'It should alarm all of us': John McCain issues warning about Trump and Russia in documentary set to

[mia]

'It should alarm all of us': John McCain issues warning about Trump and Russia in documentary set to be released a week after his death
Senator John McCain warns about president Donald Trump and Russia in an upcoming documentary by filmmaker Jack Bryan called Active Measures
The film will be released on August 31, nearly a week after the senator died....

During the two-hour documentary, Bryan argues that Russia has been cultivating Trump long before he was a presidential candidate. Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse explains that the Russians 'have a particular type of mark who they go after' and Trump fits the bill.

'They go after someone who has business resources, perhaps some shady morals so they are amenable to bribery. Or perhaps they're in a difficult financial situation or has either political connections or aspirations,' he said, adding: 'I've just described Donald Trump.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6114651/McCain-warns-Trump-Russia-documentary-set-released-week-death.html

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Thanks mia and daily mail

"It's this russa thing." I will be watching the documentary.

[mia]

2. ACTIVE MEASURES [Theatrical Trailer] In Theaters August 31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cLD6jroVA38

[MoonRiver]

3. Fascinating! So it will be released tomorrow?

Any idea where it will be shown or if we can watch online?

[mia]

4. Hulu, selected theaters

https://www.hulu.com/press/this-week/august-27-september-3/

https://www.activemeasures.com/synopsis/

[MoonRiver]

7. So it will be on Hulu tomorrow?

Sorry I'm confused about how we can watch this.

[mia]

8. Yes, they're advertising it.

Hope that the documentary will be widely viewed.

[MoonRiver]

9. Hubby and I will watch it for sure!

[Duppers]

5. "Active Measures" tomorrow.

Great. 👍

[mia]

6. More:"...Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are far more intertwined than you know."

...Bryan lays out multiple connections between the Trump Organization and Putin allies, most of which have been reported widely over the past few years. But it is striking to see them all in one place like this. By the time the documentary gets to the 2016 election, Russia’s interest in Trump and the degree to which Trump owed his business success to Russia has been made abundantly clear. Through it all, McCain is there, adding insight and context to that complex relationship....

McCain seems particularly disturbed in the documentary by the Trump campaign’s successful effort to remove from the Republican Party platform a provision condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukraine.

“I think that’s part of this whole scandal that needs to be resolved,” McCain implores. “Why would the Republican Party remove a provision that would help people who have been invaded and slaughtered defend themselves?” He smiles slyly, gives a slight roll of his eyes and adds, “Interesting.”

The film ends with a stark warning from McCain, Clinton, and others about the near certainty that Russia will continue to interfere with American elections this year, in 2020 and beyond. Taking one last shot at Trump for failing to take his own “active measures” against Russia for attacking American democracy, McCain says, “As long as people can do things without penalty, they’re going to continue to do them.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-mccain-sounds-the-alarm-on-trump-and-russia-in-new-documentary-active-measures

[Cha]

10. That's tomorrow.. must be importantly

interesting. I hope so!