Evelyn Farkas was the Pentagons top Russia expert. Now she wants Trump independently investigated.

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Source: Vox - Evelyn Farkas interviewed by Ezra Klein

Klein:
From 2012 to 2015, Evelyn Farkas served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Since leaving office, she’s been raising the alarm that there was more to the strange relationship between Trumpland and Russia than the public knew. Maybe even much more. This week, she was proven right.

We spoke Wednesday, and the relief was evident in her voice. Far from being concerned over the new revelations, she’s comforted that the ties are finally being made public and broad pressure is finally being applied for more investigations. “I didn’t think it would happen this fast,” she says.

Farkas:
On the bigger issue, the intelligence community, the bureaucracy, patriotic Americans, and some members of Congress are making it impossible for the White House to sweep whatever they are trying to hide under the rug. And the White House is clearly trying to hide something, or the president would have said, on day one, that he would support the investigations that began under his predecessor.

His personnel choices (Trump) line up with his words on Russia. This is the only place where we haven’t seen Trump contradict himself, but we still don’t know exactly what his policy will be. We know he’s inclined to be friendly to Putin, to cooperate with Putin, but he hasn’t articulated specifics.


Read more: http://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/2/16/14630856/evelyn-farkas-trump-russia-flynn

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This is a great interview, and she gives specifics on how an independent investigation can be put together (recognizing how polarized Congress is) and be successful.

[kimbutgar]

1. I think the rethug party was co-opted and let the Russians hack the election in their favor

To make it easier for chump to do their bidding. I hope the can of worms opens so it spills out to take down the rethugs.

[mgardener]

5. I think they brokered an agreement

They would support him (did they know or some of them, Mitch an Paul,that Russia was involved and he would be elected??) IF, an evangelical conservative of their choice was VP.
Who knows, maybe he even promise to resign after 2 years so Pence could move up?

[Fast Walker 52]

9. I certainly would not put that past them!!!

they have a history of treason.

[More_Cowbell]

2. There was no way any other GOP candidate would win

I think they always meant to get rid of Trump after the election.

[DK504]

4. He said the RNC wasn't hacked.

Prez. Pee-Pee says what?

[Botany]

3. Fake news ..... nothing to see here ..... move on

Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 2h2 hours ago
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The Democrats had to come up with a story as to why they lost the election, and so badly (306), so they made up a story - RUSSIA. Fake news!

[calimary]

10. Good Grief!

Wonder what it's like REALLY to live in that world. It's something I can't even begin to wrap my brain around.

[randr]

6. We must have an independent review of the whold situation

A panel of people outside of government and from diverse backgrounds if possible.

[pangaia]

7. It would take too long

[starshine00]

8. I can't imagine what it is like to be in intel in this country and spend your whole life

battling the misdeeds from Russia and then suddenly have this buffoon in office who wants to put us into bed with Putin so he can make billions or trillions on that oil deal, he literally is treating this country like a corporate merger or something. I imagine many, many of them are seething and I can also imagine there is much more material to be leaked and they will not stop until they get the results they want so that their literal lives' work is tossed out the window to enrich an already rich idiot.