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Effort to ease Russian sanctions on Oleg Deripaska's companies Rusal, EN+ Group JSC EuroSibEnergo was boosted by ex-LA senator David Vitter - his firm Mercury LLC was hired by British national, Lord Barker of Battle, chairman of EN+, by @mkraju @jeremyherb cnn.com/2019/01/16/pol…
David Vitter has links to American Ethane which was touted by Trump at a Chinese trade event - co didn't disclose it was 90% owned by Russians (close to Putin & Maria Butina) - their lobbying firm Bold Strategies' was headed by Vitter's ex chief of staff
In 2014 David Vitter attended a key meeting with John Houghtaling and Russian billionaires Roman Abramovich and Alexander Abramov who all founded American Ethane in 2014 (although there's no indication Vitter had any business role with American Ethane)
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Today's CNN article about how David Vitter's firm, Mercury LLC was hired to lobby for Deriapska's companies - doesn't mention that Mercury LLC was also subpoenaed by Mueller for work done for Paul Manafort from 2012-2014
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