David Corn: How many times does this have to be explained?

[kpete]

@DavidCornDC
How many times does this have to be explained? DJT Jr., Manafort & Kushner met with Russian emissary & signaled to Moscow they would gladly collude with secret Russian plan to help Trump by accepting HRC dirt. They showed Moscow they approved of efforts to intervene.

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[malaise]

1. The Con believes that if he says it often enough

his shit talk will override facts (like the 100+ in this thread).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210512755

[SergeStorms]

9. Trump believes it.........

if you lie to yourself enough times, and have a strong history of lying - like Trump - you'll actually believe the lie to be the truth yourself, even though secretly you know it's a lie.

Trump is a Professional when it comes to self-delusion.

[RainCaster]

15. Trump's gut hides his junk ...

but still he believes it's yuge.

[SergeStorms]

17. He hasn't seen it........

for the past 20 years. He knows his urine comes out of something down there, but it may as well be a chicken neck for all he knows. No, Trump is the kind of guy who checks himself out in front of a full-length mirror all the time. In his reflection, he still sees a 25 yr. old "Adonis", a "lady killer" of mythic proportions. If his ego would only allow him to see and believe what's actually there, he'd die from a heart attack instantly!

[NewJeffCT]

2. David Corn's explanation

is too complex for a large majority of Trump followers. Unless There is video of him signing a contract that states "I agree to collude with Russia to steal the election in exchange for dropping sanctions" then most of them won't believe it, and even then, many would not.

[jimlup]

18. These folks are willfully stupid but the true culprits are the enablers in the Reptilian party who

know better and are only stalling out of partisan loyalty and service to the moneyed interests.

[Mr. Ected]

3. No worries, Mr. Corn, 70% of Americans understand your version of the facts perfectly well

The other 30% pretends they don't.

[dchill]

5. "The other 30% pretends they don't."

Nailed it.

[LiberalFighter]

8. The other 30% are Russian sympathizers and therefore traitors.

[bigbrother05]

10. Fellow Travelers

Who me? I just happen to be walking along the road next to this parade of Fascists, Racists, Thugs, and Misogynists, nothing to do with me. I just picked up this sign to block the sun beating down on my skin head.

[BobTheSubgenius]

4. Somewhere, deep down in the reptilian cortex where his brain still functions,

even The Dotard knows it. Or does he? Is it really possible that he believes his own lie?

[barbtries]

11. i don't think so.

i think he's in a semi-permanent state of near panic right now. he is trying to tell the big lie enough that the people will believe it. but imo he knows he's in deep, deep shit.

[Ligyron]

6. It's that simple...

[FakeNoose]

7. Anyone seeking further details can find them in "Russian Roulette"

by Michael Isikoff and David Corn
(c) 2018

[barbtries]

12. it's on my bookshelf.

is it good?

i have a backlog of books at the moment.

[FakeNoose]

13. Yes they pull together a lot of details and make sense of it

For example they researched a lot of details on the Podesta/DCCC email hacks and explain how it came about in the summer of 2016.

There's an interesting timeline on how the Dept of Homeland Security and NSA were planning to make an announcement about the Russians interfering with our election (hacking etc.) but their timing was very unfortunate. They released it on the same day that the Access Hollywood tape came out. So how much coverage did the Homeland Security receive in the media? Almost none - everybody was talking about Trump's "pussy grabbing" tape.

I'm still in the final chapters of the book, so I can't give a complete overview, but it's definitely worth the read.

[scarytomcat]

14. Trump even said he was going to release the dirt on Clinton

but he never did
someone must have told him knowingly receiving stolen materials is a crime
never heard another word about the big reveal
this happened the day of or day after the big meeting about "adoptions"

[uponit7771]

16. +1