Here's an angle to this whole story that nobody is talking about. It jumped into my mind as soon as I saw Romney's outrageous "I am appalled" comments today:
"I am appalled that, among other things, fellow citizens working in a campaign for president welcomed help from Russia -- including information that had been illegally obtained; that none of them acted to inform American law enforcement."
1. Based on what we know NOW, what exactly would have been accomplished if "American law enforcement" had been informed? The FBI/CIA was already conducting illicit FISA surveillance on Trump campaign members by the time this meeting took place.
2. Read through #1 again. Who -- at this point in April 2019 -- would even consider anyone in "American law enforcement" to be credible and trustworthy when it comes to dealing with matters related to the Trump political campaign?
Romney's statement falls apart under this close scrutiny. In fact, I'm sure his top priority right now is to run interference for U.S. intelligence and law enforcement assets who have been conducting this kind of illegal surveillance on political candidates for years.
He's criticizing Trump for failing to notify "American law enforcement" about a Russian who was working as an FBI asset when she arranged to meet with Trump's team.
And thats their complaint. Basically the campaign should have informed the FBI. What if the FBI is corrupt?