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Authorities Harder On George Floyd Protesters Than Jan. 6 Rioters: Report Republicans claim the Justice Department is treating alleged insurrectionists harshly because of their political views, but court records tell a different story. 08/30/2021 05:17pm EDT An Associated Press review of court documents in more than 300 federal cases stemming from the protestssparked by George Floyd’s death last year shows that dozens of people charged have been convicted of serious crimes and sent to prison. The AP found that more than 120 defendants across the United States have pleaded guilty or were convicted at trial of federal crimes including rioting, arson and conspiracy. More than 70 defendants who’ve been sentenced so far have gotten an average of about 27 months behind bars. At least 10 received prison terms of five years or more. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/insurrectionists-have-easier-george-floyd-protesters_n_612d47a4e4b01d0862f3ffa9 Utah BLM protesters could get life in prison for splashing paint Some Black Lives Matter protesters in Salt Lake City could face up to life in prison if they are convicted of splashing red paint and smashing windows during a protest. The potential punishment stands out among demonstrators arrested around the country and critics say it does not fit the alleged crime. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/07/utah-black-lives-matter-protesters-life-prison-paint AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000 PHOENIX (AP) — More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests across the U.S. The count has grown by the hundreds each day as protesters spilled into the streets and encountered a heavy police presence and curfews that give law enforcement stepped-up arrest powers. https://apnews.com/article/american-protests-us-news-arrests-minnesota-burglary-bb2404f9b13c8b53b94c73f818f6a0b7

No lies my post is 100% correct, not that you would know. Police don’t shoot people to prevent property damage. That said , at least 9 BLM protesters were killed in 2020, one of them was shot by a cop and the rest by right wing counter-protesters like Rittenhouse. Meanwhile the right’s new Martyr, St Babbit tried to breach the Senate Chamber door where the Senators were still being evacuated The Capitol Poiilce had no more room to fall back and would-be victims to protect Babbit ignored warnings and guns pointed at her Republican Representative Markwayne Mullin, a witness to Babbit's attempted breach, said that the Capitol Police "didn't have a choice" but to shoot, and that this action "saved people's lives"

Beaverworld aka reality. Ones again you’re so out of touch in your propaganda bubble. There is ample footage of the mob chanting “hang mike pence” as they stormed the Capitol And of course many had zip ties with them and many said out loud that they we’re going to kill Pelosi or AOC or whoever

No nothing about what he recommended was 100% legal and constitutional” which is why Pence and state Republican officials didn’t go for it. Just more made up shit in the Trumptard school of dummies educating dummies. And you missed the point that Jimbo admitted his quotes were real. …you set up this thread claiming they were fake did you not?

It was an uncoordinated attempt at a coup…as far as we know . Small difference The mark Meadows PowerPoint shows they were planning many coordinated attempts through political channels rather than mob violence…including trying to convince pence of the lie that there’s a super-secret clause in the constitution that as VP he can just name himself and Trump to be the winner of the election at his discretion….all of which failed to materialize…

There’s no other way to describe mob trying to kidnap/assassinate the VP and members of Congress, and prevent the results of the election from being realized. I get it, you people think Trump would be a great leader. The greatest ever. You think he would make life in America so great that nobody would care that he’s a dictator who seized power in a coup, people would just consider that an irrelevant technicality. There were many Europeans who thought like that in first half of the 20th Century

False equivalency and false facts. The attack on the Capitol was an attempt to and American democracy. The mob wanted to kill or kidnap the VP and members of Congress and prevent the peaceful Democratic transition of government. And the police presence at the Capitol that day was no where near as heavy handed as it was at BLM protests. Many BLM rioters were convicted of serious crimes and many of those were sentenced to multiple years of jail time …more so than the Trump coup attempt plotters.

