-supporters. And in Trump’s case, those non-supporters are the large majority of the American population.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Chicks

Trump’s Crisis of Legitimacy

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...timate/565451/

There’s a reason we have two different words for legality and legitimacy. Each new wave of information about Russia’s targeted assistance to Trump—and the Trump campaign’s acceptance of that assistance—subtracts from this presidency’s quantum of that second, higher quality. His supporters may not care. But legitimacy is important precisely because it shapes the behavior and beliefs of non-supporters. And in Trump’s case, those non-supporters are the large majority of the American population.

Frum is a very sharp guy. Sees to the heart of things quite often.

[bobabode]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/21/u...ction=Trending

[Chicks]

As Trump’s latest lies implode, one party tries to smuggle out the truth

Excellent article on how the FISA documents completely destroy Donny’s and his sycophants’ lies about the Russian affair. Small wonder the traitor is lashing out all over the place this morning. Mental breakdown, then removal from office? We can only hope. He’s very worried.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...out-the-truth/

[Chicks]

With the release of new documents, Devin Nunes’s memo on Carter Page has gotten even less credible

Another excellent read, that shows just how corrupt Donny and his enablers are.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...less-credible/

With the release Friday of a redacted copy of both the initial warrant application targeting Page in October 2016 and the three 90-day extensions of the warrant, we can get a better sense of just how far from the mark the Nunes memo actually was.

[Pio1980]

https://politi.co/2Lkhkzo

[Pio1980]

https://politi.co/2mxP9z6

[finnbow]

@realDonaldTrump

I’m very concerned that Russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming Election. Based on the fact that no President has been tougher on Russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the Democrats. They definitely don’t want Trump!

What a feckin' idiot. And you wonder where Whell learned the art of projection?