Rachel Maddow got emotional as she said that the indictments of 13 Russians are proof that finally, someone is defending us from the Russian threat to the United States.
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Maddow said, “This indictment today was a surprise in so many ways like other indictment days had surprises. The biggest surprise I had after covering this story so closely for this whole freaking year now, the surprise for me personally was hearing these charges and hearing what they were charging the Russians for, was the first time that I felt like finally, finally for the first time since we realized this was happening, finally it feels like someone is defending us and going after them. And taking seriously what they did and showing not incidentally, showing what this adversary is designed for and capable of and still working on for our election this year. Finally, somebody is defending us and taking it seriously and doing something about it. That alone for me today is the biggest shock.”
Rachel Maddow isn’t alone. Many Americans were feeling powerless. Every day in response to a Russia scandal development someone will say, “nothing will come of it,” but indictments are coming out of it. The investigation is working. People are being charged and prosecuted. The indictment of the Russians feels different than the indictments of Manafort, Flynn, and the others.
The indictment of the Russians is proof that this really happened.
The Russians really did interfere in the US election. The Russians did have a vast conspiracy to help get Trump elected, and there is someone doing something about it. Robert Mueller is defending the American people and democracy. Trump has gaslighted his own country for a year, and Mueller has cut through Trump’s psychological games and defended his country in a way Trump has refused to do.
Trump and the Russians are on the run because Robert Mueller has democracy’s back.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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