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ulia Davis Follow @JuliaDavisNews Politician on #Russia's state TV urges retaliation: "Let's---- Trump with our Kompromat!" Host: "Do we have it?" "Of course we have it! nPRMOM 30MP 2:09 PM - 4 Sep 2017 1,999 Retweets 2,364 Likes 255 2.0K 2.4K Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews-4h Replying to JuliaDavisNews Source: youtu.be/eNeqoVDHxmw?t- 011 t 65 130

ulia Davis Follow @JuliaDavisNews Politician on #Russia's state TV urges retaliation: "Let's---- Trump with our Kompromat!" Host: "Do we have it?" "Of course we have it! nPRMOM 30MP 2:09 PM - 4 Sep 2017 1,999 Retweets 2,364 Likes 255 2.0K 2.4K Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews-4h Replying to JuliaDavisNews Source: youtu.be/eNeqoVDHxmw?t- 011 t 65 130

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Sean Hannity and the Kompromat

Yashar Ali @yashar Follow Sean Hannity just now: "l talked to Julian Assange, he says it's not Russia. I just spoke to @DanaRohrabacher and he believes him 7:37 PM-5 Sep 2017 801 Retweets 1,927 Likes 0748 t 801 1.9K

Yashar Ali @yashar Follow Sean Hannity just now: "l talked to Julian Assange, he says it's not Russia. I just spoke to @DanaRohrabacher and he believes him 7:37 PM-5 Sep 2017 801 Retweets 1,927 Likes 0748 t 801 1.9K

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Silicon Valley has a lot to explain

Eric Garland. @ericgarl...-10m BREAKING: Facebook sold ads to Russian company targeting US voters in 2016 washingtonpost.com/politics/ faceb... 15 112 123 Eric Garland @ericgarland Reminders: Russia's Sarn Francisco consulate was just burning documents

Eric Garland. @ericgarl...-10m BREAKING: Facebook sold ads to Russian company targeting US voters in 2016 washingtonpost.com/politics/ faceb... 15 112 123 Eric Garland @ericgarland Reminders: Russia's Sarn Francisco consulate was just burning documents

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Facebook statement on info ops

An Update On Information Operations On Facebook By Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer There have been a lot of questions since the 2016 US election about Russian interference in the electoral process. In April we published a white paper that outlined our understanding of organized attempts to misuse our platform. One question that has emerged is whether there's a connection between the Russian efforts and ads purchased on Facebook. These are serious claims and we've been reviewing a range of activity on our platform to help understand what happened. In reviewing the ads buys, we have found approximately $100,000 in ad spending from June of 2015 to May of 2017-associated with roughly 3,000 ads-that was connected to about 470 inauthentic accounts and Pages in violation of our policies. Our analysis suggests these accounts and Pages were affiliated with one another and likely operated out of Russia. We don't allow inauthentic accounts on Facebook, and as a result, we have since shut down the accounts and Pages we identified that were still active The vast majority of ads run by these accounts didn't specifically reference the US presidential election, voting or a particular candidate. Rather, the ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum- touching on topics from LGBT matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights. About one-quarter of these ads were geographically targeted, and of those, more ran in 2015 than 2016 The behavior displayed by these accounts to amplify divisive messages was consistent with the techniques mentioned in the white paper we released in April about information operations. In this latest review, we also looked for ads that might have originated in Russia even those with very weak signals of a connection and not associated with any known organized effort. This was a broad search, including, for instance, ads bought from accounts with US IP addresses but with the language set to Russian- even though they didn't necessarily violate any policy or law. In this part of our review, we found approximately $50,000 in potentially politically related ad spending on roughly 2,200 ads. We have shared our findings with US authorities investigating these issues, and we will continue to work with them as necessary Authentic Activity Matters We know we have to stay vigilant to keep ahead of people who try to misuse our platform. We believe in protecting the integrity of civic discourse, and require advertisers on our platform to follow both our policies and all applicable laws. We also care deeply about the authenticity of the connections people make on our platform. Earlier this year, as part of this effort, we announced technology improvements for detecting fake accounts and a series of actions to reduce misinformation and false news. Over the past few months, we have taken action against fake accounts in France, Germany, and other countries, and we recently stated that we will no longer allow Pages that repeatedly share false news to advertise on Facebook. Along with these actions, we are exploring several new improvements to our systems for eping inauthentic accounts and activity off our platform. For example, we are looking at how we can apply the techniques we developed for detecting fake accounts to better detect inauthentic Pages and the ads they may run. We are also experimenting with changes to help us more efficiently detect and stop inauthentic accounts at the time they are being created. Our ongoing work on these automated systems will complement other planned projects to help keep activity on Facebook authentic. We're constantly updating our efforts in this area, and have introduced a number of improvements, including: applying machine learning to help limit spam and reduce the posts people see that link to low-quality web pages adopting new ways to fight against disguising the true destination of an ad or post, or the real content of the destination page, in order to bypass Facebook's revieww processes reducing the influence of spammers and deprioritizing the links they share more frequently than regular sharers; reducing stories from sources that consistently post clickbait headlines that withhold and exaggerate information and blocking Pages from advertising if they repeatedly share stories marked as false. · . We will continue to invest in our people and technology to help provide a safe place for civic discourse and meaningful connections on Facebook. Category: Company News Like 7Share Email

