Russiagate Morphs

For John, BLUF:  Watch for the pivot.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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The Russians Colluded Massively — with Democrats

Here is the sub-headline:

Mueller scours Team Trump for Russian collusion as Dems marinate in it

This is from National Review, by Mr Deroy Murdock, 24 February 2018.

Here is the lede plus one:

Special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators resemble axe-wielding firefighters frantically stomping through a house and not finding so much as a lit birthday candle.  Meanwhile, the home next door burns to the basement.

Team Mueller’s never-ending hunt for reds in October 2016 has found zero evidence of Russian collusion among Team Trump.  In contrast, Russian collusion among Democrats has been as hard to miss as a California wildfire.  And yet they still miss it.

Team Mueller did find Russian interference in the 2016 election — and how!  The February 16 announcement of federal criminal indictments against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies was a Cold War flashback.  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told journalists that Russians close to the Kremlin infiltrated the last presidential campaign “to promote discord in the United States and undermine public confidence in democracy.”

And it goes on from there.

I think that, in fact, the Democrats are beginning to pivot away from the Robert Mueller Special Counsel probe of Trump collusion with Russia to more mundane accusations against President Trump and those around him, casting the Administration as just basically corrupt.

And this is a good move on their part, as they try to cauterize the wounds that could erupt if Mr Mueller widens his probe to include Democrats and other Progressives and Anti-Trump advocates.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff
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