So, to respond to @MZHemingway and everyone else about all this. First, I don't recall publicly defending that he'd never make it to inauguration; if I speculated on that privately, well, okay, bad prediction and I'll own it. But my guesstimate isn't the point. /1
The larger problem is that, in classic Twitter fight fashion, the goal post of "evidence" keeps moving every time more evidence shows up. So, what do I mean by evidence? I said it here:
I could go through each of these, but as an example, Mollie asked me about "the weaponization" of Wikileaks. There is no doubt that WL reached out to Trump. No evidence (yet, I grant) that Trump himself responded. /3
But I think there's enough circumstantial evidence - including the inability of people like Stone and POTUS himself to stop talking about it - that someone on the campaign helped advise someone what to do with those stolen materials. /4
We can argue all day over whether this fits "colluding," and which cut-out from which camp talked to whom. My point stands: if this were Clinton or anyone else, the hearings and fury would be 24/7. And THAT is only the tip of a giant iceberg. /5
The role of Manafort, the possible quid pro quo in the RNC platform, the fact that Flynn is now a felon - this should have been more than enough. But no. Instead, some texts from a pissed off FBI guy are dispositive that Mueller is on a witch hunt. /6
Meanwhile, we're treated to nightly freakouts about Fusion GPS, from people acting as if they've never heard of oppo. Like this is the first dirty campaign they've ever seen, and thus it negates ALL the other evidence that actually *exists*. /7
I have never harped the dossier. I have never said the Russians stole the election. I have never said Trump personally coordinated with the Russians. But these straw zombies keep coming back. So here's what I *will* say. /8
1. There is clear evidence of contact with the Trump campaign and a hostile foreign power and its active arm in WL.
2. There is a level of contact historically between the Trump Org and Putin that should worry anyone who knows anything about how Russia works. /9
2. There is a level of contact historically between the Trump Org and Putin that should worry anyone who knows anything about how Russia works. /9
3. There is, imo, a high probability that the Trump Org and its minions have been naughty things with Russian money for ages.
4. POTUS, for whatever reason, is clearly scared of Putin and the Kremlin.
5. A lot of people in this WH have been, erm, untruthful about ALL of this. /10
4. POTUS, for whatever reason, is clearly scared of Putin and the Kremlin.
5. A lot of people in this WH have been, erm, untruthful about ALL of this. /10
And most important, conservatives defending this WH with "but Hillary" and "uranium" and "Fusion GPS" are being astonishingly hypocritical and should just admit that if this were not their tribe, they'd have burned the WH by now. /11
Finally, there is now a case for obstruction of justice that is so obvious that I can't believe anyone would deny it. From Flynn to Comey to the pattern of lying, this would be enough to cook any Dem in the eyes of any GOPer - before now. /12x
