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Manafort’s Deripaska Connections and Waldman’s Role in the Assange Negotiations

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The Guardian published an article on Nov. 26 saying that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in 2013, 2015, and again in 2016. Citing unnamed sources, The Guardian also reported that Manafort’s association with Assange could go back as far as 2012.

Manafort denied the accusations in a statement: “I have never met Julian Assange or anyone connected to him. I have never been contacted by anyone connected to WikiLeaks, either directly or indirectly. I have never reached out to Assange or WikiLeaks on any matter.”

Julian Assange, through a series of tweets sent by WikiLeaks, said the meetings did not occur.Continue Reading

A Constitution Worthy of Our Thankfulness

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We were gifted the greatest of documents so many years ago when our Founding Fathers created the Constitution of the United States.

A mere 4,400 words long—7,600, including the amendments—and just four simple pages, it’s the oldest—and shortest—written constitution in the world.

And yet, nothing more important than the creation of those four pages has occurred in our history as a nation.Continue Reading

Is Mueller Probe of Manafort Actually Looking Into Russian Oligarch Deripaska?

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Russian billionaire who hired Christopher Steele in 2012 previously interacted with FBI’s Andrew McCabe and DOJ’s Bruce Ohr in quest for visa into US

Paul Manafort is the subject of two criminal trials, one in Virginia and one in Washington.

The Virginia trial is related to various financial crimes, including tax evasion, bank fraud, and money laundering, while the Washington trial is related to violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, money laundering, and witness tampering.Continue Reading

Khashoggi’s Death Is Being Used to Further Destabilize the Middle East

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The media uproar over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi continues. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Washington Post has reported that the “CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination.” A spokesman for the CIA declined to comment in response to the Post’s inquiries.

President Trump said he has spoken with CIA Director Gina Haspel and a full report will be made public on Tuesday, November 20.Continue Reading

Questions for George Papadopoulos

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George Papadopoulos formally joined then-candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on March 21, 2016, as a foreign policy adviser specializing in the Middle East and Israel. He would later become a central figure in the Trump–Russia collusion narrative.

Papadopoulos was targeted by a number of individuals beginning in March 2016—and perhaps earlier. British and Australian officials were involved, as were U.S. intelligence agencies. Many of the targeting attempts seem to have been efforts to establish evidence of collusion with Russia. They appear to have all failed.Continue Reading

Bongino’s Papadopoulos Interview – With Transcript

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George Papadopoulos gave an in-depth, hour-long interview on the Dan Bongino Show.

It’s highly worth your time. Given the length and sheer number of details, it may be even more significant in readable form. A transcript has been painstakingly compiled below.

Papadopoulos is quoted directly and in full throughout the interview. Bongino’s questions and comments have been summarized – although they remain direct quotes. This format gives proper context to the discussion while keeping the focus fully on Papadopoulos.Continue Reading

Is Voter Fraud Real? A look at California’s illegal voter registration problem.

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Ever since the 2016 presidential elections, the topic of voter fraud has gained more attention.

This was especially so following President Donald Trump’s statement that if it were not for illegal voting he would have won, in addition to the electoral vote, the popular vote as well.

Trump won the election with 304 electoral votes to Clinton’s 227. Clinton won the popular vote, however, by 2.8 million votes–or 65,853,516 votes to 62,984,825 votes for Trump.Continue Reading

Why We’re Unlikely to See an October Surprise

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There are several material investigations underway, most notably that of Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz and special counsel Robert Mueller.

Horowitz is looking into alleged FISA abuses on the part of the FBI, DOJ, and others, while Mueller is continuing the FBI’s investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.Continue Reading