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| The Mueller investigation is no longer a search for Russian collusion with Trump in the 2016 race. It is now a much more far-reaching inquiry into corrupt lobbying practices all across Washington DC |
| 2017-11-01 |
| Tucker Carlson yesterday. Full show at the link, but this is the gist of it. The Podesta Group was hired by Paul Manafort on behalf of foreign clients because the company was perceived to have a direct line to powerful politicians, like Hillary Clinton. The chairman of one major presidential campaign colluded with a brother of the *other* major presidential campaign to enrich themselves by secretly advancing the interests of a foreign adversary. That happened. That's "the swamp" everyone is saying needs to be drained. The Mueller investigation is no longer a search for Russian collusion with Trump in the 2016 race. It is now a much more far-reaching inquiry into corrupt lobbying practices all across Washington DC, the so-called "swamp". An investigation that is very likely to ensnare figures close to Hillary Clinton. In press accounts, Mueller's investigation is still framed as a hunt for collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the government of Russia, but that description is mostly bogus. The investigation has broadened now to determine which people and which organizations in Washington DC have spent years working *secretly* as de facto operatives on behalf of Russian government and business interests. The Podesta Group is chief among these. They are more focused on facilitators of Russian influence in America than they are on election collusion. I sense a shift in the Force. For the first time in decades, a threat from Tony Podesta doesn't have the intended effect. Suddenly, no power. It was the day when everything changed. I mean we know from the John Podesta emails how they worried and worked to stamp out stories with pressure and leveraging behind the scenes. If you are a new reporter in D.C. getting a lead on a Tony Podesta story you were not able to get it out in the "old days". John Podesta has not Tweeted since October 14th. He knows shit is about to go down. |
| Posted by:Herb McCoy7309 |
| #15 It's almost like there are some pretty good reasons politicians spend millions to get jobs paying in the low 100-thousands. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2017-11-01 21:24 |
| #14 "I'll trade you one Paul Manafort and a Mickey Mantle for a Hillary Clinton." BTW, where's our Florida girl, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2017-11-01 19:19 |
| #13 He got along with Holder, never beefed the Fast and Furious story to any degree, and hired a lefty staff....expecting honest investigations to reveal the heart of the corruption on the left side of the aisle....not likely. He may be expected to reveal some lower level naughtiness but the tip of to Podesta to file foreign agent paperwork after his work started seems just a tad too coincidental. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2017-11-01 16:29 |
| #12 Seems like someone might have found the plug. If they can just pull it free the swamp might start to actually drain (or at least the swamp creatures may go into hiding for a short while). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-11-01 16:11 |
| #11 Why do I think, "Close but no cigar." Maybe because somebody hid the cigar? |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-11-01 15:21 |
| #10 I wonder if Mueller is writing the exoneration documents now before starting the sham investigation (with leaks so they can tidy up before he gets there). |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-11-01 14:12 |
| #9 Your tax dollars spent on Mueller's Whitewash Campaign? All of the "Usual Suspects" that are Dem-affiliated will be let go because there is insufficient evidence -- see Comey for Act I of this farce. |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-11-01 13:17 |
| #8 If all this is true then why wasn't Podesta indicted on Monday right along with Manafort? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-11-01 11:21 |
| #7 An investigation that is very likely to ensnare figures close to Hillary Clinton. Why do I think, "Close but no cigar." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-11-01 10:47 |
| #6 It's not a matter of who Mueller gets behind. It's who he sticks the knife in that counts. Remember who this guy is. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-11-01 08:18 |
| #5 It is now a much more far-reaching inquiry into corrupt lobbying practices all across Washington DC, I don't think it will lay a glove on the Clintons. They know too much about Mueller |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-11-01 07:46 |
| #4 I had better see results. The whole District is built on sand as far as I AM concerned. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-11-01 07:00 |
| #3 And here I thought I heard Sessions say Might want to stop putting nickles in it once you hear that. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-11-01 06:51 |
| #2 And here I thought I heard Sessions say if the probe found anything outside the Russian collusion objective it would be turned over to others for prosecution. Robespierre to the courtesy phone. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-11-01 06:33 |
| #1 corrupt lobbying practices Color me skeptical unless and until we see some Zero/Hildabeast cronies start doing perp walks. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2017-11-01 02:02 |