emptywheel

Of course And he and #Manafort both deserve to be hammered But if you think that leads to #Trump & collusion, I think you're dreaming

Conspiracy, Jimbo. Conspiracy. You're suggesting an admitted conspiracy to hide the fact Trump campaign chair and his deputy were hiding RU-backed UK influence peddling doesn't prove Trump campaign conspiracy w/RU?

What do Manafort & Gates other crimes do to prove that Trump was colluding with the Russians on campaign/election influence If they got DWIs, was the Trump campaign responsible None of this relates to the campaign/election

Oh Jimbo. I know this is difficult to keep track of over 5 guilty pleas and 2 indictments. But their efforts to hide the fact RU was running their efforts continued right through the election!

Not tough at all They (Manafort & Gates) were hiding their bad deeds from before the campaign So What? That has nothing to do with the campaign other than bad vetting

So you're good w/the CAMPAIGN MANAGER making staffing and other campaign decisions after having hidden that he had 8-figure debts to Russian oligarchs he was trying to pay off by working the campaign?

I never said I was good with it They are scumbags who should never have gotten that close But that is not the campaign colluding with the Russians on the election, and certainly not Trump It's a pre-existing crime, and they can burn for it Trump won't