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Scorsese Montage

BluebirdSC @radioheadfloyd Followv I wish I cld just fst forward 2 the Scorsese montage of Trump's inner circle whacking each other, in a final frenzy of greed filled paranola 5:41 PM-1 Feb 2017 45 Retweets 100 Likes 07 45 100

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"He's wearing a wire!"

Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes Memo to the White House staff the New York Times is reporting that the guy next to you may be afraid you're wearing a wire for Mueller Benjamin Wittes@benjaminwittes Replying to @benjaminwittes nsion between the two comes as life in the White ouse is shadowed by the investigation. Not only do r. Trump, Mr. Kushner and Mr. McGahn all have wvers, but so do other senior officials. The certainty has grown to the point that White House ficials privately express fear that colleagues may b earing a wire to surreptitiously record conversation r Mr. Mueller. 6:34 PM 17 Sep 17 from Washington, DC 1,709 Retweets 3,653 Likes

Benjamin Wittes @benjaminwittes Memo to the White House staff the New York Times is reporting that the guy next to you may be afraid you're wearing a wire for Mueller Benjamin Wittes@benjaminwittes Replying to @benjaminwittes nsion between the two comes as life in the White ouse is shadowed by the investigation. Not only do r. Trump, Mr. Kushner and Mr. McGahn all have wvers, but so do other senior officials. The certainty has grown to the point that White House ficials privately express fear that colleagues may b earing a wire to surreptitiously record conversation r Mr. Mueller. 6:34 PM 17 Sep 17 from Washington, DC 1,709 Retweets 3,653 Likes

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Co-Conspirators won't be spared

That also open up Trump associates to criminal liability. Someone is guilty of "aiding and abetting" when they know a crime is being committed and actively help to make it succeed. So if a Trump associate knew about the foreign contributions that Mueller's search warrant focused on and helped that effort in a tangible way, they could be charged In addition, anyone who agreed to be part of the Russian effort in any way could be charged with criminal conspiracy. They wouldn't need to be involved in the whole operation or know who else was involved. but they would have to agree to be part of some piece of it

That also open up Trump associates to criminal liability. Someone is guilty of "aiding and abetting" when they know a crime is being committed and actively help to make it succeed. So if a Trump associate knew about the foreign contributions that Mueller's search warrant focused on and helped that effort in a tangible way, they could be charged In addition, anyone who agreed to be part of the Russian effort in any way could be charged with criminal conspiracy. They wouldn't need to be involved in the whole operation or know who else was involved. but they would have to agree to be part of some piece of it

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Dowd, Cobb & McGahn

The friction escalated in recent days after Mr. Cobb was overheard by a reporter for The New York Times discussing the dispute during a lunchtime conversation at a popular Washington steakhouse. Mr. Cobb was heard talking about a White House lawyer he deemed "a McGahn spy" and saying Mr. McGahn had "a couple documents locked in a safe" that he seemed to suggest he wanted access to. He also mentioned a colleague whom he blamed for "some of these earlier leaks," and who he said "tried to push Jared out," meaning Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, who has been a previous source of dispute for the legal team. After The Times contacted the White House about the situation, Mr. McGahn privately erupted at Mr. Cobb, according to people informed about the confrontation who asked not to be named describing internal matters. John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, sharply reprimanded Mr. Cobb for his indiscretion, the people said. Tension between the two comes as life in the White House is shadowed by the investigation. Not only do Mr. Trump, Mr. Kushner and Mr. McGahn all have lawyers, but so do other senior officials. The uncertainty has grown to the point that White House officials privately express fear that colleagues may be wearing a wire to surreptitiously record conversations for Mr. Mueller.

The friction escalated in recent days after Mr. Cobb was overheard by a reporter for The New York Times discussing the dispute during a lunchtime conversation at a popular Washington steakhouse. Mr. Cobb was heard talking about a White House lawyer he deemed "a McGahn spy" and saying Mr. McGahn had "a couple documents locked in a safe" that he seemed to suggest he wanted access to. He also mentioned a colleague whom he blamed for "some of these earlier leaks," and who he said "tried to push Jared out," meaning Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, who has been a previous source of dispute for the legal team. After The Times contacted the White House about the situation, Mr. McGahn privately erupted at Mr. Cobb, according to people informed about the confrontation who asked not to be named describing internal matters. John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, sharply reprimanded Mr. Cobb for his indiscretion, the people said. Tension between the two comes as life in the White House is shadowed by the investigation. Not only do Mr. Trump, Mr. Kushner and Mr. McGahn all have lawyers, but so do other senior officials. The uncertainty has grown to the point that White House officials privately express fear that colleagues may be wearing a wire to surreptitiously record conversations for Mr. Mueller.

