(04-19-2019, 01:09 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(04-19-2019, 09:02 AM)jj82284 Wrote: And a shrinking trade deficit

Shrinking when compared to the last few months.   The total trade deficits we have run up under Trump are the biggest of all time.

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(04-19-2019, 10:17 AM)MalabarJag Wrote: That's a huge leap. Trump Jr. (not Trump) did not meet with a Russian official, he met with a Russian lawyer who was not part of their government. She claimed to have some dirt on Hillary, but no dirt was actually given. Receiving dirt on a political opponent is not even illegal, as long as there is no quid pro quo action in response. What Hillary did in buying the "dossier" wasn't illegal either, and she actually paid for it. So bringing up that meeting is a red herring.

It's illegal to purchase stolen property so you would be charged whether or not you met with the thieves, and Trump never received stolen property, so your long-winded example is nonsense.

And whether or not Russia influenced the election is debatable. Their Facebook posts were an attempt, but I doubt if that was illegal, and I doubt they made a difference. But if you or someone you know was influenced to vote for Trump rather than Hillary because of a Facebook post, we'd love to hear about it. The DNC hack was only claimed to have been done by Russia, no proof exists. Assange claimed it wasn't Russia (and had no reason to lie about that), and the fact that the DNC refused to let the FBI investigate the server hints of a coverup.

Slightly off topic, but I read where the Russians were using social media to support the NFL players kneeling, AND to support the calls for a boycott of the NFL in response to the players kneeling down.  Pretty funny.   Really, no one denies that the Russkies have been stirring the pot, and they're doing so all over the world.