The 'Official' Quit Picking On Trump Thread
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What is rather curious is tha BOTH camps were under investigation.........BUT the only one made public was Hillary's. That is what came out to day at the hearing.today. So why was one kept quiet and the other made public ............. when making it public was bound to affect the election??? Coomie played a part in the way the election turned out by the way he handled the-info he had and what he exposed and what he with held.
but yes you're right about the investigation of Hillary.
AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.
Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government, even as U.S.-Russia relations under Republican President George W. Bush grew worse.
Manafort pitched the plans to Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, a close Putin ally with whom Manafort eventually signed a $10 million annual contract beginning in 2006, according to interviews with several people familiar with payments to Manafort and business records obtained by the AP. Manafort and Deripaska maintained a business relationship until at least 2009, according to one person familiar with the work.
"We are now of the belief that this model can greatly benefit the Putin Government if employed at the correct levels with the appropriate commitment to success," Manafort wrote in the 2005 memo to Deripaska. The effort, Manafort wrote, "will be offering a great service that can re-focus, both internally and externally, the policies of the Putin government."
Manafort's plans were laid out in documents obtained by the AP that included strategy memoranda and records showing international wire transfers for millions of dollars. How much work Manafort performed under the contract was unclear.
The disclosure comes as Trump campaign advisers are the subject of an FBI probe and two congressional investigations. Investigators are reviewing whether the Trump campaign and its associates coordinated with Moscow to meddle in the 2016 campaign. Manafort has dismissed the investigations as politically motivated and misguided. The documents obtained by AP show Manafort's ties to Russia were closer than previously revealed.
In a statement to the AP, Manafort confirmed that he worked for Deripaska in various countries but said the work was being unfairly cast as "inappropriate or nefarious" as part of a "smear campaign."
"I worked with Oleg Deripaska almost a decade ago representing him on business and personal matters in countries where he had investments," Manafort said. "My work for Mr. Deripaska did not involve representing Russia's political interests."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of Trump's critics in the Senate, called the disclosures about payments to Manafort from the Russian billionaire "very disturbing if true."
"That's basically taking money to stop the spread of democracy, and that would be very disturbing to me," he said Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
https://apnews.com/122ae0b5848345fa...plan-to-'greatly-benefit-the-Putin-Government
AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.
Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the United States, Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government, even as U.S.-Russia relations under Republican President George W. Bush grew worse.
Manafort pitched the plans to Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, a close Putin ally with whom Manafort eventually signed a $10 million annual contract beginning in 2006, according to interviews with several people familiar with payments to Manafort and business records obtained by the AP. Manafort and Deripaska maintained a business relationship until at least 2009, according to one person familiar with the work.
"We are now of the belief that this model can greatly benefit the Putin Government if employed at the correct levels with the appropriate commitment to success," Manafort wrote in the 2005 memo to Deripaska. The effort, Manafort wrote, "will be offering a great service that can re-focus, both internally and externally, the policies of the Putin government."
Manafort's plans were laid out in documents obtained by the AP that included strategy memoranda and records showing international wire transfers for millions of dollars. How much work Manafort performed under the contract was unclear.
The disclosure comes as Trump campaign advisers are the subject of an FBI probe and two congressional investigations. Investigators are reviewing whether the Trump campaign and its associates coordinated with Moscow to meddle in the 2016 campaign. Manafort has dismissed the investigations as politically motivated and misguided. The documents obtained by AP show Manafort's ties to Russia were closer than previously revealed.
In a statement to the AP, Manafort confirmed that he worked for Deripaska in various countries but said the work was being unfairly cast as "inappropriate or nefarious" as part of a "smear campaign."
"I worked with Oleg Deripaska almost a decade ago representing him on business and personal matters in countries where he had investments," Manafort said. "My work for Mr. Deripaska did not involve representing Russia's political interests."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of Trump's critics in the Senate, called the disclosures about payments to Manafort from the Russian billionaire "very disturbing if true."
"That's basically taking money to stop the spread of democracy, and that would be very disturbing to me," he said Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
https://apnews.com/122ae0b5848345fa...plan-to-'greatly-benefit-the-Putin-Government
Re: AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Keep digging. Paul Manafort was the easy catch. His shady Russian dealing was known during the campaign.