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Dana Rohrabacher wants Julian Assange pardoned

A Trump administration official confirmed Friday that Mr. Rohrabacher spoke to Mr. Kelly about the plan involving Mr. Assange. Mr. Kelly told the congressman that the proposal "was best directed to the intelligence community," the official said. Mr. Kelly didn't make the president aware of Mr. Rohrabacher's message, and Mr. Trump doesn't know the details of the proposed deal, the official said. In the call with Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rohrabacher pushed for a meeting between Mr. Assange and a representative of Mr. Trump, preferably someone with direct communication with the president. The proposal made by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.), in a phone call Wednesday with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, was apparently aimed at resolving the probe of WikiLeaks prompted by Mr. Assange's publication of secret U.S. government documents in 2010 through a pardon or other act of clemency from President Donald Trump. The possible "deal"-a term used by Mr. Rohrabacher during the Wednesday phone call-would involve a pardon of Mr. Assange or "something like that," Mr. Rohrabacher said. In exchange, Mr. Assange would probably present a computer drive or other data-storage device that Mr. Rohrabacher said would exonerate Russia in the long-running controversy about who was the source of hacked and stolen material aimed at embarrassing the Democratic Party during the 2016 election.

A Trump administration official confirmed Friday that Mr. Rohrabacher spoke to Mr. Kelly about the plan involving Mr. Assange. Mr. Kelly told the congressman that the proposal "was best directed to the intelligence community," the official said. Mr. Kelly didn't make the president aware of Mr. Rohrabacher's message, and Mr. Trump doesn't know the details of the proposed deal, the official said. In the call with Mr. Kelly, Mr. Rohrabacher pushed for a meeting between Mr. Assange and a representative of Mr. Trump, preferably someone with direct communication with the president. The proposal made by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.), in a phone call Wednesday with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, was apparently aimed at resolving the probe of WikiLeaks prompted by Mr. Assange's publication of secret U.S. government documents in 2010 through a pardon or other act of clemency from President Donald Trump. The possible "deal"-a term used by Mr. Rohrabacher during the Wednesday phone call-would involve a pardon of Mr. Assange or "something like that," Mr. Rohrabacher said. In exchange, Mr. Assange would probably present a computer drive or other data-storage device that Mr. Rohrabacher said would exonerate Russia in the long-running controversy about who was the source of hacked and stolen material aimed at embarrassing the Democratic Party during the 2016 election.

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Trump's Legal Team in their own Civil War

Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel Follow SCOOP: Don McGahn scolded Ty Cobb for discussing Russia investigation at DC steakhouse, where @nytimes overheard it. Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate With R The debate, which led to an angry confrontation between two members of the legal team, could shape the course of the special counsel's investigation. mobile.nytimes.com 5:48 PM - 17 Sep 2017 496 Retweets 752 Likes 64 496 752 Kenneth PVog @kenvogel 46m Replying to @kenvogel DISSENT INSIDE TRUMP LEGAL TEAM: Ty Cobb complained that McGahn is withholding documents & has a spy on Cobb's team Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate... The debate, which led to an angry confrontation between two members of the legal team, could shape the course of the special counsel's investigation mobile.nytimes.com 9 116 134 Kenneth PVog @kenvogel 38m Ty Cobb griped that McGahn is "being very conservative" re: producing doc'ts to Mueller. Two are "locked in a safe." Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate... The debate, which led to an angry confrontation between two members of the legal team, could shape the course of the special counsel's investigation mobile.nytimes.com

Kenneth P. Vogel @kenvogel Follow SCOOP: Don McGahn scolded Ty Cobb for discussing Russia investigation at DC steakhouse, where @nytimes overheard it. Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate With R The debate, which led to an angry confrontation between two members of the legal team, could shape the course of the special counsel's investigation. mobile.nytimes.com 5:48 PM - 17 Sep 2017 496 Retweets 752 Likes 64 496 752 Kenneth PVog @kenvogel 46m Replying to @kenvogel DISSENT INSIDE TRUMP LEGAL TEAM: Ty Cobb complained that McGahn is withholding documents & has a spy on Cobb's team Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate... The debate, which led to an angry confrontation between two members of the legal team, could shape the course of the special counsel's investigation mobile.nytimes.com 9 116 134 Kenneth PVog @kenvogel 38m Ty Cobb griped that McGahn is "being very conservative" re: producing doc'ts to Mueller. Two are "locked in a safe." Trump Lawyers Clash Over How Much to Cooperate... The debate, which led to an angry confrontation between two members of the legal team, could shape the course of the special counsel's investigation mobile.nytimes.com

