Hidden behind a retinue of fixers, intermediaries and opportunists lurks another figure in President Trump’s Ukraine scandal.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1266995
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1266995
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JK should get a Pulitzer for his great work!
Also, I hope TPM has a good decontamination room. That muck has got to be toxic!
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Unmitigated sleaze.
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““Our oligarchs think that if you befriend the main person in a country, then that will solve all your problems.”
Because main person and minions tell the oligarchs this is true - only if they become clients or tools, of course.
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I suspect any and all laundered ill-gotten gains/funds are routed to the Republican side of the ledger.
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Perfect fit for tRump.
However, the major mistake the Ukrainians make is thinking that tRump can solve their problems… They don’t understand ETTD
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Again, excellent work Josh. Thank you
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I have to believe that Bobcat Goldthwait and Pee Wee Herman were unavailable to represent Trump… so he was left with Rudy.
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Do they really think any of these allegations will be seen as credible? With all that’s been uncovered via the impeachment hearings, anything coming out of Ukraine is automatically suspect.
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The bribery and extortion that will get The Rump impeached, looks more and more like an attempt to collect on previously offered bribes, which the foreign crooks were eager to pay and The Rump happy to accept. If the inquiry went on long enough there would be another article for accepting bribes, in addition to paying them.
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The history of the Trump administration reads like a Russian novel - Crime and Punishment comes to mind. There are so many Russian names I can’t tell the bad guys from the worse guys.
ETA: Giuliani, like many of the American principals in this steaming pile of corruption, is being played and manipulated by people who are actually smart. I have to keep reminding myself of this fact.
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and to some who call themselves a Democrat every four years to take advantage of the Party’s infrastructure that they don’t contribute to.
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Though this is hardly a surprise, is it. Mr. Giuliani seems impressed by anyone with money. Just look at his attitude toward Mr. Trump. Actually, Mr. Trump, et al, seem like American versions of oligarchs to me…the abiding sense of privilege and immunity from law.
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Disinformation like this has a double purpose. First it gets you specific favors from the corrupt officials you’re feeding it to. Then it gets you whatever favors you want in the future because now you have kompromat on those officials.
Flip side if the democrats win: K and F and others will be glad to supply chapter and verse to prosecutors to curry favor with the new administration.
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“Your honor, counsel is leading the witness…”
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Rudy 9/11 Ghouliani is the Florida Man of criminal linkages.
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The allegations don’t have to be credible in order to be weaponized. As long as they are made by someone in a position of authority.
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All of this seems airtight, but you know that the GOP has already dismissed this story as fake news and, if it’s not fake news, Rudy is just doing the good work to make sure that Trump beats the crook Biden in November.
The MSM will not pick up on this story with any level of passion. And Rudy going to OANN (and NOT Fox) with this story is a sure sign of the apocalypse.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again - I’m still not seeing a major shift of opinion by the masses on all of this. It’s almost as if they just don’t give a damn and are more than happy for these machinations to continue unabated as long as they don’t have to do anything.
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Cockroaches scurrying about.
Sidenote: Giuliani is as sub-literate as Trump. I didn’t know that until recently.
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Not so sure about that - dementia maybe? But not sub-literate.
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