If this is a 'witch hunt,' it sure is finding a lot of witches

[USALiberal]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/07/13/if-this-is-a-witch-hunt-it-sure-is-finding-a-lot-of-witches

Early Friday afternoon, the Justice Department announced that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III had indicted 12 Russian officials in connection with the Kremlin’s effort to manipulate the 2016 presidential election, making even clearer what we already knew: The Russian government had a comprehensive program intended to hurt the candidacy of Hillary Clinton and to help Donald Trump get elected.

The fact this has been treated as anything less than a profound national emergency — and that one of our two parties has argued again and again that it’s no big deal — is something that should appall anyone who has even the slightest concern for U.S. national security.

It is notable that these indictments come a day after Republicans mounted a farcical hearing meant to advance the ludicrous notion that the entire Russia investigation is illegitimate because one FBI agent said disparaging things about President Trump in private text messages during the campaign. But here’s part of what Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said during his news conference today:

The indictment charges 12 Russian military officers by name for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Eleven of the defendants are charged with conspiring to hack into computers, steal documents and release those documents with the intent to interfere with the election. One of those defendants and a 12th Russian military officer are charged with conspiring to infiltrate computers of organizations involved in administering the elections, including state boards of elections, secretaries of state, and companies that supply software used to administer elections.

The indictment contains numerous intriguing details, including the fact that the Russian hacking of the emails of Clinton associates began on the same day that Trump publicly said, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 [Clinton] emails that are missing.”

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[SamKnause]

1. They seem to be finding quite a lot of warlocks.

I don't think any witches have been charged yet, only warlocks.

[shraby]

3. Beat me to it. It's warlocks all the way by the looks of things.

[WePurrsevere]

4. Thank you! Witches....

wouldn't pull this sh'tuff. (Heck, most true followers of Jesus wouldn't either.)

Warlocks OTOH are the antithesis of Witches and are betrayers so your use of this word is perfect and very appreciated.

[Blue_true]

2. Witches and Russians.

Every time a leaf is flipped over, there is a Russian under it.

[malaise]

5. No witches

just warlocks. The real witch hunt was against Hillary Clinton.