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Malcolm Nance didnt mince his words on Saturday morning, saying that Donald Trumps behavior over the past few years particularly during his presidency shows that he is under complete control of Russia, and he may not even know it.
Nobody has been able to put their finger on when Trump actually became an asset of Moscow, but its clear that he is one, Nance told MSNBCs Joy Reid.Its clear that Trumps combination of egotism and incompetence is the perfect target for Russia, who is looking for a puppet to do their bidding. Trump, after all, knows very little about American foreign policy or upholding international norms its unclear if he even knows that Russia is U.S. adversary which makes him a ripe target for Moscow.
Defending American interests would only mean something to a president who knows what those interests are and cares to uphold them Trump doesnt, and the Russians have known that for a long time.
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/07/22/malcolm-nance-throws-hammer-white-house-trump-complete-russian-control.html
leftstreet
(36,106 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)Stuart G
(38,419 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(48,994 posts)His christian base can forgive him for "grab 'em by the pussy", so they would forgive him a pee tape.
But selling out the country for debt, maybe not so much.
Their sons and daughters and fathers and mothers died to secure the freedom to pee but didn't die so a billionaire could own more golf courses.
Put it in those terms and even his base can understand.
LuckyLib
(6,819 posts)Gets huffy, threatens to sue, walks away. But when the complexity of money laundering is revealed, that he is a virtual real estate and casino bank for Russia, the Trumpsters may get a clue.
oxbow
(2,034 posts)RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Easy to manipulate, flatter, bribe, and blackmail. I can imagine that he is considered a textbook "easy mark" by Russian intelligence. They are probably still amazed at how easy it was.
Maeve
(42,279 posts)And because Americans love a slick swindler and go for total bunkum more often than one would hope.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)not as stupid as he was. AND, this guy was stupid! Also, many Americans seem to like to be F'ed over by an authoritarian power. I often think of some religions/churches wherein the preacher/minister/whatever is an authoritarian nut and his flock praises him. One person summed it up well to me, in short, many Americans are F'en weird and untrustworthy and are sometimes voted into power local/state and sometimes as president.
As is always said, never underestimate the ability for some Americans to vote into power those that will help and serve them the least.
0rganism
(23,944 posts)"you were made to be ruled"
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)Lindsay
(3,276 posts)to destroy America as a world power.
And he's doing a fine job of that.
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)incriminating information about him between Russia and also the investigations here. If Trump were above board, then he would not be doing all of these endless defensive actions.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Mid terms is when we start our happy ending!
We're baaack!
One month of an Obama type of sanity will fix 80%.
The other 20% is the losses due to treaties and pacts Trump fuck ed us out of.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)And Trump is overqualified!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)dalton99a
(81,454 posts)H2O Man
(73,536 posts)Joy Reid is an outstanding journalist, and Malcolm Nance is the modern version of "Deep Throat." It doesn't get any better when it comes to news.
skylucy
(3,739 posts)RKP5637
(67,104 posts)90-percent
(6,829 posts)USEFUL IDIOT
Slick Willie, Tricky Dick, No Drama Obama, and Useful Idiot
I'll settle for
THE ONLY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY SERVED WITH CRIMINAL INDICTMENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF HIS PRESIDENCY. And managed to introduce most of Republican leadership to the lifestyle afforded by "Federal penitentiary's".
-90% Jimmy
Alice11111
(5,730 posts)Duppers
(28,120 posts)For colluding, at least. They enable crimes against our country.
judesedit
(4,437 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)When you have a Trump puppet installed in the white house?
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)I really respect and admire Malcom Nance. He knows what he is talking about
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Most likely, our intelligence agencies know as well but are not allowed to tell.
Duppers
(28,120 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)we are seeing now.
We are moving to defcon batshit crazy, beyond Putin control.
malaise
(268,931 posts)Rec
edhopper
(33,570 posts)was all about the cash he is giving Donald.
President Whore.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)The lawyer who met Trump Jr. Ms. Veselnitskaya, is also the lawyer
for Prevezon Holdings that used upscale NYC real estate to launder Russian
mob money. Last May Jeff Sessions settled a DoJ $200 million + against
Prevezon for $6 million and no findings of guilt.
My guess is that the June 2016 meeting boiled down to 2 simple things
Russia will help to rig the elections in return for letting the money laundering
to continue.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)I'll look him up.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)dchill
(38,472 posts)not fooled
(5,801 posts)saw enough dumbass 'Muricans vote for boobs like raygun and chimpy to make a dump "presidency" plausible.
Enough moron voters get the candidate close enough to be within election-stealing distance.
mikeyDE
(31 posts)They've been courting lots of politicians and media people. The conservative media has been praising Putin as a leader for as long as he's been in power. Remember when Bush looked into his soul? As for why Trump... He was there at the right time. And, the bigger the idiot the better. They goal is to create chaos here and among the western countries. Choosing a smart, rational politician with worthy goals would be counterproductive.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,233 posts)ramsaygolfs
(1 post)The meeting in Trump Tower with Donny Jr. and the Russians was also attended by Donny Sr. by way of speaker phone. There is no way on Gods earth that Donny Sr. did not know about the meeting and did not attend by speaker phone. He was only one floor down. I am surprised no media outlet has ever brought this likely scenario to light. The investigators could really find out by internal phone records placed from the meeting room during the meeting. They would call Donny Sr. when the meeting started. Just saying.
hedda_foil
(16,372 posts)I think he was in the room where it happened.
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=5h56N_uwS7c
rzemanfl
(29,556 posts)southerncrone
(5,506 posts)He sold his soul, & now the country, for money to keep his "empire" afloat, because he is actually a very inept businessman. This is my humble opinion based on my observation.