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highplainsdem

(49,001 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 11:28 PM Jan 2019

David Cay Johnston: Trump defenders need to wake up.

Tweeted a couple of minutes ago:





For two years I’ve warned that at best Donald’s Russia actions/statements show he has divided loyalties and, most likely, is a Kremlin agent. Tonight @nytimes revealed @FBI opened counterintelligence investigation of Trump in 2017. Trump defenders need to wake up.
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bdamomma

(63,868 posts)
2. David Cay Johnston
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 11:32 PM
Jan 2019

are you referring to Mitch McConnell?? He is first on my list.

And there are many more.

OMGWTF

(3,959 posts)
8. There was a story on DU earlier today about the Rs and Russian money
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 02:37 AM
Jan 2019

It was from the Dallas newspaper in 2017. Showed that Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, et al had gotten $ from Russia-Ukraine. Can't find it right now, but it was damning, if true.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
5. Every day rump sheds more people until only the scumiest of skanks will remain. And now with
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 12:14 AM
Jan 2019

the trump temper tantrum shutdown...
he is just pissing off everybody one by one
so when the shit hits the fan this guy will be done.

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
6. And what if his loudest defenders are also Kremlin agents?
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:14 AM
Jan 2019

Consider all the politicians who were funded by the NRA. Consider that the NRA’s primary source of funding was Russian oligarchs. I think this is way larger than Trump.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)
7. They wear T-shirts that proclaim they'd "rather be Russian than A Democrat". So they'd rather not
Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:22 AM
Jan 2019

be an American if being American means they can't support Trump.

They are truly against America, by their own words.

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