There will be plenty more releases from the Mueller file thanks to the @BuzzFeedNews and @CNN actions but I want to comment on some of the 👀 stuff people are tweeting out.
Yes, what Gates and Bannon said to Mueller shows how the campaign was craven, sleazy and willing to
Yes, what Gates and Bannon said to Mueller shows how the campaign was craven, sleazy and willing to
push Russian disinformation in order to win. They didn’t care. They were willing to be the beneficiary of foreign interference.
That doesn’t change the legal assessment Mueller made. That the RNC somehow knew when WikiLeaks dumps were going to come doesn’t prove they had
That doesn’t change the legal assessment Mueller made. That the RNC somehow knew when WikiLeaks dumps were going to come doesn’t prove they had
any role in the hack nor demonstrate that they had themselves coordinated that timing with WikiLeaks. Nor does Bannon’s recognition of having Manafort around prove anything beyond identifying an optics vulnerability.
The law simply didn’t contemplate a campaign willing to
The law simply didn’t contemplate a campaign willing to
be the tool of a foreign disinformation effort in the manner that the trump campaign was willing to be. That doesn’t make it illegal but does make it scummy. /end
