Sources close to Trump are discussing which "advisers to the WH" might want revenge against Don Jr. [View all]

[kpete]

Josh Marshall’s take on the blockbuster NYT story about Donny Jr admitting he met with a Russian lawyer to get oppo research on Hillary Clinton:

1. What I suspect is the most important detail in this story is the sources. The Times reports that they got the information from “three advisers to the White House briefed on the meeting and two others with knowledge of it.” They apparently talked after the release of the first story. This is highly, highly significant. Needless to say, advisors to the White House are not in the business of taking highly damaging stories and volunteering new information which makes them catastrophically damaging. The only reason a President’s allies ever do something like that is either to get ahead of something much more damaging or get a first crack at shaping the public understanding of something much more damaging. There’s really no other explanation. We don’t know yet what drove them to volunteer such highly damaging information. Five of them did it. It wasn’t a matter of one person going rogue
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/taking-stock-of-the-times-blockbuster

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/7/10/1679343/-Josh-Marshall-on-5-WH-Sources-talking-about-Don-Jr-Collusio-Admission-it-s-the-tip-of-the-Iceberg

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updated to add:

‘The call came from inside the house’: Morning Joe reveals source of bombshell Don Jr. report

VIDEO HERE:
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/the-call-came-from-inside-the-house-morning-joe-reveals-source-of-bombshell-don-jr-report/