Noah Shachtman :I can confirm Michael Avenatti's allegations

[octoberlib]

Link to tweet

I can confirm @MichaelAvenatti's allegations: Michael Cohen took money from a company controlled by one of Putin's favorite oligarchs




https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-cohen-took-cash-from-russian-oligarch-after-election

[Squinch]

1. We need to be very, very careful about this. The Russian donated money to

Hillary as well. We have to be sure to include the context whenever we speak of this.

[boston bean]

4. Hi Squinchy! You have a link on that. I would like to read.

[Squinch]

11. Hey, Boston. I was temporarily unable to respond to your request for a link in this thread

due to circumstances beyond my control , but here for the record is the link to the information about the donation from Vekselberg to the Clinton foundation:
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/12/trump-commerce-pick-wilbur-ross-financial-ties-russians/

See the second paragraph where it says: "And his company did contribute between $50,000 and $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation, according to the foundation’s website."

So it is inevitable they will say the two things are the same. We have to make the distinction: one was a legit foundation donation. The Clintons, when they received the donation, were not in any position to provide any quid pro quo to Vekselberg OR Putin. The other payment, the one to trump via Cohen, was made when Vekselberg was sanctioned, and after trump was elected. It was a clear pay to play move.

[boston bean]

13. Absolutely correct! Thank you!

[octoberlib]

5. Vekselberg was under sanctions and Cohen(Trump ) were paid off after the election.

There's the difference.

[Squinch]

12. Yes. That was my point. Those distinctions need to be made whenever we even mention this.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Too bad Cohen and his client arent

Democrats, if they were both political parties would impeach the president and remove him in one day.

The players would be in prison before you could change your socks.

[Corgigal]

3. Our federal government

is working some shady shit, like a pro. Like an octopus, it's arms are everywhere and squeezing.

Stay back, you'll see it.

[stonecutter357]

6. K&R !

[triron]

7. Hope Rachel is all over this tonite. Avenatti will be on The Last Word.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. You know she'll have to start all over from what she was going to talk about

[HipChick]

14. I actually like that...there are so many legs to these stories that I forget

Who did what,when.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Every show now she starts almost exasperated like she is doing a

"SMDH" and a

[calimary]

8. Just keeps gettin' funkier and funkier.

[nature-lover]

9. Thank you, free press!