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The Nunes Stunt confirmed

It is now clear that the scandal was not Rice's normal review of the intelligence reports but the coördinated effort between the Trump Administration and Nunes to sift through classified information and computer logs that recorded Rice's unmasking requests, and then leak a highly misleading characterization of those documents, all in an apparent effort to turn Rice, a longtime target of Republicans, into the face of alleged spying against Trump. It was a series of lies to manufacture a fake scandal. Last week, CNN was the first to report that both Democrats and Republicans who reviewed the Nunes material at the N.S.A. said that the documents provided "no evidence that Obama Administration officials did anything unusual or

It is now clear that the scandal was not Rice's normal review of the intelligence reports but the coördinated effort between the Trump Administration and Nunes to sift through classified information and computer logs that recorded Rice's unmasking requests, and then leak a highly misleading characterization of those documents, all in an apparent effort to turn Rice, a longtime target of Republicans, into the face of alleged spying against Trump. It was a series of lies to manufacture a fake scandal. Last week, CNN was the first to report that both Democrats and Republicans who reviewed the Nunes material at the N.S.A. said that the documents provided "no evidence that Obama Administration officials did anything unusual or

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Why is Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley billionaire, interested in the National Security Council?

The meetings occurred in Trump Tower, the administration's transition office in Washington and elsewhere, according to people familiar with them. In one informal discussion in late November, Prince spoke openly with two members of Trump's transition team on a train bound from New York to Washington. He boarded the same Acela as Kellyanne Conway and they sat together. Joining the conversation at one point was Kevin Harrington, a longtime associate of Trump adviser Peter Thiel who is now on the National Security Council. They discussed, in broad terms, major changes the incoming administration envisioned for the intelligence community, as recounted by a person on the train who overheard their conversation Conway declined to comment for this story. Harrington said through a spokesman that he recalled speaking briefly to Prince on the train ride but that was the only time he talked to him

The meetings occurred in Trump Tower, the administration's transition office in Washington and elsewhere, according to people familiar with them. In one informal discussion in late November, Prince spoke openly with two members of Trump's transition team on a train bound from New York to Washington. He boarded the same Acela as Kellyanne Conway and they sat together. Joining the conversation at one point was Kevin Harrington, a longtime associate of Trump adviser Peter Thiel who is now on the National Security Council. They discussed, in broad terms, major changes the incoming administration envisioned for the intelligence community, as recounted by a person on the train who overheard their conversation Conway declined to comment for this story. Harrington said through a spokesman that he recalled speaking briefly to Prince on the train ride but that was the only time he talked to him

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The McConnell Coverup

The classified briefings that the C.I.A. held in August and September for the so- called Gang of Eight - the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and the Senate and of the intelligence committees in each chamber-show deep concerns about the impact of the election meddling. In the briefings, the C.I.A. said there was intelligence indicating not only that the Russians were trying to get Mr. Trump elected but that they had gained computer access to multiple state and local election boards in the United States since 2014, officials said. Although the breached systems were not involved in actual vote-tallying operations, Obama administration officials proposed that the eight senior lawmakers write a letter to state election officials warning them of the possible threat posed by Russian hacking, officials said. ut Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican majority leader resisted, questioning the underpinnings of the intelligence, according to officials with knowledge of the discussions. Mr. McConnell ultimately agreed to a softer version of the letter, which did not mention the Russians but warned of unnamed "malefactors" who might seek to disrupt the elections through online intrusion. The letter, dated Sept. 28, was signed by Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Representative Nancy Pelosi, the ranking Democrat.

The classified briefings that the C.I.A. held in August and September for the so- called Gang of Eight - the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and the Senate and of the intelligence committees in each chamber-show deep concerns about the impact of the election meddling. In the briefings, the C.I.A. said there was intelligence indicating not only that the Russians were trying to get Mr. Trump elected but that they had gained computer access to multiple state and local election boards in the United States since 2014, officials said. Although the breached systems were not involved in actual vote-tallying operations, Obama administration officials proposed that the eight senior lawmakers write a letter to state election officials warning them of the possible threat posed by Russian hacking, officials said. ut Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican majority leader resisted, questioning the underpinnings of the intelligence, according to officials with knowledge of the discussions. Mr. McConnell ultimately agreed to a softer version of the letter, which did not mention the Russians but warned of unnamed "malefactors" who might seek to disrupt the elections through online intrusion. The letter, dated Sept. 28, was signed by Mr. McConnell, Mr. Reid, Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Representative Nancy Pelosi, the ranking Democrat.

