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Collusion? GOP & Duma get a

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:33:00 +0000

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Collusion? GOP & Duma get a room in Berlin, rough riding through sanctions. It's obvious that the bar for treason has gotten much higher, since half the GOP is now compromised by cooperating in an ongoing plot.

US Politicians initiated and met today w State Duma Dep Speaker Tolstoy and a Russian delegation in Berlin for a closed session. They were issued an invitation to Russia

Lifting of sanctions was one of the topics discussed

So far I only know that Rep. Chris Smith- NJ was there pic.twitter.com/Iwn1BAkOUI
— Olga Lautman (@olgaNYC1211) July 8, 2018

‘A little steel in the spine’

artappraiser — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 09:30:35 +0000

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‘A little steel in the spine’: Rod Rosenstein, facing mounting criticism from Congress, is starting to fight back

By Mark Zapotowsky & Karoun Demerjian @ WashingtonPost.com, July 7

As lawmakers took breaks during a tense congressional hearing last week to vote on a resolution meant to shame him, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein casually worked the room, chatting up reporters and photographers who had come to hear his testimony and shaking the hands of GOP congressmen who had just voted to censure him.

[....] Those who work for Rosenstein know any day could be their boss’s last.

But in more than 14 months on the job, the former Maryland U.S. attorney seems to be getting used to the constant controversy and criticism that comes from overseeing Mueller. Rather than walking on eggshells, he’s starting to fight back [....]

The following story on

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 21:42:27 +0000

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The following story on Rosenstein is according to four people familiar with his outbursts, which makes me wonder who those four people are and what they are up to saying this to the NYT the day after the testimony

Publicly Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein stands by his role in Comey firing. In private it’s been a different story. W/@adamgoldmanNYT https://t.co/jt0amRcgWK
— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) June 29, 2018

It's also an example of what

barefooted — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:27:35 +0000

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It's also an example of what it takes to be in his shoes right now. He could obviously barely control his anger at Jay Johnson (who is a tool, let's face it), yet I think he did a marvelous job. Can't imagine this makes him more inclined to help those inclined to impede Mueller.

Yeah, great clip, thank you.

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:18:45 +0000

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Yeah, great clip, thank you. Is helpful to hear him talk this way, in response, rather than just doing talking points announcements, like you point out, gives a better sense of his attitude, where he's at.

The video that accompanies

barefooted — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 01:04:54 +0000

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The video that accompanies this piece is priceless - not only has Rosenstein obviously just had it with the Republicans, he's also not about to back down ...

Politico: House GOP rips

artappraiser — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:23:52 +0000

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Politico: House GOP rips Rosenstein to his face

It was the culmination of months of intensifying conflict between House Republicans and the Justice Department, which has refused to hand over reams of documents officials say are highly sensitive.

Updated 06/28/2018 01:40 PM EDT