December 31, 2017
Washington — An Australian diplomat's (click here) tip appears to have helped persuade the FBI to investigate Russian meddling in the U.S. election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told the diplomat, Alexander Downer, during a meeting in London in May 2016 that Russia had thousands of emails that would embarrass Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the report said. Downer, a former foreign minister, is Australia's top diplomat in Britain....
So far the Mueller investigation has gone out of it's way to prevent conflict of interest. There have been at least two members of the Mueller team reassigned to different investigations because of an email exchange that supported Hillary Clinton. This is a non-issue.
This level of meddling in elections of The West is not new to the FBI. Just because this was occurring within an election does not mean there was no corruption. The FBI has offices in other countries, besides, the USA.
January 8, 2018
By Lucan Ahmad Way and Adam Case
Russian interference in the 2016 election (click here) has gotten an enormous amount of U.S. media attention. But Russia has been intervening in foreign elections for decades. Has it been effective?
We decided to find out. To assess the impact of Russian meddling, we put together and examined a data...
What doesn't make sense to me is why this is even a question with the president. If Donald Trump is actually interested in the best interest of the USA he would be applauding the FBI for it's ability to find facts that break USA laws. I don't say that naively. The FBI should be involved in securing the elections of this country. They should be involved at all levels.
The country is moving into a "fairness model" for elections by reassessing Gerrymandered districts in the US House. This is a citizens' movement that is finding interest by political parties. The fact political parties are involved is not corruption. The goals for citizens and organized political parties are the same; a return to fairness.
It is a known fact Russia was tampering with the 2016 elections.
It is known.
It is known.
It is known.
What is the issue?
Sorry if retaking the voter integrity of the USA back from corruption doesn't fit the president's plans. It is time the American citizens have peace of mind when entering the voting booth to cast their ballot. This mess has been going on since "W" and his introduction of computer voting machines. Today, those programs have been proven to be a problem and they are grossly outdated.
What is the problem?
The thought would not be complete, unless, I find it odd Trump can't get along with Australian leadership. Australia is one of our most trusted allies. It stood with us in Afghanistan and Iraq. There is no reason for Donald Trump not to get along with the leaders of Australia.
Trump's methods of conducting business is to have flamboyant words said about him and the expression of loyalty. I am sorry, but, that is idiot stuff. There is no need for expressed loyalty between long standing allies. And to think other leaders have to flatter him in public in order to win his graces is horse hockey. It is complete nonsense and it is intended to humiliate the other leadership.
To take it one step further, Donald Trump's leadership model is to exert retribution if he doesn't get his way. Whether anyone wants to say it or not, that is coersion. It is a crime. People are being intimidated and humiliated to bring about results from the people of the USA. These practices need to end. Retribution against ANYONE is a crime. It is intended to obtain power and/or favors. It is outrageous it has gone on this long.
Leadership in the Oval Office and the president's cabinet does not come with training wheels. These practices are illegal.
...Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told the diplomat, Alexander Downer, during a meeting in London in May 2016 that Russia had thousands of emails that would embarrass Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the report said. Downer, a former foreign minister, is Australia's top diplomat in Britain....
There it is. There was plenty of political content and it was all to benefit Trump. My guess is that George Papadopoulos got scared. Somewhere along the way, he realized there was a thumb on the scale of the 2016 elections to benefit Trump AND by that time the DNC was already realizing they were hacked. They didn't at the time until it was investigated. So, Mr. Papadopoulos simply realized he was in hot water and he wanted to find a way out. For all I know, he might have actually been scared for the country.
So, the writing was on the wall and there was no covert agenda by US Justice or the FBI. AG Lynch was following long established protocol when she spoke with James Comey about the issues with emails and the Anthony Weiner case. I might add, the DNC or Clinton camp never stated the investigation into a staffer's husband was politically motivated either.
