Trump/Republican Conspiracy Against U.S.

.@ODNIgov confirms that the Trump White House, GOP and their propaganda organs colluded with, or at least worked on parallel lines with, a Russian campaign to defeat Biden.

This is the 2nd campaign in a row where Trump got Russian help. GOP doesn’t care. https://t.co/iuDPdq5PHd

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) March 17, 2021

Election integrity legislation that passed last session included a provision that required a public report referenced in the tweet.

From the op-ed from a hard liner type that now found religion:

A newly declassified report from the director of national intelligence confirms that the Trump White House, the Republican Party and their propaganda organs colluded with, or at least worked on parallel lines with, a Russian campaign to defeat now-President Biden.

The details (those that can be publicly provided) are useful and up to date, but this is not news. The Mueller Report, e.g., explained how the Trump campaign manager (Manafort) gave polling data to a Russian agent, data that would be helpful to Russian troll farms to influence swing areas. Members of Trump's family actively tried to get dirt from Russian agents. Roger Stone, working with the Trump campaign ... okay, how much do you need?  People still made it controversial somehow to say that completely trusting the integrity of the elections was difficult.  

The Biden Administration will add to the sanctions to Russia, China and Iran, as I understand it, to retaliate for their involvement.  But, there will be just so much sense of just desserts here.  People are pushing for criminal charges, for instance.  Yeah.  Good luck with that sort of thing though Rudy G. might get in trouble somehow and Georgia is investigating Trump etc. 

The bottom line is the basic core rot, including a majority of the Republicans in the House, even after the Capitol (THEIR CAPITOL) was invaded, aiding the effort by voting to challenge the electoral count, aiding and abetting the big lie.  Each time when I see one of the under ten Republican senators who join in, including those people don't associate with it much (Cruz, Hawley and to a degree Tuberville are usually given the attention when there are five others), I'm disgusted again. 

And, it annoys me more wasn't done before. People badmouthed the Mueller Report, when it had damning stuff, and he wasn't some independent actor, but someone restrained by his bosses.  House Democrats should have done more with it, especially when an impeachment involving the SECOND instance of electoral conspiracy arose, the count specifically referencing a pattern. The impeachment report barely referenced Mueller for whatever reason, suggesting a bit of a mulligan.

The whole thing is so damn aggravating, but you take what comes, and fight to do the best you can now that actual American first (no racist implications) government is in power in the White House and Congress. Reports like the one cited provide some means to obtain some oversight and action as the insurrection on 1/6 and all else is being investigated and acted upon.  Removal would have been appropriate there, but you take what you can get.  

One more thing. Okay Lt. Colombo.  There is a general assumption that the 2022 congressional elections will be close, and that the Republicans very well might win at least the House back, at least if the economy is not going well. That is so fucking screwed up. The House Republicans have screwed us over for years now and supposed they can get in power again in two years, including as they continue to oppose COVID relief and so forth. It is a basic mark against our society that this is somehow not a clear reason to make re-electing them firmly deemed ridiculous if not offensive.

We are at the spot where 47% or more of the voting public supported the pro-Trump, anti-U.S. party. It is a dark moment. Anyway, less than a week from the signing of the legislation, I received my stimulus money.  Other people did last weekend.