Why Trump World is suddenly focused anew on the Russia scandal

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-world-suddenly-focused-anew-russia-scandal-rcna45243

It was a few days after the FBI executed a court-approved search warrant at Mar-a-Lago when Donald Trump started complaining anew about the investigation into the Russia scandal, reiterating his familiar belief that the controversy “was a hoax.” The former president echoed the line again yesterday, by way of his Twitter-like platform:

“The Radical Left Dems fraudulently created the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, they got caught and failed, but tried to get me with 'obstructing' their Fake investigation of their fraudulent, made up story.”

Some of his Republican allies have read from a similar script. Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney — now a paid analyst on CBS News — yesterday also referred to the scandal as a “hoax.” Around the same time, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson appeared on Fox News and insisted that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation “never should’ve happened.”

The comments came on the heels of a curious New York Times op-ed from National Review’s Rich Lowry, who dismissed the investigation as “a national fiasco,” and who lamented the lack of regret among those who took seriously “the unnecessary, yearslong psychodrama.”

To be sure, on the surface, this isn’t altogether new. Republicans were eager to dismiss, discredit and disregard the Russia scandal since its origins, largely out of partisan necessity: The truth was a disaster for Trump and his political operation, so their allies set out to assure Americans that we need not trust our lying eyes.

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[walkingman]

1. These MAGA politicians have to be stopped - they are sorry bastards and so are the people

that continue to put them in power. Sadly, even if they prevail and do take over the government, it is us white Dems and people of color that will pay the price. Much like the 1950's there will be a segment of our population that will feel they are in heaven.

Don't think so? Wrong, I lived through the 50's and 60's and it can and will happen again unless people rise up to stop it. Don't forget groups like the John Birch Society and KKK were dominate forces in American culture for decades. It can and will happen unless we stop them.

Wonder why the GOP fights teaching the real history - it's because they know how ugly AMerican history really is for people that are not white in this nation. Even for those of us that are white - the cruelty and meanness is hard to stomach.

VOTE VOTE VOTE!

[Samrob]

2. Yeah. We all know where the missing TS documents might be. Right? Nt

[dchill]

3. I'm guessing they're aware of something that lies ahead...

...waiting to implicate them in said "Rusher thing." Something maybe they saw in those purloined documents?

[Mr.Bill]

5. I think all the NRA money taken by republicans

in Congress and elsewhere was laundered Russian money. I think it may be some of what was redacted in the Mueller report.

[dchill]

6. And that's probably just part of it.

[WmChris]

4. 4th of JULY

What about 8 Repukes spending 4th of July in Russia. What possible reason would induce American politicians to spend this of all holidays in Putin's pocket?

[dchill]

7. Command performance for Vlad the Blackmailer!