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Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:20 AM Oct 2019

Apparently Australia is not an innocent party in the Trump posse's attempt to discredit the Mueller

investigation. Looks like they were offering help starting in May. Read their letter to Billy Barr in this Mother Jones article.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/09/australia-trump-ukraine-downer-papadopoulos/

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Apparently Australia is not an innocent party in the Trump posse's attempt to discredit the Mueller (Original Post) Cousin Dupree Oct 2019 OP

Anyone know how this is playing in Australia? hlthe2b Oct 2019 #1

Most probably don't even know about it Thyla Oct 2019 #3

From the few news Australian news sources I looked at, two things: Cousin Dupree Oct 2019 #5

I'm sure he does. Unless he's insane, he can't be happy that this has gotten out. hlthe2b Oct 2019 #6

Probably lead to someone resigning fast. BSdetect Oct 2019 #2

Aussies may be playing tRump. "Yes, we'll help you Mr. tRump." "Hey Charlie, slow walk this one." Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2019 #4

Hoping for this Captain Zero Oct 2019 #8

The letter to Barr from the Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey's May 2019 MagickMuffin Oct 2019 #7

hlthe2b

(102,288 posts)

1. Anyone know how this is playing in Australia?

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:29 AM

Oct 2019

Thyla

(791 posts)

3. Most probably don't even know about it

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:36 AM

Oct 2019

But...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-01/donald-trump-call-puts-australia-in-the-midst-of-scandal/11563380

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-01/donald-trump-scott-morrison-impeachment-what-you-need-to-know/11563098

https://theconversation.com/view-from-the-hill-another-australian-pm-finds-a-phone-call-with-trump-can-land-you-on-the-sticky-paper-124505

There is not much to it by the look of it.

Cousin Dupree

(1,866 posts)

5. From the few news Australian news sources I looked at, two things:

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:38 AM

Oct 2019

It’s not at the top of the news.
Morrison doesn’t want to talk about this. He’d like the whole thing to go away REAL FAST.

hlthe2b

(102,288 posts)

6. I'm sure he does. Unless he's insane, he can't be happy that this has gotten out.

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:40 AM

Oct 2019

He WILL have to work with Democrats in this country at some point, whether Congress or in the Presidency (or hopefully ALL) soon.

BSdetect

(8,998 posts)

2. Probably lead to someone resigning fast.

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:35 AM

Oct 2019

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)

4. Aussies may be playing tRump. "Yes, we'll help you Mr. tRump." "Hey Charlie, slow walk this one."

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:37 AM

Oct 2019

Or they might have said yes we'll help and then proceed to deliver evidence that demolishes the RW nutjob theories about how the Russia inquiry started.

Hey, they got an official state visit out of it.

Captain Zero

(6,806 posts)

8. Hoping for this

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:54 AM

Oct 2019

but what did Trump Inc. threaten to with hold from them?

Maybe they wanted it real bad. And Trump Inc is very up front that they want the evidence cooked to finger Ukraine and Hillary Clinton, and Democrats.

MagickMuffin

(15,943 posts)

7. The letter to Barr from the Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey's May 2019

Reply to Cousin Dupree (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 09:53 AM

Oct 2019

has Mulvaney's name was cc'd.

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