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In reply to the discussion: How many ways did Trump cheat to win the 2016 election? [View all]Kid Berwyn
(19,835 posts)31. Oleg Deripaska tapped Mitch and FBI Agent Charles McGonigal and who-else?
The Russian oligarchs looted their country, mafiya-style, and used the money to buy America's GOP and all the weasel apparatchiks they needed to get away with their crimes.
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The other anomaly was the Detroit where supposedly many thousand black voters simply did not vote for president.
Lonestarblue
May 2024
#2
If what they (the GOP) is really popular with Americans then they wouldn't make it so hard to vote ....
Botany
May 2024
#40
Vlad watched W and Karl "create our own reality" and figured how hard can it be.
czarjak
May 2024
#4
The Mueller Report conclusion lists different ways Russia interfered with the intent of putting Trump in
Maraya1969
May 2024
#9
Trump made the election all about anti-immigration, xenophobia, white identity, sexism, "Crooked Hillary."
betsuni
May 2024
#15
Read the Mueller report, Senate intelligence report, or at least the current NY trial transcripts.
Hermit-The-Prog
May 2024
#22
He went along with the usual establishment tax cuts for the wealthy/corporations, deregulation, nothing
betsuni
May 2024
#29
Moscow Mitch McConnell refused to condemn Trump-Putin conspiracy, so Obama and Biden shut up.
Kid Berwyn
May 2024
#24
Moscow Mitch knew exactly what Putin was doing to help the GOP steal the election.
Irish_Dem
May 2024
#38
But I thought the number of votes for Trump in swing states was about the same as for Romney.
betsuni
May 2024
#36
Amazing that no one seems to care that the Russians rigged the 2016 election.
Irish_Dem
May 2024
#46
As many different ways tRUMP tried to cheat, enhance his 2020 results, I wouldn't be one bit surprised that
SWBTATTReg
May 2024
#53
He cheats at golf, then gives himself the grand prize, and brags how well he plays.
Irish_Dem
May 2024
#56