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The Ukrainian “Drug Deal” & All the President’s Lawyers

Bolton reveals Trump’s trial is more corrupt than we thought

First, this shows that Trump’s chief counsel for his impeachment defense, Pat Cipollone, might have been a fact witness to the very corrupt scheme.
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&for which the Senate is now set to acquit him.

Bolton placed Cipollone in the room w/ Trump as he ordered Bolton to pressure Zelensky to work w/ Giuliani to set up a shadow op that would subvert our foreign policy & nat’l interest to Trump’s corrupt political ends
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In May, in the Oval Oval Trump directed Bolton, to help with his pressure campaign to gin up damaging info on DEMs from UKR officials

Mulvaney, Giuliani & the WH counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, who is now leading Trump’s impeachment defense, attended the meeting.
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Trump told Bolton to call Zelensky, to ensure he would meet with Giuliani, to discuss the inv’ns that Trump sought.

Bolton never made the call.

Trump administration reveals it's blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President's role
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A lawyer with the OMB wrote to the court that 24 emails between June & Sept 2019 -- including an internal discussion among DOD officials called "POTUS follow-up" on June 24 -- should stay confidential because the emails describe "comms by either the President,
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The VP, or the President's immediate advisors regarding Pres’l decision-making abt the scope, duration, & purpose of the hold on military assistance to UKR."

Senate votes down the motion for docs & to subpoena witnesses in the Impeachment Trial 49 Yeas & 51 Nays
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75% of American voters wanted to see docs & witnesses.

Trump called global anti-bribery law (FCPA) ‘horrible.’

Trump’s adm is pursuing fewer new investigations. #Bribery

Senate to vote Wednesday on whether to remove or acquit Trump on impeachment charges
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Trump’s cheating in the next election, & his use of his office in an attempt to involve a foreign gov’t to cheat, are together an abuse of power and a high crime.

I recommend the Senate find Trump guilty of abuse of power & remove him from office.
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51 senators voted to create a dangerous and embarrassing partisan precedent that will limit the functioning of our system of checks and balances going forward.

They all took an oath to support and defend the Constitution.

Today they failed.”
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Bolton describes a pervasive sense of alarm among top advisers about Trump’s choices that were contrary to US interests & that the president was effectively granting favors to autocratic leaders like Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Xi Jinping of China.
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6 Republicans Lev Parnas says are part of the Ukraine conspiracy —Pence, Barr, Graham, Nunes, Perry, Trump

Pompeo did not give Mr. Zelensky one thing he has sought since last May: an invitation to the WH, which wd signal to RU of US support for UKR.
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B/c Trump is withholding receiving Zelensky at the WH it’s a blow to UKR’s NatSec efforts, as well as ours.

Parnas directly implicates Graham in UKRgate

“He was in the loop just like everybody else," Parnas says. "He (had) a very good relationship w/ Giuliani"
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Bolton defended Fiona Hill, Tim Morrison, Alex Vindman, Bill Taylor, and Marie Yovanovitch.

“All of them acted in the best interest of the country as they saw it and consistent to what they thought our policies were,” said Bolton.
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Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. amb to Ukraine until last spring when she was ousted following a disinformation campaign by the president's private lawyer, is retiring

Exposed: The Ukrainian Politician Who Funded Paul Manafort’s Secret EU Lobbying Campaign
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Manafort’s funder was Serhiy Lovochkin, today a member of the UJR parliament & a leader of its largest oppo party.

The Federal Reserve approved a proposal to loosen the financial-crisis era Volcker Rule, that prevents banks from investing in venture capital funds.
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The Volcker Rule was created after the 2008 financial meltdown.

Dow Drops 500 Points on Global Growth Concerns

The (IRS) WB, a career IRS EE, has alleged that at least one political appointee at the DOT may have interfered w/ the audit of Trump/Pence tax returns
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⚠️McConnell has received campaign donations from Trump's impeachment defense team

⚠️Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family

Brexit Is Done: The U.K. Has Left the EU

As midnight tolled in Brussels, Britain embarked on a new course in the world
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Anna Machkevitch, the daughter of one of the founders of mining group ENRC has been found guilty of "wilfully" obstructing an investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption.

