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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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Steele Dossier

CONFIDENTIAL/SENS CONFIDENTIAL/SENS VE SOURCE disunity both within the US itself, but more especially within the Transatlantic alliance which was viewed as inimical to Russia's Source C, a senior Russian financial official said the TRUMP operatio rests. COMPANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2016/080 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP'S ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA AND C KREMLIN hould be seen in terms of PUTIN's desire to return to Nineteern Century 'Great Power' politics anchored upon countries' interests rather than the ideals-based internation Two. S/he had overheard PUTIN talking in this way to close associates on several occa rder established after World Wa OMPROMISING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE In terms of specifics, Source A confided that the Kremlin had been feeding TRUMP and his team valuable intelligence on his o Democratic presidential candidate Hillary CLINTON, for several years (see more below). This was confirmed by Source D, a close associate of 2. TRUMP who had organized and managed his recent trips to Moscow, and n cultivating, supporting and assisting TRUMP fo orsed by PUTIN, has been to encourage splits and orte e 2016, that this Russian intelligence had been s in western alliarn operation on TRUMP also had comprised offering him various lucrative real estate developme business deals in Russia, especially in relation to the ongoing 2018 World Cup soccer tournament. However, so far, for reasons unknown, TRUMP So far TRUMP has declined various swe intelligence from the Kremlin, i However, there were other aspects to TRUMP's engagement with the Russian authorities. One which had borne fruit for them was to exploit TRUMP's personal obsessions and sexual perversion in order to obtain suitable 'kompromat' (compromising material) on him. According to Source D, where s/he had been present, TRUMP's (perverted) conduct in Moscow included hiring the presidential where he knew President and Mrs OBAMA (whom he hated) had stayed 3. comprom TRUMP through his activities in Moscow suffici blackmail him. According to several knowledgeable urces, his conduct f the Ritz Carlton Hotel arranged/monitored by the FSB one of their official trips to Russia, and defiling the bed where they had lept by employing a number of prostitutes to perform a·golden showers ow in front of him. The hotel was known to be u f compromising materia n Hillary CLINTON has been collated ses ntrol with microph nd concealed cameras in all the main rooms r is controlled by Kremlin spokesman, PESKOV, directly on PUTIN's orders. However it has not as yet been distributed abroad, including to TRUMP. Russia to confirmed by Source E for its deployment still uncedr everal of the and subsequently. S/he believed it had happened in 2013. Source E Source F, a female staffer at the hotel when TRUMP had stayed there, who also confirmed the story. Speaking separately in June 2016, Source B (the former top level Russian intelliger 1. Speaking to a trusted compatriot in June 2016 sources A and B, a senior sserted that TRUMP's sian Foreign M officer still active inside the Kremlin respectively, the Russian orthodox behavior in Russia over the years had provided the ger uthorities there with enough embarrassing material on the now Republican presidential candidate to be able to blackmail him if they so ng a presidential candidate, Donald TRUMP asserted that the TRUMP operation was both supported and directed by Ru Source B n President Vladimir PUTIN. Its aim was to sow discord and wished Asked about the Kremlin's reported in recent years and rumo intellgence feed to 5. lligence feed to TRUMP over CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE Hillary CLINTON (being circulated), Source B confirmed the file COMPANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2016/086 t had been coll various sorts rather than details/evid embarrassing behavior. Some of the conversations were from bugged omments CLINTON had ma RUSSIA/CYBER CRIME: A SYNOPSIS OF RUSSIAN STATE SPONSORED AND OTHER CYBER OFFENSIVE (CRIMINAL) OPERATIONS various trips to Ru current pos issues. Others were most prob Krem tha t the CLINTON dossier was controlled exclusively by chief Kremli state-s as responsi nts The ssier however had not as ns, especially banks. FSB leads on cyber within Rus apparatus. Limited success in attacking top foreign targets like G7 governments, security services and IFls but much more on second tier ones through IT back doors, using corporate and other visitors to Russia s regard 20 June 2016 FSB often uses coercion and blackmail to recruit most capable cyber operatives in Russia into its state-sponsored programmes. Heavy use also, both wittingly and unwittingly, of CIS emigres working in western · governments e.g. Latvia Example cited of successful Russian cyber operation targeting senior Western business visitor. Provided back door into important Western - Problems however for Ru held by CBR in 2015, comprising Roubles several bill Some details given of leading non-state Russian cyber criminal groups Details onsored offensive cyber oper four categories (in order of priority):-targeting foreign, especially CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE

