J.D. Gordon, a 2016 Trump campaign adviser, ripped into the president & his team when speaking with the FBI.
He was “glad the interviewing Agents were speaking with him as he believed there were a lot of shenanigans happening at the highest levels.”
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We got these docs yesterday and spent many hours going through them (still not done), so I didn’t have the chance to tweet the highlights and will do so now!
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“Gordon described the Trump campaign as being disorganized and chaotic at times and stated it was important for the Agents to understand that concept when conducting this investigation,” according to an August 2017 interview summary.
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Among Gordon’s complaints to investigators: that Hope Hicks lied about contacts with the Russians and that he didn’t get paid for his work.
“The campaign was shady and dishonest.”
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“Gordon described the foreign policy team as being run like a 6th grade student council with no real authority or power.”
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And then there’s "win a call with Kushner.”
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There’s also reference to an effort to set up a meeting with the Saudi prince. “Gordon had [redacted] talk to Dearborn about going through the embassies to setup meetings because back channels are always about money.”
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"They were worried that if they fired Papadopoulos he would go to the press and tell them that the foreign policy advisor team was a scam.”
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I love this detail about Gordon and Kislyak meeting at the chicken satay tray.
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Here’s more on how the GOP platform was edited at the 2016 RNC.
Previously, Trump said "the Europeans should do more about the situation in Ukraine” & “he wanted better relations with Russia and he didn't want World War III over Ukraine.”
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“Trump was involved in inappropriate activity. […] The investigators could likely find something illegal Trump was involved in but Gordon is not aware of any election meddling that Trump was involved in.”
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