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Rex refuses to fund countering Russian, ISIS propaganda

POLITICO 8/2/2017 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is resisting the pleas of State Department officials to spend nearly FOREIGN POLICY ns ö0 millon to$80 million allocated by Congress for fighting counter ISIS, Russian propaganda terrorist propaganda and Russian disinformation The secretary of state won't tapIt is highly unusual for a Cabinet secretary to turn down money for his department. But more than five months into his tenure, Tillerson has not issued a simple request for the money earmarked for the State Department's Global Engagement Center, $60 million of which is now parked at the Pentagon. Another $19.8 million sits untouched at the State Department as Tillerson's aides reject calls from career diplomats and members of Congress to put the money to work against America's adversaries funding approved by Congress, angering officials. Aide, R.C. Hammond, suggested the money is unwelcome because any extra funding for programs to counter Russian media influence would anger Moscow

POLITICO 8/2/2017 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is resisting the pleas of State Department officials to spend nearly FOREIGN POLICY ns ö0 millon to$80 million allocated by Congress for fighting counter ISIS, Russian propaganda terrorist propaganda and Russian disinformation The secretary of state won't tapIt is highly unusual for a Cabinet secretary to turn down money for his department. But more than five months into his tenure, Tillerson has not issued a simple request for the money earmarked for the State Department's Global Engagement Center, $60 million of which is now parked at the Pentagon. Another $19.8 million sits untouched at the State Department as Tillerson's aides reject calls from career diplomats and members of Congress to put the money to work against America's adversaries funding approved by Congress, angering officials. Aide, R.C. Hammond, suggested the money is unwelcome because any extra funding for programs to counter Russian media influence would anger Moscow

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The President is promoting active measures

The readout of Trump's lengthy meeting with Putin included several key points. First, the United States will “move on" from election hacking issues with no accountability or consequences for Russia, in fact, the U.S. will form a "framework" with Russia to cooperate on cybersecurity issues, evaluating weaknesses and assessing potential responses jointly. Second, the two presidents agreed not to meddle in "each other's" domestic affairs-equating American activities to promote democracy with Russian aggression aimed at undermining it, in an incalculable PR victory for the Kremlin. Third, the announced, limited cease-fire in Syria will be a new basis for cooperation between the U.S. and Russia; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went so far as to say that the Russian approach in Syria-yielding mass civilian casualties, catastrophic displacement, untold destruction and erased borders-may be "more right" than that of the United States.

The readout of Trump's lengthy meeting with Putin included several key points. First, the United States will “move on" from election hacking issues with no accountability or consequences for Russia, in fact, the U.S. will form a "framework" with Russia to cooperate on cybersecurity issues, evaluating weaknesses and assessing potential responses jointly. Second, the two presidents agreed not to meddle in "each other's" domestic affairs-equating American activities to promote democracy with Russian aggression aimed at undermining it, in an incalculable PR victory for the Kremlin. Third, the announced, limited cease-fire in Syria will be a new basis for cooperation between the U.S. and Russia; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson went so far as to say that the Russian approach in Syria-yielding mass civilian casualties, catastrophic displacement, untold destruction and erased borders-may be "more right" than that of the United States.

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Timeline

THIS IS FINE So, let's run through what appears to be the chain of events. July 7th: On or before Friday July 7th Trump advisors and lawyers begin discussing how to respond to press inquiries about Don Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer who an intermediary told Trump Jr. had information tied to the Russian government's support for Trump's candidacy July 7th: Presidents Trump and Putin meet for first meeting July 8th: Presidents Trump and Putin meet for a second, unreported meeting, at which they discussed Russian adoptions, according to President Trump. July 8th: Late evening, President Trump overrules advisers and lawyers to dictate a statement for his son in which he claims that the topic of the June 2016 meeting was Russian adoptions.

THIS IS FINE So, let's run through what appears to be the chain of events. July 7th: On or before Friday July 7th Trump advisors and lawyers begin discussing how to respond to press inquiries about Don Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer who an intermediary told Trump Jr. had information tied to the Russian government's support for Trump's candidacy July 7th: Presidents Trump and Putin meet for first meeting July 8th: Presidents Trump and Putin meet for a second, unreported meeting, at which they discussed Russian adoptions, according to President Trump. July 8th: Late evening, President Trump overrules advisers and lawyers to dictate a statement for his son in which he claims that the topic of the June 2016 meeting was Russian adoptions.

