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Trump, who's repeatedly claimed he doesn't know Parnas, had an "intimate" dinner with him (and Fruman) in April 2018: abcnews.go.com/Politics/recor…
Alternate headline: "Mobbed-up president issues mobster-speak to post-Soviet goon squad who recruited further muscle to surveil American ambassador in Ukraine."
Here's what Lutsenko was doing/dealing with around the same time as the Trump-Parnas-Fruman dinner: "Yovanovitch is blocking everything from Kyiv." newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
The Trump-Parnas-Fruman dinner also came shortly after Lutsenko's credibility was "irreparably damaged" in the eyes of U.S. officials, who began trying to spike Lutsenko's efforts:
The entire video places Trump's "Take her out" comments in broader discussions on energy, Nord Stream II, and the Ukraine-Russia conflict: buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo…
(The "Take her out" comments come after Trump questions why Germany's constructing Nord Stream II, and calls Ukrainians "great fighters," and after someone calls the Europeans "back-stabbers" viz. support in Ukraine.)
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Really impressive sleuthing tracking the head of that white supremacist The Base group to an American living in Russia: theguardian.com/world/2020/jan…
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Here are some tweets from Robert Hyde, the congressional candidate who claimed in messages with Parnas that he was helping surveil Yovanovitch in Kyiv:
And here are some photos of Hyde and Trump (and Eric Trump):
And here are some shots of Hyde with Mike Pence and Mike Flynn:
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Casey Michel 🇰🇿
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Some notes on Elizabeth Warren's new policy outline combating global financial corruption: elizabethwarren.com/plans/internat…

1. This is the most detailed anti-kleptocracy policy outline any candidate has ever released. (Sanders has called for much the same, but not as comprehensively.)
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Be careful w/ the Parnas drips.

His paymaster is Firtash, a high level RU mobster

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‘Take her out’: recording appears to capture Trump saying he wants Yavonovitch fired

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Giuliani launched an epic smear campaign to hound her OOO

Why?
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Clint Watts
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President 🇺🇸 being recorded with phone at dinner in his own hotel, telling someone outside gov. remove employee of gov. he’s in charge of. “Take her out': Recording appears to capture Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired abcnews.go.com/Politics/recor…
complete lack basic security around President Trump astounding - cell phones everywhere, recording of President at dinner, recordings in white house, butt dialing Giuliani, insecure overseas calls. Might as well just put on Go-Pros & live stream the entire White House staff
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Trump would not need help from Parnas/Fruman to fire Yovanovitch. If he was addressing them, this has a more sinister connotation. But Parnas says DeStefano was there too, & that Trump told him to "fire" Yovanovitch, but was told they had to wait 4 Pompeo's confirmation. 1/
2/ It is urgent that the entire tape be released so that the order of the conversation and context can be assessed. Witnesses must be questioned under oath too. This is very serious.
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Trump recorded by Fruman & Parnas, April 2018:
"Get rid of [Yovanovitch]! Get her out tomorrow. Take her out...Do it."
Not explicitly a threat. But Trump has official powers & channels. Why talk this way to these 2 thugs?
Always troubling. More now.
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Great catch by @carolynEast2 on why timing April 30, 2018:
Mueller & Manafort.
May 2, 2018: "In Ukraine, where officials are wary of offending Trump, [investigation] has been frozen by Ukraine’s chief prosecutor."
And an arms deal.
h/t @tzmaltesemama:
@CarolynEast2 @tzmaltesemama Timeline:
Feb 2018: Mueller got Gates in plea deal.
March: reports of Roger Stone direct link between Trump and WikiLeaks
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Huge turning point in Trump investigation.
What if Ukraine helped Mueller?
Or if Ukraine could be bribed/extorted w/ arms?
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Breaking —

“Take her out”
A recording of Trump at private dinner saying he wants Ukraine ambassador fired. abcnews.go.com/Politics/recor…
Parnas’ attorney Joseph Bondy confirms recording made by Igor Fruman last year. thedailybeast.com/rudy-pal-igor-…
Parnas’ attorney confirms that the recording is not in his client’s possession, nor ever was.
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