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Gotta watch that Kompromat

Bryan Beltz @bbeltz1 Follow tfw you're having to answer questions about Putin and you don't want to say anything to piss off the home office New Jersey NEWS 1:51 PM-10 Aug 2017 51 Retweets 155 Likes 12 51 155

Bryan Beltz @bbeltz1 Follow tfw you're having to answer questions about Putin and you don't want to say anything to piss off the home office New Jersey NEWS 1:51 PM-10 Aug 2017 51 Retweets 155 Likes 12 51 155

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Goodlatte and Conyers met Mueller

House Judiciary 1813 @HouseJudiciary This morning, @RepGoodlatte & @RepJohnConyers held a meeting with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. 6:03 PM 14 Sep 17 69 Retweets 83 Likes

House Judiciary 1813 @HouseJudiciary This morning, @RepGoodlatte & @RepJohnConyers held a meeting with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. 6:03 PM 14 Sep 17 69 Retweets 83 Likes

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Mueller sets eyes on Hope Hicks

oo AT&T LTE 5:49 PM × thedailybeast.com ↑| DAILY BEASTQ MENU Casper TRY THE MATTRESS HOPE AND CHANGE Mueller Wants to Talk to Hope Hicks Over Misleading Russia Statement BETSY WOODRUFF, LACHLAN MARKAY, ASAWIN SUEBSAENG 09.08.17 4:10 PM ET Tweet link

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Roger Stone admits contacts with Guccifer 2.0

ROGER STONE: There is no collusion here. JEFF PEGUES: Despite that claim, Roger Stone now admits that he was in contact with Guccifer 2.0, at least 16 times during the 2016 campaign. That Twitter handle released hacked information believed to be stolen from Democratic Party servers. It targeted Hillary Clinton and ratic candidates in at least six states.

ROGER STONE: There is no collusion here. JEFF PEGUES: Despite that claim, Roger Stone now admits that he was in contact with Guccifer 2.0, at least 16 times during the 2016 campaign. That Twitter handle released hacked information believed to be stolen from Democratic Party servers. It targeted Hillary Clinton and ratic candidates in at least six states.

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E-mail regarding Trump Tower Moscow

Message From: Sent To: Felix H. Sater 10/13/2015 1:30:52 PM Michael Cohen [/0-TRUMP ORG/OU=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=mcohen] Jeffrey M. Davis Fwd: Signed LOI Trump Moscow 10142015doc 2015101403573800.pdf; ATT00001..htm Subject Attachments: Dear Michael, Attached is the signed LOI, by Andrey Rozov. Please have Mr. Trump counter-sign, signed and sent back. Lets make this happen and build a Trump Moscow. And possibly fix relations between the countries by showing everyone that commerce & business are much better and more practical than politics. That should be Putins message as well, and we will help him agree on that message. Help world peace and make a lot of money, I would say thats a great lifetime goal for us to go after Sincerely, Felix Sater Begin forwarded message From: Dmitry Chizhikov < Date: October 13, 2015 at 12:31:08 PM EDT To: Cc: Andrey Rozov Subject: LO 5 COHEN MICHAEL-00196442

Message From: Sent To: Felix H. Sater 10/13/2015 1:30:52 PM Michael Cohen [/0-TRUMP ORG/OU=First Administrative Group/cn=Recipients/cn=mcohen] Jeffrey M. Davis Fwd: Signed LOI Trump Moscow 10142015doc 2015101403573800.pdf; ATT00001..htm Subject Attachments: Dear Michael, Attached is the signed LOI, by Andrey Rozov. Please have Mr. Trump counter-sign, signed and sent back. Lets make this happen and build a Trump Moscow. And possibly fix relations between the countries by showing everyone that commerce & business are much better and more practical than politics. That should be Putins message as well, and we will help him agree on that message. Help world peace and make a lot of money, I would say thats a great lifetime goal for us to go after Sincerely, Felix Sater Begin forwarded message From: Dmitry Chizhikov < Date: October 13, 2015 at 12:31:08 PM EDT To: Cc: Andrey Rozov Subject: LO 5 COHEN MICHAEL-00196442

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Facebook lied before coming clean

