Get to Know Your Family Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 35)

Link to previous thread for reference:

Previous thread titles for reference:

First Charges Filed in Mueller Investigation (10/27/17)

First Charges Filed in Mueller Investigation, Part Two (10/28/17)

The Four Treasons: Mueller Investigation, Part 3 (10/31/17)

A Man For All Treasons: Mueller Investigation, Part 4 (11/5/17)

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Treason! The Mueller Investigation Part 5 (12/4/17)

Treason Is The Reason For The Season! The Mueller Investigation Part 6 (12/16/17)

Treason to Believe (The Mueller Investigation Part 7) (12/26/17)

I Love You For Sentimental Treasons (The Mueller Investigation Part 8) (1/3/18)

Give Me One Treason To Stay Here... (The Mueller Investigation Part 9) (1/15/18)

Treasons of Love (The Mueller Investigation Part 10) (1/24/18)

For Treasons Which Are Well Known To Them (The Mueller Investigation Part 11) (1/30/18)

Come on and Treason Down, Treason Down the Road (The Mueller Investigation Part 12) (2/6/18)

13 Treasons Why (The Mueller Investigation Part 13) (2/18/18)

By Treason of Insanity (The Mueller Investigation Part 14) (2/23/18)

The Edge of Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 15) (2/28/18)

A Treason to Live; A Treason to Die (The Mueller Investigation Part 16)…(3/10/18)

Treasons of the Heart (The Mueller Investigation Part 17) (3/17/18)

A Stormy Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 18) (3/21/18)

Lovin', Touchin', Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 19) (3/26/18)

Everything Happens for a Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 20) (4/4/18)

For All the Right Treasons (The Mueller Investigation Part 21) (4/11/18)

Treasons Change (The Mueller Investigation Part 22) (4/16/18)

Dangerous Tre'asons (The Mueller Investigation Part 23) (4/22/18)

Don't Stop (the) Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 24) (5/1/18)

Got This Treason in My Body (The Mueller Investigation Part 25) (5/7/18)

I'm Treason on a Jet Plane... (The Mueller Investigation Part 26) (5/14/18)

Treasonnaires' Disease (The Mueller Investigation Part 27) (5/21/18)

You've Lost That Lovin' Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 28) (6/2/18)

Multiple Treasons Why (The Mueller Investigation Part 29) (6/9/18)

For Undisclosed Treasons (The Mueller Investigation Part 30) (6/18/18)

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 31) (06/23/18)

Treason d'être (The Mueller Investigation Part 32) (06/30/18)

My Treasons Are Not My Own (The Mueller Investigation Part 33) (07/08/18)

The Treasons a Baby Cries (The Mueller Investigation Part 34) (07/13/19)

Get to Know Your Family Treason (The Mueller Investigation Part 35) (07/15/18)

A Dry, White, Treason

I'll Plant My Own Treason

Great title and photo, OP.

R3 yes, those are already in the queue, thanks.

I humbly submit A Treason in the Sun.

R6 also already in the queue, thanks!

A Treason Grows in Brooklyn?

R8 also have that one. Almost used it with Cohen but he wasn't based in Brooklyn.

Theirs not to treason why, theirs but to do and die.

my favorite:

A Hanging Treason

R6, that is for when the sons are indicted. Season of the Witch is waiting for Ivamla. Second R3.

Thanks for the fresh thread in anticipation of Full Tilt Treason in today's tête-à-tête.

[quote]also have that one. Almost used it with Cohen but he wasn't based in Brooklyn.

but aren't his ukranian/russian in-laws/money launders and taxi mafia there?

Yes, R10 and R11 have those down as well. Waiting for the right moments to use them.

OP is almost as good as Mueller at linin' 'em up and knockin' 'em down. Always several steps ahead.

And when the job is done...

M is for the many things he gave us

Amazing how we've gotten so much mileage out of a word declared out of bounds by the chattering media class.

R15 I sometimes like to think OP IS Mueller!!!

OP for October do [bold]Trick or Treason[/bold]

Send someone to chant Treason Trump at all his rallies.

Damn, Rand Paul is fuck deep in this? Not surprised.

No way the Russians hacked for Trump and didn’t follow through on Election Day.

Just wanted to post a thank you to the poster who, towards the end of the previous thread, laid out a fantastic - if terrifying - summary of the detail of Mueller's indictment against the Russians. It's a shame most people won't see or realise the extent of the detail Mueller has. Also, if anyone were in any doubt, he clearly knows EVERYTHING.

[quote]Article 43, Subsection A: An individual the indictment identifies only as "a known member of congress" contacted an online GRU dummy persona, ("Guccifer 2.0") and requested stolen documents related to their political opponent, and the GRU / "Guccifer" responded by giving said member of congress access to the stolen data they were requesting.

It was not a known member of congress. It was a candidate for congress.

We know Trump (almost always) lies.

We know Trump projects.

We know he [italic] craves [/italic] attention (it doesn’t matter what they say so long as he’s in the press), and , besides, even then he sees himself in the most flattering light.

So, when he says “no collusion” (or conspiracy) we know he’s lying.

When he accused Hillary (“no, not a puppet; [italic] you’re [/italic] the puppet”) he was projecting.

When he claims he’s a billionaire, it’s likely he does have billions of dollars in [italic] assets [/italic]. But he likely also owes tens of billions of dollars in payments and [italic] liabilities [/italic], undoubtedly to Putin-connected Russians. THAT, I suspect, is Putin’s hold.

If Donald is a good boy, gets Sanctions lifted and/or weakens Western hegemony - Putin’s power and wealth will skyrocket - - - and Donald's debts will be forgiven. If he fails, Putin’s minions will move in for the kill, and The Donald - who has nowhere else to go for money - will be strung out: the proven failure he’s always feared he is.

Thanks DL for help making rimming popular and acceptable. I'm about to receive the most amazing rimming job ever!

Putin is grabbing his cock throughout the whole press conference.

Trump tweets:

Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!)

@jaketapper:

The Russian Foreign Ministry “liked” the president’s tweet, in which Mr. Trump blamed *the U.S.* for poor U.S.-Russia relations, and faulted *the investigation* into the Russian cyberattack on the U.S. rather than the Russian cyberattack itself.

Vlad looks bored and ready to move on so Trump can finally give him head.

Putin has a long history of crotch grabbing

Everybody in the news is talking about Vlad’s “body language” but they just fall short of telling it like it happened: bitch was fondling himself throughout the talks.

Body language - “Here’s what my big double-digit Russian cock is gonna do to your ass.”

And Trump is - as always - presenting hand vagina.

the head of the United States government gushed like a school girl about the World Cup, like a plain schoolgirl with a crush on the hot soccer player.

Cyber Pearl Harbor? Not mentioned.

Of course you know Pearl Harbor happened on Obama's watch, and shame on Hawaii for not having better defenses.

[quote]Of course you know Pearl Harbor happened on Obama's watch, and shame on Hawaii for not having better defenses.

That does not excuse Trump for ignoring it. He is always talking about fixing things that Obama did, you think he would be cracking to fix this, but he is not for some reason...

Urgh! My head wants to explode!...

So - it’s after dinner here in Oz - and we finished watching something and switched to the nightly current affairs programme that follows the news on the ABC (like the BBC here downunder). Supposedly our most trusted news source...

In spite of our vile right wing government’s attempt to fuck it over. Still - it’s clear they are making inroads...

So guess who was interviewed tonight?

Via satellite - with Sebastian fucking Gorka.

Seriously? WTF???

I despair. I just switched it off. And will email them tomorrow. It’s just so fucked to be normalising RWNJs like him on out public broadcaster.

It really feels like the whole world has gone crazy.

That's hilarious R32!

Care to repost the summary you liked r23 But the net in op is astounding. Bet that's just the tip. The looting of Russia and laundering in NYC etc has been going on since 1990 at least.

Sometimes I wonder if the global system can really conduct or withstand such scrutiny so deep is the rot.

From the previous thread:

[quote] Thanks, OP . . . When the impeachment starts, and thus a new set of threads, I propose all of the DC DLers meet at Nellie's to celebrate.

I concur that a DC meet-up is long overdue. But, please, could we hold it at a real gay bar? Some place other than Nellie's -- the sometimes gay bar and favorite hang-out for all the DC Beckys and Jennifers. Thanks!

Can Indictment Guy please repost his analyses from the end of the last thread?

That info deserves much more discussion.

R39 There will be all nude gogo boys will there not?

Treason R Us

OH I love that one R42. Short and to the point.

Trump is insulting our friends and kissing the ass of the murderer Putin! This is just a horrible nightmare.

Only if we go to Secrets, R41. (I'd suggest Perruzza's new gay bar, Pitchers.)

This was posted at the end of the last thread, but it really bears repeating here. Particularly this paragraph:

[quote] This is an extraordinary moment. It is without equal, not only in American history but in modern history. [bold] A hostile foreign power intervened in our election to help elect a man president who has since actively served their interests and has defended them at every turn. [/bold]

Treason. This cannot be repeated often enough. We must rid ourselves of this traitor who advances Russia's interests at the expense of our own.

The analysis of the indictment copied into R581 etc. of the previous thread (beginning "Ok, so I've actually sat down and read the entire 29 page Mueller indictment against the 12 Russian intelligence officers, and it is totally insane") was originally someone's tweets (or blog?), if I remember correctly. I couldn't find the original by googling, but I found it here for those interested.

What Mueller Knows - and What He’ll Pursue Next:

Garrett Graff: “Examining the public bread crumbs of Mueller’s investigation, though, gives some indication about what’s left that we don’t know—the active and ongoing investigative work that Mueller’s team is pursuing that hasn’t seen the light of day. In broad buckets, there are at least eight significant areas of the investigation yet to be penciled in by Mueller.”

“Spoiler alert: Nearly all of these open avenues involve not only Americans, but sometimes even senior campaign, transition, and White House aides to Donald Trump.”

Ok, so I've actually sat down and read the entire 29 page Mueller indictment against the 12 Russian intelligence officers, and it is totally insane. I literally can't believe the scope of this thing. I'm making this status public (i.e., shareable), because people need to know about this shit. There is no way you can read the actual indictment and not conclude that 1) there WAS a RUSSIAN conspiracy, 2) that the scope of that conspiracy was GARGANTUAN, 3) that it was organized BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT [i.e., there's no way Putin didn't know about this], 4) That people connected to the Trump campaign [and, shockingly, other U.S. Gov't officials] WERE INVOLVED, and 5) this is just the beginning. If Mueller has already uncovered this amount of information with such specificity regarding the goings-on in far-away Russia, there's NO WAY some serious shit isn't going to hit the fan going forward right here in the U.S.

So, without further ado, here are the highlights:

Article 1 of the indictment states that the Russian government actively set up multiple intelligence units (known as the GRU) with the sole aim of interfering with the 2016 election. Two of these units, 26165, and 74455, were specifically tasked with acquiring and releasing stolen documents via hacking.

Article 2 specifically calls this a "conspiracy" and states that the 12 indicted Russians had contacts with "persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury."

Article 3: The aforementioned Russian intelligence units deliberately targeted the Clinton campaign.

Article 4: They deliberately targeted the DNC as a whole.

Article 6: In June of 2016, they released TENS OF THOUSANDS of hacked documents using fictitious online personas.

Article 10: One of the intelligence officers, Boris Antonov, oversaw a department within 26165 tasked with hacking the U.S. military, governmental (i.e., political) and non-governmental organizations. [i.e., they were spying on every level of our gov't].

Articles 12-18: The Russian hackers often used various online aliases, both male and female, such as (but not limited to) "Kate Milton," "James McMorgans," and "Karen Millen." Sergey Morgachev, another Russian hacker, was a Lt. Colonel in the Russian military. He created the hacking malware used by dept. 26165, known as "X-Agent." Another hacker named in the indictment, Nikolay Kozachek, was a Lt. Captain in the Russian military. Artem Malyshev (also named in the indictment) was a Second Lieutenant in the Russian military. Aleksandr Osadchuk (also named in the indictment) is a Colonel in the Russian Military. He oversaw the creation and dissemination of anti-Clinton material online.

Article 19: Russian Military Officer Aleksey Potemkin, assigned to 74455, supervised the creation of fake social media accounts used (among other things) in the release of DNC documents.

Article 21: Over 300 individuals affiliated with the DNC were SUCCESSFULLY targeted. (Article 21 is lengthy, and includes a detailed, play-by-play account of how 26165 and 74455 achieved their aims. Spoiler alert: It's crazy).

Article 24, subsection B: The Russian's hacking of the DNC was so advanced that they were able to monitor individual computers in real time. Subsection C states that their malware sent actual screenshots of DNC computer activity to a server in Arizona that the Russians had access to. They were also able to capture keystrokes entered by DCCC employees.

Article 24, subsection D: They monitored individual DNC / DCCC employees for hours on end, and obtained information about DNC fundraising plans and even banking information (as well as other personal information).

Article 26 subsection A: By June 2016 the Russians had complete access to 33 DNC computers, totally and completely.

Article 27: The GRU gained access to information regarding DNC opposition research, field operation plans, and the Benghazi operation.

Article 28, subsection B: Aside from the server in Arizona, the GRU also stored data to a server in Illinois, to which they filtered large gigabytes of stolen information via a program they developed known as "X-Tunnel."

