Trump-Russia News. 10/13/18.


Wall Street Journal: “Late GOP activist Peter W Smith… whose quest to obtain Hillary Clinton’s emails from hackers…struck up a professional relationship with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump, as early as 2015, and told associates during the presidential campaign that he was using the retired general’s connections to help him on the email project.”

New York Times: “Rick Gates sought online manipulation plans from Israeli intelligence firm for Trump Campaign.”

The New Yorker: “Was There A Connection Between A Russian Bank And The Trump Campaign?”

New York Magazine: “If Trump is going to shut down the Russia investigation, he is probably waiting until after the midterm elections, which he hopes will deliver a House Republican majority.”

New Civil Rights Movement: “A Russian intelligence agent hacked Georgia’s voting server. Secretary of State Brian Kemp is in charge of it. It was wiped clean after the Russian agent accessed it. Kemp is now purging voters, mostly Black voters, And he’s running for governor.”

Law & Crime: “Judge orders release of Watergate documents that could aid Mueller in Russia probe report…The report is commonly referred to as the Watergate ‘road map,’ and…could be a valuable guide.”

The Guardian: “The Trump campaign argued in a legal filing that WikiLeaks could not be held liable for publishing emails that were stolen by Russian hackers ahead of the 2016 US election… it hints at how officials in the Trump White House…seek to defend themselves against any criminal charges…the Trump White House would argue WikiLeaks was not criminally liable for the release of the emails and that it therefore would not be a criminal conspiracy to work with the website.”

Voice of America: “What is Russia’s GRU Military Intelligence Agency? … The United States sanctioned GRU officers…for cyper attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.”

The New European: “Clinton: Stop ignoring Russian interference in Brexit.”

Salon: “Investigative reporter Craig Unger: ‘Trump has had contacts with the Russian mafia for 35 years.”

UPI: “California man sentenced to 6 months in Mueller probe.”

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