52 U.S. Code § 30121(a)(2): “It shall be unlawful for . . . a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation . . . from a foreign national.”
Merely ‘soliciting’ meets the test whether or not one rec’d a (contribution or donation is immaterial.
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Parkland shooting suspect told police he heard a ‘demon’ telling him: ‘Burn. Kill. Destroy.’
The mounting damage of 45’s Trump Tower admission
His tweet about the purpose of the 6/16 meeting contradicts his earlier denials & could spell trouble for his son & him
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LB:”To be clear, when Gates says he embezzled from Manafort, what he's actually admitting to is embezzling from the Russian mafia.”
Rick Gates admits on stand he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Manafort, ergo an admission he stole from the RU mob.
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Gates says he & Manafort didn't report 15 foreign accts, knew it was illegal
Gates is a compelling witness. He walked the jury through every bad thing he ever did so there are no surprises on cross-examination.
If Gates lies on the stand,he loses his deal.
💣TrumpMob5💣
Judge, prosecutors sparred over the pace of the Manafort case:
“Let’s get to the heart of the matter,” Judge T.S. Ellis III scowled.
“Judge, we’ve been at the heart” prosecutor Greg Andres interrupted.
“Just listen to me!” Ellis bellowed from the bench.
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Paul Manafort trial Day 5: Rick Gates testifies he committed bank, tax fraud at Manafort’s direction
Manafort's defense team attempts mission impossible
‘Manhattan Madam’ expected to appear before Mueller grand jury on Friday
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The Pentagon wants to spend billions on new tech, new gear & new training to make sure soldiers are ready to fight
Danish Police’s Financial Intel Unit now confirms they are doing a criminal investigation in to Danske Bank on grounds of possible money laundering
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The Chinese snapped up US commercial real estate for almost a decade. Now Chinese investors are selling.
SA ruptures ties with CAN serving notice to would-be critics
Sessions pushes back on judge's DACA ruling
Mattress Firm explores U.S. BK to close stores 💰💦
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A decade after war, Putin-backed 'borderization' costs Georgia land
Ignoring DC’s warnings, troops have been moving a disputed boundary deeper into Georgia, now a staunch U.S. ally.
YouTube removes ❌Alex Jones'❌ page, following bans from Apple and Facebook
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Former public utility employee pleads guilty in theft of more than $4 million from public utility and customers
Pentagon placing new restrictions on use of fitness tracker or cellphone applications that can reveal location of user:
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On eve of DC rally, “Unite the Right” Troll J Kessler drops lawsuit against Charlottesville
W Hollywood City Council to vote on removing Trump's "Walk of Fame" star
⁉️When did the Trump Admin implement an Amnesty Program for employers who violate labor laws?
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Alex Jones's Tree Of Liberty Being Watered By So Many Gay Frogs Right Now
Now FB wants to get our financial info & then trust them not to sell our banking info to 3rd parties: NOPE!
‘Manhattan Madam’ expected to appear before Mueller grand jury on Friday
💣TrumpMob12💣.
NYAG Underwood filed a lawsuit today against the US Dept. of Labor for failing to respond to rec reqs re new program that allows employers who violate labor laws to avoid prosecution & penalties. Wut?
Judge rejects 45’s request to toss transgender troop lawsuit
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A new trove of Russian Twitter accounts tell us a lot about Moscow’s support for Jill Stein #Traitor
Saudi Arabia has said it is freezing all new trade and investment with Canada over its "interference" in the Gulf Kingdom's internal affairs.
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Trump lawyer: If Mueller subpoenas Trump it'll 'go to the Sup Ct
Danish Police’s Financial Intelligence Unit now confirms they are doing a criminal investigation in to Danske Bank on grounds of possible money laundering
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Justice Dept. calls judge’s approval of AT&T-Time Warner merger ‘deeply flawed’
Jared Kushner Used To Personally Order The Deletion Of Stories At His Newspaper
Eric Trump Said Family’s SoHo Hotel Relied On “Good Demand From Russians” #Rubles
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RNC links to porn Twitter acct instead of Maryland GOP
Despite an otherwise robust national economy, the analysis shows that a striking number of Trump counties (34.5%) are losing jobs.
