Wow. Eleven days in and we have what could be the story of the year. It is impressive. The liberal media is so desperate for dirt on Donald Trump that they thrown all reason and caution to the wind. About a week ago, Chuck Schumer (D-NY) warned Trump:
“Let me tell you: You take on the intelligence community — they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,”
Like he knew something. Or perhaps like he think he knew something. Well he did. He thought he knew something. He knew something that wasn’t so. My liberal FB friends were all over it. Buzzfeed cast away all journalistic restrictions and ran with a story about Trump
A dossier making explosive — but unverified — allegations that the Russian government has been “cultivating, supporting and assisting” President-elect Donald Trump for years and gained compromising information about him has been circulating among elected officials, intelligence agents, and journalists for weeks.
It was salacious, to say the least. And there they are today proclaiming that Donald Trump has a lot to answer about these unverified claims despite the following disclaimers:
A dossier, compiled by a person who has claimed to be a former British intelligence official, alleges Russia has compromising information on Trump. The allegations are unverified, and the report contains errors.
US Intel chiefs were all over it:
Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN.
The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible. The FBI is investigating the credibility and accuracy of these allegations, which are based primarily on information from Russian sources, but has not confirmed many essential details in the memos about Mr. Trump.
Russia has denied everything.
But there’s a problem- it should have been a red flag
The allegations in the Buzzfeed document dump are that Trump had secret financial dealings with Russia, and that Trump’s special counsel Michael Cohen was a main point of contact between these mysterious Russian forces and Team Trump.
But Cohen has never been to Prague:
The documents allege that Cohen traveled to Russia and Prague to arrange these deals. But Cohen says he has never even been to Prague or Russia.
It’s a hoax.
Naturally, that has barely restrained the left wing media and those still mentally impaired by the election. Now for the bad parts. The sourcing of this went this way:
The report “originated as opposition research, first commissioned by anti-Trump Republicans and then by Democrats,” CNN says.
So who gave this to the FBI? Enter John McCain:
Arizona Sen. John McCain confirmed he passed along a 35-page report to the FBI that details unverified allegations that President-elect Trump’s team coordinated with the Russian government to defeat Hillary Clinton.
In a statement released Wednesday, McCain said passing the report along was the extent of his involvement in the process.
“Late last year, I received sensitive information that has since been made public,” McCain said. “Upon examination of the contents, and unable to make a judgment about their accuracy, I delivered the information to the director of the FBI. That has been the extent of my contact with the FBI or any other government agency regarding this issue.”
Honestly, it’s really disappointing to hear this. Not the best way to cap off a long career.
The group that initiated the hoax is apparently astonished at how far it went.
Wow. Just wow. It is mind boggling.
This part is really concerning:
4chan trolled Rick Wilson with the Trump piss story back in November 2016. Media or CIA added Russian spies themselves. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
If this is so, the big question is who added it?
In the meanwhile, Buzzfeed (and John McCain) ought to be pursuing some other leads:
There are some real concerns here. Schumer made threatening overtures to Trump that Trump’s own intelligence agencies could seek to damage Trump. If that has any substance, those agencies need to be cleaned out ASAP. The premise of this story is a fabrication which has ensnared John McCain, never-Trumpers, democrats and the CIA. Someone may have embellished the story to include the Russians. Those who wanted desperately to believe it did so.
In the movies they call that “willing suspension of disbelief.”
Two other pieces from Zero Hedge stand out.
on november 1, a person without a picture but is assumed to be the same person posted “So they took what I told Rick Wilson and added a Russian spy angle to it. They still believe it. Guys, they’re truly fucking desperate – there’s no remaining Trump scandal that’s credible.” https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/95568919/#95571329
and
on january 10, moments after the story broke and began to gain traction on social media, a person with the same smug grin face, and the same hash title for the picture, stated “I didn’t think they’d take it so far.” http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/106514445#p106520376
And good old Ben Smith on publishing this gossipy goofiness?
“Americans can make up their own minds.”