Intriguingly, after several outlets reported on the ads-and Facebook acknowledged them-Reuters reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had obtained "copies of advertisements and data about the buyers of the ads" from Facebook. Yet Facebook said in a statement earlier on Wednesday that "Our data policy and federal law limit our ability to share user data and content, so we won't be releasing any ads," suggesting that Mueller might have subpoenaed Facebook to obtain the data

Intriguingly, after several outlets reported on the ads-and Facebook acknowledged them-Reuters reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had obtained "copies of advertisements and data about the buyers of the ads" from Facebook. Yet Facebook said in a statement earlier on Wednesday that "Our data policy and federal law limit our ability to share user data and content, so we won't be releasing any ads," suggesting that Mueller might have subpoenaed Facebook to obtain the data

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Adam Schiff on Jr.'s testimony

"Today's written statement by Donald Trump Jr. released to the media about the novw infamous June 9,2016 meetingheld with Russian intermediaries, including Natalia Veselnitskaya, raises more questions than it answers, much like the statements he and President Trump drafted and released after the first revelations of the meeting. We look forward to having these and other questions answered when he appears before the House Intelligence Committee On first reading ofthis new statement, here is what I find remarkable "The new statement is significant both in what is included, and what is excluded, when compared to earlier explanations. Although the new statement appears to tracks almost every line of Trump Jr.'s prior comments on Twitter, this statement contains a notable omission, in that it no longer mentions that President Trump 'knew nothing of the meeting or these events, raising questions about whether then-candidate Trump was in fact knowledgeable about the meeting in advance, and whether it formed the basis ofhis contemporaneous publicpromise of derogatory information about Secretary Clinton. "The statement also for the first time includes the argument that Trump, Jr. sought information 'concerning the fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate' and considered whether he would 'consult with counsel This is far afield of the impression he originally conveyed about a meeting 'about adoptions.' Of course Trump Jr.'s own public release of his emails shows that the meeting was not focused on questions of Clinton's qualifications for office, but instead involved very high level and sensitive information' on 'Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump information which Trump Jr. said he 'loved' and hoped to use later in the summer.' For the first time, this newest statement also admits to the existence of three other phone calls between Trump Jr. and Emin Agalarov The fact that Trump Jr. acknowledges taking the meeting along with two other top campaign officials, now White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, during a time in which the nomination was to be contested at the convention, also highlights how significant the campaign viewed the promise of dirt on their opponent from the Russian government. Trump Jr.'s expression of disappointment that the meeting did not focus solely on this sensitive information, onl underscores what he and the campaign hoped to gain from the meeting "Finally, that Trump Jr. apparently knew he should consult a lawyer before or after the meeting is an admission that he knew what he was doingraised serious questions o legality and propriety

"Today's written statement by Donald Trump Jr. released to the media about the novw infamous June 9,2016 meetingheld with Russian intermediaries, including Natalia Veselnitskaya, raises more questions than it answers, much like the statements he and President Trump drafted and released after the first revelations of the meeting. We look forward to having these and other questions answered when he appears before the House Intelligence Committee On first reading ofthis new statement, here is what I find remarkable "The new statement is significant both in what is included, and what is excluded, when compared to earlier explanations. Although the new statement appears to tracks almost every line of Trump Jr.'s prior comments on Twitter, this statement contains a notable omission, in that it no longer mentions that President Trump 'knew nothing of the meeting or these events, raising questions about whether then-candidate Trump was in fact knowledgeable about the meeting in advance, and whether it formed the basis ofhis contemporaneous publicpromise of derogatory information about Secretary Clinton. "The statement also for the first time includes the argument that Trump, Jr. sought information 'concerning the fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate' and considered whether he would 'consult with counsel This is far afield of the impression he originally conveyed about a meeting 'about adoptions.' Of course Trump Jr.'s own public release of his emails shows that the meeting was not focused on questions of Clinton's qualifications for office, but instead involved very high level and sensitive information' on 'Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump information which Trump Jr. said he 'loved' and hoped to use later in the summer.' For the first time, this newest statement also admits to the existence of three other phone calls between Trump Jr. and Emin Agalarov The fact that Trump Jr. acknowledges taking the meeting along with two other top campaign officials, now White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, during a time in which the nomination was to be contested at the convention, also highlights how significant the campaign viewed the promise of dirt on their opponent from the Russian government. Trump Jr.'s expression of disappointment that the meeting did not focus solely on this sensitive information, onl underscores what he and the campaign hoped to gain from the meeting "Finally, that Trump Jr. apparently knew he should consult a lawyer before or after the meeting is an admission that he knew what he was doingraised serious questions o legality and propriety