QAnon narrative is a psyops front facing emerging scandal re TT’s pedo-ring
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Top GOP rep: Trump should be 'straightforward with the American people' about Russian interference👍🏼
RU Konstantin Kosachev: ‘Rand Paul "has access to the top U.S. leadership, is close Trump, & we expect that we will be able to convey our signals through him."’
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Big banks & the financial sector are frequently blamed for exacerbating, if not sparking, the financial meltdown. .
A federal judge ruled a socmed user's 1stA right to anonymity doesn't outweigh the need to ID the organizers of a violent white nationalist rally.
TrumpMob19💣
Big tech COs like FB have drawn public outrage re their sale of & failure to protect user data.
Trump changes story (again) in Twitter rant admitting Trump Tower meeting w/ agents of a hostile foreign nation was to gather dirt on HRC to subvert the 2016 election
Rick Gates admitted to a wide variety of crimes, including bank and tax fraud, money laundering, lying to federal authorities, lying in a court deposition and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Manafort’s accounts by falsely claiming expenses nytimes.com/2018/08/06/us/…
The Pentagon wants to spend billions on new tech, new gear, and new training to make sure soldiers are ready to fight military.com/daily-news/201…
Vlad is mad: 🙄
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that any future NATO decision to admit Georgia to its ranks could trigger "a terrible conflict" and questioned why the alliance would consider such a move. reuters.com/article/us-rus…
The Double Damage of the President’s Trump Tower Admission
His tweet about the purpose of the June 2016 meeting contradicts his earlier denials and could spell trouble for his son and him. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
Rick Gates testifying against Paul Manafort:
“Did you commit crimes with Mr. Manafort?” the prosecutor asked.
The federal government on Monday challenged a judicial decision allowing AT&T to purchase Time Warner, arguing to a federal appeals court in Washington that the ruling suffered from “faulty logic” and ignored basic economic principles. washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
Rick Gates says he and Paul Manafort had 15 foreign accounts that they didn't report to the federal government, and knew it was illegal. Gates says he did not submit the required forms "at Mr. Manafort's direction. cnn.com/2018/08/06/pol…
Paul Manafort trial Day 5: Rick Gates testifies he committed bank, tax fraud at Manafort’s direction
Kristin Davis, the one-time “Manhattan Madam,” who claimed she supplied high priced prostitutes to Eliot Spitzer when he was New York's governor, has been asked to testify before the federal grand jury in SC Robert Mueller’s probe into possible abcnews.go.com/Politics/manha…
I bet the Manhattan Madam has some intriguing tales to tell!
Mueller's team questioned Davis last week about her close relationship w/ Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone. Stone is the godfather of Davis's son"
When did the Trump Administration implement an Amnesty Program for employers who violate labor laws?
The good news is NYAG Underwood has filed suit re a records request re this program. ag.ny.gov/press-release/…
A social media platform can be compelled to divulge account information belonging to a woman who anonymously chatted online about plans for last summer's deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, a federal magistrate judge ruled Monday. apnews.com/020f0764b6d940…
A decade after war, Putin-backed 'borderization' costs Georgia land
Ignoring Washington's warnings, troops have been moving a disputed boundary deeper into Georgia, a former Soviet republic that's now a staunch U.S. ally. nbcnews.com/news/world/dec…
Saudi Arabia has said it is freezing all new trade and investment with Canada over its "interference" in the Gulf Kingdom's internal affairs. bbc.com/news/world-mid…
Notice ‘or’ is the operative word here. Merely ‘soliciting’ meets the standard-whether or not one received any consideration (contribution or donation) is immaterial.
