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Warner takes Trump-Russia

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:16:38 +0000

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Warner takes Trump-Russia investigation to the masses

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee tells voters the probe is ‘the most important thing I’ve ever done.’

By Austin Wright @ Politico.com, 04/13

[....] “ To give credence to the Russia investigation, Warner is presenting himself as a force for fairness and bipartisanship: [....]

This goes to the heart of our democracy,” Warner said. “There was nothing about Vladimir Putin that was pro-Republican. Vladimir Putin wants a weaker America — economically, socially. And this is not just happening in the United States.” [....]

Warner did not get a single question from the audience about the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation. Instead, attendees at the Yorktown event asked Warner about Medicaid expansion, immigration, proposed federal budget cuts and water issues.

This didn't stop the senator from talking at length about what he calls “the most important thing I've ever done.”

“I’m not here to try to relitigate the election,” said Warner, noting that his Russia probe is one of the top three issues cited by constituents when they contact his office. “This is about how misinformation and actually fake news influence enormous amounts of things, and we have to be careful going forward.” [.....]

After Campaign Exit, Manafort

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:24:44 +0000

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After Campaign Exit, Manafort Got Loans Via Ties to Trump

By MIKE McINTIRE @ The New York Times, April 12

A shell company created by Paul Manafort the same day he left the presidential campaign quickly received $13 million in loans from the businesses.

your comment is what made me

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:15:10 +0000

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your comment is what made me think of checking what the Tweeter-in-Chief was up to, whether he was supporting Fox's efforts. He's had no time for teevee apparently, too busy calming the meltdowns he's causing not just with his fans, but the entire world....

In the alternative universe

rmrd0000 — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:52:13 +0000

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In the alternative universe at Fox, this is the Susan Rice investigation

http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/04/12/what-is-status-susan-rice-i...

British spies were first to

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:26:21 +0000

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British spies were first to spot Trump team's links with Russia; Exclusive: GCHQ is said to have alerted US agencies after becoming aware of contacts in 2015

By Luke Harding, Stephanie Kirchgaessner & Nick Hopkins @ TheGuardian.com, April 13

Britain’s spy agencies played a crucial role in alerting their counterparts in Washington to contacts between members of Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russian intelligence operatives, the Guardian has been told.

GCHQ first became aware in late 2015 of suspicious “interactions” between figures connected to Trump and known or suspected Russian agents, a source close to UK intelligence said. This intelligence was passed to the US as part of a routine exchange of information, they added.

Over the next six months, until summer 2016, a number of western agencies shared further information on contacts between Trump’s inner circle and Russians, sources said.

The European countries that passed on electronic intelligence – known as sigint – included Germany, Estonia and Poland. Australia, a member of the “Five Eyes” spying alliance that also includes the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand, also relayed material, one source said.

Another source suggested the Dutch and the French spy agency, the General Directorate for External Security or DGSE, were contributors.

It is understood that GCHQ was at no point carrying out a targeted operation against Trump or his team or proactively seeking information. The alleged conversations were picked up by chance [....]

One source called the British eavesdropping agency the “principal whistleblower”.

The Guardian has been told the FBI and the CIA were slow to appreciate the extensive nature of contacts between Trump’s team and Moscow ahead of the US election. This was in part due to US law that prohibits US agencies from examining the private communications of American citizens without warrants. “They are trained not to do this,” the source stressed [.....]

According to one account, GCHQ’s then head, Robert Hannigan, passed material in summer 2016 to the CIA chief, John Brennan. The matter was deemed so sensitive it was handled at “director level”. After an initially slow start, Brennan used GCHQ information and intelligence from other partners to launch a major inter-agency investigation.

In late August and September Brennan gave a series of classified briefings to the Gang of Eight [.....]

Manafort expected to register

artappraiser — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:39:27 +0000

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Manafort expected to register as foreign agent for past Ukraine work

By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent, Updated 8:32 PM ET, Wed April 12, 2017

On Jan. 27, Business Insider

artappraiser — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 22:17:41 +0000

In reply to Exclusive: FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor former Trump adviser Carter Page

On Jan. 27, Business Insider did a good summary of what is on Carter Page in the Christopher Steele dossier and related, info. which also probably triggered the request for the FISA warrant:

http://www.businessinsider.com/carter-page-trump-russia-igor-sechin-dossier-2017-1