I'm not sure, but [Russia] might be happy to see this guy [Dan Fried] exiting stage left. — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
We do have evidence the [Donald] Trump campaign was working to sideline Russian intervention in Ukraine as a campaign issue. — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Silencing the U.S. State Department, putting a friend of Vladimir Putin's in charge at the U.S. State Department, who stands by quietly… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Particularly when we are a country where leaders turn over every few years and - I mean, in Russia, Vladimir Putin has… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
We are starting to see what may be signs of continuing [Russian] influence in our country. Not just during the campaign but… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
For months, the [Donald] Trump campaign denied full stop that anybody associated with their campaign had any ties with Russia or any… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
The primary agency responsible for rallying U.S.-led interests around the world appears to be having the air sucked out of it. If… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Russian government was in contact with multiple [Donald] Trump campaign sources while they were doing [attacks]. Russian nemesis in the American government,… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
We've got [evidence] of direct Russian government connections with the [Donald] Trump campaign, during the campaign, while the Russian government was interfering… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
After [Dan Fried] was initially hired into the Foreign Service in 1977, five subsequent presidents of both parties thought it would be… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
The day after the Republican convention ended, there was another political bomb that was dropped on the U.S. presidential election [2016] from… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
When Vladimir Putin runs up against American power and American criticism and American leadership that reminds him of what Russia isn't, when… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Part of what the [British] dossier says is this, quote, "The operation", meaning the effort to influence our election, "that has been… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
News about the Russia connections to the [Donald Trump] administration and what we are continuing to learn about those connections. What's getting… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Russia and [Vladimir] Putin's antipathy toward Hillary Clinton from her time as secretary of state, Russia's antipathy and loathing and fear of… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
The new [Donald Trump] administration may not want the benefit of [Dan Fried] expertise in terms of figuring out what Russia is… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Given how we know Russia feels about the State Department, seeing what's happening to the State Department under this current [Donald Trump]… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
[Dan fried] is the department's foremost Russia expert and he, too, is now leaving at a time when arguably the State Department… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
That's how you end up with a guy like Dan Fried, overseeing the U.S. sanctions against Russia for Russia did in Ukraine… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
[Dan Fried ]is a pillar of the U.S. State Department. He's part of its institutional memory. He has been in the room… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
October 7th [2016], indeed, WikiLeaks released its whole new dump. A whole new bunch of e-mails and documents, this time from [Hillary]… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
This [British] dossier is still considered to be mostly uncorroborated but it's overall allegation is that the Trump folks knew, the [Donald]… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Ben Carson also denounced [Donald] Trump's ban all Muslims proposal saying we do not and would not advocate being selective on one's religion. — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency rather than… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
Senator [Tom] Cotton has campaigned on wanting to kill Obamacare. He voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act back in January, but he now… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
[Tom Cotton] has been an absolute champion of the idea of getting rid of Obamacare, scrapping the Affordable Care Act. — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
If you're working on better conditions for prisoners, if you make that a popular issue and you invite mainstream media to weigh in on… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
Liberals say that we are secular country with a majority of Christians, absolutely. — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
What's insulting to the American people, the Senate, to this whole process is that the Republicans, with all other nominees, have said Democrats are… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
Oswald Mosley's movement, it was a big movement. It was obviously anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, it was populist. Mosley wanted to replace the parliamentary system of… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
Pentagon dollars are essentially seen as a different kind of funding that doesn't have to stand for itself and make an argument for itself… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
When Conservatives crusade against government while they are trying to be appointed to head the government, I think that's weird! — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
One of the manifestations of depression for me is that I lose my will. And I thereby lose my ability to focus. I don't… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
There had been a proposed plank for the platform that said the Republican Party believed the United States should support Ukraine in any way… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
John McCain has refused to ever criticize Sarah Palin, to ever admit there was anything wrong about her choice. He has been capital "L"… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
The more you push back on Donald [Trump], whether you're in the media or whether you are in the GOP establishment, the stronger his… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share
