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The same analyst who predicted a week ago (and they are) that the least convenient facts in American political history were about to hit Trump went on a twitter rant Saturday telling everyone to calm the heck down.

Yes, it’s true your Republican Congress is not doing their job, strategic analyst for businesses and government agencies Eric Garland wrote, but the Trump Russia and Trump emoluments clause violations are being handled.

These things take time. Oh, and to be clear, the man who has spent 18 years in the business of competitive intelligence and strategy wrote, “This isn’t what *nothing* looks like. It’s what a professional rollup of a massive counterintelligence op looks like with a madman as POTUS.”

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Read and enjoy the rest of your Saturday:

I'm fatigued of it. Guys: This is screaming forward, and now we're SOLIDLY in the territory of knowing that Laws Have Been Broken. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

There was NO Constitutional backup to prosecute the Trump Admin in the transition. Transitions are tradition, not law, it turns out. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

But now that their in the Constitutionally-guided position? Oh, everyone is totally screwed, it's coming out, and they cannot escape easily. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

Yesterday’s revelation that Donald Trump gave paid foreign agent Michael Flynn top access to our secrets and put him in charge of our National Security was not a small deal:

Trump intentionally gave a paid foreign agent access to our secrets AS PRESIDENT. Trump's businesses are illegally competing against firms. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

Trump's businesses now produce cash flows *during his presidency* that amount to emoluments. Not theoretical. Not "ethics." EVIDENCE. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

It’s true when you look at how long things took with former President Nixon– the drops are fast and furious on Trump.

Congress is getting briefings of increasing depth and importance about a *sitting* president. Not POTUSE, POTUS. Like in the Constitution. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

And every week brings evidence of new investigations, new OFFICIAL GOV'T committees, and increasing evidence that will PLAY. IN. COURT. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

It's also increasingly evident that Mr. Comey, for a guy "trying to swing the election for Trump," actual runs a LOT of investigations. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

The intelligence drops keep coming:

This isn't what *nothing* looks like. It's what a professional rollup of a massive counterintelligence op looks like with a madman as POTUS. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

Said it December 11. People are doing their jobs and doing them well (except for the GOP Congress and ICE and Border Patrol obviously.) — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

We'll still have the issue of how this all happened. It's a goddamned mess. But for now, hysteria isn't helpful or insightful. — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

Anxious? Garland says to call your Congressional representatives and tell them respectfully to do their jobs (I would suggest sending them an American flag as a big hint as well, but that’s just me):

If you're worried "nothing" is happening, don't tweet. Call your Congressional rep and respectfully tell them to do their job. </THREAD> — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017

Channel the hysteria, which frankly is understandable with our country under assault by a hostile foreign government with an agenda to undermine western Democracy. But we need to keep our eyes on the ball.

Right now one ball is stuck in Congress, with Republicans failing to stand up for their country. Focus on them. Write letters, show up at town halls, demand answers. Wave a Russian flag.

But also, have some faith in what we are seeing. When Congress failed us, our intelligence communities and media stepped up. They are doing their jobs. These things take time. Stay engaged, stay insistent, but most of all, stay hopeful.

Breathe deeply the free air, and use your energy wisely to resist.

Garland added after reading this:

They're not *handled* yet. But yeah. Let's bring this home. https://t.co/m4K4ocWur5 — Eric Garland (@ericgarland) March 11, 2017