Did Donald Trump Jr. Commit Treason?

Newsweek: Donald Trump Jr. 'Treason' Emails Prove Russian Collusion: Tim Kaine

Senior lawmakers have said that Donald Trump Jr. may have committed a criminal offense for agreeing to meet a Russian lawyer who promised dirt on Hillary Clinton, and could even be guilty of treason.

Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 election, Senator Tim Kaine, told reporters: “The investigation—it's not, nothing is proven yet, but we're now beyond obstruction of justice in terms of what's being investigated. This is moving into perjury, false statements and even potentially treason."

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WNU Editor: Donald Trump Jr. agrees to take a meeting with someone who claims that Hillary Clinton is getting help from Russia .... and leaves the meeting after 20 minutes with nothing ..... no quid pro quo ..... but is now being accused of treason!!!!! .... Kaine: Trump Jr. may have committed treason (CNN). So now it is a crime to talk to someone from a foreign country during a campaign?!?!?! But as the day progressed yesterday the media coverage of this story got worse .... best exemplified by yesterday's CNN coverage where for the entire day they basically had a banner claiming that Trump Jr. colluded with the Russians for intel on the Clintons. And even though nothing was exchanged between Trump Kr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya .... it did not stop the cable news outlets with their overloaded panels to debate and repeat amongst themselves that this is a crime. Words escape me .... and this story does not even involve President Trump!!!!!

Am I the one who is losing my mind? Or am I the one who can see in a world where everyone is blind?

Oh well .... it never stopped me before.

After 9 months they have nothing .... from Russian hacking the election, to collusion, to now hints of collusion .... the media/Democrats/and never-Trumpers .... their over the top reaction on this story only reinforces what I have been saying for the past few months .... everything that they have claimed, written about, and talked abut for 9 months is now dormant or dead .... in short .... they have nothing .... and they know it. So they wrap themselves around this story and repeat what they have been saying for 9 months .... this is the end of President Trump. But it is not the end of President Trump .... not even close. And as an outsider looking in ... I cannot help but notice that what is driving the media/Democrats/and never-Trumpers in the Republican Party beyond crazy right now is that President Trump's support among Republicans is as strong as it was on election day .... if not even more stronger and more dedicated.

A few months ago I made the comment that this is going to get worse .... well .... we are there now. It is getting worse because the entire media narrative on Russia-Gate can only change so much .... and we are getting there now. I expect in the coming weeks the media will become more shrill and over the top in their reaction to the entire Russia-Gate story .... and it will reach a crescendo when Donald Trump Jr. is called to Senate and Congress to explain what happened, and where I predict he will probably be repeating and saying the same thing that he said last night on Sean Hannity (link here). After that .... the only thing they (i.e. the media) will have left will be the expectation (or hope) that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team will be leaking information to them as their investigation continues .... which I predict will also happen .... Special counsel Mueller wants to see Don Jr.'s emails, joining senate Intelligence panel members who want to bring him in to testify (Daily Mail)

Here is a short list of the main stream media and other media sources coverage of this story .... and here is an easy prediction from me .... this story (like all the rest) will be a non-story in the next few weeks ....

President says Donald Trump Jr. is ‘open, transparent and innocent’ -- Washington post
Trump defends embattled son, calls Russia controversy a 'witch hunt' -- CNN
Trump defends son after disclosure of Russian emails -- AP
Trump says son is 'innocent' over emails about Russian campaign help -- Reuters
As Russia scandal touches his son, Trump privately rages -- AP
The Wall Begins to Crumble: Notes on Collusion: Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer is looking fishier and fishier. -- Benjamin Wittes, Quinta Jurecic and Jane Chong, Foreign Policy
Russian Oligarch Who Plotted to Aid Trump Was Named in Private Intelligence Dossier -- The Intercept
Donald Trump Jr.’s emails put spotlight on publicist Rob Goldstone -- The Australian
Did Trump Jr. Break Laws When He Met Russian Lawyer Veselnitskaya? -- NBC
Trump Jr.'s Russia emails could trigger probe under election law -- Reuters
Why Donald Trump's Russia Denials Can No Longer Be Believed -- The Atlantic
Donald Trump Jr.'s latest email explanation to Sean Hannity doesn't make any sense -- CNN
Inside the White House scramble on the Trump Jr. emails -- Axios
Among Trump associates, concern and frustration over Donald Jr. crisis -- Reuters
Republicans Split on Whether to Back or Condemn Trump Jr.'s Russia Meeting -- Newsweek
Congressional GOP shrugs off latest Trump-Russia twist -- AP
Donald Trump Jr. is an idiot -- New York Post editorial

Hat tip to Fred, Richard, Sandra, and Robert for some of the above links.