Thread by @SethAbramson

I'm delaying a thread about Ivanka, the Russian mafia, Daphne Galizia, the Panama Papers, Alexandre Nogueira, and ICIJ until I have more time. Until then, a summary: Ivanka was working with Russian mafia; Galizia helped uncover it; Galizia was assasinated. reuters.com/investigates/s…

2/ That most have no idea one of the world's most trusted news outlets reported weeks ago that Ivanka worked with Russian mafia within the last decade—while Don was bragging about the Trumps' Russian investors—tells you everything about how "hard" media has gone after the Trumps.

3/ Ask most Americans if Ivanka is implicated in dealings with Russia and they'll say "no."

Did she visit Putin agent Emin Agalarov in Moscow in 2014, months after her dad signed a letter-of-intent with Emin's father, Putin's real estate developer? Yes. But, you know, crickets.

4/ Was she dealing with the Russian mafia at a time journalists say Russia was beginning to develop Trump as an asset? Yes. But crickets.

Does Bannon insist "Javanka" (not just Jared, but Ivanka) has been in on every major Trump-Russia decision made by Trump? Yes. But crickets.

5/ Ivanka works at the White House; is in on every major White House decision; knows her father's secrets; has the same Russian ties he does; is clearly being groomed by Trump for future business or political greatness; and yet media *never* connect her to the Trump-Russia probe.

6/ That Mueller gave Flynn such a sweetheart deal—when Flynn was atop the Trump NatSec machine that had covert dealings with Russia—tells you Mueller's theory: the Trump-Russia scandal is a family affair that pre-dates 2015. Which means he's looking at Jared, Don Jr., and Ivanka.

7/ Even Eric lied—saying he never told a reporter his dad's golf courses were funded by Russians. Trump trusts family; it's not clear he trusts anyone else to see all his Russia ties. Remember that.

Oh, and this: the FBI is investigating Galizia's death. abcnews.go.com/International/…

8/ To sum up: Galizia worked at ICIJ before she was assassinated; ICIJ received proof Ivanka's Panama business partner Alexandre Nogueira was a fraud; that proof is what led to Reuters connecting Ivanka to the Russian mafia; the FBI is now investigating. nypost.com/2017/12/06/pan…

PS/ Every leak we get related to the Mueller probe has him looking at Trump family deals—including those by Javanka. And we know Mueller is willing to go many years back. And we know he's focused on possible money laundering of Russian money. So yes, we *have* to talk Ivanka now.

PS2/ I'll say what many of you may be thinking: Ivanka is the "third rail" in the Russia probe because she's Trump's favorite, a woman, seems friendly, and Trump will go nuclear if the media connects her to Russia.

I agree—that's why the media backed off. And why it has to stop.

PS3/ The Trump Organization has ties to Russia that go back 25+ years—and one thing they all have in common is the Trumps lied about them.

Don lied about Veselnitskaya. Trump lied about Sater. Ivanka lied about Nogueira. Eric lied about what he said to Dodson.

It's a pattern.

PS4/ One reason I've focused so much on the 2013 Trump Tower Moscow letter-of-intent Trump got signed with Putin's help is (a) it was a time Trump assumed people weren't looking closely at him (unlike post-June 2015), and (b) it was a family affair—i.e., few non-Russian partners.

PS5/ Ask yourself why so many of Trump's allies (and Trump himself) consider Mueller looking pre-2015 a "red line"—and why discussing Ivanka also is a red line. Because that's where the inculpatory evidence lies. And so Mueller is headed toward that evidence like a missile. {end}

NOTE/ And yes, Ivanka regularly hangs out with Putin's girlfriend and RDIF officials, and so on and so forth—many in the comments are pointing out other Ivanka-Russia connections I've discussed here.

So yes, all that's in the mix, too. But threads must end somewhere. (I guess?)