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Russian sanctions against Rosneft

(Reuters) - Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has encountered problems syndicating a loan to Glencore and Qatar's wealth fund to finance their purchase of a stake in the Kremlin-controlled oil major Rosneft because of new U.S. sanctions against Russia Four banking sources told Reuters that Western banks including from the United States and France have so far put on hold their participation in the syndication of the 5.2 billion euro ($6.13 billion) loan that Intesa provided last year. The syndication is stuck because of new U.S sanctions on Russia. The new sanctions are so wide-reaching that they will surely impact all similar deals involving Russian state firms," said a London-based source with a large Western bank invited by Intesa to participate in the syndication With the new sanctions, I expect a lot of troubles with lending to projects led by Russian state firms... And possibly to many private ones," said one of the banking sources.

(Reuters) - Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has encountered problems syndicating a loan to Glencore and Qatar's wealth fund to finance their purchase of a stake in the Kremlin-controlled oil major Rosneft because of new U.S. sanctions against Russia Four banking sources told Reuters that Western banks including from the United States and France have so far put on hold their participation in the syndication of the 5.2 billion euro ($6.13 billion) loan that Intesa provided last year. The syndication is stuck because of new U.S sanctions on Russia. The new sanctions are so wide-reaching that they will surely impact all similar deals involving Russian state firms," said a London-based source with a large Western bank invited by Intesa to participate in the syndication With the new sanctions, I expect a lot of troubles with lending to projects led by Russian state firms... And possibly to many private ones," said one of the banking sources.

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Pompeo testy over Russia

When asked about Russian election interference, Pompeo often becomes testy and recites talking points that seem designed to appease a president who rejects the allegations as "fake news" conjured by Democrats to delegitimize his election win

When asked about Russian election interference, Pompeo often becomes testy and recites talking points that seem designed to appease a president who rejects the allegations as "fake news" conjured by Democrats to delegitimize his election win

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Concerns over Pompeo

Pompeo has not impeded that work, officials said. But several officials said there is concern about what he might do if the CIA uncovered new information potentially damaging to Trump and Pompeo were forced to choose between protecting the agency or the president. "People have to watch him," said a U.S. official who, like others, requested anonymity to speak frankly. "It's almost as if he can't resist the impulse to be political." A second former CIA official cited a "real concern for interference and politicization," saying that the worry among some at the agency is "that if you were passing on something too dicey [to Pompeo] he would go to the White House with it."

Pompeo has not impeded that work, officials said. But several officials said there is concern about what he might do if the CIA uncovered new information potentially damaging to Trump and Pompeo were forced to choose between protecting the agency or the president. "People have to watch him," said a U.S. official who, like others, requested anonymity to speak frankly. "It's almost as if he can't resist the impulse to be political." A second former CIA official cited a "real concern for interference and politicization," saying that the worry among some at the agency is "that if you were passing on something too dicey [to Pompeo] he would go to the White House with it."

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Rick Dearborn's meeting with Russians

Congressional investigators have unearthed an email from a top Trump aide that referenced a previously unreported effort to arrange a meeting last year between Trump campaign officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The aide, Rick Dearborn, who is now President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, sent a brief email to campaign officials last year relaying information about an individual who was seeking to connect top Thump ofticials with Putin, the sources said. The person was only identified in the email as being from "WV, which one source said was a reference to West Virginia. It's unclear who the individual is, what he or she was seeking, or whether Dearborn even acted on the request. One source said that the individual was believed to have had political connections in West Virginia, but details about the request and who initiated it remain vague.

Congressional investigators have unearthed an email from a top Trump aide that referenced a previously unreported effort to arrange a meeting last year between Trump campaign officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The aide, Rick Dearborn, who is now President Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, sent a brief email to campaign officials last year relaying information about an individual who was seeking to connect top Thump ofticials with Putin, the sources said. The person was only identified in the email as being from "WV, which one source said was a reference to West Virginia. It's unclear who the individual is, what he or she was seeking, or whether Dearborn even acted on the request. One source said that the individual was believed to have had political connections in West Virginia, but details about the request and who initiated it remain vague.

