The art of the deal runs into the reality of “a really scary place.” More …
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Another Potential Mueller Honey Pot: Spicer’s notebooks
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The Watergate resonance of the Bob Mueller probe rose this week with a CNN Report that the special counsel has details of wiretaps of ‘former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election.’ Now we can tell you about another potential honey pot for Mueller. Former colleagues of Sean Spicer tell Axios that he filled “notebook after notebook” during meetings at the Republican National Committee, later at the Trump campaign, and then at the White House.” More …
Committee to Investigate Russia
“The Russian Active Measures campaign aimed at the United States has been exposed. Using hacking, Twitter armies, and fake news, the Kremlin engaged in an aggressive effort to subvert the American democratic process. Now, only months into his term of office, the President and his staff are facing multiple investigations in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and by a Special Counsel for the Department of Justice. The Committee to Investigate Russia is a nonprofit, non-partisan resource provided to help Americans recognize and understand the gravity of Russia’s continuing attacks on our democracy. ” More …
Donald Trump’s Bodyguard Tied to Figure in Russia Probe
“Another connection has emerged between Donald Trump and Felix Sater, the Russian emigre and ex-con who’s become a key figure in widening investigations into ties between Trump associates and Russian figures.” More …
Russians Appear to Use Facebook to Push Trump Rallies in 17 U.S. Cities
‘Being Patriotic,’ a Facebook group uncovered by The Daily Beast, is the first evidence of suspected Russian provocateurs explicitly mobilizing Trump supporters in real life. More …
Federal Government Notifies 21 States of Election Hacking
“The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year’s presidential election. The notification came roughly a year after U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials first said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia. The states that told The Associated Press they had been targeted included some key political battlegrounds, such as Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.” More …
How Donald Trump Lied to Conceal His Moscow Business Partner
“Donald Trump has told many lies and falsehoods. He’s lied about the Russia scandal. He’s lied about his ties to organized crime. Perhaps he’s lied so much that freshly excavated prevarications don’t register greatly. Yet recent news reports revealing that Trump was pursuing a huge development deal in Moscow in late 2015 and early 2016 show that during the campaign Trump committed a tremendous act of deception. ” More …
Interactive Timeline: Everything We Know About Russia and President Trump
Explore this updated, comprehensive Trump-Russia Timeline — or select one of the central players in the Trump-Russia saga to see what’s known about them. More …
Mike Flynn’s Son Is Subject of Federal Russia Probe
“Michael G. Flynn, the son of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is a subject of the federal investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election and possible collusion between Moscow and the Trump campaign, according to four current and former government officials.” More …
Russia Has Launched a Fake News War on Europe. Now Germany Is Fighting Back
“Merkel’s coalition in parliament passed a law at the end of June that will impose fines worth upwards of $50 million on Facebook and other social media companies that do not promptly remove “illegal content,” a term that Merkel’s government has used to target everything from hate speech and pornography to malicious propaganda.” More …