Article 32: The DNC became aware of Russian attempts to hack their servers and hired a security firm to identify the extent of the intrusions. The security firm (identified in the indictment only as "company 1") also put in place measures to halt GRU access to DNC computers, but, despite this, the GRU was so efficient that they continued to maintain access via "X-Agent" well through October of 2016.

Article 33: The GRU immediately became aware of "company 1's" (referring here to the security firm that the DNC hired) efforts, and took countermeasures in response. This included investigating / hacking "company 1" itself, and later, apparently as a retaliatory measure against the DNC, setting up a wesbsite that redirected from a DNC online political donations website, to another website set up by the GRU (in other words, the GRU took funds from DNC donors, using the pretext of a false DNC donations website).

Articles 35-36: The GRU set up another website, the sole purpose of which was to release stolen DNC documents. They created fake social media accounts that falsely attributed this website's creation to a group of "American hacktivists." It received over 1 million hits.

Article 37: The GRU has also released stolen documents dating back to 2015 (i.e., they've been up to this for quite a while).

Article 40: The notion of a "lone Romanian hacker" being responsible for the DNC leaks was a fiction deliberately created by the GRU and disseminated via fake social media accounts.

Article 42: Using a popular blogging site, the GRU set up a blog that used the most "searched for" keywords by conspiracy theorists, (e.g., "Illuminati," "Worldwide," "Conspiracy," et. al.), -and used this website to further disseminate the "lone Romanian hacker" conspiracy theory. (Article 46 of the indictment further states that later entries on this blog site posted articles positing that the released, stolen documents had "nothing to do with Russia.")

Article 43, Subsection A: An individual the indictment identifies only as "a known member of congress" contacted an online GRU dummy persona, ("Guccifer 2.0") and requested stolen documents related to their political opponent, and the GRU / "Guccifer" responded by giving said member of congress access to the stolen data they were requesting.

Article 43, Subsection B: The GRU released stolen documents to what the indictment identifies as "a lobbyist and online source of political news."

Subsection C: "Guccifer" / The GRU sent stolen documents pertaining to the "Black Lives Matter" movement to a reporter (unidentified in the indictment), to which the reporter not only responded, but offered to write an article using said information.

Article 44: The GRU, posing as "Guccifer 2.0" wrote to a person who was in regular contact with SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN. (The indictment includes direct quotes of their online conversation, and this is CLEARLY referring to Roger Stone).

Article 45, subsection B: The GRU, using an alias, contacted a U.S. reporter (unnamed in the indictment) and ultimately gave them access to stolen DNC data.

Articles 47-49: Here the indictment refers to an organization, identified only as "Organization 1," [I'm thinking, Wikileaks] -which actually reached out to the GRU aliases seeking the stolen emails / data. "Organization 1" is directly quoted by the indictment as having communicated to "Guccifer," that they should "send [Organization 1] any new material [i.e., stolen data] here for us to review and it will have a much higher impact than what you are doing." Organization 1 was given, and later released, said data, approximately 3 days before the Democratic National Convention. In total, between October and November of 2016, over 50,000 stolen documents were released.

Articles 50-79 : Lists the counts against the 11 Russian Military Personnel, which include charges of 1) Conspiracy to Commit Offenses Against The United States, 2) Aggravated Identity Theft, 3) Conspiracy to Launder Money [according to the indictment, over 95,000 USD$ was laundered], i.e. using cryptocurrency, that was then use to register domain names, set up websites, create server infrastructure, et. al.,3) The Use of Transferred Money To Commit Crimes Against The United States, 4) General Unlawful Conspiracy [It should be noted that many of these counts have sub-crimes attached to them, such as unlawful hacking, etc.].

So, there it is folks. This WAS A RUSSIAN CONSPIRACY, massive in scope, directly linked to the Trump campaign, the sole aim of which was to subvert Democracy. There is no way around it.

Trump looked scared during the initial meeting with Putin, scared like a bunny meeting a snake.

Very untypical behavior from the bully during his annual performance review with his boss.

Trump-Putin joint news conference livestream.

r52, that is some wing nut, anti-Semitic website though, did you see the comments underneath the parts you just posted? Holy Shit! Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

These fuckers are going to go down really, really hard.

I posted the link in R46 but not the quotations in R48-52. No I didn't read the comments but assumed the site was on the, to coin a phrase, deplorable side. Unfortunately I can't find where I first read the analysis (again, someone's twitter or blog? I think I first saw it when a friend linked to it on facebook) and could only find it copied at that site.

He's going to give back Alaska, isn't he?

I can think of one benefit to that, r57.

They vote republican so that should work out well for them.

Do svidaniya Alaska!

Not exactly the right thread but I thought you’d want to know. I heard from a connected source that there definitely is a Melania double.

[quote]Treason R Us

Too good not to go viral on every available space, T-shirts etcetera. Snappy, shocking, and with reference both to childhood innocence and an entire country corrupted.

Needs a graphic as punchy as say 'I Love NY', beneath a grainy b/w mugshot-type image of Trump.

The last word of course needs to be in upper case to signify the country betrayed. The 'R' already speaks for itself.

I guess that means Donnie gets FOUR scoops, r61!

If the next round of indictments involved just those actors referred to in the above breakdown of Mueller’s Russian Officers Indictment - that would be THRILLING.

I know we’re all calling for the Trump kids or Hannity or McConnell or Ryan’s heads, but nabbing those involved in the Russians Indictment links individuals and entities to specific actions that would unequivocally connect to those most loathed.

Mueller’s thoroughness means no question about anyone’s guilt and provides absolutely NO wiggleroom.

I would just like to pause for a moment and laud the only-on-DL-folks nature of a thread that combines astute political analysis, breaking current events, legal opinion, clever wordplay, social-event planning, and naked go-go boys.

R53 you mean, like Kim Jong Il looked scared when he met Trump? There's a chain of command to think about

Some major commotion in the press room!

The Wiggleroom? Even I don’t go there anymore!

Reporter claiming to be from The Nation magazine, being forcibly removed.

Putin says "the negotiations went very well." What exactly were they negotiating?

The annexion of the US by Russia, with Sarah Palin as federal governor for the province of Americatown.

[quote] Putin says "the negotiations went very well."

[bold] [italic] WTF does THAT mean?!!

The annexation of Puerto Rico seems to be on the agenda.

I’ll say it again, Trump is scared and nervous. Look at him constantly pulling on his clown jacket.

Putin: "The Russian state has never interfered and never will interfere in the American electoral process."

Jesus Christ, Putin is positioning RU as the winner of major concessions from the American president and delegation.

He's doing this because he knows these statements will go unchallenged and thus tacitly accepted by Trump. THIS is why you don't let Trump meet and conference with Putin.

Love the title and the graphic, OP. Thanks for keeping up the good work!

Why is there a Melania double?

Great Twitter thread by Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus, who’s considered to be one of the more “even keeled” by Joy Reid. She says everyone who works with Trump should quit their jobs now:

R75 is that like never had sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky? Cause it sounds exactly like that.

Melania is a distraction, totally unimportant at this point. The "news" around her are fed by trolls.

“Putin said he didn't attack us, and I believe him. Mueller's witch hunt must stop."

"Relationships between Russia and the United States have never been as bad as they are now."

SRSLY?

Putin seems pretty god damn fucking happy with how it's all working out.

Putin has again proposed that we can address the “so called” Question of Russian interference by setting up a joint CyberSecurity Task Force where we could presumably reveal all our secrets and methodology to the KGB.

[quote]"Relationships between Russia and the United States have never been as bad as they are now."

What's that now?

R85: Putin is trying that bullshit line again?!

Not that it needs observing or represents any novel observation, but Putin is far better prepared.

Trump returning to his greatest hits: "I beat Hillary easily. Zero collusion."

The Russher Witch Hunt is because Democrats lost. There was no collusion!

R89 except you didn't Blanche you didn't!

Even IF the votes weren't rigged... 75,000 votes does not make it "easily"

How the hell can you have a "mutual effort" with a country that attacked us, you Russian asshole? I cannot believe my eyes and ears and I am embarrassed for America today.

"Nobody connected to the campaign" had anything to with Russia, Trump says.

NARRATOR: In fact, Trump's campaign chairman was in jail and awaiting trial, while a deputy campaign chairman, foreign policy advisor and national security advisor pleaded guilty and become cooperating witnesses.

Putin, when asked, will not say if he'll turn over the 12 indicted Russians.

"Trump can send an official request, and we'll question them."

"U.S. officials--Mueller even--can be there."

"But then we'd like to question the law enforcement officials in the United States who we think have done illegal things in Russia, such as Mr. Browder, whose associates have earned $1.5 billion in Russia and paid no taxes, but gave $400 million of it to Hillary Clinton's campaign."

“No collusion. No collusion.”

A fucking disgrace.

Rick Wilson:

Putin is to Donald Trump as Donald Trump is to a single-celled life form. He's played Trump like a fiddle. This is a disaster for America.

How is Put Put aware of how much someone gave to HRC?

I pray there is an Arya in the IC and I pray his or her list is long.

Insanity. Putin is neutering the US for the whole world to see.

[quote] "U.S. officials--Mueller even--can be there."

Yeah sure - So you can give him some tea or powder? [bold] Hell NO!!!

[bold] This whole thing is an utter disgrace and makes the USA look like Putin's bitch! America is only as strong as its leader.

I am surprised Putin didn't hand Trump 2 balls - the ones that he cut off from his groin!

OMG! He's gone back to but her emails!

Trump: "I don't see any reason why" Russia would have hacked us.

Aww, Putie gave a World Cup soccer ball to Trumpie, who said he'd give it to his son Barron and tossed it off to Melanesia

But her emails.

Literally.

What a shit show. they're both trying too hard.

George Soros!

Putin sounds like he's setting up a final showdown in the Supreme Court - which unlike the investigation is about to be rigged. Maybe that's what the 2 hour private meeting was about - setting up the end game for dealing with Mueller's investigation.

Putin: "Let's not use the US-Russia relationship for purposes of your internal political struggle."

"You have been watching one of the most disgraceful performances by an American President in front of a Russian leader that I've ever seen."

I watched the Peter Strzok hearing in Belgium. That was a disgrace, a total witch hunt. Thank you.

A big takeaway is that Trump refused to back US intelligence and instead dissembled and covered for Putin.

Former CIA Director John Brennan:

Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to & exceeds the threshold of “high crimes & misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???

We are watching Trump kneel before Zod.

[quote]A big takeaway is that Trump refused to back US intelligence and instead disrobed, bent over, and presented hole for Putin... and took the load bareback.

Fixed that for you.

"He was tougher on Democrats and the intelligence community than on Russia."

So, it is further established, for the entire world to see, that Trump is a traitor and totally beholden to Putin/Russia - not the USA or her allies.

[bold] NOW - What is going to be done about it accept complaining?!!!

but but but.......,.

It was Hillary's Emails and server.

Trump said his Director of National Intelligence (Dan Coats) and Putin have diametrically opposed views on the server.

Trump said he believes Putin.

Putin way too preparedly defensive about kompromat on Trump. Perfectly fluent scripted defence. '500 businessmen in St Petersburg, how could we spy on them all, plus I wasn't around at the time.' Gurl you're trying too hard. Trump was a big stupid name above the title, a mover and a shaker, well worth setting up. Nope, Steele has it.

Where have you gone, true Republicans?

A nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Lost cause - until its not.

When Bobby (tm r64) finally unleashes his Kraken:

"I Talk to the Treasons...."

Senatrice Lindsey removes his lips from Trump's behind long enough to tweet some mild criticism:

Missed opportunity by President Trump to firmly hold Russia accountable for 2016 meddling and deliver a strong warning regarding future elections.

This answer by President Trump will be seen by Russia as a sign of weakness and create far more problems than it solves.

Such projection and deflection.

The FBI could have obtained the DNC server through a warrant if it was not provided voluntarily. I have no doubt, the FBI has already forensically examined, way back, the server.

r125...they did....all Trump did was repeat his rally battle cries to unite his base even though his statements have repeatedly been debunked.

Just in case you missed it in the other thread.

Memories.

Someone should tell the Senatrice that "meddling" -- such a quaint term, isn't it? -- is what Gladys Kravitz did on Bewitched. This is conspiracy, collusion, and treason.

Piggy's 2 incher was at a 4 inch hard on when he was close to his Soviet overlord!

Paul Ryan could be sent to a gulag where his cock sucking will finally be put to use

Asked if Russia has compromising information on Trump, Putin does not answer, saying instead only that he did not personally know that Trump was in Moscow when he visited as a private businessman.

[quote]Senatrice Lindsey removes his lips from Trump's behind long enough to tweet some mild criticism: Missed opportunity by President Trump to firmly hold Russia accountable for 2016 meddling and deliver a strong warning regarding future elections.

The Senatrice is probably just getting the jump on the Rethuglican plan to use "meddling," as a reason for a Blue Wave.

Trump came without touching himself 4 times during the press interview~!

Trump will probably lose some of his base over this...

At least Miss Lindsey said something, as mild the criticism was. Jeff Flake and Ben Sasse were more pointed.

Mitch "the Turtle" McConnell and Paul Ryan haven't said a damn thing yet. They are huddling with advisors trying to come up with statements that don't sound critical of Trump.

Darrell Issa is defending Trump and attacking the indictments of the Russians. He also praised Trump for mentioning Hillary's Emails and the Server.