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Felix flipped

The Financial Times reported Thursday morning that Felix Sater, former business partner of President Donald Trump with deep ties to the Mafia and Russian government, is cooperating in an international investigation into an alleged money-laundering network. Sater has a history of channeling money from prominent families in the Eastern bloc into Trump properties. This could pose problems for Trump, given Sater's history of outing former close associates in exchange for immunity.

The Financial Times reported Thursday morning that Felix Sater, former business partner of President Donald Trump with deep ties to the Mafia and Russian government, is cooperating in an international investigation into an alleged money-laundering network. Sater has a history of channeling money from prominent families in the Eastern bloc into Trump properties. This could pose problems for Trump, given Sater's history of outing former close associates in exchange for immunity.

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President Trump dictates Don Jr.s statement

washingtonpost.com Air Force One took off from Germany shortly after 6 p.m., about noon in Washington. In a forward cabin, Trump was busy working on his son's stateme t, according to people with knowledge of events.The president dictated the statement to Hicks, who served as a go-between with Trump Jr., who was not on the plane, sharing edits between the two men, according to people with knowledge of the discusslonS. In the early afternoon, Eastern time, Trump Jr.'s team put out the statement to the Times. It was four sentences long, describing the encounter as a "short introductory meeting."

washingtonpost.com Air Force One took off from Germany shortly after 6 p.m., about noon in Washington. In a forward cabin, Trump was busy working on his son's stateme t, according to people with knowledge of events.The president dictated the statement to Hicks, who served as a go-between with Trump Jr., who was not on the plane, sharing edits between the two men, according to people with knowledge of the discusslonS. In the early afternoon, Eastern time, Trump Jr.'s team put out the statement to the Times. It was four sentences long, describing the encounter as a "short introductory meeting."

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He received it. He's lying, or Congress is lying.

iPad 7:02 AM : 85% Done congress.gov Summary (1) Text (3) Actions (23) Titles (2) Amendments (0) Cosponsors (5) Committees (9) Related Bills (3) All Actions H.R.3364115th Congress (2017-2018) All Information (Except Text) l History- Congressional Record References Hide Filters 23 results for All Actions Sort by Newest to Oldest Date Chambe All Actions O Actions Overview [4) All Actions Except Amendments [23) 07/28/2017 House Presented to President. All Actions [23] 07/27/2017 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House 07/27/2017 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vo (consideration: CR S4387-4389) Roll Call Votes See "roll call vote" in glossary Check all O House Roll Call Vote [1] O Senate Roll Call Vote [1] 07/26/2017 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice 07/25/2017-5:14pm House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to witl 07/25/2017-5:14pm House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Ag required): 419 3 (Roll no. 413). (text: CR H6241-6 Action By Check all O House 120) O Senate [3] 07125/2017-5:07pm House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: 07/25/2017 House Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Action By: House Transportation and Infrastructure 07/25/2017 House Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Action By: House Transportation and Infrastructure House Committees Check all O Armed Services 1) O Financial Services [1 O Foreign Affairs [1] O Intelligence (Permanent) [1) O Judiciary [11 O Oversight and Government Reform [1] O Rules 1 O Transportation and Infrastructure [1) 07/25/2017-3:23p House At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays we provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announ would be postponed ce 07/25/2017-2:35pm House DEBATE The House proceeded with forty minutes Considered under suspension of the rules. (conside Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pa 07/25/2017-2:35pm House 07/25/2017-2:35pm House 07/24/2017 House Referred to the Committee on (Permanent Select), the Judici Financial Services. Rules. Ways and Means and T ↑ Back to top

