@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart And remember, Syria and Ukraine, the 2 countries where Trump has repeatedly taken extraordinary steps which seem so at odds w/our own understandings of what would be proper, are the two nations where Russia is in active hot wars - so very high priority for his partner Putin.
@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart 2/And from an investigatory/oversight standpoint, once it has been established Trump was wiling to corruptly use US nat security apparatus for his private benefit, will REQUIRE an in depth look into his relations/calls w/other nations incl Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, China, Turkey.
@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart 3/Critical to recall that Christopher Steele, the author of the Trump dossier, was instrumental in helping US govt/FBI uncover a dirty web of global corruption involving many of these same nations. Parallels important here. washingtonpost.com/news/early-lea…
@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart 4/Which takes this thread to new, related developments in the UK. First, in what feels very Trumpian/Barrish, Boris Johnson is suppressing a report about Russia's interference in UK politics. theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/n…
@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart 5/Second, new questions about top Johnson aide's ties to Russia, and the same oligarch involved in our own growing Trump/Rudy/Fruman/Parnas/Ukraine scandal.
Dirty oil/gas money sloshing around everywhere.
Dirty oil/gas money sloshing around everywhere.
@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart 6/Which takes us back to the @ThePlumLineGS's main point below - the unfolding Ukraine scandal is enormous. It is a new chapter in the ongoing dark Trump/Putin partnership; involves VP, SecState, others; will force look into Trump's deals w/other nations.
@ThePlumLineGS @joshtpm @DanielleReed8 @joelockhart 7/Which means House leadership has to be mindful of the difference between keeping things simple and making them simplistic. There comes a point where denying the enormity of what has happened here becomes distorting, inaccurate. Goal is to be truthful, honest not just simple.