Disgraceful!

Total capitulation to Vladimir Putin. You know they are celebrating with champagne and top grade vodka on the way back to Russia.

Putin +1O. Trump -10.

Regarding Mr. Ryan, we must never forget this...

[quote]Trump will probably lose some of his base over this...

Don't be too sure.

GOP Rep. Darrell Issa: “I think for the President to cast doubt is appropriate” on the validity of some things in the US intelligence community

[quote]I can think of one benefit to that, [R57].

Cage match of Sarah Palin and the vuvuzela-playing bear?

Aren't the conservatives all about TRADITIONAL VALUES? They all should be forced to watch documentaries about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg putting on trial by Trump's mentor Roy Cohn.

The 2016 vote in Wisconsin, home to Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, and Reince Priebus, certainly came out puzzling.

Time to hit the streets.

GOP Rep Pete King "strongly disagree(s)" with Trump statement that Russia did not interfere. Is "disappointed, not flabbergasted" by @POTUS remarks.

Time to take not to the streets but to our major airports and shut them down. Stop the business of our country until the traitor trump is removed from office. Something big has to happen to stop this train wreck from completely destroying the country.

Oh please. Pete King's flabber has NEVER been gasted.

R144 forgive me but actions like that would give The Traitor in Chief an excuse to declare martial law. Don't think his tiny white nationalist heart isn't waiting for that opportunity.

Trump will declare Martial Law any way he wants. He doesn't like a report? Martial Law. He doesn't like some Tweet? Martial Law. A sack of rice falls down to the ground in China? Martial Law.

The whole "oh, don't make him angry! You don't like it when he's angry!" BS will no longer fly. The guy needs to be unseated now and that can only happen through actual civil unrest, because you can't count on the Republicans to do the right thing, because they've been compromised by Russia, too.

Why does the continued calling on these boards to "take it to the streets," and "shut down airports, etc." sound like trolling?

R148: I know! As if.

Because it clearly IS trolling. Russian-sanctioned trolling to cause chaos.

Why? Should the American public just roll over and get screwed and wait for the mid-term election or Mueller's report to change anything?

R151> What do you think that will accomplish??! Yeah, they will see you, hear you and not give a fuck.

Especially considering that the calls to "take it to the streets," usually comes from someone who has cleared their cookies.

Haha. Take it to your Congressman, via telephone.

Yep, lots of cookie-clearing today on the DL.

I am one of the people who posted Take It To Th Streets. In my town there have been the women's protests, the anti gun protests, the anti abortion Kavanaugh protests.

Taking nit to the streets is as American as apple pie.

Not trolling.

The Helsinki meeting was like the first episode of Black Mirror except the pig fucked the president.

traitor!

He is going down. Money laundering, tax evasion, racketeering. Doesn't matter what context, he and his shitstains broke the law and they will pay.

Mueller knows that a treasonous Trump Party does not get rewarded with a President Pence.

PATIENCE

I wish reporters would stop framing this as "I can't believe Trump listens to and believes Putin over our intelligence agencies!" He. Doesn't. He knows Putin is lying. He knows the intelligence is correct. He knows Russia stole the election because he was in on the whole thing.

Stop framing this as Trump is some naive waif who has been bamboozled by Putin. Donald Trump is a traitor who is destroying America on purpose.

Typical lily-livered response from Marco Rubio:

Foreign policy must be based on reality,not hyperbole or wishful thinking. And the reality is #Russia is an adversary. Because #Putin doesn’t believe in win/win scenarios & thinks only way to make Russia stronger is to make U.S. weaker. Any approach not based on this will fail.

R158> When? Shit gets obviously shittier every single fucking day....

r162

01.03.2019

R160: ITA! That, as well as "Russians tried or attempted to meddle in our elections" needs to go! They [bold] successfully interfered in our election. None of that "tried", "attempted" or "meddle" bullshit!

I'm sure Sarah Sanders will assure us that, behind closed doors, Trump pressed Putin more aggressively than any American president has ever pressed a foreign leader.

Trump is a little pussy gnome.

What bugs the hell out of me is that yes, now is when government tyranny threatens the freedom and liberty of American people, but the physically fit people using firearms are radicalized, sociopathic or violent mentalcases bent on killing innocent Americans (and maybe one wackadoo vegan lady sad because her prancing YT videos got demonetized). It makes me think the nation's culture is fucked up on an entrenched level, and that Americans don't have a happy future awaiting them while the firearms owners are being brainwashed and inculcated by enemy states. Who's killing the Russians? Russia, and it's not the enemy Russians getting killed, it's Putin's opponents. That and the "oh, I support pedophiles and child porn addicts who support the President because Killary and email servers" dolts who vote in several meanings of faithfully don't seem to be enough of a threat to spur an apathetic or extremely low-information set of American adults to vote against them.

"Bu=bu-but I stare at my smartphone five hours a day! I watch TV for four hours a day! How can you call me a low-information American?"

Trump is committing treason in real time and in front of our eyes. This is insane! Someone upthread asked for a nice summary of the latest indictments. Go to Seth Abramson's twitter. He breaks it down well.

So, Trump met with Putin had their first official date. What is Schumer's and Pelosi's reaction to that? They said Trump should have canceled his meeting with Trump. Obviously he didn't.

You could go to Twitter and find out, R169, if you're really interested.

John McCain and Marco Rubio gave blunt statements. McCain was quite critical and expressed alarm and dismay.

McCain was strong: “No prior President has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant.”

Rubio was was pathetic.

Rubio's statement was hardly blunt. Sasse's statement certainly was and better suits a mention next to McCain's.

Rep Dana Rohrabacher on Bloomberg TV says US meddles in Russian elections at "much higher rate" than Russia does in our elections

The Republican voters are on board with Trump and Putin. It's bizarre, but there it is all out in the open now. They do not give a shit as long as libruls, people of color, homos and immigrants are being hurt. They'd destroy the nation's sovereignty, their financial security and the security of their children just to stick it to those they hate.

They're on board because they see Russia as an ally in the fight against the groups you mention. They don't have a problem with interference as long as it benefits their side.

R175 So, basically, Hate trumping everything else. All while we know hate is a destructive passion that eventually destroys the hater himself.

Last week, Jonathan Chait in NEW YORK MAGAZINE speculated there was a 10-20% chance that Trump was an active and actual Russian intelligence asset (groomed since 1986). Today it is blindlingly obvious that figure should be rounded upward to 100%.

Ah yes, r174....Rohrabacher....

Schumer is giving a really good statement right now in which he has suggested more than once Russia has something over Trump.

DL fave Jonathan Lemire managed to get a non-denial denial out of Putin about the pee tape (or other forms of "kompromat").

!!!! Indictment just unsealed against the Russian woman who worked with the NRA and may have had contacts with Trump campaign.

NBC: JUST IN: VP Pence offers a rose-colored view of Trump's Putin summit: "What the world saw, what the American people saw, is that President Donald Trump will always put the prosperity and security of America first."

Is that really what Pence said...?! Because that's the complete opposite of what everyone just saw!

ARGH!

Pence is involved in this Russian collusion mess too. He lied about knowing the Flynn situation and headed the transition team as cover-up was ongoing.

Our country is under attack by Russia and our own President. Let that sink in for a moment. At this point, anyone who doesn’t stand up against Trump is a traitor.

R180, yes but Chuck needs to drop the “our Republican friends” bullshit ASAP. He was elected by the people to serve our nation’s best interests and not to make friends.

His “friends” are traitors and toxic to our country. And I like Schumer, but he needs to call them what they are.

Maria Buttina.......BUSTED.......the NRA must be so proud.

She was arrested yesterday.

This all plays into Mueller's hands and really pisses-off the FBI/intelligence agencies and DOJ even more.

Trump is a nitwit. He should have cancelled the meeting with Putin after those arrests; though he should have never scheduled it in the first place. This follows the summit with King Jung Un, whereby the NK leader has made look foolish.

Putin was clever and brilliant in a devious way. Putin emerged victorious. Putin has something on Trump big-time, and it goes well beyond pee pee tapes.

Trump needs to be in chains with Vlad’s soccerball attached to it. Traitorous pig. No surprise there, his grandfather didn’t like his country either.

$$$, r190.....

R192, Bingo!

Hannity reacts to the events of the day, just now on his radio show: “Mueller has to go.”

I’ve unblocked Fox News to watch Shepherd Smith right now. I need to hear what he says about today’s shit show.

Gimme a break!

If you have time, read the affidavit for a criminal complaint against Maria. Someone at GUN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION is FUCKED. So are a bunch of people, actually. It's a fascinating document showing just how much Mueller knows.

Shep Smith has a very good ratings. It is why Fox keeps him.

Holy Moly I have never witnessed anything like this before. We are witnessing treason right before our eyes in real time. This is breath-taking. Truly unprecedented.

His base will eat it up because he has destroyed their faith in the actual USA. They want a white nationalist country and, as has been said, will destroy our way of life to get it. It's a "win" for them.

Trump attempts damage control:

As I said today and many times before, “I have GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people.” However, I also recognize that in order to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past – as the world’s two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018

Nobody gives a fuck about woman or girls being abused or performing sex acts for the orange anus. Even if they were underaged, nobody cares!

Is all about the money. It’s all these men care about.

Trump will get back, start tweeting attacks and deflection, schedule some staged rally in some fly-over locale, and the media will cover every word of it in prime time.

R200 wonder who told him he'd better back off the IC?

R200, he didn’t write that. There is no way.

This is the lady that they threw in the clink yesterday.

She got the deplorable cover down!

He has faith in our IC yet he clearly doesn't and said so. HOW DOES HE GET AWAY WITH THIS?

Pez Bone Spurs- "The sky is green. Clearly. I believe Vladdy my daddy when he says this.. But her emails"

Prez Bone Spurs on twitter- "I never said the sky was green. That is fake news. The real issue is her emails."

Rudy Giuliani: “I don’t know what it would have accomplished if Trump said, ‘I believed Putin did it,’” the former New York mayor told the Daily News minutes after Trump wrapped up his joint appearance with the Russian leader in Helsinki, Finland. “I don’t think we need to call Putin a liar.”

I spoke to my brother who is a teacher and he parroted all the deplorable talking points word for word : witch hunt, what’s wrong with diplomacy, it’s good we are trying to be friends with Russia! I just looked At him and said oh that’s how you roll. He’s a history teacher in New England - ugh.

R204, r200 is correct. That statement is on Trump's Twitter account 22 minutes ago.

r209......Report him to the board of education.....we dont need teachers filling impressionable minds with propaganda and rhetoric.......seriously. brother or not.

R209, the correct response is "you're a fucking idiot"

R210, I didn’t doubt R200. I just think that this was written by someone else for Trump as damage control.

R210, I think r204 is suggesting someone else wrote it on Trump's behalf, a staffer.

R209 Damn. They are zombies. Who said zombies don't exist? Seriously, we are overrun with zombies. It's the fucking Walking Dead being played out IRL. I would have told him he's treasonous and why does he hate democracy so much.

I'm obsessed with this indictment against Maria, a/k/a Mariia. I think a lot is going to come from this.

Maria wrote her Russian counter-part in early November 2016 and said she heard (unnamed person) was going to be made Sec of State. She told the Russian to ask what their people thought of that. Christopher Steele said that Russia told Trump in late November not to make Trump's first pick, Romney, Sec of State. It was in a memo that wasn't included in the published dossier.

Of course, 214. Stephen Miller writes many of his statements.

It is too conciliatory and polished to come from Trump. Trump, himself, is probably having a meltdown on the plane, hearing about all the criticism he's receiving.

Yeah, r210, if someone were to ask me, I'd say, "probably Miller"

Sometimes it's more obvious than others.

A poster mentioned earlier that we’ve been using the word “treason” for some time now.

Is this the turning point for that word to go mainstream? I don’t mean to suggest that Donald J. Trump is guilty of treason, though he may well be, but that he is being investigated and it appears possible that his campaign and individuals associated with it committed acts of treason.

I'm not seeing enough outrage. The Repug Congress needs to put a halt on ALL Trump nominees for everything until Mueller's Report.

Manafort judge just postponed a hearing set for tomorrow to next Monday. Manafort might have just flipped.

R221, why would he have flipped today?

R222 good question. Maybe he's afraid that after today's events the Don will get slapped with Treason and won't be able to pardon him?

Some deplorable called CPAN and said yes, Russian interfered, but it was necessary to keep Hillary from being elected

I saw the link on Twitter, I’ll see if I can post it

The same deplorable is also married to his sister and lives in Russia. Why do we care about what they have to say?

What did they do to Nazi sympathizers in Germany after the war?

Most fled to South America, everyone knows that. And then returned to Europe and married Swedish heads of state.

Facebook donated thousands of dollars to Nunes last month.

except the rocket scientists, which we got

R227 Can we send the deplorables to Russia?

R228- What a surprise- NOT! Fucking Zuck! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR This shit just gets worse.

From talking to supporters of our regrettaBle POTUS today at work, this joint news conference today and his ridiculous answers taking Putin's side or at least putting him on equal footing with our own intelligence agencies may be something of a turning point.

We shall see, but few if any prominent repugs are coming to his defense yet today.

That would be cool, R230. I bet they'd love it there.

Rand Paul on CNN defending Russia and Trump.

