Politico: Kushner adds powerhouse lawyer Abbe Lowell to legal team

Politico: Kushner adds powerhouse lawyer Abbe Lowell to legal team

By JOSH DAWSEY  06/26/2017  Jared Kushner has hired Abbe Lowell, one of the country’s leading criminal defense lawyers, to represent him in the special counsel’s probe of potential Russian collusion with the Trump campaign and his financial dealings, as well as in separate congressional inquiries. CLICK IMAGE above for direct link to Politico story. But Kushner has […]

WP: Kushner firm’s $285 million Deutsche Bank loan came just before Election Day

WP: Kushner firm’s $285 million Deutsche Bank loan came just before Election Day

By Michael Kranish June 25  One month before Election Day, Jared Kushner’s real estate company finalized a $285 million loan as part of a refinancing package for its property near Times Square in Manhattan. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to WP story. The loan came at a critical moment. Kushner was playing a key role in the […]

WP: Europe has been working to expose Russian meddling for years

WP: Europe has been working to expose Russian meddling for years

By Dana Priest and Michael Birnbaum June 25 RIGA, Latvia — As the United States grapples with the implications of Kremlin interference in American politics, European countries are deploying a variety of bold tactics and tools to expose Russian attempts to sway voters and weaken European unity. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to WP story. Across the continent, counterintelligence officials, legislators, researchers and […]

NYT Opinion: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S LIES

NYT Opinion: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S LIES

By David Leonhardt and Stuart A. Thompson Published June 25th, 2017 CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to NYT opinion piece. JAN. 21 “I wasn’t a fan of Iraq. I didn’t want to go into Iraq.” (He was for an invasion before he was against it.) JAN. 21 “A reporter for Time magazine — and I have been on their […]

BuzzFeed: “from ‘spymaster’ to ‘the most radioactive man in Washington,'” Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Is Going Home To Russia

BuzzFeed: “from ‘spymaster’ to ‘the most radioactive man in Washington,

John Hudson  June 25, 2017 Ending one the most turbulent tenures of a Washington-based ambassador in recent memory, the Kremlin has decided to recall its ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak, three individuals familiar with the decision tell BuzzFeed News. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to BUZZFEED story. The decision to bring Kislyak back […]

NYT: F.B.I. Investigating Deals Involving Paul Manafort & Son-in-Law

NYT: F.B.I. Investigating Deals Involving Paul Manafort & Son-in-Law

By MIKE McINTIRE Published JUNE 24, 2017 Federal investigators are examining financial transactions involving Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, who embarked on a series of real estate deals in recent years fueled by millions of dollars from Mr. Manafort, according to two people familiar with the matter. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to NYT story. The transactions […]

WP: Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault

WP: Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault

By Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima and Adam Entous June 23, 2017 Early last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA, it carried “eyes only” instructions that its contents be shown to just four people: President Barack Obama and three senior aides. CLICK IMAGE ABOVE for direct link to WP […]

TIME: Election Hackers Altered Voter Rolls, Stole Private Data, Officials Say

TIME: Election Hackers Altered Voter Rolls, Stole Private Data, Officials Say

Massimo Calabresi June 22nd, 2017 The hacking of state and local election databases in 2016 was more extensive than previously reported, including at least one successful attempt to alter voter information, and the theft of thousands of voter records that contain private information like partial Social Security numbers, current and former officials tell TIME. CLICK IMAGE […]

Rachel Maddow: U.S. election officials still assessing Russian 2016 cyber attack

Rachel Maddow: U.S. election officials still assessing Russian 2016 cyber attack

THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 6/21/17  Editor’s note: Rachel Maddow’s ground-breaking report tonight on the extent to which Russian actors may have penetrated local U.S. voting systems — which begins @ approx. 8:40 into the video — is perhaps the most important piece she’s done in months on the potential consequences to American democracy underlying the […]

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