This is news?! Is it possible that Trump is not a Russian agent?
Although the favorite term is still āuseful idiot.ā
Trump is first & foremost - a Trump asset. Opportunistically seeking self enrichmentā¦ above all else.
Weāre all anxious to see what the Mueller investigation concludes. Unfortunately with the DOJ stance to not indict a President and Bill Barr in place to limit whatās made public, Trumpās culpability may not be reported in time for the nation to act on it.
Itās not āpossible,ā itās a goddam certainty.
Itās āpossibleā the Sun rose in the East this morning and that water is still wet.
Still, hearing the guy say it out loud on national television takes things to another level of disorientation for me. The āthis canāt possibly be happeningā feeling came back.
Now, donāt spoil the ending !
Real estate agent. Heās a businessman.
Well, he certainly is an associate who is deeply in their debt. That makes him a very useful asset.
There are a few interesting lines that have been crossed with this story. This really puts into blunt words the possibility that has been danced around with hints and language that is more vague. It may well reset the bar for discussion of āwhat did he know and when did he know itā to include a penetrating reveal of motives and specific treasonous acts.
It will be a total rock fight to shape and manage perceptions ā¦ but McCabeās comments have possibly moved the needle in a direction that makes this a lot more perilous for Treasonous Trump ā¦it makes it more plausible that Trumpās true allegiance is to the advancement of Putinās agenda.
āAssetā is a word McCabe would use very carefully. Itās definitely possible that Donald Trump is merely acting out of a weird combination of fear and admiration. I still think thatās the most likely scenario, actually: Trump clearly always bristles and bucks like an unruly stallion (or dog!) when told what to do, but he can be manipulated and back-seat-coached fairly easily. Were I Putin, I wouldnāt want to give the guy instructions. Iād want him always trying to figure out how to please me, but mostly from armās length.
Consider the difference between Roger Stone saying āDonald, you need to promise to build a wall on the southern borderā and āDonald, you know what I bet would really pump up your audience? Talking about a wall.ā
He was on Colbert last night. At one point, Colbert basically asked him if there was any information over the last two years that would lend the idea that Trump is not not. McCabe answered āNoā immediately, paused as Colbert stared at him and then added āWas that too fast?ā McCabe is getting comfortable on the talk show circuit.
McCabe has advanced the publicās understanding of the threat Trump is, and the crimes that Trump has committed. People now finally get that obstruction = ācollusionā. Trump obstructs because he conspired (ācolludedā) with the Russians and is desperate to cover it up. There is no good reason why a sitting POTUS would not want the FBI to inform him as to what the Russians did to attack the US, unless of course he was in on it, a beneficiary of it, wanted to leverage it for financial gain, and rely on it for re-election. Itās the simplest explanation and there is not one alternative explanation that comes close to explaining Trumpās odd behavior or that of his associates.
He sure as fuck isnāt an American asset!
Canāt predict the futureā¦ but do have the impression that Mueller is very āold school " - will not be a pawn for a cover upā¦ will not be party to obvious wrongdoing just because he was ordered to do so. It is often said that 'the truth will come outā ā¦ and often it only does because brave people took a risk and made sure it did. Have a hunch that Mueller will find a way to relentlessly focus the sunlight of truth on vampire Trump.
And itās possible the sun will rise tomorrow. In the east, even.
Lots of confusion about this because we tend to hear the general, colloquial meanings of words like that, where in the intelligence community theyāre terms of art with very specific meanings. Like you say, Trump probably doesnāt have specific instructions that get attached to the bottom of park benches so he can pick them up and so forth. Iāve seen the term āagent of influence,ā which isnāt an āagentā as we think of it. Itās someone influential whoās generally on your side and does what can be done for you without specific instructions. I think Jared has actually been passing classified information to the Saudis, so that would be something else again. The whole thing is just a sickening disaster and as the first poster said, the question is how in the hell he wouldnāt be some kind of tool for the Russkies, given what weāve seen.
Canāt predict the futureā¦
Donāt worry, youāre in good company. 