RUSSIA/РОССИЯ THREAD—ASSANGE CHRGD W/ SPYING—DJT IMPEACHED TWICE-US TREASURY SANCTS KILIMNIK AS RUSSIAN AGNT
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I think that's what those texts were in response to
Ah Bolton,
WWIII
Drafts
Food Rationing
The very essence of MAGA
Wow
His foreign policy is basically war.
He's the breh you don't bring to the club with you cause he's guaranteed to start a fight.
Berniewood Hogan
IT'S BERNIE SANDERS WITH A STEEL CHAIR!
Gary Cohn already got what he wanted. That is tax cuts for thousands of millionaires on wall street and clients.
Dorian Breh
Veteran
carter soze typed martin luther king phd
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/trump-anthony-scaramucci-conflict/index.html
So Scaramucci is attacking John Kelly with Trump's approval.
Holy.
shyt.
Trump complicit with Scaramucci attacks on Kelly
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump publicly derided reports Tuesday that chaos is engulfing the West Wing, but in private, the man who thrives on discord seems to be sowing some of it himself.
The President has emboldened Anthony Scaramucci, the boisterous former communications director who was fired after just 10 days, to continue attacking White House chief of staff John Kelly during his cable news appearances, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.
In multiple television segments, Scaramucci has faulted Kelly for the "terrible morale" in the West Wing, at times referring to him as "General Jackass" and suggesting he apologize for his handling of the Rob Porter resignation. According to this source, the President is aware of Scaramucci's criticisms and has not discouraged him from making them. Sources familiar with his thinking say Scaramucci is frustrated with Kelly because he has limited the former communications director's White House access.
"I like conflict. I like having two people with two points of view," Trump said Tuesday when asked about internal strife during a news conference. "I like watching it, I like seeing it."
The outside attacks come amid days of discord inside the White House, underscored Tuesday evening by the departure of Gary Cohn, Trump's chief economic adviser. The President heralded Cohn as "a rare talent" in a statement announcing his departure, but his ouster comes in the midst of a fractious debate inside the White House over imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Trump opted to go with tariffs over opposition from Cohn.
The departure follows a grueling week inside the West Wing where Trump fumed at coverage of his White House that focused on his son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner's stuggle to earn a full security clearance and the fact that Hope Hicks, his longtime communications adviser and close confidante, is leaving the White House.
According to conversations with a dozen Trump advisers inside and outside the White House, little has happened to change the feeling of malaise that has settled into the West Wing. Morale, many of these advisers said, remains low, with few signs of turning around.
The White House did not respond to a CNN request for comment.
'Great energy'
Trump in tweet: I have people I want to change 00:54
Trump insisted on Tuesday that Chis White House has "great energy" and was not in a state of chaos.
"The new Fake News narrative is that there is CHAOS in the White House," Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning. "Wrong! People will always come & go, and I want strong dialogue before making a final decision."
At the same time, though, Trump also signaled there may be more resignations to come.
"I still have some people that I want to change (always seeking perfection)," he said. "There is no Chaos, only great Energy!"
But the sentiment the President expressed on Twitter differs from how his own staff describes the state of the West Wing. According to several sources inside and outside of the White House, the atmosphere is more disruptive than it has been in months and the morale is so low it mirrors the early days of the administration.
Beyond Cohn, in the last week, Hicks, one of his longest-serving aides, announced she was also leaving. Trump, meanwhile, had to deny reports that national security adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster was on his way out.
Trump even joked about future departures in his upbeat and self-deprecating remarks on Saturday at the Gridiron Dinner, a tony event that brings journalists and politicians together for bipartisan ribbing.
"So many people have been leaving the White House," Trump said. "It's actually been really exciting and invigorating because you want new thought. So, I like turnover. I like chaos. It really is good. Now the question everyone keeps asking is, 'Who is going to be the next to leave? Steve Miller or Melania?' "
Mild heartburn
Trump's admission on Tuesday that he is still looking to ouster administration officials has caused mild heartburn inside the White House, according to sources inside the West Wing, who speculate that the constant talk of ousters contributes to the overriding feel of unease that permeates the building.
Trump, during a bilateral news conference with the prime minister of Sweden, admitted that he enjoys watching his aides clash. Standing before a group of people that did not include Cohn, who was not present, Trump cast his White House as a place where his advisers fight about ideas and then he decides who to back.
"I certainly have that," Trump said of a White House full of conflict. "And then I make a decision. But I like watching it."
The President later claimed that there is a long list of people eager to step into the administration after people leave, a claim that is not backed up by the sizable group of Republican operatives who have declined to join the White House staff.
One recent flashpoint in that chaos was evidenced by the President's decision to announce sizable tariffs on steel and aluminum at the end of a meeting with executives at the White House. The announcement came before Trump's lawyers had finished writing the new tariffs, setting off days of backroom jockeying between the pro-tariff and anti-tariff factions of the White House.
It also rankled Republicans on Capitol Hill, many of whom have come out against the decision as bad for business and American consumers.
