'This is serious': Jared Kushner reportedly tried to set up a secret Trump-Russia back channel

[Henhouse]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by hrmjustin (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Business Insider

"GOOD GRIEF. This is serious," said Bob Deitz, a veteran of the NSA and the CIA who worked under the Clinton and Bush administrations.

"This raises a bunch of problematic issues. First, of course, is the Logan Act, which prohibits private individuals conducting negotiations on behalf of the US government with foreign governments," Deitz said. "Second, it tends to reinforce the notion that Trump's various actions about [fired FBI Director James] Comey do constitute obstruction."

"In other words, there is now motive added to conduct," Deitz noted. "This is a big problem for the President."

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/jared-kushner-wanted-secret-talks-russia-trump-2017-5

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Just can't wrap my head around this...Just imagine if this was any other President, either party. Today's GOP is willing to look the other way in the face of outright treason.

[Achilleaze]

1. This is treason. republican treason against the United States

republican treason. Most foul.

[democratisphere]

2. Kushner is only a small part of the entire drumpf administration's collusion with Russia.

Wait till the rest of the story is uncovered and exposed; it will be unbelievable. Lots of people will be involved and indicted. Constitutional Crisis here we come! redumbliCONs and their political party are smoldering burned toast.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Plausible deniability

does not seem much of an option here. Trump himself had to know because this
was his son-in-law whom he trusted to handle several functions.

No they are not going to roll over. They are going to apply corporate deniability
and suppress free speech as a means to try to coverup or hinder any investigation.

This is an attempt to change government from the public good to private interest.

The concept of 'treason' is not something these people think about.

[padfun]

4. I know some Trumpsters who are now turning

and one even said that he regretted his vote. Now he might not be the hard core Trumpster since he is not a racist or a Misogynist, but he did fall for some of the "outsider" hype. I think he now sees that an outsider might not be the best person to run a Presidency.

I think there are still a lot out there who are now changing their minds, and this might help come midterms. I'm not talking about the hard core deplorable, but rather those who aren't into politics as much as many here and are susceptible to quick fix political con jobs.

[sharedvalues]

5. Yes many were misled by right wing media

[Baitball Blogger]

6. I think Jared was definitely a conduit for Trump.

That is the down side of nepotism. It will be hard for Trump to claim plausible deniability when he went out on a limb for Jared with security clearances.

[mdbl]

7. Will the Repugs do anything about the lawbreakers?

How do you get a fox to kill himself for eating all the hens?

[randr]

8. The lsos will pull a rabbit out of the hat

He will admit to collusion with the reds for the purpose of defeating Hillary, the evil press, and the imagined dark forces that have taken over our nation.
He will declare victory once again and urge his minions to keep wearing their red hats in support.
Republicans in Congress will breath a sigh of relief and go on to win the next election cycle.
My thoughts remain dark in these times; so far all I have feared has transpired.
Thinking of following my grandfathers example and getting the hell out of here.

[hrmjustin]

9. Apologies but locking this because it is a duplicate of this thread;

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141785005