Grassley and Graham say DOJ should investigate former British MI6 Christopher Steele [author of #TrumpRussia dossier] for allegedly making false statements to authorities.
Wow. Trump must have some big-time dirt on Lindsey Graham [whose email was hacked by Russians]
#Maddow
Wow. Trump must have some big-time dirt on Lindsey Graham [whose email was hacked by Russians]
#Maddow
^ Grassley & Graham want DOJ to pursue CRIMINAL charges against former intelligence officer Christopher Steele, someone who tried to expose Russian interference – instead of the Trump team, who took part in it. Recall: Russia hacked RNC emails too.
#Maddow nyti.ms/2F3GEUC
#Maddow nyti.ms/2F3GEUC
^ “The RNC was hacked. We don’t know what happened with those e-mails. Lindsey Graham’s personal e-mails were also hacked. We know Trump has a long track record of blackmailing & threatening his political opponents." -@sarahkendzior
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^ 2015: FBI & ODNI are warned that Kremlin hackers had a target list of 2,300 of DC & NY's most powerful leaders [+ spouses & lovers]
=> "Why certain leaders act in certain ways? They've been warned by Russia their dirty laundry could be aired.”
#Maddow
=> "Why certain leaders act in certain ways? They've been warned by Russia their dirty laundry could be aired.”
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^ 2015-2016 election: Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik [biz partner of Putin's 2 fave oligarchs, Manafort-linked Deripaska & Vekselberg and Russian gov't bank VTB] gave $6.35M to top GOP leaders, including McConnell, Rubio & GRAHAM
#Maddow
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^ In 2014 court docs, Russian oligarch Deripaska named LINDSEY GRAHAM's 2016 campaign manager, Christian Ferry, as a key associate of Paul Manafort, along w/ RU intelligence-trained Konstantin Kilimnik & Rick Gates. #Compromised
HT @MsEnergyHealer #Maddow politico.com/story/2016/08/…
HT @MsEnergyHealer #Maddow politico.com/story/2016/08/…
^ Lindsey Graham's 2016 campaign manager, Christian Ferry, was part of the Davis, Manafort team who advised Ukraine's then-PM Yanukovic back in 2008.
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^ Simpson of Fusion GPS [who hired Chris Steele] wrote a set of stories for WSJ in 2008 re Manafort's involvement with mafia-linked Russian oligarch Deripaska. Lindsey Graham's 2016 campaign mgr Christian Ferry worked for Manafort at that time.
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Recall: Russian hacker Guccifer sent DNC data to Nevins, a FL GOP operative, whose analysis Guccifer sent to Roger Stone. "Nevins also received from Guccifer internal details re congressional districts in KY, PA, TX, VA, & WV."
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^ Congressional Leadership Fund – GOP super PAC linked to Paul Ryan – used info leaked by Russian hackers in campaign ads against Democratic House candidates, "aiding the Russian government in its effort to influence American elections."
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^ [Cyprus, a fmr press secretary & the RNC] Ex-Trump campaign mgr Manafort's notes from Jun 2016 Trump Tower mtg w/Kremlin-linked Russian lawyer were described in Fusion GPS transcript. Manafort mentioned "active sponsors of RNC" & "133 million" 🤨
#Maddow read.bi/2D68RNc
#Maddow read.bi/2D68RNc
US Senate in Russian hackers' crosshairs: RU gov't operatives Fancy Bear, who hacked the DNC & scrambled 2016 US election, are still very active gathering emails of America’s political elite → looking for info they might leak later.
You don't say?
#Maddow apnews.com/9a6888c2163f43…
You don't say?
#Maddow apnews.com/9a6888c2163f43…
