David August ❌👑russia thinks trump is compromised.
#russia #trump #corruption #compromised #president #presidency #autocracy #dictator #politics #USpol
Aquarius
Ramesh #NotGoingBack>> … trump is compromised.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/12/russia-attempts-to-collect-its-winnings/
#Russia is trying to collect while it still can, and could still sink #Trump, at least until inauguration.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2018/08/02/lawfare-missing-the-kompromat-for-the-pee-glee/
Trump’s behavior at the #Helsinki summit reflects lashing from Putin after Rod #Rosenstein slyly alerted Putin that #Mueller knew certain things that Trump wouldn’t fully understand.
Putin has receipts.
Mueller hinted he knew what some of them are.
@rameshgupta @aquarius1842 @emptywheel so if, and this is a massive if, russia did manipulate the election, and if trump doesn’t do what they want, could they reveal that manipulation before he is certified as punishment?
@davidaugust @rameshgupta @emptywheel
As a transaction, what would be in it for Russia?
Russia plays the Long Game. Revealing the game now would be unproductive.
Except possibly just to create utmost CHAOS, that might be a short game win -Jan 6 re-run.
Unlike Trump Russia does not operate for Retaliation/ Revenge
They can use it for further blackmail - say GOP/NRA - for at least 2 years
It's the Special Counsel's move ♟️ .
@aquarius1842 @rameshgupta @emptywheel yes, but isn’t their global endgame to discredit democracy writ large and degrade the United States and her allies ability to resist putin’s will.
If trump were to refuse to do their bidding as they see fit, might they sacrifice him as a no-longer-useful-puppet in order to create a full blown Constitutional crisis and break the US government by convincing the American people on all sides he is illegitimate?
@davidaugust @rameshgupta @emptywheel
Yep - Chaos
But Trumpians are prepared to suppress 🔫 any 'Active Measures', they know the game