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Parnas & Fruman tried to score a lucrative gas deal leveraging contacts w/ TeamTrump & are now part of a broad federal criminal inv’n into the two men & their close associate, Giuliani.

The campaign culminated in May, at a meeting at the Trump Int’l Hotel in DC
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That included Jeff Miller, a lobbyist w/ deep ties to Rick Perry & Tommy Hicks Jr, co-chair of the RNC & friend of DonJr.

Some of the players are under federal inv’n.

The maneuvering over Naftogaz came at the same time that TeamGiuliani, tried to oust Yovanovitch
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And persuade Ukraine’s leaders to announce an investigation into former VP Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s work with Burisma, a rival Ukrainian gas company.

But TeamFruityG would need a more compliant CEO at the top of Naftogaz to get the deal done.
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They alleged Favorov’s boss (Kobolyev) was a puppet of Soros.

This is the 'new Protocols of the Elders of Zion'

Favorov said Parnas & Fruman told him that Trump would soon be removing Yovanovitch, who was a key backer of the anti-corruption efforts at Naftogaz.
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Parnas & Fruman claimed to have the full backing of the Trump adm

📌To achieve those ends, they sought to eliminate the safeguards put in place over the last decade at the urging of US & European diplomats to help insulate Naftogaz from the corruption rife in UKR.
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Early 2019, Poroshenko demanded that Naftogaz pay a crippling dividend that drained it of cash, straining the company’s ability to pay its bills.

In Jan, Poroshenko’s gov’t took steps to remove the authority of Naftogaz’s board to appoint key execs, inc’g the CEO.
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In the same period, PM Groysman repeatedly pressured Kobolyev to forgive hundreds of millions of dollars of debt owed to the company by oligarch Firtash,

Firtash is closely aligned with Putin and served as a middleman for the Russian natural gas giant Gazprom.
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📌Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador, immediately moved to defend the independence of the Naftogaz leadership.

📌In a letter to Groysman, she warned that limiting the authority of the supervisory board would sap Western confidence in Ukraine and put aid at risk.
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“Such a conflict would serve Russia’s interests at a time when the international community has resolutely supported Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression,” she wrote.

In late August Pence arrived in Warsaw re the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II.
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But a top diplomatic priority of the trip was expediting US natural gas exports to E Europe.

“Sec Perry advocated for the diversity of supply, suppliers and supply routes across the world as it is in the best interest of the United States and our allies to do so,”
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Then the WBC came to light.

Prosecutors allege that Parnas and Fruman ran money from Russia through their company, Global Energy Producers, and used it to make huge political donations to groups supporting Trump’s 2020 reelection bid.
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In a court hearing last week, federal prosecutors accused Parnas of attempting to hide a $1 million wire transfer that they said came from Firtash. Parnas & Fruman we’re arrested boarding a flight headed to Vienna where Firtash lives.

Who stood to profit?
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Three Members of GozNym Cybercrime Network Sentenced in Parallel Multi-National Prosecutions in Pittsburgh & Tbilisi, Georgia

Pelosi has never forgotten the advice imparted to her by the late LA congresswoman Lindy Boggs:

“Darlin’, know thy power and use it.”
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Aetna, CVS, T-Mobile, Sprint, Amazon, Disney, Fox and other corporate giants can count on Donald Trump’s Justice Department - under the Trump adm the Justice Department is routinely weighing in on the side of the corporate giants over smaller businesses.
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Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three more to jail terms totaling 24 years over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in October last year.

DOJ probe expands beyond Boeing 737 MAX, includes 787 Dreamliner
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G.O.P. Lawmaker Matt Shea Had Visions of a Christian Alternative Government & was accused of participating in the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge.

Behind the scenes, he and right-wing activists were preparing for civil strife.
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Russia hit by wave of bomb threats related to bitcoin fraud

Malofeyev is under international sanctions over the Ukraine conflict

Boeing fires CEO Dennis Muilenburg, as the company struggles with 737 Max crisis
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Tesla to take new $1.4B loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factor

Congo Court Says State-Owned Miner Gecamines Owes Billionaire $168M

Credit Suisse admits surveillance of second executive

U.S. 'smears' of China affecting global stability
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India Under Modi Is Becoming a Brutal Authoritarian State

Modi's Hindutva populism, backed by naked threats against India's Muslim minority & the suppression of dissent, is crashing India's econ & its democracy

Protesters clash w/ police at key Gare Lyon
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Electric vehicle startup Rivian scores $1.3 billion investment from T.Rowe Price

