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Steele Dossier said information didn't just go from Russia to Trump, it went from Trump to Russia
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/6/29/1776589/-Steele-Dossier-said-information-didn-t-just-go-from-Russia-to-Trump-it-went-from-Trump-to-Russia?detail=emaildkre
The Associated Press has compiled a list of the information provided in the list of memos authored by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, and compared it with what has been revealed through court filings and public statements. And while the AP finds what they believe to be snippets of fiction in the pages, they also find that a great deal of what Steele produced is proving to have a basis in fact.
What has turned out to be true is the primary narrative thread that runs through all the memos: The Russian government set up an elaborate operation to damage Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election through social media, propaganda, and by stealing Democratic information and providing it to Trump. And the Russian government sought to aid Donald Trump, whose campaign responded eagerly to Russian offers of help.
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One of the primary claims of the Steele memos is not just that Russia sought to help Trump, but that the flow of information went both ways. Part of the price for Putins help, according to Steeles sources, was that Trump help Putin in ways that he could address even if he didnt winby providing the Kremlin with information on wealthy Russians in the United States. Its not clear whether this information from Trump to Russia has been substantiated. Those portions of the investigations in the House and Senate that have been exposed to the public dont even seem to have ventured into this territory,
The idea that Donald Trump was providing something to Vladimir Putin in exchange for his assistance months before the elections is certainly intriguing. Trumps habit of selling property to Russians and other former Soviets would position him to provide this information if asked. So far there doesnt seem to be anything to indicate that this part of the memos has been verified
but if it were, that would seem to put the final nail in any idea that Trump was not fully on board with efforts to cooperate with Russia.
Raster
(20,998 posts)...TRAITOR and TREASON.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Wonder where trump would get his wealthy Russian information?
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Lago, so Im sure he did the same elsewhere in FL.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Now I get it. Trump is helping Putin assassinate Russian oligarchs in the US.