Distinguished person of the week: The system worked

The Washington Compost ^ | 24 March 2019 | Jennifer Rubin

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So far, so good. President Trump has inflicted immense damage on the rule of law and on our democratic norms, but to date the system — Trump calls it the “deep state,” the rest of us call it constitutional government — has held. Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, despite threats, insults and president’s refusal to sit for an interview, completed his work. He racked up 37 indictments, convictions or plea deals (nearly 200 charges) from three Russian companies and other individuals, including the president’s former campaign chief, his former deputy campaign chief, his former national security adviser and his former personal lawyer.

Mueller revealed in indictments a widespread Russian plot to interfere with our 2016 presidential election on behalf of Trump through social media, live events and hacking. We know that multiple members of the Trump campaign had contacts with Russians, that Trump lied about doing business with Russia (when in fact he pursued a lucrative deal in Russia while running for president), and that Trump (in public comments) and associates let it be known they’d welcome the help of a hostile foreign power. Trump can holler all he wants, but we will never know if he could have won without the help of the Kremlin. We know Paul Manafort provided internal polling data to a Russian connected to Putin’s intelligence operation.

Thanks to Mueller, who referred part of his investigation to the Southern District of New York prosecutors, we also know of a conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws in order to hide from voters hush money to cover up Trump’s extramarital affairs.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

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[Freee-dame]

WaPo is so evil.

[jospehm20]

This Rubin dude sucks.

[Fungi]

Head idiot at the Bezos Bulletin.

[dp0622]

Whatever.

I won’t read bull sh.t on a day like this.

But it is important to know that they will PUSH and PUSH and PUSH until the end.

No NY AG is kicking Trump out of office.

Especially over hush money to some whore.

Thanks for reminding us Pluribus that we get to celebrate for one day but the fight never ends.

[Stravinsky]

Jennifer Rubin? No thanks.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

They’re never going to let this go. They’re going to push this narrative FOREVER.

How I loathe these members of the Socialist Democrat Party!

[central_va]

Barf alert!

[OpusatFR]

I ditched the WAPO and all the rest of the US papers months ago.

You get better news from overseas sources and weirdly enough, the Spanish language channels.

Economist is also good if you parse past the typical Eurocentric snottiness of it all.

[exDemMom]

Nothing like taking the facts, twisting them to be the opposite of what they actually are, and publishing that as news.

Why do you give the comPost the airtime?

[Lazamataz]

So far, so good. President Trump has inflicted immense damage on the rule of law and on our democratic norms, but to date the system — Trump calls it the “deep state,” the rest of us call it constitutional government — has held.

Do you remember when they used to even PRETEND Rubin was right-of-center?

[IncPen]

WaPo DeepState Rubin wants you to think status quo prevails.

WaPo DeepState Rubin is sadly mistaken.

[central_va]

Welcom to gas lighting WAPO style. In this version you are Ingred Bernman, WAPO is Charles Boyer and Rush Limbaugh is Joe Cotton.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Yes, WaPo is so evil that it was reasonable for Bezos to think Trump was behind the Sanchez romance photo release as revenge... But it was her money grubbing brother, LOL.

[Long Jon No Silver]

In her role as 'house conservative' at What Poo Manor, Rubin has to perform other tasks in addition to her dictation. Like cooking etc

[Paladin2]

"Trump calls it the “deep state,” the rest of us call it constitutional government"

Not so fast there, Comrade Rubinski.

[Telepathic Intruder]

"the rest of us call it constitutional government".

They must be referring to the constitution of the Soviet Union, where a person is guilty until proven innocent.

[rovenstinez]

I think it would be a great thing if President Trump started issuing pardons for people who supported him and got caught up in the mess of it all. Roger Stone for starters.

[Rashputin]

". . . the rest of us call it constitutional government . . ."

Only if you believe your own propaganda. Otherwise you and the SOB who owns the Compost call it the best government money can buy.

[ifinnegan]

“Mueller revealed in indictments a widespread Russian plot to interfere with our 2016 presidential election on behalf of Trump”

Liar. Barr’s letter did not state it was behalf of Trump.