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Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 11/25/17.

New York Times : “A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is moving to Cooperate With Mueller.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/politics/flynn-mueller-russia-trump.html Reuters : “Flynn may be able to provide insight into three major areas of inquiry…[1] collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia…[2] money laundering and other possible financial crimes by Trump aides…[3] whether Trump sought to obstruct justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-flynn/flynn-could-prove-to-be-key-asset-in-muellers-u-s-campaign-probe-sources-say-idUSKBN1DO2OJ Washington Post : “If Flynn is cooperating, it can only be because he has information to offer Mueller on someone more important than himself…that group may consist of Jared Kushner and Trump.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/11/24/michael-flynn-is-the-key-to-the-russia-scandal-and-he-may-have-just-flipped-on-trump/?utm_term=.8f3473b05bd

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 11/19/17.

CNN : “Jared Kushner told congressional Russia investigators that he did not communicate with WikiLeaks and did not recall anyone on the Trump Campaign who had…But Kushner did receive and forward an email from Donald Trump Jr. about contact Trump Jr. had with WikiLeaks.” http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/17/politics/jared-kushner-july-testimony-did-not-recall-campaign-wikileaks-contact/index.html The Atlantic : “Donald Trump Jr.’s private Twitter correspondence with WikiLeaks adds significant detail to the emerging picture of a political alliance between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. It provides evidence of criminal violations of federal campaign-finance rules, which prohibit foreign spending in U.S. elections.” https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/donald-trump-jrs-messages-with-wikileaks-point-to-campaign-finance-violations/545903/ Vanity Fair : “Christopher Steele told a reporter that one real-estate deal might be key to understanding the collusion case

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 11/11/17.

Business Insider : “An indictment of Flynn could seal Mueller’s Obstruction-of-Justice case against Trump.” http://www.businessinsider.com/flynn-indictment-trump-russia-obstruction-of-justice-pardon-2017-11 CNN : “Mueller probes Flynn role in plot…Former White House national security adviser Mike Flynn and his son are alleged to have been offered as much as $15 million to forcibly remove from the US a Muslim cleric wanted by Turkey…If proven, the alleged plan to kidnap the cleric…could result in up to a 20-year sentence for the Flynns.” http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/politics/wsj-flynn-turkey/index.html CNN : “Michael Flynn has expressed concern about the potential legal exposure of his son…Flynn’s concern could factor into decisions about how to respond to Mueller’s ongoing investigation…Flynn’s wife, Lori, shares his concerns.” http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/politics/michael-flynn-son-special-counsel-russia-investigation/index.html NBC News : “Trump bodyguard Keith S

Trump-Russia Investigation. The Week in Review. 11/5/17.

New York Times : “Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met with Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/us/politics/trump-campaign-page-russian.html Politifact : “Trump wrongly says Manafort crimes came years before he joined the campaign.” http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/oct/30/donald-trump/trump-wrongly-says-manafort-crimes-came-years-he-j/ CNN : “Who’s who in Trump-Russia saga.” http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/29/politics/russia-investigation-cast-of-characters/index.html BBC News : “George Papadopoulos: Biggest Trump-Russia news wasn’t about Manafort.” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41808283 Reuters : “ Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, and a business associate were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States. conspiracy to launder money and vio

Trump Russia Investigation. The Manafort Indictment. The George Papadopoulos Report.

1) Manafort Indictment News : Reuters : “ Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager to President Donald Trump, and a business associate were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States.  conspiracy to launder money and violating federal lobbying and banking laws, the federal special counsel said on Monday .” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-charges-indictment/ex-trump-campaign-aide-manafort-charged-in-12-count-indictment-idUSKBN1CZ1KT New York Times : “Trump tries to shift focus…Pushing back against the accelerating criminal investigation into his campaign ties to Russia…President Trump argued on Sunday that its focus should instead be on his 2016 rival, Hillary Clinton.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/29/us/politics/trump-clinton-mueller-russia.html?ribbon-ad-idx=4&rref=politics&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Politics&pgtype=article