While we were all distracted with the Scaramucci debacle, this bombshell dropped and no one saw it. It outlines plainly Russia's modus operandi for protecting corrupt oligarchs (the worst of which is Putin himself), the motivation for retaliating against America, the key players (including those who met with Donald Trump, Jr.), and other facets of the Trump/Russia connection. It is mind-blowing and terrifying. I didn't think I had underestimated the depth of Putin's evil, but after reading this, I stand corrected.
My initial reaction upon reading it: HOW can Putin get away with this? Have any of us felt up to the task of trying to probe Putin to see if his deeds are addressed with the karmic boomerang it deserves?
Vida, thanks for posting the excellent Atlantic Story. That Russian lawyer he mentions, is the same one Don Jr met with. A cut throat Putin, oligarch mob boss lawyer. And the Russian adoption issue Don Jr. said they were talking about was a totally bogus front organization. Putin is a mob boss.
For anyone else who wants to understand the full depth of Putin's treachery, check out Masha Kessen's [correction: Gessen] biography of the man: The Man Without A Face: the unlikely rise of Vladmir Putin. I could not put this book down. He's murdered hundreds of innocent people all for greed and revenge. Our president was turned into a foreign agent for Putin and is now under his thumb, all for money. He adores Putin. And he fully knows the man's treachery but he doesn't care. He agrees with it.
I'll have to add that book to my list - thank you. I'm just dismayed at how easily a single sociopath could wield power and wealth to the death and detriment of so many. Is it naively optimistic to hope that, when our country experiences its turn back to the light, that Putin's influence will die out?
Her name is Masha Gessen, just so everyone can find the book !
At least two people the Online Predictions Group saw Putin would be exposed and neutralized.
I remember a few months ago watching an interview with a young Trump supporter who said "Russia is cool and Putin is a great leader" . Nothing could be further from the truth. Putin knows he can control Trump. He is not above blackmail and Trump is errogant enough to get caught! I certainly hope he is exposed and neutralized but his replacement could be just as bad.