And yet back in the real world: Jim Jordan admits texting Meadows encouraging Pence to throw out some electoral college votes Congressman’s admission comes after text was released to Jan 6 committee by former White House chief of staff John Bowden1 day ago Ohio congressman Jim Jordanconfirmed on Wednesday that he was the author of a text message to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on 5 January that outlined an argument in favour of Vice President Mike Penceinterfering in the election certification process. The message, which described Mr Pence’s supposed ability to unilaterally reject Electoral College votes from states where the Trump campaign had falsely alleged widespread voter fraud, was sent just hours before rioters inspired by those false claims would storm the Capitol in an attempt to halt the process. Mr Jordan’s office told Politico on Wednesday afternoon that “Mr Jordan forwarded the text to Mr Meadows, and Mr Meadows certainly knew it was a forward." … The Federalist, a pro-Trump blog, argued separately in an article that Mr Schiff had falsely characterised the words as coming from Mr Jordan himself, whereas they actually were authored by Joseph Schmitz, former Pentagon inspector general, for an upcoming opinion piece. In the full text message, viewed by The Independent, it isn’t made clear that Mr Jordan is quoting another source, and Mr Schmitz’s name is not mentioned. …The full text of Mr Schmitz’s remarks forwarded by Mr Jordan, obtained by The Independent, still point to a desire by Republicans for Mr Pence to interfere with the process, regardless of who authored them initially. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jim-jordan-meadows-pence-text-b1976988.html?amp

Trump never attacked Ivanka or Don Jr. It’s not because he’s afraid of his daughter it’s because he doesn’t attack his faithful servants. For that same reason Putin was soft on Trump, his useful idiot. Nord Stream is just one pet issue in the US because of the US coal and fossil fuel lobby that stands to lose from it. As far as Putin’s concerned it’ wasn’t important enough to outweigh the many benefits he reaped from have his Useful Idiot Trump in tue White House

On TV these propagandist weren’t asking why the president didn’t make a live public address or suggest that the rioters were ruining trumps legacy. Instead they floated bogus claims that the insurrectionists were antifa or non-partisan. Sure once in a while they publicly denounced the attack just to be on the record doing so but then go on to suggest that they were really just peaceful and harmless trespassers… just like how once or twice a day they briefly say they’re not anti-vax….then launch into hours of anti-vax stories

See now you’re back to minimizing the insurrection which had over 1,000 participants, some of whom were armed and many more intended to kidnap or execute people. Just like COVID, one minute you’re trying to pretend nobody takes it more seriously than you, the next miniute you’re claiming it’s a nothingburger. The country is on the verge of toppling because the deranged Republican cult is trying to make the insurrection and election lies the new normal

So Trumps biggest propagandists and staff including his own son were urging him to address the public live- an Oval Office address per Don Jr. Where was Trump? Hiding in his bunker again? I bet he was watching it unfold and giggling hoping this was actually going to end up making him dictator.

Trumps chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was forced to turn over the text messages he received during the coup attempt to the House Jan 6 committee. The texts show Don Jr, several Fox News personalities and several Republican Congressmen/Trump officials desperately texting for Trump to address the nation and condemn the action. Famously, Trump instead sent various tweets and fanning the flames before releasing a mildly-worded recording. Having failed to appeal to any reason the Republicans have since tried to pretend the insurrection is a nothingburger. Or am ANTIFA false flag operation. But read their texts as the treasonous Republican knew exactly what was going down and that their supporters were to blame: “Hey, Mark, protestors are literally storming the Capitol. Breaking windows on doors. Rushing in. Is Trump going to say something?" -"We are under siege up here at the Capitol." -"They have breached the Capitol." -"There's an armed standoff at the House Chamber door." -"We are all helpless." -"POTUS has to come out firmly and tell protestors to dissipate. Someone is going to get killed" -"Mark, he needs to stop this. Now" -"TELL THEM TO GO HOME" -"POTUS needs to calm this s*** down." Trump and his goons knew exactly what was happening and deliberately did nothing hoping that somehow their coup would be successful.

LMAO TRUMPS ENTIRE RUSSIA POLICY WAS RESET AND SCHMOOZE THE RUSSIANS Yeah like I said Obama offered the carrot then went for the stick when the Russians invaded Crimea. Meanwhile all Trump wants to do is destroy NATO and let Russia have whatever it wants. Trump is Putin’s useful idiot and he got played like a fiddle by America’s enemy. Now that Putin’s stooge isn’t in the White House anymore of course he’s going to ramp up hostilities.