This certainly is helping America decide- that the media is not trustworthy at all. If you want another chuckle, read this
DrJohn has been a health care professional for more than 30 years. In addition to clinical practice he has done extensive research and has published widely with over 70 original articles and abstracts in the peer-reviewed literature. DrJohn is well known in his field and has lectured on every continent except for Antarctica. He has been married to the same wonderful lady for over 30 years and has three kids- two sons, both of whom are attorneys and one daughter on her way into the field of education.
DrJohn was brought up with the concept that one can do well if one is prepared to work hard but nothing in life is guaranteed.
Except for liberals being foolish.
@Randy: A number of us here must have had the same visiualization.
@another vet: I know reasoning with the lefties well…
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@Randy, #50:
I’ve never entirely figured out the right’s rhetorical fixation on wet diapers and babies, but there’s almost certainly some connection between that and the fact that they’ve just just elected a man to be president who tends to throw a lot of tantrums.
World’s eight richest people have same wealth as poorest 50%
But seriously, they need more tax cuts. That the problem. If you don’t agree, you’re some sort of socialist.
@Greg:
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@Greg: Never seen a single tantrum from Trump. Not one. However, whining, crying, violent tantrums from you liberals. Whoa…
Those in the lower income brackets get the largest tax cuts. Go back to your tantrum, you don’t understand reality.
@Bill- Deplorable Me, #55:
The past 8 years of republican politics have been little more than one prolonged right wing tantrum, culminating in the election of Donald J Trump, who did little more than give voice to the right’s outrage.
Of course they do. Everybody knows 10 percent of a dollar is much bigger than 2 percent of a thousand dollars. Once again, the millionaires and billionaires will be getting the short end of the stick.
What we need is that flat tax thing, so everybody is treated equally.
@Greg:
Sure, a tantrum which presented jobs bills, budgets and economic proposals, all shelved by Reid when he controlled the Senate. Over 630 House bills shelved by Reid, who then turned around and blamed Republicans for obstruction… much like you do.
You simply do not get economics, do you? You really don’t. I wonder if that lack of knowledge begat your liberalism or your liberalism destroyed your knowledge.
The top 10% still contributes over 75% of the tax revenues… the dirty bastards.
They also own nearly 75% of the nation’s total wealth, and receive disproportionately high shares of the nation’s total annual income—particularly the upper 1 percent.
People at lower levels pay disproportionately high percentages of their far smaller income in total taxes, when you consider FICA tax, Medicare tax, gasoline tax, state and local sales taxes, property taxes, licensing and excises taxes on automobiles, etc.
@Greg: The top 10% also contribute more to the poor than you do. How many people in this world work for a poor employer? You mindless liberalism is showing again.
@Greg:
You’re reaching in order to try and prove your silly and weak point. People at lower levels mostly pay NO income taxes and their other taxes are exactly proportional to their income, same as the wealthy. Furthermore, the wealthy pay far MORE in taxes on purchases because they purchase higher end products.
Oh… except John Kerry. He dodged his As did Buffett and Soros. And Obama supporter, Imelt. Hillary made a huge deductible contribution to… herself. In fact MANY wealthy liberals, who all support, as you do, wealth confiscation and redistribution, do all they can to evade their responsibilities. Wouldn’t it be wonderful for liberals, like Hillary, who preach how wonderful it is to give up most of your wages so the government can waste it for you, would pony up and do their part?
Maybe before liberals open their big mouths and tell other what to do with their money, they should stop being such gigantic hypocrites and practice what they preach.
I would guess the vast majority of those who work for themselves.
It’s not really independence, creativity, and self-sufficiency that the right admires so much. It’s power and big money, which they view as evidence of useful contributions. They want to be friends with the alligators and sharks.
@Greg: How would you know? You never experienced it. You just spew the liberal ideology. Get a life!
@Greg: #58
This is a very dangerous viewpoint to have in an intended free market society. The left believes in economic egalitarianism, a sucidial effort to make all people economically “equal”.
They do not receive income from the nation you twit, how envinous you are of the successful, typical leftist….