The focus of the Russia investigation this week is on Donald Trump Jr, Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort. However, another name has been thrown into the ever-expanding Russia narrative: Dr. Jill Stein, former Green Party presidential candidate.
Surprise, surprise: Team Clinton, which created Russia narrative to cover their failures, is now leading chants of "Lock her up". pic.twitter.com/9s55sK1hjb
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) July 21, 2017
MSNBC Producer Kyle Griffin tweeted out a letter sent by the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 19 requesting all communications between Trump Jr. and a number of other people, including Russia officials, members of Trump’s campaign, and — interestingly enough — Dr. Jill Stein.
Unlike the Dems, I didn't sabotage Bernie Sanders in the primaries, then try to cover my tracks with ludicrous Russia conspiracy theories.Dr. Jill Stein via Twitter
Democratic strategist and Hillary Clinton’s director of rapid response in 2016, Zac Petkansas, commented on the tweet, saying, “Man, I can’t wait until they expose her.” Former Clinton communications director Matt Ortega called out Stein to “release all records you may have related to Donald Trump Jr and Paul Manafort.”
Many Democrats, including former members of Hillary Clinton’s campaign, are angry with Stein because they believe her inclusion in the 2016 presidential race cost Clinton key states like Michigan and Wisconsin, thus costing her the electoral majority to win the election.
So now Dr. Stein is being thrown into the Russia narrative. However, she is not taking it without a fight, and even got into a Twitter war with establishment Democrats:
The notion I communicated with Trump Jr is laughable. This whole thing is an obvious smear designed to generate a fake news feeding frenzy.
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) July 21, 2017
To which some Democrats tweeted out this picture:
The picture shows Stein sitting down at the same table with, among others, Russia President Vladimir Putin and Michael Flynn, during a banquet dinner in Moscow. Stein has said that she would testify before Congress on her December 2015 trip to Russia, and has never taken money from any Russia entity.
Stein continued to fight back on Twitter:
Unlike the Clintons, I don't hang out with Trumps. I've never been to a Trump wedding, never took Trump money, no secret Trump calls. pic.twitter.com/AHCoJj17T8
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) July 21, 2017
She countered accusations from Democrats that she was to blame for Donald Trump’s election:
Unlike Dems, I didn’t create the “pied piper” scheme that boosted Trump into the corp media spotlight – launching his disastrous trajectory.
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) July 21, 2017
She even brought up her thoughts on the true motivations of the Russia narrative:
Unlike the Dems, I didn't sabotage Bernie Sanders in the primaries, then try to cover my tracks with ludicrous Russia conspiracy theories.
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) July 21, 2017
“If Dem elites want to waste their time with conspiracy theories, that’s on them. We’re busy organizing a gassroots party for the people,” Stein adds.
It not quite clear how deep Stein’s inclusion in the Russia investigation will be or what communications Donald Trump Jr could possibly have with the former Green Party presidential candidate.