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struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 10:22 PM Feb 2020

Quest to rewrite history of the Russia probe

Philip Rucker

The U.S. intelligence community long ago produced evidence of Russia’s illegal interference in the 2016 presidential election to try to boost Donald Trump’s candidacy. Then the special counsel investigating the matter detailed myriad ways President Trump sought to stymie the probe. And then Robert S. Mueller III testified to Congress about Trump’s conduct — and warned of Russia’s continued interest in thwarting U.S. elections.

But it is Trump who is trying to have the last word.

Seven months after Mueller’s marathon testimony brought finality to the Russia investigation, Trump is actively seeking to rewrite the narrative that had been meticulously documented by federal law enforcement and intelligence officials, both for immediate political gain and for history ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/something-has-to-be-done-trumps-quest-to-rewrite-history-of-the-russia-probe/ar-BB103ff5

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Quest to rewrite history of the Russia probe (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2020 OP
Been saying it for almost a year now. Ukraine was never really about Biden, but blm Feb 2020 #1
Kicketty Kickin' Faux pas Feb 2020 #2
Down the memory hole... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #3
Oceania has always been at war with East Asia... First Speaker Feb 2020 #4

blm

(113,043 posts)
1. Been saying it for almost a year now. Ukraine was never really about Biden, but
Sun Feb 16, 2020, 10:45 PM
Feb 2020

about shifting all blame for 2016 election crimes away from Putin and on to Ukraine.

Absolving Russia would instantly lift all sanctions put on Russia.

They used Hunter Biden’s association with Ukraine as the boogeyman to distract congress and occupy the base with a bullshit narrative.

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