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Promoting Russia's Active Measures

Clint Watts: "President Trump makes Russian tactics more effective because he uses a system very similar. He 、cites conspiracies, he cites falsehoods and he uses them in a political way against his adversaries. As long as he continues to do that, not only can we not counter Russian active measures, we're actually promoting them."

Clint Watts: "President Trump makes Russian tactics more effective because he uses a system very similar. He 、cites conspiracies, he cites falsehoods and he uses them in a political way against his adversaries. As long as he continues to do that, not only can we not counter Russian active measures, we're actually promoting them."

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Inspector General's letter regarding Flynn

INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22360-1600 APR 1 1 2017 The Honorable Jason Chaffetz Chairman Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. Ilouse of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Chaffetz: This office has initiated an investigation to determine whether Lieutenant General (LTG) Flynn, U.S. Army (Retired) failed to obtain required approval prior to receiving any emolument from a foreign government. The allegations involving LTG Flynn, if substantiated, would violate DoD 5500.07-R, "Joint Ethics Regulation" Section 9-601, "Foreign Employment Restrictions," and Amy Regulation 600-291, “Foreign Government Employment," both of which apply the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8) to Department of Defense personnel and retired military membe rs Similar letters have been provided to the Chair and Ranking Member of other Department of Defense committees of jurisdiction in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me or Ms Kathie R. Scarrah, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications at (703) 604- 8324. Sincerely, Glenn A. Fine Acting Inspector General The Honorable Elijah Cummings Ranking Member

INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 4800 MARK CENTER DRIVE ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22360-1600 APR 1 1 2017 The Honorable Jason Chaffetz Chairman Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. Ilouse of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Chaffetz: This office has initiated an investigation to determine whether Lieutenant General (LTG) Flynn, U.S. Army (Retired) failed to obtain required approval prior to receiving any emolument from a foreign government. The allegations involving LTG Flynn, if substantiated, would violate DoD 5500.07-R, "Joint Ethics Regulation" Section 9-601, "Foreign Employment Restrictions," and Amy Regulation 600-291, “Foreign Government Employment," both of which apply the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8) to Department of Defense personnel and retired military membe rs Similar letters have been provided to the Chair and Ranking Member of other Department of Defense committees of jurisdiction in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me or Ms Kathie R. Scarrah, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs and Communications at (703) 604- 8324. Sincerely, Glenn A. Fine Acting Inspector General The Honorable Elijah Cummings Ranking Member

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Comey's back!

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary On Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226 10:00 a.m The Honorable James B. Comey, Jr. Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC -30-

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary On Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226 10:00 a.m The Honorable James B. Comey, Jr. Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, DC -30-

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April Doss appointed as Special Council

SAUL EWING LLP PARTNER APRIL F DOSS APPOINTED TO U.S. SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INTO 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (Baltimore, Md., April 26, 2017) Saul Ewing LLP today announced that April F Doss, Partner and Chair of the firm's Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice, will serve as Special Counsel to the United States Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election. The wide-ranging investigation will look into allegations that Russia participated in a disinformation campaign intended to benefit President Donald Trump, and claims of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Ms. Doss joins the Committee's staff on May 1, 2017

SAUL EWING LLP PARTNER APRIL F DOSS APPOINTED TO U.S. SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION INTO 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (Baltimore, Md., April 26, 2017) Saul Ewing LLP today announced that April F Doss, Partner and Chair of the firm's Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice, will serve as Special Counsel to the United States Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election. The wide-ranging investigation will look into allegations that Russia participated in a disinformation campaign intended to benefit President Donald Trump, and claims of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Ms. Doss joins the Committee's staff on May 1, 2017

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Tip of the Iceberg

Schumer Statement on Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer delivered the belonw statement following revelations that former national security adviser Michael Flynn violated the law while working on behalf of a foreign government: '"The disturbing news that General Flynn may have violated the law in connection with his security clearance may be just the tip of the iceberg. These revelations highlight the importance of the intelligence committee working in a bipartisan way to request and receive documents with respect to any financial arrangements Flynn and others in similar positions may have had with foreigın governments." 95

Schumer Statement on Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer delivered the belonw statement following revelations that former national security adviser Michael Flynn violated the law while working on behalf of a foreign government: '"The disturbing news that General Flynn may have violated the law in connection with his security clearance may be just the tip of the iceberg. These revelations highlight the importance of the intelligence committee working in a bipartisan way to request and receive documents with respect to any financial arrangements Flynn and others in similar positions may have had with foreigın governments." 95

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The investigation must continue!

