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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTPM - Marshall "President Again Actively Assisting On-Going Russian Attacks"
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/president-again-actively-assisting-on-going-russian-attacksBy JOSH MARSHALL Published OCTOBER 25, 2017 2:04 PM
President Trump just commented on a number of news stories before boarding Marine One to leave the White House. Ive noted a couple memorable moments below. The really important one is about the Russia scandal and how he now believes he is vindicated in calling the entirety of the matter a hoax.
To review, the President is arguing that the news about the so-called Steele Dossier is now revealed as a hoax and that the Uranium One conspiracy theory floated by John Solomon in The Hill means it was the Democrats who colluded with Russia. The entirety of this is so nonsensical as to not require or merit any real discussion. Some people are up in arms that Trump needs to be proven wrong otherwise hell win. Im not terribly worried about this. These probes have a life of their own and I dont think Trump is convincing anyone that he hasnt already.
But that misses what matters. We dont know for a fact that Trump or his campaign took affirmative steps to collude with Russia in its 2016 election subversion campaign. We have overwhelming evidence that the subversion campaign happened. We now know it was far broader than the theft and distribution of confidential emails that gained so much attention last year. We know that it continued on major social media networks until last month and almost certainly continues on those same networks today. Most importantly, we have every reason to think that the 2018 and 2020 election campaigns will be similarly targeted.
Most of us likely see Trumps comments in the context of his endless nonsense and lying. But thats not the important part. Russia may not be an enemy but it is an adversary state which has defined a strategic priority of destabilizing the US and the European Union. That includes information operations and likely actual vote tally tampering as well. This is all happening. Its a direct attack on the country. Its not something we need to overreact about. Its not something we cannot combat through counter-intelligence operations and societal awareness. But it is a serious and on-going attack. If the President is out there publicly saying its not happening, saying its a hoax, he is actively and directly assisting the attack. Theres no other way to put it. He is charged by his oath with preserving the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. He pledged to defend against all attacks but hes actively assisting one. That is just as much the case as it would be if he repeatedly denied an adversary power were moving conventional arms into positions which threatened the United States.
He is actively and directly assisting the attack and the attack is on-going. Why hes doing that is not really relevant. Hes doing it.
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TPM - Marshall "President Again Actively Assisting On-Going Russian Attacks" (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
Oct 2017
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peggysue2
(10,823 posts)1. Yes!
Once again, Josh Marshall is on the money.
Trump is actively and directly assisting the attack and the attack is on-going.
Hummmm. What is that called? Think it rhymes with 'smeason.'
SunSeeker
(51,520 posts)2. Yup, Shitler continues to aid and abet Putin. nt
usaf-vet
(6,163 posts)3. Millions of young men and women have taken essentially the same oath.
Many honored it with their very lives. He dishonors every one who has ever taken the oath to "support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic".
But considering he has spent the last month trying to make the flag and the anthem the important symbols of military service. And that he would continue an argument with a Gold Star wife tells us all we should need to know about his respect for his oath.
HE HAS NONE!
world wide wally
(21,739 posts)4. Hang 'im