An Update On Information Operations On Facebook By Alex Stamos, Chief Security Officer There have been a lot of questions since the 2016 US election about Russian interference in the electoral process. In April we published a white paper that outlined our understanding of organized attempts to misuse our platform. One question that has emerged is whether there's a connection between the Russian efforts and ads purchased on Facebook. These are serious claims and we've been reviewing a range of activity on our platform to help understand what happened. In reviewing the ads buys, we have found approximately $100,000 in ad spending from June of 2015 to May of 2017-associated with roughly 3,000 ads-that was connected to about 470 inauthentic accounts and Pages in violation of our policies. Our analysis suggests these accounts and Pages were affiliated with one another and likely operated out of Russia. We don't allow inauthentic accounts on Facebook, and as a result, we have since shut down the accounts and Pages we identified that were still active The vast majority of ads run by these accounts didn't specifically reference the US presidential election, voting or a particular candidate. Rather, the ads and accounts appeared to focus on amplifying divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum- touching on topics from LGBT matters to race issues to immigration to gun rights. About one-quarter of these ads were geographically targeted, and of those, more ran in 2015 than 2016 The behavior displayed by these accounts to amplify divisive messages was consistent with the techniques mentioned in the white paper we released in April about information operations. In this latest review, we also looked for ads that might have originated in Russia even those with very weak signals of a connection and not associated with any known organized effort. This was a broad search, including, for instance, ads bought from accounts with US IP addresses but with the language set to Russian- even though they didn't necessarily violate any policy or law. In this part of our review, we found approximately $50,000 in potentially politically related ad spending on roughly 2,200 ads. We have shared our findings with US authorities investigating these issues, and we will continue to work with them as necessary Authentic Activity Matters We know we have to stay vigilant to keep ahead of people who try to misuse our platform. We believe in protecting the integrity of civic discourse, and require advertisers on our platform to follow both our policies and all applicable laws. We also care deeply about the authenticity of the connections people make on our platform. Earlier this year, as part of this effort, we announced technology improvements for detecting fake accounts and a series of actions to reduce misinformation and false news. Over the past few months, we have taken action against fake accounts in France, Germany, and other countries, and we recently stated that we will no longer allow Pages that repeatedly share false news to advertise on Facebook. Along with these actions, we are exploring several new improvements to our systems for eping inauthentic accounts and activity off our platform. For example, we are looking at how we can apply the techniques we developed for detecting fake accounts to better detect inauthentic Pages and the ads they may run. We are also experimenting with changes to help us more efficiently detect and stop inauthentic accounts at the time they are being created. Our ongoing work on these automated systems will complement other planned projects to help keep activity on Facebook authentic. We're constantly updating our efforts in this area, and have introduced a number of improvements, including: applying machine learning to help limit spam and reduce the posts people see that link to low-quality web pages adopting new ways to fight against disguising the true destination of an ad or post, or the real content of the destination page, in order to bypass Facebook's revieww processes reducing the influence of spammers and deprioritizing the links they share more frequently than regular sharers; reducing stories from sources that consistently post clickbait headlines that withhold and exaggerate information and blocking Pages from advertising if they repeatedly share stories marked as false. · . We will continue to invest in our people and technology to help provide a safe place for civic discourse and meaningful connections on Facebook. Category: Company News Like 7Share Email

