The Stein nonsense is even more absurd, if possible, than the Trump collusion claims.
Stein attended a dinner at which Putin was present - GUILTY!
I think the Stein detour is just to make it look like this is a legitimate investigation focused on tracking down Russian influence wherever it may exist, rather than simply an attempt at a political hit on Trump, which of course is precisely what it is.
Whoever puts this stuff together is either real stupid, or they think everyone else is.
What’s interesting is one of the other persons who was at Putin’s table [in addition to Flynn] was Ray McGovern of the group VIPS.
Ray’s an antisemitic LaRouche nut who was involved in the Joe Wilson / Sooperdooper deep cover CIA spy Valerie Plame affair which was an effort to get Dick Cheney for allegedly exposing a CIA agent, though it only ended up with Scooter Libby. He’s not a Hillary fan but more like a John Kerry guy.
He’s also involved with Dan Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers theft fame, who started an organization to encourage leaking National Security info and to assist leakers.
Pretty much ALL of the leakers the press covered and promoted during the Iraq war were involved with McGovern and many were apparently LaRouche people, including the CIA gal Mary McCarthy who as I recall, leaked frequently to Ted Kennedy.
That effort to get Cheney also involved the overzealous Patrick Fitzgerald, who as I recall was the godfather of Comey’s kid, or at minimum was very close to Comey.
In other words, I would not be surprised if Ray McGovern was there at the dinner with Putin in order to spy on and help set up Flynn. That is, if Flynn and the pro-Kerry guy McGovern weren’t associates themselves intending to infiltrate the Trump campaign.
I just think it very odd that Jill Stein, Flynn and McGovern would be there at the very same table.
The Russians aren’t pro-Hillary or pro-Trump- they are pro-Russia and whoever is useful to them they will use regardless of the person’s positions. It’s in Russia’s interest to destabilize the US in any way it can, whether by meddling in US elections, undermining the war in Iraq, destroying confidence in the Rule of Law, or supporting Iran and North Korea.
John Kerry and folks from Stein’s party and the LaRouche nuts have a long history of being useful idiots for Russia.