CONFIDENTIAL/SENS CONFIDENTIAL/SENS VE SOURCE disunity both within the US itself, but more especially within the Transatlantic alliance which was viewed as inimical to Russia's Source C, a senior Russian financial official said the TRUMP operatio rests. COMPANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2016/080 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP'S ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA AND C KREMLIN hould be seen in terms of PUTIN's desire to return to Nineteern Century 'Great Power' politics anchored upon countries' interests rather than the ideals-based internation Two. S/he had overheard PUTIN talking in this way to close associates on several occa rder established after World Wa OMPROMISING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE In terms of specifics, Source A confided that the Kremlin had been feeding TRUMP and his team valuable intelligence on his o Democratic presidential candidate Hillary CLINTON, for several years (see more below). This was confirmed by Source D, a close associate of 2. TRUMP who had organized and managed his recent trips to Moscow, and n cultivating, supporting and assisting TRUMP fo orsed by PUTIN, has been to encourage splits and orte e 2016, that this Russian intelligence had been s in western alliarn operation on TRUMP also had comprised offering him various lucrative real estate developme business deals in Russia, especially in relation to the ongoing 2018 World Cup soccer tournament. However, so far, for reasons unknown, TRUMP So far TRUMP has declined various swe intelligence from the Kremlin, i However, there were other aspects to TRUMP's engagement with the Russian authorities. One which had borne fruit for them was to exploit TRUMP's personal obsessions and sexual perversion in order to obtain suitable 'kompromat' (compromising material) on him. According to Source D, where s/he had been present, TRUMP's (perverted) conduct in Moscow included hiring the presidential where he knew President and Mrs OBAMA (whom he hated) had stayed 3. comprom TRUMP through his activities in Moscow suffici blackmail him. According to several knowledgeable urces, his conduct f the Ritz Carlton Hotel arranged/monitored by the FSB one of their official trips to Russia, and defiling the bed where they had lept by employing a number of prostitutes to perform a·golden showers ow in front of him. The hotel was known to be u f compromising materia n Hillary CLINTON has been collated ses ntrol with microph nd concealed cameras in all the main rooms r is controlled by Kremlin spokesman, PESKOV, directly on PUTIN's orders. However it has not as yet been distributed abroad, including to TRUMP. Russia to confirmed by Source E for its deployment still uncedr everal of the and subsequently. S/he believed it had happened in 2013. Source E Source F, a female staffer at the hotel when TRUMP had stayed there, who also confirmed the story. Speaking separately in June 2016, Source B (the former top level Russian intelliger 1. Speaking to a trusted compatriot in June 2016 sources A and B, a senior sserted that TRUMP's sian Foreign M officer still active inside the Kremlin respectively, the Russian orthodox behavior in Russia over the years had provided the ger uthorities there with enough embarrassing material on the now Republican presidential candidate to be able to blackmail him if they so ng a presidential candidate, Donald TRUMP asserted that the TRUMP operation was both supported and directed by Ru Source B n President Vladimir PUTIN. Its aim was to sow discord and wished Asked about the Kremlin's reported in recent years and rumo intellgence feed to 5. lligence feed to TRUMP over CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE Hillary CLINTON (being circulated), Source B confirmed the file COMPANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2016/086 t had been coll various sorts rather than details/evid embarrassing behavior. Some of the conversations were from bugged omments CLINTON had ma RUSSIA/CYBER CRIME: A SYNOPSIS OF RUSSIAN STATE SPONSORED AND OTHER CYBER OFFENSIVE (CRIMINAL) OPERATIONS various trips to Ru current pos issues. Others were most prob Krem tha t the CLINTON dossier was controlled exclusively by chief Kremli state-s as responsi nts The ssier however had not as ns, especially banks. FSB leads on cyber within Rus apparatus. Limited success in attacking top foreign targets like G7 governments, security services and IFls but much more on second tier ones through IT back doors, using corporate and other visitors to Russia s regard 20 June 2016 FSB often uses coercion and blackmail to recruit most capable cyber operatives in Russia into its state-sponsored programmes. Heavy use also, both wittingly and unwittingly, of CIS emigres working in western · governments e.g. Latvia Example cited of successful Russian cyber operation targeting senior Western business visitor. Provided back door into important Western - Problems however for Ru held by CBR in 2015, comprising Roubles several bill Some details given of leading non-state Russian cyber criminal groups Details onsored offensive cyber oper four categories (in order of priority):-targeting foreign, especially CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE CONFIDENTIAL/SENSITIVE SOURCE

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"Among a number of e-mails"

"I confirm that among a number of emails one from Mr. Michael Cohen came to us. This indeed happened," said Dmitry Peskov, a personal spokesman for Putin, during a telephone briefing with Russian and foreign journalists. "But as far as we don't respond to business topics, this is not our job, we did not send a response."

"I confirm that among a number of emails one from Mr. Michael Cohen came to us. This indeed happened," said Dmitry Peskov, a personal spokesman for Putin, during a telephone briefing with Russian and foreign journalists. "But as far as we don't respond to business topics, this is not our job, we did not send a response."