That standoff has spilled over into other areas. The committee early on sent letters to key witnesses such as Flynn, Page, former campaign manager Paul Manafort and longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone to preserve all documents that might be relevant to the investigation. One such letter was also sent to White House counsel McGahn, who previously served as chief counsel to the Trump campaign and has authority over its records But the committee has still not sent any follow up letters even asking for their documents - much less issued a subpoena demanding they be turned over. Although letters requesting the material were drafted by Democratic staffers, Burr has so far declined to sign them, leaving the panel's investigators powerless to review key material necessary to pursue the issues of possible collusion.

That standoff has spilled over into other areas. The committee early on sent letters to key witnesses such as Flynn, Page, former campaign manager Paul Manafort and longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone to preserve all documents that might be relevant to the investigation. One such letter was also sent to White House counsel McGahn, who previously served as chief counsel to the Trump campaign and has authority over its records But the committee has still not sent any follow up letters even asking for their documents - much less issued a subpoena demanding they be turned over. Although letters requesting the material were drafted by Democratic staffers, Burr has so far declined to sign them, leaving the panel's investigators powerless to review key material necessary to pursue the issues of possible collusion.

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Mike Flynn receives money from Russian-tied Turkish lobbyist

Last month, Trump's former national security adviser Mike Flynn registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 he received from Turkish-American businessman Ekim Alptekin. He was paid for lobbying work that may have benefited the Turkish government while he was advising Trump during his presidential campaign. Alptekin is also the chair of the Turkey- U.S. Business Council (TAlK), which is co-organizing the 36th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations on May 21-23 at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, which the president has yet to divest.

Last month, Trump's former national security adviser Mike Flynn registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for $530,000 he received from Turkish-American businessman Ekim Alptekin. He was paid for lobbying work that may have benefited the Turkish government while he was advising Trump during his presidential campaign. Alptekin is also the chair of the Turkey- U.S. Business Council (TAlK), which is co-organizing the 36th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations on May 21-23 at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, which the president has yet to divest.

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Jason Chaffetz says Mike Flynn "didn't comply with the law"

11:41:12 HUNT: I was hoping to get a little bit more context on the press conference that the two of you just had. The White House didn't give you what you asked for, are they acting in good faith? 11:41:23 CHAFFETZ: Yeah, the White House is. And look, we were seeing documents from the Department of Defense and the Secretary of State's office. The reality is I just don't think there are any documents because General Flynn was required to proactively ask permission prior to engaging with Russia and Turkey. Not only was he supposed to ask for permission, he was supposed to get permission, and he didn't. This goes back for a year prior to Donald Trump ever becoming the President. So, it's not as if the White House isn't responding, there just aren't documents, and that's the problem. He was supposed to seek and obtain permission prior, and it doesn't appear as if he did. 11:42:05 HUNT: So you're saying there are no documents because Michael Flynn didn't handle this correctly 11:42:09 CHAFFETZ: Correct, that's what the law requires. The law requires for you to seek and obtain permission, from this case the Secretary of the Army, as well as the Secretary of State. It doesn't appear as if he has. So the final determination really needs to come out of the army. I know the inspector general, the Department of Defense, he's also involved. But the letter that Elijah Cummings and I are going to jointly send is for them to make this final determination. 11:42:35 HUNT: Now couldn't the White House have given you Michael Flynn's SR86 security clearance form? 11:42:39 CHAFFETZ: I'm not sure that they're going to make that public, but I think they will make that available, and have 11:42:47 HUNT: Do you think Michael Flynn broke the law? 11:42:490 CHAFFETZ: It doesn't appear as if he complied with the law. Now, we need the final determination to be made, but the inspector general of the Department of Defense is there, we were obviously involved, but I don't see any evidence that he actually did comply with the law 11:43:02 HUNT: Are you going to run for Governor of Utah in 2020? 11:43:04 CHAFFETZ: Definite maybe. I don't know.