At the center of that debate is Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, an outspoken proponent of tariffs, and Cohn, an adamant free trade supporter.
Navarro, who has told Trump that the impacts of the tariffs would be minimal, currently has the upper hand with the President and has convinced him that making good on his 2016 campaign promises on trade would win his praise from the people who helped vault him to the White House.
Cohn's role
Navarro: Cohn is 'valued member of the team' 00:52
Trump's decision left Cohn marginalized, sources told CNN. The economic adviser tried to turn the tables on Navarro by organizing meetings and calls between Trump and business leaders who oppose the new trade actions. Cohn had hoped Trump would meet with representatives from the auto and bottling industries to fully explain the effect of steel and aluminum tariffs, according to a person familiar with the plan.
Trump was surprised to learn that Cohn was working to arrange a meeting with representatives from the auto and bottling industries in an effort to demonstrate the effects the steel and aluminum tariffs would have, a person familiar with the situation said.
The President has said he's not interested in such a meeting and has grown angry at what he sees as attempts to deter him from the plan.
Even before he departed it was clear his standing in the White House was waning.
Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Tuesday that Cohn, while right, doesn't seem to have much sway on Trump.
"It doesn't seem as if his opinions are holding sway," Flake said. "This is one that the President just keeps coming back to."
And Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing and a former member of Trump's manufacturing council, said Tuesday that Cohn clearly tried to be the last person in Trump's ear before he makes a decision on tariffs.
The problem with that strategy, Paul said, is that Trump is scheduled to headline a campaign rally for Rick Saccone, the Republican House candidate running to represent the Pittsburgh suburbs, on Saturday. Saccone, who running in a special election against Democrat Conor Lamb, has backed Trump's decision to impose steel tariffs.
"The last meeting he is going to have is the with voters in Western Pennsylvania," Paul said. "And I know how they feel about this issue."
CNN's Lauren Fox and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.
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MUELLER HAS NEW COOPERATING WITNESS, GEORGE NADER, IN Middle East MOVER AND SHAKER...AFTER BEING DETAINED AT DULLES AIRPORT BY THE F.B.I. IN JANUARY!!! :shakingdamn::shakingdamn::shakingdamn::shakingdamn:
FBI AGENTS WITH WARRANTS IMAGED HIS PHONE AND COMPUTER ON THE SPOT:shakingdamn::shakingdamn:
DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH ERIK PRINCE MEETING IN THE SEYCHELLES:shakingdamn::shakingdamn::shakingdamn:
KUSHNER WAS ALSO CONNECTED WITH THE EMIRATIS!!! :shakingdamn:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/george-nader-robert-mueller/index.html
'Man of mystery' cooperates with Mueller in Russia probe
By Shimon Prokupecz, Kara Scannell and Sara Murray, CNN
Updated 7:38 PM ET, Tue March 6, 2018
George Nader seen in a CNN interview circa 1995.
(CNN)A Middle East specialist with ties to Donald Trump's team attended secret meetings during the presidential transition between the United Arab Emirates and Trump associates, and is now cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller, two people familiar with the matter say.
NYT: Mueller's team investigating possible UAE efforts to buy political influence
George Nader, a low-profile diplomatic go-between who has forged close ties to the Emirates, was stopped and questioned by the FBI at Dulles International Airport in January as he returned from an overseas trip, these sources say. Since then, he has been talking to Mueller's investigators and providing information to the grand jury.
Nader attended a December 2016 meeting in New York between Emirati officials and members of Trump's inner circle, and another in January 2017 in the Seychelles islands between the Emiratis and Erik Prince, a Trump associate. Nader was also in the Seychelles when Prince met with a Russian banker, the sources said.
The special counsel's questions about the Emiratis point to an investigation that has expanded beyond Russian meddling in the 2016 election to broader concerns about foreign influence during the presidential campaign and long after it concluded. The Washington Post reported last week that at least four countries, including the United Arab Emirates, have discussed ways they could compromise Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law.
While there is no indication that Nader is suspected of wrongdoing, his knowledge of key meetings involving the Emiratis and others could be helpful to the special counsel in understanding the inner workings of the transition and possible efforts to influence key figures in the administration.
Nader learned for the first time when he returned to Dulles that the special counsel was interested in him and the information he had about key sessions, at least two of which he personally attended.
The FBI agents with search warrants imaged his electronic devices and then served him with a grand jury subpoena ordering him to appear January 19, according to a person familiar with Nader's involvement. An agreement was reached that Nader appear for questioning with Mueller's investigators.
The December 2016 New York meeting occurred without the prior knowledge of the Obama administration. It was led by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. At least three members of the Trump team attended, including Kushner; Michael Flynn, then slated to become national security adviser; and Steve Bannon, strategist to the incoming President.
The existence of the meetings in New York and the Seychelles became public in report published by The Washington Post in April 2017, but much about them remains mysterious.
