Trump Russia Defense a ‘Bullsh*t Tornado’ of Magic Spells and Rejected X-Files Scripts
Pitted against the US intel community (IC) we find a ‘bullsh*t tornado’ of what Rick Wilson calls “magic spells and rejected X-Files scripts.”
Pitted against the US intel community (IC) we find a ‘bullsh*t tornado’ of what Rick Wilson calls “magic spells and rejected X-Files scripts.”
“Today, several members of Team Trump realized they’re in the FBI’s cross-hairs & in bed with a regime that kills those it no longer needs.”
“Comey/Rogers JUST spent 8 hrs detailing how Russia tried to hack US election….Tillerson on a mission to make nice w/ Moscow.”
“In honor of Sean Spicer’s latest idiocy,” says George Takei, “whenever I talk about his boss I’m just going to refer to him with air quotes, too: the ‘President'”
If Putin is Trump’s friend and our press and intelligence community are his enemies, then Trump is not by any measure an American president.
“In which Sean Hannity looks for a way to blame Americans for an attack on America that was carried out by Russia. “
“For eight years Russia ‘ran over’ President Obama, got stronger and stronger, picked-off Crimea and added missiles. Weak!”
“It’s just an attempt to distract from…what should be an independent…investigation of what’s going on with the Russians and the Trump administration”
“Either @realDonaldTrump is paranoid like Nixon, or judge found probable cause of crime for #wiretap. Either way our President is in trouble”
“Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!”
Even recused, as Attorney General Sessions “has the sole discretion to select and appoint a “special counsel” to investigate Russian ties
Sessions not only forgot how to speak English (Trump says he could have answered “more accurately”) but apparently forgot how to understand it
“They have lost their grip on reality. The real story is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other information. It is a total witch hunt!”
“If Jeff Sessions is the AG 24 hours from now, understand — Trump WH is fine with being lying, lawless & in bed with Russian intelligence.”
Issa said Sessions must recuse himself: “You cannot have somebody, a friend of mine Jeff Sessions, who was on the campaign and who is an appointee.”
“Honest Q for conservatives who aren’t just working with or around Trump, but rationalizing him: In your heart, don’t you know you’re wrong?”
The bill would establish a commission is to examine “activities by the Russian government…to interfere with” the 2016 elections
McMullin says “Republicans are now responsible for protecting the nation from its dangers.” Sadly, we can’t expect them to do that.
“These people need to start getting lawyers and cutting deals because when we have both sides of the conversation, you are gonna get caught.”
In 2012, eyeing Hillary Clinton, King did not need facts or a chronology. Now, with all eyes on Donald Trump, he positively demands them.
In response to Times assertions Trump says, “Crimea was TAKEN by Russia during the Obama Administration. Was Obama too soft on Russia?”
“Either…the Russians have something on Trump or…there are financial ties that require Trump to behave in this way or…perhaps the Russians helped him in the election and this is some sort of quid quo pro.”
We were warned by Hillary Clinton about Trump and Putin. She warned us. She persisted. She did not sit down and shut up. We must do the same
“I think it’s pretty established that the Russians did not hack the DNC. That’s a falsehood.”
The Independent reveals that Former MI6 agent Christopher Steele watched as a cabal within the FBI sat on his Trump-Russia file for months
Michael Flynn, Trump’s pick as national security advisor, undermined Obama’s foreign policy on behalf of a man who isn’t president yet
Trump blames “Totally made up facts by sleazebag political operatives, both Democrats and Republicans – FAKE NEWS! Russia says nothing exists”
If you are curious how to spot Trump’s Russian hack lies for yourself, Rachel Maddow tells you how. Just two ingredients are required: First, you need the declassified version of The Office of the Director of National Intelligence report available to literally everybody who wants to read it (here) and Donald Trump’s own words. As…
Paul Ryan disagrees with Trump’s endorsement of Julian Assange, saying “He leaks, he steals data and compromises national security.”
“Why have they [the DNC] not responded to the terrible things they did and said (like giving the questions to the debate to H)”
The more he opens his mouth the more he damns himself. Sure he’s a big crybaby. But the smart money is on him being Vladimir Putin’s crybaby
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, said he can’t defend Trump’s position “We can try to have a better relationship with Russia, but we also have to defend ourselves.”
Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) did one better than Trump, claiming that Russia’s attack on our democratic institutions was somehow a public service
“It is an appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia. And…serves as a prime example of this administration’s ineffective foreign policy”
“These actions…are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior.”
He can claim he would have campaigned differently if there were no electoral college but then so would have Hillary Clinton.
Saying “The Russians are not our friends,” Mitch McConnell, who once dismissed the threat of Russian hacking, has finally responded to pressure and announced that the Senate intelligence panel will conduct an investigation of Russia’s interference in the elections.
“It is not at all clear to me, just viewing this from the outside, that this hacking into the DNC and the RNC computers was not a false flag operation.”
“GOP Congress spends a year and a half investigating Clinton emails, but refuses to investigate whether Russia is hacking our election? WTF?”