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.”

Business Insider: “New report reveals the behind-the-scenes battle between Trump’s team and Mueller over a possible interview on the Russia investigation.”

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.”

Vox: “Donald Trump’s professions of ignorance about Julian Assange … hard to believe … ThinkProgress documented, in the final month before the 2016 presidential election, Trump mentioned WikiLeaks and the hacked emails it published at least 164 times during speeches, media appearances, and debates. Trumps own intelligence officials acknowledge Russian hackers were responsible for obtaining emails from the DNC and Clinton campaign that were later published by WikiLeaks.”

ABC News: “Did Donald Trump break the law by firing Jeff Sessions? … The forced ouster of Jeff Sessions is … about the investigation led by Robert Mueller into potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign … We should not accept a system in which a president charged with criminal offences can use his presidential power to eliminate the charges against him.”

PoliticusUSA: “Three Senators Sue Trump Over Matthew Whitaker Appointment … Senators said in a press release that Trump is in violation of the Constitution’s Appointments Clause.”

Alternet: “Donald Trump’s dangerous assault on the rule of law. The rule of law distinguishes democracies from dictatorships. It’s based on three fundamental principles. Trump is violating every one of them.”

Politico: “Google cybersecurity offshoot Chronicle has identified a series of phishing attacks as bearing similarities to past attacks by the Russian government-affiliated hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear … in 2016, Cozy Bear allegedly was involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee.”

Snopes: “Trump’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia, Russia Raise Questions with Ongoing Scandals … Buyers connected to Russia or former Soviet republics made 86 all-cash sales – totaling nearly $109 million – at 10 Trump-branded properties.”

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