The Dixiecrat exodus to the Republican party is fact. Ever heard of Strom Thurmond? The Lincoln project Republicans were Republicans long before Trump and the MAGAs came along. They are what’s left of the original pre-Trimp or pre-Tea Party Republicans. Don’t forget Trump was a Democrat right up until recently Charlottesville was organized bu the right. That’s why it was called “Unite the Right”. That’s why you, Fiddledog, were trying to suggest that Heather Heyer actually died of an obesity related heart attack that had nothing to do with being run over by a right wing white supremacist and why you tried to claim the neo-Nazis were defending themselves from aggressive leftists.

To name a few Donal Trump, 2016 John Kasich, 2016 Clay Tippins, 2014 George w Bush, 2004 Kevin Murphy 2004 But most of his donations pre-2018 to both Dems and Republicans were small token amounts of a couple hundred dollars. A few were about thousand. But in the MAGA era he was making donations exclusively to Republican candidates and super Pacs and state Republican parties in the tens of thousands and in some cases 100,000 or $150,000 including the “Stop socialism” PAC and various other right wing causes. So ol Lin seems to have come into quite a bit of money right around the same time he threw his hat in the ring with Republicans and went full MAGA. Coincidence? And now that his MAGA-ism has left him broke and with all kinds of legal professional and financial problems, he is discarded by his dear party like yesterday’s trash.The slimeball got out-slimed by the party of extreme slime

But he still supported Trumps coup attempt and tried to make him dictator. Doesn’t make sense does it? He tried to influence the outcome of Democratic primary. So did Putin.

Do you get your pro-Russian talking points directly from the troll farm in St. Petersburg or do they trickle down to you through Republican propagandists? Everything you say above is ridiculous. It is not the cold war, an alliance with the Ukraine in the 21st century is not “as bad” as the Cuban missile crisis. And there’s nothing “bullying” about supporting a pro-western democratic country that’s being threatened with invasion by a dictatorship. Obama tried the friendly overture and Putin rebuffed it. They turned away the carrot so now they get the stick because their behaviour is worse. Now that Trumps gone Putin doesn’t have an ally in the white house anymore and is testing the west. Your argument that we should stand up to Russia by giving Putin whatever he demands because…something something Joe Biden is a terrible president …doesn’t make sense and is obviously pro-Kremlin propaganda that you’ve been brainwashed into believing.

When exactly do you think Epstein abused these women dummy? The same years Trump was bragging to the press about their taste in women. I’ve told you this before and it’s public fact but like the brainwashed cult follower you are you conveniently don’t remember and don’t hear inconvenient truths As much as your underused dropout brain wants to believe that the decades that Trump and Epstein were friends was magically temporarily not a pedophile , that’s not reality Trump, Clinton flew on Jeffrey Epstein's plane multiple times, pilot testifies https://www.fox5ny.com/news/trump-clinton-flew-on-jeffrey-epsteins-plane-multiple-times-pilot-testifies Jeffrey Epstein introduced Jeffrey Epstein introduced me to Trump at 14, Ghislaine Maxwell accuser says Testifying at Maxwell’s trial in New York City, the woman, identified by the pseudonym Jane, said she met the former president in the 1990s at his Mar-a-Lago resort. By Tom Winter and Corky Siemaszko Dec. 1, 2021, 2:23 PM EST / Updated Dec. 1, 2021, 8:15 PM EST One of the four women who say they were “groomed” for sex by Ghislaine Maxwell testified Wednesday that the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein took her to meet Donald Trump when she was just 14. Testifying at Maxwell’s trial in New York City, the woman, who is being identified by the pseudonym Jane, said on cross-examination that she met the future president in the 1990s at Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Palm Beach, Florida. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna7253 Ghislaine Maxwell Bragged About Friendships With Donald Trump And Prince Andrew, Accuser Says Maxwell bragged that she was friends with “lots of famous people” like Prince Andrew and former President Donald Trump, Kate said, according to reporters in the courtroom, corroborating last week’s testimony from an alleged victim who said she encountered the two men while being trafficked by Maxwell his Mar-a-https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/12/06/accuser-says-ghislaine-maxwell-bought-her-a-designer-purse-after-sexual-encounter-with-jeffrey-epstein/amp/ This is the part where you predictably say “ROTFL LMAO OMG you actually believe news stories that aren’t written by partisan Republican hacks. Everyone knows you can only believe stories written by partisan Republican hacks”