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Chris Coons memo

MEMORANDUM TO: FR: Interested parties Office of Senator Chris C---- (D-DE) RE: Donald Trump Jr. testimony today SUMMARY Below is a statute to keep in mind in regards to Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony today 18 U.S.C.1001(a) & (c(2) TAT (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully- (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; (3) or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, ther the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judicial proceeding, or that party's counsel, for statements, representations, writings or documents submitted by such party or counsel to a judge or magistrate in that proceeding (c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to-(1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; (2) or any investigation or review conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate OM SENATOR C---- "It is important to remember that anyone who testifies in front of a Senate committee is under the restrictions of the False Statements statute that says material false statements to Congress are criminal and punishable with fines or imprisonment or both," said Senator C----.

MEMORANDUM TO: FR: Interested parties Office of Senator Chris C---- (D-DE) RE: Donald Trump Jr. testimony today SUMMARY Below is a statute to keep in mind in regards to Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony today 18 U.S.C.1001(a) & (c(2) TAT (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully- (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; (3) or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, ther the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judicial proceeding, or that party's counsel, for statements, representations, writings or documents submitted by such party or counsel to a judge or magistrate in that proceeding (c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to-(1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; (2) or any investigation or review conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee, commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate OM SENATOR C---- "It is important to remember that anyone who testifies in front of a Senate committee is under the restrictions of the False Statements statute that says material false statements to Congress are criminal and punishable with fines or imprisonment or both," said Senator C----.

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I met with the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I am thankful for their professionalism and courtesy.

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr I met with the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I am thankful for their professionalism and courtesy. STATEMENT OF DONALD J.TRUMP JR September 7, 2017 Earlier today, I met for more than 5 hours with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and their staffs as part of the Committee's ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. I answered every question posed by the Committee related to this topic, as well as all of their questions on other topics, until both sides had exhausted their lines of questioning. I trust this interview fully satisfied their inquiry I very much appreciate the opportunity to assist the Committee in its efforts. I thank Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein, as well as other members of the Committee and their staff for their courtesy and professionalism.

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr I met with the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I am thankful for their professionalism and courtesy. STATEMENT OF DONALD J.TRUMP JR September 7, 2017 Earlier today, I met for more than 5 hours with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and their staffs as part of the Committee's ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. I answered every question posed by the Committee related to this topic, as well as all of their questions on other topics, until both sides had exhausted their lines of questioning. I trust this interview fully satisfied their inquiry I very much appreciate the opportunity to assist the Committee in its efforts. I thank Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Feinstein, as well as other members of the Committee and their staff for their courtesy and professionalism.

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Chris Coons on Trump Jr.'s testimony

TO: FR: RE: Interested parties Office of Senator Chris C---- (D-DE) Donald Trump Jr. testimony today SUMMARY Below is a statute to keep in mind in regards to Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony today. STATUTE( (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully - (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; (3) or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judicial proceeding, or that party's counsel, for statements, representations, writings or documents submitted by such party or counsel to a judge or magistrate in that proceeding (c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to-(1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; (2) or any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate OM SENATOR "It is important to remember that anyone who testifies in front of a Senate committee is under the restrictions of the False Statements statute that says material false statements to Congress are criminal and punishable with fines or imprisonment or both," said Senator C----.

TO: FR: RE: Interested parties Office of Senator Chris C---- (D-DE) Donald Trump Jr. testimony today SUMMARY Below is a statute to keep in mind in regards to Donald Trump Jr.'s testimony today. STATUTE( (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully - (1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact; (2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; (3) or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry; shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a party to a judicial proceeding, or that party's counsel, for statements, representations, writings or documents submitted by such party or counsel to a judge or magistrate in that proceeding (c) With respect to any matter within the jurisdiction of the legislative branch, subsection (a) shall apply only to-(1) administrative matters, including a claim for payment, a matter related to the procurement of property or services, personnel or employment practices, or support services, or a document required by law, rule, or regulation to be submitted to the Congress or any office or officer within the legislative branch; (2) or any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee, subcommittee commission or office of the Congress, consistent with applicable rules of the House or Senate OM SENATOR "It is important to remember that anyone who testifies in front of a Senate committee is under the restrictions of the False Statements statute that says material false statements to Congress are criminal and punishable with fines or imprisonment or both," said Senator C----.

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"Let's hit Trump with out kompromat"

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

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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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