Remind us again?

[kentuck]

Why did Trump pick Manafort to be his campaign manager?

And why did he pick Wilbur Ross to be his Commerce Secretary?

[unblock]

1. manafort: corrupt guy with russian ties willing to work for free. what's not to love?

[edhopper]

2. what gets me

is no one in the MSM points out that even if Trump claims he is not involved he still is the worst judge of character in Presiential history.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Why did Manafort pick Pence for VP?

[kentuck]

5. It would have made sense to pick Pence from a purely political standpoint...

He was one of the favorites of the Evangelicals. That was the group of Republican voters that they considered absolutely necessary to win any election. So, I'm not sure Pence is tied up with Trump and Manafort and the Russians?

[eleny]

7. Rachel Maddow Reveals Bombshell About Mike Pence in Russia Scandal

"Noting that Pence oversaw the Trump transition team, Maddow pointed that he likely was one of those who was aware that Flynn spoke withe the Russians about easing sanctions.

“Vice President Pence insisted publicly more than once that Mike Flynn never talked about sanctions with the Russians. That was always a false statement,” Maddow began. “Well, now we know that multiple members of the Trump transition team knew that was a false statement when Mike Pence said it. So, why’d they let him say it?” "
https://ourvoiceny.com/rachel-maddow-mike-pence-russia-scandal/

More at the linked article.

[lagomorph777]

4. Trick questions!

Trump didn't pick them. Putin did!

[eleny]

6. Manafort is Putin's handmaiden

He was there to help Putin reverse the Ukraine movement toward independence. Trump's association with Russian money that kept him afloat led to his welcoming Manafort into his camp. It played into Putin's plan to disrupt Western democracies around the world. The United States being one of the prime plums in that goal.

Regarding Ross:
"Wilbur Ross, the Trump administration’s new commerce secretary, presided over a deal with a Russian businessman with ties to Vladimir Putin while serving in his previous role as vice-chairman of the Bank of Cyprus.

The transaction raises questions about Ross’s tenure at the Cypriot bank and his ties to politically connected Russian oligarchs. It comes amid confirmation by the FBI that it is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow to influence the outcome of the presidential election."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/23/wilbur-ross-russian-deal-bank-of-cyprus-donald-trump-commerce-secretary

Hope this helps your understanding of what has been going on all along.

[kentuck]

8. Thanks eleny!

I've always thought that Wilbur Ross knows a lot more than people may suspect?

[eleny]

9. Oh, absolutely

And it's a house of cards. Especially with an investigator like Mueller blowing the doors in and shining a light inside.