Trump lies about a lawsuit ruling

The judge did not say there was no collusion. Just another Trump lie!

Wrong. This was a jurisdiction issue. The judge herself wrote: "This Court’s ruling is not based on a finding that there was no collusion between defendants and Russia during the 2016 presidential election." https://t.co/QTm74XcIJI

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 6, 2018

Lawsuit was filed by donors to the DNC and a former staffer, not the DNC itself. More importantly, judge's decision was about jurisdiction, not collusion. The judge wrote: "It bears emphasizing that this Court’s ruling is not based on a finding that there was no collusion…" pic.twitter.com/b2GtV9BGmL

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 6, 2018

The lawsuit wasn't filed by the DNC, and the judge dismissed it because it was brought in the wrong courthouse. The plaintiffs can just file the lawsuit in another jurisdiction. https://t.co/tMYOZwBMXa

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 6, 2018

Trump says “Putin is fine”

No, he isn’t!

Annexed Crimea
Invaded Eastern Ukraine
Murders dissidents, journalists & spies
Deliberately bombs civilians in Syria
Mounting military buildup to weaken US
Interfered in election to help Trump win https://t.co/tiZiKY2m4C

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 6, 2018

Republican senators were in Russia for July 4th

It’s not just Trump.

Senators Shelby, Moran, Daines, Johnson, Kennedy, Thune & Hoevenand + Rep. Granger, who have no time for hearings on Trump stealing children, celebrated July 4 with the enemy that attacked our election, as 2 more people were being poisoned on sovereign British soil by that enemy

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) July 5, 2018

I'm just gonna note that if I was a U.S. Senator the last place I would have spent a 4th of July was Vladimir Putin's Russia.

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 5, 2018

Russian senator Andrei Klimov tells me US lawmakers didn't bring up Crimea during Moscow meeting: "I didn't hear the word 'Crimea' once in 2 hours."

— Lucian Kim (@Lucian_Kim) July 3, 2018

To @SenJohnKennedy, Russia is our “friend” who we should politely ask not to attack us and to cease its invasion of its neighbor. But tyrants do not listen to polite requests. When did the GOP become so weak? Ronald Reagan did not beg the Russians for mercy. https://t.co/zSSsM1KmJR

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 5, 2018

From Russia, with love. https://t.co/Ka2fnc6FE0

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) July 5, 2018

Senator, you sent this from a place called Russia. And to be clear, you think it’s okay to spend this day meeting with America’s enemies and wrong for American athletes to kneel in protest of police brutality. #amazing https://t.co/c3honabtwS

— David Shuster (@DavidShuster) July 5, 2018

On this 4th of July, do you know where your Senator is?
These US lawmakers are celebrating in Russia:@SenJohnKennedy (LA)@SenShelby (AL) @SteveDaines (MT)@SenJohnHoeven (ND) @SenJohnThune (SD) @JerryMoran (KS)@RepKayGranger (TX)@SenRonJohnson (WI)https://t.co/j8Mug9IyVA

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) July 4, 2018

Let this sink in. Today, Senate Intel found Russia interfered in our election w/ a preference for @realDonaldTrump. Yet, @SenateGOP leaders were in Moscow cozying up w/ Russians and Trump wants a private meeting with Putin. If they can’t confront Russia, shouldn’t they just stay?

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 4, 2018

This ought to run in campaign ads from now through eternity https://t.co/VpCbGg6VIn pic.twitter.com/1a56suCRgK

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) July 5, 2018

There was a time, in the pre-Trump era, when Republicans would have erupted in fireworks over an Independence Day visit by submissive American lawmakers to the country the 2012 Republican presidential nominee called “our number one geopolitical foe.” https://t.co/Af5JYbMc7h

— Dana Milbank (@Milbank) July 6, 2018

update 7/8/18:

Was this just hours before or just hours after a woman on sovereign British soil was fatally poisoned by a Russian nerve agent? https://t.co/yDvpfIfWFH

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) July 8, 2018

update 7/10:

EXCLUSIVE: Those GOP senators who went to Moscow can't keep their stories straight. https://t.co/K8rBCpF8W4

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) July 10, 2018

A member of the party that benefitted from Russian interference is now telling us that Russian interference isn’t that big a deal … right after he visited Russia.

It’s times like these that I remember that Russia also hacked the RNC but didn’t release anything. https://t.co/7aVIFWXD8M

— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) July 10, 2018

If you are looking to kill time until SCOTUS pick, head over to @RepKayGranger's page – she's been posting overtime to try to explain her trip to RUSSIA on Independence Day.

She's getting seriously ratio'd. #kremlincaucus https://t.co/ALcbqFVGFV

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) July 9, 2018

Trump does what Russia wants

good graphic here

Ahead of the 2018 election, Trump has embarked on this remarkable run of giving Russia stuff it wants. pic.twitter.com/EQSWXaU1I9

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) July 4, 2018

What Trey Gowdy got wrong about the Mueller investigation

Gowdy is anxious for the 13-month Mueller investigation to end. The analysis notes that the Benghazi investigation lasted 25 months, the Whitewater investigation lasted 80 months, and the Iran-Contra investigation lasted 80 months.

Facts are facts https://t.co/U7dCsCwjFr

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 29, 2018

Trump’s lie about Robert Mueller

Sir, this false claim about Mueller conflicts is a scurrilous lie. We debunked this and the rest of your smears in detail here: https://t.co/RimxffXEpe https://t.co/tG4sxOCSJ5

— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) June 28, 2018

Trump told G7 leaders that NATO is as bad as NAFTA

Trump continues to do Putin’s bidding. Putin should be thrilled by Trump’s work at destroying American alliances that would help defend us against Russia.

SCOOP: In one extraordinary riff during his meeting with the G7 heads of state earlier this month in Quebec, Trump told the other leaders: "NATO IS AS BAD AS NAFTA." A source read to Axios from notes transcribed from the private meeting…. https://t.co/8JiNTvnZ1o

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) June 28, 2018

WARNING: The circle of Treason is nearing completion. Breaking NATO is exactly where Trump is going. #PutinsPuppet #SaveDemocracy @plot2destroy https://t.co/QnCWgi31Vw

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) June 27, 2018

Manafort borrowed $10 million from a Russian

There can be little doubt Manafort was working for Deripaska — and thus Putin. He received a $10 million loan (payment) from Deripaska so he could work for "free" for Putin's boy Trump. Don't talk to me about no conspiracy. https://t.co/gZm707xtin

— John Weaver (@JWGOP) June 28, 2018

Federal court documents unsealed Wednesday reveal that Paul Manafort had much closer ties to a Russian oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin than had been previously disclosed. https://t.co/6GT6qOygfC

— POLITICO (@politico) June 28, 2018

It’s amazing that we’re still learning about the extent of his financial ties to Deripaska. https://t.co/qehpYiZXex

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) June 27, 2018

Debunking Trump’s doubts on Russian meddling

Since Trump keeps raising the questions, let's try to answer them once and for all — for those actually asking in good faith. https://t.co/CzFbSooCBi

— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 28, 2018