How The Counterintelligence Investigation Of Trump’s Ties To Russia Disappeared | MSNBC

Rachel Maddow shares reporting in Michael Schmidt's new book, "Donald Trump v. The United States" in which he explains how Rod Rosenstein narrowed the scope of Mueller's investigation to exclude the counterintelligence angle and no one else picked up that thread. Aired on 08/31/2020.
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How The Counterintelligence Investigation Of Trump's Ties To Russia Disappeared | MSNBC

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    1. The Ghost Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    1. Bruce strkland Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    1. And your facts are more like fantasies, I’m sorry our president isn’t a Russian sleeper agent… I’d advise u to watch something else, I’m not telling u to watch right wing news, but try something that’s not on the major news networks, speaking of which, what about jimmy dore? Is he a Russian agent or a trumpeter as well?

    2. @Donkey Lipps no, my facts are facts. I’d offer you the same advice about your sources. I don’t doubt your patriotism, only your judgement

    3. TheMiket273 well I don’t know what u watch but we r commenting on a Rachael maddow video, this guy is full on propaganda, tell me she isn’t, tell me she is a reliable news source:) go on….

    4. @Donkey Lipps yes, we are on a Rachael Maddow video comment section and yes she has a strong liberal bias. But I wasn’t commenting on the video, I was replying to your comment. Replied with facts. Again, you need better sources and judgement

    1. Vickey Efremidis being a great American comes with a responsibility to help America to be the best because it gives us so much in return. It is your responsibility to fact check what you are hearing. For instance, he is letting us die by the thousands each day. Other countries on our level and what they have accomplished with covid have outclassed us hands down. He should go to jail for that alone. If you care for your country start fact checking.

    2. @Teresa Wright Darlin, sound like you need to change the way you fact check.
      If you’re watching the lies, the garbage this creature Maddox spews daily and call it fact checking, you’re infected w/TDS and there’s no talking to you about truths.
      You’re comment proves that.
      As for trying to manipulate me into feeling, less than because I can see Biden has dementia issues …. try somewhere else, passive aggressive bullchit doesn’t work on me. I took care of my father w/dementia and have been taking care of my mother for 9 years… I know it when someone has dementia … the man has dementia and you want him to run this country ?
      You think that makes you a good citizen of this country ? Think about it, if you’re still capable of thinking for yourself.
      May you live a long life and learn 🇺🇸

    3. Vickey Efremidis you are right. You are not going to change my mind (if she is so horrible why are u watching this) and unfortunately I’m not going to change your mind and that is sad. But I fact check everything using many different sources. Challenge yourself to do the same. I am sorry about your dad, my stepfather has it too. Biden is old but does not have dementia and thankfully he has Kamala Harris which compared to both of them could be considered a young whipper snapper. She also has credentials out the wazoo. Which I would take any day over a President suggesting you shoot disinfectant to get rid of covid. If you and I know that is wrong where is his brain at? When his presidency ends, just like his current buddies. he will be indicted for many things he has done against the law. This is fact and already waiting in the courts which you can easily check. I would rather elect someone that is old with a strong backup than someone killing off our Americans. I am super sorry you have to deal with the dementia. I know it’s incredibly stressful and over the top hard. I wish our country had a better way of dealing with it. I honestly wish you the best.

    4. @Teresa Wright I watched her because she came up on my feed. I’m not subscribed to any MSM channel. They are #1 enemy of all people on this planet and responsible for this mayhem and separation.
      Just watched the channel “ Never Alone w/Chris” he came up on my feed also, never watched him before, learned something new, though ! Something you’ll never see on CNN or talk from the side of her mouth Maddox. It might do you some good to watch some Live feeds on the riots … not to change your mind but to see some truth w/your own eyes instead of being told, what you see.  
      As I told you earlier … passive aggressive tactics in communication doesn’t work for me … lose that ! For your own health , can’t get to the meditative state w/out first understanding your own shadow side.
      There’s always hope you’ll find your way to light. The best to you 🇺🇸

    5. Vickey Efremidis I’m sorry you confuse compassion with passive aggressive. But that is your personal issue. If you are curious google a news source that is determined to be in the middle, neither right or left and see what you think. And since you clearly like to have the last word go ahead I won’t respond. Peace be with you.

    1. He never was.
      His orders directing Mueller to investigate Trump were to protect him from prosecution over a memo he wrote saying it was ok for Trump to fire the head of the FBI. Rosenstein was always there to help himself and if that meant protect Trump, sell out the US, fine. When he heard the noise of the bus he was about to be thrown under approaching he showed that it was first him, second Trump.

    2. Michael Humphrey Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

  1. Rosenstein then committed obstruction of justice and stopping the investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia.

    1. @Will Ganness So why did he take the 5th when invited to speak to Mueller? The amendment is basically only for guilty people so that they can’t be forced to incriminate themselves. And why the ten counts of obstruction?

