A day after it was announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for interfering in the 2016 presidential election, the president’s national security adviser said that it Russia meddling was abundantly clear.
“As you can see with the FBI indictment, the evidence is now really incontrovertible and available in the public domain, whereas in the past it was difficult to attribute for a couple of reasons,” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
He added, “Whereas in the past, it was difficult to attribute for a couple of reasons. First, technically it was difficult. But then also you didn’t want to divulge your intelligence capabilities. Now that this is in the arena of a law enforcement investigation, it’s going to be very apparent to everyone.”
Before this of course Trump and his lackey's kept refusing to completely accept the findings of the intelligence agencies.
Now that it is laid out in those indictments made public yesterday it appears they have no real choice.
Of course Trump's response to this was to totally misread (Or more likely mishear.) the indictments as vindicating him of collusion.
As I pointed out yesterday that is not true.Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong - no collusion!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2018
But that has not stopped a number of Trump flunkies from appearing on cable news shows to make that same ridiculous claim.Mr. Trump, you told the Russians you'd be running for president in Moscow in November 2013—and indeed it was that declaration that led to the anti-U.S. campaign in early 2014. Cohen had made clear by mid-2013 you were running; you confirmed it to the Agalarovs and Yulya Alferova. https://t.co/UyjT9QMqbE— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 16, 2018
And since this indictment did not include allegations of collusion, Fox News has decided to take a victory lap:
Boom. The Democratic Trump-Russia collusion narrative is dead.
Now if you have been paying attention to this Mueller investigation, as I have, you may have noticed that Mueller seems to like to allow the Trump folks to get way out on a creaky limb right before he takes an axe to it.
So I would not be at all surprised if nothing noteworthy happens this weekend, allowing the Right Wing spin machine to work its magic, and that sometime next week Mueller drops the other giant loafer right on their pointy little heads.
Learning to proofread is a wonderful thing. Try it some time.
ReplyDeleteSarah,
DeleteYou are not one to talk about proofreading.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/before-the-massacre-at-the-school-named-in-her-honor-marjory-stoneman-douglas-was-there-when-the-brady-bill-was-signed?via=newsletter&source=Weekend
All good for McMaster. Trump's MAGA devotees are ostriches.
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Let traitor donnie keep deluding himself into thinking he has been cleared, when they come to take him away,it will be so much more satisfying.
ReplyDeleteAgree.
DeleteMcMaster had to say what he had to say. I doubt if Dotard Trump cares. He'll remember only what he selects.
ReplyDeleteThe bad photo op at the hospital
wasn't a meaningful experience for the Trumps>>>> Trumps went straight from Parkland to Studio 54- themed ‘disco party’ at Mar-a-Lago: report
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/trumps-went-straight-parkland-studio-54-themed-disco-party-mar-lago-report/
Not a speck of humanity in his bloated orange body.
DeleteEvery time I think he's done the most depraved thing possible, he does something even worse.
You have no clue as to where this is going, nor do you have any idea how Mueller operates.
ReplyDeleteTry paying attention. You might learn something.
DeleteLol at 3:18. You ALSO have no clue as to where this is going, nor do you have any idea how Mueller operates.
DeleteOK let me spell it out for you.
DeleteMueller has clearly shown that Russia influenced our election. Intentionally and - this is important so pay attention - criminally.
When a crime has been committed and someone (hint: Orange Dotard and his family) tries to obstruct the investigation of that crime, then that someone gets indicted and prosecuted.
That wasn’t so hard was it? Don’t have to be Oliver Wendell Holmes to figure this one out 4:29 pm. Just have to pay attention. No inside knowledge required.
3:18 DNA is a wonderful thing. Try it sometime.
DeleteI think, Mueller is like a giant cat that is ready to pounce and kill. He has pounced this week, and next week (or soon) he will come for the 'kill' and get his main subject.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait!!!
Aw Dakota's family is heartbroken at having the best daughter in law walk out on dakota weeks ago. Though they support her over him.
ReplyDeleteKeep up to date. Dakota is the one that secretly (he tried) filed for divorce. He left the Palins and Bristol.
Deletehttp://theimmoralminority.blogspot.com/2018/02/splitsville-20-dakota-meyer-and-bristol.html
So why wouldn't Gramps allow her name mentioned in his house? Knew what a two timing bitch she is.
DeleteWhere did that come from? Dakota's grandfather did not want Bristol's name mentioned in his house. The rest of them were all lies and cover up.
ReplyDeleteWimpy, pussy prezzi can't even keep our elections safe. Inco.petent assclown. Fucking orange shitgibbon.
ReplyDeleteAnd the latest tweetfart from Mango Mussolini:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rawstory.com/2018/02/trump-fires-off-bizarre-late-night-tweet-blaming-fbis-russian-investigation-parkland-massacre/?comments=disqus
But he has it backwards.
If the FBI hadn't been having to waste their VALUABLE time, talent and resources on investigating the treasonous activities of a money-laundering, oligarch-palling-around, mob-associating, sex-fiend who cheated his way into OUR White House, SEVENTEEN innocent people in Florida would still be ALIVE TODAY!!!
Foofighters - Run
ReplyDeleteInteresting official video. ;)
years and years and years, Donald has been talking about running for president. About that time Putin started to rise in power with a vendetta against America. So here we are. A Russian puppet in the White House. The end.
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"Special Counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russian individuals and three organizations for allegedly interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election sets the stage for the prosecution of Americans who may have helped the Russian effort, some legal experts said."
And oh, lookee. PAUL MANAFORT ACCUSED OF BANK FRAUD.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/manafort-bail-bank-fraud_us_5a89137ae4b00bc49f44f359
"Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been accused of bank fraud that wasn’t part of the original indictment against him, according to court documents filed by special counsel Robert Mueller.
The alleged fraud came to light in an attempt by Manafort to swap out real estate securing his $10 million bail, said the redacted documents, which were released Friday.
Manafort was indicted in October on charges of money laundering, conspiracy and failing to register as a foreign agent in Mueller’s Russia probe. He has pleaded not guilty.
HIs “proposed new bail package is insufficient to assure reasonably his appearance as required by law,” said prosecutors. In part, the package was “deficient in the government’s view in light of additional criminal conduct,” they wrote in the court filing, which was submitted on Tuesday. “That criminal conduct includes a series of bank frauds and bank fraud conspiracies.”
Manafort allegedly submitted “doctored profit and lost statements” to Federal Savings Bank — overstating “by millions of dollars” income for his consulting company — in order to obtain a $9 million mortgage on a property in Virginia that Manafort had hoped to pledge as security for his bail, according to the court filing."
Manafort is so screwed. Mueller owns his balls now. Manafort better sing and sing sweetly or he is going to be in a Federal Prison for a very long time.
What's Mueller's plan? To do his job. To go where the evidence takes him. To expose and prosecute corruption and criminal activity.
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Gates
Manafort
Flynn
Page
Sater
Priebus
Trump Jr.
Kushner
Gorka
Bannon
Sessions
Pence
Trump
I'd like to see Stephen Miller included in that bunch just because.