![“I'm not sure, but [Russia] might be happy to see this guy [Dan Fried] exiting stage left.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/255/rachel-maddow-1240_exiting_i-m-not-sure-but-russia-might-be-happy-t_1010654.png)
![“We do have evidence the [Donald] Trump campaign was working to sideline Russian intervention in Ukraine as a campaign issue.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d98/rachel-maddow-1240_campaigns_we-do-have-evidence-the-donald-trump-cam_422965.png)
![“We are starting to see what may be signs of continuing [Russian] influence in our country. Not just during the campaign but during the [Donald Trump] administration, basically signs of what could be a continuing operation. And those two things together are worth paying attention to.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/aa8/rachel-maddow-1240_administration_we-are-starting-to-see-what-may-be-signs_755125.png)
![“For months, the [Donald] Trump campaign denied full stop that anybody associated with their campaign had any ties with Russia or any contacts with Russia full stop.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3df/rachel-maddow-1240_campaigns_for-months-the-donald-trump-campaign-den_464648.jpg)
![“Russian government was in contact with multiple [Donald] Trump campaign sources while they were doing [attacks]. Russian nemesis in the American government, U.S. State Department, CIA, are not faring well since Donald Trump came to power.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/22d/rachel-maddow-1240_american-government_russian-government-was-in-contact-with-m_2820189.jpg)
![“We've got [evidence] of direct Russian government connections with the [Donald] Trump campaign, during the campaign, while the Russian government was interfering in our election to try to elect Trump.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/df3/rachel-maddow-1240_campaigns_we-ve-got-evidence-of-direct-russian-gov_2831539.png)
![“After [Dan Fried] was initially hired into the Foreign Service in 1977, five subsequent presidents of both parties thought it would be a good idea to keep him on. That his deep understanding, his knowledge of all the players and so many of the secrets it would make him an indispensable asset…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bb4/rachel-maddow-1240_assets_after-dan-fried-was-initially-hired-into_897226.png)
![“The day after the Republican convention ended, there was another political bomb that was dropped on the U.S. presidential election [2016] from Russia. The day after the Republican convention ended, right before the Democratic Convention began we got what U.S. intelligence agencies believed to be…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/54a/rachel-maddow-1240_agency_the-day-after-the-republican-convention_1499586.png)
![“Part of what the [British] dossier says is this, quote, "The operation", meaning the effort to influence our election, "that has been conducted with the full knowledge and support of [Donald] Trump and senior members of his campaign team. In return, in return, the Trump team has agreed to sideline…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/98c/rachel-maddow-1240_british_part-of-what-the-british-dossier-says-is_157323.png)
![“News about the Russia connections to the [Donald Trump] administration and what we are continuing to learn about those connections. What's getting to be, I think, particularly unsettling is that simultaneously we are right now what's going on, I think, is that we are number one nailing down more…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5a1/rachel-maddow-1240_administration_news-about-the-russia-connections-to-the_1913509.png)
![“Russia and [Vladimir] Putin's antipathy toward Hillary Clinton from her time as secretary of state, Russia's antipathy and loathing and fear of the U.S. State Department in general, those two - those things that we know about Russia they put a worrying cast over how successfully the new…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/368/rachel-maddow-1240_administration_russia-and-vladimir-putin-s-antipathy-to_1533034.jpg)
![“The new [Donald Trump] administration may not want the benefit of [Dan Fried] expertise in terms of figuring out what Russia is up to with us right now but I do. I mean, we can all benefit from it as a country as we figure out what's going on right now with this presidency and with Russia in…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/953/rachel-maddow-1240_administration_the-new-donald-trump-administration-may_3195587.png)
![“Given how we know Russia feels about the State Department, seeing what's happening to the State Department under this current [Donald Trump] administration is worrying and raises all sorts of questions about the connections between this current administration and Russia.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/46f/rachel-maddow-1240_administration_given-how-we-know-russia-feels-about-the_314356.png)
![“[Dan fried] is the department's foremost Russia expert and he, too, is now leaving at a time when arguably the State Department needs it most, the State Department will not have the benefit of his insight going forward.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/767/rachel-maddow-1240_benefits_dan-fried-is-the-department-s-foremost-r_2500099.png)
![“[Dan Fried ]is a pillar of the U.S. State Department. He's part of its institutional memory. He has been in the room for basically every important negotiation, every standoff, every big development, particularly between the United States and Russia for decades.” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a59/rachel-maddow-1240_bigs_dan-fried-is-a-pillar-of-the-u-s-state-d_1270135.png)
![“October 7th [2016], indeed, WikiLeaks released its whole new dump. A whole new bunch of e-mails and documents, this time from [Hillary] Clinton campaign chief John Podesta, e-mails that U.S. intelligence say were hacked by Russia. Apparently, again, they were waiting for the best possible timing…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1f6/rachel-maddow-1240_bunch_october-7th-2016-indeed-wikileaks-releas_608046.png)
![“This [British] dossier is still considered to be mostly uncorroborated but it's overall allegation is that the Trump folks knew, the [Donald] Trump folks knew about the Russian campaign to interfere in our election, they supported it, they cooperated with it, and in exchange, they made promises to…” quote by Rachel Maddow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/12d/rachel-maddow-1240_allegation_this-british-dossier-is-still-considered_1034583.png)