iPad 7:02 AM : 85% Done congress.gov Summary (1) Text (3) Actions (23) Titles (2) Amendments (0) Cosponsors (5) Committees (9) Related Bills (3) All Actions H.R.3364115th Congress (2017-2018) All Information (Except Text) l History- Congressional Record References Hide Filters 23 results for All Actions Sort by Newest to Oldest Date Chambe All Actions O Actions Overview [4) All Actions Except Amendments [23) 07/28/2017 House Presented to President. All Actions [23] 07/27/2017 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House 07/27/2017 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vo (consideration: CR S4387-4389) Roll Call Votes See "roll call vote" in glossary Check all O House Roll Call Vote [1] O Senate Roll Call Vote [1] 07/26/2017 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice 07/25/2017-5:14pm House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to witl 07/25/2017-5:14pm House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Ag required): 419 3 (Roll no. 413). (text: CR H6241-6 Action By Check all O House 120) O Senate [3] 07125/2017-5:07pm House Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: 07/25/2017 House Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Action By: House Transportation and Infrastructure 07/25/2017 House Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Action By: House Transportation and Infrastructure House Committees Check all O Armed Services 1) O Financial Services [1 O Foreign Affairs [1] O Intelligence (Permanent) [1) O Judiciary [11 O Oversight and Government Reform [1] O Rules 1 O Transportation and Infrastructure [1) 07/25/2017-3:23p House At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays we provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announ would be postponed ce 07/25/2017-2:35pm House DEBATE The House proceeded with forty minutes Considered under suspension of the rules. (conside Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pa 07/25/2017-2:35pm House 07/25/2017-2:35pm House 07/24/2017 House Referred to the Committee on (Permanent Select), the Judici Financial Services. Rules. Ways and Means and T ↑ Back to top

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Did he or didn't he receive the legislation for his signature?

o AT&T M-Cell 9:35 AM 1 76%) Home #TrumpRussia #Magnits Juliette Kayyem . 24m WH has had it since 7/28. Since then, Putin has expelled US diplomats & threatened more. Trump has said nothing about this retaliation. Kayla Tausche@kayla... As we reported yesterday: @POTUS has not yet signed Russia sanctions bill, bc WH says it has not yet received the legislati.. 20+

o AT&T M-Cell 9:35 AM 1 76%) Home #TrumpRussia #Magnits Juliette Kayyem . 24m WH has had it since 7/28. Since then, Putin has expelled US diplomats & threatened more. Trump has said nothing about this retaliation. Kayla Tausche@kayla... As we reported yesterday: @POTUS has not yet signed Russia sanctions bill, bc WH says it has not yet received the legislati.. 20+

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Putin sees Trump as expendable

AT&T LTE 10:29 AM observer.com Department employees. To call Putin's push-back excessive is charitable. This sends an indelible message to Washington that the Kremlin seeks no parley with America. We are now unquestionably in Cold War 2.o-and perhaps worse. After all, you only shut down the other sides diplomatic facilities in your country when vou're in an actual war with them. None of this bodes well for peace and international harmony That said, the person who ought to be really worried here is Donald Trump. He was elected with clandestine Kremlin help and he regularly hoisted fulsome praise on Vladimir Putin-and now it's all fallen apart. Only six months into his presidency, Moscow has assessed that Trump is a naif, an incompetent weakling who cannot deliver what Russia need ddable. s. He is therefore expen Tweet link

AT&T LTE 10:29 AM observer.com Department employees. To call Putin's push-back excessive is charitable. This sends an indelible message to Washington that the Kremlin seeks no parley with America. We are now unquestionably in Cold War 2.o-and perhaps worse. After all, you only shut down the other sides diplomatic facilities in your country when vou're in an actual war with them. None of this bodes well for peace and international harmony That said, the person who ought to be really worried here is Donald Trump. He was elected with clandestine Kremlin help and he regularly hoisted fulsome praise on Vladimir Putin-and now it's all fallen apart. Only six months into his presidency, Moscow has assessed that Trump is a naif, an incompetent weakling who cannot deliver what Russia need ddable. s. He is therefore expen Tweet link

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How to identify "Russian Propaganda"

Nine Lessons of Russian Propaganda 1. Rely on dissenting political groups. 2. Domestic propaganda is most important. 3. Destroy and ridicule the idea of truth 4. "Putin is strong. Russia is strong." 5. Headlines are more important than reality, especially while first impressions are forming. 6. Demoralize. 7. Move the conversation. 8. Pollute the information space. 9. "Gas lighting" - accuse the enemy of doing what you're doing to confuse the conversation. By: Roman Skaskivw Read the article at: http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/nine-lessons-of-russian-propaganda

