TPM, Josh Marshall - important read - "A Column To Be Sure To Read"

[NRaleighLiberal]

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-column-to-be-sure-to-read

I wanted to make sure you saw this column by John Harwood at CNBC. It doesn’t contain new news. But it puts together the big, meaningful picture on the Russia story, the one that is in critical respects more impact than what Bob Mueller and his team eventually uncover. He’s taken their money; he’s accepted and profited from their corrupt electoral assistance. And in return he has consistently fought the investigation of their misdeeds and attacks his own government in their interest. Whether we ultimately find that there was an explicit agreement that he would scratch their backs and they would scratch his is perhaps a big deal legally. But it would only confirm the corrupt alliance that is already there pretty much in plain sight. Give it a read.

Excerpt from the link in the paragraph above

by John Harwood


Trump's embrace of Russia: The evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture
Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche. It's worth reviewing what's been established so far.
Long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money.
Trump consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.

As Robert Mueller accumulates guilty pleas and cooperating witnesses, President Donald Trump stands behind a final redoubt: Nobody has shown he conspired with Russia in 2016.

Whether Mueller ultimately alleges such a crime remains unknown. He now has help from Trump's former national security advisor, deputy campaign chief and campaign foreign policy advisor — all of whom have admitted felonies.

But whatever the special counsel concludes legally about "collusion," evidence on public display already paints a jarring picture. It shows an American president who has embraced Russian money and illicit favors, while maintaining rhetoric and policies benefiting Russia and undercutting national security officials of his own country.

snip - find the link in Marshall's first paragraph

[cilla4progress]

1. Read it.

Very good concise summation.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. .

good morning!

[sharedvalues]

3. Harwood is doing great work; his actions will be remembered well by history

First, we love Josh Marshall. He is a daily must-read on American society, democracy and values.

And Harwood is doing great work too. GOP must realize that their kids' kids will be asking someday "what were YOU doing when Trmp was President?" Harwood will be remembered well by history - he's doing the right thing.

[Hortensis]

4. Yes, the "court of public opinion" is powerful.

Hillary'd be in prison until we could get her out, though, perhaps not until she was wheeled out, if it was more powerful than, you know, our justice system.

We all know major crimes have and are being committed by the Trump administration. In spite of too much group-think BS reporting, our fourth estate has brought us damning information that we have a duty as citizens to take note of.

But I strongly disagree with Marshall's

"the one that is in critical respects more impact than what Bob Mueller and his team eventually uncover,"

his notion that what we think we know is more significant than what the investigation turns up. Our nation already has already lost most of the right to mob mentality. Our representatives are on the front lines guarding the rule of law, and the more we believe in that also, the stronger we are.

[malaise]

5. I have been impressed with Harwood recently

Rec

[ginnyinWI]

6. It sure looks fishy.

They are nothing if not consistent. All things Russia are a-okay. Any and all opponents to Russia are to be defended against. Those include the media and U.S.intel.

[WestMichRad]

7. Highly recommended! Please read! (N/t)

[keithbvadu2]

8. No bad nicknames for Vlad

[ffr]

9. +1 Kompromat would be the logical conclusion as to why

That and money laundering.

[ffr]

10. This Crooks and Liars image says it all

Crooks and Liars