Robert Mueller indicts 13 Russians for election meddling

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Trump has cozied up to Vladimir Putin, lied, issued misleading statements, threatened witnesses, engaged in nasty smear campaigns, tried to discredit the FBI and Justice Department, contradicted the findings of our intelligence agencies, tried to persuade Jeff Sessions and James Comey to end the Russia investigation, fired Comey and hinted at Presidential pardons for any of his associates convicted of crimes. Are these the actions of an innocent man? Allow me to answer that: No.

Mueller examining Trump's tweets in wide-ranging obstruction inquiry

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/u...struction.html

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McCaskill has been highly critical of Russia and Donald Trump so it is no surprise that Russia and Trump want her out of office. It is also no surprise that Russia will continue to meddle in our elections as long as Putin's good buddy Donald Trump is President.

Russian hackers' new target: Claire McCaskill, a vulnerable Democratic Senator

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...6AZf?ocid=AMZN

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We recently learned -- although it came as no surprise -- that Trump was lying when he kept insisting he knew nothing about hush-money payments being made to women he had affairs with. Trump has also been insistent that he knew nothing about his son, son-in-law and campaign manager meeting with a Russian lawyer in Trump Tower. Another lie? Very likely. One of more than 3,000 lies Trump has told since taking office. (Buzzfeed, CheatSheet, BillMoyers.com, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, The New York Times and many other news outlets have been documenting them.)

Michael Cohen claims Trump knew in advance about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael...tower-meeting/

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Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been charged with 18 counts of bank fraud, tax fraud and failure to report foreign accounts. He's pleaded innocent to all 18 charges. Of course. Nobody is ever guilty of anything. Jails and prisons are filled with these innocent people.

Mueller releases list of 35 potential witnesses for Manafort trial

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...9tRS?ocid=AMZNt

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Thank you, Rachel Maddow! This is one of the many reasons we need a free press in this country and do not need a President who denounces the press as "enemies of the American people" and purveyors of "fake news."

White House updates online transcript of Trump-Putin news conference
CBS News, Jul 28 2018 1:05 PM

The White House has updated the online transcript of President Trump's press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki after MSNBC's Rachel Maddow accused the White House of editing the video and transcript to omit a question from a Reuters reporter about whether Putin wanted Trump to win in 2016. The White House had said the omission was due to a video feed switch that left out part of the question from Reuters' Jeff Mason. The transcript now reads:

Q: "President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election? And did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?"
PRESIDENT PUTIN (As interpreted): "Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the US-Russia relationship back to normal."

The transcript became a point of contention because of how widely Trump's performance in Helsinki was criticized, even by members of his own party. It was also a point of contention given that Trump at the news conference said he didn't see how it could have been Russia that meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Trump later said he misspoke, claiming he meant to say he didn't see how it couldn't have been Russia.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-h...ws-conference/

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Once again the President spent his Sunday morning on Twitter, parroting his usual mantras. "No collusion"? Check. "Rigged witch hunt"? Check. "Crooked Hillary"? Check. "Illegal scam"? Well, that was a new one.

Trump rails against Mueller in Sunday tweetstorm

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...eyMD?ocid=AMZN

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Trump continues to insist there is "no collusion" even though several members of his family, his campaign and his administration have deep connections to Russia and even though what Trump calls a "rigged witch hunt" has resulted in a large number of indictments and guilty pleas, with more to come. Trump lives in his own little world, creating his own little version of reality.

Mueller says Manafort earned $60 million as political consultant in Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...h83P?ocid=AMZN

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Fake names, fake accounts, paid political advertising and disinformation about divisive social issues. Sound familiar? Facebook and the FBI are investigating these latest attempts at election meddling.

Facebook has identified ongoing political influence campaign

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techn...jUSa?ocid=AMZN

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In a series of nasty tweets this morning, Trump parroted his tired old "hoax" and "witch hunt" mantras and called the Mueller investigation a "disgrace" and a "stain" on our country. These are not the words of an innocent man. These are the words of a narcissistic megalomaniacal dictator who thinks he's above the law.

Trump calls on Sessions to 'stop the rigged witch hunt right now'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...mi9C?ocid=AMZN

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In an editorial today, the New York Times recognizes the danger of Trump continuing to trust Putin and continuing to dismiss Russian election meddling as a "hoax" and a "witch hunt."

Russia attacks America's election system. Trump shrugs.
The midterms are approaching and the President has yet to get serious about protecting the nation's electoral system from cyberinvasion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/o...ump-putin.html