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A New Report Adds Evidence That Trump Was a Russian Asset
He helped Putin manipulate the U.S. election in 2020, as he did in 2016.
Attacks on Biden and his son, Hunter, were part of this operation. Through US officials and prominent US individuals, some of whom were close to former President Trump and his administration, the report says Russias intelligence services repeatedly spread unsubstantiated or misleading claims about President Biden and his familys alleged wrongdoing related to Ukraine. In this way, Trumps circle laundered the Russian-planted stories, which were then recirculatedand promoted by Russias online proxiesas American news.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/trump-russian-asset-election-intelligence-community-report.html
Midnight Writer
(21,751 posts)The only legal accountability so far is against the person who revealed Putin as the puppetmaster of Trump..
What a system.
The person reporting the danger is in more trouble than the person creating the danger.
Beetwasher.
(2,970 posts)It's not very smart of Trump actually, there's no doubt these activities are being closely monitored.
Botany
(70,501 posts)n/t
Johonny
(20,836 posts)in his father's White House. Meanwhile Trump's kids did, committed actual crimes (cheated a charity), took money from foreign governments in various ways, and the media doesn't give a crap. Tired of this. So tired. I don't give a crap about Hunter Biden anymore than Billy Carter. It doesn't matter. What Trump and his family did, does, will do, matters a lot.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)Botany
(70,501 posts)My guess for the same reason James Comey released the "Hillary Clinton and her email crap" 10
days before the 2016 election.
PSPS
(13,593 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)The coup is quietly swept under the rug. A few subpoenas go out, get ignored, and it slowly fades away.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)The real goal was to get Trump to withhold military aid. The plot succeeded, despite getting Trump impeached.
Pisces
(5,599 posts)Attack his behavior. His personal life is a mess. Why do we as democrats have to defend his crappy behavior to the death. We are not Republicans that blindly follow and agree with whatever their leaders and children do.
I think we can support Biden and admit Hunter has issues. I was alerted on another thread as spreading right wing propaganda on another thread. Maybe I was aggressive in name calling Hunter but thats all. I would never defend his atrocious behavior. He had an affair with Beaus wife, impregnated another woman while dating her and then marrried another woman after dating her for 6 days. These are facts ( disgusting and Trumpian) yet many here defend him as if this is all made up and he is wonderful.
Biden needs to stand by the base doesnt nor should we act like Republicans. This guy is a problem, maybe not a criminal but still a problem.
maxsolomon
(33,316 posts)You know this.
The American public does not understand nuance. Agreeing with the GOP on Hunter Biden's moral failings is agreeing with them that Joe Biden is corrupted by them.
He is plainly not, and the GQP can go fuck themselves. To reverse-engineer God's words, the sins of the son should not be visited on the father.
Pisces
(5,599 posts)His behavior when we attack the Trump children for similar behavior. We can not play their game or worry about what they think. We should be able to hold 2 thoughts at once. President Biden great doing a great job with the shit pile he was handed, Hunter Biden of questionable character with every advantage. He was obviously jealous of Beau and always fell short
I am not a bad democrat for pointing it out. I think our candidates running in the midterms should not tie themselves into pretzels trying to defend him.
maxsolomon
(33,316 posts)and his mother's death, and his 2 sister's deaths, and he made mistakes in his life. he seems to have straightened himself out now.
nothing hunter is accused of that I am aware of rises to the level of tax-cheat criminality all 3 trump spawn giddily embrace. except cocaine use, i guess, and i'm not about to judge anyone for that.
yorkster
(1,486 posts)about this report. And the DOJ perchance...
SmallFry
(349 posts)Hunter made just enough mistakes to give relevance to some story. Those mistakes were then turned into conspiracies and used as propaganda.
I have so much respect for President Biden and how he has handled this. If I were him the first thing I would have done is hand picked a new top dog to oversee the investigation, which Biden had every right to do. Instead Biden has left Trumps guy in place. I get that people will say that would have caused a firestorm. Well, so is the fake crap being pushed forward about his son right now. Still would have been conspiracy theories out there but his son wouldn't be looking at possible tax related charges.
It's my understanding there is only one outstanding issue in Hunters investigation. Where did the money come from that he used to pay back taxes? It's my understanding the other issues the news is referencing have already been determined to be items they aren't going to prosecute on.
Three times in my fifty years of living we have had Presidents who were simply better people than I. All democrats. I'm proud that one of them is President today.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)For the Republican base, must have tested well??
MichMan
(11,912 posts)Last edited Fri Apr 1, 2022, 10:35 PM - Edit history (1)
nor he has never spoken to him regarding any of his overseas business activities.