What do the Russians or their sycophants in the Republican Party have on people???

[Peacetrain]

I am listening to UP.. and the story of the turn around of Lindsey Graham , Barr etc... Comey says Trump eats their souls..But people could not change that much unless someone has something on someone.. seriously .. I am beginning to think the Russians and the North Koreans etc.. have all the dirt on these people.. and are holding something over their heads.... Dance to the tune of Putin and Trump or you will be exposed..


Am I wrong ??... am I missing something??... because these people have got to see what has happened to others who have sucked up to Trump...

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. White collar crime probably.

Money laundering. fraud. Income tax evasion, dealing under the table with foriegn powers.

[Peacetrain]

2. I was wondering about that.. maybe they contributed money to them and now they have

that snake they are afraid of being exposed..

[Irishxs]

3. Sex, or orientation, Drugs. On line activity would show it.

[Freethinker65]

4. Absolute power corrupts absolutely

The GOP were given the opportunity of holding power and they took it. They will do anything to stay in power.

[UniteFightBack]

5. Yes I think you are wrong. They have sold their soul for a re election. I'm sure Linny still

thinks rump is an asshole but he is playing the role.

[wasupaloopa]

6. Here is a plausible reason. Maybe before trump ran for president there were plans at work to take

over the government. It involved Russian oligarchs and Putin and trump. trump was a willing stooge. His selfishness and greed made him the perfect tool.

So people like Graham knew trump years ago. Trump found their soft spot which was their own greed and need for power. Trump let's them in on money making schemes. When they acquiesces trump the oligarchs and putin set the hook. It was probably a money laundry scheme.

Now they all are guilty of crimes that can be uncovered. So long as they can keep the law a bay they are safe.

It is a big cabal. Everyone acting to protect Trump is part of it. They need to protect each other. The old Lindsey Graham who attacked trump was an act.

[lindysalsagal]

7. This is what you're missing: Russian oligarch money in GOP leadership

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/05/08/putins-proxies-helped-funnel-millions-gop-campaigns

Editor's note May 8, 2018: This column originally published December 15, 2017. New allegations about $500k in payments from a Russian oligarch made to Trump attorney Michael Cohen have placed it back in the news.

As Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team probes deeper into potential collusion between Trump officials and representatives of the Russian government, investigators are taking a closer look at political contributions made by U.S. citizens with close ties to Russia.

Buried in the campaign finance reports available to the public are some troubling connections between a group of wealthy donors with ties to Russia and their political contributions to President Donald Trump and a number of top Republican leaders. And thanks to changes in campaign finance laws, the political contributions are legal. We have allowed our campaign finance laws to become a strategic threat to our country.


An example is Len Blavatnik, a dual U.S.-U.K. citizen and one of the largest donors to GOP political action committees in the 2015-16 election cycle. Blavatnik's family emigrated to the U.S. in the late '70s from the U.S.S.R. and he returned to Russia when the Soviet Union began to collapse in the late '80s.

Data from the Federal Election Commission show that Blavatnik's campaign contributions dating back to 2009-10 were fairly balanced across party lines and relatively modest for a billionaire. During that season he contributed $53,400. His contributions increased to $135,552 in 2011-12 and to $273,600 in 2013-14, still bipartisan.

[duforsure]

8. They took lots of money from putin

To help his plan be implemented with trumps helping too. Putin has criminal acts on many of them I suspect, especially on trump and his family. He's attempting to destroy Democracy and replace with a criminal enterprise/fascism government.

[CanonRay]

9. I think they get campaign funds

funneled through Russian-Americans. My personal opinion. They can't shut off the flow.

[TrishaJ]

10. I think the Russian mafia has bought

the GOP lock, stock and barrel. Those who wanted no part of it resigned from the House and Senate. The remaining GOP in Congress are beholden to Trump and Putin. If this is not remedied by the 2020 election, Trump will gain more power and there will be an eventual breakup of this country, because there will be States that will not fund this government through taxes and will not live under a dictatorship - or a lifetime presidency.