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Rudy Giulianni's law firm's London Branch has deals with Rosneft

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's London office specializes in energy and has advised oil producers including Apache Corp. and BP Plc on mergers and acquisitions. Other clients include Moscow-based OAO Rosneft.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP's London office specializes in energy and has advised oil producers including Apache Corp. and BP Plc on mergers and acquisitions. Other clients include Moscow-based OAO Rosneft.

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Russia saw Trump as emotionally unstable

nts of martial arts is the training it gives in assessing an opponent's weakness. He may have seen these weaknesses long ago. Waclaw Radziwinowicz, former Moscow correspondent of Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, has written that Russia wished for (and perhaps abetted) Trump's victory not so that Trump would be nice to them, but because his unpreparedness, illogicality and emotional instability would make the US weak.

nts of martial arts is the training it gives in assessing an opponent's weakness. He may have seen these weaknesses long ago. Waclaw Radziwinowicz, former Moscow correspondent of Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, has written that Russia wished for (and perhaps abetted) Trump's victory not so that Trump would be nice to them, but because his unpreparedness, illogicality and emotional instability would make the US weak.

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And now China's involved

..ooo Verizon 8:03 AM 96% HOME PAGE contracts for the US president's promised $1tn infrastructure buildout Mr Manafort met Yan Jiehe, the billionaire founder of Pacific Construction Group, in Shanghai last Tuesday. Ahead of the meeting, Mr Yan told the Financial Times that Mr Manafort _ who has represented leaders from the Philippines to Angola to Ukraine _ would help him navigate what is expected to eventually be a US infrastructure boom Speaking in a conference room decorated with Chinese classical paintings and overlooking Shanghai's financial district, Mr Yan pointed to a US map, as he outlined his ambition to win infrastructure deals in the world's largest economy. "The map that we've hung up here is for Trump's special envoy, Paul," Mr Yan said Advertisement Sections myFT Search Refresh More

..ooo Verizon 8:03 AM 96% HOME PAGE contracts for the US president's promised $1tn infrastructure buildout Mr Manafort met Yan Jiehe, the billionaire founder of Pacific Construction Group, in Shanghai last Tuesday. Ahead of the meeting, Mr Yan told the Financial Times that Mr Manafort _ who has represented leaders from the Philippines to Angola to Ukraine _ would help him navigate what is expected to eventually be a US infrastructure boom Speaking in a conference room decorated with Chinese classical paintings and overlooking Shanghai's financial district, Mr Yan pointed to a US map, as he outlined his ambition to win infrastructure deals in the world's largest economy. "The map that we've hung up here is for Trump's special envoy, Paul," Mr Yan said Advertisement Sections myFT Search Refresh More

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The Nixon Watergate comparisons have come full-circle!

Sources with links to the intelligence community say it is believed that Carter Page went to Moscow in early July carrying with him a pre-recorded tape of Donald Trump offering to change American policy if he were to be elected, to make it more favorable to Putin In exchange, Page was authorized directly by Trump to request the help of the Russian government in hacking the election.

Sources with links to the intelligence community say it is believed that Carter Page went to Moscow in early July carrying with him a pre-recorded tape of Donald Trump offering to change American policy if he were to be elected, to make it more favorable to Putin In exchange, Page was authorized directly by Trump to request the help of the Russian government in hacking the election.

