Rep. Eric Swalwell

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Rep. Eric Swalwell
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@RepSwalwell
You have invested millions in Russia. Russians have invested millions in You. Your family met with them when they offered “dirt.” You invited them to hack. They hacked. You amplified what they stole. I don’t know what that is exactly. But it’s not a hoax. #TrumpRussia

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4:51 PM - Apr 18, 2018

[notdarkyet]

1. Swalwell is not afraid of telling the truth. Like him very much.

[lagomorph777]

8. I know what it is, and it's not "No Collusion!"

C'mon, say it Eric!

[bdamomma]

2. the facts are the facts

Thank you Rep. Swalwell.

Anyone remember when Donald Jr said money was pouring in from Russia???

[NewJeffCT]

9. I think it was 2008 or 2011?

I forget when

[livetohike]

3. It's that simple. Anyone trying to make excuses, or make it

complicated are wrong.

[CrispyQ]

4. A good bulldog!

I hope he's on the ticket in 2020!

[Grammy23]

5. tRump has used the old trick of deny, deny, deny.

He will stick to that story until he is carted off to his grave. He knows that to his beloved base, all he has to say is “I didn’t do it — no collusion.” And they so want their hero to not be guilty of selling the USA out to the Russians (or any one else who will line his pockets) that they listen only to him or others (Hannity) who sing his praises. Critical thinking (like WHY are there so many people associated with Russia also connected to tRump) eludes them. But that is because tRump sticks to his script— No collusion — Everytime he gets in front of a microphone and can interject that into the conversation. Dumb in some respects, he is a master at promoting himself even if he has to use lies and half truths. He knows his audience and wants to keep them happy.

[NewJeffCT]

10. it's not just "no collusion"

It's "NO COLLUSION" - you need to put it all in CAPS to make it even more true.

[Grammy23]

22. I forgot to mention that he also uses every opportunity to claim it is all a hoax or

Witch hunt. And to claim that Hillary did collude. Every time he opens his yap about it, he denies his own culpability and projects back to the Democratic side as THE real guilty ones.

All I can think of when he says it is a witch hunt is if you find witches in every place you look, there might be a reason to look for witches. I am certainly not going to search for flying pigs if my research says I need to be hunting witches. Duh...

But the dopes and rubes who still support their King will follow him to the cliff and right over the side. I just hope when Mueller releases his report, he has evidence that a blind man could see to convict tRump and a whole gang of other people tied to his coattails. Those of us who have been following this story closely are already in possession of an enormous amount of information. Let’s hope the rest of the boobs (or most of them) will open their eyes and think for one hot minute. Maybe it won’t hurt their brain too much to actually use it.

[awesomerwb1]

6. I really like Eric Swalwell

He has the balls to consistently go after Dump in a strong, informed way. Same with Lieu.

[cilla4progress]

7. Unfortunately, what I'm hearing on the news shows, podcasts,

is that this type of criminal activity - money laundering - is what makes the world turn. Without it, economic activity would shut down.

It remains to be seen if trump et al will take the fall.

[PatSeg]

11. Someone who is not guilty

would stop talking about the issue. Every time Trump doubles down, he just refreshes the scandal in people's minds and makes him look more and more guilty. Honest people don't have to work so hard at appearing not guilty.

[SWBTATTReg]

15. Yes, I agree w/ you!

Honest people would welcome w/ open arms any investigation, mandate that the gop-controlled congress run a democrat-controlled emplaced panel to fully investigate Russian issues tRUMP is accused of (collusion, obstruction of just., etc.) under opposing party's control. This would clearly show innocence and no fear of any investigation(s).

Instead, we are seeing totally the opposite. Shut down of Congress investigations, suppression of evidence/testimony w/ NDAs (non-disclosure agreements and the like), not calling all pertinent witnesses that democrats wanted to question in full, and so forth.

Makes one wonder, doesn't it? (I'm fully convinced that tRUMP is guilty of something and that the Russians do have some blackmail videos/evidence/etc. to hold over tRUMP).

The mere possibility that tRUMP could be even blackmailed due to his business interests in Russia is alone enough to judge that something is not right, let alone a 'Pee' tape/recording/evidence. tRUMP should have been made to divest ALL property/assets in Russia and associated countries/allies of Russia.

