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by @TheLoyalO view original on Twitter
The #NunesMemo confirms that the FBI's counterintelligence investigation began with Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, not the #SteeleDossier.
Despite talking points from right-wing media, the #NunesMemo does NOT say that the #SteeleDossier was the basis for the FISA warrant re: Carter Page.
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by @ThePlumLineGS view original on Twitter
Multiple extensions of the FISA warrant indicates that the surveillance authorized by the FISC was yielding information.
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by @danmericaCNN view original on Twitter
The #NunesMemo was released first to right-wing media, specifically Fox News and the Washington Examiner.
@chucktodd: "Not a good look by the House GOP to release cherry picked excerpts through friendly media outlets in order to build a narrative."
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by @samstein view original on Twitter
The underlying intelligence, which has only been seen by a select few members of Congress and notably not Devin Nunes, does not support the conclusions in the #NunesMemo.
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by @timkmak view original on Twitter
Despite sky-high expectations from partisan defenders of the President, the #NunesMemo is woefully underwhelming. It does not in any way discredit the #Mueller investigation, despite the fact that's it's clear the President hopes to use it that way.
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by @chrislhayes view original on Twitter
The story of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is a complex one with many moving parts. Russian oligarchs & operatives work together using their wealth, influence & connections to advance Putin’s agenda.
Here are 5 key figures you should be aware of.
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Aras Agalarov is “Russia’s Trump”—a real estate mogul close to Putin.
Agalarov hosted Trump’s 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, where his pop star son, Emin performed. They have introduced Trump to many Russian oligarchs & have carried messages between Trump & Putin.
✅At Manafort's direction, he fabricated invoices due to offshore banking rule requiring the invoice to have the Manafort-controlled entity name instead of Manafort's.
✅Directed to hide international wire xfers from bookkeeper.
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