We keep saying the Russia Investigation is Complicated. It’s not. It comes down to three statements:
- The Russian Government interfered with the 2016 election by a combination of hacking and propaganda.
- It is possible that members of the Trump Campaign, if not Trump himself, knew beforehand what the Russians were doing or may have even cooperated.
- President Trump attempted to obstruct the investigation by firing Comey and other means.
A lot of the ‘complexity’ is happening because we have a President, a political party, a news network, right-wing radio, and many others doing all they can to make it sound complicated. But that does not explain why other news outlets such as MSNBC says the same. Well, they like to prove things, not just say them. You know, give evidence. That’s where it gets complicated.
The first statement of Russian interference involves computer forensics counter-espionage investigation.
The second statement of the Trump Campaign’s cooperation involves a lot of suspicious meetings and behavior. What makes it complicated is that there is just so much of it. It becomes mind-numbing. Taken individually each event can be explained away. However, the sheer number of them raises suspicion. However, it is still all circumstantial. We may not know who the conspirators are, how they were involved, how much they were involved, or why until the Mueller Investigation provides witnesses, documents, or other evidence. But note, people have been convicted for criminal conspiracy with less circumstantial evidence.
There is so much circumstantial evidence, by the time I list it all more is found. I won’t even try, at least not yet. Instead, I will invite you to discover for yourself. My recommendation is that you just accept that’s there is more than enough and wait until the investigation is done to see the details.
As for the President committing obstruct that’s complicated, because… OK, that’s not complicated at all. He confessed to it, on tape, in front of America and Lester Holms. Any argument that it’s not is just political nonsense. The only reason he is not being impeached in because Republicans control Congress. Why Mueller is still investigating it? No idea. From what I have seen before, prosecutors look for as much evidence as they can, even when it seems like they have enough. That’s especially true when the target is powerful, like say the President of the United States.
With the question of the Trump Campaign’s involvement, I’m not sure I can do more than is already being done by your chosen news source. As for the third and as far as I’m concerned, it’s only a political question, and discussing whether or not Trump obstructed is a waste of time.
However, with how the Russian Government Interfered and how we know, I can help a lot. So, check out my next post.
