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riversedge

(70,351 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 03:53 PM Feb 2018

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Indictment: Russians talked to "unwitting" Trump associates is the

runner across msnbc. I am just hoping the other shoe fills in some of this mystery

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Indictment: Russians talked to "unwitting" Trump associates is the (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2018 OP

"unwitting" Trump Associate could literally be any of them underpants Feb 2018 #1

+1, including the current KKKlan uponit7771 Feb 2018 #2

Why not just hope for Justice Loki Liesmith Feb 2018 #3

I don't think that chyron is accurate. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #4

I agree as far as I have gotten in my reading of the indictment. Just because some asshole rzemanfl Feb 2018 #5

Except that Don Jr.'s meeting with Russians in June 2016 was *NOT* unwitting.... scheming daemons Feb 2018 #6

But this indictment isn't related to the e-mail issue at all. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #7

Trump associates are generally not known as possessing much wit jberryhill Feb 2018 #8

only the beginning... shanny Feb 2018 #9

underpants

(182,950 posts)

1. "unwitting" Trump Associate could literally be any of them

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 03:55 PM

Feb 2018

They're. So. Stooopid.

uponit7771

(90,367 posts)

2. +1, including the current KKKlan

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 03:55 PM

Feb 2018

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts)

3. Why not just hope for Justice

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:04 PM

Feb 2018

Whatever it is?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,900 posts)

4. I don't think that chyron is accurate.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:06 PM

Feb 2018

The Russians communicated with "unwitting" Americans who were supporting Trump but there's no reference in this indictment to Trump associates.

rzemanfl

(29,573 posts)

5. I agree as far as I have gotten in my reading of the indictment. Just because some asshole

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:13 PM

Feb 2018

has a MAGA hat doesn't make them an associate.

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)

6. Except that Don Jr.'s meeting with Russians in June 2016 was *NOT* unwitting....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:14 PM

Feb 2018

...more shoes coming.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,900 posts)

7. But this indictment isn't related to the e-mail issue at all.

Reply to scheming daemons (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:16 PM

Feb 2018

So it wouldn't be addressing any aspect of that meeting.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

8. Trump associates are generally not known as possessing much wit

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:20 PM

Feb 2018

shanny

(6,709 posts)

9. only the beginning...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Feb 16, 2018, 04:57 PM

Feb 2018

the low-hanging fruit, if you will, and another shot across the bow.

It seems Mueller is methodically building, and revealing, his case. To me it looks like the proverbial frog in the slowly-heating pot of water: by the time it fully realizes the danger, it is too late.

that's what I'm hoping for anyway.

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