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Brad Parscale also helped

The campaign had designated liaisons from both Facebook and Google working inside Parscale's San Antonio-based office, who were intimately involved in the inner workings of the digital and data team, according to Parscale's statement. They helped carry out an effort of great scale and sophistication. During the campaign, the Trump campaign ran up to 50,000 variants of its Facebook ads a day, learning which ones resonated best with voters. It also deployed so- called "dark posts," non-public paid posts that only appear in the News Feeds of the people the advertiser chooses. Parscale has credited that collaboration with delivering Trump's victory. "Facebook and Twitter were the reason we won this thing," Parscale told WIRED shortly after the election. "Twitter for Mr. Trump. And Facebook for fundraising."

The campaign had designated liaisons from both Facebook and Google working inside Parscale's San Antonio-based office, who were intimately involved in the inner workings of the digital and data team, according to Parscale's statement. They helped carry out an effort of great scale and sophistication. During the campaign, the Trump campaign ran up to 50,000 variants of its Facebook ads a day, learning which ones resonated best with voters. It also deployed so- called "dark posts," non-public paid posts that only appear in the News Feeds of the people the advertiser chooses. Parscale has credited that collaboration with delivering Trump's victory. "Facebook and Twitter were the reason we won this thing," Parscale told WIRED shortly after the election. "Twitter for Mr. Trump. And Facebook for fundraising."

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From May

ア paul berry * @teamreboot Isn't it obvious we are eventually going to find a massive hidden spend on Facebook with Russian money to sway the election. 5/27/17, 8:16 PM 62 Retweets 135 Likes

ア paul berry * @teamreboot Isn't it obvious we are eventually going to find a massive hidden spend on Facebook with Russian money to sway the election. 5/27/17, 8:16 PM 62 Retweets 135 Likes

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Facebook used by Russian company to spread propaganda

Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it has discovered it sold ads during the U.S. presidential election to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the company's findings. Facebook officials reported that they traced the ad sales, totaling $100,ooo, to a Russian "troll farm" with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, these people said. A small portion of the ads, which began in the summer of 2015, directly named Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the people said. Most of the ads focused on pumping politically divisive issues such as gun rights and immigration fears, as well as gay rights and racial discrimination. The acknowledgment by Facebook comes as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian interference in the U.S. election, including allegations that the Kremlin may have coordinated with the Trump campaign The U.S. intelligence community concluded in January that Russia had interfered in the U.S election to help elect Trump, including by using paid social media trolls to spread fake news intended to influence public opinion

Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that it has discovered it sold ads during the U.S. presidential election to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the company's findings. Facebook officials reported that they traced the ad sales, totaling $100,ooo, to a Russian "troll farm" with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, these people said. A small portion of the ads, which began in the summer of 2015, directly named Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the people said. Most of the ads focused on pumping politically divisive issues such as gun rights and immigration fears, as well as gay rights and racial discrimination. The acknowledgment by Facebook comes as congressional investigators and special counsel Robert Mueller are probing Russian interference in the U.S. election, including allegations that the Kremlin may have coordinated with the Trump campaign The U.S. intelligence community concluded in January that Russia had interfered in the U.S election to help elect Trump, including by using paid social media trolls to spread fake news intended to influence public opinion

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"Let's hit Trump with out kompromat"

INDEPENDENT News> World> Europe Russian politician says 'let's---- Trump with our Kompromat' on state TV Claims made in explosive Trump Russia dossier, though unproven, have led many to speculate Kremlin could be holding sensitive information on former real estate mogul 1

INDEPENDENT News> World> Europe Russian politician says 'let's---- Trump with our Kompromat' on state TV Claims made in explosive Trump Russia dossier, though unproven, have led many to speculate Kremlin could be holding sensitive information on former real estate mogul 1

