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Orrex

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9. I agree that that's a possibility

Reply to kentuck (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 09:18 AM

Mar 2017

And it's likely that Trump's mouthpieces will frame it that way.

But in the context of an ongoing political campaign in which Russia had been meddling, and especially after Trump publicly asked Russia to hack Clinton's emails, even a "pure" business discussion becomes fundamentally political.

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Circumstantial evidence? [View all] kentuck Mar 2017 OP

We need to prepare ourselves... Zoonart Mar 2017 #1

I don't think that will fly this time Chasstev365 Mar 2017 #3

Sure Zoonart Mar 2017 #11

I DON'T think trump is confident at all. dchill Mar 2017 #10

Refusal to release Tax Returns Tom Rinaldo Mar 2017 #2

There is a shitload of circumstantial evidence. kentuck Mar 2017 #4

Circumstantial evidence... Zoonart Mar 2017 #5

There is enough to investigate. kentuck Mar 2017 #7

A Republican interviewed on NPR this morning... Orrex Mar 2017 #6

It is possible that Trump and his "emissaries" were discussing business deals with Russia... kentuck Mar 2017 #8

I agree that that's a possibility Orrex Mar 2017 #9

I agree. kentuck Mar 2017 #12

trump hired Manafort to run his campaign because that is what Manafort does and trump wanted to win. jmg257 Mar 2017 #13