Equinor, Rosneft to develop Arctic oilfield in joint investment

McConnell not ruling out witnesses in impeachment trial

FBI Probing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s Pardon Avalanche
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National Enquirer Paid $200,000 to Bezos’ Lover’s Brother to Get His Texts:

Michael Sanchez sold the billionaire’s secrets to American Media, the Enquirer’s publisher,

Modi's party loses Indian state election amid protests over citizenship law
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Going west, migrants wander through Bosnia in Balkan winter

Queen Elizabeth Calls on U.K. to Reconcile in Christmas Address

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Share First Christmas Card With Archie

Crowds cheer as Paris' Champs-Elysees lights up for the holidays
G.O.P. Lawmaker Matt Shea Had Visions of a Christian Alternative Government

A WA State legislator was accused of participating in the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge.

Behind the scenes, he and right-wing activists were preparing for civil strife.
nytimes.com/2019/12/23/us/…
Background:

Oregon standoff timeline: 41 days of the Malheur refuge occupation and the aftermath

oregonlive.com/portland/2017/…
Nancy Pelosi: the woman who stood up to Trump

theguardian.com/us-news/2019/d…
TeamTrump Fights Legislation on Turkey That Would Help Kurdish Refugees, levy sanctions on Turkey & Halkbank.

#Turkeygate

thedailybeast.com/team-trump-fig…
Two Giuliani Associates Used Washington Connections to Chase Ukraine Gas Deal
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman leveraged ties to seek a natural gas deal with Naftogaz

wsj.com/articles/two-g…
House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again
The comment came in a filing with federal court that argues Democrats still need testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.

politico.com/news/2019/12/2…
Russia hit by wave of bomb threats related to bitcoin fraud
Malofeyev is under international sanctions over the Ukraine conflict

gulfnews.com/world/europe/r…
How the National Enquirer Got Bezos’ Texts: It Paid $200,000 to His Lover’s Brother
Michael Sanchez sold the billionaire’s secrets to American Media, the Enquirer’s publisher, said people familiar with the matter

wsj.com/articles/how-t…
Aetna, CVS, T-Mobile, Sprint, Amazon, Disney, Fox and other corporate giants can count on Donald Trump’s Justice Department - under the Trump adm the Justice Department is routinely weighing in on the side of the corporate giants over smaller businesses.

washingtonpost.com/business/econo…
ICE reopening long-closed deportation cases against Dreamers

cnn.com/2019/12/21/us/…
Lobbying by incoming Georgia senator’s firm under scrutiny

ajc.com/news/state--re…
India Under Modi Is Becoming a Brutal Authoritarian State
Modi's Hindutva populism, backed by naked threats against India's Muslim minority and the suppression of dissent, is crashing India's economy and its democracy

haaretz.com/world-news/.pr…
Saudis Put Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Behind Them With Death Sentences and Three-Day Rave Party

thedailybeast.com/saudis-put-jam…
DOJ probe expands beyond Boeing 737 MAX, includes 787 Dreamliner

H/T @HCullen98

seattletimes.com/business/boein…
How a Poisoning in Bulgaria Exposed RU Assassins in Europe
For years, members of a secret team, Unit 29155, operated w/o Western security officials having any idea about their activities. But an attack on an arms dealer in Sofia helped blow their cover. nytimes.com/2019/12/22/wor…
Microsoft warns this hacking group is targeting vulnerable web servers
Gallium hackers are using cheap and disposable malware and hacking tools to compromise telco networks.

H/T @lucasoft_co_uk

zdnet.com/article/micros…
There’s a 250-Year Wait for the Economic Gender Gap to Close

WEF says it will take 257 years to close, up from 202 in 2018

Parity including politics, education is still a century away

bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Fighting the Good Fight Against Online Child Sexual Abuse nyti.ms/2Q893Pu?smid=n… via @NYTimes
It Seemed Like a Popular Chat App. It’s Secretly a Spy Tool.
ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race. nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/… via @NYTimes
The alarm bells have rung & once the gravity of the threat is fully understood, is that the nation will rise to anger, as is right & proper, & demand that the Senate do what’s right

Trump must go, his collaborators, too, must pay the traitor’s price

gregolear.substack.com/p/republicans-…
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Enjoy the Holidays everyone!

I will be off tomorrow attempting to make/bake a Rosace a l’Orange & make appetizers —wish me luck!

xoxo, Karol
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