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Mueller enlists the IRS

Special counsel Bob Mueller has teamed up with the IRS. According to sources familiar with his investigation into alleged Russian election interference, his probe has enlisted the help of agents from the IRS' Criminal Investigations unit. This unit-known as CI-is one of the federal government's most tight-knit, specialized, and secretive investigative entities. Its 2,500 agents focus exclusively on financial crime, including tax evasion and money laundering A former colleague of Mueller's said he always liked working with IRS special agents, especially when he was a U.S. Attorney And it goes without saying that the IRS has access to Trump's tax returns documents that the president has long resisted releasing to the public. Potential financial crimes are a central part of Mueller's probe. One of his top deputies, Andy Weissmann, formerly helmed the Justice Department's Enron probe and has extensive experience working with investigative agents from the IRS ℉rom the agents, I know everyone has the utmost respect for both Mueller and Weissmann," said Martin Sheil, a retired IRS Criminal Investigations agent. And he said Mueller and Weissmann are known admirers of those agents' work. "They view them with the highest regard," Sheil said. "IRS special agents are the verv best in the business of conducting financial investigations. They will quickly tell you that it took an accountant to nab Al Capone, and it's true." "The FBI's expertise is spread out over so many statutes-and particularly since 9/11, where they really focused on counterintelligence and counterterror-that they simply don't have the financial investigative expertise that the CI agents have," Sheil continued. "When CI brings a case to a U.S. Attorney, it is done. It's wrapped up with a ribbon and a bow. It's just comprehensive.

Special counsel Bob Mueller has teamed up with the IRS. According to sources familiar with his investigation into alleged Russian election interference, his probe has enlisted the help of agents from the IRS' Criminal Investigations unit. This unit-known as CI-is one of the federal government's most tight-knit, specialized, and secretive investigative entities. Its 2,500 agents focus exclusively on financial crime, including tax evasion and money laundering A former colleague of Mueller's said he always liked working with IRS special agents, especially when he was a U.S. Attorney And it goes without saying that the IRS has access to Trump's tax returns documents that the president has long resisted releasing to the public. Potential financial crimes are a central part of Mueller's probe. One of his top deputies, Andy Weissmann, formerly helmed the Justice Department's Enron probe and has extensive experience working with investigative agents from the IRS ℉rom the agents, I know everyone has the utmost respect for both Mueller and Weissmann," said Martin Sheil, a retired IRS Criminal Investigations agent. And he said Mueller and Weissmann are known admirers of those agents' work. "They view them with the highest regard," Sheil said. "IRS special agents are the verv best in the business of conducting financial investigations. They will quickly tell you that it took an accountant to nab Al Capone, and it's true." "The FBI's expertise is spread out over so many statutes-and particularly since 9/11, where they really focused on counterintelligence and counterterror-that they simply don't have the financial investigative expertise that the CI agents have," Sheil continued. "When CI brings a case to a U.S. Attorney, it is done. It's wrapped up with a ribbon and a bow. It's just comprehensive.

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Even Breitbart admits it looks like Collusion

Jon Schwarz @tinyrevolution Following Breitbart editor in public vs. Breitbart editor in private Rahee @RaheemKassam Follow Media doesn't realise the longer they draw this Russia stuff out, the higher the bar for "collusion" becomes in the court of public opinion. 5:50 PM 11 Jul 2017 Raheem Kassam, editor-in-chief of Breitbart London, reacted to the story of Donald J. Trump's newly-released emails in a way that wouldn't typically be expected from someone at the far-right outfit, which is a reliable supporter of President Trump. So like, this is straight up collusion," he wrote in the news outlet's internal Slack, according to a transcript of the conversation obtained by CNN. "Right? 4:24 PM-11 Jul 2017 4,629 Retweets 9,294 Likes ·O @e, 遛

Jon Schwarz @tinyrevolution Following Breitbart editor in public vs. Breitbart editor in private Rahee @RaheemKassam Follow Media doesn't realise the longer they draw this Russia stuff out, the higher the bar for "collusion" becomes in the court of public opinion. 5:50 PM 11 Jul 2017 Raheem Kassam, editor-in-chief of Breitbart London, reacted to the story of Donald J. Trump's newly-released emails in a way that wouldn't typically be expected from someone at the far-right outfit, which is a reliable supporter of President Trump. So like, this is straight up collusion," he wrote in the news outlet's internal Slack, according to a transcript of the conversation obtained by CNN. "Right? 4:24 PM-11 Jul 2017 4,629 Retweets 9,294 Likes ·O @e, 遛

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Manafort supported attack US Marines?

