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JonLP24

(29,322 posts) Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:34 PM Jan 2018

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So if Russia stole RNC emails but never published them what does that mean?

I find that very suspicious.

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So if Russia stole RNC emails but never published them what does that mean? (Original Post) JonLP24 Jan 2018 OP

I'm thinking they saved them, to be put to good use. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1

Yep, trump/Putin has kompromat over their heads. brush Jan 2018 #13

Their value would be in threatening to publish them leftstreet Jan 2018 #2

L E V E R A G E sfwriter Jan 2018 #3

Bingo thegoose Jan 2018 #9

DOUBLE BINGO bluestarone Jan 2018 #12

x1000 peggysue2 Jan 2018 #17

It means Russia was blackmailing the entire GOP Chasstev365 Jan 2018 #4

Perhaps that H2O Man Jan 2018 #5

Blackmail. herding cats Jan 2018 #6

Same here JonLP24 Jan 2018 #8

The stolen RNC emails are being used to blackmail elected republican officials. fleur-de-lisa Jan 2018 #7

Kompromat. nt The_jackalope Jan 2018 #10

I'm guessing that if they had more dirt on democrats than repukes BigRig Jan 2018 #11

Kompromat. Edit: Jackalope beat me to it. NT Adrahil Jan 2018 #14

it means they were burnbaby Jan 2018 #15

IMO, they used them to identify Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #16

I watched Declassified on the "Illegals program" JonLP24 Jan 2018 #18

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

1. I'm thinking they saved them, to be put to good use.

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:36 PM

Jan 2018

Which might be what is happening now, and might explain why some GOPers have suddenly become so obsequious toward Trump.

brush

(53,776 posts)

13. Yep, trump/Putin has kompromat over their heads.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:23 PM

Jan 2018

leftstreet

(36,107 posts)

2. Their value would be in threatening to publish them

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:37 PM

Jan 2018

i would think

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

3. L E V E R A G E

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:37 PM

Jan 2018

Kompromat

Dirt

Coercion

Blackmail

thegoose

(3,115 posts)

9. Bingo

Reply to sfwriter (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:44 PM

Jan 2018

bluestarone

(16,926 posts)

12. DOUBLE BINGO

Reply to sfwriter (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:59 PM

Jan 2018

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)

17. x1000

Reply to sfwriter (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:34 PM

Jan 2018

On the money!

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

4. It means Russia was blackmailing the entire GOP

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:38 PM

Jan 2018

Trump/Russia is the tip of the iceberg!

H2O Man

(73,537 posts)

5. Perhaps that

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:38 PM

Jan 2018

they were interested in who inside the RNC/GOP was opposing Trump.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)

6. Blackmail.

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:39 PM

Jan 2018

They’re being used to control the Republicans. That seems the most obvious answer to me.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

8. Same here

Reply to herding cats (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:42 PM

Jan 2018

I agree with all responses.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts)

7. The stolen RNC emails are being used to blackmail elected republican officials.

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:41 PM

Jan 2018

There doesn't seem to be a better explanation for the change in tone for people like Lindsay Graham.

For a while it seemed likely that after they got the tax bill through, some of the republicans that have spoken out against Cheetolini would really turn up the heat about the Russia investigation. Nope.

What else are we to make of this?

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)

10. Kompromat. nt

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:44 PM

Jan 2018

BigRig

(74 posts)

11. I'm guessing that if they had more dirt on democrats than repukes

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 12:58 PM

Jan 2018

Hilary would be president.

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

14. Kompromat. Edit: Jackalope beat me to it. NT

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:32 PM

Jan 2018

burnbaby

(685 posts)

15. it means they were

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:32 PM

Jan 2018

having to much fun with Hillary's emails

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)

16. IMO, they used them to identify

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 01:34 PM

Jan 2018

who could be cultivated as an asset. Putin is well known for playing the long game.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

18. I watched Declassified on the "Illegals program"

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 02:26 PM

Jan 2018

About non official cover spies (ones without diplomatic immunity) they would bury a bag of money near a rest stop which the FBI sat on for over a year before somebody came by to pick up. One thing I give them is they sure are patient.

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