As we should know by now with the Bolton news — when Trump wants you to look one way, it’s best to take a sec and see what else is going on.
Turns out, something’s coming tomorrow. Per Eric Geller of POLITICO:
Oh yeah, and this just broke as well:
Ahem:
Guccifer 2.0, the “lone hacker” who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee, was in fact an officer of Russia’s military intelligence directorate (GRU), The Daily Beast has learned. It’s an attribution that resulted from a fleeting but critical slip-up in GRU tradecraft.
That forensic determination has substantial implications for the criminal probe into potential collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia. The Daily Beast has learned that the special counsel in that investigation, Robert Mueller, has taken over the probe into Guccifer and brought the FBI agents who worked to track the persona onto his team.
Mueller’s office declined to comment for this story. But the attribution of Guccifer 2.0 as an officer of Russia’s largest foreign intelligence agency would cross the Kremlin threshold—and move the investigation closer to Trump himself.
So we now have a DIRECT link to US hacking by Russian government. Read that sentence again. THAT. IS. BIG. I wouldn’t be surprised if even more news drops tomorrow. We are getting very close to the end of this poop-show.
And remember, Bolton is an advisor, NOT a Department head. He can’t send us into war. He can ADVISE Trump to do so, but before any boots hit the ground they’ve all got to go through… Mattis.
Let’s get real here — Trump isn’t doing anything his boss doesn’t want him to. He’s just a capo. And Putin has no interest in nuking anybody. There’s no money in it (so be glad it isn’t PENCE in charge!). This is organized crime, not a crusade.
No, what Bolton CAN do is try and obstruct the investigation and suggest deadly distractions.
I don’t think Mueller will let that happen.
Update: Oh, this is delicious -
Friday, Mar 23, 2018 · 1:43:55 AM +00:00 · DoctorWho
Update per Vox: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and other top law enforcement officials are hosting a press conference Friday morning to cover a “major cyber law enforcement announcement.” It is reportedly not related to Mueller’s investigation, but the timing sure is interesting.