Nine Lessons of Russian Propaganda 1. Rely on dissenting political groups. 2. Domestic propaganda is most important. 3. Destroy and ridicule the idea of truth 4. "Putin is strong. Russia is strong." 5. Headlines are more important than reality, especially while first impressions are forming. 6. Demoralize. 7. Move the conversation. 8. Pollute the information space. 9. "Gas lighting" - accuse the enemy of doing what you're doing to confuse the conversation. By: Roman Skaskivw Read the article at: http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/nine-lessons-of-russian-propaganda

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Pence and Ryan are a bit muddy

On Mike Pence, there is evidence that he obstructed justice, conspired to obstruct justice, and knew that General Mike Flynn was co-ordinating Russia's propaganda message on behalf of a foreign power. Pence also violated the Logan Act and obstructed justice when he conspired with Donald Trump to order General Flynn illegally to discuss the removal of sanctions while Barack Obama was still President, and that Pence, Trump and Flynn did so to undermine the action a sitting President was taking against a foreign adversary, as President Obama was expelling Russian spies. I do not mean in this list to exclude evidence of Pence's espionage, sedition and money-laundering offenses which may have happened during the campaign; it is rather that sources have been more explicit as to Pence's constitutional and legal violations around President Obama's actions against Russia, conspiring with Trump to undermine the President of the United States in his action against a foreign adversary. On Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, normally third in the line of succession, I can report as fact that sources say that Ryan has been legally intercepted, and is on tape, admitting that he knew Russian money was being laundered into the Republican party. Without co-operation pending resignation Ryan may find himself swept up into a RICO prosecution involving the apparatus of the Republican party who accepted laundered Russian money.

On Mike Pence, there is evidence that he obstructed justice, conspired to obstruct justice, and knew that General Mike Flynn was co-ordinating Russia's propaganda message on behalf of a foreign power. Pence also violated the Logan Act and obstructed justice when he conspired with Donald Trump to order General Flynn illegally to discuss the removal of sanctions while Barack Obama was still President, and that Pence, Trump and Flynn did so to undermine the action a sitting President was taking against a foreign adversary, as President Obama was expelling Russian spies. I do not mean in this list to exclude evidence of Pence's espionage, sedition and money-laundering offenses which may have happened during the campaign; it is rather that sources have been more explicit as to Pence's constitutional and legal violations around President Obama's actions against Russia, conspiring with Trump to undermine the President of the United States in his action against a foreign adversary. On Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, normally third in the line of succession, I can report as fact that sources say that Ryan has been legally intercepted, and is on tape, admitting that he knew Russian money was being laundered into the Republican party. Without co-operation pending resignation Ryan may find himself swept up into a RICO prosecution involving the apparatus of the Republican party who accepted laundered Russian money.

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Putin and Magnitsky

iPad令 03:28 Notes 31 July 2017 at 03:25 There are approximately ten thousand officials in Russia working for Putin who are given instructions to kill, torture, kidnap, extort money from people, and seize their property. Before the Magnitsky Act, Putin could guarantee them impunity and this system of illegal wealth accumulation worked smoothly. However, after the passage of the Magnitsky Act, Putin's guarantee disappeared. The Magnitsky Act created real consequences outside of Russia and this created a real problem for Putin and his system of kleptocracy For these reasons, Putin has stated publicly that it was among his top foreign policy priorities to repeal the Magnitsky Act and to prevent it from spreading to other countries. Since its passage in 2012, the Putin regime has gone after everybody who has been advocating for the Magnitsky Act One of my main partners in this effort was Boris Nemtsov. Boris testified in front of the U.S. Congress, the European Parliament, the Canadian Parliament, and others to make the point that the Magnitsky Act was a "pro-Russian" piece of legislation because it narrowly targeted corrupt officials and not the Russian people. In 2015 Boris Nemtsov was murdered on the bridge in front of the Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov's protégé, Vladimir Kara-Murza, also traveled to law-making bodies around the world to make a similar case. After Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, was added to the Magnitsky List in December of 2016, Vladimir was poisoned. He suffered multiple organ failure, went into a coma and barely survived The lawyer who represented Sergei Magnitsky's mother, Nikolai Gorokhov, has spent the last six years fighting for justice. This spring, the night before he was due in court to testify about the state cover up of Sergei Magnitsky's murder, he was thrown off the fourth floor of his apartment building. Thankfully he survived and has carried on in the fight for justice.

