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Trump had irrefutable texts and raw evidence Putin ordered Russian hacks as early as January 2017: NYT
According to the New York Times, two weeks prior to the Presidential Inauguration in Jan. 2017, Donald Trump was shown raw evidence including data and text messages about the Russian hack and that Vladimir Putin knew about it. He has since been trying to cloud the evidence for reasons still not yet know.
The Times says Trump was shown highly classified intelligence proving Putin had personally ordered the cyberattacks to sway the 2016 American election. The evidence included texts and emails from Russian military officers and information gleaned from a top-secret source close to Mr. Putin, who had described to the C.I.A. how the Kremlin decided to execute its campaign of hacking and disinformation.
At the time, Trump sounded grudgingly convinced, according to several who attended the briefing. Since then, Trump has taken another tactic that calls into question both his judgement and his reasons for continuing to kowtow to Russia over American national security.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/trump-irrefutable-texts-raw-evidence-russian-hack-putin-ordered-january-2017-nyt/
Trump has been knowingly lying about this ever since:
gademocrat7
(10,623 posts)The constant barrage of lies and assault on our intelligence agencies has been shocking.He is a traitor. The rethugs are also complicit in the worst betrayal our nation has experienced since Benedict Arnold.
calimary
(80,700 posts)Duppers
(28,094 posts)That's become a chant at our house.
Until R-controlled congress does something about TRE45ON, we're living in a twilight zone.
Traitors, all of them.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)Too stupid to be POTUS.
Lonestarblue
(9,880 posts)The only way to get information this detailed is to have our people close to Putin. How many of them have now been pulled out for their own safety, cutting off the flow of information? How many have died? I remember news stories from last year about the number of Russians who had died mysteriously, something like 12 or 13 I think. Were any of them double agents whose names Trump gave to Putin so he could eliminate them or Trump gave Putin enough information that he could figure out who they were? Im sure by now that our intelligence groups have learned not to share highly sensitive information about Russia with this traitor. Even with all the information that is coming out, I heard this morning that 35% of Republcans still believe that Russia had nothing to do with the 2016 election. You cant reach people who have decided to be that stupid.
calimary
(80,700 posts)Because of how Michael McFaul has a big target on his back now. Since when does a (so-called) president even CONSIDER throwing one of our ambassadors to the wolves?
Who the hell wants to risk working in the foreign service for the United States of America knowing that their (so-called) president would throw them to the wolves?
UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,676 posts)and public statements
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)more than just the pee-pee tapes on tRump. After all this time talking about those tapes, people are immune to shocks. What is Vlad hanging over his head, I wonder? Has to be something truly disgusting, or treasonous. tRump acts like a guilty person. He really has very little respect for citizens of this country, since he lies like a rug constantly. He seems to think we are all as dumb as his followers.
mercuryblues
(14,491 posts)trumps followers would dismiss those just like they did the Access Hollywood tapes, Stormy, and sexualizing his own daughter. He knows this. The evilgelicals would put up a pretense of shock, but not abandon him.
What they have is bigger.
LenaBaby61
(6,965 posts)"Fake news," "It's Obama's fault," "Where's Crooked H's server?," "Comey's a liar," "Clapper's a low- life," Rinse and repeat
Most thuglican's will stay complicit in their Fatso's treason. And, Honey Boo Boo Sanders will continue to lie like a big rug for him
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)It was brought up that a fear is that BLOTUS gave classified information to Putin in their private two hour meeting!
Yeah, that's where we are folks. We're living an unbelievable, treasonous nightmare.
watoos
(7,142 posts)right in the Oval Office. There is that picture of everyone laughing and having a good time. There was little outrage over that event. Trump, Republican politicians and his zombie base don't care if Putin takes over our country as long as those evil Democrats, those evil non-white people are snuffed out.
In Trump's last 2 treason rallies he started calling himself a super elite and his zombies elitists, in other words, the master race.
KPN
(15,587 posts)have mysteriously died since January 2017 were given up by Trump? I wonder if Trump was under an immediate death threat himself in Helsinki? What else could explain such obviously meek, subservient, whipped dog behavior on his part?
Trump is screwed and he knows it.
joshdawg
(2,638 posts)Putin's Puppet, aka Traitor Trump, is a liar?!?
I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell ya.
and in case it's needed:
dlk
(11,438 posts)No one should be surprised.
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)He doesn't have a concept of "truth". He shapes his reality in his own mind and it comes out of his mouth in what to us are lies. He's mentally disturbed and has no moral center. That's why he so easily contradicts himself. Consistency doesn't matter.
The only thing that guides him is saying and thinking what is good for himself, his own ego. He has to be on the winning side at all time. He has a dim intellect and is easily swayed by the last person he listened to. He doesn't think, he reacts to others' thoughts. Every day is a struggle to maintain the sense that he's competent and okay. He brags about himself without shame because he needs to. He's that sick.
watoos
(7,142 posts)mental health experts explain Trump's condition, but I must say that your explanation is the best one I've heard so far.