Trump partied with Epstein for decades and even out his way to brag to the press about their shared taste in women and to point out Epstein’s preference for women “on the younger side”. Epstein abused girls all over the world including NYC and Florida and other locations. All were locations Trump frequented. Trump knew full well what Epstein was up to. This is the guy who said "I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything”. He isn’t someone who would care about a fellow millionaire banging an underage teen

He donated to both sides, so did Trump. Greasing palms on both sides of the aisle doesn’t make him a “prog” it makes him an American. If he was really a prog he wouldn’t have been trying to help get trumps coup attempt.

You’re seriously claiming that a diplomatic alliance with Ukraine in the 21st century is the equivalent of USSR putting nukes in Cuba at the height of the cold war? Russian talking points dude I seriously need to explain to you that the USA is not the equivalent of the USSR? You are such a Russian “useful idiot” regurgitating Kremlin propaganda you should just be embarrassed.

April 12, 2014 Trump tells Fox Business’ Eric Bolling that Putin was nice to him during Miss Universe. “We just left Moscow,” Trump said. “He could not have been nicer. He was so nice and so everything. But you have to give him credit that what he’s doing for that country in terms of their world prestige is very strong.” In the same interview, Trump praises Putin’s invasion of Crimea. “Well, he’s done an amazing job of taking the mantle,” Trump said. “And he’s taken it away from the President, and you look at what he’s doing. And so smart. When you see the riots in a country because they’re hurting the Russians, OK, ‘We’ll go and take it over.’ And he really goes step by step by step, and you have to give him a lot of credit.” April 12, 2014 Trump says at a New Hampshire event that Putin is “absolutely having a great time.” He says “Russia is like, I mean they’re really hot stuff” and “and now you have people in the Ukraine — who knows, set up or not — but it can’t all be set up, I mean they’re marching in favor of joining Russia.” Dec. 16, 2014 Trump tells Fox News host Neil Cavuto that Putin is like a “wounded animal” due to the Obama administration’s actions against Russia. “We’ve hurt Russia and we’ve done certain things that have really hurt Russia,” he said. “And I don’t know is that a good thing or is that a bad thing? We’ll see what happens.” He added that Putin is “wounded” and that “wounded people and wounded animals can do lots of strange things and we’d better be a little bit careful.” March 18, 2015 Trump tells the Daily Mail about his relationship with Putin: “the relationship is great, and it would be great if I had the position I should have.” Trump also said he received “a gift from Putin – an award and a beautiful letter.” He does not confirm or deny meeting with Putin when asked. June 16, 2015 Trump makes similar comments to Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. “I was over in Moscow two years ago and I will tell you – you can get along with those people and get along with them well. You can make deals with those people. Obama can’t.” July 8, 2015 Trump tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper that if he becomes president, Putin would turn over Edward Snowden to the US. “I think I get along with him fine,” Trump said of the Russian president. “I think he would be absolutely fine. He would never keep somebody like Snowden in Russia. He hates Obama. He doesn't respect Obama. Obama doesn't like him either. But he has no respect for Obama. Has a hatred for Obama. And Snowden is living the life. Look if that -- if I'm president, Putin says, hey, boom, you're gone. I guarantee you this.” In order to keep the above list from running dozens of pages I’ve skipped over all the dozens times Trump bragged that Putin admires him, or the time he said things like “Putin and I get along Putin and Obama hate each other” or “Putin likes me”.

