Russiagate While the Brightness Subsides

I had an early mid morning eye exam before I could do the Russiagate thing, and I just got home fully dilated. It even hurts to look at the white composing screen; but it goes anyway. In real Russiagate, Michael Flynn pleads Fifth, refuses to be 'paraded, harassed or disparaged' by Adam Schiff. A big FU from his new attorney, Sidney Powell. I like her.

Elizabeth Vaughn at Red State, McCabe Memo: Rosenstein Offered To Wear Wire To Record Trump Because ‘He Was Not Searched When He Entered The White House’. This dispute isn't really new, but McCabe is an accused liar, while in Rod's case, it's still out for review. I still haven't been convinced about Rod one way or the other. And I appreciated that in a high government official. More from sundance at CTH, who is convinced of Rod's perfidy; FOIA Release of McCabe Memo Highlights Much More Than Rosenstein’s “Wear a Wire” Controversy…

There are three aspects to this McCabe memo that warrant attention: (1) Rosenstein’s willingness to wear a wire. (2) Evidence that Rosenstein took Mueller into the White House on May 16, 2017, as a set-up to interview Mueller’s pending target; and (3) the CURRENT redactions to the memo indicate CURRENT efforts by the CURRENT AG Bill Barr to protect a corrupt endeavor that encompasses Rod Rosenstein. While all three aspects are alarming; the last aspect is concerning in the extreme.
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Ultimately all of the DOJ obfuscation, delay and hidden information under AG Bill Barr has an identical motive: help protect Rod Rosenstein. That effort continues today with the internal DOJ redactions…

Eric Felten at RCI,  How Many Spy Targets Were There in Russiagate? One ... or Four?. Four, not counting Trump who was the real target. In addition to Carter Page, there was George Papadopoulos, Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn. Convince me otherwise.

There's simply too much Ukrainegate to deal with individually, so you'll have to sort through the dross for some gold, but let's start with the video, Nunes: Biden admitted he did the very thing Trump is accused of doing. It's generally true that whatever the Democrats are accusing Republicans of, it's already been undertaken by their own troops.



Let's get real: Democrats were first to enlist Ukraine in US elections | TheHill

It’s Deja-Vu All Over Again – The Ukraine Effort is Simply “Obstruction 2.0″… | The Last RefugeDevin Nunes: Whistleblower complaint may not even mention Ukraine

Trump: 'Radical Left Democrats' and 'Little Adam Schiff...Are At It Again'

Whistleblower Had No ‘Direct Knowledge’ Of Trump Telephone Call — Just ‘Hearsay’ | The Daily Caller

Ukraine Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko Denies President Trump Pressure or Coercion During Phone Call With President Zelensky…. | The Last Refuge

Ace of Spades HQ "Whistleblower" Had No Knowledge of Alleged Ukraine Call

Rudy Giuliani Challenges The Media Over Ukraine: “Take Me On”… | The Last Refuge

Giuliani can't say 100 percent Trump didn't threaten Ukraine aid | TheHill

Biden Says He Never Discussed Hunter Biden’s Ukraine Deal. Hunter Says He Did | The Daily Caller

Althouse: Impeaching Trump now = conceding the 2020 election.

Sunday Talks – Senator Lindsey Graham -vs- Maria Bartiromo…. | The Last Refuge

Devin Nunes: The Ukraine Issue “Could Be The End of Biden’s Campaign”… | The Last Refuge

Why are we calling Ukraine story leaker a whistleblower?

Bidens in Ukraine: An explainer - Hot Air

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Bill Weld Suggests Death Penalty for Trump Over Ukraine Call

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Just Put Another Bullet Into the Latest Trump "Scandal"

Ukraine ‘Bombshell’ Will Explode in Democratic Faces | The American Spectator

WATCH: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Says He Doesn’t ‘Think There Was Any Coercion’ From Trump To Zelensky | Daily Wire

Schiff Shafts Biden

Pat Toomey: 'Not Appropriate' If Trump Pressured Ukraine

Adam Schiff: Impeachment Might Be Remedy to Trump's 'Evil' Bullying of Ukraine | Breitbart

Trump's team is trying to stop impeachment before it starts - POLITICO

Romney Says Trump Asking Ukraine to Investigate Biden 'Troubling'

Biden 2018: You're damn right I ordered the US-aid-money Code Red on Ukraine prosecutor going after son's company

Kasich on Trump and Ukraine: "Where are the Republicans?!"

Pat Toomey: It's "not appropriate" if Trump asked for foreign assistance in his reelection - Hot Air

Dem push for impeachment grows over Trump's Ukraine call

Republicans have four options on Trump and the Ukraine. They’re all bad. - Hot Air

Napolitano: This Ukraine business is far more serious than anything Mueller had on Trump