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highplainsdem

(49,125 posts)
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 02:46 PM Jan 2018

John Schindler's speculating on whether Russian-hacked RNC emails are being used to help Trump

This started with a tweet about Lindsey Graham's full 180:




He was ferociously anti-Trump until suddenly, one day, he did a full 180.

I have questions.


That was a comment on this Washington Examiner article:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lindsey-graham-we-need-new-special-counsel-just-for-trump-dossier/article/2644632


Schindler's tweet got this response from Kim Hopper:




John, this is a question that has driven me crazy for almost two years. Could it be the hacked RNC emails were also delivered to Trump? Wouldn't that be the real story?




Schindler's response to her:




Team Trump has sources of sensitive information which aren't the US IC. I wonder what they are ...




IMO it's unlikely Putin would have handed all the hacked RNC emails over to Trump and his incompetent family and associates. More likely Putin is handing over select info, potential blackmail material, when it will help Trump. It would explain the groveling from the GOP that we've seen lately.
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John Schindler's speculating on whether Russian-hacked RNC emails are being used to help Trump (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2018 OP
Wow, this explains a lot of things. lark Jan 2018 #1
I've been saying this for a long time. They have something on Grassley who did a OregonBlue Jan 2018 #2
The important question for me thbobby Jan 2018 #3
I vote for door #2. CrispyQ Jan 2018 #5
I agree thbobby Jan 2018 #6
How about both? BadgerMom Jan 2018 #14
Number 1, the RNC knew pack money was coming in from Russia for the last 5 years uponit7771 Jan 2018 #16
This entire presidential term has been compromised. Baitball Blogger Jan 2018 #4
The source is called the GRU. roamer65 Jan 2018 #7
I absolutely believe this get the red out Jan 2018 #8
So... moondust Jan 2018 #9
Even if Trump doesn't have RNC emails, they were hacked and he can threaten/bluff release of them wishstar Jan 2018 #10
I knew it from day 1 that they wouldn't just hack one side. rainin Jan 2018 #11
ALL the presidents men includes the GOP Congress! BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #12
It was Graham lying about Trump's golf score that convinced me that Graham's been compromised More_Cowbell Jan 2018 #13
I was saying this last July ProfessorPlum Jan 2018 #15

lark

(23,203 posts)
1. Wow, this explains a lot of things.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 02:58 PM
Jan 2018

McConnell and Grahams puzzling actions and about faces could both be potentially explained by this?

OregonBlue

(7,756 posts)
2. I've been saying this for a long time. They have something on Grassley who did a
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:00 PM
Jan 2018

180, as did Graham and several others. Either they are caught up in the money part and didn't realize they would be found out or they have something really juicy on both of them. They both despise Trump and now they can't kiss his butt fast enough. Many of the Russian spies and diplomats have said they have tape on "everyone" that could influence the US government.

Nunes winery was apparently financed by the Russians. Rohrabacher has been on the take with them for years. They must not have anything on Rubio because he is pushing for the hearings to go forward and he hates Trump.

thbobby

(1,474 posts)
3. The important question for me
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:12 PM
Jan 2018

Does trump have blackmail worthy information from an RNC hack?

OR

Is the RNC complicit in receiving Russian help and fears trump will spill his guts when he is cornered?

CrispyQ

(36,570 posts)
5. I vote for door #2.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:17 PM
Jan 2018

He may have some juicy stuff on a few, but mostly it's that GOP leadership has been in on it since they refused to have a hearing for Garland & the closer Mueller gets to Trump, the closer he gets to GOP leadership & key players, so they are covering each others' asses, trying to show a unified front. They backed this orange shitstain and hopefully they'll be wearing it soon.

thbobby

(1,474 posts)
6. I agree
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:21 PM
Jan 2018

The GOP is complicit in colluding with Russia and conspiring to hide it. This house of orange shit is burning to the ground.

Baitball Blogger

(46,783 posts)
4. This entire presidential term has been compromised.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:16 PM
Jan 2018

Any Senator who can be blackmailed is symptomatic of the problem.

Maybe that's why Senators are falling like flies. Those who do not want to play the game, step down. Which leaves the ones who stick it out by bending to the blackmail...well, the longer they drag this out, the harder they will fall.

moondust

(20,028 posts)
9. So...
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 03:48 PM
Jan 2018

Putin may have enough kompromat on both the White House AND the GOP Congress to effectively run both Russia AND the USA?

Oh my.

wishstar

(5,273 posts)
10. Even if Trump doesn't have RNC emails, they were hacked and he can threaten/bluff release of them
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:12 PM
Jan 2018

News reports stated that Russians almost certainly hacked Repubs, not just DNC. He is such a BS con artist that it wouldn't surprise me if he made veiled threats in private to Repubs alluding to Russian hacking and potential release of compromising info if they oppose him too strongly and allow Mueller to go ahead unimpeded.

rainin

(3,011 posts)
11. I knew it from day 1 that they wouldn't just hack one side.
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:32 PM
Jan 2018

They hacked both sides. If R's weren't afraid of having their private emails released, then they surely got in line once they accepted foreign money. At any rate, they are compromised. Not a one of them is smart enough to avoid the trap of Russian intelligence.

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)
12. ALL the presidents men includes the GOP Congress!
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:34 PM
Jan 2018

Lock them all up for life and seize all of their assets permanently. This is too good for them for selling our country to the enemy...they should all hang. I would like to see the nooses used as a bunch of overly long red ties knotted together.

More_Cowbell

(2,192 posts)
13. It was Graham lying about Trump's golf score that convinced me that Graham's been compromised
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 05:37 PM
Jan 2018

That's the kind of petty thing that Trump would insist on Graham lying about. It's a power play. You do that to someone you've got dirt on.

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