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A direct line of communication between the Kremlin-connected Agalarov family and the Trump family was open during the transition after Trump’s election. buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/t…
Roman Abramovich donates $500mn to world’s Jewish communities en.crimerussia.com/oligarchs/roma…
Steve Bannon Got Russian ‘Evidence’ From Rob Goldstone During Transition
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in contact with Goldstone in July 2017
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Imagine being this willfully ignorant.
For Reference: www-mercurynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mercur…
Also for reference: nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna8…
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On the second episode of Hasan Minhaj’s new show, he highlights the role Saudi money plays in propping up Silicon Valley companies. Now @Netflix has removed the episode at the request of the Saudi government. ft.com/content/5121f0…
The episode was only pulled in the KSA.
"Clearly, the best way to stop people from watching something is to ban it, make it trend online, and then leave it up on YouTube."

Hasan Minhaj speaks out after Netflix pulls an episode of "Patriot Act" in Saudi Arabia. wapo.st/2CKVJLC
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Russia's domestic security agency says it has arrested U.S. citizen Paul Whelan on espionage charges. The FSB said that the American man detained in Moscow on Friday.
Spying charges carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years in Russia. cbsnews.com/amp/news/paul-…
Paul Whelan's lawyer tells NYT he hopes he can be part of a prisoner exchange with the US [for Butina] nytimes.com/2019/01/03/wor…
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So tonight, I'm going to livetweet my reading of Chapter 4 of Seth Abramson's Proof of Collusion. You can find an archive of my tweets through Chapter 3 here:
My livetweet isn't anything resembling a summary; it's just the things I find notable, so go ahead and buy Seth's book! simonandschuster.com/books/Proof-of…
Because I'm a weird dude, I'm having fun doing this. :)
Anyway, on to Chapter 4: The Campaign Begins: 2013-2015.
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THREAD

#Butina arrest breakdown

#Butina #Trump #Russia #Torshin #Treason
1.#Butina wrote an e-mail that said #Torshin had direct contact with Putin about their operations to build up ties with the #USA Religious Right

#Butina #Trump #Russia #Torshin #Treason

2.Early October 2016, #USA PERSON 1 described @NRA as a "conduit" and "VERY private line of communication" between #Kremlin and #GOP leaders, thats roughly ONE MONTH BEFORE ELECTION

#Butina #Trump #Russia #Torshin #Treason

justice.gov/opa/press-rele… …

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(THREAD) This thread unpacks the language and implications of the charges just brought against Russian national Marina Butina—Conspiracy to Commit An Offense Against the United States and Acting As An Agent of a Foreign Government Without Notification. Hope you'll read and share.
1/ The Washington Post somewhat misleading says in its article on the charges that they're "not part of the special counsel investigation into Russian interference." Note that in the sense any of us would ever care about that sentence—the practical sense—that statement is untrue.
2/ Whether or not Mueller is the prosecuting authority in the charges against Butina means absolutely nothing for whether he was and is being kept apprised of the work being done to prosecute her *and* any information that may result from that prosecution. The second part is key.
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Maria Butina, one of the Russian nationals linking the NRA to Russian officials, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy.

DOJ says she "act[ed] as an agent of Russia" by "infiltrating organizations having influence in American politics" justice.gov/opa/pr/russian…
A day after the election, Alexander Torshin said he knew of only two Russian nationals who were lifetime members of the @NRA.

One was sanctioned in April by the U.S., and the other was just arrested for acting at the behest of the Russian government.
Here's a 2015 clip of Maria Butina asking Trump a question about Russia, with Trump hinting he may remove sanctions as president:
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What the fuck just happened today?

⚡️ Day 466: Panic mode.

whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2018/04/30/day…
1/ Trump threatened to shut down the federal government in September if Congress doesn't agree to include more funding for his border wall in the next spending bill

reuters.com/article/us-usa…
2/ Ronny Jackson will not return to his former job as the the president's personal physician

politico.com/story/2018/04/…
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NEW: A direct line of communication between the Kremlin-connected Agalarov family and the Trump family was open during the transition after the election, BuzzFeed News has learned buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/t…
The “first of a series” of text messages was sent between Emin Agalarov and Donald Trump Jr. two days after the 2016 election, a source familiar with the communications said buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/t…
The Agalarovs and Trumps have a relationship dating back to 2013, when Trump and the Agalarovs hosted the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow.

Aras Agalarov has ties to Putin and Putin presented him with the Order of Honor in 2013.
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