Subject: Re: These Guys Are Terrorist Scum
Yep. And there's some reason to believe that Putin has kompromat on the Felon. We can't know for sure (otherwise it would be useless because everyone would know already). It may not exist. But it would explain a lot of his first-term behavior if it did.

Seems very possible given that Trump spent time in Russia and they would be very likely to have taken the opportunity to gather blackmail material. Trump's obvious obeisance to a man who is clearly an enemy of our Republic is more than a little suspicious.

OTOH...Trump always sides with autocrats and 'strong men' dictators. That is clearly what he yearns to be. So, it could also just be that he genuinely likes Putin and Putin's style of kleptocratic oligarchy.

Either way it is disgusting and shameful.

Not so long ago I would have believed it impossible that the erstwhile GOP would turn towards authoritarianism with so little resistance. But cults are like that...the leader dictates and the cultists follow like sheep.