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Pascale on Trump's digital campaign

What's certain is that someone was trying to get Leonard in the game. When we began to ask experts whom it might be, many suggested asking Parscale. A former Spurs season-ticket holder, Parscale directed Trump's digital efforts during the presidential campaign from a low-slung building along the 410 freeway in northern San Antonio. A Bloomberg report detailed his mastery of the emerging art of exercising digital influence. The technique focused on using more than 100 people to solidify the positions of likely Trump supporters- and sow doubt wherever influential groups of Clinton supporters gathered online. When asked in January if he was behind the bots voting for Leonard, Parscale wrote in an email, "No, I didn't even know Kawhi was up for the award. I have been very busy with getting Trump elected." But he did quickly suggest that the system has vulnerabilities "Here's the issue: There's no way to perfectly lock this out, and the way [the NBA] did it is designed to create narrative," Parscale said. "There's no way around it. I might have 1,ooo technical ways to make it limited, but there's no way it's locked in."

What's certain is that someone was trying to get Leonard in the game. When we began to ask experts whom it might be, many suggested asking Parscale. A former Spurs season-ticket holder, Parscale directed Trump's digital efforts during the presidential campaign from a low-slung building along the 410 freeway in northern San Antonio. A Bloomberg report detailed his mastery of the emerging art of exercising digital influence. The technique focused on using more than 100 people to solidify the positions of likely Trump supporters- and sow doubt wherever influential groups of Clinton supporters gathered online. When asked in January if he was behind the bots voting for Leonard, Parscale wrote in an email, "No, I didn't even know Kawhi was up for the award. I have been very busy with getting Trump elected." But he did quickly suggest that the system has vulnerabilities "Here's the issue: There's no way to perfectly lock this out, and the way [the NBA] did it is designed to create narrative," Parscale said. "There's no way around it. I might have 1,ooo technical ways to make it limited, but there's no way it's locked in."

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Interesting if true

Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated Just spoke to a New York source and Rudy Giuliani is in legal jeopardy and is desperate to make a deal but James Comey is having none of it. 4/13/17, 12:48 PM from South Carolina, USA

Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated Just spoke to a New York source and Rudy Giuliani is in legal jeopardy and is desperate to make a deal but James Comey is having none of it. 4/13/17, 12:48 PM from South Carolina, USA

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Transcript of Pompeo's statement

WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. It has encouraged its followers to find jobs at CIA in order to obtain intelligence. It directed Chelsea Manning in her theft of specific secret information. And it overwhelmingly focuses on the United States, while seeking support from anti-democratic countries and organizations. It is time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is - a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia. In January of this year, our Intelligence Community determined that Russian military intelligence-the GRU-had used WikiLeaks to release data of US victims that the GRU had obtained through cyber operations against the Democratic National Committee. And the report also found that Russia's primary propaganda outlet, RT, has actively collaborated with WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. It has encouraged its followers to find jobs at CIA in order to obtain intelligence. It directed Chelsea Manning in her theft of specific secret information. And it overwhelmingly focuses on the United States, while seeking support from anti-democratic countries and organizations. It is time to call out WikiLeaks for what it really is - a non-state hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like Russia. In January of this year, our Intelligence Community determined that Russian military intelligence-the GRU-had used WikiLeaks to release data of US victims that the GRU had obtained through cyber operations against the Democratic National Committee. And the report also found that Russia's primary propaganda outlet, RT, has actively collaborated with WikiLeaks.

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Mike Pompeo's Statement today

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Washington 3:33 PM ET TER FOR S TIONA BREAKING NEWS US DAOPS 'MOTHER OF ALL BOMES' NAFGHANSTAN BREAKING NEWS CIA CHIEF: RUSSIA HAS WORKED WITH WIKILEAKSCNN Mike PompeoI CIA Director ICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA, SPOKESPERSON NAS 37. SYRIAN PRES. B NEWSROOM

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Whelp...it's getting close.

the official investigation was making progress. One source suggested "They now have specific concrete and corroborative evidence of collusion," the source said. "This is between people in the Trump campaign and agents of [Russian] influence relating to the use of hacked material."

the official investigation was making progress. One source suggested "They now have specific concrete and corroborative evidence of collusion," the source said. "This is between people in the Trump campaign and agents of [Russian] influence relating to the use of hacked material."