Despite an otherwise robust national economy, the analysis shows that a striking number of Trump counties are losing jobs. The AP found that 35.4 percent of Trump counties have shed jobs in the past year, compared w/ just 19.2 percent of Clinton counties. apnews.com/c690a898eea347…
The OIG found that former FBI Director James Comey's actions in the Hillary Clinton email investigation deviated from the department's norms but that Comey was not motivated by political bias. cnn.com/2018/06/14/pol…
‼️Waste of Tax Payer Money‼️
The report by the Gov’t Accountability Office, found that DHS has not provided a complete analysis required to efficiently build the proposed barrier along the Mexico border — which could result in wasted taxpayer money. nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
Rick Gates worked for years as Manafort’s right-hand man, managing his clients, his business, & his accounts. He also served as a Sr Trump campaign aide and played a major role in planning the 2017 inauguration. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
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Rick Gates explained:
“To be clear, when Gates says he embezzled from Manafort, what he's actually admitting to is embezzling from the Russian mafia.”
Manafort's defense team attempts mission impossible
His legal team is mounting a case to exonerate him in Virginia — an uphill battle, experienced attorneys say. politico.com/story/2018/08/…
Hmmmmm....unsecured, this appears ripe for scraping credentials.
Trump changes story (again) in Twitter rant admitting Trump Tower meeting w/ agents of a hostile foreign nation was to gather dirt on Hillary Clinton to subvert the 2016 election
Now FB wants to sell our banking info to 3rd parties: NOPE!
Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users
Facebook has asked large U.S. banks to share detailed financial information about customers as it seeks to boost user engagement wsj.com/articles/faceb…
Is “QAnon” the self-purported gov’t insider who is revealing 45’s supposed plans to blow the lid off of a global pedo ring just an elaborate prank being played on gullible 45 supporters?
A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration's request to dismiss a lawsuit against the transgender military ban and lift the injunction blocking the ban from taking effect. thehill.com/policy/defense…
Kush Reportedly Worked to Strip Jordan's 2M Palestinians of Refugee Status😱
This move appears to be part of broader effort to halt UNRWA, which Kushner allegedly called 'corrupt and inefficient' haaretz.com/middle-east-ne…
Ed Royce (R-CA.) said President Trump should be "straightforward with the American people" about RU interference in US Elex.
"Trump should be straightforward w/ the American people about the threat to our elex process, that RU - Putin in particular. thehill.com/homenews/sunda…
‼️Good News‼️
The organizer of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally is dropping his legal fight with Charlottesville over how the city issues permits and the denial of permission to hold a second rally in town this year. #Provokatsiya splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
‼️Excellent News‼️
“Danish Police’s Financial Intelligence Unit now confirms they are doing a criminal investigation in to Danske Bank on grounds of possible money laundering.”
At the end of the movie adaptation of "The Big Short" - Michael Lewis' book about the few men who saw the most recent financial crisis coming - the hero of the book is said to be focusing all of his trading on one thing: water.
HT @Mrfelt
Whitehouse questioned the En (EPA) signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Water-Gen, an Israeli company backed by Sheldon Adelson, following numerous meetings between EPA Admin Pruitt & Water-Gen executives #BlueGold💦
Everyone deserves safe, affordable drinking water—it’s a basic human right. Under Trump’s infrastructure plan, we face a serious threat to accessible and affordable water for many of our most vulnerable citizens.
Why Did George Bush Buy Nearly 300,000 acres in Paraguay?
It sits atop one of the largest freshwater aquifers in the world: Acuifero Guarani 460k square miles under parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina
HT @peaceluvtan7 #BlueGold💦 agorafinancial.com/2015/04/24/why…
Mattress Firm Inc, the largest U.S. mattress retailer, is considering a potential bankruptcy filing as it seeks ways to get out of costly store leases and shut some of its 3,000 locations that are losing money.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday vowed to press forward with the Trump administration's efforts to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, despite a judge's ruling last week that it must be restored. thehill.com/regulation/cou…
📌Trump campaign conspired w/ IS, RU, CH, SA & UAE to win 2016 elex
📌Alfa bank/TT/Spectrum H server -> CA
📌Trump Fam’s massive tax fraud & debt
📌RU troll farm in RU burned down last night
📌Cooperating witnesses
📌Cohen’s trip to Prague story abt to break
‼️F O C U S‼️
Haley Resignation was a distraction.