iPad令 03:28 Notes 31 July 2017 at 03:25 There are approximately ten thousand officials in Russia working for Putin who are given instructions to kill, torture, kidnap, extort money from people, and seize their property. Before the Magnitsky Act, Putin could guarantee them impunity and this system of illegal wealth accumulation worked smoothly. However, after the passage of the Magnitsky Act, Putin's guarantee disappeared. The Magnitsky Act created real consequences outside of Russia and this created a real problem for Putin and his system of kleptocracy For these reasons, Putin has stated publicly that it was among his top foreign policy priorities to repeal the Magnitsky Act and to prevent it from spreading to other countries. Since its passage in 2012, the Putin regime has gone after everybody who has been advocating for the Magnitsky Act One of my main partners in this effort was Boris Nemtsov. Boris testified in front of the U.S. Congress, the European Parliament, the Canadian Parliament, and others to make the point that the Magnitsky Act was a "pro-Russian" piece of legislation because it narrowly targeted corrupt officials and not the Russian people. In 2015 Boris Nemtsov was murdered on the bridge in front of the Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov's protégé, Vladimir Kara-Murza, also traveled to law-making bodies around the world to make a similar case. After Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, was added to the Magnitsky List in December of 2016, Vladimir was poisoned. He suffered multiple organ failure, went into a coma and barely survived The lawyer who represented Sergei Magnitsky's mother, Nikolai Gorokhov, has spent the last six years fighting for justice. This spring, the night before he was due in court to testify about the state cover up of Sergei Magnitsky's murder, he was thrown off the fourth floor of his apartment building. Thankfully he survived and has carried on in the fight for justice.

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Republicans don't care. They won.

ELLIG Russians helped Trump. Russians helped Trump, Russians helped Trump We don't care. We won. TI ARTM GO

ELLIG Russians helped Trump. Russians helped Trump, Russians helped Trump We don't care. We won. TI ARTM GO

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r/The_Donald is creating a smear campaign against the Steele Dossier

investigated Trump during the campaign, and the "creation of a 'dossier' of information about Mr. Donald Trump" as well as "that dossier's commission and dissemination." The amendment hasn't yet been scheduled for a vote, and it's unclear what kind of chance it has of passing. In the meantime, the users of r/The_Donald, at least, seem delighted by the results. We're sorry, but something went wrong

investigated Trump during the campaign, and the "creation of a 'dossier' of information about Mr. Donald Trump" as well as "that dossier's commission and dissemination." The amendment hasn't yet been scheduled for a vote, and it's unclear what kind of chance it has of passing. In the meantime, the users of r/The_Donald, at least, seem delighted by the results. We're sorry, but something went wrong

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Thernovith

Mike Cernovich @Cernovich Sessions got us into independent counsel mess. Personal friends of mine being subpoenaed. Word is I'm gonna get one. Major screw

Mike Cernovich @Cernovich Sessions got us into independent counsel mess. Personal friends of mine being subpoenaed. Word is I'm gonna get one. Major screw

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Mikhail Lesin was murdered as a cover up

Team Mueller just found Trump/Putin signed election plans which Mikhail Lesin hid in a bank safe deposit box prior to "beating himself to death" on Nov 5, 2016* 21 months after Lesin's death FBI sources tell BuzzFeed and Slate.. Nobody at FBI thinks Levin “got drunk fell down & died. Everyone thinks he was whacked" by Putin or the Kremlin Sources in a direct position to know @PuestoLoco

Team Mueller just found Trump/Putin signed election plans which Mikhail Lesin hid in a bank safe deposit box prior to "beating himself to death" on Nov 5, 2016* 21 months after Lesin's death FBI sources tell BuzzFeed and Slate.. Nobody at FBI thinks Levin “got drunk fell down & died. Everyone thinks he was whacked" by Putin or the Kremlin Sources in a direct position to know @PuestoLoco

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What's that? The Mooch with Russian financial ties?

