[Julie in the rv mirror]

Originally Posted by AndrewG

The point is the media does not care about that fact or scrutinises this even though the press event was supposed to be about exactly that handover indeed. Instead they are going after another wild goose chase in my opinion.

Oh, they care, and they'll address it, but the fact is that the allegations over Russian involvement is a much more serious issue at the moment, and they had to strike while the iron was hot. I'm sure it's no coincidence that the story became public the night before the press conference was to take place.

And this isn't only about the lurid sex allegations; there is information coming out that he might have received money from the Kremlin through his associates, and/or enlisted Russian assistance to obtain the information that was later used against Hillary.

Buzz Feed is a load of clickbait crap.

Of course it is! Trump should know this (although with his obsession with social media, I'm not really that sure), so his trying to conflate what they reported with what CNN reported (which was not exactly the same thing) is a diversionary tactic that might confuse some people.

CNN did not report the details of the dossier because it couldn't be verified; they only reported that Trump was briefed on it's existence, which he denies. Interestingly, because Buzz Feed is clickbait crap, they aren't held to the same standards of journalism, thus would be the perfect outlet for such type of information (were there any truth to it) to come to light. (Recall incidents where The National Enquirer broke stories that later turned out to be true.)

I'd also argue that Trump brought this on himself. I recall weeks ago him stating that he didn't need intelligence briefings because he was too smart for all that; now he's claiming that he wasn't informed.

I reckon in less than 4 years you will get to do this all again with Trump and perhaps Bill De Blasio or Elizabeth Warren or so as Democrat candidate.

I really hope not, because I don't think I could go through all of this again!

Originally Posted by AndrewG

It would be unfortunate if the new president to be would be involved in a string of affairs that are illegal. But if he is indeed he should be charged and dealt with accordingly. I wouldn't personally shed a tear at all over this.
I do hope however that you would also have reacted negatively if Hillary won and more information regarding her dodgy email deletion or dodgy Clinton Foundation stuff etc had come to light and would most likely have been pardoned by Obama.

The Department of Justice has announced that they will be investigating the FBI in regards to the handling of the Clinton e-mail situation and how it was again brought to light right before the election (contrary to policy). There is evidence that the director was aware that Trump was being investigated in regards to possible involvement with the Russians and didn't make the information public prior to the election (obviously). I think that's information the voters had a right to know.