Discussion: McMaster Tells International Audience Russian Meddling Beyond Dispute

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“just blabber” through an interpreter.

the interpreter must have misunderstood, “just blabber” is Trump’s response to the indictments.

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I thought blabber was a description of Trump?

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Well, that “blabber” is going to take down a bigly yuge pile of orange blubber.

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There are five possible pieces to this: 1) False stuff created by Russia (troll farm indictment); 2) DNC/Podesta hack and Wikileaks dump; 3) Clandestine meetings with Russians (that post-election Trump and Russians only Oval Office meeting still infuriates me - thumb in the eye to patriotic Americans); 4) Targeting efforts related to Cambridge Analytica; and 5) Direct interference in the vote recording and counting process.

The troll farm indictments could help clarify obstruction of justice charges related to Trump. It could be that the Trump campaign did not collude or conspire with Russia, but found out about the Russian efforts to elect Trump during or after the election, and because Trump did not want his victory marred, he attempted to cover up the Russian contributions.

And none of this adequately addresses decades of Trump connections to Russia that might involve money laundering and further attempts at cover-up. It would be ironic if the finding out about Russian efforts during the election by Trump precipitated a cover-up simply because Trump the narcissist will not accept a tainted victory and that cover-up in turn led to the uncovering of Trump’s much bigger crime of money laundering.

A lot yet to be sorted out.

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Their money laundering and pee hooker diplomacy is world class and should continue unchecked.

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Lavrov, just moments earlier, had dismissed the indictments as “just blabber”.

Trump (excitedly): “A Russian said ‘bladder’…?”

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Quite telling Trump’s view is exactly in line with Lavrov’s instead of McMaster’s.

It’s deeply unfortunate our IC has to secure our nation without any help at all from the Administration. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Trump is a direct threat to America.

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To the extent there are sincere people within this Administration who want to protect the country from Trump, those folks should use the Mueller indictment to constrain Trump’s options and lay the groundwork to force his resignation.

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“He said he didn’t meddle. He said he didn’t meddle. I asked him again. You can only ask so many times,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew from Da Nang to Hanoi in Vietnam.

I don’t know how Putin can tolerate these continued attacks on his integrity. If I were him I’d just release the Piss Tape and be done with it. Dignity counts for something.

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And… “He (Putin) BELIEVES Russia didn’t interfere”

That line always struck me as how Trump sees himself.

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Sort of feels like the fetters are off for McMaster as well. The indictments do enable those with opposing views the §resident to be more outspoken. Can also see some the Trump crowd using this as an out to suddenly have a change of heart in that support.

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It is a significant point that McMaster comes out in opposition to Trump’s plan for a de facto alliance with Putin. But it rings hollow if he does not follow it to the logical next step: that Russian meddling was done with the express intent of electing Trump, and with the tangible cooperation of the Trump family.
And at that point,he would as a person of honor, be compelled to call for Trump’s resignation. McMaster
can be loyal to Trump or he can be loyal to country; he cannot be both.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser has told an international audience that the evidence of Russian meddling in the 2016 American election is beyond dispute.

He’s hoping if Fux quotes him, then maybe donnie will get the news.

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And water is still wet…the only thing that matters now is what will the response be and how will this be prevented in the future . Any ideas gop? Or will thoughts and prayers work here also?

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There is some truth to that.

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Lavrov Trump, just moments earlier, had dismissed the indictments as “just blabber.”

FIFY!

“No blabber! No blabber! You’re the blabber”

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It all depends on which country you mean.

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trump blabber? more like blubber. blithering also comes to mind.

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