(1 of 2) When I saw the buried lede in this NYT breaking news article, I thought, having not yet checked who the authors were, that there's *no way* Maggie Haberman could once again be caught burying a Russia lede. But there she is on the byline and... nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/…
(2 of 2) *this* is the lede: there *is* evidence Trump's campaign took further steps on these proposals, *per the NYT*: "Psy-Group’s owner, Joel Zamel, did meet in August 2016 with Donald Trump Jr...."
Yes, AND Erik Prince.
AND George Nader.
AND Don said he was "interested."
Yes, AND Erik Prince.
AND George Nader.
AND Don said he was "interested."
PS/ So in the FIFTH GRAF—following, too, a large graphic—readers are informed that AFTER Gates discussed proposals with Psy-Group the HEAD of Psy-Group got access to Trump's son AT TRUMP TOWER. Stories on the meeting say Jr. said he was "interested" in a disinformation campaign.
PS2/ The result is one reads this and thinks Trump's family wasn't involved in Gates' effort and "there is no evidence that the Trump campaign acted on the proposals, and Mr. Gates ultimately was uninterested..." Yet reports say Jr. *was* interested and more meetings *were* held.
PS3/ The last addition I made to PROOF OF COLLUSION—getting it in *just* under the wire—was a report that Zamel (of Psy-Group) *officially* partnered with Cambridge Analytica (Trump's data firm) *right after* Election Day. So now we have *three* events: Gates, then Jr., then CA.
PS4/ So the story here is Gates talking to Zamel; then Don Jr. meeting with Zamel and being "interested" in the same sort of offer Zamel made to Gates; and then *somewhere* between August 3 and December 1, Zamel officially partners with Cambridge Analytica. *There's* your story.
PS5/ Team Trump told Maggie to write that Gates was "uninterested" in Zamel's offer—though weeks later Zamel got an audience *with Don Jr. at Trump Tower*. And after Jr. says he's "interested," Zamel ends up working with Trump's data firm—is it just me seeing how obvious this is?
