(THREAD) @DavidAFrench is right. The public needs to see Nunes' memo, any documents it's based on, the FISA applications that started the Russia investigation, and everything else.
Two problems:
1) It won't happen
2) Nunes already succeeded
Here's why:http://www.nationalreview.com/article/455727/release-the-memo-and-evidence …
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There's little reason to believe Nunes and his allies are trying to inform the public. He's even refused to share his accusations against the FBI with the Trump-appointed FBI director, who would be the single best person to ferret out the supposed corruption. 6/x
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But the damage is already done. I'm writing about Nunes' memo.
@DavidAFrench is writing about it. We're saying "okay, back up your accusations with evidence," but it's clearly shaped the narrative. (Which was probably the point). 7/xShow this thread -
As I explain in this thread, some GOP Congressmen, pro-Trump media, Russian trolls, and Trump supporters pushed the conspiracy theory. They didn't coordinate. And yes, everyone writing
#IAmNotABot, I believe you. But you're working in concert with bots 8/xhttps://twitter.com/NGrossman81/status/954378757015527424 …Show this thread -
The result: Millions of Americans' minds are already made up. No matter what Nunes' memo says, no matter if it's supported by evidence or not, they're completely convinced that accusations of a massive FBI conspiracy are true (or false). 9/x
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@DavidAFrench is right. They should release all underlying evidence, and let Americans evaluate it. But that might undermine the hysteria. So we'll probably get the memo--Nunes' thoughts, not evidence--and everyone will claim it validates what they already believed. (END)Show this thread
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Important distinction, though. One can be an unwitting "agent" of a foreign government due to incompetence or lack of morals/ethics. I, too, don't believe Trump is a willing "agent" per the typical definition -- bc he's too impatient, impulsive, & stupid to do so.
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But, he probably was aware of SOME of what his campaign/staffers did vis-a-vis Russia, & that's why he obstructed the investigation. I seriously doubt Trump led a deliberate conspiracy to collude with Russia -- just that he was somewhat aware. His chief concern is obstruction.
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Yeah, that's not what I mean by the "Trump's a Russian agent" conspiracy theory. I mean the conviction that Trump and Putin directly conspired to steal the election, and started doing it years ago. You can find that theory all over the internet.
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We are in complete agreement. There's a 0.000000001% chance that conspiracy is true. I'm pointing out it's much more likely Trump was a witless dupe in over his head, but was perhaps violating other laws related to financial crimes & taxes.
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I find that plausible, yes.
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