More on Russian interference in US elections

It’s clearer than ever now. Remember, Trump pardoned Manafort.

For the first time EVER, the US government said Russian agent Konstantin Kilimnik provided Russian intelligence agencies with the internal Trump campaign polling/strategy data he received from Manafort and Gates in 2016. Even Mueller didn't go that far. https://t.co/wGNnHdFxRU pic.twitter.com/O9GEjpJ0CG
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) April 15, 2021

The U.S. government affirms for the first time that a Russian spy close to Trump's campaign chair in 2016 not only received privileged Trump campaign information but did indeed pass it along to the Russian Intelligence Services. In case you thought Mueller was the last word… https://t.co/9zzD4nmxPh
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) April 15, 2021

Mueller stated that he did not know if Manafort passed along sensitive campaign data to Russian intelligence. It turns out that Manafort did. https://t.co/hGs8lnisYJ
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) April 15, 2021

The media helped create the Trump monster

They gave him way too much coverage which helped him get the nomination and win the 2016 election.

Has Jeff Zucker admitted and taken responsibility for the damage he enabled to our country?

"Mr. Zucker’s thirst for ratings blinded him to the damage he was doing by offering saturation Trump coverage." https://t.co/rnniXcyuru
— empathy4all (@emp4all) December 6, 2020

Perspective: They may be at odds now. But Trump and CNN’s Jeff Zucker have always had one thing in common. https://t.co/ABjbINl1mK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 7, 2021

Trump team lies about the transition after the 2016 election

Trump lies about everything.

Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition https://t.co/nEqpyI9ki9
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) November 23, 2020

"I was the GSA administrator under President Barack Obama. On the day after the presidential election in 2016, I ascertained that Donald Trump had won," writes Denise Turner Roth, describing the presidential transition process. | @CNNOpinion https://t.co/7huL1kz3Gw
— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2020

“But Trump’s team largely ignored advice from Obama staffers, leaving briefing books unopened and ignoring special iPads loaded with materials. The lack of preparation left aides clueless even about how to work the overhead intercom in the West Wing” https://t.co/y1SunHEEax
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) November 22, 2020

Trumpsters are complaining about the Trump transition. Let's open the book by Governor Chris Christie, who headed Trump's transition in 2016-2017, to hear from him. Page 6 pic.twitter.com/Bc570hjZ4R
— David Frum (@davidfrum) November 21, 2020

The reality is, while Democrats expressed disappointment at the 2016 election results, most of the party's leadership in Congress, the White House and at the DNC congratulated Trump. They also pledged to work with his team to facilitate the transition. https://t.co/eG087mTBgn
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 15, 2020

Obama praised Bush for the cooperation in 2008 transition and pledged that same level of cooperation to whoever followed him

And that's exactly what the outgoing Obama team did in 2016. We prepared detailed materials and scheduled briefings

We also gave them a pandemic playbook https://t.co/nzAhcBnf3f
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) November 21, 2020

Michelle Obama implored Republicans today to acknowledge Joe Biden's electoral victory in a candid Instagram post that touched on her own experiences in the 2016 transitionhttps://t.co/Pi4j05fXl0
— POLITICO (@politico) November 16, 2020

CNN boss admits they gave too much attention to Clinton’s emails

CNN boss Jeff Zucker expresses regret over his network's coverage of Hillary's emails: "Do I think it got a disproportionate amount of attention? I do." https://t.co/LLKVV27Bx8
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) October 14, 2020

The unmasking scandal was just another Trump cult lie

“Occam has never had a straighter razor.” https://t.co/iYeGvKuSSh
— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosLozadaWP) October 14, 2020

Back in May, Fox News portrayed the "unmasking" story as one of the greatest scandals in American history. Hosts like Hannity, Carlson, and Ingraham went all in on it. And the network's "straight news" division hyped it too. Now it has fallen apart. https://t.co/G63KicEoMS
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 14, 2020

Some will roll their eyes at news DOJ has quietly ended its "unmasking" review without criminal charges, but it remains shocking that a US president and his allies in opinion media have, without evidence, endlessly accused his predecessor of crimes.

