Former reality show
star Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Russians did not meddle in
the 2016 election. He knows this because he said Russian President Vladimir Putin told him he didn’t do it. Case closed!
Or, maybe not.
Deputy Attorney
General Rod Rosenstein held a press conference on Friday to announce that 12 Russian intelligence officers are now
charged in the 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
11 of the defendants
are charged with conspiracy to commit computer crimes, eight counts of
aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to launder money.
Two defendants are charged with a separate conspiracy to commit computer crimes, according to the indictment.
Two defendants are charged with a separate conspiracy to commit computer crimes, according to the indictment.
Trump knows exactly
whose fault it is. Even though he lifted the Russia sanctions President Barack
Obama imposed and has refused to address election meddling, he says it’s his
predecessor’s fault.
“The stories you heard
about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not
the Trump Administration,” Trump tweeted from Scotland before playing a round
of golf.
“Why didn’t they do something about it, especially when it was reported that President Obama was informed by the FBI in September, before the Election?”
“Why didn’t they do something about it, especially when it was reported that President Obama was informed by the FBI in September, before the Election?”
When Obama tried to push a
response to Russian election interference in September 2016, it was Senate
Majority leader Mitch McConnell who stopped it by refusing to sign on
to a bipartisan statement of condemnation.
In contrast, Trump has repeatedly praised Putin and is expected
to meet with him privately next week, with no Americans in the room.
Obama not only imposed new
sanctions on Russia, but he also responded by expelling 35 Russian diplomats in
December 2016.
Lawmakers have called for
Trump to cancel his meeting next week with Putin after Rosenstein announced
Mueller’s latest indictment, but the White House dismissed their concerns.
A real leader would be
FURIOUS with Russia, outraged, that the data of 500,000 Americans has been
stolen, a campaign was hacked, emails were taken, and a list of other offenses.
This country has been attacked and its so-called president is
responding by spending a little executive time with Putin. Even worse,
Republicans just don’t seem to care.
If Trump now thinks
Russia interfered in our election and its Obama’s fault, then why is responding
by meeting with the Russian leader in Helsinki, unless that, too, is his
predecessor’s fault.
Author Conover Kennard makes tea partiers
cry as a hobby. She was Commander of Jade Helm15 during the failed takeover of
the South. She's also one of the biggest arseholes on Twitter. At night, she
can be found drinking Conservative tears while pulling off the wings of flies
just because she can. She is the founder of a Marxist, Commie, Maoist,
Socialist site and has contributed to several other sites, blah blah blah. She
is an awful person but she doesn't like to brag about that.
