I'm going to stick my neck out to voice against the constant flagging of political news as it comes out.<p>To preempt the common "HN is not about politics", perhaps not, but politics of late have become such that they DO impact HN even if they aren't fundamentally technical. A comment on another thread said something along the lines of, "what do I care, HN is international?" I would argue precedents set here have international implications, and given YC's bearing as a US company, indiscretions of our leaders on this level seem like something we should certainly keep an ear to the ground to.<p>If our community is silent on things that so set the tone for how our country is run and perceived for _everyone_, I question what leg we'll have to stand on when we speak up to things only relevant to us. Being tech-centric does not excuse a lack of participation in trying to make the world a better place.
My personal feeling is that Trump himself didn't collude with foreign adversaries, although several of his disreputable campaign team of ne'er do wells certainly did. I don't believe he deliberately discussed classified intel with the Russians, either.<p>He isn't treasonous-- he's incompetent.<p>Hanlon's Razor puts it well. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
whether he did or did not do what they are accusing him of, the fact that this is a 3rd hand article (NPR quoting a Washington Post article quoting their sources) whose source is so ambiguous that it has no meaning ("current and former U.S. officials" is broad enough to include retired postmen and your local tax collector) makes me worry for the future of our democracy.
Isn't the president the one who has ultimate control over what's classified and what's not? I'm not surprised that the president would discuss classified operations with foreign dignitaries relevant to US interests.
speaking on hypotheticals<p>let's say that through investigation there is found to be conclusive evidence that there was treasonous collusion between the current administration and foreign entities<p>everyone is talking about impeachment but would there also be another 'emergency', or expedited, general election?<p>it would seem to me that if trump were to be removed then the entire cabinet and all of its subsequent decisions would need to be removed as well<p>pence, gorsuch, any bills and executive orders<p>these would in effect be policy and decisions made under treasonous intent and by an administration being led on by foreign entities so should be treated as such
At this point, I hope for his sake that the Russians are blackmailing or paying him. Because if he is sostupid to have done something like this at this point without some huge personal incentive, I almost have to feel bad for him.<p>Almost...
Why was this story buried and hidden? Are Russian trolls running rampant on YC?<p>If anyone is still around to see this, please consider clicking "vouch" at the top of the page.<p>Edit: This story was briefly unhidden, and now hidden again. There must be an army of trolls trying to bury it. Which is completely bizarre, as it's on the front page of every news site in the entire world.