Keep digging. Paul Manafort was the easy catch. His shady Russian dealing was known during the campaign.
Re: AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Mccarthyism.. plain and simple.
Mccarthyism.. plain and simple.
Re: AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
then you have john mccain the hanoi song bird, traitor of vietnam, pushing this type of crap every day
John McCain accuses Rand Paul of 'working for Vladimir Putin'
https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...es-rand-paul-working-vladimir-putin/21898591/
STARK RAVING FREAKIN NUTZ
then you have john mccain the hanoi song bird, traitor of vietnam, pushing this type of crap every day
John McCain accuses Rand Paul of 'working for Vladimir Putin'
https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...es-rand-paul-working-vladimir-putin/21898591/
STARK RAVING FREAKIN NUTZ
Re: AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Are you for or against McCarthyism?
Are you for or against McCarthyism?
Re: AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
FAKE NEWS: Paul Manafort’s Ties to Russian Oligarch Made Headlines 11 Months Ago – AP Breaks Same Story Today
FAKE NEWS: Paul Manafort's Ties to Russian Oligarch Made Headlines 11 Months Ago - AP Breaks Same Story Today
MENTAL FLOSS full of CRAP again
FAKE NEWS: Paul Manafort’s Ties to Russian Oligarch Made Headlines 11 Months Ago – AP Breaks Same Story Today
FAKE NEWS: Paul Manafort's Ties to Russian Oligarch Made Headlines 11 Months Ago - AP Breaks Same Story Today
MENTAL FLOSS full of CRAP again
Re: AP Exclusive: Manafort had plan to benefit Putin government
Actually there's new details.
You just need to be able to read.
Actually there's new details.
You just need to be able to read.
Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote
'He just gets things done'
Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote
Republican House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test.
The decision came after Trump, who ran as a master deal-maker, failed to reach agreement with a bloc of rebellious conservatives. Moderate-leaning Republican lawmakers were also bailing on the legislation, leaving it short of votes.
House Republicans met behind closed doors Thursday night to consider their next steps, and emerged later saying they will vote Friday afternoon even though leadership is still trying to secure the votes.
Senior White House adviser Steve Bannon told reporters as he left the meeting that the administration wants a vote.
Budget director Mick Mulvaney told lawmakers, "Negotiations are over. We'd like to vote tomorrow and let's get this done for the American people."
Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote - World - CBC News
'He just gets things done'
Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote
Republican House leaders delayed their planned vote Thursday on a long-promised bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, in a stinging setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. President Donald Trump in their first major legislative test.
The decision came after Trump, who ran as a master deal-maker, failed to reach agreement with a bloc of rebellious conservatives. Moderate-leaning Republican lawmakers were also bailing on the legislation, leaving it short of votes.
House Republicans met behind closed doors Thursday night to consider their next steps, and emerged later saying they will vote Friday afternoon even though leadership is still trying to secure the votes.
Senior White House adviser Steve Bannon told reporters as he left the meeting that the administration wants a vote.
Budget director Mick Mulvaney told lawmakers, "Negotiations are over. We'd like to vote tomorrow and let's get this done for the American people."
Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote - World - CBC News
Re: Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote
Gun Owners of America: Paul Ryan’s Obamacare 2.0 Still Contains Gun Control
Gun Owners of America: Paul Ryan's Obamacare 2.0 Still Contains Gun Control
Effin lil rhino rat RYAN the FAKE
Gun Owners of America: Paul Ryan’s Obamacare 2.0 Still Contains Gun Control
Gun Owners of America: Paul Ryan's Obamacare 2.0 Still Contains Gun Control
Effin lil rhino rat RYAN the FAKE
Re: Trump's Obamacare repeal hits setback as House delays vote
'He just gets things done'
Trumpcare Is Dead: Paul Ryan Tells Trump He Doesn't Have The Votes To Pass Health Care Bill
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
House Republicans pull health care bill
Edit: LOL @ folding a week old thread into this one when your Citrus Hitler loses. :lol:
'He just gets things done'
Trumpcare Is Dead: Paul Ryan Tells Trump He Doesn't Have The Votes To Pass Health Care Bill
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
House Republicans pull health care bill
Edit: LOL @ folding a week old thread into this one when your Citrus Hitler loses. :lol:
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