[PatSeg]

25. Absolutely

An innocent person would welcome the most thorough investigation possible, to eliminate any appearance of guilt. Any public comments would be very simple and direct, "Let the investigation proceed without interference, I have nothing to hide". But Trump is the kind of person who has tons to hide and always has. People with such a lifestyle should stay as far away from politics as possible, because running for higher office puts one's life under a microscope. Little goes unnoticed or unreported. The man is too stupid and arrogant to realize that.

What I think is happening now is there are many more scandals than Russian related ones, scandals he thought would never be exposed, ones many people probably hadn't even been looking for. I think the raid on Cohen's office and home is driving Trump insane, because HE knows what could be revealed. Russia might be the least of his worries.

[gratuitous]

12. And all of these pertinent facts cited by Swalwell

As soon as Trump says some magic word, everyone in the popular media suddenly forgets everything that happened. It's a peculiar form of amnesia. Does anyone remember Trump meeting privately with his Russian handlers (Lavrov and Kislyak) in the Oval Office back in May 2017? The one where he spilled classified information to his Russian pals? The meeting that the media of his own country were excluded from, but Russian media were allowed in with all their electronic gear?

[FakeNoose]

19. The facts are laid out carefully in "Russian Roulette"

I'm reading the book right now, and it has been carefully researched. It's quite enlightening and also very scary. These two reporters have done an excellent job but they only have probably one-tenth of the info that Mueller has. I'm quite sure the smarter Democratic Senators and Representatives have read the book.

Several books I've read in the last 6 months or so:
-Russian Roulette; The Inside Story of Putin's War on America [2018] by Michael Isikoff & David Corn (reading now)
-Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House [2018] by Michael Wolff
-Devil's Bargain; Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency [2017] by Joshua Green
-The Plot to Hack America's 2016 Election [2016] by Malcolm Nance
-What Happened [2017] by Hillary Rodham Clinton
-The Making of Donald Trump [2016] by David Cay Johnston
-It's Even Worse Than You Think [2018] by David Cay Johnston

Next up:
-A Higher Loyalty; Truth, Lies, and Leadership [2018] by James Comey
-Trumpocracy; The Corruption of the American Republic [2018] by David Frum

It's great being retired! Now I have time to do a lot of reading.

[Pepsidog]

21. Republican lawmakers do not read. They are a remarkably ignorant lot of fools. Its quite astonishin

[FakeNoose]

23. OK

We're talking about Eric Swalwell who's not a Republican. He's a whip-smart Democrat.

[Grammy23]

24. Looks like you and I are reading off the same book shelf.

Currently reading Russian Roulette and yes, it contains additional details to add to the many we’ve gleaned from other books and interviews. Like you, I have Comey’s book on my iPad and will start reading it when I finish R. Roulette.

Just thinking that after all this is out in the open and Mueller’s report is released (and please let’s find tRump in an orange jumpsuit and behind bars) the number of books that will be written. I might need a bigger bookshelf (in the Cloud) to contain them all! 😉

[SWBTATTReg]

27. Thanks for a list of all of these books! I appreciate it!

Now I'll have a list of books to get while either at the library or at the store (I've been trying to remember all of the tRUMP-related books and writings that have come out, and your list fits the bill).

Thanks again and have a wonderful day!

[FakeNoose]

29. Glad to do this :-)

I wish we had a blog topic on DU specifically for recommending books and longer journal-type articles.

[SWBTATTReg]

32. Good idea! Like you, I'm sure that there are ...

lots of us (me too) that would enjoy and use.

[True Blue American]

31. As soon as you

Hear of one reserve at the Library. I am cleaning out book cases.

[True Blue American]

30. I love David Cay Johnson

I tried to get through Fire and Fury, but it was mostly rehash of what we know.

Read Al Franken. Big, but just like Al.

Jeff Flake,OK, but he still votes for everything Republican.

[FakeNoose]

33. Al Franken's books are all great

I believe I've read them all. His latest is "Giant of the Senate" which came out a year ago.
Maybe he's working on another now - we can hope.

