Re: Sussman Acquitted
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:10 am
Thanks for the reminder, Doc. I agree that there is more than adequate evidence that Russia tried mightily to influence our elections, whether Trump actively solicited or colluded in that influence or not. I understand that Putin and other Russians were both surprised and delighted with how well their efforts succeeded. Mueller himself concluded that they not only did but are probably still doing so.Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Wed Jun 01, 2022 3:13 amIt’s perhaps useful to remind the gentle reader that Conservatives, well, Right-wing Trumpers have all gotten on the same page that 'it was a fake scandal that has been thoroughly disproven' … but that's not true at all.
The fears about 'Putin backing the Trump campaign in order to divide America' were absolutely confirmed, including by the Senate Intelligence Committee while it was controlled by a Republican majority - source: Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election -- PBS
...and The Mueller Report didn't 'disprove election interference' either; it said:
... and Trump did meet with "...Sergey Kislyak...considered by US intelligence to be one of Russia’s top spies and spy-recruiters..." in the Oval Office, and gave him intelligence that the Russian government was not supposed to have. source: Trump 'shared classified information with Russia' -- BBCThe Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion.
So...how are we supposed to take anything that they say about "Russiagate" seriously? A lot of people went to jail over Russiagate. The government recouped millions in ill-gotten gains. It was the most successful special prosecutor investigation in the history of the program. And Mueller charged a lot of Russians, I think, 2 ~26.
I mean, I could judt go on and on, but it’s pointless. The carnival barkers will keep barking like trained seals, “ARF ARF! BIG LIE ARF! ARF ARF! RUSSIAGATE WAS A HOAX! ARF!”
- Doc
Let's not delude ourselves that Trump did not greatly welcome that interference on his behalf.