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"Here we go," says the banner on this MUST READ from @ErinBanco:
"In court filings due to drop in 2019, prosecutors will unveil Middle Eastern countries’ attempts to influence U.S. politics."
Trouble for Saudi, UAE, Qatar, and Israel. And Kushner. 1/
thedailybeast.com/get-ready-for-…
2/ "Flynn was involved in conversations with representatives of... UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Flynn’s cooperation could [reveal] how those countries offered not only to help Trump win...but also how they sought to influence foreign policy in the early days of the admin."
3/ Get to know these names now. If you follow me, you surely know of Erik Prince, George Nader, and Felix Sater.
Get to know these names, too:
Joel Zamel (Israel)
John Hannah (aide to Dick Cheney)
And I suspect we'll hear more about:
Qatar’s Ahmed Al-Rumaihi and FM Al-Thani
4/ More background here on Kushner/Rosneft/Qatar from last March:
slate.com/news-and-polit…
5/ More background on Michael Cohen, Russian money, and the odd coincidences in Dec. 2016 through Jan. 2017.
What have Flynn and Cohen told Mueller about this?
slate.com/news-and-polit…
6/ @adamentous on the Grand Bargain (Russia gets Crimea and sanctions relief, Saudi/UAE/Israel get Iran and Russia out of Syria, Trumpers get bribes). newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
7/ For a painful level of detail, see my 15-page timeline with tons of links on the Rosneft, Qatar/Saudi/UAE, Cohen/Flynn/Kushner, Trump Jr/NRA events here: docs.google.com/document/d/1nR…
8/ Brookfield (BPY), the real estate giant bailing out Kushner and 666 5th Ave on implausibly generous terms for such a disaster, has significant ties to Qatar and UAE. @WendySiegelman has done great work on how deals can conceal Qatari control & risk. shugerblog.com/2018/05/21/bro…
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In 2005, libertarians were (understandably) outraged by Kelo v. New London for allowing broad govt takings.
2008-16, libertarians warned that Obama abused executive power.
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It is politically premature and strategically unwise to call for immediate impeachment proceedings in the House.
A Special Counsel is likely to produce a mix of indictments, criminal information docs, and a report relatively soon.
Why get out ahead of it? 1/
2/ @woodruffbets reports the White House may assert executive privilege to block a report. It's possible Whitaker or Barr might order Mueller not to include any info that they deem privileged in a criminal information doc accompanying new indictments. thedailybeast.com/team-trumps-bl…
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