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techne7319

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12. It seems
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 02:02 PM
Jul 2018

It seems that the word “collusion” is a most convenient term for Trump, Giuliani, and his associates to use in describing what may or may not have occurred. It may have been carefully selected for that particular reason. Yes, outside of context it seems innocent, I guess. But as another DUer posted today, the term should be “criminal conspiracy.” You won’t see anyone tweeting “There was no criminal conspiracy.” Again, it’s just word games these criminals are playing in order to distract and control the narrative. I am not a lawyer, and I certainly lack access to all the evidence available to investigators. Nevertheless and on the surface, it seems highly likely that there was collusion of a criminal nature by some players, possibly including the president. The coordination between these players to execute a plan aimed at a specific result means conspiracy. Depending on the aim and outcome of this conspiracy, treason is a possible characterization of these “alleged” activities as well.

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