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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 11:58 PM Mar 2017

Connecting Trumps Dots to Russia





I enjoyed the show “House of Cards” but always felt that it went a bit too far, that its plot wasn’t plausible. After seven weeks of President Trump, I owe “House of Cards” an apology. Nothing seems impossible any more.

That includes the most towering suspicion of all: that Trump’s team colluded in some way with Russia to interfere with the U.S. election. This is the central issue that we must remain focused on.

There are a lot of dots here, and the challenge is how to connect them. Be careful: Democrats should avoid descending into the kind of conspiratorial mind-set that led some Republicans to assume Hillary Clinton was a criminal about to be indicted or to conjure sex slaves belonging to her in a Washington pizza restaurant. Coincidences happen, and I think there has been too much focus on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, not enough on Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager. Here are 10 crucial dots:

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Connecting Trumps Dots to Russia (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1
WOW! Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #2
When I was a reporter I always felt if people got upset at seeing their own notdarkyet Mar 2017 #3
And this administration is definitely Blue_Roses Mar 2017 #4
We're not letting up off of the Russia connections. Trump's Waterloo. nt oasis Mar 2017 #5

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
1. Recommended.
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 12:27 AM
Mar 2017

Rachel Maddow had an excellent show that focused heavily on the various Trump/Russia connections.

Blue_Roses

(12,894 posts)
2. WOW!
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 12:36 AM
Mar 2017
Journalists have learned that when a leader goes berserk and unleashes tirades and threats at investigators, that’s when you’re getting close.


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notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)
3. When I was a reporter I always felt if people got upset at seeing their own
Fri Mar 10, 2017, 02:54 AM
Mar 2017

Words in print, then I was doing a good job. I would tell people, "I'm not writing fiction,". Some people don't like the truth.

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