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REMINDER: Cohen wasn't just Trump's long-time lawyer and frequent TV surrogate; he was also the deputy finance chairman for the RNC—up until the last time he pleaded guilty.
cnn.com/2018/06/20/pol…
After Trump's victory, Cohen peddled his access to Trump to several companies, including one generally considered an investment vehicle for the Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. nytimes.com/2018/05/08/us/…
He also played a central role in a cockamamie scheme to get sanctions against Russia lifted involving his childhood friend Felix Sater and a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian politician—which may have been financed by Vekselberg. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
And of course, prior to the campaign, Cohen had a long history of shady dealings in and around Russia and Eastern Europe, including working as Trump's de facto point person in countries like Georgia and Kazakhstan. themoscowproject.org/explainers/eve…
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A newly published memo shows that, along with their efforts in Montenegro, Paul Manafort and Oleg Deripaska also worked to sway elections in Cyprus.
documentcloud.org/documents/4954…
According to @kenvogel, the first to post the document, KC refers to Kypros Chrysostomides, a Cypriot politician who also helped facilitate Manafort's under-the-table payments from pro-Kremlin Ukrainians:
Cyprus has historically been a favorite tax haven for Russian money launderers—often through a bank that once counted Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross as a board member, and the Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev one of its biggest shareholders.
nytimes.com/2014/02/18/bus…
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THREAD: The 10 Biggest Developments in the Russia Investigation In 2018 themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-1…
With so much news breaking every day, it can be hard to remember how much we’ve learned in just the past year. We’ve put together a list of 10 of the biggest developments in the Russia investigation in 2018. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-1…
1. Mueller and the Justice Department revealed unprecedented details of how Russia attacked American democracy, indicting 26 Russian operatives behind the attacks, plus Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to acting as a Russian agent. themoscowproject.org/dispatch/the-r…
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Matt Whitaker—whose main qualification to be Acting Attorney General was his outspoken opposition to the Mueller probe—has reportedly been told by DOJ ethics officials he does not need to recuse from overseeing Mueller’s investigation. www-m.cnn.com/2018/12/20/pol…
Meanwhile, William Barr, Trump’s permanent pick to be Attorney General, reportedly wrote a memo to the Justice Department criticizing Mueller’s obstruction investigation before being chosen for the position. wsj.com/articles/trump…
UPDATE: Additional reporting suggests that DOJ officials did suggest Whitaker recuse from overseeing the Mueller probe, but that he chose not to do so after meetings with his own advisers. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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#BREAKING

#MichaelCohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations: hush money payments to #KarenMcDougal and #StormyDaniels.

This is terrible news for Trump.
The allocution will be handed over to Congress and the #MuellerInvestigation.
#BREAKING
To be very clear, #MichaelCohen is now an admitted felon and cited Trump as his co-conspirator.

This could be turned over to Congress as a high crime and misdemeanor.

This is huge.
And what cannot be ignored is that #MichaelCohen served as Deputy Finance Chairman for the #RNC.

And Cohen just pleaded guilty to campaign finance crimes.

This implicates the party. This is no longer just about #MichaelCohen--it's about the #GOP.
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Since you brought it up...

You know what connects Paul Manafort and (founder of the Federalist) Ben Domenech? Fact-Based Communications (FBC Media).

FBC media did PR disguised as journalism paid for by the Malaysian government. Ben Domenech was a subcontractor for that work.
👇👇Joshua Trevino worked for the government of Malaysia alonside Fact-Based Communications or FBC Media.

Trevino's subcontractor Ben Domenech made $36,000 from the arrangement.

They called what they were doing journalism. It was really a PR campaign.
buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/cove…
In 2011, the same year FBC Media worked their PR campaign in Malaysia, "two FBC principals led the work with Manafort: the firm's founder, longtime journalist Alan Friedman, and former CNN business news producer Eckart Sager."

cc @CheriJacobus @emlas
politico.com/story/2018/06/…
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🔴NEW #QANON THREAD🔴

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🔴"STAY AWAKE"🔴

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NEW #QAnon 1261.

They feel threatened.
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#Q #Qanon8chan #QanonPosts #QArmy #WednesdayWisdom #WWG1WGA #WeThePeople #MAGA #TheStorm #TheGreatAwakening @realDonaldTrump
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🛑BREAKING🛑

Michael Cohen negotiated a deal in late 2017 to pay $1.6 million to a former Playboy model who said she was impregnated by ELLIOTT BROIDY, a top @GOP fundraiser close to Trump who is the former **Deputy Finance Chair of the #RNC‼️

wsj.com/articles/trump…
🔥Broidy: “I had a consensual relationship w/a Playboy Playmate. At the end of our relationship, this woman shared w/me that she was PREGNANT. She alone decided that she did not want to continue with the pregnancy & I offered to help her financially during this difficult period.”
Meaning: Broidy paid for her to have an ABORTION‼️🙄

#Busted
#Hypocrite

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💣BOOM💣

THREAD: George Nader, the Lebanese-American who arranged the #Seychelles meeting, has been granted IMMUNITY by Mueller in exchange for his cooperation w/Mueller‼️

Buh-bye, Erik Prince & the rest of Team🇷🇺Treason‼️😎 1/

#MuellerTime

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Nader ARRANGED the #Seychelles meeting *in advance* btwn Erik Prince & #Russian🇷🇺oligarch Kirill Dmitriev to arrange the secret backchannel btwn Trump & Putin.🤨

Nader also ATTENDED.🤗

So much for Prince’s “chance meeting in the bar” LIE‼️🙄 2/

Nader worked for worked for *more than a year* to turn Elliott BROIDY (a top #RNC & Trump fundraiser) into “an instrument of influence” on TRUMP for the rulers of Saudi Arabia & the UAE‼️ 3/

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A roadmap for understanding Mueller's strategy: analysis of the 270 people connected to the #TrumpRussia investigation, including
• 138 with ties to Trump Org, campaign, transition or regime
• 53 foreign nationals (39 directly connected to Russia)
politico.com/interactives/2…
Tom Barrack hasn't received much attention, but he's connected to several key figures in the investigation.
Rick Gates worked directly for Thomas Barrack as late as October 2017, days before he was indicted (along with Manafort, whom Trump hired at Barrack's urging) by Mueller
washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-b…
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