RUSSIA/РОССИЯ THREAD—ASSANGE CHRGD W/ SPYING—DJT IMPEACHED TWICE-US TREASURY SANCTS KILIMNIK AS RUSSIAN AGNT

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Shep with the face

 

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George Papadopoulos’ Wife Calls On Trump To Pardon Her Husband

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In a Monday interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos defended her husband George’s innocence and called on President Donald Trump to pardon him.

“Honestly, I know how dedicated and committed he was to the Trump campaign,” she said. “I know he did an excellent job. Because of this incident, his freedom is challenged. I trust and hope and ask President Trump to pardon him. I hope that he will.”


Asserting that her husband never colluded with Russia, she added “it’s very fascinating and actually frustrating to see my husband in the center of this investigation for talking in a bar.”

“I think he’s a hero because he’s been approached by many different characters, let’s say spies, he has been the victim,” she said, in an apparent reference to the FBI informant Stefan Halper, who Trump and his allies have characterized as a Deep State spy.

George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about his contact with Russian individuals during the 2016 campaign and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Mueller’s team indicated last month that it’s finally preparing for Papadopoulos’ sentencing.

 

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@ZoeTillman
Just in: Statement from Paul Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni: "Mr. Manafort is innocent and nothing about this latest allegation changes our defense. We will do our talking in court.” Earlier: https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/mueller-manafort-witness-tampering?utm_term=.hc0XxAl7gV#.swwPWvwqmQ …

12:32 PM - Jun 5, 2018

 

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@CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and President Trump "regularly talk over the phone" and that the pair work well together in the fight against international terrorism https://cnn.it/2JbbYpS

12:40 PM - Jun 5, 2018

 

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RIGHT when I was about to start on this new project

 

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It was just treason, folks, we never colluded. Witch Hunt!

 

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David Koch to retire from Koch Industries due to poor health: memo

 

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@ZoeTillman
Update: Alex van der Zwaan has left the US. He was released from a federal prison yesterday, and turned over to ICE (he is a Dutch citizen). Per ICE: "He arrived in the Netherlands today, June 5, 2018 and was turned over to the Dutch authorities." Earlier: https://www.buzzfeed.com…

1:26 PM - Jun 5, 2018

 

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McConnell cancels most of August recess - POLITICO McConnell cancels most of August recess — POLITICO

 

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Bloomberg
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"If the president wants to drain the swamp, he needs to take a look at his own cabinet."


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Republican Senator Calls Pruitt ‘as Swampy as You Get’
Republican Senator Joni Ernst blasted allegations of ethical misconduct by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, calling him “about as swampy as you get.”

 

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@mkraju
Lindsey Graham writes to Rosenstein and asks him if he's a witness to the Mueller investigation into obstruction regarding the firing of Comey. And says that Rosenstein may have to recuse himself if he is. "I think Rosenstein is conflicted," he told me. https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/05/politics/lindsey-graham-rod-rosenstein-russia-probe/index.html …

1:43 PM - Jun 5, 2018

 

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McConnell cancels most of August recess - POLITICO McConnell cancels most of August recess — POLITICO

@mkraju
McConnell’s move will keep vulnerable Dems in tough races back in Washington; Heller the only truly vulnerable R will be robbed of campaign time, but far more endangered Dems will impacted

1:33 PM - Jun 5, 2018

 

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Nice try, but Sessions was/is a potential target of the investigation due to his Russian Contacts during the Transition and as a result recused himself.