Nader attended a meeting in the Seychelles between the Emiratis and Prince, people familiar with the session told CNN. Nader was also present at the bar when Prince met with Kirill Dmitriev, the chief executive of the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund, although it is unclear whether he was involved in the conversation, these people say.
After the election ended, Nader maintained contact with senior administration officials, including Bannon and Kushner, according to sources familiar with the situation.
The White House, Nader's lawyer and the special counsel's office declined to comment. The Embassy for the United Arab Emirates did not respond to requests for comment.
Nader's 'stunningly authentic contacts'
Nader, a 58-year-old Lebanese-American, has kept a low profile even among Middle East experts in the US.
"He is a man of mystery," said Frederic Hof, director of the Atlantic Council's Middle East center. "Until this recent flurry of interest in him, I don't think I've even heard his name mentioned for 12 years."
One Middle East expert was stunned to hear that Nader, who travels frequently, maintained an address in Washington. Another expressed surprise at finding out Nader was still alive because he had disappeared from public view.
Since the 1980s, Nader has made a habit of ingratiating himself with administrations in Washington by volunteering to open lines of communication with elusive Middle Eastern leaders. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Nader was the president and editor of a magazine called Middle East Insight. While many in his field assumed his role as a magazine editor helped him create inroads with prominent leaders abroad, they still had little insight into how he'd built such an unusual rolodex.
"He had stunningly authentic contacts," said Aaron David Miller, the director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Nader had prominent ties in Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Iran and, for the most part, was able to move freely within those countries, according to people who have worked with him.
"He had tremendous contacts in the Middle East in places that normal people -- at least back then, and to this day -- don't go," said Miller, a former adviser to six secretaries of state who encountered Nader frequently over the years.
People who worked with him described him as low-key -- a discreet name-dropper who often volunteered his efforts as a go-between and provided credible information.
Dennis Ross, a fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, first encountered Nader when he was working on Middle East issues in the waning days of the Reagan administration. But he came to work with him more closely under President George H.W. Bush on an effort to free Americans who were still being held hostage in Lebanon after the Iran-Contra affair, Ross said.
Nader acted as a middle man between the US and Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, a Shiite cleric in Lebanon whose work inspired the founders of Hezbollah. Nader relayed Fadlallah's demands to Ross, who insisted the US wasn't going to negotiate. But the two sides kept talking.
"He was involved in discussions that ultimately led to the release of those who were being held in Lebanon," Ross said.
Not all of his endeavors yielded success.
During the Clinton administration, Nader was involved in another "shadow diplomatic effort," this time to attempt to strike an Israeli-Syrian peace deal, Ross said. He worked alongside Ronald Lauder, a cosmetics heir who has been heavily involved in Jewish philanthropic causes, on the off-the-books effort. Nader was brought in, at least in part, because he spoke Arabic and had a relationship with Walid Muallem, at the time the Syrian ambassador to the US who went on to become Syria's foreign minister.
But it was ultimately unsuccessful.
For his work over the years, Nader asked for nothing in return.
"He was presenting himself to all sides as someone who could be a kind of middleman," Ross said. "I don't know if it meant he got paid by others, but he certainly wasn't paid by any of us."
Nader's presence at key meetings
It's unclear how Nader first came into contact with members of Trump's inner circle.
The New York meeting was unusual enough that it prompted a scramble inside the White House, where Obama administration officials saw intelligence reports on the meeting and sought to find out who the Emiratis were meeting.
Susan Rice, Obama's national security adviser, testified to Congress in September that Obama administration officials felt misled by the Emirates officials, who had not told the US government that the crown prince was coming to the United States even though it's customary for foreign government dignitaries to provide advance notice about their travels here.
Axios reported in January that Mueller had talked at least twice with Nader. Sources told CNN the discussions about Nader's presence at the New York and Seychelles meetings have continued since then.
The New York session occurred in December. After that discussion, Emirati officials helped set up the Seychelles meeting between Dmitriev, the head of the Russian investment fund, and Prince, a prominent Trump donor and founder of the security firm Blackwater.
The meeting's existence drew the interest of intelligence agencies from the US and the Middle East.
In private testimony before the House Intelligence Committee last year, Prince denied any wrongdoing and strongly denied that anyone on Trump's team asked him to take the meeting. He said he was invited to the Seychelles by someone working for the crown prince and met with a group there for an hour. It was a member of the Emirati entourage, Prince said, who recommended he meet with Dmitriev to discuss business opportunities.
The meeting with Dmitriev, he said, lasted about a half hour after dinner over a beer.
A spokesman for Prince said his client has no comment beyond his testimony.
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Say what you will, this chick is making sure she secures the bag.
She is either smarter than most, or she has a hell of a lawyer.
Clayton Endicott
Superstar
But let's kick things off with a nice, succulent trade war for an appetizer first
. This motherfukker man...
George Bush lackey who wanted to flatten anything related to Iran
I mean, I agree with him on the threat of Iran, just not how to do it
Dude is way too extreme.
He's the type to ACTUALLY talk about using nukes
