One of the documents describes Putin and senior officials overseeing proxy efforts to spread claims that Biden, as vice president, engaged in criminal activity in his dealings with Ukraine and Burisma. The document says operatives affiliated with the Russian government advanced these narratives with U.S. officials and other prominent figures, through personal interactions as well as audio and documentary releases via U.S. and Ukrainian outlets.

It goes on to say these figures were conspiring to intensify their efforts as the election approached, aiming to “orchestrate a high-profile corruption scandal” implicating Biden and the Democratic Party in order to help Trump win.

The document describes an intelligence assessment that Russian government-linked proxies were working to damage Biden’s candidacy ahead of the vote, relying in part on U.S. officials and other prominent people to amplify the narratives, though many of the people involved remain redacted in the public version.

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    So if the Dems ever get on control they can look at these unredacted files and arrest the traitors. Right? And Biden didn’t do that because?

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      Because Merrick Garland absofuckinglutly needs to go down as the biggest fucking coward in this nations history.

      He sat on his hands for 2 fucking years because he “didn’t want to look political.” Which of course gave Trump enough time to have his pet “Judge” Alieen Cannon delay delay delay delay until he won the election.

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        Well Merrick is a conservative - he’s a member of the Federalist society. He is certainly not an outright shithead like Alito, but don’t mistake fascist sympathies for cowardice.

        Granted he may also be a coward separately.

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              Looking at this without context in my inbox, I thought you were being extremely generous to Trump.

              Putting Biden in the bottom 15 is harsh, but fair. Fucker’s gonna be remembered the same as Neville Chamberlain.

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                We’re only talking about the bottom third, I’d even be a bit harsher. Depends on the aftermath of what’s going on right now, we won’t be able to gauge the true impact for years if not decades.

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              I would consider Biden to be a bundle deal with Trump. He isn’t the bullshit itself, but he was certainly the bull that made the pile.

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          Well Merrick is a conservative - he’s a member of the Federalist society.

          Source, please.

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        Garland would have been a good Justice, but in a position where rapid action is required, not so much.

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      Can we stop acting like it’s individual democrats that don’t have a spine? The entire party is controlled opposition. They’ve never once taken advantage of an opportunity to do better for the American people.