Obama went after the only thing Putin nd his cronies care about- their own personal bank accounts. He locked up billions of their personal assets and it drove them insane. Then Putin placed his Manchurian candidate Trump, who publicly stated that he wanted to givethe money back and be friends with Putin. Trumps presidential career is full of flattering comments about Putin and Russia and pledges to move closer to Moscow and literally trie to give Russia everything it asked for. That’s literally the opposite of standing up to Putin. Why would Putin do anything other than make things eay for Trump his little puppet bitch? Here is a partial list of of Trumps pro-Putin efforts: Trump has repeatedly praised Putin While he was a private citizen, during his 2016 campaign and throughout his presidency, Trump has showered Putin with praise. He said Putin was "so nice," he called Putin a "strong leader" and said Putin has done "a really great job outsmarting our country." Trump also claimed he'd "get along very well" with Putin. Few, if any, Western leaders have echoed these comments. Trump hired Manafort to run his campaign Trump raised eyebrows in spring 2016 when he hired GOP operative Paul Manafort to run his presidential campaign. Manafort spent a decade working for pro-Russian politicians and parties in Ukraine and cultivated close relationships with Putin-friendly oligarchs. Manafort was sentenced in 2019 to 7.5 years prison for, among other things, evading taxes on the $60 million he had made in Ukraine. (He was released to house arrest in May 2020 amid coronavirus concerns.) Trump suggested Russia can keep Crimea Trump said Putin did "an amazing job of taking the mantle" when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump broke with US policy and suggested he was OK if Russia kept the Ukrainian territory. He repeated a Kremlin talking point, saying, "The people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were." Trump aides softened GOP platform on Ukraine Ahead of the 2016 Republican National Convention, Trump campaign aides blocked language from the party platform that called for the US government to send lethal weapons to Ukraine for its war against Russian proxies. Mueller investigated this for potential collusion but determined the change was not made "at the behest" of Russia. (The Trump administration ultimately gave lethal arms and anti-tank weapons to the Ukrainian military.) Trump made light of Russian hacking Trump cast doubt on the US government assessment that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman. At a news conference in July 2016, he even asked Russia to hack more, saying, "Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing," Trump transition undermined Russian sanctions After the 2016 election, the Trump transition team asked Russia not to retaliate too strongly against new US sanctions imposed by then-President Barack Obama. The sanctions were intended to punish Russia for interfering in the election, but then-Trump aide Michael Flynn asked the Russian ambassador not to escalate the situation so they could have a good relationship once Trump took over. Trump was open to lifting Russian sanctions Days before his inauguration, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he was open to lifting sanctions on Russia. He said: "If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's doing some really great things?" Putin has tried for years to persuade the US and European countries to end crippling sanctions on Russia's economy. Trump refused to say Putin is a killer Bucking other US leaders, Trump has dismissed credible allegations that Putin uses violence against his opponents. Trump said in 2015, "I think it would be despicable if that took place, but I haven't seen any evidence that he killed anybody, in terms of reporters." Asked again in February 2017, Trump deflected, saying, "There are a lot of killers. Do you think our country is so innocent?" Trump mulled returning spy bases to Russia The Washington Post reported in May 2017 that the Trump administration considered returning two diplomatic compounds to Russia. The Obama administration expelled Russian diplomats and seized the compounds in New York and Maryland after the 2016 election, claiming they were used for "intelligence" purposes. The compounds were never returned to Russia. Trump gave Russia classified intelligence In a shocking move during the early months of his presidency, Trump shared highly classified intelligence with two senior Russian officials during an Oval Office meeting in May 2017. The intelligence, which was about ISIS, was sensitive enough that it could have exposed a vulnerable source. The unplanned disclosure by Trump rattled even many of his Republican allies. Trump criticized and alienated NATO allies Trump has repeatedly attacked NATO, aligning himself with Putin, who wants to weaken the alliance. Trump said NATO was "obsolete," rattling European leaders. At his first NATO summit in May 2017, Trump scolded other countries for not spending enough on defense and declined to commit to NATO's mutual defense pledge. (Trump later said he supported the mutual defense provision.) He has also said he wanted to withdraw from NATO, according to The New York Times, though it hasn't happened. Trump was reluctant to sign Russian sanctions Lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill in July 2017 imposing new sanctions against Russia, even though Trump administration officials reportedly tried to