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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:00 AM Dec 2018

Is Mueller's Probe Nearing the Worst Case Scenario?

Is Mueller’s Probe Nearing the Worst Case Scenario?

December 28, 2018 at 10:28 pm EST By Taegan Goddard34 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2018/12/28/is-muellers-probe-nearing-the-worst-case-scenario/

"SNIP....

Garrett Graff: “We have rapidly entered a territory of the worst-case scenario for the United States here, where the thing that you most try to avoid in politics is a situation where the head of state of your country can be blackmailed by a foreign power or foreign adversary.”

“We now know that [the Russians] actually did have, for the last two years, compromising material and potential leverage on Donald Trump, which is that Russia knew that Donald Trump and his campaign and his associates had been lying about the extent of their business dealings with Russia, and that the Trump Tower Moscow project was both more serious and continued longer than they had said publicly.”

.....SNIP"

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Is Mueller's Probe Nearing the Worst Case Scenario? (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2018 OP
And Republicans knew this was likely but still did NO investigating. Kablooie Dec 2018 #1
Many of them were already n the same boat. Much GOP defense of Trump has been due to RIS kompromat FreepFryer Dec 2018 #2
It could be unstated by Putin. It doesn't have to be legal blackmail. They applegrove Dec 2018 #3
Don't forget the naked selfie! Happyhippychick Dec 2018 #4

Kablooie

(18,632 posts)
1. And Republicans knew this was likely but still did NO investigating.
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:22 AM
Dec 2018

They should all be disbarred -- or rather en-barred into prison.
They knew the grave danger to the US and deliberately allowed it to fester under their watch.

FreepFryer

(7,077 posts)
2. Many of them were already n the same boat. Much GOP defense of Trump has been due to RIS kompromat
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 01:31 AM
Dec 2018

His judgment cometh
And that right soon.

applegrove

(118,642 posts)
3. It could be unstated by Putin. It doesn't have to be legal blackmail. They
Sat Dec 29, 2018, 02:10 AM
Dec 2018

know what they have and just play with Trump's head from afar.

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