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Operation Bonnie and Clyde

[613] Operation Bonnie And Clyde Anonymous ID: BrjHZMUy Fri 19 May 2017 18:36:12 No.126195317 View Reply Original Report Quoted By >>126196007 We have until the time Trump returns to DC to totally discredit the Russia peddlers pictured They are on the ropes today with Mensch deleting tweets and apologizing for false news reports she made about Anthony Weiner. Her, Claude Taylor (TrueFactsStated), John Schindler (20committee) and Rick Wilson (TheRickWilson, TheReaganBattalion) along with their paid #NeverTrump shills all nominally call themselves[Republicans but are in fact representatives of the Neoconservative / Deep state #NeverTrump agenda. These are some of the most influential social influencers of normies on the topic of Trump-Russia, having made large parts of it up themselves. So far this is the first time they are all being simultaneously called out as charlatand and forced to defend their lies. It is not going well and that is before /pol/ piles on. End these yellow journalist smear merchants' careers. They literally hate you as much as they hate the President. Anonymous ID: BrjHZMUy Fri 19 May 2017 18:48:57 No. 126196751 Report >>126195846 All we need is concerted effort to sell them as the Alex Jones of the left. in the same ways they have discredited Alex, use those against them

[613] Operation Bonnie And Clyde Anonymous ID: BrjHZMUy Fri 19 May 2017 18:36:12 No.126195317 View Reply Original Report Quoted By >>126196007 We have until the time Trump returns to DC to totally discredit the Russia peddlers pictured They are on the ropes today with Mensch deleting tweets and apologizing for false news reports she made about Anthony Weiner. Her, Claude Taylor (TrueFactsStated), John Schindler (20committee) and Rick Wilson (TheRickWilson, TheReaganBattalion) along with their paid #NeverTrump shills all nominally call themselves[Republicans but are in fact representatives of the Neoconservative / Deep state #NeverTrump agenda. These are some of the most influential social influencers of normies on the topic of Trump-Russia, having made large parts of it up themselves. So far this is the first time they are all being simultaneously called out as charlatand and forced to defend their lies. It is not going well and that is before /pol/ piles on. End these yellow journalist smear merchants' careers. They literally hate you as much as they hate the President. Anonymous ID: BrjHZMUy Fri 19 May 2017 18:48:57 No. 126196751 Report >>126195846 All we need is concerted effort to sell them as the Alex Jones of the left. in the same ways they have discredited Alex, use those against them

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One of dozens of subpoenas

N .d 99% 4:45 PM WilmerHale, Manafort's other most recent lawyers. WilmerHale is the law firm where Mueller worked before being appointed special counsel. Manafort has not been accused of any wrongdoing Maloni declined to comment. A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment. Laurenza referred questions to a spokesman who didn't immediately comment. The subpoenas are among dozens that the Mueller investigative team has sent out in recent months since taking over the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

N .d 99% 4:45 PM WilmerHale, Manafort's other most recent lawyers. WilmerHale is the law firm where Mueller worked before being appointed special counsel. Manafort has not been accused of any wrongdoing Maloni declined to comment. A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment. Laurenza referred questions to a spokesman who didn't immediately comment. The subpoenas are among dozens that the Mueller investigative team has sent out in recent months since taking over the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

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Quite the list

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Felix Sater implicates Ivanka Trump

r. Sater presented himself as so influential in Russia that he helped arrange a 2006 trip that Mr. Trump's daughter, Ivanka, took to Moscow I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putins private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin," he said s. Trump said she had no involvement in the discussions about the Moscow deal. In a statement, she said she that during the 2006 trip, she took "a brief tour of Red Square and the Kremlin but I have never met President Vladimir Putin." She did not say whether she sat n his chair The Times reported earlier this year on the plan for a Trump Tower in Moscow, which never materialized. On Sunday, The Washington Post reported the existence of the correspondence between Mr. Sater and Mr. Cohen but not its content.

r. Sater presented himself as so influential in Russia that he helped arrange a 2006 trip that Mr. Trump's daughter, Ivanka, took to Moscow I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putins private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin," he said s. Trump said she had no involvement in the discussions about the Moscow deal. In a statement, she said she that during the 2006 trip, she took "a brief tour of Red Square and the Kremlin but I have never met President Vladimir Putin." She did not say whether she sat n his chair The Times reported earlier this year on the plan for a Trump Tower in Moscow, which never materialized. On Sunday, The Washington Post reported the existence of the correspondence between Mr. Sater and Mr. Cohen but not its content.

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Be careful what you wish for...

The emails show that, from the earliest months of Mr. Trump's campaign, some of his associate:s viewed close ties with Moscow as a political advantage. Those ties are now under investigation by the Justice Department and multiple congressional committees.

The emails show that, from the earliest months of Mr. Trump's campaign, some of his associate:s viewed close ties with Moscow as a political advantage. Those ties are now under investigation by the Justice Department and multiple congressional committees.

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Get Our Boy Elected

> Michael I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putins private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin. I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected. We both know no one else knows how to pull this off without stupidity or greed getting in the way. I know how to play it and we will get this done. Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this, I will

> Michael I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putins private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin. I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected. We both know no one else knows how to pull this off without stupidity or greed getting in the way. I know how to play it and we will get this done. Buddy our boy can become President of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putins team to buy in on this, I will

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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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