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https://www.odni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/DIG/DIG-Russia-Hoax-Memo-and-Timeline_revisited.pdf

Trump most certainly was involved in declassifying documents and blessing, if not directing, the agencies cooperation in the inquiry. Nobody has ever said that Russia didn’t attempt to mess with the election. What the documents show is that Obama rejected the IC assessment that said their objective was not to help any particular candidate for one that claimed they were trying to help Trump.

Biden was the first, outside of Hiliary’s campaign, to claim collusion.

It seems, if I remember correctly, that he had a part in directing the Dept. of Education to pay them.

And then there are the critics.

Part of the problem in Minnesota: “When the camera was turned off, I asked Joe if he had heard from Governor Walz or Attorney General Ellison thanking him for his work on the case. He responded: “No comment.”“ https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/08/feeding-our-fraud-a-landmark-sentence.php

Are you sure you want to delve into what that would be? A lot of scholarly people can’t agree on it.

Joe Thompson has been quite busy in Minnesota with at least three separate fraud investigations that I have followed on Powerline Blog. The current one is for a state program that was supposed to help people who had difficulty obtaining housing. Housing Assistance. Again, millions fraudulently charged for non-existent aid, committed by predominantly Somalians. The. Feeding Our Future fraud had a white woman at the top. When questions were raised she, naturally, claimed racism. It took two trials to convict all who didn’t plead guilty.

If she wins in a fair election then the people will have made their choice. That she has expressed a reluctance, or doubt, for her entitlement, could spell a refreshing break and a better adherence to the Constitution’s original concept.

Pretty weak defense, especially after the E Jean Carroll case. Ongoing conspiracies extend the timeframe to the most recent activity. All to be decided by a court. The reluctance of the Legacy Media to cover the information that’s been released will only further erode the little confidence they have left. So much is being exposed, especially about Hiliary and Ukraine, and how much the Russians were aware of the corruption, while the Legacy Media played their role in hiding the truth and advancing the hoax.

69% Agree: ‘RussiaGate’ Requires Accountability Monday, August 04, 2025 In the wake of revelations about the so-called “RussiaGate” scandal, more than two-thirds of voters agree with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that there must be “accountability” for any crimes committed. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 54% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it’s likely that members of President Barack Obama’s national security team committed crimes when they manipulated and manufactured intelligence to promote a false narrative about Russia and Donald Trump, including 37% who consider it Very Likely. Forty-one percent (41%) don’t think it’s likely crimes were committed by Obama administration officials, including 28% who say it’s Not At All Likely. (To see survey question wording, click here.) https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/69_agree_russiagate_requires_accountability

Overheard from drive-through speaker: “I’ll have a double quarter pounder with cheese, a large fries, and a Diet Coke.

They have assisted suicide there.

Is she in Canada?

Matt Taibbi eviscerates The New York Times. Good read. Open Letter to the Columbia Journalism Review, on the Atrocious New York Times The ostensible high priests of journalism should be able to detect the difference between passable coverage and epic, historic failure https://www.racket.news/p/open-letter-to-the-columbia-journalism