FBI probes use of Israeli firm's spyware in personal and government hacks
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Delaney ends presidential campaign, calls on candidates to stop 'unrealistic and divisive promises'

He cautions, Sanders and Warren support for M4A "takes HC away from people & forces them on a gov’t plan & I think that's a hard way to win an election."
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Amazon’s Value Tops $1 Trillion Following Strong Holiday Quarter
Yet pays $0 under TrumpTaxScam

Special Delivery From Austria: Brexit Trolling, First Class

Bethany Christian Services to end international adoptions, will serve kids in their own communities #DeVos
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FBI probes use of Israeli firm's spyware in personal and government hacks

The probe was underway by 2017, when FBI officials were trying to learn whether NSO obtained from American hackers any of the code it needed to infect smartphones
#Snowden
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14 more U.S. service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran missile attack

Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With UKR Official

As he dangled the possibility of a WH meeting for Zelensky, Giuliani asked to save the Kyiv mayor’s job.
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Top NRA official placed on leave, VA court filing states

The U.K. has formally quit the European Union. Next comes an extended period of negotiations to work out exactly what that means.

Chinese city of Wuhan says it should have acted sooner to contain virus
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Coronavirus Is More Dangerous for the Global Economy Than SARS
17 years ago, China’s gross domestic product was 4% of the global total—it’s now 17%.

Some airlines cancel routes to China

D.C. opioid deaths are surging again, reversing previous year’s decline
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The third installment of the Senate IC’s five-part investigation into Russia's election interference efforts is set to focus on how the PBO adm responded to hacking and disinfo ops directed by the Kremlin is expected to be released next week.
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Republican theory for Trump acquittal could unleash unrestrained presidential power

New recording shows access Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman had to Trump at Mar-a-Lago donor event

Ivanka Trump's human trafficking summit at WH boycotted by anti-trafficking groups
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INTERPOL Launched a Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta project, a joint initiative w/ Italy to combat the increasingly insidious & 🌍 threat of mafia-type crime.

The project will focus on the 'Ndrangheta which is the most extensive & powerful criminal org in the 🌍
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The Azerbaijani Laundromat is a complex money-laundering operation and slush fund that handled $2.9 billion over a two-year period through four shell companies registered in the UK.

US Lobbying Firm Launders Azerbaijan’s Reputation — And Gets “Laundromat” Cash
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A recipient of Laundromat money — to the tune of a quarter million dollars — was an influential American oil and gas consultant of Azerbaijani origin who worked to influence US policy in his native country’s favor—Adil Baguirov.
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10/26/17 A district chapter of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) received €28k ($33,114) from the state-run Azerbaijani oil and gas company Socar in contravention of German rules on party donations,

Fruman & Manafort have known each other for years
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Fruman invited Manafort to the opening party for Buddha-Bar in Kyiv many years ago. Buddha-Bar opened in the summer of 2008.

The pair also spent time together in London & NY.

Netanyahu Officially Indicted in Court After Withdrawing Immunity Bid
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Bolton suggested unprompted—that the committee look into the recall of Amb Yovanovitch.

He strongly implied that something improper had occurred around her removal as our top diplomat in Kyiv.

📌Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry the next day 9/24
Collusion or not, President Trump and the Russians are thick as thieves.

washingtonpost.com/outlook/trumps…
Trump lifts restrictions on US landmine use

bbc.com/news/world-us-…
‘Angels’ in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victoria’s Secret
‘Angels’ in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victoria’s Secret
A Times investigation found widespread bullying and harassment of employees and models. The company expresses “regret.”

nytimes.com/2020/02/01/bus…
Exposed: The Ukrainian Politician Who Funded Paul Manafort’s Secret EU Lobbying Campaign

Manafort’s funder was Serhiy Lovochkin, today a member of the Ukrainian parliament and a leader of its largest opposition party.

occrp.org/en/investigati…
Fruman & Manafort have known each other for years. Fruman invited Manafort to the opening party for Buddha-Bar in Kyiv many years ago. Buddha-Bar opened in the summer of 2008. Bondy said the pair also spent time together in London and New York.

thedailybeast.com/paul-manafort-…
10/22/19: Indicted Giuliani associate Igor Fruman taps Manafort attorney
Todd Blanche is expected to represent Fruman, who is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in New York.

politico.com/amp/news/2019/…
Manafort seems to have picked up the narrative UKR hacked the DNC, not RU from his associate Konstantin Kilimnik, a former Russian intelligence officer