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"It seems he is just always focused on Russia"

Trump's chewing out of GOP senators, according to people briefed on the calls, reflected the president's frustration that fellow Republicans would make moves that could damage him, particularly on an investigation that he detests. Trump also complained about the Russian sanctions measure in a call with McConnell earlier this month that devolved into shouting. The New York Times first reported that Trump discussed the Russia probe with McConnell. "It seems he is just always focused on Russia," one senior GOP aide said. Since coming into the West Wing, chief of staff John Kelly has tried to curb Trump's unscheduled interactions with legislators, senior administration officials say. Trump has been known to see a senator on TV or think about an issue and immediately ask White House assistant Madeleine Westerhout to dial the senator.

Trump's chewing out of GOP senators, according to people briefed on the calls, reflected the president's frustration that fellow Republicans would make moves that could damage him, particularly on an investigation that he detests. Trump also complained about the Russian sanctions measure in a call with McConnell earlier this month that devolved into shouting. The New York Times first reported that Trump discussed the Russia probe with McConnell. "It seems he is just always focused on Russia," one senior GOP aide said. Since coming into the West Wing, chief of staff John Kelly has tried to curb Trump's unscheduled interactions with legislators, senior administration officials say. Trump has been known to see a senator on TV or think about an issue and immediately ask White House assistant Madeleine Westerhout to dial the senator.

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Trump furious over Mueller's protections

Trump dialed up Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Aug. 7, two days before a blunt call with the Senate majority leader that spilled over into a public feud. Tillis is working with Sen. Chris C---- (D-Del.) on a bill designed to protect Robert Mueller, the independent counsel investigating the president's Russia connections, from any attempt by Trump to fire him. The Mueller bill came up during the Tillis-Trump conversation, according to a source briefed on the call the latest signal of the president's impatience with GOP senators' increasing declarations of independence from his White House. Trump was unhappy with the legislation and didn't want it to pass, one person familiar with the call said.

Trump dialed up Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Aug. 7, two days before a blunt call with the Senate majority leader that spilled over into a public feud. Tillis is working with Sen. Chris C---- (D-Del.) on a bill designed to protect Robert Mueller, the independent counsel investigating the president's Russia connections, from any attempt by Trump to fire him. The Mueller bill came up during the Tillis-Trump conversation, according to a source briefed on the call the latest signal of the president's impatience with GOP senators' increasing declarations of independence from his White House. Trump was unhappy with the legislation and didn't want it to pass, one person familiar with the call said.

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Trump angry at Mitch for doing his job

During the call, which Mr. Trump initiated on Aug. 9 from his New Jersey golf club, the president accused Mr. McConnell of bungling the health care issue. He was even more animated about what he intimated was the Senate leader's refusal to protect him from investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Republicans briefed on the conversation.

During the call, which Mr. Trump initiated on Aug. 9 from his New Jersey golf club, the president accused Mr. McConnell of bungling the health care issue. He was even more animated about what he intimated was the Senate leader's refusal to protect him from investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Republicans briefed on the conversation.

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"Mueller found something on him. Oops"

Mike Cernovich U s @Cernovich Drudge sided w/Jared, but no one close to Bannon thinks Drudge is target. Jared is weak, anyway, cuz Mueller found something on him Oops 8:36 PM 20 Aug 17

Mike Cernovich U s @Cernovich Drudge sided w/Jared, but no one close to Bannon thinks Drudge is target. Jared is weak, anyway, cuz Mueller found something on him Oops 8:36 PM 20 Aug 17

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Bannon wants Priebus to tell Mueller that Kushner was in on Comey's firing

quiver of grudges. Recently, according to several sources, Bannon has told friends he wants Priebus to give his account of the James Comey firing to special prosecutor Robert Mueller. According to a source close to Priebus, elieves that the decisi May weekend in Bedminster, where Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and Stephen Miller were with the president. Trump returned to the Oval Office on Monday, May 8 and told other aides he intended to fire Comey.

quiver of grudges. Recently, according to several sources, Bannon has told friends he wants Priebus to give his account of the James Comey firing to special prosecutor Robert Mueller. According to a source close to Priebus, elieves that the decisi May weekend in Bedminster, where Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and Stephen Miller were with the president. Trump returned to the Oval Office on Monday, May 8 and told other aides he intended to fire Comey.

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Dana Rohrabacher and Chuck C, Johnson outside London's Ecuadorian Embassy

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Assange made excuses to refusing Russian govt. dirt

In 2014, the BBC and other news outlets reported on the cache, which revealed details about Russian military and intelligence involvement in Ukraine. However, the information from that hack was less than half the data that later became available in 2016, when Assange turned it down "We had several leaks sent to Wikileaks, including the Russian hack. It would have exposed Russian activities and showrn WikiLeaks was not controlled by Russian security services," the source who provided the messages wrote to FP. "Many Wikileaks staff and volunteers or their families suffered at the hands of Russian corruption and cruelty, we were sure Wıkıleaks would release it. Assange gave excuse after excuse."

