IT'S
OFFICIAL: CONGRESS DECLARES "NO COLLUSION BETWEEN TRUMP AND
RUSSIA"
27
April, 2018
Weeks
after the House Intelligence Committee voted to officially close its
investigation into whether President Trump colluded with the
Russians, it has finally released its official account of its
findings in a heavily redacted 253-page report which unambiguously
proclaims that the committee "found no evidence that the Trump
campaign colluded, coordinated, or conspired with the Russian
government."
However,
the report wasn't entirely devoid of criticism. According to the
report, "the investigation found poor judgment and
ill-considered actions by the Trump and Clinton campaigns.”
Specifically, it cites Trump associates' contacts with Russian
nationals and groups like Wikileaks during the campaign as examples
of irresponsible behavior.
Unwilling
to let go of the Russia narrative entirely, Democrats on the
committee, led by ranking member Adam Schiff, released a 99-page
rebuttal claiming that Republicans on the committee purposefully
ignored certain witnesses and failed to file certain subpoenas
knowingly based on the expectation that they might uncover evidence
of Trump campaign collusion.
The
committee, which is chaired by Republican Devin Nunes even though he
recused himself from the investigation early on and handed
supervisory duties over to his second-in-command, Mike Conaway,
carried out 73 witness interviews and reviewed 308,000 documents
during its investigation.
The
probe, which was formally launched on Jan. 25, 2017, examined four
areas: Russian active measures, intelligence related to any links
between Russian operatives and the Trump and Clinton campaigns, the
US government's response to intelligence indicating that Russia
intended to disrupt its political system, as well as leaks of
classified information out of the intelligence community.
And
in what appears to be one of the report's most important findings,
lawmakers said they found no evidence that George Papadopoulos had
told anyone working with the campaign about Maltese academic Joseph
Mifsud's claim that the Russians had "dirt" on Hillary
Clinton.
From House Intel report -- Paul Manafort sent email to Rick Dearborn regarding Ukraine platform issue at RNC convention. Says he didn't know anything about it. dailycaller.com/2018/04/27/hou… @dailycaller pic.twitter.com/FSn7f6ZD56
Committee Republicans say they found no evidence that Papadopoulos told anyone on Trump campaign about conversations with Mifsud about emails. pic.twitter.com/mgA5c9z2mD
Papadopoulos
was indicted by Mueller and later turned states evidence after being
accused of perjury for lying about what he told other members of the
campaign about his contacts with Mifsud and his attempts to set up a
meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But
of course, the findings may not be enough to stymie Special Counsel
Robert Mueller, who appears hell bent on nailing Trump for something.
The
report also cited an email from Paul Manafort asking Rick Dearborn,
then a senior campaign policy official, about a change to the
Republican convention platform that stripped out arming Ukraine.
Manafort, who has been arrested over money laundering allegations
tied to his work for former Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovich, an
ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As
one might expect, President Trump was ecstatic over the news, touting
it as proof that there was "no collusion" between the
Russians and his campaign and demanding that the Mueller probe "MUST
END NOW!"
Just Out: House Intelligence Committee Report released. “No evidence” that the Trump Campaign “colluded, coordinated or conspired with Russia.” Clinton Campaign paid for Opposition Research obtained from Russia- Wow! A total Witch Hunt! MUST END NOW!
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