pic via @RespectMyGame on Twitter
And so it finally begins - anonymous sources inside the White House ratted out Donald Trump's son, Don Jr., to the New York Times for a bombshell story about his meeting last year with a Russian lawyer who said she had access to Hillary Clinton's emails.
And everything Junior has written, tweeted, or posted since then has merely incriminated him even more. He's basically admitted to treason.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Son-in-law Jared Kushner and Manager Paul Manafort were also included in the email chain and attended the same meeting. They are both Kompromat with a capitol K.
From NBC News
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer who he believed had damaging information about Hillary Clinton in the midst of the 2016 election — and wrote "I love it" about the prospect of getting his hands on the material, according to emails released Tuesday by the president's eldest son.
The email exchange shows an acquaintance with ties to Russia, music publicist Rob Goldstone, told the son of then-candidate Donald Trump last year that the attorney has "information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father."
. . . In an interview Tuesday night on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Trump Jr. said: "Someone sent me an email! I can't help what someone sends me. I read it, I responded accordingly, and if there was something interesting there, I think that's pretty common."
"It was literally just a wasted 20 minutes, which was a shame," Trump Jr. told host Sean Hannity, but he added: "In retrospect, I probably would have done things a little differently."
Is this the real life?
— D. Andrew Johnson (@dajohnsonii) July 11, 2017
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality. pic.twitter.com/BchB3gM83z
Donald Trump Jr. and the kamikaze tweetstorm that set Washington on fire https://t.co/x17rImdXak
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 12, 2017
Oof. Not flattering. --> "As the hapless Don Jr., the Gob Bluth or Fredo Corleone of a family short on Michaels" https://t.co/iOGyR5IvGD
— Amanda Becker (@AmandaBecker) July 11, 2017
07/12 Mike Luckovich: Fredo. https://t.co/YtNOoSVwCz pic.twitter.com/Xhq2PKQA7V
— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) July 11, 2017
It's like OJ Simpson posting selfies from the crime scene.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) July 11, 2017
With Trump Jr. admissions on #RussiaHacking, here's what must happen:
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 11, 2017
-- Ind. Commission
-- Revoke Kushner clearance
-- No sanctions relief
Dan Rather on the Trumps: "The hot breath of truth is coming down heavy on their necks." https://t.co/bFqG5nSz6d
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 12, 2017
POTUS statement just now: "My son is a high-quality person and I applaud his transparency."
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 11, 2017
"Transparency"
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) July 11, 2017
- said in off-camera briefing
- of son who lied, posted emails as story came out
- from Trump, who won't release tax returns https://t.co/wq7BMAgKs2
'high quality'? WTF? Sounds like Trump was describing a brand of orange juice!
— Sulie (@ThatsJustBogus) July 11, 2017
He really has been rather transparent about committing treason. You gotta give him that.
— John Kennedy Wallace (@JohnWal90456302) July 11, 2017
#TrumpRussia missing link Rob Goldstone is Trump's mysterious 400-lb. guy providing stolen emails. #TheResistance can take that to the bank! pic.twitter.com/sQiAaaheqg
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 10, 2017
This is Rob Goldstone, who the media says is behind the entire Russia "plot."
— Jack Posobiec πΊπΈ (@JackPosobiec) July 11, 2017
Seriously. pic.twitter.com/wj6OiQDLjR
Goldstone manages Emin Agalarov, son of Aras Agalarov, a wealthy Azerbaijani-Russian developer. Here's Trump w/both of them in Moscow, 2013. pic.twitter.com/1Re2kvJef2
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) July 9, 2017
Everything about Rob Goldstone--his name, his pictures, his check-in on FB--all of it feels like a superbly-written character on HBO.
— Charles Clymerπ³️π (@cmclymer) July 11, 2017
All you need to know about Rob Goldstone, the eccentric British man who set up that meeting with Donald Trump Jr https://t.co/VtGFBM8EPc
— Lennart Booij (@LennartBooij) July 12, 2017
Goldstone to Don Jr: "I can also send this info to your father..."
— PΓ© Resists (@4everNeverTrump) July 11, 2017
Don Jr didn't tell him not to. So did Trump himself receive this info? pic.twitter.com/ptFv7dNUAp
It's bizarre that I can quickly go on Facebook and search for Rob Goldstone's posts from day of the meeting at Trump Tower with Don Jr. pic.twitter.com/gjTxzF1iDb
— Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd) July 11, 2017
To the people who LEAKED THE TRUTH about the Shady Don Jr., Guilty Manafort & Amateur Kushner collusion meeting, THANK YOU. America owes you
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) July 12, 2017
Any Democrat who doesn't smell blood in the water or has no appetite for the kill: Please leave the party. You're why we lose these wars. https://t.co/H0c3EVXdRm
— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) July 11, 2017
Collusion Special, comin right up/// pic.twitter.com/1y9HJQheyq
— Robert Bruce (@caveatemptor49) July 11, 2017
Amongst this shit storm I'm thinking of Hillary & just how badly she was screwed out of presidency. Trashed by msm, GOP, DT Bernie Bros. π€
— Tina-TheResistance (@trcfwtt) July 11, 2017
The Trump campaign was claiming that Clinton was unfit to handle classified info *while* they were colluding with the Russian government.
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 11, 2017
#LockThemUp #LockThemAllUp #Hardball #inners #Maddow #LastWord #11thHour pic.twitter.com/K8pfOa3Hwz
— #LaquanMcDonald (@ifuaskmee) July 12, 2017
We now know the denials of contacts with Russians that we've heard during the campaign, transition & administration are all patently false.
— Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) July 11, 2017
There once was a lad named Don Jr
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) July 11, 2017
Who always was quite peculiar
Took a visitor from Vlad
To help out his Dad
But it was a traitor's maneuver
Exasperated Repub CNN pundit on Donald Trump Jr.: “This Kid Was Dropped On His Head as a Child” https://t.co/CjU9uKVnwC via @DownGoesTrump
— @AdamsFlaFan (@AdamsFlaFan) July 11, 2017
Also cc-ed on this email chain: Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. pic.twitter.com/U2QfaDuMwk
— Pwn All The Things (@pwnallthethings) July 11, 2017
Why does Jr always look like a cat trying to hide a bird in his mouth? pic.twitter.com/rKOOcMROVM
— Nick Martucci (@BlunderingIdiom) July 11, 2017
Please! ππ½ I'll reject all Christmas, birthday & random gifts for the next 5 years if it means Jared gets 5 years in prison. #LastWord
— πΊπ»Marieπ»πΊπ΅π· (@Jazzdragon) July 12, 2017
How do you solve a problem like Collusion?
— Marc Sussman (@MarcSussman5) July 11, 2017
"Donald Trump Jr."#Maddow #11thHour https://t.co/dUOb6AA0Go
We have a bold solution to fix your president, jail. pic.twitter.com/5o8i4ymirg
— ((Molly Jong-Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) July 11, 2017
Fmr. federal prosecutor Paul Butler: "Right now at this moment, there is probably cause to charge Donald Trump, Jr. with a federal offense." pic.twitter.com/G5o34Y07mE
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2017