Hoping Facebook will go down right along with this entire administration and the Republican party.

Rand Paul fighting with Wolf Blitzer.

Paul attacking Brennan and Clapper. Called Brennan a communist when he was young. Attacking Hillary Clinton.

Traitor Trump is a hostage to Putin. His greed, arrogance, and ignorance put him there. Anyone with a shred of decency or true love of country would beg for mercy and declare themselves unworthy to continue in the presidency. He is an epic failure, a monumental fool, and will go down in history as the worst president ever and the first to be imprisoned for his crimes.

Wow Wolf went off on Rand -never seen him get so riled up You go Blitzer!

R233 I think it has become clear Rand is fuck deep in this Russian mess.

R234 Yes, bring it down. Shut it down. Haul Zuck to jail then executed for treason.

R235 My GAWD times 1,000,000

R231 If this isn't a turning point, then we are in a dire situation and it is already at pearl clutching alarm.

Dump the trumpfh!

Piggy has made our country Russia's pussyboy

Newt Gingrich 20 minutes ago:

President Trump must clarify his statements in Helsinki on our intelligence system and Putin. It is the most serious mistake of his presidency and must be corrected—-immediately.

Shit is hitting the fan boyz!!

Why can Rand bother to take a shower before appearing in public? He always looks hungover. And his suit was wrinkled on a national broadcast.

I think he is either a major boozer or is chronically depressed.

Well lookie who...

if you were r p, you'd have every reason to be depressed, knowing you're a total piece of hypocritic shit

Former RNC Chair Michael Steele:

"My people came to me...they said they think it's Russia. I have President Putin. He just said it's not Russia. I will say this, I don't see any reason why it would be." --Trump

That's how a press conference sounds when an Asset stands next to his Handler.

Rand Paul’s curly top wig looks weird with his long straight side hair. He wouldn’t answer if he trusts our agencies or Putin. He wouldnt answer this directly because when they come for him he will sing the same song Trump does about the FBI.

is she in jail, did they "lock her up"?

This needs to be the tipping point. The fuck, Pres Bone Spurs is absolutely a Russian asset and Vladdy Daddy pretty much admitted he has shit on him.

Republican Tom Nichols in USA Today:

So perhaps we should just admit what our own eyes cannot deny: We have now witnessed the very worst humiliations of a president of the United States ever, and one of the lowest points in the history of the American presidency.

I think the spy chick is the breaking point. This is going scare the crap out of the GOP fools who were played like a fiddle.

There are pics with her and GOP movers and shakers.

Lots of tweets like this:

“Wow. Maria Butina, a Russian gun advocate who once bragged about being involved in comms between the Trump campaign and Russia, has been charged with being an unregistered foreign agent and is being held until her hearing on Wednesday.”

Butina is being held, yes, until her July 18 trial.

Anyone reading the highlighted image scans of Butina's arrest report?

The full document is at the DOJ website / opa / press-release / file / 1080766 / download

Dan Bongino of NRATV is snappish at "deep-state surveillance operatives" on Twitter, and DLoesch of the NRA has no time at present to comment.

Kneel before Vlad. This is the humiliation.

At least one deplorable that I know admitted today that he thinks that “Trump got played”.

Although he started to blame Obama after that, I’ll take what I can get.

Stand back bitches, Hilz has poured on the shade!

Aid and comfort.

“Just hours after President Trump’s press conference with Vladimir Putin, the Justice Department announced the arrest of a Russian national — Maria Butina — for secretly trying to influence US politics at Russia’s behest.

An affidavit filed by an FBI agent asserts that Butina tried to cozy up to a gun rights organization so she could influence a major political party, all the while working for a top Russian central bank official and trying to advance the interests of the Russian state — and not registering as a foreign agent.

Though the affidavit does not name many of the people and groups involved, previous reporting and context clues make it clear that the gun rights group is the National Rifle Organization, the party is the Republican Party, and the Russian official is Alexander Torshin.”

It’s like he has no survival instinct whatsoever.

i love the cat and mouse game mueller is playing:

gowdy's shitshow=indictments of russians

trump bends over for vlad=nra cunt arrested

hope, stone, jared and jr next

R255, 4 words that sum it up perfectly.

Hannity this afternoon: “Every single person on the list that they’re calling a conservative is not a conservative. Every single one has been a never-Trumper, a huge Trump critic.”

“These Republicans have been so pathetically weak, they have been so feckless, they have been so visionless, they have been so uninspiring, they can’t keep the simplest of promises, and the only reason that there’s not a massive blue wave developing… is because Donald Trump has single-handedly dragged them all kicking and screaming.”

I was just listening to some speculation that this latest indictment was to set the stage for the two "unnamed" Americans. People believe it's Jr and Kush.

I also just heard a Drumpfer talking to a sales person and she actually said, "Yeah but Putin is more American than Obama."

of course he is, he's white?

[quote]People believe it's Jr and Kush

or maybe stone?

R261> Why are you posting what shithead Hannity has to say?

R262> I heard Stone and Cohen, but rumor has it that both are cooperating now. So, Jr and Kush could be next in line!

That idiot Sheriff Clarke was in Russia on behalf of the NRA at one point.

R267, good catch. And everyone knows that guy is dirty.

Follow the $$$$ (and the Yellow Brick Road):

Donald The Treasonist Trump

Donald The Treasonist Trump

Donald, The Donald, The Donald, The Donald, The Donald The Treasonist Trump . . .

More than ten minutes on the national news on ABC and CBS, all completely critical of what happened today and calling it historic.

The word Treason must now be used from here out. The Repug party must refuse to run him as a Repug next election if he is not in jail.

Oh, ahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahaha who I am kidding. It's the Repugs! They are all in this together.

Here is the full tea (full indictment)

I would copy and paste but the site is not formatted for that.

This is so scandalous!

Person 1 was an America living in RU.

Who could that be?

Whoever it was lived there in 2013.

Could be Page I suppose.

I don't think he lived there.

Aiding an abetting a adversary. TREASON!

Treason all in the name of keeping the Repugs in power. Conservatives will do ANYTHING to stay in power. WTF is wrong with them? They have a mental defect. They always say liberals or moderates do but as usual they project.

The Feds have the goods. The first paragraph describes a mountain of evidence, including surveillance.

The spys didn’t have anything to lose but there will be hell to pay for the repugs.

Chris Matthews: “A shocking display of surrender unlike anything we’ve ever seen from an American Preisdent.”

Putin is giving an interview on Fox News and mentioned the JFK assasination

Republicans are simply evil. They have a lot of meanness genes. They are as bad as bad can get.

R279: In what context?

I really don't believe that the majority of these Rethugs are defending him to keep power. They're doing it because they're trying to save their own asses before they get an indictment.

R282> Yep.

I've been flipping around since I got home. Fox News is actually quite critical and for them, negative so far (of course, Hannity is still to come).

Chris Matthews is on fire tonight on MSNBC.

David Tyler Muir wishes he was overseas, but could not contain his disdain for what "the president" did today. In complete sentences, mostly.

Rand Paul took money from Russia and he is guilty as sin, it is called treason and he needs to be drinking because prison is no fun.

He needs a o take a week off and get some rest and shave.

R286: Who fucking cares?

R281 I just saw a small clip, but he said that America has had its issues

Could there be a round up of Repugs in Washington? I am sure Mueller has the goods, is he going to let them all off?

Most senators dress appropriately considering the position.

It’s startling to see a half-asleep slob walking around Capitol Hill. I’ve seen homeless people who are more presentable.

Trump's talking point seems to be that we'll get more from Russia by being friendly with them. Who will this impress beyond his hardest-core fans, when it's not obvious what we have to gain, if anything? The message coming across is more that he's Putin's bitch.

This needs to be the talking point of every Democrat: Trump is surrendering to Russia America's leadership and geopolitical power. Trump's greed and ignorance make him weak and he's making America weak.

With all of these Rethugs being dirty... who gets to be Jared's cell mate?

[quote]Most senators dress appropriately considering the position.

There are constituents in an out of his office all day, not to mention the tone he'd presumably want to set among his staff. I think he's just a hot mess.

Oh, puhleeez, r292!

Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Kim Davis, and a bunch more.

Kentucky has some dismal people holding public office.

how many of them will be kentucky fried chickens post-trial?

[quote]Trump's talking point seems to be that we'll get more from Russia by being friendly with them.

But he gets nothing, from anyone, ever! Russia has its diplomats back in the U.S. North Korea is importing oil and building rockets like there's no tomorrow. Even that fucking Indiana air conditioning company has shipped their jobs to Mexico.

People with German punch-face syndrome like Putin really shouldn't smirk.

With what just happened today there is no way he should be allowed to submit a Supreme Court Justice Nominee that believes that the President should have supreme power.

But of course they'll still let him.

That recently departed staffer from Trump’s National Security Council cancelled an appearance on CNN, saying he can’t defend orange’s actions.

Yes, because being friendly with a former KGB agent turned President will certainly be in America’s best interest. There’s NOTHING that we can gain from a better relationship with Russia. Putin is the only winner here.

Yglesias is a but late on this, but it's spot on.

Rachel will probably cover the most recent arrest in more detail.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Mark Warner

1. His interest in politics came from his eighth-grade social studies teacher, Jim Tyler, who inspired him to work for social and political change during the tumultuous year of 1968.

2. Warner studied political science at George Washington University. He was the valedictorian for the Class of 1977 and the first in his family to graduate from college. While in college, he worked on Capitol Hill for Sen. Abe Ribicoff, D-Conn., and Rep. Chris Dodd, D-Conn.

3. When Warner's parents were visiting him during his college years, he got them two tickets for a tour of the White House. When his father asked him why he didn't get a ticket for himself, Warner replied, "I'll see the White House when I'm president."

4. While attending Harvard Law School, Warner coached the school's first women's intramural basketball team. He was the only member of his class that did not receive an offer to work at a one of the law firms where he did summer internships. The only offer he did receive was from a family friend.

[bold]5. Unlike other Senate committees, there is no ranking member from the opposing party on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Instead there is a vice chairman. So if Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., the chairman, is away, Warner is in charge. Most votes are unanimous and the committee is considered less partisan than others.

6. Burr and Warner have a strong relationship. Both declined to donate money to the other's opponent during their respective re-election campaigns.[/bold]

7. After failed business ventures in energy and real estate, Warner became a telecommunications tycoon in the emerging cellphone industry. As an early investor in the technology he made a fortune. When he ran for Virginia governor in 2001 he listed his wealth at $200 million.

8. In 1996, it was Warner vs. Warner on the ballot for U.S. Senator from Virginia. Mark Warner attempted to win the seat against longtime incumbent Republican Sen. John Warner. John Warner held the seat for 30 years until he decided not to seek re-election in 2008. Since then, the men have become close friends. [bold]The elder Warner, no relation, has crossed party lines to endorse the younger Warner. John Warner told Mark his work on the Senate Intelligence Committee would be his "finest hour."[/bold]

9. He was once a member of the "Gang of 6" – a group of bipartisan senators who wanted to help craft a budget deal. He went so far as to have the group to his house while it was under a massive renovation. The project went nowhere, and the experience left him with a sour taste in his mouth, in part because then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a fellow Democrat, dismissed the efforts as "happy talk."

10. He married his wife Lisa Collis in 1989. She is often described as the exact opposite of Warner, being more reserved and quiet than her husband. The couple lives in Alexandria, Virginia, and has three daughters.

Did anybody else see the clip of the Putin/Chris Wallace interview? It is really something. Chris Wallace really confronts him. And then tries to hand Putin a copy of the indictment. Putin just smirks but does not accept the papers.

It's the only time today I felt like somebody is really fighting back. And it has to be a guy from Fox! Putin not taking the papers did make me laugh.

A devastating day for America.

August 2016

[quote]It’s like he has no survival instinct whatsoever.

In the end, that's all he has. But he sucks at that, too. Sadface.

Trump is not presidential and has never acted presidential, so why do some people/press act like this is some new low? This is just Trump acting on his own slimy business interest guided by his money worship instinct. Everything he has done his whole life proves that's who he is. Giving someone the presidency doesn't make him honorable... you need to elect an honorable person to be President.

Did Putin get hair plugs? Why is he feminizing his face with plastic surgery? It’s like he’s transitioning into a woman, another Caitlyn. Just so weird. He must be full up with self-loathing.

[quote]One of the Americans that talked with Butina allegedly emailed someone else on Oct. 4, 2016, “Unrelated to specific presidential campaigns, I’ve been involved in securing a VERY private line of communication between the Kremlin and key [Political Party 1] leaders through, of all conduits, the [Gun Rights Organization.],” the American wrote.

GUN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION

POLITICAL PARTY 1

Ruh-roh, Shaggy.

Have a bittersweet laugh. Randy Rainbow's latest.

Question: After today's press conference with Putin can trump be charged with treason?

My God, even Thomas Friedman is piling on: "Such behavior by an American president is so perverse, so contrary to American interests and values, that it leads to only one conclusion: Donald Trump is either an asset of Russian intelligence or really enjoys playing one on TV. ... Every single Republican lawmaker will be — and should be — asked on the election trail: Are you with Trump and Putin or are you with the C.I.A., F.B.I. and N.S.A.?"

That Chait article a week or two ago may have been one of several tipping points.

In r310 video Trump says "I know Putin, we get along great."

