THE TRUMP TOWER MEETING IS WHAT WILL BURY THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY AND THE TRUMP DYNASTY

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     The cover-up, stupid!  It's what did-in Richard Nixon...and it's what will eventually take down Donald Trump.

     We all know Trump lies.  Although his Kool-Aid drinking base of people won't acknowledge it, The Washington Post's Fact-Checker has confirmed that as of September 13th, 2018, Trump has told 5,000 false and misleading claims since he took the oath of office as president on January 20th, 2017.  One of the biggest lies - arguably the absolute biggest - is the lie about that infamous Trump Tower meeting on June 9th, 2016.

     Why has the Russia investigation gone on so long?  The Trump Tower meeting - and the e-mails that document it - should really be enough evidence for special counsel Robert Mueller to indict Donald Trump, Jr. and his brother-in-law (Ivanka's husband), Jared Kushner...and to bury the Trump presidency and his business empire. The e-mails prove that the meeting tied the Russians and Vladimir Putin's government to the meddling of America's 2016 presidential election.  And that Trump, Jr. - an heir to the Trump fortune - participated in a cover-up that was more than likely created by his father.  For Trump's oldest offspring to initially state that the meeting was arranged to discuss the adoption of Russian babies is a bald-faced lie. 

     On June 3rd, 2016, Trump, Jr. received the following, as part of a string of e-mails, from British publicist and Trump family friend, Rob Goldstone.  "The Crown prosecutor of Russia...offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful to your father.  This is obviously very high level and sensitive information but is part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump."  Seventeen minutes later, Donald Trump, Jr. replied to Goldstone.  "...if it's what you say I love it especially in the summer."

     On September 25th, 2018, Goldstone appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe and admitted that not everything in the above correspondence was totally accurate because he "puffed up that e-mail" to "get Don Jr.'s attention."  Goldstone told MSNBC, "This e-mail wasn't made up.  It was kind of made better."  But that he "just never imagined anyone other than Don, Jr. would ever read" the e-mails, which Goldstone now "regret(s)" sending.  Note:  there is no "Crown prosecutor" in Russia. There is, however, a prosecutor general.

     Goldstone's recent comments are irrelevant because it was still Donald Trump, Jr.'s intent to get dirt on Hillary Clinton from the Russians by meeting with a "Russian government attorney."

     Intent is the operative word.  If a person enters a convenience store, pulls a gun on the clerk and demands all the money in the cash register be given to him...that's a crime.  When an off-duty police officer - who happens to be a customer - appears from one of the aisles, shoots the perpetrator and wounds him...he will then be placed under arrest for attempting to steal from the store.  Just because the would-be thief didn't succeed with the armed robbery, it's still a crime.  The intent was there to commit a felony.

     The Trumps claim that the Russians did not provide them with any damaging 4-1-1 on Mrs. Clinton.  They couldn't because obviously there was no incriminating information to give, as the former Secretary of State hadn't done anything illegal. But the Trumps' attempt...their intent...to obtain what they thought would be detrimental material about Secretary Clinton is illegal when handed over by a foreign entity.
   

     No sane individual - or for that matter, no person who knows anything about politics...or the law... or who possesses simple common decency and patriotism for America and the democracy of our country - would accept an invitation for a meeting with Russians as Trump, Jr. did.  "The Young Donald" should never have agreed to confer with a Kremlin-connected lawyer.  And when he told Jared Kushner - and the then-chairman of the Trump Campaign, Paul Manafort who with his political background should have known better - Trump, Jr. should have been advised that such a meeting would be criminal. All of this confirms to me what I've always believed - and have written about in earlier columns - that Donald Trump himself had to know about the secret get-together beforehand, and that when Trump, Jr. undoubtedly told Daddy about it, the now "liar-in-chief" licked his lips and savored the taste of evil deceit as if it was a triple-scoop hot fudge sundae.  Nothing happens in "Trumpworld" without the patriarch knowing about it.  Goldstone's e-mail was telling Trump, Jr. that the Russians wanted to interfere in our election by attacking the Democratic nominee. But Republican Trump later called that "opposition research."  No Donald...that's breaking the law.

     A foreigner cannot provide assistance - in the form of a donation or a contribution - to an American political campaign.  That is illegal according to United States federal law.  The Trump Tower meeting is a textbook definition of criminal wrongdoing as Goldstone's e-mail specifically identifies a Russian government official of wanting to provide damaging information on Hillary Clinton and that the Russians desire to do so was their way of aiding the Trump campaign.  This was clear intent by Trump, Jr., Kushner and Manafort to conspire with Russia in a plot to meddle in our election.  In the eyes of the law, "official documents and information" is just as much a "donation" as money.  Thus, for three senior advisers to Donald Trump to be gung-ho about such a meeting - and then to attend it with the vim, vigor and gusto that the three men had, paints a picture-perfect display of conspiring to collude with Putin's people.  If anybody doesn't see that, I can recommend a good ophthalmologist.

     Donald Trump and his family of henchmen are hiding from the truth.  But special counsel Mueller is on a direct path to find it.  I wrote the following in my September 15th, 2018 column, but it is worth repeating.  "If Trump starts to see the handwriting on the wall...and it's clear that Mueller is about ready to cook his goose...I doubt The Art Of The Deal author will wait much longer to make a deal with Mueller and/or Congress.  When push comes to shove and orange jumpsuits become part of the wardrobe...along with handcuffs as their jewelry accessories for Trump's three oldest children and one son-in-law...Trump, I believe, will agree to resign the presidency so that Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric and Jared don't get thrown behind bars on state and/or federal charges.  Thick smoke is billowing from The White House and Trump Tower... and soon a full-fledged fire (metaphorically speaking) is going to burn down the Trump presidency and the Trump dynasty."

     And that's The Controversy for today.

     I'm Gary B. Duglin.

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