I want to know who put the policy that benefitted Russia on Trump's policy slate at the convention

[applegrove]

in July. Because it seemed to be the only specific policy on that slate the Trump team cared about. The rest of the slate were GOP ideas.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Probably Trump himself.

[Frogg]

2. Good link

That is demonstrable evidence.

[applegrove]

3. I can't remember the policy. Just that I was floored the only policy they lifted a finger to fight

for helped Russia.

[NewRedDawn]

6. Offensive weapons for Ukraine

[applegrove]

8. Thanks.

[Wounded Bear]

4. I think Manafort was one of them...

he had deep ties to Ukraine and the Russian backed puppet there. He was the one found to have rec'd funds in that ledger that turned up in the post election searches of the deposed Ukrainian president.

[dalton99a]

5. Manafort and "Trump staffers":

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-campaign-guts-gops-anti-russia-stance-on-ukraine/2016/07/18/98adb3b0-4cf3-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html

Trump campaign guts GOP’s anti-Russia stance on Ukraine
By Josh Rogin July 18, 2016

The Trump campaign worked behind the scenes last week to make sure the new Republican platform won’t call for giving weapons to Ukraine to fight Russian and rebel forces, contradicting the view of almost all Republican foreign policy leaders in Washington.

Throughout the campaign, Trump has been dismissive of calls for supporting the Ukraine government as it fights an ongoing Russian-led intervention. Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, worked as a lobbyist for the Russian-backed former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych for more than a decade....

Trump staffers in the room, who are not delegates but are there to oversee the process, intervened. By working with pro-Trump delegates, they were able to get the issue tabled while they devised a method to roll back the language.

On the sideline, Denman tried to persuade the Trump staffers not to change the language, but failed. “I was troubled when they put aside my amendment and then watered it down,” Denman told me. “I said, ‘What is your problem with a country that wants to remain free?’ It seems like a simple thing.”

[applegrove]

7. Thanks for the reminder.

[DURHAM D]

9. Carter Page

[duncang]

10. Follow the money

There were a lot of lawyers and other surrogates brought in during the platform talks brought in by dipshit donnie's campaign. Who paid for them? Not only the time there but expenses etc. I remember from one article one of the delegates had said there were a lot and they would swarm anybody who didn't agree with the changes.

[Lucinda]

11. Great question! My head can't take anymore tonight...but bookmarking to

read the links in the post...

[JI7]

12. are you talking about the anti nato stuff ?

because that stands out also. of all things that is one area he gets specific on .

the rest is vague shit.

[applegrove]

13. Ukraine stuff.