The Old Blog in the Desert

The fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic is that if the source (the “tree”) of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained (the “fruit”) from it is tainted as well.

From the media over the past five years:

Putin helped Trump rig the voting machines in 2016. Don Jr. obtained stolen Wikileaks material prior to public release. The Trump dossier. Trump suffering from mental illness. Russia hacked U.S. power grid. CIA forced to remove agent from Moscow office because Trump could not be trusted with sensitive information. Trump told Michael Cohen to lie to federal investigators. Don Jr. met with a Russian spy. Trump aides had regular contact with Russian agents. Robert Mueller had issued a subpoena to Deutsch Bank regarding the president. Mike Flynn setup. Trump removed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s bust from the Oval Office. Blue Wave. Trump can not produce vaccine in 2020. Two-state solution had to predate Middle East peace. Russia hacked SolarWinds.

Also from the media:

“Nothing to see here.” “This story has been discredited.” “It’s all Russian disinformation,” “Independent fact-checkers say this information could mislead people …”, “Missing Context.” “What flavor ice cream did you order today?” “Whatever. The good news is at least Trump will be gone.”