Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced that 13 Russian nationals had been indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for trying to influence the 2016 presidential election.
They have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S., among other crimes, in an alleged effort to spread “distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.”
That statement in itself seems to indicate the Russian meddling involved efforts on both sides, if not for other candidates such as Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, etc.
But here’s where it truly gets heartbreaking for the Democrats. The DOJ made two stunning admissions in announcing these indictments, both of which clear the Trump campaign in two major storylines that have been ginned up regarding ‘Russian collusion.’
DOJ: There is no allegation in the indictment that any American was a knowing participant in the alleged unlawful activity. There is no allegation in the indictment that the charged conduct altered the outcome of the 2016 election.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 16, 2018
It’s a thorough and detailed indictment. The only references to Trump campaign officials refer to three members of the campaign’s Florida team who were played by Russians posing as U.S. persons and other “unwitting” members. Nothing hinting at collusion in this indictment.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) February 16, 2018
Boom! Did you hear that sound? It’s a wrecking ball being taken to the hopes and dreams of all liberals this past year-and-a-half.
“There’s no allegation in this indictment that any American had any knowledge,” Rosenstein explained. “And the nature of the scheme was the defendants took extraordinary steps to make it appear that they were ordinary American political activists, even going so far as to base their activities on a virtual private network here in the United States so if anybody traced it back to the first jump, they appeared to be Americans.”
That was the first swing of the wrecking ball. And here comes the backswing …
“There is no allegation in the indictment of any effect on the outcome of the election,” Rosenstein admitted.
Oh, the heartache!
Dems hearing Rod Rosenstein say “There is no allegation that any American was a willing participant in Russian meddling” or that it “altered the outcome” of the election: pic.twitter.com/NhVxUqHg3u
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) February 16, 2018
Take a look at Rosenstein stating unequivocally that no American had any knowledge of Russian attempts to throw a wrench into the election.
Rosenstein: “There is no allegation in this indictment that any American had any knowledge” of this Russian campaign meddling. pic.twitter.com/IfE6xLHVWD
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 16, 2018
Poor Hillary Clinton. She spent all this time hoping and praying for proof that she had lost due to Russian interference.
During a Women for Women International event in New York last May, Clinton talked about “the unprecedented interference, including from a foreign power whose leader is not a member of my fan club,” a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Now she has to look herself in the mirror and repeat Rosenstein’s words – no ‘effect on the outcome of the election.’
You lost, Hillary. Fair and square. Now you truly do have nobody to blame but yourself.
Was it worth all this time and money for the DOJ to investigate a Russian bot farm that had no effect on the election? Tell us what you think below!
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Not that it wasn’t already but Hillary Clinton’s book ‘What Happened’ has just been rendered irrelevant.
It is all political, all these “lawyers” want is our tax dollars. Look how much they have spent already and how long it has taken and it still isn’t over. These lawyers are going to milk us tax payers as long as they can while our Vets, seniors and the “working” man gets scammed. All that money could be helping the American people but instead, “lawyers” is pocketing it.
The Russian B*Ts want you to think so.
All that work and no outcome?
Are the Russians that stupid?
Are the Russians that stupid? All that work and no outcome?
The Russian bots want you to think so.
What IS in this indictment is what’s germane here. The Russians organized the stupid Millennial leftists in New York and Charlotte into anti-Trump demonstrations and riots. Yes, these obnoxious little leftists were used like a bunch of cheap mules by the Russians. An uglier group of leftist weenies does not exist. The Russians played them for the stupid fools they are.
LOL! You are delusional if you really think that the only indictments Mueller is likely to issue are for foreigners who will never go to trial – it’s just another knot in the ever-tightening noose!
Now it is time to indict and prosecute those that make/made up the LEFT.B.I. We need an outside independent prosecution team to begin investigations NOW!
If there was any evidence that was uncovered by the democrats, the DNC, Obama and members of his administration, they wouldn’t have sat on it, they would’ve called for breaking news story or a press conference. The minute the democrats learned Hillary had lost, every intelligence agency went to work to try to prove it. 14 months later, there is still no evidence, spent $12 million taxpayer dollars searching for a clue they already knew NEVER existed. I thank God we don’t live in a world like North Korea, they wouldn’t have been an election. It would’ve been a third term for Obama or him appointing Hillary to the crown of corruption.
I think we will be needing a couple of NEW TEAMS to investigate HRC and the DNC for their COLLUSION in the Primary Election, HRC and the State Dept, and, Obama and Holder…….IT’S TIME!!!
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It was a total waste of time, & money. The only thing GOOD that has come out of this, is that, they proved President Trump right about the wire tapping, & how twisted, & evil our legal system is.
Think of all the lost DNC and CF monies spent on buying under ground forces to criminalize the opposition. Think of all the lost CF and CGI donations from foreign contributors in the name of “Speaking fees”. Hilary’s brother aided the Uranium Deal sale.
So what happens to Hilary after she spends 12 million or more on funding, developing and managing the fake full of lies Trump dossier. Miss using the FBI, DOJ and other top department powers to get a perjury based fisa warrant approved to start an baseless investigation of Trump Russian Collusion that never existed just all made up illegally.
The Russians didn’t make me vote for Trump, Hillary did!!
Time to get rid of Mueller an Rottenstein BOTH; They are a waste of taxpayer dollars and Obama holdovers.
This did not end well for many. All across the nation hopes and dreams gone. Hillary a wreck. I would have thought someone would have warned them, those that decried the election results in vain, hoping against all hope. What are they to do now?
Trump is still President. Can you accept that now that this ‘Russian investigation’ is over?
Mueller is playing you guys, and you fell for it, hook, line and sinker. Wait until the other shoe drops. He will indict Trump and Pence within a month
Hey Paul; Been sniffing that cheap Mj long? Whatever it has completely destroyed your brains ability to think rationally.
Poor Paul, now he’ll have to find a job in the private sector and actually put in a days work. Trump in draining the swamp is going to get rid of all redundancies in government and Paul is one of the millions getting axed.
“There is no allegation in this indictment that any American had any knowledge” of this Russian campaign meddling.
You have a Reading Comprehension problem.
Have you ever played Poker? Do you show everyone all your cards and THEN try to bluff everyone. Mueller doesn’t show any cards until he has the winning hand with indictment and a guilty plea with a plea agreement to testify against higher ups. Have you ever heard Mueller say ANYTHING? Hundreds of Trumps Tweets can be used against him…. (this quotation comes from a Nixon article of impeachment) “made false or misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving the people of the United States.”
Hey Paul, take another stupid pill and go back to sleep you sheep.
Paul, are you such a dumb liberal that you can’t see after all this that there has never been an ounce of Trump Russia collusion? Your idiotic wishful thinking will not make it happen.