emptywheel

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

Why not? Precedent says it’s ok now.

So your proposal is that if a campaign is infiltrated w/suspected spying targets bc they did absolutely no vetting and liked people who would work for free, the FBI should do nothing after those suspected targets leave the campaign? Is that it?

Depends on whether or not there is significant probable cause. What I’ve seen so far doesn’t rise to the level of a Democrat inserting a mole into a Republicans campaign etc. If it turns out to be legit, so be it, I’ll change my mind.

Sorry. You're inventing a detail there. "Inserting a mole into a Republicans campaign." And MOST of what is know is after people left the campaign. Again, post-campaign. Bc FBI waited.

So honestly, you are affirmatively adopting "let's not investigate Russian spying anymore because they're targeting Republicans."