Dragonlady
Designing Woman
Thanks. I was able to look up the Crowdstrike thing after you pointed me in the right direction.Dragon Lady, what is Billijeens talking about? Ukranians convicted of helping Hillary Clinton win?The ethos of opposition to Trump usually goes something like: “All I know is that I hate Donald trump, and that’s all I need to know-dagummit! “He’s dangerous!” “The government told me so and the government is good!”
Trump elicits this reaction from child-like fools that are used to listening to slick politicians that steal their money, raise their taxes, saddle them with pointless wars and smile while they tell them what a great deal they’re getting. Trump has a rustic habit of just telling the truth . . .
I stopped reading your post right where I cut it out, because Trump has never told the truth to the American public about ANYTHING, and this latest set of lies is no exception.
Trump is lying about Joe Biden and repeating a discredited and debunked conspiracy theory about the Bidens, most of it outright lies, and a total false narrative built around Biden delivering a message from ALL of Americas military partners and allies that the Ukraine needed to fire their inept prosecutor and clean up corruption in the government, in order to receive western military aid in their war with Russia. Of course that fired investigator is willing to lie and sling shit at Joe Biden. Biden was only the messenger. NATO, the EU, the IMF, and the Obama Administration - all of whom were prepared to provide financial and/or military aid to the Ukraine, were demanding Slotnik's resignation. Biden was sent to the Ukraine to get it.
Last but not least, who does this mess benefit most? Vladimir Putin of course. Everything that Donald Trump does in his foreign policy, benefits Vladimir Putin, including withholding military aid to the Ukraine.
This is another alt-right conspiracy theory which goes something like this: Russia didn't hack the DNC, the Ukrainians did it. Crowdstrike (a high tech firm), was hired by the DNC to investigate the hack, and they told the FBI the Russians did it. The FBI never examined the server. One of the owners of Crowdstrike is a Ukrainian, so the Ukranians hacked the DNC, lied to the FBI and told them the Russians did it, and Crowdstrike took the DNC server back to the Ukraine. Trump wants Zelenka to get the DNC server from Crowdstrike to prove that Russia didn't hack the DNC. This would utterly discredit the Mueller Investigation and prove the entire investigation is a "hoax".
Trump is trying to prove Russia didn't hack the DNC so he can lift sanctions against Russia imposed by President Obama after the election. There is currently an act of Congress which prevents Trump from lifting Russian sanctions without Congressional consent. He's also pushing Zelenka to make peace with Putin because most of the Russian sanctions are all based on the illegal annexation of Crimea and the war against the Ukraine. If the Ukraine and Russia make peace, Trump can make a case for lifting sanctions against Russia, which is why Putin wanted Trump elected in the first place.
This is all self-dealing, and encouraging foreign governments to meddle in American elections.
I have no idea if your theory as to why the President does what he does is correct, but one thing I know for sure is that the conspiracy nuts have gone wild and it is concerning me that the President is more and more open about believing them--he is actually PUSHING them lately. When our leader is backing ideas with absolutely no evidence whatsoever, it makes me wonder what other nifty ideas he might get into his head. You just can't trust a conspiracy theorist.
Everything goes back to the Magnitsky Act, and the sanctions imposed by the USA and other countries against Russia. Putin and his oligarchs cannot leave Russia and access their stolen billions because of the Magnitsky Act. General Flynn's telephone call with the Russian Ambassador - the one he lied to the FBI about, was telling the Russian Ambassador not to retaliate against the Obama sanctions because Trump will lift them after the Inauguration. Shortly after the Inauguration, Congress and the Senate passed a veto-proof law, almost unanimously (99 - 1 in the Senate I think), preventing Trump from lifting sanctions against Russia without Congressional consent.
Trump claims that no one is tougher on Russia than he is, but that's simply not true. Trump has announced more sanctions against Russia than any recent President. Trouble is that he never imposes them. He makes big announcements of sanctions against Russia but in fact order the CIA to work with the Russian intelligence leaders on American election security. Yes, hand the burglars all your security codes so they can get in undetected next time.
Recently, Moscow Mitch lifted sanctions against one Russian oligarch in return for a massive investment McConnell's home district.