In short: An American citizen who helped elect a conservative president with a strong patriotic, pro-military message was on the payroll of a foreign group that the U.S. government believes directly threatened its military personnel and undermined its foreign policy Ukrainian officials and some former U.S. diplomats I've spoken to are convinced that Manafort knew about, and possibly helped plan, the anti-American protests. It sounds outrageous, and amid 2016's outrageous election cycle, the story didn't get much play - especially since Manafort officially resigned from Trump's campaign last summer, amid a flurry of negative stories about his Ukraine and Russia connections. But as Mueller's investigation ramps up and focuses on Manafort's financials, new reports lend additional credence to the possibility that Manafort was at least partly culpable in the targeting of U.S Marines.

In short: An American citizen who helped elect a conservative president with a strong patriotic, pro-military message was on the payroll of a foreign group that the U.S. government believes directly threatened its military personnel and undermined its foreign policy Ukrainian officials and some former U.S. diplomats I've spoken to are convinced that Manafort knew about, and possibly helped plan, the anti-American protests. It sounds outrageous, and amid 2016's outrageous election cycle, the story didn't get much play - especially since Manafort officially resigned from Trump's campaign last summer, amid a flurry of negative stories about his Ukraine and Russia connections. But as Mueller's investigation ramps up and focuses on Manafort's financials, new reports lend additional credence to the possibility that Manafort was at least partly culpable in the targeting of U.S Marines.

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Reince Priebus was at Trump Tower, too!

Caroline O. @RVAwonk Followv This tweet is from a WH correspondent on June 9th, 2016. The same day as the Trump Tower meeting w/ Manafort, Kushner, Trump Jr, & Russians. Jonathan Lemire . @JonLemire Follow Spotted: Reince Priebus walking into Trump Tower 7:53 AM-9 Jun 2016 16 Retweets 10 Likes ete。 2:32 PM-31 Aug 2017 262 Retweets 457 Likes 020 t 262 457

Caroline O. @RVAwonk Followv This tweet is from a WH correspondent on June 9th, 2016. The same day as the Trump Tower meeting w/ Manafort, Kushner, Trump Jr, & Russians. Jonathan Lemire . @JonLemire Follow Spotted: Reince Priebus walking into Trump Tower 7:53 AM-9 Jun 2016 16 Retweets 10 Likes ete。 2:32 PM-31 Aug 2017 262 Retweets 457 Likes 020 t 262 457

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Paul Manafort's June 9, 2016 notes: "RNC" "Donations"

WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort's notes from a controversial Trump Tower meeting with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign included the word "donations," near a reference to the Republican National Committee, two sources briefed on the evidence told NBC News. The references, which have not been previously disclosed, elevated the significance of the June 2016 meeting for congressional investigators, who are focused on determining whether it included any discussion of donations from Russian sources to either the Trump campaign or the Republican Party It is illegal for foreigners to donate to American elections. The meeting happened just as Trump had secured the Republican nomination for president, and he was considered a longshot to win. Manafort was the campaign chairman at the time. Manafort's notes, typed on a smart phone and described by one briefed source as cryptic, were turned over to the House and Senate intelligence committees and to Special Counsel Robert Mueller. They contained the words "donations," and "RNC" in close proximity, the sources said

