'The Trump-Russia Story': Cue the Stage Lights (NY Times)

[kentuck]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/opinion/sunday/trump-russia-mueller.html?fbclid=IwAR27vel10uH5tCBx5pMRxLDEGOIo7VyS7cakPcKANSbDsM9mKy7H-adjk90

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Act I: Denial

George Stephanopoulos: “Are there any ties between Mr. Trump, you or your campaign and Putin and his regime?”

Paul Manafort: “No, there are not. That’s absurd.” — July 24, 2016

Donald Trump: “I have nothing to do with Russia. I don’t have any jobs in Russia. I’m all over the world, but we’re not involved in Russia.” — July 26, 2016

Hope Hicks: “There was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign.” — Nov. 11, 2016

Chris Wallace asks if there were any contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Mike Pence: “Of course not. Why would there be?” — Jan. 15, 2017

.... more

[Botany]

1. Mike Pence: "Of course not. Why would there be?"

[Blue Owl]

2. Lights... camera... ACTION!

n/t

[empedocles]

3. There's other troves of useful information and testimonies from the

prior House and Senate hearings. Mueller hopefully, avidly processing them. The plot twists and turns of the NYT 'play' could be wild.

[UCmeNdc]

4. K&R

[ffr]

5. Act I: Denial, Act II: Contacts Discovered, Act III: Russia's Role, Act IV: Confession

Benedict Arnold couldn't have done more.