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re: Convince me why I should care if Trump worked with Russia

Posted on 5/12/17 at 4:01 pm to
Posted by The Spleen
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 4:01 pm to
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He changed his stance in Crimea shortly after hiring Manafort. If there was any sort of quid pro quo with the Wikileaks deal, that's incredibly problematic



Didn't the first Wikileaks release happen right around the time of the Manafort hiring, just before the RNC?

Hired Manafort> changed stance on Crimea > Wikileaks first release > RNC.
Posted by a want
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 4:16 pm to
I think the hack happened in late spring. The leaks spread out over the next 6 months or so.

Of course manafort worked for a pro-Putin group before coming on board with trump....so... I mean that whole gig is knowing people and getting them to help you. Regardless of party or candidate, that job is black arts.

i think the central problem for Trump will be: he knew there was a leak that could damage the national security of the US and instead of trying to thwart it, he tried to take advantage. It's important to remember or at least entertain the idea (for trump supporters) that Trump really didn't plan on having to fulfill any of these promises because he didn't think he was going to win at that time.

Remember how Rubio and I believe Jeb distanced themselves in a big way when this happened? Rubio was very vocal. He said hacking by Russia (regardless of the target) was a national security issue? I think something along those lines will be what sinks trump.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 4:21 pm
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