    2. Tim Countis wow….this will never stop, the media will continue to fabricate headlines and you’ll just continue to repeat it. U know how stupid that sounds, “trump may be a sleeper agent” after four investigations of every aspect of him and his families life you’d think we may have some conclusive evidence, other then the fact the only one to collide w Russia in 2016 was Hillary campaign when she used Russian propaganda (that she payed for btw) and then fed it to the cia, fbi to be able to spy on political opponents. If trump did this…., I don’t know what that would mean because u have already gone scorched earth on him for merely talking to a few Russians over the phone!

    3. @Donkey Lipps
      U.S. intelligence agencies knew prior to the 2016 election that Trump was getting help from Russia. Yet he denounced these reports at Helsinki in 2018. “I believe Putin.’ After gong bankrupt six times, he received financing from Deutsche Bank – a Russian front – while his RE holdings in NY and Florida sold at inflated prices to Russian oligarchs. The Muller report, conveniently whitewashed by Bill Barr, outlined 10 cases of obstruction. Now we have a bi-partisan Senate report that says Trump may be more than just a Russian dupe, but possibly a sleeper agent. Trump’s administration has racked up more criminal indictments in its first term than any administration in U.S. history – and it all revolves around Russia. At this point Trump has three allies. (1) The very rich (2) the very Russian, and (3) the very stupid. I’m guessing you’re not in the first category.

    4. Tim Countis novthis is justcrediculous by now before the election when trump was just a us citizen, he was trying to build in Moscow… this is totally legal and why not? Russia is not the Soviet Union, Russia’s economy is the size of Texas’ how in the world do u think Russia is a threat while your politicians cozy up to China? Seriously, u ppl have made Putin out to be the bugey man, just like you’ve done to trump.he lives rent free in your head, it’s quite impressive when u think about It. As far as the ppl around trump go, you realize none of them got indicted for “colluding” with russia? All process crimes. Of course these intelligence agencies have been at war with him since day one, remember chucky said. On Rachael madcow, u don’t mess with intel agencies, they have six ways till Sunday to get back at you,” ominous words from a guy with TDS. Lastly, these ppl impeached him for asking about Biden’s corruption!! I just don’t understand how you can’t see through this, you haven’t noticed anything fishy about the media and these dem politicians?? Seriously??

    5. Dems: mask mandate while locking down economy and therefore destroying it, holding our children hostage, no school choice, green new deal (pure tyranny) root on looting and violence, we want to defund police empty the prisons not prosecute violent criminals and also, we want your guns! This is tyranny, all of it. You r fighting for your own enslavement! The dems are already saying that they r going to overthrow trump even if he wins in a landslide, there is nothing democratic about these people, and we won’t live under it. Keep poking the bear and you’ll find out

  2. He has to be a Russian agent or has been compromised and they have something on him and that would explain his actions in regard to how he treats the Putin adminstration.

    1. Trump owes Russian sources many millions, if not billions, of dollars, and then, of course, there’s the rumor of kompromat being held over Trump in the form of the “PP tape.”

    2. Sean Divarco Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    3. In Europe, we can watch RT, Russia Today State TV. In 2016, see on www, possibly, RT completely assisted Trump to power. Every op – Ed, panel show, interviews were with Pro-Trump Talking Heads 100% bias. And when things looked precarious around his campaign, RT simply switched their narrative to 100% trouncing of H. CLINTON (don’t know why my comp always puts caps-lock on her name 🤭). Any hoo, we’ll be tuning into the programming a bit closer to October, when I think they’ll have another stab at it. I know Don is desperate to avoid incarceration, total bankruptcy, again. I’m sure he wants casinos and hotels all over Russia. Question is what do the former heads of the KGB want?!

    1. Richard Christie I really want to know how u square those things, if trump is a Russian agent why would they release a dossier that is negative and embarrassing to trump? If u don’t answer I’m going to conclude u don’t have one.

    2. Richard Christie the Russians, Steele wrote it but says the info was given to him by the Russians (he also said later that he didn’t believe it either but that’s beside the point)

    3. So if the russians and trump r one in the same why would they (Russians) release a bunch of embarrassing info to make him look bad?

    4. @Donkey Lipps “Steele wrote it but says the info was given to him by the Russians ”
      Man, you have no clue about how basic research is carried out, not to mention clandestine research. From your questions it’s obvious that you also have no real clue about the Steele Dossier or its time-line as to who initially commissioned it, its history or its scope. I suggest you do some better research, for a start try Wikipedia on the subject and under “crossfire hurricane”. Use the resource carefully and for confirmation of claims check the references provided for the information. Links are in footnotes.

    1. Yes he must be called to testify as to why this very important issue wasnt followed through! Dont we want to know if an elected president is working with the Russians? Isnt that important? WTF are they thinking?

