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struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 04:16 PM Mar 2019

Even without report, Congress had the Facts it needed

12:34 PM ET
David Frum

... It’s not a theory but a matter of historical record that Vladimir Putin’s Russia hacked American emails and used them to help elect Trump to the presidency.

It’s not a theory but a matter of historical record that agents purporting to represent Putin’s Russia approached the Trump campaign to ask whether help would be welcome, to which Donald Trump Jr. replied, “If it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”

It’s not a theory but a matter of historical record that Donald Trump publicly welcomed this help: “I love WikiLeaks!”

It’s solid political science that this help from Russia via WikiLeaks was crucial, possibly decisive, toTrump’s success in the Electoral College in November 2016 ...

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/03/without-mueller-report-congress-already-had-facts/585616/

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Even without report, Congress had the Facts it needed (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 2019 OP
Let's start using our media ink to win in 2020. Socal31 Mar 2019 #1
Yes. Let's use the delivery of the report as the firing of our starting pistol EveHammond13 Mar 2019 #2
Not to mention.... Thunderbeast Mar 2019 #3

Socal31

(2,484 posts)
1. Let's start using our media ink to win in 2020.
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 04:18 PM
Mar 2019

Continuing the impeachment narrative is now equal to vote suppression.

 

EveHammond13

(2,855 posts)
2. Yes. Let's use the delivery of the report as the firing of our starting pistol
Sat Mar 23, 2019, 04:19 PM
Mar 2019

nothing to wait for now --- full speed ahead

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