Trump Keeps Taking Russia's Side, and We Don't Know Why

[Nevilledog]

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/trump-putin-germany-bases-bounties-russia-mueller.html

It was widely assumed that Robert Mueller’s investigation would uncover what, if anything, lay at the bottom of the bizarre and sometimes creepy level of deference Donald Trump extends to Russia. Mueller found some clues, the largest of which was a campaign negotiation to give Trump rights to a Moscow building project that stood to hand him hundreds of millions of dollars in profit at zero risk, and the secrecy of which gave Russia blackmail leverage over Trump.

But Mueller never uncovered the full extent of Trump’s financial ties to Moscow. “Neither Mueller nor the Southern District prosecutors sought out Trump’s financial records or obtained his tax returns,” Jeffrey Toobin reports. The mystery of Trump’s solicitousness to Putin remains unresolved. And he continues to give reasons for suspicion.

Earlier this week, Trump announced a pullback of 12,000 troops stationed in Germany. He framed the decision as punishment for a long and amorphous list of offenses over a quarter century, including both unspecified trade deals and alleged delinquency on “bills.”

“We don’t want to be the suckers anymore,” Trump said. “The United States has been taken advantage of for 25 years, both on trade and on the military. We’re protecting Germany, so we’re reducing the force because they’re not paying their bills.”

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[GeorgeGist]

1. I think this is a CLUE ...

“Neither Mueller nor the Southern District prosecutors sought out Trump’s financial records or obtained his tax returns,”

AS TO WHY WE DON'T KNOW.

[yardwork]

2. Well, it's pretty easy to guess why.

After the Soviet Union collapsed, Russian mobsters flooded NYC with money, including deals involving real estate. Donald Trump was right in the middle of NYC real estate at the time, with his father's money, mobster and white supremacist connections, his stupidity, his gullibility, his inability to make wise decisions, his narcissistic personality disorder, and his apparent sexual proclivities.... this and more made Trump a good target as a stooge, a money launderer, and eventually a Russian asset. Putin owns him, pure and simple. Trump owes billions to Putin and I'm sure there are pictures and videos too.

[underpants]

5. Yeah we know

It’s been painfully obvious since before he basically bowed to Putin in Helsinki and took Putin’s side over his own country. Pulling the troops out of Germany is about the 12th instance of him doing Putin’s work for him.

[Andy823]

13. Exactly! nt

[ElementaryPenguin]

20. Exactly!

[moondust]

21. Carrots & sticks.

Pooty has them.

[AlexSFCA]

3. we do know why: trump needs putin's help with reelection

and he’ll do absolutely anything.

[C_U_L8R]

4. We know.

We just don't want to know or do anything about it.

[jrthin]

6. We do know why. And MSM need to stop acting and saying they don't know why.

[crickets]

11. Preach it. nt

[Sanity Claws]

8. The truth that will not be said aloud

We all know why he always takes Russia's side. Why don't the media just say it?

[triron]

15. Good question. Drives me crazy. Not even Rachel for crying out loud!

[Midnight Writer]

9. Even House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pointed out that Donald works for the Russians.

Not that he sees that as a bad thing.

I'm still waiting for the details of the July Fourth weekend when seven Republican Senators went to Moscow for "meetings".

What went on there, and why are we not seeing ads about this?

[Kid Berwyn]

10. This guy Mueller, he wanted to ask.

Never got the chance. He was Barred. Which brings up some interesting questions.

[lame54]

12. Sung to the tune of Jimmy Crack Corn

[triron]

14. he's a Russian agent! Please don't be so stupid.

Media acts like it doesn't get it. That's BS.

[Nevilledog]

17. I agree.

[triron]

16. knr

[smirkymonkey]

18. Yes, we do know why.

It's as plan as day to anyone who doesn't have their head up their ass. I'm talking to you, MSM.

[triron]

19. It's weird isn't it. Even McFaul wouldn't say it.

He can't be that stupid.

[triron]

22. kick again

[triron]

23. kick for visibility

[triron]

24. knr again

[gratuitous]

25. The Noonan Rule: Is it irresponsible to speculate?

Or would it be more irresponsible not to speculate?

Of course, speculation about something as picayune as the president selling out the country to Russia is nothing compared to whether Fidel Castro might be blackmailing Bill Clinton during the Elian Gonzalez affair. Now THAT was a national episode worthy of the darkest suspicions and the rankest speculation.