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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why did Trump and his team think they could pull this kind of stuff and get away with it? [View all]
Did Trump think he had the intelligence agencies heads on his side?
Or because he has gotten away with anything over the years he just thought his streak would continue? A bunch of group-think from a bunch of over privileged rich ass holes?
What is your best guess? What is the motive of the Russian connection? Does Trump have a business deal?
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Why did Trump and his team think they could pull this kind of stuff and get away with it? [View all]
Quixote1818
Mar 2017
OP
Trump never thought that he would win. Recall, Russia's primary goal was to undermine...
Yavin4
Mar 2017
#14
Good points, my only thought here is that they knew they had Wikileaks as a secret weapon
Quixote1818
Mar 2017
#18
The weird thing is that it seems like everyone around Trump met with Kislyak
womanofthehills
Mar 2017
#21
My best guess is they banked on the Republicans in office turning a blind eye.
herding cats
Mar 2017
#22
He probably has a deal with Rosneft, the Russian oil giant. Ass getting away with the whole...
brush
Mar 2017
#25
maybe because enough top repubs were in bed with him that he thought he was covered.
Amaryllis
Mar 2017
#31
He planned to install his loyal stooge as AD and then be immune from prosecution.
Kablooie
Mar 2017
#36