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Rudy’s conspiracy theory is loonier than looney

Rudy’s conspiracy theory is loonier than looney

by digby

 

If you would like to know what the blockbuster Giuliani conspiracy theory is, here’s the outline:

That’s right. Viktor Shokin rose from the dead not once but twice. Literally. That beats Jesus.

That’s the InfoWars level nonsense the president of the United States is now flogging — the president the Republicans are all protecting rather than allowing Mike Pence to become president.

 Keep this in mind. Aside from Lindsey Graham’s apparent intention to pursue this Ukraine nonsense into the election, the president is also working this line:

Giuliani reportedly visited the White House on Friday, perhaps to give Trump the briefing he requested on the trip. Trump also asked his attorney to tell lawmakers and Attorney General William Barr what he discovered in Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Even as the lawyer’s friends tell him to lay low, the Journal notes, Giuliani argues he’s well within his right to continue pushing forward despite the opposition to his efforts, because his job is to defend his client. 

But what this entire episode highlights is a president and lawyer tag-team unwavering in their anti-Biden crusade, even as Trump’s political future hangs in the balance. If the prospect of losing his job won’t keep Trump away from Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts, surely nothing will.

Of course, it’s unlikely to change much in terms of the impeachment process. Democrats remain committed to seeing Trump booted out of office, and Republicans remain just as committed to defending him.

Which means that Trump’s likely acquittal in the Senate would allow him to proceed working with Giuliani to dig up dirt on the Bidens that could help with his 2020 reelection campaign — indicating he learned absolutely nothing from this experience.

Of course he hasn’t.

Keep in mind that Rudy is now trying to exonerate himself as much as “defend” his client. If Trump tries to cut him loose he’s made it clear that he has an “insurance policy.” Just add him to the list of people who have blackmail material on the president of the United States. You have to wonder how many people own him …

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— digby

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