WashPost Editorial Board: The Russia meddling story is no longer just smoke. Its fire.

[riversedge]

The Russia meddling story is no longer just smoke. It’s fire.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-russia-hacking-story-is-no-longer-just-smoke-its-fire/2017/07/11/b8dc758c-665f-11e7-8eb5-cbccc2e7bfbf_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.cdcab89974bb



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By Editorial Board July 11 at 7:44 PM

THERE CAN now be no doubt: The Russia meddling story is not just smoke but fire. Donald Trump Jr.’s interactions with Russians during last year’s presidential campaign were abnormal and alarming. An incriminating email chain has made it impossible for the administration to deploy its always flimsy argument of last resort — that the whole story is just “fake news.”

Not only Mr. Trump but also presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign chairman Paul J. Manafort are involved. Following a string of misleading and false statements, Americans must also wonder: Were other Trump associates involved? Did other meetings take place? Was President Trump aware of them? What more did the Trump camp know about Kremlin support for the Trump campaign?

And then there is this recurring question: How long can the rest of the Republican Party prioritize partisanship and agenda over decency and patriotism?

The emails were released by the younger Mr. Trump after he learned that the New York Times was about to publish them. They show that in June 2016 a publicist who had been involved with Donald Trump’s 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow offered the president’s son “official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary [Clinton].” This “very high level and sensitive information” would be from “the Crown prosecutor of Russia,” an apparent reference to Russia’s prosecutor general. It would be passed on as “part of Russia and its government’s support for Mr. Trump.”

Donald Trump Jr.’s reply was damning: “If it’s what you say I love it.” In subsequent emails, it was explicit that he would meet with a “Russian government attorney” in order to get the information.

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[mr_lebowski]

1. 100 bucks says Goldstone will soon magically be 'exposed' as a hard-core Democrat ...

He'll even try to personally come out and claim he's a high-level 'Democratic Operative' who was 'working for the Clinton Campaign' ... mark my words. It's their only plausible ploy at this point ... to try to muddy the waters with bullshit of this nature.

And when they do, I have little faith in the MSM to do anything other than stand their with dicks in their hands and collectively go 'DERP Golly This Changes Everything & Jeepers We're Sorry Mr. President you're so PRESIDENTIAL and we're such worthless Fake News!!!'.

Then people will get fired, Rather-style.