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So now we know - and Trump has finally admitted- that Putin officially directed the efforts to assist Trump... June 24, 2017 10:37 am RL

And Trump is admitting that he attempted to intimidate the FBI director and fired him because he was investigating that ‘Russia Thing’…

Do any of our Trump voters have any regrets at being willing accomplices to this act, or do they feel that treason in defense of party is justified?
You certainly can’t plead ignorance- he repeatedly praised Putin and even ASKED Putin (on TV) to commit espionage on America to help his campaign… so you knew what you were doing…
The Washington Post yesterday published a stunningly detailed analysis of how much is known about Putin’s efforts to get his puppet elected…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_russiaobama-banner-7a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.3ea4eb5b2643

Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA, it carried “eyes only” instructions that its contents be shown to just four people: President Barack Obama and three senior aides.

Inside was an intelligence bombshell, a report drawn from sourcing deep inside the Russian government that detailed Russian President Vladi­mir Putin’s direct involvement in a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S. presidential race.

But it went further. The intelligence captured Putin’s specific instructions on the operation’s audacious objectives — defeat or at least damage the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, and help elect her opponent, Donald Trump.
But at the highest levels of government, among those responsible for managing the crisis, the first moment of true foreboding about Russia’s intentions arrived with that CIA intelligence.

The material was so sensitive that CIA Director John Brennan kept it out of the President’s Daily Brief, concerned that even that restricted report’s distribution was too broad. The CIA package came with instructions that it be returned immediately after it was read. To guard against leaks, subsequent meetings in the Situation Room followed the same protocols as planning sessions for the Osama bin Laden raid.

It took time for other parts of the intelligence community to endorse the CIA’s view. Only in the administration’s final weeks in office did it tell the public, in a declassified report, what officials had learned from Brennan in August — that Putin was working to elect Trump.

  • As satisfying as it is to hold Trump supporters' feet to the fire... by Robert 2017-06-24 12:26:55
    • Hopefully it will be more than just their feet... by RL 2017-06-24 15:53:15
      • The answer to your WTF question is breathtakingly simple and obvious. by hank 2017-06-24 13:38:26
        • They want as many people desperate and scared as possible... by RL 2017-06-24 15:09:37
          • If they succeed in gutting Medicaid... by hank 2017-06-24 16:21:51

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