In 2014, the BBC and other news outlets reported on the cache, which revealed details about Russian military and intelligence involvement in Ukraine. However, the information from that hack was less than half the data that later became available in 2016, when Assange turned it down "We had several leaks sent to Wikileaks, including the Russian hack. It would have exposed Russian activities and showrn WikiLeaks was not controlled by Russian security services," the source who provided the messages wrote to FP. "Many Wikileaks staff and volunteers or their families suffered at the hands of Russian corruption and cruelty, we were sure Wıkıleaks would release it. Assange gave excuse after excuse."

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Wikileaks turned down 68GB(!) of documents from Russian government!

n the summer of 2016, as WikiLeaks was publishing documents from Democratic operatives allegedly obtained by Kremlin-directed hackers, Julian Assange turned down a large cache of documents related provided the records. WikiLeaks declined to publish a wide-ranging trove of documents - at least 68 gigabytes of data - that came from inside the Russian Interior Ministry, according to partial chat logs reviewed by Foreign Policy.

n the summer of 2016, as WikiLeaks was publishing documents from Democratic operatives allegedly obtained by Kremlin-directed hackers, Julian Assange turned down a large cache of documents related provided the records. WikiLeaks declined to publish a wide-ranging trove of documents - at least 68 gigabytes of data - that came from inside the Russian Interior Ministry, according to partial chat logs reviewed by Foreign Policy.

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Steele Dossier increasingly corroborated

well as the US agencies, are out to get him. There are, though, reports of witnesses in the hotel who corroborate Steele's reporting. These include an American who security over whether the (alleged) hookers would be allowed up to Trump's suite. The dossier's account of hookers in a Moscow hotel room was the subject of gossip among a select group of journalists, 's said to have seen a row with hotel politicians, and intelligence people for months before it was published. Now, claims are circulating of more tapes showing even more extreme behaviour. Expect these allegations to emerge in due cours Some Republicans in Congress are tiring of the Trump reality show, a mix of The Sopranos and the Kardashians. The Mueller inquiry plods along relentlessly but prosecuting a president is a political decision Reckless as ever, the President has tweeted criticism of the Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, whose help he will need if Mueller finds anything damning. The President's ordinary supporters don't care. They fear that they are losing their country_ this was an election above all about race; all else is trivia to them, an Enquirer headline

well as the US agencies, are out to get him. There are, though, reports of witnesses in the hotel who corroborate Steele's reporting. These include an American who security over whether the (alleged) hookers would be allowed up to Trump's suite. The dossier's account of hookers in a Moscow hotel room was the subject of gossip among a select group of journalists, 's said to have seen a row with hotel politicians, and intelligence people for months before it was published. Now, claims are circulating of more tapes showing even more extreme behaviour. Expect these allegations to emerge in due cours Some Republicans in Congress are tiring of the Trump reality show, a mix of The Sopranos and the Kardashians. The Mueller inquiry plods along relentlessly but prosecuting a president is a political decision Reckless as ever, the President has tweeted criticism of the Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, whose help he will need if Mueller finds anything damning. The President's ordinary supporters don't care. They fear that they are losing their country_ this was an election above all about race; all else is trivia to them, an Enquirer headline

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Felix Sater and Paul Manafort are coordinating with Feds

Sater and Manafort together would pose a deadly threat to Trump's presidency if they testify that Russian money in his businesses led to information being exchanged with Russian intelligence. This is exactly the relationshipan 'exchange running between them for at least eight years'that the former MI6 officer Christopher Steele described in his 'dossier". At a news conference this week at his New Jersey golf club, the President bizarrely asserted that the Steele dossier had been paid for by Russia in order to damage him. This is the latest twist in Trump's response to the dossier, which began with flat denials in January that he had been filmed by Russian intelligence with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room.

Sater and Manafort together would pose a deadly threat to Trump's presidency if they testify that Russian money in his businesses led to information being exchanged with Russian intelligence. This is exactly the relationshipan 'exchange running between them for at least eight years'that the former MI6 officer Christopher Steele described in his 'dossier". At a news conference this week at his New Jersey golf club, the President bizarrely asserted that the Steele dossier had been paid for by Russia in order to damage him. This is the latest twist in Trump's response to the dossier, which began with flat denials in January that he had been filmed by Russian intelligence with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel room.