11:41:12 HUNT: I was hoping to get a little bit more context on the press conference that the two of you just had. The White House didn't give you what you asked for, are they acting in good faith? 11:41:23 CHAFFETZ: Yeah, the White House is. And look, we were seeing documents from the Department of Defense and the Secretary of State's office. The reality is I just don't think there are any documents because General Flynn was required to proactively ask permission prior to engaging with Russia and Turkey. Not only was he supposed to ask for permission, he was supposed to get permission, and he didn't. This goes back for a year prior to Donald Trump ever becoming the President. So, it's not as if the White House isn't responding, there just aren't documents, and that's the problem. He was supposed to seek and obtain permission prior, and it doesn't appear as if he did. 11:42:05 HUNT: So you're saying there are no documents because Michael Flynn didn't handle this correctly 11:42:09 CHAFFETZ: Correct, that's what the law requires. The law requires for you to seek and obtain permission, from this case the Secretary of the Army, as well as the Secretary of State. It doesn't appear as if he has. So the final determination really needs to come out of the army. I know the inspector general, the Department of Defense, he's also involved. But the letter that Elijah Cummings and I are going to jointly send is for them to make this final determination. 11:42:35 HUNT: Now couldn't the White House have given you Michael Flynn's SR86 security clearance form? 11:42:39 CHAFFETZ: I'm not sure that they're going to make that public, but I think they will make that available, and have 11:42:47 HUNT: Do you think Michael Flynn broke the law? 11:42:490 CHAFFETZ: It doesn't appear as if he complied with the law. Now, we need the final determination to be made, but the inspector general of the Department of Defense is there, we were obviously involved, but I don't see any evidence that he actually did comply with the law 11:43:02 HUNT: Are you going to run for Governor of Utah in 2020? 11:43:04 CHAFFETZ: Definite maybe. I don't know.

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Mark your calendars!

Witness List Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election" Monday, May 8, 2017 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226 2:30 p.m The Honorable Sally Q. Yates Former Acting Attorney General of the United States Atlanta, GA The Honorable James R. Clapper Former Director of National Intelligence of the United States Fairfax, VA *additional witnesses may be added* 30

Witness List Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election" Monday, May 8, 2017 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226 2:30 p.m The Honorable Sally Q. Yates Former Acting Attorney General of the United States Atlanta, GA The Honorable James R. Clapper Former Director of National Intelligence of the United States Fairfax, VA *additional witnesses may be added* 30

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White House refuses to provide Flynn documents

April 19, 2017 The Honorable Jason Chaffetz Chairman The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings Ranking Member United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 2157 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings: ormer National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Ret.). Your letter requests information and/or documents in connection with a review by the Thank you for your letter of March 22, 2017 to Chief of Staff Reince Priebus regarding Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Committe) of Lt. Gen. Flynn's disclosure of payments that he reportedly received from entities affiliated with the Russian and Turkish governmen Requests 1 and 2 seek information and documents related to Lt. Gen. Flynn's security clearance, including excerpts from his Form SF-86 and certain "lilnvestigative and adjudicative files." Lt. Gen. Flynn's security clearance was adjudicated and held by the Defense Intelligence Agency, a component of the Department of Defense. We therefore refer you to the Department of Defense for these materials Request 3 seeks documents "referring or relating to Lt. Gen. Flynn's contacts with foreign nationals," including “direct or indirect communications between Lt. Gen. Flynn and oreign government officials, representatives, affiliates, or agents." To the extent this request eks documents pre-dating January 20, 2017, they generally would not be in the possession, custody, or control of this office. With respect to documents post-dating January 20, Lt. Gen. Flynn likely had contacts th a significant number of foreign nationals in his official capacity as National Security dviser. Many, if not all, documents relating to such contacts are likely to contain classified, sensitive, and/or confidential information. Moreover, it is unclear how such documents would levant to the stated purpose of the Committee's review, which according to your letter is to kamine Lt. Gen. Flynn's disclosure of payments related to activities that occurred in 2015 an 2016, prior to his service in the White House. In light of these issues, we are unable to accommodate Request 3. Finally, Requests 4 through 6 seek documents relating to Lt. Gen. Flynn's receipt o funds from foreign sources, efforts “to seek permission or approval" for any such payments, a