    2. Sharon Linstid Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    3. @S 1) Who went to McConnell to see about MAKING A JOINT BIPARTISAN STATEMENT about it AND WAS TOLD THAT IF HE DID TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ABOUT IT THAT THE REDPUBLICANS WOULD SCREAM IT WAS PARTISAN POLITICS AND ONLY PARTISAN POLITICS in July of 2016… Moscow Mitch ACTIVELY COVERED UP THE REPORT. ACTIVELY

    4. As if that’ll do any good. When are americans going to finally admit, their whole country is nothing but a sham system designed to enable criminals, silence the truth, and paint a fake alternate reality that they can brag about themselves?

    1. @cody kramer only in the empty halls of your mind. He called part of our constitution phony, and all you did was try to justify that, not realizing its unjustifiable you clown, So you agree that part of our constitution is phony? And who gets to decide which parts are? Trump? somebody that we all know has never even read it. One day you will look back and be ashamed of your cultish behavior .

    2. @Sam McCormack like the virus will disappear in april or that there would be 0 cases as you watch nearly 200,000 of your fellow american friends and neighbors go to their graves, are those the type of lies you’re talking about ?

    1. Ali Roger Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    1. Trumpty Dumpty your fall is coming! Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    1. But unlike Trumps unidentifiable Homeland Troopers in free democratic US the Belarus riot police had personal numbers.

    2. Cancan Girl Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

  3. *I LIVE IN EASTERN EUROPE* Trump works harder for Putin than any of the puppets in the states around here that are openly backed by Putin…

    so draw your own conclusions…

    1. @Liberal Tears – You know none of this is a joke right? This is not a sports game. This is genuine freedoms we are talking about here. The freedom to leave the house without having to check you have a couple of hundred $$ to bribe any police that stop you with.
      The freedom not to lose your house cos a corrupt solicitor has got a corrupt judge to enforce a fake charge against your property.
      This stuff happens in the countries under Putin’s control.
      This is not a joke, well it might be to you NOW. But it wont be in 8 years if Trump gets reelected.
      These will be the reality of your day to day life.

    2. DATING HARLEY QUINN Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    3. @S – I am sorry your president is a traitor – your cognitive dissonance and feeble protestations are your business. Goodbye.

    4. @S Everything you said is such a load of BS, and factually wrong, period, for example, “nor did they solicit their help”, you forget, trump stood on stage and said, Russia if your listening! 2 hours later the attacks on the DNC servers began. Mueller didn’t find any collusion because his investigation was prohibited from looking in to it by Rod Rosenstein. Talk about being brainwashed, think for youself moron!

    1. BEASTMODE 2020 Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    2. @S You ever hear the saying Deer in the headlights? Deer just will stand looking at a car approach, till it hits them. Not every time (trolls). That is the way Dem-o-rats are Truth is a fairy tale to them. They will stand there and let the Truth smash them.

    1. hubertl75 Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    2. stupid yes, but he is cunning and corrupt. it doesn’t take intelligence to be an agent or a criminal, look at the mob.

    1. animation and news Russia again???? ‘Come on Man’. Q1: Who was President during the last election and knew Russia was ATTEMPTING to interfere AND DID NOTHING?? Q2: If the Russians provided ‘the dirt’ on Trump to the Clinton campaign, the Steele dossier, supposed ‘evidence’ that liberals are convinced is 100% truthful and absolutely negative toward Trump, then why do the same liberals say that Putin supports Trump? FACT: The Trump Campaign NEVER received any negative information on Clinton from the Russians nor did they solicit their help! FACT: Russia NEVER changed anyone’s vote. FACT: NO ONE has EVER said they changed their vote based on reading some fake story that Russia posted on some fake Facebook sites!! FACT: Mueller DID NOT find ANY collusion, this after spending 2 years and millions of our taxpayer dollars!! So, please provide your evidence to Mr. Mueller. Their attempts at brainwashing will continue as long as people let them (watch). Think For Yourselves!!!

    2. @S No, you’re wrong. There was not only an active conspiracy, but there was plenty of active obstruction into the investigation by both 45 and his Administration of syncophants. Even the Republican Senate Intelligence Committee Investigation agreed. They conducted a three year investigation and their findings are documented in a 1000 page report.

  4. So was Rosenstein himself a russian puppet trying to protect the Clown, or just another republican enabler trying to distort reality?

    1. @RyGuy They won the election 4 years ago. That is what you do not understand. The US is stuck with a medieval system. Fascism is a mental disorder.

    2. @AnStef It’s Hilarious how Leftists think That Losing is Winning!!!🤣🤣🤣, But Hey! You Commies will always have that “Popular Vote””🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    3. As long as I Know that The Radical LEFT are In Agony and Pain over the Election of the Greatest President in History President Donald J TRUMP…That Makes Me Smile Cheek to Cheek Daily! Can NOT wait till President TRUMP Starts his Second Term next January

  5. This is frightening… the US is being run like a banana republic by grifters and it seems by Russia as well. *_*

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