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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

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

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-