2016 Postmortem
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And so it begins. This story on Huff has all the latest information on the Trump/Russia connection...very disturbing that a person like this could get even this close to the presidency. We seriously are dodging a bullet aimed for the heart of our Republic by a Nazi-like fascist (Trump).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-russia_us_5817cb54e4b0990edc332a59?z056xm1z
Cha
(296,848 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)get the red out
(13,460 posts)Trump is just a "useful idiot", this is FRIGHTENING! I think part of the problem in the US is that people just can't imagine that we could EVER have a President under the influence of another country's despot.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)But consider Trumps proclivities towards underage girls...they could use that...maybe a video. And of course he banks with Russia basically. I think Comey must know about some of this, and his actions are very disturbing to me
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)their time with this after the election.
Maybe Hillary can beat them around the head with it every time "emails" comes up.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)it would look like Hillary is going after her political opponents and sets a bad example for democracy.
Screw that - allowing a Russian puppet anywhere close to the White House is a far worse example.
gordianot
(15,233 posts)What other Republicans have been bought or recruited? Putin love did not start with Trump.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)about him then what they say about Obama...how many have called Putin a 'strong' leader. And look at the conservatives who go on RT. I think Trump went on too.
world wide wally
(21,738 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)and their supporters and maybe they want Russia to have Eastern Europe again...you have to wonder when they are protecting Trump while attacking Hillary.
Botany
(70,447 posts)"Slates Franklin Foer spoke to nearly a dozen computer scientists about a strange connection
between a computer server tied to the Trump Organization that appeared to be communicating
with two others registered to a Russian entity called Alfa Bank. Alfa Bank was founded by a
Ukrainian oligarch with ties to Putin and has large investments in Uber and the U.S. health care
industry."
And they are talking about HRC's email server?
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)I wonder if others in the GOP have ties to Russia...they sure do love them some Putin!
DK504
(3,847 posts)The Grand Old Racists are play the double standard to the point they don't care if they destroy our country. They truly don't give a shit, if they get a nice pay day for treason, then they will be happy thinking they were just doing what they had to do to" make it."
If the DOJ were to look into anything on Trump he's be thrown in prison.
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)There are 4 articles out on Russia & Donald Trump. One from slate, one from Mother Jones' and 2 others. I believe that one that talks about the server is from slate. By the way, the pushback coming from TNT article cited sources from Briebart.
BainsBane
(53,012 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)I think we have dodged the Trump bullet.
Native
(5,936 posts)basically, now anyone can make up shit and cite "anonymous sources in the FBI" or "FBI leak" and no one will know what is factual. Thank you, Director Comey for fucking things up to the nth degree.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)and the Breitbart loving FBI is not to be trusted.
Native
(5,936 posts)the general public is going to be fed more bullshit than ever, all under the guise of authoritative sources.
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)I don't doubt this will do much to make Americans have less trust in the government.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)RIGHT???
Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)I have heard that others have carried the story as well.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)I have never seen a rebuttal printed as fast as NYT's article that unnamed US Officals claim no connection between t-rump and Russia.
It was quick. I myself still believes Senator Reid.
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)Demsrule86
(68,456 posts)of the Republic.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)No more than Trump's alleged rape of a child.
Even his sexual assault of women and refusal to release his tax returns have fallen off the radar.
The media is, for the most part, all about Clinton (staffer) emails and the tightening race.