April 19, 2017 The Honorable Jason Chaffetz Chairman The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings Ranking Member United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 2157 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings: ormer National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Ret.). Your letter requests information and/or documents in connection with a review by the Thank you for your letter of March 22, 2017 to Chief of Staff Reince Priebus regarding Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Committe) of Lt. Gen. Flynn's disclosure of payments that he reportedly received from entities affiliated with the Russian and Turkish governmen Requests 1 and 2 seek information and documents related to Lt. Gen. Flynn's security clearance, including excerpts from his Form SF-86 and certain "lilnvestigative and adjudicative files." Lt. Gen. Flynn's security clearance was adjudicated and held by the Defense Intelligence Agency, a component of the Department of Defense. We therefore refer you to the Department of Defense for these materials Request 3 seeks documents "referring or relating to Lt. Gen. Flynn's contacts with foreign nationals," including “direct or indirect communications between Lt. Gen. Flynn and oreign government officials, representatives, affiliates, or agents." To the extent this request eks documents pre-dating January 20, 2017, they generally would not be in the possession, custody, or control of this office. With respect to documents post-dating January 20, Lt. Gen. Flynn likely had contacts th a significant number of foreign nationals in his official capacity as National Security dviser. Many, if not all, documents relating to such contacts are likely to contain classified, sensitive, and/or confidential information. Moreover, it is unclear how such documents would levant to the stated purpose of the Committee's review, which according to your letter is to kamine Lt. Gen. Flynn's disclosure of payments related to activities that occurred in 2015 an 2016, prior to his service in the White House. In light of these issues, we are unable to accommodate Request 3. Finally, Requests 4 through 6 seek documents relating to Lt. Gen. Flynn's receipt o funds from foreign sources, efforts “to seek permission or approval" for any such payments, a

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The unprofessional investigation

The committee previously announced that seven staffers had been assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation. These are the majority and minority staff directors, joined by three Republican aides and two Democratic aides "We have devoted seven professional staff positions to this investigation. These are staffers who already had the clearance," Burr said on March 29 Of the seven staffers so far assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation, none of them has prosecutorial or investigative experience, according to three sources with ties to the committee, Most of them lack a background in Russia expertise. Not one of the severn is a lawyer. "I don't see how you can do this without trained investigators and prosecutors. I think you need to have expertise on the intel side and on the prosecution side. You would ideally need someone who knows how to do a counterintelligence operation," said Scott Horton, an attorney who has focused on anti-corruption investigations, with a specialization in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states. The investigation already faces a series of obstacles that have heavy requirements on time: the classification of documents, the location of documents at various agencies, and an incredible volume of material But of the seven staffers, none has been assigned full-time to the work of the Russia probe, according to four sources with ties to the committee. Every one of the seven staffers has other oversight responsibilities, and thus a dual-hatted role that prevents them from focusing singularly orn the investigation. Of the seven, two are the staff directors of the committee-an enormously demanding job even in the calmest of circumstances, which limits their involvement. One of the seven even attends law school part-time.

The committee previously announced that seven staffers had been assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation. These are the majority and minority staff directors, joined by three Republican aides and two Democratic aides "We have devoted seven professional staff positions to this investigation. These are staffers who already had the clearance," Burr said on March 29 Of the seven staffers so far assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation, none of them has prosecutorial or investigative experience, according to three sources with ties to the committee, Most of them lack a background in Russia expertise. Not one of the severn is a lawyer. "I don't see how you can do this without trained investigators and prosecutors. I think you need to have expertise on the intel side and on the prosecution side. You would ideally need someone who knows how to do a counterintelligence operation," said Scott Horton, an attorney who has focused on anti-corruption investigations, with a specialization in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states. The investigation already faces a series of obstacles that have heavy requirements on time: the classification of documents, the location of documents at various agencies, and an incredible volume of material But of the seven staffers, none has been assigned full-time to the work of the Russia probe, according to four sources with ties to the committee. Every one of the seven staffers has other oversight responsibilities, and thus a dual-hatted role that prevents them from focusing singularly orn the investigation. Of the seven, two are the staff directors of the committee-an enormously demanding job even in the calmest of circumstances, which limits their involvement. One of the seven even attends law school part-time.

