Posted on 10/25/2019 11:35:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Justice Department has now opened up a criminal investigation into the Russia probe based on Donald Trump's insane conspiracy theories. #ctl #p2 #maddow pic.twitter.com/JdRpN5tiUz
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) October 25, 2019
Flustered Rachel Maddow defends Russia investigation as Durham probe shifts to criminal inquiry
MSNBC star Rachel Maddow was on the defensive Thursday night after multiple reports said the Justice Department investigation into the origins of the Russia inquiry had shifted into a criminal probe.
Maddow, who was the face of MSNBC’s coverage of the two-year investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign, was baffled at the opening of her show by the ongoing probe led by U.S. Attorney John Durham, whom Attorney General William Barr appointed earlier this year.
“This is the news that honestly, we’ve been sort of expecting for some time or thinking that if things got really bad, it might come to this,” Maddow told her viewers. “As of tonight, according to The New York Times, it has come to this.”
The liberal opinion host dismissed Durham’s investigation, criticizing what she described as a “frame job” and a “false flag operation” of the Trump campaign.
“That is the conspiracy theory that the attorney general of the United States appears to have been going around the world trying to prove,” an almost out of breath Maddow continued, later calling Durham’s probe “embarrassing.”
The visibly flustered Maddow went on to defend several prominent figures from Russia investigation who no longer held key jobs, including former FBI director James Comey, former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, former FBI Agent Peter Strzok, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and former CIA Director-turned-MSNBC colleague John Brennan, claiming they and others have been “excoriated,” “dragged through the mud,” and “screamed at” by President Trump and mocked at his rallies.
“We’ve got the CIA director, who was the head of central intelligence when the Russia investigation began. President Trump has not only gone after him as a traitor, he tried to strip his security clearance as a punitive action because this is such a terrible person,” Maddow said of Brennan. “The guy who was the Director of National Intelligence when the Russia investigation is opened has been denounced by President Trump and by the president’s supporters.
“The whole framework of upper-echelon intelligence and law enforcement officials, Republican and Democrat and neither, especially the ones who had direct contact with this investigation or who were experts in Russian counter-intelligence or Russian-organized crime- they’ve all already been drummed out of the government and in many cases turned into household name villains by the president and his supporters.”
I wonder if there is any possible test of their limits. Like, if Adam Schiff went completely bonkers and pulled out a gun and started shooting on the house floor, how would they defend him, because you know they would, or at least blame Trump somehow. It’s Trumps fault. His divisive rhetoric drove Schiff mad. Impeach him.
Where’s that panic button gif?
Stay tuned. I think times have changed and I think they had to. Trump and his supporters are on to them and we're pissed. do you think Trump and his people are going to sweep things under the rug? I don't think at this point that they will. I'm beginning to think the jig really is up.
Above or below Obama?
Love it
If the communists decide to get violent who will be their muscle? The LGBTXYZ people? The pajama boys? The soy boys?
Say when......
They will be seen by all as the propagandists that they truly are..............................
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I hope so.
The lockstep of the Ministry of Propaganda has been glaringly evident for years.
I believe you are more correct than you might think, although it won't be taken that far,
Unified, relentless support from the media was an integral part of the sustained, multiple attacks against Trump and the Presidency in order to bring him down. From where I sit, I see Maddow as a co-conspirator.
3D chess !
MadCow disease is not pretty to watch.
“She likes Bush...................”
Did you mean Busch? Or, wellll.....bush, er Bush?
: ) Nicely played and not George.
Perhaps the Left knew that the Russiagate investigation was about to get criminally ugly for them. Perhaps their tactical response is the Ukraine item Schiff for brains is running with. It would allow the Left to claim President Trump is using law enforcement to shut down their investigation, prevent the truth coming out, blah blah blah.
The baked beans. Since the dog died, the company needs a new mascot. Maybe she should consider it. If I was in her position, I’d be on it likety split.
“I wonder if there is any possible test of their limits.”
Me too. Just how far can they go before severe cognitive dissonance turns them full babbling psycho? Will they strip buck naked and run around screaming on-camera? Will we see demons leaving their bodies?
Conan said “women”. WHy did you not post a picture of a woman?
He also said, “To see them driven before you.” But why pick nits?
Rachel is complicit
She is complicit in the conspiracy to overthrow the American government. As a conspirator, she is a criminal that is not protected by the first Amendment. And....... she knows it
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