In 2019, Parnas and Fruman started pushing the same disinformation.

nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opi…
Russian Agents Sought Secret US Treasury Records On Clinton Allies During The 2016 Campaign
Whistleblowers said the Americans were sending information to unsecure Gmail accounts set up by their Russian counterparts as the US election heated up.

buzzfeednews.com/article/anthon…
Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family

apnews.com/9d2ed80ca912d1…
Trump administration reveals it's blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President's role

cnn.com/2020/02/01/pol…
The U.K. has formally quit the European Union. Next comes an extended period of negotiations to work out exactly what that means.

wsj.com/articles/after…
Trump called global anti-bribery law ‘horrible.’ His administration is pursuing fewer new investigations.

washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
Trump administration has yet to reveal details of Jared Kushner's secretive 2017 meeting in China

cnbc.com/2020/01/30/tru…
Today saw the launch of the INTERPOL Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta project, a joint initiative with Italy to combat the increasingly insidious & global threat of mafia-type crime.

interpol.int/News-and-Event…
Today, German authorities raided the office of CDU MP Karin Strentz, citing her role in the The Azerbaijani Laundromat - OCCRP

jam-news.net/german-politic…
10/26/17 A district chapter of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU) received €28,000 ($33,114) from the state-run Azerbaijani oil and gas company Socar in contravention of German rules on party donations,

gagrule.net/angela-merkels…
The Azerbaijani Laundromat is a complex money-laundering operation and slush fund that handled $2.9 billion over a two-year period through four shell companies registered in the UK.

@IvankaTrump

occrp.org/en/azerbaijani…
US Lobbying Firm Launders Azerbaijan’s Reputation — And Gets “Laundromat” Cash

occrp.org/en/azerbaijani…
A recipient of Laundromat money — to the tune of a quarter million dollars — was an influential American oil and gas consultant of Azerbaijani origin who worked to influence US policy in his native country’s favor—Adil Baguirov.

occrp.org/en/azerbaijani…
Azerbaijani Regime Insider Brings Millions to Vienna’s Golden Quarter

occrp.org/en/azerbaijani…
💰Trump Tower - Batumi, Georgia💰

In late 2010, the Trump Org signed a letter of intent to license the Trump name for a development in Georgia, to be developed by the Silk Road Group. In March 2011, Trump Tower Batumi in Georgia was officially announced.
newyorker.com/magazine/2017/…
Notorious Laundromats Used in Iran’s Anti-Sanction ‘Economic Jihad’

The Azerbaijani laundromats allowed Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-Turkish businessman, to secretly move money across borders with the help of Western European banks. #Halkbank

occrp.org/en/azerbaijani…
Facebook closes down 6%, wiping out more than $30 billion in market value

cnbc.com/2020/01/30/fac…
U.S. farm bankruptcies hit an eight-year high: court data

reuters.com/article/us-usa…
The Quiet Significance of NeverTrump

thebulwark.com/the-quiet-sign…
Brexit trade talks: EU to back Spain over Gibraltar claims
Territory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership

theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Briefing with Ambassador James Jeffrey - US DOS

We are seeing ISIS come back as an insurgency, as a terrorist operation, w/ some 14- to 18k terrorists between Syria & Iraq and ISIS considers both countries as – as they have always done, as a single front

state.gov/live-at-state-…
Trump appears to confirm killing of al Qaeda leader in Yemen via retweet
The New York Times reported on Friday that officials believed Qassim al-Rimi was killed in a January drone strike.

politico.com/news/2020/02/0…
Indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas directly implicates Lindsey Graham in Ukraine scandal
“He was in the loop just like everybody else," Parnas says. "He (had) a very good relationship with Rudy Giuliani"

salon.com/2020/01/30/ind…
Top NRA official placed on leave, Virginia court filing states

washingtonpost.com/investigations…
The Ukrainian “Drug Deal” and All the President’s Lawyers

justsecurity.org/68311/the-ukra…
There’s a distinction btwn appropriate professional zeal — helping a client achieve lawful goals — and unethical conduct — assisting a client in a crime or its cover-up.
14 lawyers disbarred or suspended & the 11 lawyers convicted of crimes in Watergate.