The date is July 11, 2015.

If there is one thing Lindsey really knows, it is how to check out balls.

R312> He can be and should be, but won't. Therein lies the problem.

We also have American person 1 and American person 2 to suss out.

The thing is, all of this outrage by Rethugs... let's not forget who they are. They'll be defending him and passing along his policies tomorrow. Count on it.

Lindsay needs to stop oscillating between being his biggiest critic and his biggest supporter.

He’s so wishy-washy with it all.

Trying again with Randy Rainbow's video.

25% of Trump Republicans feel positive about Vladimir Putin. That is up 12 points from the previous poll. Heard Chris Mathews talking about it.

1. How do Erik Prince, the Seychelles, and the inauguration fit in?

The Blackwater mercenary founder (and brother to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos) traveled to the remote islands in the Indian Ocean just before Trump’s inauguration to have a secret meeting with a Kremlin official.

Where is the server, and what is the server saying?

2. How do the UAE, Qatar, and Jared Kushner fit in?

While we’ve mostly talked about Mueller’s probe as focusing on Russia, there are clearly some adjacent questions about other foreign influence in Washington involving Republican donor Elliott Broidy, among others.

r323, they haven't even scratched the surface of money laundering.

Patience.

3. What role did Sergey Kislyak, the GOP convention, and the finances of the Russian Embassy play?

The former Russian ambassador to the US (who was replaced in September by Anatoly Antonov) has been a puzzling figure over the nearly 18 months since the investigation began. It was his meetings with now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention—a convention that saw still unexplained attempts to make the platform more pro-Russia—that led to Rosenstein taking charge of the investigation. And ongoing revelations about meetings with Sessions and Jared Kushner and telephone calls with Michael Flynn have given him a shadowy Rasputin-like presence in the entire affair.

8. How relevant is Cambridge Analytica and was there a coordinated effort by the Trump campaign or associates to gather intelligence or untoward opposition research on Hillary Clinton?

We know that Mueller has been examining the notorious—and now defunct—data firm behind Trump’s victory that was funded by top GOP donor Robert Mercer, including interviewing former employees and the banks that worked with it. Investigators have evidently told those one-time employees that their focus is on the firm and “associated US persons,” a phrase that seems to imply interest in as-yet-unknown Americans coordinating with the British firm.

9. Do people like Carter Page and Felix Sater matter?

It’s hard to keep track of the numerous figures who float in and out of the Trump-Mueller-Russia investigation orbit; some, like Michael Caputo, may not end up mattering at all in the final outcome. Yet there are others, like Carter Page—who was a target of a federal counterintelligence surveillance warrant through much of 2016—and Felix Sater, a one-time intelligence asset himself, who may be bit players in the entire matter or may end up proving to be consequential figures.

Everyone around Trump is on the take, always have been. It is a griftertopia. In a way, this investigation will never end, because everyone is so dirty. But at some point Mueller is just going to have to say, okay, here are the big important things, and here's the report about them.

He should have never ran for president. He had it good.

Rick Wilson in the Daily Beast:

“By the end of the press conference, even Putin looked slightly embarrassed. He wanted Trump to go down in the third round like a bought-off boxer, but Trump kept laying it on thicker and thicker, swooning over the Russian leader, making winky-googly eyes, and repeating the worst tropes of Russia’s propaganda machine. Trump didn’t just roll over. He rolled over, stuck out his tongue, and begged Vladimir Putin to slap on a choke collar and rub his belly. An American President has never before abased himself like this before a foreign leader, and the horrified eyes of every American outside the Trump cult watched in horror”

R331> So far, he still has it good. Thanks to the deplorables, GOP and Fox.

Where is blue-eyed bear Steve Schmidt??

People on TV keep asking what Putin has on Trump. IMO, It's money. Period. Trump is in hock to Putin up to his eyeballs. Putin could probably ruin Trump in less than 48 hours. Putin also knows about the money laundering because he orchestrated it. Face it. Trump is an errand boy for Putin. He's a celebrity mouthpiece who runs around carrying Putin's program the EU, NATO, anti immigration, nationalism , etc. and the trade and tariff moves all of it to weaken our country.

The problem is Trump is not subtle and he has no finesse. He is a man of low cunning but he is not knowledgeable, not well informed. Putin is playing him. My opinion of what happened between them today? I think Putin did some theatrical anger. He went into the meeting 40 minutes late, and I would bet Putin walked in pissed off at Mueller's charges. He made sure to put Trump on the defensive, then they probably talked about the situation with the EU and NATO, etc. and finally Putin ended the meeting with a warning, a very veiled warning to Trump maybe indirectly suggesting things better get back on track soon.

Trump is probably worried about the Mid terms. But the thing is, Trump is grovelling and everyone is calling him Putin's puppet. He looked very ill at ease and uncomfortable at the podium. It was clear is he was very subservient. There may come a time when Putin decides Trump is no longer a stable, valuable operative. He may become more trouble than he's worth. So we also need to look beyond Trump to see who Putin latched on to next.

Trump knows the Russians helped him win. He's arrogant enough to believe he deserved the help and it was justified. What he hates is that WE know he got put in office by Russians.

Trump is stupid, and Putin is Intelligent. That is one big difference. But the other may matter more: Putin actually gives a shit about Russia, about it's place in the world, and national greatness, and how it can claw it's way back into the kind of importance it had as late as the 1980s.

Trump only gives a shit about himself and money. He has no plan, no ideas, no vision, no interest in anything larger than that. Putin can probably always offer him some kind of purely personal monetary benefit and that's good enough for Trump. There is a total mismatch about their goals, and so Putin can easily win. He can get what he wants for Russia and throw Trump a few rubles to keep him happy.

R338> That is why Putin can use Trump, but not like or respect him. BIG difference.

I hope. Kentucky just goes to hell. The people of Kentucky need more help than any other state...I am tired to death of them. Let them starve to death. I already know they will get no Healthcare. They have churches on every street corner but not a Christian among them.

[quote] Putin actually gives a shit about Russia,

Then why does he let the Russian citizens drink themselves to death? To me Russia looks like a real, opressive shithole.

Jill Wine-Banks just called it treason.

Agree with r336. Good post

Why, yes, I have to keep a sense of humor, R315. I am surrounded by carpetbaggers and scalawags, and my best beau, mt Silver Daddy McCain, is wasting away.

R341 He cares about Russia's standing in the world, not the actual citizens. It's the intersection of his own narcissism since he leads Russia, and nationalism. 'Muricans have the same bizarre nationalistic obsession.

In exactly the same way every Czar cared, r341. Peasants suffer, it's their way. But Great Mother Russia must grow and prosper and rule. That's the mentality, I think. (And I certainly don't mean to imply only Russian rulers thought like that. Pretty much every ruler in history thought like that.)

Jill called his actions today as being on par with the Cuban Missile Crisis and 9-11 attacks on our democracy.

OMG Treason Barbie's hair at r315.

The Daily News hits another home run.

The fact that people are now openly calling it treason -- which is what it is and has been all along -- is at least some movement in the right direction. But it only matters if those in power actually do something about it. We cannot let a traitor to the United States remain in office. He must be removed, prosecuted, and suffer the penalty for being a traitor to his country.

those in power, is technically US R350. We actually can affect things. We still have elections (for now), we still have a Constitution (for now), we still have bodies and voices. We are actually going to have to make this happen. We will vote in November, but that may not be enough. We may need massive demonstrations, maybe a national strike, maybe a national boycott. Something. But this is one of those moments when "those in power" means US.

Turnout is critical. We have to show up. if we show up, we can do this.

Rachel is back. She is giving context. Excellent. I need her tonight.

R353: Yep!!

I know, R351 -- I constructed that sentence carefully because ultimately we are the people in charge and this is a defining moment for the citizens of the United States. I'm not convinced that we can wait until November. This man should never have been in office to begin with, but now that it is apparent to all what he has done he has to be removed as swiftly as possible. He is a corrupting, corrosive force on the United States and its allies. He has to be replaced immediately -- and not by his venal sidekick, Mike Pence.

I hope Rosenstein and Mueller have enough treasonous evidence to sequester the WH with the CIA, FBI, Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines and drag that bastard out of there.

Hannity is spinning it as just Trump hate and demonizing the main stream media. Trumpers will buy it too. He needs to get taken down in all of this.

Some Republican Senators are putting out statements. But they need to be asked just what are they going to do about it? A statement condemning what happened is not enough. They need to condemn Trump, pass more sanctions and protect Mueller and Rosenstein.

Agree. Statements are here today gone tomorrow. They don’t mention taking any action to rebuke the President. If anyone doubted Trump is Putin’s puppet, today showed what a lickspittle Trump is.

If Twitter is any indication, with the exception Hannity, he even lost Fox News on this one.

Don’t deplorables hate weakness? Trump showed he was weak, a coward, and a suck ass doormat

The House and Senate could pass a resolution condemning Russia's behavior, demand accountability from Putin, and express "no confidence" in Trump's declarations per Russia and failing to support U.S. intelligence services.

It won't happen, but Congress could do it if there was the will.

R361 The deplorables are like the brainless omegas to Trump's beta. If Trump kisses the ass of the "alpha", they will line up to do the same.

OP - re: R349....did the Daily News just come up with the thread title for Part 36?

yeah what I am reading from Trump's behaviour today that is what 4chan denizens would term "cuck" or "pwned" or "beta-male"

The Democrats must Press for sanctions and protect Muller. Their too timid and weak.

In 1964 a right-wing nut-job with some deep-pocketed backers published a book called "None Dare Call It Treason."

His name, coincidentally, was John Stormer.

He printed 7 million copies of the book, which was full of loopy conspiracy theories about "elites" and their collaboration with the Soviet Union, which were going to lead to America losing the cold war.

He died last week, the fucker.

Last heard from ranting about communist infiltrators in Ferguson, Missouri, he should have been forced to watch today's shitshow from his wheelchair.

Good history of the 1960s version of today at the link, and a reminder that the crazy, paranoid, xenophobic, racist fake Christians--like the poor--are always with us.

R364 that one has been on the list for awhile!

Did Nancy and Chucky condemn Trump today as hard as they rebuked Maxine? Of course not.

R367 Yes they've always been the lowest fucking form of life. They are sociopaths. Sociopaths must be like a moth to a flame to the Repug party.

Pres Bone Spurs looked so weak, feeble, impotent and embarrassing in front of his Vladdy Daddy. Today, Russia won.

[quote]Putin is giving an interview on Fox News and mentioned the JFK assasination

How current.

Did nobody from Faux ask him about his political opponents and critics being bumped off, dropped from windows or poisoned?

Watching Glen Caplin on Rachel. Everyone needs to watch this. Everyone. What Trump and Putin are really pissed off about is that the Mueller team has successfully completed a forensic reconstruction of exactly what Russian Intelligence was doing and is making it public. It's one thing to have the allegations. But to get indictments with the amount of specificity these have dates, times, names, activities, it's a damned blueprint. These two old farts had no idea they left fingerprints all over their crime scene. Rotten fucking Traitor. I'm so damned happy I'm seeing that word everywhere tonight. Everywhere. Mainstreamed.

I wouldnt worry much....Muellers got this. Why do you think the indictments came friday and throughout the indictment it talked about un-named americans, lobbyists and politicians, only to be followed today with the indictment for Maria Butina, again talking about un-named americans, media, and politicians ? We are going to see some major breakthrough in terms of indictments in the very near future......and it wont be pretty.

I wonder if any of the people who are complicit will be approached to do the right thing and take him down in exchange for a lighter sentence and/or keeping their crimes under the radar. I guess that's not likely but I actually wouldn't mind that scenario with some of these fuckers getting away with their deplorable, treasonous shit, as long as there was a guarantee that Orange got his.

Feinstein says patience. Be patient with Trump. No sense getting all worked up.

and Nancy Pelosi said "impeachment is STILL off the table"!

I betcha Putin told Trump to get going and fire Rosenstein and Mueller. He probably made Trump feel impotent and weak ridiculed him for allowing Rosenstein to announce these indictments just days before their meeting. Vlad probably put on quite a performance and Trump, who is a coward, as are most bullies, tried to appease him by taking his side in public. Good. Now we need to say it loud: Traitor.

From now on, the only media follow-up I wanna hear when Cheeto grovels about Putin is, "What we saw is the representative of the most powerful nation on earth go down on all fours before Putty and present hole. "

And when Sandra Fuckabee clutches her pearls, the media should reply, "Well, we call it like we saw it. Literally, not figuratively. "

Do we have a Pelossi/Feinstein troll?

R219, I think you are on to something.

I dont think the government will give certain individuals a free pass....reduced sentence maybe. I know damn well Kushner and Parscale are personally involved....and its appearing as if Jr played a much larger role than I suspected. He was Trumps face-man for deniability. I wont be happy until they are all in prison. I still hope more charges will be filed for Flynn.....hes deeper in this too.....and the thought of him only facing 6 months then walking pisses me off.....he better deliver big time.

Relax on the Dems. They know WAY MORE than they are letting on. They don't want to jump the gun. I was the poster in the last thread who interned for a current US congressman and still has contacts in his office (he goes back to the GWH years). The Dems are not going to tip their hands about just HOW MUCH they know, and they know this shit will take down so many in all areas.

The posters making the comments on Dems remind me of the Russian propogranda in regards to Clinton and Sanders supporters. Sow discord.

