Russia Collusion Scandal (aka A Leftist fantasy)
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Julio3000
<B>A Chip Off the Old Rock</B>
So why all the lying about it?
Didn't say the investigation should stop.
How many times is this now? It's like groundhog day with the left.
This ended up to be relatively prophetic.
Indonesian girlfriend. Just sayin...
Maybe he was given a deal because the Mueller investigation has yielded nothing and something had to be given to the hysterical masses looking for blood.
Why wouldn't they request a secure channel? Obama and deep state have been illegally spying on trump for a long time.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
For those of you who cling to the belief that this is a big nothing burger, I offer the following considerations:
Flynn’s encounters with Kislyak get at central questions about the 2016 Presidential campaign and election: why were Trump and Russia doing one another’s bidding, and was there any sort of quid pro quo between Trump and Russia in the event that he won? Flynn has now committed himself to answering those questions.
Maybe his answers to those questions are exculpatory. Maybe not. I lean toward the latter view, partly because the special prosecutor is unlikely to have accepted Flynn's proffer unless it pointed to malfeasance further up the chain of command.
It is worth noting that it is unclear that a quid pro quo between the Trump campaign and Russia would constitute a crime. However, even if the quid pro quo was structured in a way so that it was not a crime in a technical legal sense, revelation of a quid pro quo would be politically problematic, to put it mildly.
Finally, it is also worth noting that Rosenstein's instructions to the special prosecutor call for an investigation into Russia's attempts to influence the elections. That is Mueller's primary job. But from a political point of view, two things incidental to that primary purpose have greater importance. One is possible obstruction. The second is possible quid pro quo between Trump and Russia.
Flynn’s encounters with Kislyak get at central questions about the 2016 Presidential campaign and election: why were Trump and Russia doing one another’s bidding, and was there any sort of quid pro quo between Trump and Russia in the event that he won? Flynn has now committed himself to answering those questions.
Maybe his answers to those questions are exculpatory. Maybe not. I lean toward the latter view, partly because the special prosecutor is unlikely to have accepted Flynn's proffer unless it pointed to malfeasance further up the chain of command.
It is worth noting that it is unclear that a quid pro quo between the Trump campaign and Russia would constitute a crime. However, even if the quid pro quo was structured in a way so that it was not a crime in a technical legal sense, revelation of a quid pro quo would be politically problematic, to put it mildly.
Finally, it is also worth noting that Rosenstein's instructions to the special prosecutor call for an investigation into Russia's attempts to influence the elections. That is Mueller's primary job. But from a political point of view, two things incidental to that primary purpose have greater importance. One is possible obstruction. The second is possible quid pro quo between Trump and Russia.
You've gone from this is it to well maybe there is more real quick.
Runnin
Well-known member
It's something to Flynn. He didn't plead guilty for the fun of it.
If this is it then I would forsee a pardon for Flynn shortly after charges are levied
BedellBrave
It's OVER 5,000!
As much as I don't care for POTUS, this is sounding more "unsavory" and less "impeachable" by the moment.
At this time they have NOTHING on collusion. That can change but after all this time this is the best Mueller has? What a farse (so far).