(01-09-2019 10:38 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(01-09-2019 10:01 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(01-08-2019 02:27 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Oh man, Manafort's lawyers forgot to properly redact their filing, and let some horses out of the barn.
Turns out it is believed, among other things, that he shared polling data with the Russians.

Quote:Mueller’s team alleged that “Manafort lied about sharing polling data with [Konstantin Kilimnik] related to the 2016 presidential campaign.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pau...02cb328230

I'm trying to understand what is so earth-shattering about this revelation. Revealing that Mueller has alleged something is not an admission that it happened.

I don't even understand how this is an admission of anything, since I'm guessing Mueller and his team are well aware of exactly what they have alleged.

Just another case of taking a factoid and trying to leverage it into something way more significant.

You're right that this revelation is not an admission, but that fact alone doesn't mean it isn't a significant development, especially since so many on here have been asking for evidence of collusion.

What is so earth-shattering that the special counsel is accusing Manafort of having provided private campaign polling data to a Russian with ties to Russian intelligence you ask? Well, just that, Trump's campaign adviser provided private polling data to a hostile foreign government, and what do we know that this foreign government did? They targeted specific populations in the US with propaganda and fake news in an attempt to influence the election.

So since the Russians were planning to execute this disinformation campaign, internal polling data would be beneficial with regards to who to target and this is a clear bit of evidence that Mueller believes that a significant player in the Trump campaign provided something of value regarding the election to the Russians.

I think it is awesome that you know precisely what type and exactly the contents of any polling data. Can you use the super duper ESP power to call the stock market for the next week or so?