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😨🚨I don't know how to read this except that Trump wants Putin's help: Before DHS Secy Nielsen was fired, she tried to focus the White House on election security & prepare for new interference from Russia in 2020 election. COS warned: Don't bring it up. nytimes.com/2019/04/24/us/…
Nielsen tried to convene cabinet meeting on election security for a govt-wide comprehensive strategy to combat Russian interference. She failed because aides said it questions his legitimacy. WELL DUH. Of course it does. That's his cross to bear for playing footsies with Putin. 
Did Trump fire Nielsen over Russia? Wouldn't be the first. Her frustration w/ WH refusal to focus on continued Russian threats was evident. Bolton cut cybersecurity coordinator. In January, she fumed when 45% of DHS cyberdefense work force was furloughed during the govt shutdown.
Nielsen story is the latest evidence of Trump undermining US national security. But let's not be naive. It's not just about his ego. He knowingly exploited Russian interference. He doesn't want to focus on Russia bc he's unpopular & needs it again. On first page of #MuellerReport
NB That damning conclusion in the #MuellerReport—that the Trump camp expected to benefit from Russia interference—is also the 1st part of the sentence Barr conveniently deleted for his summary. Part of AG's misleading propaganda to enable Trump—& shockingly more Kremlin attacks.
Side-by-side, you can see why Mueller team was upset w/ Barr cherry-picking their summary. He left out a key damning finding about the Trump-Russia relationship—one of expected mutual benefit—laid out in Vol 1 of #MuellerReport: The evidence ESTABLISHED that! And that continues!!
"the investigation ESTABLISHED that the Russian government perceived it would BENEFIT from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome,AND that the Campaign expected it would BENEFIT electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts"—#MuellerReport
"No collusion," "no evidence" is deeply misleading propaganda. #MuellerReport lays out 200 pages of contacts & activities between campaign Trump & Russia that ESTABLISHED each knew they would benefit from the other. That Trump won't secure our elections tells us he wants a rerun.
Pay close attention to the language of every sentence in the #MuellerReport. This key one shows how deeply deceptive it is to say "NO EVIDENCE": "A statement that the investigation did not establish particular facts does not mean there was no evidence of those facts" (Vol1,p2)
Propaganda exploits ambiguity inherent in language to confuse & muddy the truth. The #MuellerReport found lots of evidence—200 pages worth—to establish mutually beneficial acts by the Trump campaign—incl by Trump—and Russia's efforts. Far from "nonsense" as Kushner & Putin say.
Nobody should be saying "no evidence" of collusion or conspiracy. Mueller found evidence of "parties taking actions…informed by or responsive to the other’s actions or interest." Some but not ENOUGH coordination. But ANY coordination must be condemned—NOT downplayed or repeated!
🤯@SenMikeLee repeated this propaganda on @JoeNBC: "Mueller found no evidence—not even a scintilla—to support the collusion theory." No one challenged him—tho it's false AND condones Trump's outrageous acts. Lee wouldn't even rule out accepting Russia's election help in future.
@SenMikeLee @JoeNBC #MuellerReport establishes alarming facts. Yet Kushner downplays Russia's massive election attack. Giuliani says taking Russian help is OK. GOP Senator won't rule it out. WH ignores Russian interference ostensibly b/c it hurts Trump's ego.🤔These are very LOUD signals to Russia.
🚨@juliettekayyem sums it up: We're in for a "Welcome Party" in 2020. The president at the very least is acquiescing to Russia influence in 2020 and at worst welcomes it. Everything I've seen since Mueller Report has come out suggests it (Kushner, Giuliani, Trump, WH-DHS story).
🎯Lt Col Peters: It’s not about his ego. Trump is stonewalling on protecting our election from Russia b/c he wants & needs it. He can read the polls. And he knows what his criminal exposure is if he loses. He will welcome any help; he’s desperate to win re-election—at ANY cost.
Having seen what Russia's capable of in Ukraine, I saw Trump as unimaginable crisis. Literally unimaginable for Americans—lucky enough not to know life under authoritarian regimes. I'm terrified yet grateful to hear left & right say aloud what's really happening here.
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The Trump Campaign Conspired With Russia. The #MuellerReport proves it by a preponderance of the evidence, establishing both substantial acts of coordination and abundant material obstruction. Important piece by @jedshug debunks “no collusion” propaganda. nytimes.com/2019/04/25/opi…
2+yrs of relentless assaults by an Orwellian autocrat—swept into power in a deluge of information warfare—has turned America on its head. @BillMaher's right. Mueller could've done more than a roadmap for impeachment—given lawless Trump, lapdog GOP, AND corrupt AG! #MuellerReport
ICYMI Russia's upping its 2020 game: FBI chief confirms Russian operatives & agents are "upping" election interference efforts and "adapting" to US efforts to secure elections. (Adapting must be easy when we're doing next nothing b/c Trump wants more help) thehill.com/policy/nationa…
🤔Trump admin schizophrenia on Russia will give you whiplash if not drive you crazy. The week started w/ news DHS Nielsen couldn't get the time of day to defend election security. By Friday, FBI was saying we're shoring up defenses to Russia's "significant, persistent" CI threat.