WASHINGTON - Paul Manafort's notes from a controversial Trump Tower meeting with Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign included the word "donations," near a reference to the Republican National Committee, two sources briefed on the evidence told NBC News. The references, which have not been previously disclosed, elevated the significance of the June 2016 meeting for congressional investigators, who are focused on determining whether it included any discussion of donations from Russian sources to either the Trump campaign or the Republican Party It is illegal for foreigners to donate to American elections. The meeting happened just as Trump had secured the Republican nomination for president, and he was considered a longshot to win. Manafort was the campaign chairman at the time. Manafort's notes, typed on a smart phone and described by one briefed source as cryptic, were turned over to the House and Senate intelligence committees and to Special Counsel Robert Mueller. They contained the words "donations," and "RNC" in close proximity, the sources said

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September is gonna get crazy

The questions about the Trump Tower Moscow project are among many the House Intelligence Committee and its Senate counterpart are now pursuing in what many see as an agonizingly slow pace. Nearly nine months into the inquiries, neither panel has yet to hold public hearings with any of the key players in the investigations, such as former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former campaign manager Paul Manafort, and Donald Trump Jr. Nor is it clear at this point that will ever happen given special counsel Mueller's parallel criminal investigation, in which those players and many others are potential targets. Swalwell said the House committee has made "tremendous progress in the last eight weeks," and he expects that in September it will be operating at a "pretty dizzying pace." But asked when he expected the panel will be able to wrap up its probe and reach a finding, he said, "ideally before voters next go to the polls." That

The questions about the Trump Tower Moscow project are among many the House Intelligence Committee and its Senate counterpart are now pursuing in what many see as an agonizingly slow pace. Nearly nine months into the inquiries, neither panel has yet to hold public hearings with any of the key players in the investigations, such as former national security adviser Michael Flynn, former campaign manager Paul Manafort, and Donald Trump Jr. Nor is it clear at this point that will ever happen given special counsel Mueller's parallel criminal investigation, in which those players and many others are potential targets. Swalwell said the House committee has made "tremendous progress in the last eight weeks," and he expects that in September it will be operating at a "pretty dizzying pace." But asked when he expected the panel will be able to wrap up its probe and reach a finding, he said, "ideally before voters next go to the polls." That

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Substantial evidence of financial crimes and money laundering

The two teams have shared evidence and talked frequently in recent weeks about a potential case, these people said. One of the people familiar with progress on the case said both Mueller's team and Schneiderman's have collected evidence on financial crimes, including potential money laundering

The two teams have shared evidence and talked frequently in recent weeks about a potential case, these people said. One of the people familiar with progress on the case said both Mueller's team and Schneiderman's have collected evidence on financial crimes, including potential money laundering

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Rinat Akhmetshin: Mercenary for Hire

●0000 Verizon令 1: 12x1つ 10:36 PM a amp.ft.com He went into the court for hours," said one of the people familiar with the matter. "It can't be fun in the bull's-eve." Mr Akhmetshin had attracted attention on Capitol Hill even before it was disclosed that he attended last year's Trump Tower meeting. The Senate judiciary committee, led by Chuck Grassley, is investigating Mr Akhmetshin's US citizenship, his military background and whether he improperly lobbied for Russian interests. Friends and colleagues describe Mr Akhmetshin as someone for "hire" rather than a Russian spy, although they say they cannot be sure. Mr Akhmetshin described himself to the FT as "a mercenary", and denied being a Russian spy or working for the Kremlin. "I spend other people's money here to achieve other people's goals," he said, adding that he works neither for nor against the Russian government.

●0000 Verizon令 1: 12x1つ 10:36 PM a amp.ft.com He went into the court for hours," said one of the people familiar with the matter. "It can't be fun in the bull's-eve." Mr Akhmetshin had attracted attention on Capitol Hill even before it was disclosed that he attended last year's Trump Tower meeting. The Senate judiciary committee, led by Chuck Grassley, is investigating Mr Akhmetshin's US citizenship, his military background and whether he improperly lobbied for Russian interests. Friends and colleagues describe Mr Akhmetshin as someone for "hire" rather than a Russian spy, although they say they cannot be sure. Mr Akhmetshin described himself to the FT as "a mercenary", and denied being a Russian spy or working for the Kremlin. "I spend other people's money here to achieve other people's goals," he said, adding that he works neither for nor against the Russian government.

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