Flynn in major trouble for speaking to Russia about sanctions

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Nothing erotic about that.

Maybe to you. That would make sense.

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The GOP gives Deripaska his sanction lift, because they can't (not) p(l)ay favorites

So not only is a specific Russian oligarch getting a break (yes he has a modified ownership stake but we know how much that’s worth in offshore accounts and s companies), but the one specifically owed money by Paul Manafort.

members of the GOP in a vote of 57-42 are benefiting from such an obvious bit of crony capitalism by the Trump administration.

The Senate blocked a Democratic bid to force the Treasury Department to keep sanctions on three Russian companies linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, as most Republicans backed the Trump administration’s plan to lift the penalties.

The 57-42 Senate vote Wednesday was three short of the 60 needed to advance the Democrats’ resolution to a final vote.

As a result, the Treasury Department likely will be able to move forward with its plan announced Dec. 19 to lift sanctions against three companies Deripaska controls -- United Co. Rusal, En+ Group Plc and EuroSibEnergo JSC.

Under Deripaska’s agreement with Treasury to remove sanctions from the three companies,

the oligarch would cut his ownership shares to about 45 percent of each company, the boards of En+ and Rusal would be overhauled, and they would submit to Treasury audits.

Schumer and other critics say

the agreement would still let Deripaska control the companies through his close ties to other shareholders.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/201...paign=trending

The entire Repug party is compromied and sucking Russian

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The GOP gives Deripaska his sanction lift, because they can't (not) p(l)ay favorites

So not only is a specific Russian oligarch getting a break (yes he has a modified ownership stake but we know how much that’s worth in offshore accounts and s companies), but the one specifically owed money by Paul Manafort.

members of the GOP in a vote of 57-42 are benefiting from such an obvious bit of crony capitalism by the Trump administration.

The Senate blocked a Democratic bid to force the Treasury Department to keep sanctions on three Russian companies linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, as most Republicans backed the Trump administration’s plan to lift the penalties.

The 57-42 Senate vote Wednesday was three short of the 60 needed to advance the Democrats’ resolution to a final vote.

As a result, the Treasury Department likely will be able to move forward with its plan announced Dec. 19 to lift sanctions against three companies Deripaska controls -- United Co. Rusal, En+ Group Plc and EuroSibEnergo JSC.

Under Deripaska’s agreement with Treasury to remove sanctions from the three companies,

the oligarch would cut his ownership shares to about 45 percent of each company, the boards of En+ and Rusal would be overhauled, and they would submit to Treasury audits.

Schumer and other critics say

the agreement would still let Deripaska control the companies through his close ties to other shareholders.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/201...paign=trending

The entire Repug party is compromied and sucking Russian

This is the kind of that trump supporters support.

Our country is infested with traitors.

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This is the kind of that trump supporters support.

Our country is infested with traitors.

Why do you hate the EU?

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Ohr !

The memo from Rep. Adam Schiff's (D-Calif.) team claimed that Ohr's contacts with the FBI only began "weeks after the election and more than a month after the Court approved the initial FISA application."

But Ohr's testimony now debunks that claim, making clear he started talking to FBI and DOJ officials well before the FISA warrant or election had occurred.

And his detailed answers provide a damning rebuttal to the FBI's portrayal of the Steele material.

In fact, the FBI did have derogatory information on Steele: Ohr explicitly told the FBI that Steele was desperate to defeat the man he was investigating and was biased.

And the FBI knew the motive of the client and did not have to speculate: Ohr told agents the Democratic nominee's campaign was connected to the research designed to harm Trump's election chances.

Such omissions are, by definition, an abuse of the FISA system.

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bed ter activated!

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Ohr !

The memo from Rep. Adam Schiff's (D-Calif.) team claimed that Ohr's contacts with the FBI only began "weeks after the election and more than a month after the Court approved the initial FISA application."

But Ohr's testimony now debunks that claim, making clear he started talking to FBI and DOJ officials well before the FISA warrant or election had occurred.

And his detailed answers provide a damning rebuttal to the FBI's portrayal of the Steele material.

In fact, the FBI did have derogatory information on Steele: Ohr explicitly told the FBI that Steele was desperate to defeat the man he was investigating and was biased.

And the FBI knew the motive of the client and did not have to speculate: Ohr told agents the Democratic nominee's campaign was connected to the research designed to harm Trump's election chances.

Such omissions are, by definition, an abuse of the FISA system.

It's not a shocker.

It's not FISA abuse.

Muh Horowitz will confirm.

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Why are you always on the bed?

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It's not a shocker.

It's not FISA abuse.

Muh Horowitz will confirm.

Don’t take my word for it. Fired FBI Director James Comey acknowledged it himself when he testified last month that the FISA court relies on an honor system, in which the FBI is expected to divulge exculpatory evidence to the judges.

“We certainly consider it our obligation, because of our trust relationship with federal judges, to present evidence that would paint a materially different picture of what we're presenting,” Comey testified on Dec. 7, 2018. “You want to present to the judge reviewing your application a complete picture of the evidence, both its flaws and its strengths.”

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Don’t take my word for it. Fired FBI Director James Comey acknowledged it himself when he testified last month that the FISA court relies on an honor system, in which the FBI is expected to divulge exculpatory evidence to the judges.

“We certainly consider it our obligation, because of our trust relationship with federal judges, to present evidence that would paint a materially different picture of what we're presenting,” Comey testified on Dec. 7, 2018. “You want to present to the judge reviewing your application a complete picture of the evidence, both its flaws and its strengths.”

They did.

Muh Horowitz will confirm.

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They did.

Muh Horowitz will confirm.

Want to put an ELE bet on that?