They all know...the gang of eight receive top security briefings....that the top 4 republicans and the top 4 democrats. Thats why there is no reason for Ryan and McConnell to support Trump the way they do.

R384 They know if PBS goes, it will uncover so much rot in the party. They need his detraction and entertainment value. As long as HE is the center of attention, their treason isn't.

R383 they also clear their cookies or have very little history.

Sure R385, that's it.... (eyeroll). Trolls trolling something fierce tonight.

Rick Wilson on Trump’s Hannity interview tonight:

If you thought Trump couldn't beclown himself any further today, this Hannity interview is the icing on the cake of the worst day of the worst Presidency in history.

Sean HawHaw thinks he's helping.

It isn't helping.

One other thing. I read at some point after the inauguration to keep an eye on the cover of the National Enquirer. They poll their readership weekly, and tailor their cover stories to what the readers are interested in. There was a huge amount of pro-Trump shit for about the first 6-9 months of the administration, and now I can't remember the last time I saw a fawning article. If you see something that's negative about him, that means he's starting to lose even his base.

The guy who owns it may be Trump's friend, but he also likes making money. I wouldn't be surprised if they'd already spiked anti-Trump coverage, just out of loyalty.

#Benedict Donald.

Help spread it around.

Like Lord Hawhaw R388? Very apropos as he was another traitor.

[quote] [R312]> He can be and should be, but won't. Therein lies the problem.

So all the flag waving is just that. Flagwaving. Nothing to do with patriotism. If nothing will be done about Trumps treasonous act, everyone should just shut up and accept it.

This is just what the Rethugs do. They've been doing it for over two years now. They criticize Orange's actions with such disbelief, anger, and Patriotism... but tomorrow they'll get their orders to walk it back and they will. You'll see them start talking about what a great Patriot and negotiator he is and how strong he is to put up with this witch hunt. Just watch.

The Trump Child Trafficking Ring starts to explain so much.

R394 this is what Putin has on him. Not peeing hookers. Underage sex trafficking by Trump.

[quote]I also just heard a Drumpfer talking to a sales person and she actually said, "Yeah but Putin is more American than Obama."

Did you walk up to her and slap her upside hard on the head? How did you refrain.

r395 is dead on.

And sadly, R395, Deplorables still won't care. They'll say he was great for helping children with deadbeat parents find a job!

Is trump aware there is a national outcry yet?

Yes r398 he was tweeting from Air Force one on the way back saying something about being better than Obamas Russia relations. Too disgusted to look for it.

Like he gives a fuck, r398.

In [R310] video, that Russian gun whore is the first person to publicly ask Cadet Bone Spurs about sanctions on Russia.

He says, "Oh, Russia!" and says he'll work with Russia.

Coincidence, right?

That was more than three years ago.

Kushner is as sociopathic as the Trump family, I hope he keeps getting sued and loses everything, then has to hire bargain basement lawyers until his ass goes to prison.

First day in office . . .

[quote]Traveling to CIA headquarters in Virginia in what the White House pointed out was Trump’s first official act in office, Trump stood before the agency’s memorial to its dead officers and delivered an often self-referential and highly political speech that included an untruthful claim that his inauguration was better attended than those of Barack Obama.

[quote]Trump vowed “a thousand percent” support for an intelligence corps he has repeatedly and publicly insulted – including recently likening intelligence officials to “Nazi Germany” – and suggested they would have an open checkbook in his White House. Any feud between himself and the agency was the result of a dishonest press corps, the president astonished some by saying.

You never hear about the private meeting he had with the top brass after arrival but before the speech. Which was on a Saturday, when most people aren't at work anyway . . .

[quote], then has to hire bargain basement lawyers

I'm a little busy right now.

[quote]then has to hire bargain basement lawyers

Jared? I don't know her.

Scary how real SNL is getting.

R407 That is brilliant!

Thank you to all the posters who offer such valuable insight. This place is an oasis. You all present your analysis so well.

R406, Hillary was correct about Trump being Putin's puppet and she was correct about Trump's supporters being deplorables. It still amazes me that the mainstream media published all those articles post-election saying that she ran a bad campaign. Everything she said has proven to be true, and soon the whole world will have proof that the Russians tampered with vote tallies and that the election was stolen from her.

What are the Republicans willing to put up with? An invasion by Russia or a nuke? They are fucked up losers

So sad the president decided the best strategy for #MAGA is to apologize and submit. #WeaknessAintAmerican

R410 The media was feeding and creating the narrative about Hillary. Even MSNBC skewered her all the time. They were shameless and I stopped watching because of it. They did real damage to her. They convinced everyone of the narrative about her (I won't go into it- we all know what narrative they pushed) and it just so happened Russia came along to help.

R411 They would WELCOME an invasion. It would be a white nationalist dream!

#TRE45ON. Brilliant r407

Hillary was right about EVERYTHING. It's fucking painful to think about what we could have had and how she was treated.

The Republicans apparently welcome an annexation of the US by Russia. I will throw in the towuif Pelosi can’t deliver the Congress in November. This kind of blind acquiescence should motivate voters to throw out the people selling out our country

R407 IS Brilliant and the OP!

OP, I think I love you. Marry me, please!

R415 We'd have a liberal Supreme Court! Some like to say she thought it "her turn" but she earned it. She earned the right to be the Dem nominee and be President. If anyone thought it was their turn, it was Jeb.

She was so mistreated and it is painful. Treasonous assholes, greed run amok is where our country is thanks to conservatives.

R416 It isn't up to Pelosi to deliver the House. It is up to WE THE PEOPLE!

Trump is arrogant not to realize he will not be president forever.

His shit will be coming out long after he is executed.

Uh, okay but Nancy is the lead ingenue

R421 How can we blame anyone if the machines are hackable? Throw in the towel? Yea, real smart. Republicans do one thing good and that is stay the course. No matter what. And it pays off.

R419 WHY elect people to represent the voters at all?

6-3 liberal leaning Supreme Court, possibly 7-2, for decades when Roe, Citizens United get challenged again

Cyber defense against Russian attacks

Preservation of the Voting Rights Acxt

No bankrupting tax cut for corporations and billionaires

Raise in national minimum wage.

Obama care strengthened; path to universal healthcare

Responsible military budget

Regulations on polluters

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues

An educator running the Department of Education; a scientist running NASA

Sensible gun regulation

American leadership in the world

We can’t go backwards - people have to demonstrate and demand their representation rebuke Trump in Congress

Wonder if Kellyanne is telling Trump "you better double my salary if you expect me to spin this shit!"

Also, will she be telling her friend, Rebekah Mercer, "pony up another two million or so if you want inside the Whitehouse influence; shit has gotten crazy"?

[quote]Trump is arrogant not to realize he will not be president forever.

Drumpf is crazy enough to believe he can be.

"We have hit rock bottom."

#TreasonSummit was a trending topic for at least 12 hours r429. But typically for twitter, it has been replaced by The Bachelor and shit like that.

I wish we have hit rock bottom. I don't think we have. Fingers crossed I'm wrong.

Seth Abramson has posted Trump’s fake-picking Butina from a crowd to answer questions on Russian sanctions in 2015, ringing more false than Springsteen choosing “Monica from Friends” in a music video.

TREASON.

rock bottom has a basement.

Manafort may be about to flip.......

🤬🤮💇‍♂️🐷🇷🇺👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨🐽🐀⚽️

Here is a thread from Seth Abramson dissecting the Maria Butina indictment.....stunning and shocking stuff that a lot of people have missed...I highly recommend the read. The GOP and the NRA are going down

David Duke approves.....

R434 and R436> I hope so!!

From Kyle Griffin's Twitter feed.

A picture was just discovered with the spy chick IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

(Third from the right)

Close up.

IN THE OVAL OFFICE.

Someone keeps bumping all the inane threads trying to hide this and the other 20 threads of various republican scandals.

America Last.

Wow!

Tha nk you r436, long but worth it.

R336 Speaks The TRUTH too

FWIW, headlines in the two left-of-centre UK papers this morning:

'Daily Mirror' - "Putin's Poodle." Strap line in full caps - "Trump branded a traitor." Subheading - "President accused of treason after he backs Russian leader over election meddling."

'The Guardian' - "Nothing short of treasonous." Subheading - "Trump accused over Putin talks."

Other papers don't yet go for the jugular, but highlight that Trump took Putin's side over his own intelligence services.

Still, it's good to see 'Treason' now go mainstream at last. Not that the thousands upon thousands of UK demonstrators against Trump last week didn't have his number. Shouldn't US cities now display similar peaceful revulsion?

Trump is a traitor bump

That pic of Mr. and Mrs. fucking Donald Trump and King Pimp Putin is fucking priceless. Pimp Putin knows The first Whores past and all the men she has fucked for cash. Pimp Putin has all the goods on the Orange Fat Ass and the whores who pissed all over the hotel room and the weird kinks on how Trump got off on it.

Oh my god, that photo in the Oval Office will be the thing that brings Donnie down, bet on it.

Keep the faith. Resist.

Treason bump.

R160, They'll get there.

What we're seeing and hearing now from the pundits, including some on FOX, is astounding in itself.

But sans the Mueller Throwdown, "Trump was in on it" will remain a journalistic bridge too far.

National Impeachment March Saturday.

Someone is hard at work bumping superficial threads to drown out the noise that the female Russian spy who was indicted yesterday was pictured in the Russian group with Trump in the Oval Office.

Please bump or comment on this thread; don’t let the trolls convince you treason is okay.

R165, If by "pressed" you mean "performed oral sex."

Great thread. I have learned what a treasonous pos trump is. Thanks

Yes, r190, and the only reason Trump could have sat there smiling is that he promised something major (pulling out troops in Europe?) to Putin in return for the exact dissembling (complete with his laughing "tell") by Putin at the question about the dossier.

Mr. KGB knew NUSSINGK about Trump's entire Miss Universe pageant in Moscow!

But pee, schmee. What Putin HAS is the evidence that Trump CONSPIRED with him to OVERTHROW, VIA COMPUTER, the essence of our democracy, our electoral process.

And Trump did it for money and survival. To re-pay (some of) his massive debt to the Russian Mob, aka Russian government, aka Putin and pals. To maybe then get contracts to build hotels in Russia (and a Trump Resort in Crimea?). But primarily to be allowed to live. Putin might laugh, but Putin doesn't play.

President Judas.

#BenedictDonald

Washington DC has the death penalty by hanging.

Helstinky.

IF he’s briefing Congress tomorrow with no warning, unscheduled—and he is—he will be firing Rosenstein and therefore Mueller.

R460 I think you're right. He's going to go full tantrum. I think he's going to scream about sanctions too.

What happens if he fires them?

[quote]IF he’s briefing Congress tomorrow with no warning, unscheduled—and he is—he will be firing Rosenstein and therefore Mueller.

After that debacle this would be the worst possible time to do that. Of course, that won't factor in at all, I am sure.

Treason bump

IF he does anything too radical tomorrow - like tries to fire rosenstein or lift sanctions - I really think there’d be rioting. I just don’t think the bulk of the population would take this bullshit anymore.

Pretty amazing though! I mean: how many other presidents have had their pictures taken in the actual Oval Office - with an actual spy? That’s one for the record books!

“Even those who think they know turn out to be surprised by the scale and specificity of what Mueller knows. Last month, the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, joked to donors, “If you get me one more glass of wine, I’ll tell you stuff only Bob Mueller and I know. If you think you’ve seen wild stuff so far, buckle up. It’s going to be a wild couple of months.” But after Friday’s indictment, Warner said—impressed—that the “vast amount of information” in Mueller’s latest documents were new to him and the Senate Intelligence Committee.”

We’ve only just begun.

that really does look like that Mariia creature

I want the traitor to explain this. No press was allowed.

“On the day a Russian agent is charged with infiltrating the NRA, the Trump administration announces the NRA and similar groups can keep the identity of their donors totally secret”

Really??

It was all innocent. Trumpy & Putty were making a a great deal in private session.

Putty said, "I give you five pee girls, you give me Alaska".

Trumpy replies, "now, now let's be fair, you give me six pee pee girls, a Trump hotel is built in Minsk, and I give you Alaska and Puerto Rico."

All Trump got from this is a bugged soccer ball.

I’ve changed my mind slightly about the Russian spy Oval Office photo. Until I see another angle it could be a doctored photo, planted as disinformation to show that the charges against the spy are “fake news”. Any other pics of the Russians in the Oval Office?

I just wonder how many in congress will be indicted. I am counting on McConnell and Nunes and a few others.

it was a comparatively small thing in light of all that happened since, but this past weekend, while he was "resting" in Scotland, Trump's son Eric, the one who is mainly responsible for running the day to day operation of the Trump businesses, flew to Scotland to meet with his father. On the eve of the Putin meeting. So this tells me there was definitely a business component to the Trump agenda with Putin.

But the Putin meeting probably didn't go as well as he hoped for Trump because of the indictments. When Trump stood at that podium complaining that our relationship with Russia was at its worst, he was really talking about HIS relationship with Putin hitting a rough patch because of Mueller's "witch hunt." That's my analysis. So I'm looking for a more aggressive push to get rid of Rosenstein & Mueller.

