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Trump-Russia News. 1/25/19.

Washington Post : “Longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone indicted by special counsel in Russia investigation.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/longtime-trump-adviser-roger-stone-indicted-by-special-counsel-in-russia-investigation/2019/01/25/93a4d8fa-2093-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html?utm_term=.bd7b40ab07c6 Vox : “The latest whirlwind of Trump-Russia news explained.” https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/22/18192784/trump-russia-mueller-buzzfeed-giuliani-deripaska News.com.au : “Trump-Russia story keeps changing as lawyer Giuliani … said Mr Trump was involved in discussions about building a Trump Tower Moscow throughout 2016.” https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/trumprussia-story-keeps-changing-as-lawyer-giuliani-speaks-again/news-story/f943db7396d474cc07f8f89acc656220 NBC News : Skripal poisoning. Trump admin yet to impose new Russia sanctions required by law … the wait for more sanctions comes amid new developments in the Mueller investig...
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Trump-Russia News 1/13/19.

CNN : “Paul Manafort met with a Russian-linked operative named Konstantin Kilimnik during the course of the 2016 campaign. And in that meeting … shared polling data about the 2016 campaign.” https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/politics/paul-manafort-donald-trump-robert-mueller/index.html Slate : “What Rod Rosenstein’s Looming Departure Means for the Mueller Probe.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/rod-rosenstein-resigning-robert-mueller-investigation.html Politico : “The FBI’s Blockbuster Probe of Trump’s Loyalty.” https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/12/fbi-investigation-trump-working-for-russians-223970 Independent : “Trump denies working for Russia and lashes out over media reports.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-russia-putin-fbi-fox-interview-michael-cohen-a8725426.html Washington Post : “Trump has concealed details of his face-to-face encounters with Putin from senior officials in administration.” ht...
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Trump-Russia News. 1/5/19.

AlterNet : “Robert Muller’s grand jury has been granted a six-month extension … giving him the ability to continue to use the body to hear testimony & possibly secure indictments well into 2019.” https://www.alternet.org/2019/01/robert-mueller-just-secured-an-extension-for-a-key-part-of-his-investigation/ NPR : “Judge hands setback to conspiracy theorist Corsi in his suit against DOJ … Corsi … claims he has been unlawfully surveilled and pressured by government investigators leading the Russia probe.” https://www.npr.org/2019/01/03/682030915/judge-hands-setback-to-conspiracy-theorist-corsi-in-his-suit-against-doj NBC News : “Trump and Russia. What to expect from Mueller in 2019.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-russia-what-expect-mueller-2019-n949281 Foreign Policy : “Why isn’t Trump talking about the American jailed in Russia? … Russian officials … arresting Whelan to use as a likely bargaining chip for a Russian national, Maria Butina...
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Trump-Russia News. 12/16/18.

The Guardian : “Donald Trump and his embattled top aides have been hit with strong signs that the worst is yet to come, in the form of tersely worded court documents.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/15/trump-turbulent-week-cohen-crisies AOL News : “Just weeks after President Donald Trump wrote out answers to a series of questions from Robert Mueller, the special counsel is pressing to interview the president face to face.” https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/12/15/robert-mueller-pressing-interview-trump/23618846/ Politicus : “Accused Russian agent and NRA infiltrator Butina pleads guilty to conspiracy … Butina was a Trump supporter who bragged at Washington parties that she could use her political connections to help people get jobs in his administration.” https://www.politicususa.com/2018/12/13/accused-russian-agent-and-nra-infiltrator-butina-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy.html The Independent : “At least 14 Trump associates spoke to Russians during ca...
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Trump-Russia News. 12/8/18.

BBC News : “Prosecutors in New York and Washington are claiming the president had implicit knowledge and involvement in a campaign finance crime. He also had knowledge of a massive property deal that involved contacts with Russian government officials while he was running for president in an election that was being targeted for influence by the Russian government.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46490804 The Guardian : “As the special counsel ‘flips’ presidential allies one by one, prosecutors see parallels to efforts against organized crime.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/08/robert-mueller-donald-trump-loyalty-organized-crime PBS News Hour : “Prosecutors say former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied about his contacts with a Russian associate and Trump administration officials … Manafort violated his plea deal by telling ‘multiple discernible lies.’” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/paul-manafort-repeatedly-lied-about-contacts-with...
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Trump-Russia News. 12/2/18.

The Daily Beast : “Cohen Lied to Congress to Cover-Up Trump’s Moscow Tower Deal … He repeatedly told Trump about efforts to get rich in Russia during the presidential election.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/report-michael-cohen-reaches-new-plea-deal-with-mueller?ref=scroll Vox : “Michael Cohen’s plea deal for making false statements to Congress doesn’t just indicate that he lied about the Trump Organization’s attempt to get a real estate project off the ground in Russia – it also indicates that the Kremlin helped in the cover-up.” https://www.vox.com/2018/11/30/18119798/cohen-plea-deal-email-lies-cover-up-peskov-kremlin ThinkProgress : “Trump admitted that he did actively consider business dealings with Russia well into the 2016 presidential campaign … This was not only something Trump and his staff tried to keep quiet throughout the campaign, but it is also a significant departure from what he has said for the last two years.” https://thinkprogress.org/timeline-trump-...
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Trump-Russia News. 11/24/18.

The Guardian : “Rightwing author and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi has confirmed he is in plea negotiations with Robert Muller … Mueller’s team believed Corsi might have had advance notice that WikiLeaks had [Democratic Party] emails, and might have informed [Roger] Stone.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/23/jerome-corsi-robert-mueller-plea-negotiations Business Insider : “New report reveals the behind-the-scenes battle between Trump’s team and Mueller over a possible interview on the Russia investigation.” https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mueller-interview-on-russia-investigation-almost-happened-2018-11 CNN : “The President’s company braces for Democratic investigations … such as foreign payments made to Trump, allegations of Russian money laundering, and … whether or not the Russians had undue influence over President Trump because of some preexisting financial entanglements.” https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/politics/trump-org-braces-for-dems/index...
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