[True Blue American]

34. Did you read Giant?

I loved that one. Al was one of the best. I let my Senator know how unhappy I was for what they did.

[FakeNoose]

41. Oh yes, it's my favorite of all his books :-)

[deurbano]

13. Off topic, but I think Rep. Swalwell is a dead ringer for the actor Patrick Fugit

who played the teen Rolling Stone reporter in Almost Famous.

Somehow I missed knowing about Rep. Salwell until very recently, even though his district is close to SF where I live. He's great at cutting through the noise and making things clear.

[PatSeg]

28. We have so much great talent

in the House and Senate right now. Swalwell has been very impressive. Come 2020, we may have a hard time choosing a presidential nominee because the field is so promising. The past couple of decades, republicans have had to choose between clowns and carnival barkers, and it has only gotten worse.

[True Blue American]

35. We have to make sure all the old fogies

In the DNC listen to our choices. We have so many and more coming in all the time.

[PatSeg]

38. Yes

I think younger generations will have a lot more influence than in the past. They seem to be more engaged and motivated. I've been very impressed with what I've seen. It is their future that they will be creating.

[True Blue American]

39. And,as one of the

Older generation. I am thrilled to watch it happen again.

After some hesitation, not knowing much about Obama, I was so proud of him.

I am not as proud of our Country right now,and that hurts.

[PatSeg]

42. I remember being disappointed

when my children's generation seemed so oblivious and self-absorbed in their early twenties. So unlike young people in the sixties and seventies who were very vocal and involved. When I said something to my then twenty-ish daughter about it, she said that they just expected MY generation to keep progressive change going. I explained that it doesn't work that way, one generation passes the baton to another, but they didn't want it.

Now my children are very aware and involved, thank goodness, but it seems to have come to their generation rather late. I guess at one point, they were too distracted by all the shiny objects of a very materialistic time.

[True Blue American]

43. I was pleasantly surprised

To hear my Grandson agree with me on Global warming when I mentioned about the outer streets in Miami were flooding. He told someone they acted as if we were saying it was going up a foot a year!.and,that is not what we are saying. First year College student.

So many of the middle are busy making a living, but these young people are very aware of what is happening to their world and country. They wonder what kind of fools their parents elected. Or,why they let it happen.

[PatSeg]

44. They bring a very fresh perspective to the world

Plus they have different skills than previous generations. They will be able to use the Internet and social media in very new and innovative ways. Also, from what I have seen, they aren't terribly materialistic. Each generation brings its own unique viewpoint to society. The young people I've encountered the past ten or fifteen years, seem more tolerate and open minded. Race and sexual orientation are often of no importance to them and they find it ridiculous that anyone would think it matters.

[onecent]

14. Dotard can't stop talking about us "Democrats, and he is the

MOST DISGUSTING president I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY 72 YEARS.

I don't think he knows how to be kind TO ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pepsidog]

20. He just exudes ignorance and projects his guilt unlike anyone I have ever seen.

[Achilleaze]

16. It's republican TREASON against America

and it's disgusting. Guilty republicans must be locked up for the safety of the USA

[Pepsidog]

18. Right on brother or sister!

[True Blue American]

40. I agree

People like McConnell, Ryan, Nunes, everyone that backs Trump are guilty of Treason!

[Pepsidog]

17. Blah blah blah!! Incoherent Dotard traitor.

If this SOB isn’t tossed in jail then shame on America. This guy is a case study on ignorant, narcissistic, mad men who ascend to power backed by an even more ignorant public duped into supporting a fraud. He is neither a good business man or a billionaire but a con man plain and simple. I just hope the vast majority of his supporters realize their mistake when all the facts come out. If they remain supporters with their heads buried deep in the sand well then I fear for the future of our country.

[True Blue American]

36. I could not have said

It better!

Thank you!

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. The hoax is that you were ever allowed to buy a cheeseburger let alone apartment buildings

where you then hired mobsters to throw out the old people living there.

[BobTheSubgenius]

37. People as divorced from reality as Twoscoops still believe this.

And liars like him believe that people believe their lies. How else to explain it? Not that it needs explanation - it's pretty damned obvious.