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Olbermann‏ VIDEO: Comey may have confirmed - VA Grand Jury is impaneled on Trump/Russia (Original Post) L. Coyote May 2017 OP
I wish MSNBC would pickup Keith Olbermann again, but given their direction, that's doubtful. n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #1
So glad Keith finally paid attention to the Twitter jpurnalists. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #6
I follow the same way, too. dmr May 2017 #18
Wow! Very encouraging. One reason Comey couldn't comment on much of anything. Nitram May 2017 #2
Imagine how different the closed hearings are! L. Coyote May 2017 #3
Trump walks and talks like a hard core thug. Nitram May 2017 #4
Russia/other countries money laundered by Trump, for years, is the issue. dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #8
Oh My malaise May 2017 #5
At this point I suspect the leaks are intentional and the big arrest day is near. L. Coyote May 2017 #7
I hope this is going to happen soon malaise May 2017 #10
This could run deep bucolic_frolic May 2017 #12
wonder if this is what motivated some repukes to push through triron May 2017 #9
I'll believe it when I see it because bucolic_frolic May 2017 #11
In a money laundering case, whoever signs the documents is legally liable. Trump! L. Coyote May 2017 #14
Does someone know ProudLib72 May 2017 #13
There are arrangements. Five Eyes and more. L. Coyote May 2017 #15
I think we're likely to be disappointed bucolic_frolic May 2017 #16
Sen. Whitehouse on Shell Corporations: L. Coyote May 2017 #17
Comey says Russia is still involved in American politics L. Coyote May 2017 #19

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
6. So glad Keith finally paid attention to the Twitter jpurnalists.
Fri May 5, 2017, 12:54 PM
May 2017

I follow several of them daily, and so far their info beats the MSM by a matter of months, and people like Keith by a matter of weeks. Notice the time stamp on the Tweet pages he shows.

Nitram

(22,791 posts)
4. Trump walks and talks like a hard core thug.
Fri May 5, 2017, 12:32 PM
May 2017

I wonder if the Russians bailed him out form under his debt with the mob.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
8. Russia/other countries money laundered by Trump, for years, is the issue.
Fri May 5, 2017, 01:05 PM
May 2017

Wayne Barrett, in his book about Trump, reported at length on Trump's dad, Fred, who had mob connections back in teh 50's on up.
When Trump went bankrupt over the casinos in Atlantic City, it was Wilbur Ross who bailed Trump out by interceding with the banks, Trump ended up with ...this is true...$450,000 a MONTH to live on.The rest of the deal was that he stay away from casino deals.
The banks refused to loan him any money after that, so he apparently hooked up with Russia/Ukraine banks and people, building hotels instead of casinos.
So the RICO charge is about the money laundering.

Interesting fact: His business partners in the Toronto hotel and in Baku appear to be to be tied to money laundering.
I strongly believe those are not the only 2.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
7. At this point I suspect the leaks are intentional and the big arrest day is near.
Fri May 5, 2017, 01:00 PM
May 2017

They seem to be putting the sweat on the perps to get more lower level people to cut deals and squeal on the orange guy. Plus, the news coming from Netherlands indicates their massive investigation into Russian mob money laundering and racketeering led straight to Trump Tower.




bucolic_frolic

(43,137 posts)
11. I'll believe it when I see it because
Fri May 5, 2017, 02:23 PM
May 2017

it's a money trail and money is not usually handled by the higher-ups
but by unofficial underlings - agents without portfolio so to speak

They do what they are told, everyone knows it, but there are no
fingerprints on the paper trail that authorized them to do so

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
13. Does someone know
Fri May 5, 2017, 02:33 PM
May 2017

I'd like to know about the openness of intel sharing between between us and other countries (Netherlands in particular) as pertains to what is automatically accepted (not vetted) and what percentage of intel is shared. I ask because of the scrutiny the Steele Dossier was put under. Or maybe the Steele Dossier really came under scrutiny only in the media?

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
15. There are arrangements. Five Eyes and more.
Fri May 5, 2017, 03:46 PM
May 2017

Most of these are agreements between countries, and the amount of sharing has risen with international terrorism threats. It also is a matter of need arising. Evidence of crimes can result in sharing of the intel.

In the case of Trump and Russia, much more relevant is criminal investigations of the Russian mob and how it moves money outside of Russia. This isn't intelligence sharing so much, rather law enforcement cooperation.


bucolic_frolic

(43,137 posts)
16. I think we're likely to be disappointed
Fri May 5, 2017, 06:51 PM
May 2017

they may catch the money launderers, and the foreign collusion perps,
but proving it's influencing policy or proving the elections were rigged?
Doesn't sound like they're going there.

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