Do you believe the report?

[goldhorse]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/t ... .qpYg89j4N

That's a link to the alleged report given to Donald Trump on Friday. Not the best source but that's what is out there right now as I'm typing this. It describes Russian surveillance of some of Trump's sexual proclivities and close interactions between Russian operatives and Trump's election staff.

Do you believe it? I do.

[WheresMyWhite]

Curious that a dossier containing unverified and potentially unverifiable information should even be considered to be truthful or reputable...

I would make this statement regardless of who the subject of the dossier was.

[galopp]

Much more importantly the intelligence supposed to be about (problematic) financial dealings (since his have NOT yet been released in general), and about the senate and congressional leaders.

[boots-aregard]

I don't care about someone's sexual proclivities and I'd say that about anyone in office, regardless of party.

Stuff about his staff? Proof, please. I don't NOT believe it, but I don't believe it just because it's Trump, either. We required proof about Clinton (and didn't get it). Let's see proof about this, first.

[WheresMyWhite]

b-a, I don't we often don't agree but on this we do

Show me substantive proof and I'll give it due consideration... until then, it is just media babble attempting, IMO, to stir a pot.

[piedmontfields]

The content of the particular report has not been substantiated by reputable, evidence-based news sources as this of this AM.

One bit of evidence I would like to see is Trump's tax returns. While we might interpret what his returns mean, I think plenty of evidence of his relationships and vulnerabilities will be in those documents. I think the RNC took a big bet going forth with a candidate without this information.

[boots-aregard]

I'm very unhappy that our country has gone straight from accusation == proof, personally. And with the biggest helping of outrage possible, on the side. We've seen this crap too many times.

[piedmontfields]

I am paying attention to the fact that US intelligence chose to brief the current and incoming president on the report. Now *that* is news!

[Tabby]

I don't see why it even matters. Everything we know to be true about Trump is already frightening. I don't see how anything in this report can be any worse whether it be true or false.

[piedmontfields]

The broader issue is about the vulnerability of the US presidency to foreign influence. There are overlapping areas where this concern arises, including Trump businesses, cabinet appointees, and parroting foreign propaganda from an elected office.

[Koolkat]

The content of the particular report has not been substantiated by reputable, evidence-based news sources as this of this AM.

One bit of evidence I would like to see is Trump's tax returns. While we might interpret what his returns mean, I think plenty of evidence of his relationships and vulnerabilities will be in those documents. I think the RNC took a big bet going forth with a candidate without this information.

It could happen. They may be called forth as evidence if his ethical conflicts of interest end up in court.

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/19/510574687 ... titutional

[galopp]

Trump will never release his returns (even though he said he would (recorded) about a year ago), perhaps an ex wife will have the @*#(& to do so (although then they are cut off). The fact is we already know that deutsche bank holds a lot of his debt, but the public deserves to know. But another question is about the legality of a sitting president renting a government facility (i.e. the DC trump hotel).

[goldhorse]

Forget about the sexual stuff for now. But are any of you now thinking that there's a lot of truth in that dossier?

[Tarlo Farm]

LOTS. And more. And I keep thinking about that huge grin Obama has had while on vacation. He knew. And he had to let the whole thing unfold in its own time. I'm getting the popcorn.

[LeoApp]

Considering 9 Russians in the dossier have been killed in the last 3 months, yeah, I think there is truth in there.