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In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump won Wisconsin by about 22,000 votes. Much analysis has been done as to why Hillary Clinton lost Wisconsin, but most Democrats have agreed that one of the main causes for this surprising loss was the existence of a strict voter I.D. law that kept many Democrats from voting.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Mitt Romney would be Secretary of State if it were not for Russian influence.
In an article published Thursday morning the Journal reported:
“Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, Russia-backed online “trolls” flooded social media to try to block Mitt Romney from securing a top job in the incoming administration, a Wall Street Journal analysis shows.”
This despite the fact that the president, his lawyers, and White House officials have bragged about their transparency and cooperation when it comes to the Russia probe.
Trump dropped the commission, but he plans to direct the Department of Homeland Security "to review these issues."
Trump is doing his best to hand Robert Mueller and congressional investigators an open-and-shut obstruction of justice case against him.
Not only did the "charitable" foundation not do much charity work, but Trump frequently used it to enrich himself, his family members, and his businesses.
The move by Mueller suggests that, while the Trump campaign claims to be "voluntarily" handing over all Russia-related documentation, they aren't being fully forthcoming.
The CIA remains confident in its conclusion that Russia waged a disinformation campaign in the U.S. to influence the election in Donald Trump's favor.
If you're wondering why Republican leaders refuse to act after such unspeakable violence, just follow the money.
According to a new report, many GOP lawmakers are restless and "ready to close the books" on the probe.
"If you have to win a campaign by dividing people, you're not gonna be able to govern them. You won't be able to unite them later if that's how you start."
Facebook is releasing the details about the Russian ad campaign that was part of their interference to get Trump elected, and the numbers are a how to guide for building an illegitimate US president.
The fact that Mueller is requesting Air Force One phone records shows that he is clearly ramping up his inquiry into whether Trump obstructed justice.
"It’s like a bad movie. You can’t believe anybody would ever green-light it, and all of a sudden it happens."
If any American – i.e. anybody connected to the Trump campaign – knew this crime was being committed, they could face time in the slammer.
The new revelation is the latest sign that, no, Russian election meddling – all to help Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton – is not fake news.
It’s difficult to find an issue that Trump approaches in a thoughtful or knowledgeable way, but the idea of winging it when it comes to nuclear war is stunning and dangerous – even for this president.
"They thought we colluded, but we couldn’t even collude with our local offices," Kushner said during a private meeting.
The president's decision to give such a disturbing rant in front of preteen boys would be shocking if anybody but Trump was delivering the ramble.
"If this is the strategy that they're going to go to ... then we have got a crisis in national security going on."