I remember was pretty shocked when I first saw this. Sadly, I don't get so shocked any longer.

You were not the only one jumping up and down over this. The problem is it was blocked out of the MSMM, except FOX, faster than you could say, "Holy Schiff! Look at that!", meaning it's impact on the stolen election was minimal.

One of the best things the Russians could do is to unmask all this corruption in Ukraine and make it public knowledge on the world stage. I can see two problems with that: 1) I'm sure the shredding and burning of evidence has been going on since Putin's troops stepped off (not to mention the hiding/laundering of the loot) and, therefore, the longer it takes for the Russians to "get there" the less likely any evidence will survive, and 2) the West is systematically closing down all information coming from Russia and has embarked on a very focused campaign to discredit or ridicule any information that squeezes through the cracks of censorship and blockage. Russian reporting of corruption either will not be heard/seen in the West or tossed aside as Russian disinformation, which a large swath of our population is already conditioned to comply with.

Now, if I were a really really cynical SOB, which sometimes I am, I would say the initiation of all the "help the Ukrainians" drives began with not the Ukrainian people in mind, but to buy time to complete tasks 1 and 2 above before the Russians get the whole enchilada. Now the drive has a life of it's own. Yes, it will slow the Russian advance, but I expect they will win anyway only with a much higher body count (on both sides) and more burned out Ukrainian cities.

All of this corruption hoopla may be a side show to the big show, but I believe it is one of the driving factors that got us where we are. I still say it was a mistake for Putin to invade Ukraine and I suspect by now he is thinking the same thing, but he's all in right now. The biggest task before him now, even if he has gone crazy, is to avoid a general engagement with NATO, which appears to be desperately trying to get into the fray and making it look like Russia's fault.

We the peons will never really know all that went on and is going on except for what "Big Brother Oceania" wants us to know.

Well, I was going to say ...."If Trump had done this...." But why bother.....complaining about the Democrats being crooked and getting away with it is like complaining about getting wet on a rainy day.

Are we living in the Matrix? It seems the majority of Americans are doing just that. Nothing is as it seems, no one but a few know this, and they can't shake anyone loose from the delusion. We can't release them from their cocoons no matter how hard we try. Reality is too painful for their befuddled minds, and by forcing it on them, we become the villains, the conspiracy, the right-wing nut jobs. My reality is survival. Their reality is false. They will not, cannot survive when the feces impacts the oscillator.

Well quit feeling like the Lone Ranger! I too believe as you do! I couldn't believe these words were coming out of his mouth. How stupid can a person be? He is actually proud of his actions when he should be ashamed. Misuse of Power!