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Majority want to see an investigation into Trump-Russia

Q32b When it comes to an investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election would you rather see (ROTATE)** 16 73 8 3 An investigation led by Congress An investigation led by a non-partisan independent commission .. Neither (VOL) *Asked of one-half of respondents (FORM B)

Q32b When it comes to an investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election would you rather see (ROTATE)** 16 73 8 3 An investigation led by Congress An investigation led by a non-partisan independent commission .. Neither (VOL) *Asked of one-half of respondents (FORM B)

Donald knows of Russia's botnet

Donald Trump's link to the hack on the US election appears to be far more direct than anybody thought - with Russian money, washed into his campaign, paying for Russian hackers who attacked both state voter registration databases and the DNC. Trump also appears to have had direct personal knowledge of the propaganda botnet used by Russia.

Donald Trump's link to the hack on the US election appears to be far more direct than anybody thought - with Russian money, washed into his campaign, paying for Russian hackers who attacked both state voter registration databases and the DNC. Trump also appears to have had direct personal knowledge of the propaganda botnet used by Russia.

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Mike Quigley travels to Cyprus

After all, the House Intelligence Committee was where FBI Director James Comey dropped the bombshell that the Bureau was undertaking an ongoing investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. The committee appears to be expanding its investigation-Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democratic member of the committee, told The Daily Beast that he traveled Russia investigation. "We believe that we're going to move forward in a positive way," Quigley said. "The feeling among Democrats is cautiously optimistic. Reset, reboot, move forward."

After all, the House Intelligence Committee was where FBI Director James Comey dropped the bombshell that the Bureau was undertaking an ongoing investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. The committee appears to be expanding its investigation-Rep. Mike Quigley, a Democratic member of the committee, told The Daily Beast that he traveled Russia investigation. "We believe that we're going to move forward in a positive way," Quigley said. "The feeling among Democrats is cautiously optimistic. Reset, reboot, move forward."

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Russian money laundering

Sources linked to the intelligence community say that Donald Trump accepted laundered Russian money which, through shell companies, supported Russian hackers as they attacked America - and then supported Wikileaks and Julian Assange as he published the results of those hacks.

Sources linked to the intelligence community say that Donald Trump accepted laundered Russian money which, through shell companies, supported Russian hackers as they attacked America - and then supported Wikileaks and Julian Assange as he published the results of those hacks.

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Amateur hour at the Senate Intelligence Committee

"We have devoted seven professional staff positions to this investigation. These are staffers who already had the clearance," Burr said on March 29. Of the seven staffers so far assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation, none of them has prosecutorial or investigative experience, according to three sources with ties to the committee Most of them lack a background in Russia expertise. Not one of the seven is a lawyer.

"We have devoted seven professional staff positions to this investigation. These are staffers who already had the clearance," Burr said on March 29. Of the seven staffers so far assigned to review classified documents related to the Russia investigation, none of them has prosecutorial or investigative experience, according to three sources with ties to the committee Most of them lack a background in Russia expertise. Not one of the seven is a lawyer.

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No dedicated Staffers?!

More than three months after the committee announced that it had agreed on the scope of the investigation, the panel has not begun substantially investigating possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, three individuals with ties to the committee told The Daily Beast. e investigation does not have a single staffer dedicated to it full-time, and ose staff members working on it part-time do not have significant nvestigative experience. slower than prior Senate Intelligence Committee investigations, such as the CIA . The probe currently appears to be moving at a pace torture inquiry, which took years to accomplish No interviews have been conducted with key individuals suspected of being in the Trump-Russia orbit: not Michael Flynn, not Roger Stone, not Carter Page, not Paul Manafort, and not Jared Kushner, according to two sources familiar with the committee's procedures.