iPad令 7:12 PM 93% Tweet Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump's agenda. #MAGA 7/27/17, 6:23 PM 3,327 Retweets 9,139 Likes Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek 42m Replying to @Scaramucci and @realDonaldTrump Was selling your company to a bank known for Russian money laundering part of fighting for @realDonaldTrump's agenda? 9 43 t94 825 Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.37m No, really. You were never actually cleared after that CNN piece, you know. They just didn't have enough sources Tweet your reply

iPad令 7:12 PM 93% Tweet Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump's agenda. #MAGA 7/27/17, 6:23 PM 3,327 Retweets 9,139 Likes Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek 42m Replying to @Scaramucci and @realDonaldTrump Was selling your company to a bank known for Russian money laundering part of fighting for @realDonaldTrump's agenda? 9 43 t94 825 Patrick S. Tomlinson @stealthygeek.37m No, really. You were never actually cleared after that CNN piece, you know. They just didn't have enough sources Tweet your reply

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Jared was given a "bag of dirt"

r uulll, Nusmier noted and tne obvious attenpts to Solten up rpS Closest aides and family members. Gorkov, whose bank, Vnesheconombank, was affected by the Obama Administration's sanctions against Russia, brought Kushner a piece of art and a bag of dirt from Nvgorod, Belarus, where Kushner's grandparents are from. Kushner insists that there were no real policies discussed at the meeting, which he said lasted less than a half hour.

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Mikhail Lesin was murdered before meeting Feds

Vladimir Putin's former media czar was murdered in Washington, DC on the eve of a planned meeting with the U.S. Justice Department, according to two FBI agents whose assertions cast new doubts on the US government's official explanation of his death Mikhail Lesin's battered body was discovered in his Dupont Circle hotel room on the morning of November 5, 2015 with blunt-force injuries to the head, neck, and torso. After an almost year-long "comprehensive investigation," a federal prosecutor announced last October that Lesin died alone in his room due to a series of drunken falls "after days of excessive consumption of alcohol." His death was ruled an "accident," and prosecutors closed the case. But the two FBI agents - as well as a third agent and a serving US intelligence officer - said Lesin was actually bludgeoned to death. None of these officials were directly involved in the government's investigation, but they said they learned about it from colleagues who were. "Lesin was beaten to death," one of the FBI agents said. "I would implore you to say as much There seems to be an effort here to cover up that fact for reasons I can't get into."

Vladimir Putin's former media czar was murdered in Washington, DC on the eve of a planned meeting with the U.S. Justice Department, according to two FBI agents whose assertions cast new doubts on the US government's official explanation of his death Mikhail Lesin's battered body was discovered in his Dupont Circle hotel room on the morning of November 5, 2015 with blunt-force injuries to the head, neck, and torso. After an almost year-long "comprehensive investigation," a federal prosecutor announced last October that Lesin died alone in his room due to a series of drunken falls "after days of excessive consumption of alcohol." His death was ruled an "accident," and prosecutors closed the case. But the two FBI agents - as well as a third agent and a serving US intelligence officer - said Lesin was actually bludgeoned to death. None of these officials were directly involved in the government's investigation, but they said they learned about it from colleagues who were. "Lesin was beaten to death," one of the FBI agents said. "I would implore you to say as much There seems to be an effort here to cover up that fact for reasons I can't get into."

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Trump: Wannabe Mob Boss

Russian Todfather TRUMP Threatens Mueller... Threatens Senators... Yeah sounds like the mob to me. #Resist #ImpeachTrump #25thAmendmentNow

Russian Todfather TRUMP Threatens Mueller... Threatens Senators... Yeah sounds like the mob to me. #Resist #ImpeachTrump #25thAmendmentNow

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Trump's family is frustrated they're being investigated

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already done SO. But his anger Was deep, they àdded, a nd hothing was certain when it came to the volatile president. Among those urging Mr. Trump to spare Mr. Sessions have been Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff; Stephen K. Bannon, the president's chief strategist; and Donald F. McGahn II, the White House counsel, aeliberations. Sharing the president's frustration have been people in his family, some of whom have come under scrutiny in the Russia investigation. For the White houso, tattaars on the attorne gananauched off a ario nrohlam on Canitol llhen it did not neod ant ot Sanata

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