In the end, it was a lie. https://t.co/Y2dLFQIolR
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 14, 2020

"The prosecutor appointed by AG Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted in intelligence documents has completed his work without finding any substantive wrongdoing." https://t.co/41e9h2bs53
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) October 13, 2020

The ENTIRE point of "unmasking" is that you literally don't know who the person is…that's why you make the request to find out the identity. So *by definition* no one could have been deliberately "targeting" Trump officials…how does he not understand this?
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) October 14, 2020

This. https://t.co/ZJJASvyFHw
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) October 14, 2020

The "Obamagate" unmasking case has fizzled and @washingtonpost says no DOJ report is planned.

Why is it important to continue to point out Trumpworld's campaign of manipulation?

Because the American people were the victims. They were repeatedly misled by Trump and his allies.
— Josh Campbell (@joshscampbell) October 14, 2020

'Obamagate Is Over': Dan Abrams Goes Off After Report Unmasking Probe Wrapped Up Finding No Wrongdoing https://t.co/oBUBuUOCpR
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) October 14, 2020

The 2016 Trump campaign tried to suppress black votes

I assume they’re doing it again.

Analysis: What we know about efforts by Trump’s 2016 campaign to suppress black votes https://t.co/4MdpEZ8WuK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 29, 2020

Cambridge Analytica database identified Black voters as ripe for “deterrence,” British broadcaster says https://t.co/iH21M6toxO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 29, 2020

Channel 4 in Britain is now distributing its film which shows, in detail, how Donald Trump and Russian intelligence worked to keep Black Americans from voting.

A historic scandal – and an act of war. https://t.co/fe0tQhxEdq
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) September 28, 2020

BREAKING: UK’s Channel 4 has obtained a huge data leak from Trump’s 2016 campaign. The leak reveals personal data of almost 200 million voters used by Trump’s campaign, which manipulated algorithms to deter millions of Black Americans from voting. pic.twitter.com/eT7ssKFiQC
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 28, 2020

NEW: Over 3 million Black voters in key states were identified by Trump’s 2016 campaign as people they had to persuade to stay at home on Election Day to help him reach the White Househttps://t.co/x4FrxdE3rG
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 28, 2020

In 2016, the Trump campaign targeted over 650k Black Floridians to suppress their vote. They collected Facebook posts, personality traits, and credit card purchases all to manipulate voters.

Their campaign strategy matches their candidate: vile & racist.https://t.co/T1AfZxPFOG
— Swing Left (@swingleft) October 22, 2020

TV networks gave Trump 2 billion dollars in free airtime in 2016

I don’t see how this year is any different. I blame the media for helping Trump spread his lies and bigotry.

TV networks gave Trump TWO BILLION DOLLARS in free airtime during the 2016 election precisely because he would say the insane nonsense like he said at the debate.

They created the monster for ratings assuming he would lose to Hillary, only to end up assisting his victory. pic.twitter.com/SEv6032We1
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 30, 2020

Barr is politicizing the Durham investigation

Trump wants to use it as a weapon for his reelection. The whole thing is a phony attempt to discredit the very valid Russia investigation. Never forget that Manafort gave polling data to the Russians. Now one of Durham’s top prosecutors has resigned.

The sudden resignation of John Durham’s top deputy Nora Dannehy is a strong sign that Bill Barr has turned Durham into a tool of the corrupt Trump project of smearing Biden and clearing Trump in October. These crooks aren’t even subtle.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 11, 2020

Today's resignation by a top prosecutor on Durham's team is yet more evidence of what I wrote here last week for @cnn:

Barr is doing everything he can to deliver Trump an October surprise.https://t.co/I2DiwAnRIP
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) September 11, 2020

The strange part here is that by all accounts Durham — at least from members of the CT bar who know and have worked for him— is very respected. So why allow himself to be used this way? Why not resign? He has to know that his role in this legal kabuki dance will taint him forever https://t.co/PXtEwuDqh9
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) September 12, 2020

This is doubly odd because we HAVE a report from an official whose job is to write reports: The Inspector General, who found serious issues with a FISA warrant obtained in the investigation, but that the investigation itself was properly predicated. https://t.co/qNGpup2Ho3
— Julian Sanchez (@normative) September 12, 2020

Why is Durham putting out a public report in the first place?

