Posted on 09/12/2023 2:29:31 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday the prosecution of former President Donald Trump was politically motivated and demonstrated the "rottenness" of the U.S. political system.
Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is facing a series of criminal cases in which he is charged, among other things, with trying to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat by Joe Biden.
He has pleaded not guilty, while Biden, who is seeking re-election next year, has kept silent about the proceedings against his opponent.
Putin said what was happening to Trump was good from Russia's point of view.
"It shows all the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy," he said at a forum in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok.
"Everything that's happening with Trump is politically motivated persecution of one's political rival, that's what it is. And it's being done before the eyes of the U.S. public and the whole world. They've simply exposed their internal problems."
Putin continued: "In this sense, if they are trying to fight us in some way, it’s good, because it shows who is fighting us. It shows, as they said back in Soviet times, 'the bestial face of American imperialism, the bestial grin'."
As president, Trump was investigated for possible collusion with Russia but an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller did not find sufficient evidence that Trump's campaign had coordinated with Moscow to influence the 2016 election in which he defeated Hillary Clinton.
Putin said the idea that Trump had special ties with Russia was "complete nonsense."
He also said significant changes in the U.S.-Russia relationship were unlikely regardless of who wins the 2024 U.S. election because the administration was "hammering into people's heads" that Russia was an existential adversary.
"No matter who is elected, the vector of anti-Russian U.S. policy is unlikely to be
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And, in this case, Putin is correct.
Old joke in the 1990s from self help speaker Jim Rohn.
This is the greatest country on earth and has the most freedom. But some people are still discontented. They figure “If only I could sneak into Poland or Russia.”
Now how much of a joke is it?
Jan. 6 solitary confinement without charge or attorney..... Trump and even Lindsey Graham under lawfare banana republic kangaroo court indictments in cities with 80% enemy voters.... You can’t mention covid on “X” starting today....
The whole world can see this. The justice system is run by criminals attempting to destroy their #1 opponent.
TASS also reported that Putin said in essence it don’t matter who wins the election next year as far as better relations between the US and Russia are concerned.
He’s right. And what a good way to slap a pathetic enemy (Biden and the Marxist American Left).
The irony is that Putin’s harassment of Alexy Navalny was a blue-print for present DOJ harassment of Trump. The only difference?
The DOJ is going after far more Trump associates and lawyers on manufactured lawfare charges, than Russia did to Navalny’s associates.
Putin said, not in this interview though, that whoever gets elected finds himself in the Oval Office. Then some men in suits show up to tell him how things work in Washington.
More truth from Putin.
Just like his crititique of the Imperialist Globohomo LGBT tranny and open borders agenda.
Oddly Putin is shrewd. He says nice things about Trump so as to make Trump seem his friend and thus hurt Trump. He does not want Trump as president. Putin is not stupid.
If Putin could run against Biden, he’d be the better choice. He could avoid the DC communist jury pool by living in Moscow.
At least with Putin, he just kills his political rivals, either that or for some reason political opponents of Putin have a tendency to fall out of high-rise windows or accidentally take some type of toxic nuclear substance that kills you slowly.
“And, in this case, Putin is correct.”
I have to agree with you. One of the very few times I agree with Putin.
I would say Putin is correct 95% of the time compared to say Joe Biden...
If Putin were in Biden’s shoes, Donald Trump would be at room temperature.
That’s all you really need to know about his sentiments here.
The rot of US politicians.
Politics is always a blood sport but certain politicians can go way too far.
Indeed
I may not agree with Putin often, but in this case he’s right.
True.
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