water down the language. Trump reluctantly signed the bill, but claimed the new law contained "clearly unconstitutional provisions." Trump had little choice in the matter because the bill had passed with veto-proof majorities: 419-3 in the House and 98-2 in the Senate. (The Treasury Department followed up with several rounds of hard-hitting sanctions.) Trump proposed a cyber unit with Russia After the July 2017 meeting of G20 leaders, Trump said he had spoken with Putin about "forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit" to combat "election hacking." Trump quickly backtracked after lawmakers from both parties said it would be ridiculous to work with Russia on cybersecurity because Russia was responsible for egregious hacks against American targets, including during the 2016 election. Trump thanked Putin for expelling US diplomats Trump thanked Putin for expelling hundreds of US diplomats from Russia in August 2017, saying, "I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down our payroll." Putin kicked out the officials to retaliate against US sanctions. Trump's comments conflicted with the State Department, which said the mass expulsion was "uncalled for." (Trump later said he was being sarcastic.) Trump eased sanctions on Deripaska The Treasury Department in 2018 sanctioned Russian oligarch and Putin ally Oleg Deripaska, along with three companies linked to him, over his support for Russian interference in the 2016 election. But by January 2019, the Trump administration lifted some of these sanctions. In a bipartisan rebuke, 11 Senate Republicans supported a Democratic resolution calling for the sanctions to remain. Trump congratulated Putin on his sham election Ignoring the advice of several top national security aides, Trump congratulated Putin on his March 2018 reelection victory. Putin got 77% of the vote, but Western observers declared that the election "lacked genuine competition" and took place in an "overly controlled legal and political environment." Trump's critics said he had given the election legitimacy it did not deserve. Trump balked at sanctions for Skripal poisoning Trump privately complained about US sanctions intended to punish Russia after one of its ex-spies was poisoned in the United Kingdom, according to Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. The US and UK blamed Russia for trying to assassinate the defector, Sergei Skripal. After the sanctions were announced in August 2018, Trump tried to rescind them and said the US was "being too tough on Putin," according to Bolton's memoir. Trump nixed US statement about Russian war In summer 2018, Trump blocked his administration from releasing a statement on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, according to Bolton's memoir. Bolton said European leaders noticed Trump's silence and "became even more concerned about American resolve." Russia invaded its neighbor Georgia during the five-day war in 2008, and still occupies two breakaway territories. Trump praised pro-Russian leaders in Europe On several occasions, Trump has praised controversial far-right European leaders who have been shunned by most US officials because of their close ties to Putin. Trump met at the White House with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a top Kremlin ally. He praised the campaign of French politician Marine Le Pen, whose party previously got millions from a Russian bank. Trump didn't publicly condemn Russian attack According to congressional testimony, Trump declined to publicly condemn a Russian attack against Ukrainian military vessels in November 2018, even though the State Department prepared a statement for him. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Russia's "dangerous escalation." The White House didn't say anything, but Trump canceled a meeting with Putin. Trump defended Soviet invasion of Afghanistan During a January 2019 Cabinet meeting, Trump defended the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. He said the Soviet Union "was right" to invade in 1979 because "terrorists were going into Russia." The comments puzzled many observers, who noted that the Soviets had invaded to bolster a communist government and the US had backed Afghan militants who fought the Soviets. Trump asked allies to let Russia back in the G7 Breaking with American allies, Trump repeatedly called for Russia to be invited back into the Group of Seven. Russia was suspended from the working group of leading industrial nations in 2014 after Putin annexed Crimea. At the August 2019 G7 summit in France, Trump pressed the other leaders to include Russia at the 2020 gathering. They balked at the request, which would have handed a huge victory to Putin without any concessions. Trump's Syria withdrawal gave Putin a boost Trump announced in October 2019 that US troops were withdrawing from northern Syria. The abrupt move cleared the way for Turkey to conquer territories previously controlled by the US and allied Kurdish militias. It also gave Russia a golden opportunity to expand its influence and swiftly take over abandoned US outposts and checkpoints. Trump's move was a boon for Putin. Trump repeated Kremlin talking points on ISIS After announcing the Syria withdrawal, Trump repeated Kremlin talking points about ISIS. He said, "Russia hates ISIS as much as the United States does" and that they are equal partners in the fight. But Trump's comments don't reflect the reality on the ground: Since intervening in Syria in 2015, the Russian