Where Did Trump Get His Ukrainian Interference Story? In a word, Putin.
We know the conspiracy theory pushed by Trump and his henchman, Rudy Giuliani is nonsensical. Every intelligence agency says it’s nonsensical. During House impeachment hearings, former US intelligence officer and Russian specialist implored Republican congressmen to stop repeating Russian propaganda that it was Ukraine, not Russia, who interfered in the 2016 election. The entire story is bullshit, and we KNOW it’s bullshit.
Ever wonder where the story came from and why Trump repeats it ad nauseam? Well, the Washington Post dropped the bombshell this week that Putin himself planted the story in a private meeting during the 2017 G20 summit in Hamburg, when he began publicly repeating the story. The meeting, and the subsequent meeting in Helsinki had NO US OFFICIALS PRESENT and there are no notes of the meetings. We all knew it was stupid for Trump to meet with Putin alone, now we’re beginning to understand the depth of that stupidity. The Post used interviews with former WH officials to confirm the story.
Let’s recap. Trump withheld Congressionally appropriated funds to Ukraine to extort the announcement of an “investigation” into Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election using the fabricated story that Joe Biden and his son hunter were somehow involved in Ukrainian corruption. When caught, he immediately released the funds and claimed what dozens of people saw didn’t really happen. Then he defied all subpoenas for documents, ordered current and former officials to not testify, and repeatedly lied to the public about what is really going on. The narrative he uses on a daily basis likely came directly from Putin, a former KGB officer.
Christ on a Crutch. This is about as bad as it gets while Trumpists scream there is no evidence, no wrongdoing, and all of this is just made up by Democrats. Sheesh.
As Digby said
Shamelessness is their super power
https://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/shamelessness-is-their-superpower-and.html
1El Jefe, “it’s the tip of the iceberg” in several ways. We only know what isn’t classified for reasons of national security. Then there’s the little matter of two articles of impeachment from the scores of impeachable offenses committed by IQ4.5 and those he continues to commit. Success will be Speaker Pelosi landing a huge chunk of the iceberg square in Moscow Mitch’s and Leningrad Lindsey’s laps along with other complicit Republicons.
2To bring back his old acronym: RAT45, RussianAssetTrump45.
Most of us have known for years that SOBOTUS is, and has been for decades, in heavy debt to, and therefore a wholly-owned and operated subsidiary puppet of several NYC mob groups, the Russian, Italian, Sicilian, and probably others.
The Russian mobsters are of course closely tied to Russia itself, and Putin and his Kremlin henchmen. Apparently Moscow Mitch, Leningrad Lindsey, and most of the GOP [GovernmentOfPutin] have become compromised and are similarly controlled. How he rose to power will forever be a stain on the USA [We’re No 7! ].
They will undoubtedly acquit this traitorous bastard in the Rethug-controlled Senate, but the vote in November must remove him and many of the others.
3Failing that, the only feasible remedy would be a short military coup de etat to restore our nation to an American democratic republic.
No wonder Republicans (here’s lookin’ at you Joe McCarthy & enablers) we’re so frightened of Russian brainwashing techniques back in the day.
They thought everyone else was as susceptible as they are.
LOOK! A SUBLIMINAL HAMMER & SICKLE AT THE MOVIE THEATER! THEY’RE ALL COMMIES I TELL YA.
4Historically Stupid Freudian Confessions by Lunkhead Politicians
Edit:
“Traditionally it’s always been Republicans suppressing votes in places,” Clark said at the event. “Let’s start protecting our voters. We know where they are. … Let’s start playing offense a little bit. That’s what you’re going to see in 2020. It’s going to be a much bigger program, a much more aggressive program, a much better-funded program.”
Asked about the remarks, by the Associated Press, which obtained the audio recording, Clark said he was referring to false accusations that the Republican party engages in voter suppression.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/21/trump-adviser-republicans-voter-suppression
But wait, thats not all…
video:
5Turzai: Voter ID Will Allow Romney to Win Pa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8
Pence’s COS, Mark Short, was on TV this AM. He’s as bad as Trump. My prayer is that if Trump is by some miracle found guilty in the Senate, that Pence automatically resigns rather than join him in a jail cell and Pelosi is sworn in. Hey! Its Christmas and frankly what I just said is what I want in my stocking! I am way beyond sick of this Trump disease.
6Saw a clip of Mark Short on Press the Meet (on another show), again lying that President Obama sent blankets to Ukraine. I don’t remember if he said “only blankets” but the implication was once again uttered by Republicans that WimpyObama didn’t help protect Ukraine from Russian aggression but StrongManTrump (SMT) did which is patently false. I rarely see push back about this from those on the tube, either hosts or guests and have no idea if Chuck the Todd did so. Plus Repub’s mention of the Javelin missiles that SMT approved never includes the fact that they are not allowed to be near the front line. The Obama administration did not approve the missiles because they and other allies thought it would escalate the situation.
7See this:
https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2019/oct/25/matt-gaetz/matt-gaetz-says-obama-permanently-stopped-military/
and
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/07/09/fact-sheet-us-and-nato-efforts-support-nato-partners-including-georgia
“All roads lead to Russia”.
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