👉🏼The move allowed the president to maintain control of the news cycle.
The Mueller Inv Is Bigger Than Rosenstein
Even if he got fired, a replacement dead set on shutting down the inv wd find it nearly impossible to pull off.
‼️F O C U S‼️
.Interpol officer found dead in Yekaterinburg
“Based on the speculation I've seen on TV, Trump will fire Jeff Sessions, who will be replaced by Lindsey Graham, who will be replaced by Nikki Haley, who will be replaced by Ivanka Trump.”
The servers at TT & Alfa Bank, Spectrum Health & Heartland PS, were communicating via DNS look ups, sharing packet data.
‘GOP, Trump & Rick Gates are reportedly directly implicated in espionage against the US 2016 primary/Pres elex via help from a foreign power.’
💣Espionage💣
Rick Gates, the indicted Trump campaign official and Manafort aide & GOP Operative sought proposals from Psy Group an Israeli intelligence firm to run a coordinated disinfo campaign against US voters to help Trump win the primary & general elections.
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Initially Psy-Group offered a social media manipulation campaign which included fake social media profiles that would attack Ted Cruz and discredit him the eyes of GOP Party delegates, who was at the time Trump’s main competitor for the GOP nomination.
With regard to Kavanaugh, rumor has it he will be “The first Supreme Court Justice to go to prison. Another historic first on the way for Team Treason.” #Kasowitz 💰#SIGINT
🌪Incoming🌪
The former dean of Yale LS is shocked by Kav’s raw & savage partisan turn.
DC Circuit sent complaints abt Kav’s testimony to CJ Roberts
At issue Kav’s answers about his work in the Bush adm, & his lack of judicial temperament re his partisan comments about DEMs
🌪Incoming🌪
Under scrutiny are Kav’s involvement in Memogate, GWB adm post the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01; USA Patriot Act inclusive of various domestic surveillance programs, airport screening programs & other privacy-related subjects.
📌Goal: The Northern Sea Route (which is a key template of Moscow’s Arctic strategies) as an “important component” of
📌CHINA’s BELT & ROAD INITIATIVE,
The POLAR SILK ROAD is considered as “part of an ambitious strategy to change China’s (and Russia’s) land and sea connections to Europe and the world.” orientalreview.org/2018/08/20/rus…
THE POLAR SILK ROAD is an important component of China's Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, in terms of an ambitious strategy to change China's land and sea connections to Europe and the world. globaltimes.cn/content/111471…
A billion-dollar Indonesian real estate development with ties to U.S. President Donald Trump has become the latest project in China’s globe-spanning Belt and Road infrastructure project — just as Washington and Beijing are tussling over trade. japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/05/1…
A subsidiary of Chinese state-owned construction firm Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) signed a deal with Indonesia’s MNC Land to build a theme park outside Jakarta as part of the ambitious project japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/05/1…
Rumor has it Kav has even more secrets he would like to keep hidden, some of which are likely to be revealed when the time is right. 🤗#FBI#Memogate, #Kasowitz, 💰& more. Oh my! All is not lost.🤗
💣NY AG Sues Trump's Charitable Foundation for Political Activities
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Not one Republican has signed on to the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
Not. One.
Senator Leahy Compiled Comprehensive, Point-By-Point Summary Of The Many Times That Judge Kavanaugh Misled The Senate Under Oath.
SC Justices can be prosecuted.
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Lawsuits point to large trove of unreleased Kav WH docs White
Amazon Says 3rd-Party Seller Got Some Customers’ Email Addys
NY Regulators Examine the Trump Family’s Tax Schemes
WaPo Vote ‘no’ on Kav
USA TODAY Editorial Board: Vote no on Kavanaugh's confirmation