military has focused its airstrikes on anti-government rebels, not ISIS. Trump spread Russian myths about Ukraine During his impeachment proceedings in 2019 and early 2020, Trump said many false things about Ukraine that align with Russian disinformation about the country. This includes claims of uncontrollable corruption, improper ties between Ukrainian officials and the Obama administration, and allegations that Ukraine meddled in US elections. This helps Putin's goal of destabilizing US-Ukraine relations. Trump temporarily froze US aid for Ukraine As the impeachment inquiry revealed, Trump personally froze $391 million in US military and security assistance for Ukraine in mid-2019. US diplomats said Ukraine desperately needed the help for its war against Russian proxies. Previously, the Trump administration had slow-walked sales of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine because of concerns it would upset Russia, according to a State Department official. Trump smeared US ambassador to Ukraine For more than a year, Trump privately and publicly attacked Marie Yovanovitch, who was the US ambassador to Ukraine until he recalled her in spring 2019. One of Russia's goals is to weaken the US-Ukraine alliance -- Trump played into that by smearing Yovanovitch and undermining her diplomatic work in Ukraine. Her ouster was a major part of Trump's impeachment. Trump considered visiting Putin on Russian soil Trump said in November 2019 that he was thinking about visiting Russia, at Putin's invitation, to attend a 2020 military parade in Moscow. The US government has repeatedly called out Russia's aggressive moves around the world, so a visit from a sitting US president would be highly unusual. Obama made the last visit in 2013, when relations were warmer, before Russia invaded Ukraine. After months of speculation, Trump declined the invitation, as the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc around the world. Trump gave Putin a PR victory on Covid-19 As the coronavirus pandemic exploded in spring 2020, the US accepted a large delivery of medical supplies from Russia, which were flown into New York City. Trump thanked Putin for the "very nice offer," even while diplomats sparred over whether the equipment had been donated or purchased. Regardless, experts said the stunt was a propaganda bonanza for the Kremlin. Trump invited Russia to 2020 G7 summit Trump announced in May 2020 that he was postponing the US-based G7 summit because of the coronavirus and that he also wanted to extend invitations to Russia and three other countries to participate. Other G7 leaders swiftly rejected Trump's idea to invite Putin, because Russia still hasn't withdrawn from Crimea and has continued its aggressive actions around the world. Trump directed CIA to share intel with Russia Trump directed the Central Intelligence Agency to share more counterterrorism intelligence with Russia, according to the national security website Just Security, which cited two former CIA officials who had served under Trump. The officials said the US received nothing in return, which is consistent with past intelligence-sharing with Russia. Trump ignored warnings of Russian bounties The President was repeatedly told during in-person briefings and in written intelligence reports in 2019 and 2020 that the US government believed Russia paid bounties to Afghan militants to kill Americans, according to CNN and otheroutlets. Despite being given this information, Trump did not publicly condemn Russia or take any retaliatory actions. Trump has denied receiving any briefings on the topic. Trump called Russian bounty story a 'hoax' Rejecting the findings from US intelligence agencies, Trump said allegations that Russia paid Taliban militants to kill US troops were "another hoax" that was "made up by fake news." By saying he doesn't believe the allegations against Russia, Trump publicly sided with the Kremlin, which denies paying any bounties. Trump never raised Russian bounties with Putin After Trump was briefed on the Russian bounties, and after the story was revealed by the press, he had several phone calls with Putin. But Trump never raised the topic of bounties with Putin during these calls, never told Putin to stop and never threatened any retaliation. "That's an issue that many people said was fake news. ... I have never discussed it with him," Trump said in a July 2020 interview with Axios. Trump ordered US troops out of Germany In June 2020, Trump approved plans to significantly reduce the number of US troops in Germany. The plan to remove about one-third of the force drew serious concerns from the Pentagon because it could compromise Europe-based defenses against Russia. In a letter to Trump, nearly two dozen Republican lawmakers said his decision would "strengthen the position of Russia to our detriment."

It also says he donated to Republicans. Why else would he be trying to install Trump as an unelected dictator? The thing with most of the US politicians, especially Republicans, is that they are complete nihilists who don’t actually believe in much. They’ll play both sides and curry favour from anyone who can be useful to them. Trump used to support Democrats also, when it was convenient for him That’s why the Republicans are so busy sucking up to Russia and destroying US democracy…its not that they love Russia or hate democracy, they simply don’t care one way or another about either and are just following whatever happens to be in their own short-term interests.