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I think the most interesting phrase is "unwitting individuals"- this implies that there was no conspiracy on the Trump side of the equation.
by mrkstu 9y ago
I think the most interesting phrase is "unwitting individuals"- this implies that there was no conspiracy on the Trump side of the equation.
- 52-6F-62 9y agoThe indictment isn't the final wrapping of the investigation, just another stage. The Deputy AG when questioned about the clause you're referring to would only state that this indictment makes no accusations of the sort and refused to answer questions outside of the scope of this particular indictment. As you know, other indictments have preceded this one. Others may be to follow. I wouldn't be quick to sum it all up based on two such words. Muller's previous work on large cases has gone on in stages, increasing in severity of charges and prominence of subject.
- cryptoz 9y ago> this implies that there was no conspiracy on the Trump side of the equation. No it doesn't. Saying that on a certain day there weren't any clouds in the sky does not mean that for a whole month it didn't rain. There is absolutely no implication or suggestion of any kind in that statement that indicates no conspiracy on the Trump side.
- mrkstu 9y agoBy implication it is positive for the Trump campaign and means there was no conspiracy with these actors- if there was a broad conspiracy there would have been no need for these Russians to hide their identities from their Trump counterparts. This means that any conspiracy must be limited in scope rather than broad (i.e. Mantifort)- it doesn't completely clear Trump (and proving a negative like that is of course impossible anyway) but it is unambiguously more positive for him.