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2018-07-17 -Lurid Crime Tales-

The WSJ: The Russia Indictments: Why Now?

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-17 08:17|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 The point likely was not merely to inflict damage but also to send a warning.

The Russians would have had the ability to blackmail Clinton, and still do. Death by 30,000 emails, a 'Russian' insurance policy.

The 30,000 Clinton emails? They're 'now' part of an 'ongoing criminal investigation' involving a consortium of evil Russians. Sorry, you cannot see them.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-17 08:30|| 2018-07-17 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 By tradition, evidence is necessary in court of American law. Compartmentalized info does not qualify as 'you'll have to take my word for it' in a just court of law. Given who'd play that line, let's just say, no, we don't believe you.

It's just another play of 'Squirrel'

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-17 11:53|| 2018-07-17 11:53|| Front Page Top

#3 The 30,000 Clinton emails? They're 'now' part of an 'ongoing criminal investigation' involving a consortium of evil Russians. Sorry, you cannot see them.

Add to that the DNC hacking, the Awans, DWS and all the rest. See those documents, no we're sorry. They are now all part of the on-going Russian indictments.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-17 12:50|| 2018-07-17 12:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Yet the plain effect of the announcement was to raise further doubts about the wisdom of the meeting‐and perhaps to shape its agenda.

Donald Trump doesn't do "plain effects". I have been forced to the conclusion that trump can make lemonade out of lemons faster than any other politician / celebrity. No matter what you deal him say an off suit seven deuce, he will find a way to make it a winning hand.

They never lay a glove on him (to mix a metaphor)

Posted by AlanC 2018-07-17 16:27|| 2018-07-17 16:27|| Front Page Top

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