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If you care about foreign election interference, Manafort indictments miss real threat
The alleged crimes behind Monday’s indictments date back as many as 11 years and have almost nothing to do with the 2016 election. It is also noteworthy that the charges mirror the very reason Manafort was dismissed from the Trump campaign shortly after the 2016 Republican National Convention. This shows that whatever Manafort was up to, Donald Trump did not condone it.
The link to Ukrainian politics explains the less noted collusion between Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the government of Ukraine. Andrii Telizhenko, a political officer in the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, said that during the 2016 campaign, other embassy officials “were coordinating an investigation with the Hillary team on Paul Manafort.” It might be worth investigating whether this constituted foreign interference in the U.S. election process abetted by Clinton’s team.
If nothing else, the statement of the offense detailing Papadopoulos’ crimes shows that there had been no previous, long-standing relationship between Russia and the Trump team.
We also had Clinton saying there were “1,000 Russian agents” working to prevent her election. This turned out to be evidence-free speculation.
If the Democrat-funded Steele memos were central to the various moves first by the Obama administration and now by Mueller to investigate people connected to the Trump campaign and administration, the effort takes on a “fruit of the poison tree” flavor. The Steele memos were political hit pieces based on unverified foreign sources and paid for by Democrats and the Clinton campaign. For it to then be accepted by the government’s legal apparatus and used as part of the investigative process taints the entire enterprise. It mixes the political and governmental in a way that compromises the methods and motives of everyone involved. It is a case study in subverting democracy.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
a reply to: RazorV66
Where are you, on the moon? I mean, don't you own a tv? A radio? You have a computer or smart phone at the very least because you're here. Look up the facts... There's nothing about Hillary in any of this. Why do you keep bringing her up? It's so obvious a deflection and no one is buying it. Time for you to catch up.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: Willtell
I havent read through all the comments yet but wanted to ask if we know Who is the professor/Russian spy that George Papadopoulos was in contact with ?
Aside from Mills, two other State Department staffers, John Bentel and Heather Samuelson, were also given immunity agreements, along with Bryan Pagliano, Clinton's former IT aide, and Paul Combetta, an employee at the company hired to manager her server. But Comey downplayed these agreements and said they weren't excessive compared to other investigations.
originally posted by: Sillyolme
PS keep in mind Mike Flynn asked for immunity before you throw that into the mix.
Former President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump about Michael Flynn during their Oval Office meeting two days after the election, current and former administration officials confirmed.
originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: xuenchen
www.politico.com...
Former President Barack Obama warned then-President-elect Donald Trump about Michael Flynn during their Oval Office meeting two days after the election, current and former administration officials confirmed.
The big o knew flynn was dirty, he just did nothing about it.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: xuenchen
So we are supposed to believe a lier called George Papadopoulos ?