We'll trust these transcripts when we can actually read them—all of them, not just the parts Trump and his lackeys think will be politically useful.
Until then, remember: Selective declassification has been a key tool in their scandal playbook for years. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/creat…
Until then, remember: Selective declassification has been a key tool in their scandal playbook for years. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/creat…
The transcripts are starting to trickle out.
So far, they show exactly what we've always expected: Flynn and Kislyak undermining the Obama administration's sanctions on Russia so as not to "box in" the Trump administration's Russia policy.
So far, they show exactly what we've always expected: Flynn and Kislyak undermining the Obama administration's sanctions on Russia so as not to "box in" the Trump administration's Russia policy.
Then there's the follow-up where they confirm their plan worked—and agree the conspiracy theory that the investigation was actually about hurting Trump, as if Russia hadn't just attacked American democracy to get Trump elected.
Bear in mind: Flynn and the entire Trump administration repeatedly lied about the contents of these calls, saying they had nothing to do with sanctions.
If, as they now claim, the whole thing was entirely above board, why did they keep lying about it?
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If, as they now claim, the whole thing was entirely above board, why did they keep lying about it?
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