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Emma Best confirms Wikileaks and Guccifer 2.0 coordinated Podesta Leaks

Emma Best @NatSecGeek Follow This is accurate newyorker.com/magazine/2017/ Someone close to WikiLeaks told me that before Assange published the Podesta e-mails he faced this precise scenario. In mid-August, Guccifer 2.0 expressed interest in offering a trove of Democratic e-mails to Emma Best, a journalist and a specialist in archival research, who is known for acquiring and publishing millions of declassified government documents. Assange, I was told, urged Best to decline, intimating that he was in contact with the persona's handlers, and that the material would have greater impact if he released it first. 2:58 PM-16 Aug 2017 . 166 Retweets 235 Like 10 166 235

Emma Best @NatSecGeek Follow This is accurate newyorker.com/magazine/2017/ Someone close to WikiLeaks told me that before Assange published the Podesta e-mails he faced this precise scenario. In mid-August, Guccifer 2.0 expressed interest in offering a trove of Democratic e-mails to Emma Best, a journalist and a specialist in archival research, who is known for acquiring and publishing millions of declassified government documents. Assange, I was told, urged Best to decline, intimating that he was in contact with the persona's handlers, and that the material would have greater impact if he released it first. 2:58 PM-16 Aug 2017 . 166 Retweets 235 Like 10 166 235

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Felix Sater knows he and Trump are going to jail

For several weeks there have been rumours that Sater is ready to rat again agreeing to help Mueller. "He has told family and friends he knows he and POTUS are going to prison, 'someone talking to Mueller's investigators informed me. Sater himself added fuel to this fire when he told New York magazine last week: 'In about the next 3UTO3S days,Twillbetemost- colouriul character you have ever tatked about. Unfortunately, I can't talk about it now, before it happens. And-believe me, it an't anything as small as whether or not they're gonna call me to the Senate committee. Sater and Manafort together would pose a deadly threat to Trump's presidency if they testify that Russian money in his businesses led to information being exchanged with Russian intelligence. This is exactly the relationship- an 'exchange running between them for at least eight years'that the former MI6 officer Christopher Steele described in his dossier. At a news conference this week at his New Jersey golf club, the President bizarrely asserted that the Steele dossier had been paid for by Russia in order to damage him. This is the latest

For several weeks there have been rumours that Sater is ready to rat again agreeing to help Mueller. "He has told family and friends he knows he and POTUS are going to prison, 'someone talking to Mueller's investigators informed me. Sater himself added fuel to this fire when he told New York magazine last week: 'In about the next 3UTO3S days,Twillbetemost- colouriul character you have ever tatked about. Unfortunately, I can't talk about it now, before it happens. And-believe me, it an't anything as small as whether or not they're gonna call me to the Senate committee. Sater and Manafort together would pose a deadly threat to Trump's presidency if they testify that Russian money in his businesses led to information being exchanged with Russian intelligence. This is exactly the relationship- an 'exchange running between them for at least eight years'that the former MI6 officer Christopher Steele described in his dossier. At a news conference this week at his New Jersey golf club, the President bizarrely asserted that the Steele dossier had been paid for by Russia in order to damage him. This is the latest

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Ties with Russia

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Mr. President, I've got a present for you @political_lols Oh, a tie! That s lovely, where it's from? It's from Russia LIVE CONFIRMED CNN BREAKING NEWS TRUMP HAS MORE TIES WITH RUSSIA 16:20 A SHOCKING DISCOVERY WAS MADE RECENTLY, AMERICA IS IN TURMOIL

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The Trojan Trump

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It's difficult to view these expulsions as positive

The State Department has "horrified and rattled" by Trump's remarks, said a veteran U.S. diplomat who has served in Russia, speaking on condition of anonymity And Heather Conley, formerly a top State Department official dealing with European affairs, said the expulsions of hundreds of people from an important U.S. embassy is extraordinary and "it is very difficult to see how the president could view these expulsions as a 'positive' development in any form."

The State Department has "horrified and rattled" by Trump's remarks, said a veteran U.S. diplomat who has served in Russia, speaking on condition of anonymity And Heather Conley, formerly a top State Department official dealing with European affairs, said the expulsions of hundreds of people from an important U.S. embassy is extraordinary and "it is very difficult to see how the president could view these expulsions as a 'positive' development in any form."

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