Wonder what Rudy and Hannity are really thinking at this moment. Because the rot and the stink coming off Trump is getting unbearable. Even for the weasels in Congress. And they know more than we do. I'm convinced now, more than ever, that Nunes and a few others are completely compromised, and that the NRA is another key that will unlock this mess.

I've said it a million times, but Congress doesn't need Mueller right now. After his #TREASONSUMMIT there is enough justification to impeach Trump right now. In fact, people who have a stake , who are Kompromat may want this thing to end because if it doesn't it will expose too much. Mueller has a lot of details.

Ryan gave that lame excuse for quitting because he wanted to spend more time with his children, total lie...his kids are probably going to college.

Realistically, R474, I'm thinking mostly House members. Not Ryan or McConnell. In fact, I believe McConnell will slip through the net, but Ryan may get hit with obstruction at most. My speculation is that between 4 and 10 House members at staff have reason to be pissing...on themselves.

I’m the one who has changed my mind and is questioning the photo of Butina in the Oval Office. Another reason I think it’s a disinformation plant is because only the Russian embrassy wete allowed to take photos, and all of these photos are sourced from their site. U.S. press weren’t allowed at the meeting (I know).

Is there some reason the bastard can't ever button his sloppy jackets?

This photo, released by the Russian Embassy, is only a fraction of a second before or after the one that shows Butina there, and she’s absent. That means either the new Butina one is doctored, or that this one is. I suspect the Butina one is false.

[quote]his kids are probably going to college.

His oldest one is 15. I’m not a fan and I say good riddance to his not running again, but there’s no need to make stuff up. Leave that to the Republicans.

I think more than 10 house GOP will be brought in maybe 1 or 2 senators - I'm looking at you Senatrice!

FInally, the left half of the two photos is identical, but the right is not. One or both is doctored.

r480 I don't know if it's doctored or not, but in the pic you've posted here, you can see someone wearing the same suit she is behind the guy on the far right. And she's there in this pic posted by Getty and credited to TASS.

[quote]All Trump got from this is a bugged soccer ball.

it's a wonder he didn't present Putin with the US nuclear football in return. Perhaps he'd somehow been dissuaded.

Thank you, R484. That’s interesting that Getty has that photo. Due to the identicality of the left hand side of both photos (check the hair against the faces of the two men to her left) I still maintain at least one has been doctored — perhaps she was removed from later Russian publicity versions. Regardless, I certainly think it’s highly suspicious now that I know that it was a reputable source (Getty, not TASS) showing Butina in the office.

[quote]My speculation is that between 4 and 10 House members at [bold]staff[/bold] have reason to be pissing...on themselves.

Like Paul Behrends, who is foreign policy advisor to Dana Rohrabacher?

Who got Erik Prince a job as Rohrabacher’s first congressional intern?

Who was then a lobbyist for Blackwater?

Who puzzlingly left a lucrative career in 2014 to go back to work for Rohrabacher?

Who made a surprise three-day side trip to Moscow in 2014 with Rohrabacher while on a regular Congressional trip through Europe?

Many Deplorables on my social media are undeterred and doubling down on their Trump worship. Some people will never allow the truth to penetrate their cult worship of this traitor.

did Hannity support him? Cannot bear to listen/watch him...

@MichaelAvenatti

[quote]Today was one of the most shameful days in our history. Our president chose a foreign power over our own people, especially those who toil to keep us safe. We need to bring those who attacked us, and Mr. Trump himself, to justice. Toda #Basta #occupylafayettepark

Traitor!

Cult 45 has chosen Trump over country. Someone please serve them some dirt bed koolaide.

On the day Jorge Ramos was tossed out of Trump's press conference the next person to ask a question was this Russian spy Marina Betina👇

Read Seth Abramson's long twitter post. It is insane!

R493 she is a monstrous trog

I really hate Nellies btw.

[quote]Many Deplorables on my social media are undeterred and doubling down on their Trump worship.

I've been assured that Trump and Sessions are even now readying indictments against prominent Democrats and it's going to ROCK THE DC ESTABLISHMENT!

So when do the sealed indictments against Obama and Hillary go out?

R498 I heard those were coming on the 13th of Smarch 2049.

Wouldn’t Trump need cause to fire Rosenstein?

r500 Rosenstein is a political appointee who serves at the pleasure of the President. Trump can fire him at any time without cause.

So this Russian spy, who’s been arrested, just happens to be at multiple press conferences/speaking engagements with Trump and he just happens to call on her for questions?

No, R500. All political appointees serve at the pleasure of the president and may be fired at will at any time for no reason whatsoever.

Now, if he fired Rosenstein it would cause a huge uproar. The Repukes would cluck, and tsk-tsk about it, but ultimately do nothing but sit on their hands.

Dan Rather

13 hrs

I will not minimize the gravity of what happened today. I don't need to. Terms like "Treason" and "Conspiracy" and "Impeachment" and "Blackmail" are now firmly in the mainstream parlance of even Beltway insiders. It's about time. To all of them I ask: who is really surprised by the shameful spectacle we witnessed? President Trump has been nothing if not consistent about his willingness to obsequiously kowtow to a murderous autocrat who is actively attacking the United States. And at the same time, he is attacking our democratic institutions and undermining the very Constitution he has sworn to uphold.

The reasons for his display of fealty to Putin will, I believe, inevitably be revealed. In the meantime, amidst all these charred embers of American moral leadership, I remained convinced that this will not stand. This will not be who we become, as a country or a people. President Trump clearly does not represent where the vast majority of Americans want to be, the inflated huzzahs of his dead-end supporters notwithstanding.

This is a moment of clarity. There is no more denying who President Trump is. The question is who are each of us? And this will be the question going forward for anyone who has offered this administration support and excuses. I know many of you have seen this clarity for far too long and worry that another red line has been crossed with no repercussions. I understand the desperate frustration. But to all of you I say, pressure builds cumulatively. Republicans are now searching for bearings in a political tornado. Many more know what is really at stake than are letting on. They have a choice: their country or cowardice.

To those who see themselves in resistance, this is not a time for self-doubt. The moral imperative, the political imperative, the patriotic imperative is to organize a stinging judgement at the ballot box that will echo throughout history. The stakes are perilously high, but don't underestimate the power of justice.

#Steady #Courage

r410, there was a demonstration outside the White House last night when Trump got back there from Helsinki; I saw it on the news yesterday. The protesters were chanting "You're the puppet!" over and over again at Trump in the White House.

Hillary was right again; made my heart feel good.

I agonize at the thought that Hillary knew all of this yet was harassed and powerless. Her concession speech when she knew she won but had no proof was one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen. She did it to try to hold the country together. She sacrificed herself for the good of the nation. A true president, our lawfully elected president.

Arkansas asshole Tom Cotton attacked Putin but ignored Trump's treasonous behavior. Of course, Cotton is a Trump ass-licker.

[quote] In fact, I believe McConnell will slip through the net, but Ryan may get hit with obstruction at most.

The thing is nothing makes sense about McConnell stalling on Merrick Garland unless he KNEW a republican president was going to win. Once Trump was the GOP candidate turtle should have agreed to let Garland have a hearing figuring he'd be somewhat less liberal than anyone Hillary was likely to nominate - he didn't. Remember common thinking was she would win. He also refused to issue a joint statement about Russian meddling when President Obama asked him to. I think he was pulled into this game early on and is guilty as sin. I hope he and his wife go down hard - traitors.

[quote]We will vote in November, but that may not be enough.

Not enough of us will vote, according to a new PRRI poll:

Are you certain to vote?

Repubs 59%

Dems 56%

Seniors 74%

Young adults 28%

Washington Post is no longer letting me see articles for free in a private window, but if I'm understanding this Twitter post correctly, WaPo thinks US Person 1 in the Butina indictment is GOP operative Paul Erickson.

Here's a list of the recipients of NRA $$ in 2016. And that's only the contributions we know about!

[quote][R500] Rosenstein is a political appointee who serves at the pleasure of the President. Trump can fire him at any time without cause.

Technically, wrong. As has been stated countless of times, Rosenstein as DEPUTY AG, has to be fired by the current AG, Jeff Sessions.

In order to get rid of Rosenstein, Trump has to ask Sessions to do it. If he refuses, Trump’s next option is to fire Sessions and appoint a puppet as the new AG , willing to fire Rosenstein.

[quote]She sacrificed herself for the good of the nation. A true president, our lawfully elected president.

A million times this. So many people were fucking brainwashed to believe the worst about a person existed in her. In reality, she was the only person who was in the race who was actual moral and wasn't doing it for power but because she actually believes in our country and its people. She's been forced through hell and back and somehow she keeps standing where the rest of us would just crawl in a hole and die.

“Read Seth Abramson's long twitter post. It is insane”

Could one of you kindly post a link. Grandpa here can’t find it. Thank you.

Agree R513

R514 see R436

Picture mystery might be solved. Source tells Buzzfeed that was not Butina in the Oval Office.

Yes R513, she warned us about the vast right wing conspiracy decades ago and we didn't listen.

And one other thing. I know it's an unpopular thing to believe much less to say, but I do blame Obama. I blame him for telling HRC concede right away (I still feel this was more about him and his legacy more than anything) and for not doing more about Russian Interference that he knew about. Yes, he was blocked by fucking McTurtle, but he could still have pushed and been more vocal about it. Further, HOW did it get to the point that he got pushed around by the Rethugs like that? He gave them the opportunity because he wouldn't push back. Look at how he rolled over on Garland. Anyway, yes, I get that Obama was in a tough situation but again, he could have been more vocal. And I could put that away EXCEPT for the fact that after it was all said and done he and Biden started throwing HRC under the bus rather than taking responsibility for the things they didn't do.

"I get that, but I hate him! And Pelosi, too!"

[quote] R442: Someone keeps bumping all the inane threads trying to hide this and the other 20 threads of various republican scandals.

I noticed the same thing, and it’s a disgrace!

Seriously, this is the reason millions have risked their lives, and hundreds of thousands have given their lives. To protect us from foreign domination and all that comes next.

Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States between 2000 and 2006.

It's been said before, Reality was right, Trump wasn't the Winner R522.

Someone mentioned in this thread or the other that they thought (or was it hoped?) that we're slowly being given information that the votes were hacked. They believed that the information was coming out in drips to prepare us. R522 just reminded me of that.

[quote] Technically, wrong. As has been stated countless of times, Rosenstein as DEPUTY AG, has to be fired by the current AG, Jeff Sessions. In order to get rid of Rosenstein, Trump has to ask Sessions to do it. If he refuses, Trump’s next option is to fire Sessions and appoint a puppet as the new AG , willing to fire Rosenstein.

Technically, no, it is actually not wrong. It has not been "stated countless times" that only Sessions can fire Rosenstein. And anyone who says that is in error. Sessions didn't appoint Rosenstein -- Trump did. Trump appointed him as the DAG and Trump can fire him. Rosenstein's certificate of appointment is given under the authority of Trump as president. He doesn't have to ask Sessions to do anything.

On the other hand, Mueller can't be fired by Trump, only Rosenstein -- who appointed him -- can do that. Or, if Rosenstein is fired, then someone who takes his place.

Please see the article below, with particular emphasis on these excerpted paragraphs:

[quote] Unlike with Comey, though, [bold] Trump does not have the legal authority to dismiss Mueller directly, according to most legal experts (and despite the White House’s assertion to the contrary).[/bold] Thanks to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s recusal from the Russia investigation, Rosenstein is the one person who can fire Mueller. But Rosenstein needs a reason to do so, such as misconduct or a conflict of interest, and he has signaled that he sees no such justification.

[quote] [bold] Trump does have the authority to fire members of his administration, including Rosenstein. [/bold] In some sense, dismissing Rosenstein could be seen as just the latest in a series of attention-grabbing terminations of senior administration officials. The firing might be politically unwise, but it wouldn’t be legally suspect.

Thanks r525, I stand corrected. I mixed the firing of Mueller with that of Rosenstein.

Immediately after his news conference, Trump's mood was buoyant, people familiar with the matter said. He walked off stage in Helsinki with little inkling his remarks would cause the firestorm they did, and was instead enthusiastic about what he felt was a successful summit.

By the time he'd returned to the White House just before 10 p.m. ET on Monday, however, his mood had soured. Predictably, the President was upset when he saw negative coverage of the summit airing on television aboard Air Force One. It was clear he was getting little support, even from the usual places.

A day later, aides are still wondering what the ultimate fallout will be, including whether any senior officials will resign. Those who were not on the trip are waiting to debrief their colleagues later in the day about what transpired behind the scenes. All are nervously watching Twitter to see if the President attempts further cleanup beyond his tweet after the event Monday when he said he has "GREAT confidence in MY intelligence people."

The word "treason" needs to be used regularly and without fear in regards to this presidency.

#TRE45ON

Trump tweets moments ago:

While I had a great meeting with NATO, raising vast amounts of money, I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia. Sadly, it is not being reported that way - the Fake News is going Crazy!

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul: In case you are wondering how much respect Trump has won in Russia from his his Helsinki performance , this cartoon is getting a lot of play from Russians in my social media feeds . (So is the photo of Lavrov staring at Melania’s legs)

[quote] the Fake News is going Crazy!

DELUSIONAL.

Retired General Paul Eaton is not a fan of Traitor Trump.

It's fascinating R530 that he think speople don't have eyes and can't actually discern what they're witnessing.