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FISA application disclosed that it was political opposition research intended to discredit candidate trump

bias was disclosed

same 's been recycled over and over again since muh memo

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FISA application disclosed that it was political opposition research intended to discredit candidate trump

bias was disclosed

same 's been recycled over and over again since muh memo

Steele’s bias and the Clinton campaign funding via Perkins Coie were not disclosed to the court. Both were known by the FBI at the time of the application.

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It’s Barr time

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile...mpression=true

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Steele’s bias and the Clinton campaign funding via Perkins Coie were not disclosed to the court. Both were known by the FBI at the time of the application.

they told the court it was political opposition research aimed at discrediting candidate trump. how is that anything but a disclosure of bias?

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they told the court it was political opposition research aimed at discrediting candidate trump. how is that anything but a disclosure of bias?

you don't get it, tbh... Steele hates Trump... that's not allowed.

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Steele’s bias and the Clinton campaign funding via Perkins Coie were not disclosed to the court. Both were known by the FBI at the time of the application.

Steele's bias in your eyes as a trump fellater is not the same as the truth -

which is:

Steele saw evidence that the Russians owned Trump. Steele realized that Trump was a Russian asset and as a veteran officer of the law - he did his duty and absolutely did not want Trump to be elected as this would hurt the USA.

Some bias.
Same as any patriot - when they see a danger to their country. Steele did the USA a favor and traitor idiots like you and the GOP stabbed a friend in the back.

You really got issues.

Actually - come to think of it -

this also applies to Strock/Page

they had seen EVIDENCE of Trump/Russia ery and in NO WAY - did officers of the law want the USA to be cursed with a fraud president winning the election.

Idiot traitors like you made sure though = that our country was compromised by electing Russia's asset.

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they told the court it was political opposition research aimed at discrediting candidate trump. how is that anything but a disclosure of bias?

“I certainly told the FBI that Fusion GPS was working with, doing opposition research on Donald Trump,” Ohr told congressional investigators, adding that he warned the FBI that Steele expressed bias during their conversations.

“I provided information to the FBI when I thought Christopher Steele was, as I said, desperate that Trump not be elected,” he added. “So, yes, of course I provided that to the FBI.”

When pressed why he would offer that information to the FBI, Ohr answered: “In case there might be any kind of bias or anything like that.” He added later, “So when I provided it to the FBI, I tried to be clear that this is source information, I don’t know how reliable it is. You’re going to have to check it out and be aware.”

Ohr went further, saying he disclosed to FBI agents that his wife and Steele were working for the same firm and that it was conducting the Trump-Russia research project at the behest of Trump’s Democratic rival, the Clinton campaign

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Steele's bias in your eyes as a trump fellater is not the same as the truth -

which is:

Steele saw evidence that the Russians owned Trump. Steele realized that Trump was a Russian asset and as a veteran officer of the law - he did his duty and absolutely did not want Trump to be elected as this would hurt the USA.

Some bias.
Same as any patriot - when they see a danger to their country. Steele did the USA a favor and traitor idiots like you and the GOP stabbed a friend in the back.

You really got issues.

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[spurraider21]

“I certainly told the FBI that Fusion GPS was working with, doing opposition research on Donald Trump,” Ohr told congressional investigators, adding that he warned the FBI that Steele expressed bias during their conversations.

“I provided information to the FBI when I thought Christopher Steele was, as I said, desperate that Trump not be elected,” he added. “So, yes, of course I provided that to the FBI.”

When pressed why he would offer that information to the FBI, Ohr answered: “In case there might be any kind of bias or anything like that.” He added later, “So when I provided it to the FBI, I tried to be clear that this is source information, I don’t know how reliable it is. You’re going to have to check it out and be aware.”

Ohr went further, saying he disclosed to FBI agents that his wife and Steele were working for the same firm and that it was conducting the Trump-Russia research project at the behest of Trump’s Democratic rival, the Clinton campaign

uh huh.

and then in the FISA application they informed the judge of the potential bias by disclosing that the dossier was political opposition research conducted in an effort to discredit candidate trump

you're just upset that they didn't disclose it in the way you think they should have. as long as the judge is aware of bias, it doesn't really matter that the bias was from a guy named christopher steele and not john malkovich

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they told the court it was political opposition research aimed at discrediting candidate trump. how is that anything but a disclosure of bias?

Did they tell the court it was unverified oppo research?

If Carter Page was indeed working as an agent of a foreign country as the FBI claimed to get the FISA why hasn’t he been indicted?

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Did they tell the court it was unverified oppo research?

If Carter Page was indeed working as an agent of a foreign country as the FBI claimed to get the FISA why hasn’t he been indicted?

the probable cause required to get a warrant is a much lower standard than the "beyond reasonable doubt" which they would need to convict (and prosecutors wouldn't indict somebody unless they thought they had enough to convict, as evidenced by the astronomical conviction rate of the feds)

just because they had probable cause to get a warrant doesn't mean the guy is guilty or that have enough evidence to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt.

besides, to renew the FISA application, there's an additional burden they must meet, which they did 3 separate times. you cant just resubmit the same application and get it renewed. you need new information learned through the surveillance authorized by the previous warrant.

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Did they tell the court it was unverified oppo research?

If Carter Page was indeed working as an agent of a foreign country as the FBI claimed to get the FISA why hasn’t he been indicted?

You sound like a re ed version of Sean Hannity.


Your boy is a ing criminal and a russian asset - just deal with it.

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FISA application disclosed that it was political opposition research intended to discredit candidate trump

bias was disclosed

same 's been recycled over and over again since muh memo

Speaking of memo’s why would Schiff lie about Ohr’s contacts with the FBI?