emptywheel

Aside from the fact that this is from Strassel, who's a raving nutjob, consider what the GOP has argued in recent weeks. 1) FBI should have warned Trump that his campaign was infiltrated w/suspected RU CI problems 2) FBI should have done nothing else about themhttps://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/994731844095668224 …

Disagree w/ you about Strassel. Don't necessarily disagree w/ you on inconsistencies in arguments about how FBI should have handled Trump intel. Either way, implications of what this source was up to will be significant. Will test the denials of spying on Trump campaign proper

Chuck, you're not that dumb. You remember that the denial of spying was about SIGINT. Remember that? What she's talking abt is a foreign partner pursuing HUMINT abt suspected spies. See the difference?

Moreover, what's she's talking about is counterintelligence. I get that it sucks that Trump attracted RU targets like fleas. But to suggest that USG should have done nothing is crazypants.

I mean, where this right wing crusade is at is arguing that Republicans who are suspected spies/spy targets cannot be investigated because they're Republicans. Is that the new rule?

All future campaigns automatically come with a mole and an investigation from the incumbents DOJ etc.

nope