More than three months after the committee announced that it had agreed on the scope of the investigation, the panel has not begun substantially investigating possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, three individuals with ties to the committee told The Daily Beast. e investigation does not have a single staffer dedicated to it full-time, and ose staff members working on it part-time do not have significant nvestigative experience. slower than prior Senate Intelligence Committee investigations, such as the CIA . The probe currently appears to be moving at a pace torture inquiry, which took years to accomplish No interviews have been conducted with key individuals suspected of being in the Trump-Russia orbit: not Michael Flynn, not Roger Stone, not Carter Page, not Paul Manafort, and not Jared Kushner, according to two sources familiar with the committee's procedures.

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Is the Senate Intelligence Committee really investigating the Trump-Russia ties?

In one hint about the inadequacies of the investigation, Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Ron Wyden last month sent a letter to the Republican and Democrat heads of the panel, imploring them to look into financial relationships between Russia, President Trump, and his associates. The implication behind the letter? That the committee wasn't already looking into it

In one hint about the inadequacies of the investigation, Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Ron Wyden last month sent a letter to the Republican and Democrat heads of the panel, imploring them to look into financial relationships between Russia, President Trump, and his associates. The implication behind the letter? That the committee wasn't already looking into it

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Russian think-tank strategizes involvement in US election

Not only did Russian state-run media cover the trip, but a prominent government-run think tank involved in election-meddling efforts put out a press release heralding Page's visit. The leader of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studie, Leonid Reshetnikov, painted Page as an influential adviser to Trump and said his visit could help improve US-Russian relations. "It's quite possible that Trump's advisor is a pragmatist and a realist," Reshetnikov said, according to a translation of his comments in Russian. "This is probably not an ordinary visit. He has probably received some instructions from the President-elect. I don't think that meetings at the highest level will take place, but (the possibility) cannot be excluded." Reuters reported this week that the group was involved in Russia's efforts to interfere in the US election. The organization sent recommendations to top Kremlin leaders with plans of how to use its propaganda machine to help Trump and undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Not only did Russian state-run media cover the trip, but a prominent government-run think tank involved in election-meddling efforts put out a press release heralding Page's visit. The leader of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studie, Leonid Reshetnikov, painted Page as an influential adviser to Trump and said his visit could help improve US-Russian relations. "It's quite possible that Trump's advisor is a pragmatist and a realist," Reshetnikov said, according to a translation of his comments in Russian. "This is probably not an ordinary visit. He has probably received some instructions from the President-elect. I don't think that meetings at the highest level will take place, but (the possibility) cannot be excluded." Reuters reported this week that the group was involved in Russia's efforts to interfere in the US election. The organization sent recommendations to top Kremlin leaders with plans of how to use its propaganda machine to help Trump and undermine Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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Carter Page: FBI person of interest for years

The FBI had Page on their radar for at least four years, according to court documents and US officials. The bureau also knew about Page from its 2013 investigation into a Russian spy ring in New York. One of the spies was taped saying he tried to recruit Page, and Page admitted meeting him. But Page says he didn't share anything sensitive and didn't know he was talking to a spy. He also traveled to Russia frequently and interacted with officials that the FBl was concerned were acting on behalf of the government. His trip to Russia in July 2016 revived the FBl's interest, when he delivered a lecture at a graduation ceremony for the New Economic School. The university opened after the fall of the Soviet Union and is ranked as one of the best universities for economics in Russia. Former President Barack Obama gave a speech there during his first official trip to Russia in 2009 But Page's lecture sounded different than what would be expected from most Americans. He parroted Kremlin talking points by chastising the West for prolonging "Cold War tendencies."

The FBI had Page on their radar for at least four years, according to court documents and US officials. The bureau also knew about Page from its 2013 investigation into a Russian spy ring in New York. One of the spies was taped saying he tried to recruit Page, and Page admitted meeting him. But Page says he didn't share anything sensitive and didn't know he was talking to a spy. He also traveled to Russia frequently and interacted with officials that the FBl was concerned were acting on behalf of the government. His trip to Russia in July 2016 revived the FBl's interest, when he delivered a lecture at a graduation ceremony for the New Economic School. The university opened after the fall of the Soviet Union and is ranked as one of the best universities for economics in Russia. Former President Barack Obama gave a speech there during his first official trip to Russia in 2009 But Page's lecture sounded different than what would be expected from most Americans. He parroted Kremlin talking points by chastising the West for prolonging "Cold War tendencies."

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