Ted Lieu: Many explosive allegations in this article:

[MelissaB]

WOW, many explosive allegations in this article: -Russians have damaging information on @realDonaldTrump that they want to sell -CIA is afraid of getting info that could be damaging to Trump -CIA Director is politicizing the agency to protect Trump rather than get the facts

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Corgigal]

1. Yeah, I just read it.

Damn, and remember they were first and correct on the formerly employed wife beater.

Somebody in America still gives a damn. Thank You, be brave.

[janterry]

2. I wouldn't be surprised by any of this

including the CIA being worried about receiving that information.

I hope Russia decides to dump what they have. It will cause a crisis in this country.....but we already are in crisis. So- fine by me.

[Kirk Lover]

9. Actually I think it could help bring this crisis to and end. n/t

[exboyfil]

27. I think would be the hope

Clear the deck and normalize relations. I just don't know who the new President will be. I strongly suspect Pence will finish out the term (assuming Trump leaves or is removed) since he at least can stay on a script. I also suspect he might not make the mistake of the last person in this position - Gerald Ford. He may let the hounds rip Trump's carcass up. I would. I think he is actually pretty offended by Trump.

[sofa king]

28. I think a lot of this investigation...

... has long since moved past the question of guilt on the part of Trump and a few others. The obstruction is obvious and therefore a crime can be assumed by us, the outsiders. The investigators certainly know it, by now.

But what's just as important is making sure that the successor isn't also some sort of a Russian plant, a necessarily smarter, more competent one, no matter what other fucking god-damned human on earth it is to whom the job devolves.

Excuse me. I was frothing, there.

I think a large part of this investigation has been used to carefully verify the clearances of everyone in line of succession to the Presidency, and to ensure that some sort of leverage can be used on everyone who should not be in line of succession.

Paul Ryan appears to have had a role in suppressing information that would have informed the public about Trump's Russian ties, before the election. If Pence is on the hook for something like that, too, then the Special Investigator might be trying to find out if Orrin Hatch is really as honest at he pretends to be. And if Hatch can't be the guy, you've got to go straight into the stupid-den of the Trump cabinet to find the next President, unless you can play a Congressional doe-see-doe and switch out the VP before the hammer drops.

But honestly, I think everyone agrees at this point that the criminal's criminal disinterest in his own job is working in everyone's favor.

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. A little snip from the Intercept link in Larson's tweet..

Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence and thus the man supposedly in charge of the entire U.S. intelligence community, has said he does not see it as his role to push for an aggressive Trump-Russia investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Okay then, I feel all warm and fuzzy now...our country is in good hands, right Mr. Coats..

[oxymoron]

4. Damn. Thanks for posting. K&R (nt)

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. GOP has sold us to Russia. If elections are not stolen, many many GOP need to go to prison soon.

[dchill]

6. SHOCKING that Mike Pompeo would politicize the CIA!

Not. Plus, you know he couldn't do it alone.

[gibraltar72]

8. How the hell much do they want

I bet we can raise it.

[Marie Marie]

16. Great idea!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Or maybe the Dutch Intell can buy it. Worst would be Coats (Trump) buys it & buries it. . . . nt

[renate]

10. I thought the Intercept was poo... is it not?

I don't want to get too excited about this unless I'm wrong about that.

[bettyellen]

12. Their editorial slant has been shit- largely due to Greenwald and his

Both siderite crap, he spins things to make Russia look good, and the Clintons look bad. It’s possible they’re again carrying water for Putin a little bit w this stuff about anoffer. I don’t see them giving this over to the USA, so who knows.

[Amaryllis]

14. I posted something from Intercept recently and got a lot of flack for it being poo.

[pnwmom]

20. Greenwald is a huge supporter of Edward Snowden, and opposed Obama and Clinton

So I take anything I read there with a huge grain of salt.

[enough]

24. James Risen has a lifelong career of strong investigative journalism.

Don't always accept every prejudice you find on DU or anywhere else.

[panader0]

11. Is Russia having buyers remorse?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. No, Putin's game is sew discord, confusion, inaction, distrust, polarization to give him more room.

[lanlady]

13. I think theres also a connection to the visit to the US of the Russian spy chiefs.

The heads of the FSB, SVR, and GRU were in DC 2 weeks ago - one of whom is sanctioned. I can’t stress enough how extraordinary this event was. Mike Pompeo claimed it was related to counterterrorism but that is utter bullshit. CT cooperation between intel services is handled at a much lower, routine level. I’m convinced they were here in connection with whatever kompromat the Russian have on Trump personally. It’s the only explanation that makes sense. This is about as serious as it gets. I’m sure the Russians don’t just want money for whatever it is they have - they have plenty of money of their own. Something very, very dark is afoot.

[blueinredohio]

15. Could we start a go fund me page to get enough to buy the info on Trump?

[grantcart]

17. and who is leaking it?

[C Moon]

18. Sounds like it could be an attempt to derail the Trump-Putin investigation.

I wouldn't trust them.
Maybe even trying to involve innocent people to hurt the U.S. more.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. Trump data would need be carefully vetted to see if is manufactured to exonerate or incriminate. nt

[Poiuyt]

22. Hello? Larry Flynt? Your country needs you!

[ramblin_dave]

25. Russian dangle?

Link to tweet

[Luciferous]

26. Steyer should buy it and release it to the public!

[benld74]

29. This reads like an effin Spy novel series!!

Uneffinbelivable!!!

[drray23]

30. if its true and for sale..

Maybe some wealthy anti-trumpers will buy it and release it. One can only hope..