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kentuck

(111,092 posts)
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 08:59 AM Mar 2019

What I expect the report to say:

Yes, Russia did interfere in our election process in 2016, with the intent of helping Donald Trump win the Presidency.

Although there was a lot of circumstantial evidence of campaign collusion with the Russians, there was no "direct" evidence that Donald Trump intended to collude with the Russians. That is an open question at this time.

Also, there were numerous examples of obstruction of justice, beginning with the firing of James Comey, the FBI Director. There were several attempts to influence the people in charge of the investigation. There was an effort made to fire the Special Counsel.

There was a concerted effort to destroy the rule of law and to tear down the investigation as a "hoax" or a "witch hunt".

There were numerous efforts to deceive the American people about meetings with Russian officials, most specifically, in regards to the Trump Tower meeting and the negotiations for the construction of a Trump Tower in Moscow.

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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
2. I think it will be worse for Trump. He's not tweeting about it...
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 09:15 AM
Mar 2019

...which is a likely sign it's very damaging to him. It must be bad enough to have stunned him from tweeting. Plus, he's at Mucho Loco with his lawyers, which is, apparently, not normal.

Hugin

(33,140 posts)
6. Somebody has to steam Trumpty Dumpster's pants...
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 10:22 AM
Mar 2019

Now that Hope Hicks is talking to the House.

I guess Graham got the short fungi... I mean straw.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
5. His handlers likely told him he can't appear to know what's in report. I think he found out
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 10:18 AM
Mar 2019

last week basically what the report would say, that's why he started saying "release it."

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