HRC lost the election--that's what matters. We stopped corruption that's been going on for years.
reject any plan that returns Crimea to Ukraine even it allows a referendum in Ukraine to decide if Crimea can be leased to Russia for 50- 100 years. Anyone if they are serious to follow Russia/Ukraine/Crimea situation therefore understand the reality should know Russia and Putin's stand on Crimea. Crimea was part of Russia since 1780 and is part of Russia now. It belonged to Ukraine only during 1954 - 2014. By no means Russia will return Crimea to Ukraine. If any serious journalists understand Russia's stand and reality, they should suspect the claim that the plan received encouragement from Putin.
P.S. Russia is building Crimea bridge which connects Crimea and Russia. The project ate up half budget of Russia's total transportation spending of 2016. It will be finished by the end of this year (construction speed is amazing). By then Crimea will be physically connected to Russia.
If the facts stick after the 48 hour freakout, then they may be worth looking into. Otherwise, it just seems like a big waste of time.
Substantiation.
It is interesting, because people end up remembering the freakout session, and they forget that the basis for it disappeared. They just remember that they freaked out, so the basis for it must have been true.
I have said many times that one of these days, there is likely to be a basis for real, substantive criticism of Trump. I only hope you haven't burned up all of your credibility when that time comes.
Also, if true why did it take the news account to get him fired and why wasn't Pence told about it for ten days?
And if Flynn did discuss how the Russians should respond to Obamas imposition of sanctions and potential sanctions relief down the road as the leaked report suggests, that is traitorous. We shall find out in the investigation.
I think your timeline doesn't match Priebus' timeline. I saw Priebus walk through it in an interview. But, I didn't take notes, and I don't care enough to argue it, because I think 10 days is quite quick for a new administration to decide whether to make a high profile firing. I'm surprised you think otherwise.
And even if he did discuss the sanctions, can you explain how it would be traitorous? Please give examples of what he said. Because as far as I'm aware. we don't know what he said, but you seem to know.
And they didn't.
Giving a foreign power advice on how to respond to sanctions of a sitting president and then indicating that they may be lifted later is undermining the administration and is traitorous. I have yet to hear him deny those reports.
Let's see if they deny this.
Let's see if the investigation uncovers the nature of the campaign conduct.
I don't believe a word from this WH.
Not saying it won't get bigger, but the track record so far is weak. I'll wait a few days and see if anything sticks.
You're not contradicting The Don, are you?
Priebus said yesterday on Chris Wallace's show that Flynn was fired, and then corrected himself to say he resigned. I can't believe Priebus almost LIED about that.
And, I'm happy to contradict Trump. You guys are pitiful to try to paint this as if I have to be bot for Trump, or all in for impeachment several weeks into his administration. No middle ground for you. I know it is just a tactic, but it is still weird.
That's their story. Doesn't mean it's true.
If that's all you got it lacks credibility. And if it is true, why did they wait so long to fire him or to tell Pence he had been lied to? I call bullshit.
Decisions to fire people this early in the administration? I'd say it happened faster than you or I could expect it to. Frankly, that cuts both ways.
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investigated yet and the only way to substantiate it further now is more illegal leaks.
Did you edit to add the so far? Didn't recall seeing that in the original post.
Still lots of questions to be answered, but these things usually go from smoke to fire very quickly.
If GOP leaders with strong IC ties quickly begin to distance themselves from the President, than that would mean they've been tipped as to what is coming. But, I have not seen that yet.
The story could be that Flynn was a bit of a lone wolf, and was fired not for lying, but freewheeling without permission. I think there is more going on, but because story losing momentum, cannot rule out that no death blow story exists.
But, still cannot rule out that we are in a hold pattern, as the FISA dump is still being processed.
My guess is we will know in approx. 30 days whether the Russia - Trump/Trump campaign story has any legs.
If they can show discussions between his campaign people and the Russians about sanctions, the Ukraine or the DNC hack, he's toast. Big if, but McCain and Graham though won't let it drop.
Otherwise no conclusions yet, although plenty of suspicions.
But they will be coming. It's not going away.
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All this. Very bad history and bad actor. Hearing his connection to Trump started after one of the bankruptcies and Trump need financing for a SoHo building. He got it from Russians through Sater. So much for Trumpo never having any business or business ties with Russia. This guy, our so-called President, is dirty dirty dirty. So Pathetic
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