Oh look, Ryan is talking, will he call for censure or impeachment for the president after what happened yesterday?

Of course not, all he's calling for is more sanctions on Russia (which Trump refuses to enforce to begin with).

Feckless cunt.

Ryan doesn't think what Trump did was treasonous either. There's a shock.

R536> Of course not.

[quote]“Read Seth Abramson's long twitter post. It is insane” Could one of you kindly post a link. Grandpa here can’t find it. Thank you. —Elder ELDER gay.

This should be easier.

Is anybody even a little surprised that the Speaker of the House is basically prepared to do NOTHING about Treasonous Trump and what he did yesterday? Not if you've been paying attention.

The Republicans will do NOTHING about Trump as long as they are in power.

VOTE people, VOTE.

If Ryan is repeatedly raped in prison, I hope it comes AFTER he’s murdered so he can’t enjoy it.

I love you R540... for both of those comments.

Trump betrays veterans by proposing health care cuts.

Whether the group photo of Trump with the Russians is altered/photoshopped or not, the White House has a long history that everyone, including foreign visitors, are required to sign-in and show I.D./credentials/invitation/pass. Employees of the WH come and go, but they also have credentialed IDs, and security/check-in personnel know who they are and their accesses. Unless there is tampering with the visitors log, the record is there. Every visit Nunes made to the WH, there should be a complete record when he showed, when he left, and whose office he visited.

FYI, I am getting endless calls from people at the DNC who want me to go door to door and talk to people, I guess either about voting or about Trump. I don't want to, I'm old and walking is hard for me. They also want to register people to vote. I told them I would drive people to the polls, or to register to vote, but that seems to be a lesser interest to them.

They are really pursuing me, which is interesting because I don't really do a lot of political things. If someone has time to help the DNC or some other organization, please do. They make it sound like they have a real shortage of volunteers.

Is this the best Drudge and Hannity can do? Saying the fake news is overreacting to our President being Putin’s little bitch? Sad

WaPo's Robert Costa: Sen. Roy Blunt tells Post that’s he’s personally reaching out to Cabinet members today and expressing his concern. Says he knows Kelly, Mattis and others have “different understanding” of Putin than Trump remarks and he is making an effort to understand what is going on...

^^Blunt is a Missouri Republican.

Making an effort to understand. What a profile in courage.

R547 yeah but that's what they all say. They all "express concern," but that's all they do before they forget about it and only take the action of jamming their tongue up Drumpf's crusted over hole.

i'll bet he's also "troubled" and perhaps even a little "disappointed", with maybe a soupcon of "distrubed", poor man, he has my thoughts and prayers

[quote]I had an even better meeting with Vladimir Putin of Russia

Oh, it was THAT Vladimir Putin.

[quote]Sadly, it is not being reported that way - the Fake News is going Crazy!

Maybe because it was a private meeting, so a responsible press needed to infer what it could from an extraordinary press conference, which was more than enough to provoke the unreserved use of the word 'Treason.'

Trump has proven over and over that he is unfit to be POTUS to a criminal magnitude and the GOP is aiding and abetting him. I will be voting in November but I don't have high confidence that the election will be true.

The media kill me. Ryan held a quick Press "availability" answered a few questions. Here's my quick summary: He agrees Russia interfered, ( but it did not affect the outcome) , he supports NATO, he thinks Putin is a rat bastard an enemy of Democracy, and Putin is undermining democracy all over the world like, in France and Germany and the Baltics, etc. He might take a look at sanctions to see if it's necessary to do more. Or not. He disagrees with Brennan and does not think Trump 's words were "treasonous."

Why TF would the media expect Ryan or anyone else in Congress to change their behavior at this late date. Ryan even lied or tried to, saying the House Intel committee agreed Russia interfered and the IC backed the FBI, and the Intelligence community reports. Then a reporter challenged Ryan' version of the outcome of Nune's hearings, and Ryan very quickly changed the subject because he got caught...lying! So if we were expecting the announcement of a select committee to develop articles of Impeachment we will have to wait.

I do believe that if there is enough outrage and enough pressure, Ryan may change his tune. All I can think right now is he is waiting further directions from the Kochs. but I think we have to keep up the pressure and we have to encourage the media to build up the pressure and the outrage. The Trump performance has to be run on a continuous loop ike they run all his other speeches. Keep running Trump and Putin together let it haunt them, so that no matter which station they watch, they will see Trump & Putin on a continuous loop. And yes, let the demonstrations begin. Outside the WH. Big signs: Traitor! #TRE45ON

My colleague who is a borderline deplorable, although says she is pro choice but supports Trump. Today, I finally asked her about the "summit". Still making excuses for him and that his statement about peace with Russia calmed her. I said this is like negotiating terrorism with ISIS as a partner. She was sort of laughing and agreeing. I said, this was an act of cyber warfare, he went on foreign soil and attacked his intelligence agencies and DoJ and sided with the enemy! I was calm and measured and she was silent. She said she hopes it is not that. She thinks the Mueller probe is biased and I said, they're all fucking republicans at the DOJ. She said no. I said, yes, all them, Wray, Rosenstein, Comey, Mueller, all were/are R's!! Silence.

i want him DEAD

[quote]The Trump performance has to be run on a continuous loop ike they run all his other speeches.

The problem is that he'll do something outrageous tomorrow and the next day and the day after that and the press will keep running after the shiny object. This press conference will be completely forgotten within a week.

Fake news is going crazy is the new she’s on the rag

agreed P553

All this "vote in November" is great but who actually thinks it will not be another hacked election??

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was summoned to the @WhiteHouse this morning, reports @NBCNews.

Are R553 and R553 trolls? If not ENOUGH of your concern over more election hacking shit. If we come out and vote in the multitudes then we will triumph.

Oops, the post was also meant for R559.

i am not a troll

i am fucking scared

Trump tweeted thanks to scumbag Rand Paul for supporting his treason. As usual, Fucker Carlson, Laura Ingraman, and Scum Hannity have their tongues firmly up Trump's asshole.

I think the latest about Betina needs to be more thoroughly investigated. She is someone who was obviously assigned by the Russian government to get in bed with the NRA. The Russians probably paid off some key people in the NRA so that they could then act as a conduit to funnel Russian money through the NRA to Trump and to various GOP candidates.

In addition to the money funneled through the NRA various Russian oligarchs gave money to Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell's super pacs. This money was distributed to the members of the GOP caucus in both houses. I'm sure in special cases where Russian "businessmen" had relationships with people like Nunes or Rorebacher, etc. they got even more money. But the NRA was and continues to be Betina's special province, her operation.

I think busting her now and exposing her sends a loud message. She was very likely trying to perform the same operation for the midterms. Using the NRA to funnel money to the GOP. There's a lot going on. BTW:Rod Rosenstein is a civil servant. I think even if Trump or Sessions fired him, he would still have his civil service status to fall back on. I may be mistaken about this.

there is reason to be concerned

r565 Trump wants to fire Rosenstein as politically appointed deputy attorney general so he can replace him with a flunky who will take orders from Trump. Trump doesn't care if Rosenstein reverts to a civil service lawyer with no power.

Thanks to the person who posted the Seth Abraham (?) link.

Ryan will not change his tune, r554.....

FBI official overseeing election-meddling task force leaves agency.

Senior FBI official Jeffrey Tricoli has left his position overseeing a government task force that's been looking into Russian interference in U.S. elections, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Tricoli, who had been at the FBI for 18 years, reportedly left last month to take a job with Charles Schwab Corp. His departure raises questions about how the government plans to address the issue of election meddling, particularly with the midterm elections less than four months away.

The task force's responsibilities include coordinating activities between the FBI and state, federal and private organizations, according to the Journal. However, sources told the Journal that the group has not made much progress.

CNN's Phil Mattingly today noted "a sense of forlorn acceptance" among congressional Republicans, and a feeling that "there's nothing more Republicans think they can do."

Noting they've passed an extension of sanctions, an increase in defense funding, support for Baltic states, Mattingly said the feeling is, "What else is there for them to do, given this is where the President clearly is and he's -- according to one senator -- just ignoring his foreign policy team."

The bottom line, Mattingly said, is this will likely go the way of a lot of the controversies we've seen over the last 15 or 16 months: Republicans unnerved. Republicans unhappy. Republicans acknowledging that this diverges strongly ideologically from where they stand on a specific issue.

The GOP should realize that Trump is going to take them and the party down with him. Many are compromised by the Russians as much as Trump is- don't these yahoos realize the peril? A number are jumping ship but others are digging in their claws and continuing to support the orange beast. I could not care less about his base- they are all, as someone said, one chromosome away from a potato. Vote Democrat! Vote Democrat! Your rights as a LGBTQ depends on it. Your right to choose depends on it. your rights to social security, Medicare and Medicaid depends on your vote. Your rights depend on your vote.

Rethugs think "there's nothing more they can do?" Really?

There's a lot more they can do, no? Like maybe stop licking the orange taint and get rid of him?

Yeah R571, Republicans without backbone, too. They need to stop looking at all this as political games and widen their world to see this for what it is. Everything Trumpis ding is following Putin's grand plans for us. He is making us weaker. Pulling out of the Paris Accords, dumping the Iran Nuclear agreement. Killing the TPP trade agreement. The Trade wars and Tariffs. Trump is enriching himself. He is making private personal deals on behalf of his family. But he doesn' give a shit about anyone or anything else. The Republicans are disgustin. They are traitors who have completely betrayed their office.

As far as the Midterms go. Turnout is the key. We need to work very hard to make sure we have a massive turnout. We cannot afford not to. Remember, as I have said several times: We don't have the Electoral College to fuck us over. Hillary won the popular vote in spite of everything. We can win too. We just have to show up! Are they going to try to hack us? Yes. Will they try to be divisive and lie and disrupt? Yes. But we know what their MO is now. So all we have to do is show up and vote for the Democrat. Period. Real easy. Turn off the noise machine and just do it. Because if we have the turn out we can win in spite of them.

Matt Yglesias: Six things Republicans can do, ranked from smallest to largest lift:

-2. Stop actively obstructing Mueller

-1. Stop making up exculpatory motives

0. Literally do nothing

1. Criticize Trump on Fox not off the record to Politico

2. Force financial disclosure

3. Hearings on Oval Office meeting & other key events

I don't think Rethugs are worried about Drumpf taking down the party... they're really more concerned about saving their on asses. You know they're wondering what Mueller has on them.

Fantasy presser:

RR: I was called to the WH today. The President said that he wanted me to resign. I briefed the president with evidence of upcoming indictments over three jurisdictions over four legal subject matters. I asked for the president to resign. I informed him I will not resign.

Amen, R575.

I really wondered if ANY of them are shocked that all of this turned out the way it did.

And if ANY of them are... they're truly dumber than shit.

The Repugs and deplorables (they overlap to the point it is almost not a Venn Diagram) will deflect, make excuses and just cover their ears and eyes. Nothing will penetrate their zombie brains.

R579 don't forget that they'll blame Hillary and her emails and Benghazi!

This one is not photoshopped.

With Koch fave Scott Walker

With former LA governor Bobby Jindalj

Well, well, well. This Russian spy has been all up in the Republicans' business, huh? If here are any Dems playing along, then HANG THEM AS WELL.

With “sheriff” Clark

Girl gets around. Purely coincidental, I imagine.

You can't blame someone for just taking a picture with someone. These poor Politicians can't help it if someone wants a photo opp! Stop making something out of nothing! FAKE NEWS!

This is amazing. She’s probably been planting listening devices on every GOP politician for years. Imagine the dirt they’ve collected.

The Republicans will do jack shit, because a) they want to hold on to the power they have now and b) they've been compromised by Russia, too. Sure, they will be "concerned", but they already say "they can't do anything about it" and let Trump do his thing (treason).

Sorry, if that gets me on people's shit list, but the only way this can be turned around is some rogue, Anonymous-like group taking these Russian asstes out one-by-one. Protocol and the Constitution can't save us. The Democrats can't save us. Mueller can't save us. The mid-term election will very likely not saves us (when hacked - it would be crazy for Putin not to do that and make his own asset, Trump, vulnerable and less effective).

Do you think there's at least one "When did I eat corn?" in there, r588?

Why is comrade spelled incorrectly in r585?

Jesus.

Link to new thread for when this maxes out.

Both McConnell and his wife need to go down, they must go to prison . I would be more happy seeing Mitch in prison, than seeking Trump in prison.

Time for a new thread already! OP OP OP where are you???

Spoke to soon. THANK YOU OP!!!

You want to see Mitch in there more than Drumpf. Wow.

I guess I kind of want to see Paul in there just as badly.

Well that cheap treasonous slut sure gets around her share of GOP men!

We vote and the Russians hack the vote. Who's to stop them? Trump cut all the funds for any of the departments to function.

R597 are you referring to Melania or Ivanka?

Link to new thread:

Closing this thread out.

Jared is a treasonous whore too.

Re: Maria Butina in all the above photos with members of the GOP......READ THE ABRAMSON THREAD I POSTED.......it disects the charging document against MB....in it, it states (via her emails) that THERE ARE SECRET SOCIETIES WITHIN THE GOP THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH RUSSIA......i shit you not.....and THAT explains A LOT.

Link to new thread.

OMG R585, talk about optics "Welcome To Russia Comrads."

R395, It would also explain the "lost" immigrant girls and babies.

Sold.