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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Lawyer Michael Cohen Received Inside Info From Russia Probe
Closed-door testimony before the House Russia probe is supposed to stay behind closed doors. Somehow, it got into the hands of another witnessand key Trump confidanteinstead.
On Dec. 19, 2017, a former staffer for Sen. John McCain named David Kramer testified before the House intelligence committee behind closed doors. Hed played a role in bringing the salacious and unverified Steele dossier to the FBIs attention, and members peppered him with questions about it.
Then something unusual happened. Word of Kramer's testimony got outto the lawyer of another witness.
The following, based on conversations with multiple sources familiar with the matter, illuminates the extraordinary breakdown of trust between committee investigators and the witnesses they call. It also suggests that some people working on the committee investigation may be trying to covertly assist one of the presidents closest allieswhen the presidents inner circle is ostensibly a focus of their probe.
A few days after Kramers testimony, his lawyer, Larry Robbins, got a strange call. The call was from Stephen Ryan, a lawyer who represents Trumps longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen. Cohen is facing scrutiny from Special Counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators regarding potential coordination between Trumps team and the Kremlin. He featured prominently in the Steele dossierthe document that Kramer handledand is currently suing Buzzfeed for publishing it.
Then something unusual happened. Word of Kramer's testimony got outto the lawyer of another witness.
The following, based on conversations with multiple sources familiar with the matter, illuminates the extraordinary breakdown of trust between committee investigators and the witnesses they call. It also suggests that some people working on the committee investigation may be trying to covertly assist one of the presidents closest allieswhen the presidents inner circle is ostensibly a focus of their probe.
A few days after Kramers testimony, his lawyer, Larry Robbins, got a strange call. The call was from Stephen Ryan, a lawyer who represents Trumps longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen. Cohen is facing scrutiny from Special Counsel Robert Mueller and congressional investigators regarding potential coordination between Trumps team and the Kremlin. He featured prominently in the Steele dossierthe document that Kramer handledand is currently suing Buzzfeed for publishing it.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-received-inside-info-from-russia-probe?ref=home
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Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Received Inside Info From Russia Probe (Original Post)
spanone
Mar 2018
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KelleyKramer
(8,831 posts)1. I bet Devin was behind it
They must have some really good blackmail on him
spanone
(135,627 posts)2. my thoughts exactly
mnmoderatedem
(3,706 posts)3. I guess we can count on Trump berating leakers then.
or not.
Zorro
(15,691 posts)4. Nunes belongs in prison
Howard Dean and I both agree on this.