#tr45on

Replying to @senatemajldr

So many ties with the NRA, Russia and #MoscowMitch 

— Miakarina1 @Miakarina1

Don Jr. said it was about “Russian adoption” — he was right  — what he left out — it’s Russia adopting America.

Day after day, Trump’s Pro-Russia words, actions and policies prove that potus45 is a “Russian Asset”. Yet Republicans did nothing and continue to do nothing  🔥 #NationalSecurity #EnemiesWithin #NationalEmergency

The collusion between Trump and Russia didn’t stop after the election. It’s ongoing, every time Trump appears with Putin at a summit, every time they have a private meeting, every time they pick up the phone. 

You think they might be getting ready for the election in 2020? I do.

“The words Treason and Traitor are now being mainstreamed.”, Malcolm Nance‏  - Feb 18, 2019

Time to start using the word treason and the word punishment (as in the legally defined punishment directly from the constitution) every time we discuss this. We cannot let the next person in office pardon Trump or Pence (who was hand picked for VP by Paul Manafort). This is treason. We owe it to our grandfathers to hold people accountable.

— DeusEx-Machinist - Reddit - Feb 21, 2019

And then there’s this from less than a year ago!

Flash back to May 17, 2016: Republicans KNEW

US Intelligence Committees shared info with McCarthy and Ryan. Later, we would learn from the FBI, the DNC server(s) was hacked by Russians in Sept. 2015.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in June 2016 that he thought Vladimir Putin had paid then-GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The problem is that even sarcasm is almost always laced with truth. And when it came to Trump colluding with Russia, June 2016 was early even for sarcasm.

“I’ll guarantee you that’s what it is. … The Russians hacked the DNC and got the opp [opposition] research that they had on Trump,” McCarthy said with a laugh.

Ryan asked who the Russians “delivered” the opposition research to.

“There’s … there’s two people, I think, Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, drawing some laughter. “Swear to God,” McCarthy added.

Then Paul Ryan shut it down

“This is an off the record,” Ryan said.

Some lawmakers laughed at that.

“No leaks, all right?” Ryan said, adding: “This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

“That’s how you know that we’re tight,” Steve Scalise said.

“What’s said in the family stays in the family,” Ryan added.

Here’s why the comments from McCarthy, Ryan and other Republicans are relevant. One month later, on June 14, 2016, "Russian government hackers penetrated DNC“

At the time, U.S. intelligence agencies knew that the Russians had hacked the DNC and other institutions, but Moscow had yet to start publicly releasing damaging emails through WikiLeaks to undermine Trump’s Democratic challenger, Hillary Clinton. An FBI counterintelligence investigation into Russian efforts to influence the presidential election would open the following month, in late July, [FBI Director James B.] Comey has said in testimony to Congress.

Members of US House Intelligence Committee

Republican Devin Nunes, Chairman, 22nd District of California

Republican Trey Gowdy, 4th District of South Carolina

Republican Mike Conaway, 11th District of Texas

Republican Peter King, 2nd District of New York

Republican Frank LoBiondo, 2nd District of New Jersey

Republican Tom Rooney, 17th District of Florida

Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 27th District of Florida

Republican Michael Turner, 10th District of Ohio

Republican Brad Wenstrup, 2nd District of Ohio

Republican Chris Stewart, 2nd District of Utah

Republican Rick Crawford, 1st District of Arkansas

Republican Elise Stefanik, 21st District of New York

Republican Will Hurd, 23rd District of Texas