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Sat Jan 28, 2023, 01:50 PM

Jan 2023

McCarthy's recent move against Schiff also recalls 2016, sadly. Much as I did, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had an inkling, back then, that something was wrong with Trump and Russia. He expressed his view that June that Donald Trump was the Republican most likely to be taking money from Vladimir Putin.

Just wondering now if Kevin McCarthy is now under the russian money tree, and/or threat. And was he under the threat/money tree when he went to kiss the ring?

He's known to have extramarital affairs, so I wonder if he was somehow compromised.

These days, russia is so far up our power brokers' butts that I'm totally paranoid.

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Timothy Snyder explains the McGonigal situation brilliantly (and frighteningly). [View all] Ocelot II Jan 2023 OP

K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2023 #1

Russia. Russia. Russia. Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #2

K&R Docreed2003 Jan 2023 #3

Good post. What a tragedy unfolded in 2016. triron Jan 2023 #4

Yes. Manufactured "frenzy." Hortensis Jan 2023 #8

👍👍 Jade Fox Jan 2023 #20

But just enough couldn't see it. LisaM Jan 2023 #33

America's reich-wing, loves Putin. Snarkoleptic Jan 2023 #5

The oligarchy is global. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #46

This constitutes HIGH TREASON perhaps? ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2023 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2023 #12

But what about dotting the 'is and crossing the 't's? triron Jan 2023 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2023 #39

+1, I'm starting to think those who want all i's dotted & t's crossed are being astro-turfed.....too uponit7771 Jan 2023 #61

Sure does look that way. nt intrepidity Jan 2023 #64

Good point blm Jan 2023 #70

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i assume there is a body count. mopinko Jan 2023 #21

Pretty scary between this and the Barr report. When DOJ can be so easily compromised dutch777 Jan 2023 #7

The traitors who've gotten control of the Republican house caucus may have Hortensis Jan 2023 #9

K&R brer cat Jan 2023 #10

Amazing how all this comes out & is promoted just *after* the statute of limitations ran out. NullTuples Jan 2023 #11

Sadly the McGonigal arrest lasted 24 hours in the MSM gab13by13 Jan 2023 #13

MSM is complicit. triron Jan 2023 #44

Oh, that will be back in the news before long. It's a big story. Ocelot II Jan 2023 #68

Reading this information reminded me of an NYT article from a couple years back in which the Lonestarblue Jan 2023 #14

Tim Snyder is a force for good in this world. Thank you for this. mahina Jan 2023 #15

Check out Snyder's lectures from Harvard on Youtube. A really great series on Ukraine. sarcasmo Jan 2023 #35

Yale but yes. I've listened to the first nine of them and have bought so many copies of Tyranny I mahina Jan 2023 #36

K&R SalviaBlue Jan 2023 #16

An extremely sobering read karin_sj Jan 2023 #17

So I try not to. Bad for my health. triron Jan 2023 #38

K&R Wild blueberry Jan 2023 #18

Ghouliani and Manafort must have been knee deep in this charade. And some CIA/SS agents too I bet. machoneman Jan 2023 #19

And yet they still walk free, facing NO consequences whatsoever. calimary Jan 2023 #47

Kicking blm Jan 2023 #22

much to learn, such as debt defaulters now following putin's 2011 plan, taking prof limbaugh's certainot Jan 2023 #23

Someday orangecrush Jan 2023 #29

i hope. soon would be good. certainot Jan 2023 #30

What are they afraid of? orangecrush Jan 2023 #40

+1, uponit7771 Jan 2023 #58

It's all connected! CanonRay Jan 2023 #24

Santos's secret campaign donors are part of this story, imo. yardwork Jan 2023 #25

Kevin McCarthy is a very self-serving person, whose places personal ambition ahead of country. patphil Jan 2023 #26

He just wants that big-ass portrait hanging on the wall calimary Jan 2023 #48

Heading into 2024 KS Toronado Jan 2023 #27

Great article orangecrush Jan 2023 #28

This excerpt: BComplex Jan 2023 #31

"The Russian operation to get Trump elected in 2016 was real." Botany Jan 2023 #32

A very good analysis of... reACTIONary Jan 2023 #34

KICK orangecrush Jan 2023 #41

KnR Hekate Jan 2023 #42

Worth reading the whole article. eppur_se_muova Jan 2023 #43

I've been spreading Snyder's piece for 2 days blm Jan 2023 #45

I'm glad he did it in article form Nevilledog Jan 2023 #51

Heh. I started with that one blm Jan 2023 #52

+1, uponit7771 Jan 2023 #60

+1, Comey should be made to tell who was his source for the "leak" in the FBI NY office or he goes uponit7771 Jan 2023 #59

Who's going to get that info ? The AG ? The press ? A Senate Committee ? eppur_se_muova Jan 2023 #69

TRUMP WAS UP TO HIS NECK IN IT Jimvanhise Jan 2023 #49

Russia ymetca Jan 2023 #50

I concur. blm Jan 2023 #53

He goofed. moondust Jan 2023 #54

+1, uponit7771 Jan 2023 #57

Kick! burrowowl Jan 2023 #55

KNR and bookmarking. niyad Jan 2023 #56

When you look back across the last 40 years SouthernDem4ever Jan 2023 #62

The thing that amazes me is that the people who hated the USSR the most Ocelot II Jan 2023 #63

Amazes me too. SouthernDem4ever Jan 2023 #65

Follow the money... Ocelot II Jan 2023 #66

Read the entire post... ewagner Jan 2023 #67