Russia and Wikileaks colluded for DNC leaks

We assess with high confidence that the GRU relayed material it acquired from the DNC and senior Democratic officials to WikiLeaks. Moscow most likely chose WikiLeaks because of its self proclaimed reputation for authenticity. Disclosures through WikiLeaks did not contain any evident forgeries. . In early September, Putin said publicly it was important the DNC data was exposed to WikiLeaks, calling the search for the source of the leaks a distraction and denying Russian "state-level involvement. The Kremlin's principal international propaganda outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) has actively collaborated with WikiLeaks. RTs editor-in-chief visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in August 2013, where they discussed renewing his broadcast contract with RT, according to Russian and Western media. Russian media subsequently announced that RT had become "the only Russian media company" to partner with WikiLeaks and had received access to "new leaks of secret information." RT routinely gives Assange sympathetic coverage and provides him a platform to denounce the United States.

We assess with high confidence that the GRU relayed material it acquired from the DNC and senior Democratic officials to WikiLeaks. Moscow most likely chose WikiLeaks because of its self proclaimed reputation for authenticity. Disclosures through WikiLeaks did not contain any evident forgeries. . In early September, Putin said publicly it was important the DNC data was exposed to WikiLeaks, calling the search for the source of the leaks a distraction and denying Russian "state-level involvement. The Kremlin's principal international propaganda outlet RT (formerly Russia Today) has actively collaborated with WikiLeaks. RTs editor-in-chief visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in August 2013, where they discussed renewing his broadcast contract with RT, according to Russian and Western media. Russian media subsequently announced that RT had become "the only Russian media company" to partner with WikiLeaks and had received access to "new leaks of secret information." RT routinely gives Assange sympathetic coverage and provides him a platform to denounce the United States.

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European Intel Community warned us of what was happening

GCHQ first became aware in late 2015 of suspicious "interactions" between figures connected to Trump and known or suspected Russian agents, a source close to UK intelligence said. This intelligence was passed to the US as part of a routine exchange of information, they added. over the next six months, until summer 2016, a number of western agencies shared further information on contacts between Trump's inner circle and Russians, sources said. The European countries that passed on electronic intelligence - known as sigint included Germany, Estonia and Poland. Australia, a member of the "Five Eyes" spying alliance, which also includes the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand, also relayed material, one source said. Another source suggested the Dutch and the French spy agency, the General Directorate for External Security or DGSE, were contributors.

GCHQ first became aware in late 2015 of suspicious "interactions" between figures connected to Trump and known or suspected Russian agents, a source close to UK intelligence said. This intelligence was passed to the US as part of a routine exchange of information, they added. over the next six months, until summer 2016, a number of western agencies shared further information on contacts between Trump's inner circle and Russians, sources said. The European countries that passed on electronic intelligence - known as sigint included Germany, Estonia and Poland. Australia, a member of the "Five Eyes" spying alliance, which also includes the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand, also relayed material, one source said. Another source suggested the Dutch and the French spy agency, the General Directorate for External Security or DGSE, were contributors.

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Nunes recognized himself and Trump in transcripts

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R Calif., now plans to audit files from the National Security Agency and White House t and conversations members of Congress aiso were swept up during NSA surveillanc whether Obama's National Security Council and White House counsel collected and distributed the intelligence or reasons unrelated to foreian intelligence ine whether identities epr residential candidates- or rump an leaders. He also plans to review We will be performing an accounting of all unmasking for politicalpurposes focused on the previo administration, a member of the committee told Fox News. "This is now a full-blown investigation." hite House unes, lol

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R Calif., now plans to audit files from the National Security Agency and White House t and conversations members of Congress aiso were swept up during NSA surveillanc whether Obama's National Security Council and White House counsel collected and distributed the intelligence or reasons unrelated to foreian intelligence ine whether identities epr residential candidates- or rump an leaders. He also plans to review We will be performing an accounting of all unmasking for politicalpurposes focused on the previo administration, a member of the committee told Fox News. "This is now a full-blown investigation." hite House unes, lol

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