[View here as a Twitter thread] What the heck is Sen. Paul Rand doing in Moscow? (Other than opening “lines of communication” and inviting Russian lawmakers to the US) abcnews.go.com/International/… Answer: Fox-GOP is moving toward openly embracing its Kremlin ties. 2/ . . . and that includes acknowledgment that Trump & pals coordinated with Russia during …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] (1) This is a great thread Thanks to @Talon269 and @julievzwilson for sharing it with me.https://twitter.com/djrothkopf/status/992382428231749633 … It raises the question that has been on my mind: How will the Fox-GOP respond when the penny hits the ground? And it appears that the actual penny will soon land. (2) Today Twitter is abuzz …
[View here as a Twitter thread] This is for the people who read this: twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield…and say: “I don’t believe Trump is that smart!” Consider the similarity between the lie Trump told Congress about how domestic terrorists , and Putin’s lie about the “homo dictatorship.” 1/ Recall that when Ukranians protested against Yanukovych, the lie told …
[View here as a Twitter thread] People still underestimate Trump. They say things like: Trump knows he’s caught! So now he’s going to do something desperate like start a war! Or: There he goes again! Telling more outrageous lies! Or: He can’t control his impulses! He’s self-destructing! 1/ Let’s consider another possibility: He knows …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Ideas come mostly from Yale Prof. Snyder’s 6-26-18 lecture. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4eydzJ… Punchline: Most Americans in 2016 didn’t know they were under attack. Many still don’t understand that the Russians went to war, won, and selected the US President. 1/ Americans still don’t fully understand what hit them. So how the heck …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] Why the Manafort trial matters. Spoiler: Because it will illustrate the depth of the GOP-Russia connection. And because it will highlight the connection between what Manafort did in Ukraine and what the Manafort-Trump team did in the US in 2016. “But,” you say, “The prosecutors said they won’t …
[View here as a Twitter thread] (thread) OK, what’s the big deal about the “Catch and Kill” arrangements Trump & Cohen had going with the National Inquirer (AMI)? Spoiler: The behavior is criminal and/or meets the elements of civil fraud. Plus it shows a pattern and practice tying the behavior to TrumpRussia. “Catch and …
[View here as a Twitter thread] What are the implications of Trump “waiving privilege” to the tape? Spoiler: None. Trump didn’t “waive” privilege because the tape isn’t privileged under the crime-fraud exception. 1/ Attorney-Client privilege is a rule that protects client confidentiality. For material to be privileged, it must be an actual client communicating …
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[View here as a Twitter thread] Carter Page and Fox News Seems clear by now that the FISA warrant was based on ample evidence that Carter Page was an agent of a foreign power. @HoarseWisperer makes a good point: The warrant ONLY allows surveil of Page. What, then, do we make of the Nunes meltdown? 1/ …
[View here as a Twitter thread] Fox News is reportedly pushing Russia as our ally If that shocks you, have a seat. Spoiler: If forced to choose between living under Putin and or in a society with whites in the minority, many MAGA people will chose Putin. In a heartbeat. (Sources pictured) [Sources for …