Federal prosecutors either charge people or remain silent. They don't write reports about people who they lack the evidence to criminally charge. https://t.co/SAN8pCdhjn
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 12, 2020

John Durham’s deputy resigns. My thoughts: https://t.co/9F3nnzq5GA
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) September 11, 2020

"…she had expressed concerns in recent weeks about pressure from Mr. Barr to deliver results ahead of the presidential election in November." https://t.co/KnIX3FMLNF
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 11, 2020

It is exceedingly rare for DOJ prosecutors to resign in protest, and this is the 2nd one this year to do so bc of improper political influence.

This tells you all that you need to know about the bastardization of the Durham investigation by Bill Barr. https://t.co/ajJDnVXdim
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) September 11, 2020

Nora Dannehy, a top prosecutor working for US Attorney John Durham, who is conducting the probe of the Russia investigation for Attorney General William Barr, has resigned https://t.co/gESXDgwWz4
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 11, 2020

Barr’s public statements about the Durham investigation have been highly problematic.

His frequent statements and predictions about the Durham probe suggest his intense interest in the case and his improper motive for launching and pushing this investigation. https://t.co/eSqvluZrc5
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 11, 2020

If there is any living human that thinks the "Durham Probe" is anything other than a pre-election phony political hit job, you must have slept through the last 4 years. https://t.co/e4EnLasrrK
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 11, 2020

This is very significant. https://t.co/GZmu4vd4oW
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) September 11, 2020

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(1/2) Strong indicator Durham has been corrupted

“Either [Durham] doesn’t know what he’s doing—replicating an error that DOJ IG had to fix in its Carter Page investigation—or he’s deliberately misrepresenting”

⁦important by @emptywheel⁩👇 https://t.co/EiDf7qQGtS
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 15, 2020

DOJ politicizes evidence in a potential criminal case

The DOJ is Trump’s personal legal team.

DOJ policy forbids publicly describing evidence in a criminal case, even after charges are filed, let alone before, because it could improperly influence a jury. This is an improper use of law enforcement authority for a political purpose. https://t.co/N4A46rfQ9D
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) September 8, 2020

Rosenstein limited Mueller

He prevented a full investigation of Trump’s connections to Russia. This is disgraceful.

New reporting: Rosenstein prevented Mueller from pursuing a counterintelligence investigation into Trump's Russia ties & limited him to the criminal investigation at hand, telling him "this is a criminal investigation. Do your job, and then shut it down.” https://t.co/EHhZ99V4Kj
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) August 30, 2020

The fix was always in with Rosenstein. He only appointed a special counsel after he got caught issuing a fraudulent memo to take credit for firing Comey. He panicked. But, as long as the boss was willing to not fire him “by tweet,” he was willing to “land this plane.” Nose first. https://t.co/EREaPfCdpw
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) August 30, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: From my new book .. DOJ in '17 secretly curtailed FBI counterintel investigation of Trump financial/personal ties to Russia. DOJ concealed this from FBI at time, leaving FBI w/ impression Mueller would do it. But Mueller ultimately didn't. https://t.co/mEBFCdqIP1
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) August 30, 2020

Good time to point out Rod Rosenstein is now in private practice representing an Israeli tech firm that the Senate Intelligence Committee identified as a foreign interference actor for the Trump Campaign.
— Robert J. DeNault (@robertjdenault) August 30, 2020

This was obvious long ago. Having it confirmed nails the lid on a since-closed coffin. Bob Mueller’s decision to accept so fatally compromised a role without complaint was inexcusable. https://t.co/tzJzNBniYs
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 30, 2020