The leader of a foreign power declares he did not interfere in the US election. Donald Trump believes he is sincere. This is not just just any foreign power, it is Russia. Trump in turn attacks former U.S. intelligence officials labelling them “hacks”. Trump admits he believes the leader of a foreign power over his fellow countrymen and women.
In all likelihood if Putin did interfered, he wouldn’t admit to it. If Donald Trump and his team conspired with Putin does anyone seriously think Trump will admit to that? He won’t given the investigation underway in the US. So I’d take what was said with a grain of salt.
Now for some facts. In the past two weeks, various Trump campaign advisers including George Papadopoulos and Carter Page have confessed to having met with or conspired with the Russian government during the election. I repeat, they confessed they met with or conspired with the Russians. How far this went will probably not be known until the commencement of any court cases following the conclusion of current investigations.
Papadopoulos and Carter then named higher level Trump campaign officials who were also involved. Some of those officials have now admitted they knew all along about the engagement with the Russians. In addition, Trump’s campaign chairman is under house arrest in relations to the Trump-Russia scandal.
Despite the above, Putin said he didn’t do it. Trump, said he believes Putin because he is sincere. I’m not sure it’s wise to be so trusting of anyone who is ex-KGB. Particularly someone with a chequered past like Putin. But this is where it gets bizarre.
If Putin and Trump are telling the truth; with a major emphasis on IF. That would mean Papadopoulos, Carter and the rest have lied. Why would they lie? It makes no sense for them to risk jail confessing to something that never happened. That would be bizarre in the extreme. If anyone has an answer as to why anyone would compromise themselves like that I’d love to hear it.
Following the Putin, Trump declarations, Trump copped a backlash over siding with Putin. In true form Trump took to twitter attacking his fellow Americans as “haters and fools.” According to the latest polls the majority of Americans now believe the Trump campaign and Russia conspired with each other during the election. 59% believe Trump himself knew last year that anyone associated with his campaign had contact with suspected Russian operatives. That means The President of the United States has now called the majority of Americans “haters and fools.” I don’t recall any other President ever doing that. Certainly not siding with the leader of a foreign power and attacking his own people.
As a script for a political spy novel is might be a riveting story line. As a real life drama involving the President of the United States it’s alarming.