kathleenclark.law/wp-content/upl…
Impeachment Trial and Legal Ethics: Cipollone Should Be a Witness, Not a Trump Lawyer

justsecurity.org/68264/impeachm…
Giuliani Sought Help for Client in Meeting With Ukrainian Official
As he discussed the possibility of a White House meeting for Ukraine’s president, President Trump’s lawyer asked to save the Kyiv mayor’s job.

nytimes.com/2020/01/31/wor…
Trump’s cheating in the next election, & his use of his office in an attempt to involve a foreign gov’t to cheat, are together an abuse of power and a high crime. I recommend the Senate find Trump guilty of abuse of power & remove him from office.

keithhennessey.com/2020/01/31/on-…
U.S. Strikes at Leader of Qaeda in Yemen
American officials believe they may have killed the terrorist leader, Qassim al-Rimi, but have not confirmed his death.

nytimes.com/2020/01/31/wor…
The way GOP are acting today means they will inevitably lose power, and for a very long time — an exile they will richly deserve.

But neither party will disappear because the US center — that great lump of us clustered around the middle — always holds.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/james…
McConnell has received campaign donations from Trump's impeachment defense team

courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until last spring when she was ousted following a disinformation campaign by the president's private lawyer, is retiring — not resigning.

npr.org/2020/01/31/801…
New Audio Appears to Show Ex-Giuliani Pal Lev Parnas at Dinner With Trump

thedailybeast.com/new-audio-appe…
The (IRS) whistleblower, a career IRS employee, has alleged that at least one political appointee at the Treasury Department may have tried interfering with the audit of Trump or Pence tax returns.

washingtonpost.com/business/2020/…
More than two months before he asked Ukraine’s president to investigate his political opponents, Trump directed John R. Bolton, then his national security adviser, to help with his pressure campaign.

nytimes.com/2020/01/31/us/…
The third installment of the Senate IC’s five-part investigation into Russia's election interference efforts is set to focus on how the PBO adm responded to hacking and disinfo ops directed by the Kremlin is expected to be released next week.

thehill.com/policy/nationa…
The Federal Reserve on Thursday approved a proposal to loosen the financial-crisis era Volcker Rule, that prevents banks from investing in venture capital funds.
The Volcker Rule was created after the 2008 financial meltdown.

courthousenews.com/federal-reserv…
Bolton defended Fiona Hill, Tim Morrison, Alex Vindman, Bill Taylor, and Marie Yovanovitch.

“All of them acted in the best interest of the country as they saw it and consistent to what they thought our policies were,” said Bolton.

kxan.com/news/in-austin…
The daughter of one of the founders of mining group ENRC has been found guilty of "wilfully" obstructing an investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Thursday.

H/T @DemopJ

nytimes.com/reuters/2020/0…
Dated Dec 2005 & Feb 2006: Vienna-based Raiffeisen Investment AG, and parent Raiffeisen Group, was probably “a front to provide legitimacy to the gas company that we suspect he [U.S.-indicted Russian crime boss Semyon Mogilevich] controls, RosUkrEnergo.”

kyivpost.com/article/conten…
Pompeo did not give Mr. Zelensky one thing he has sought since last May: an invitation to the WH, which wd signal to RU of US support for UKR.

Trump is not ready to receive Zelensky at the WH is a blow to the UKR president’s national security efforts.

nytimes.com/2020/01/31/wor…
Delaney ends presidential campaign, calls on candidates to stop 'unrealistic and divisive promises'

He cautions, Sanders & Warren support for M4A "takes HC away from people & forces them on a gov’t plan and I think that's a hard way to win an election."

nbcnews.com/politics/2020-…
Exclusive: FBI probes use of Israeli firm's spyware in personal and government hacks - sources

reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Bethany Christian Services to end international adoptions

christianitytoday.com/news/2020/janu…
🌿#PAM #PAMFAM🌿

A small bookstore pondered its future after a day without a sale. After a tweet, it became overwhelmed with orders.

washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020…
🌿#PAM #PAMFAM🌿

Fire hydrants dug out and marked with blue ribbons to honour boy's life

cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…
‼️RESOURCE‼️

Public Document Clearinghouse:

Ukraine Impeachment Trial

justsecurity.org/67076/public-d…
🌳Breathe🌳

It’s been a mind blowing historic roller coaster of a week.

Everyone, please get some rest over the weekend so you can return refreshed and energized to get out the vote.

Remember the horseshoe, the far R & F left populists work hand in hand to crush the center.
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