Category Archives: collusion

Mueller has enough evidence to charge Michael Flynn & Son

Posted on November 5, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

 NBC NEWS: WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have gathered enough evidence to bring charges in their investigation of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and his son as part of the probe into Russia’s intervention in the 2016 election, according … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Carter Page alerted Trump campaign after 2016 Russia trip

Posted on November 3, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WASHINGTON — Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to the Trump presidential campaign, met Russian government officials during a July 2016 trip he took to Moscow, according to testimony he gave on Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee. Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Jeff Sessions is so very, very screwed

Posted on November 1, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

PalmerReport: On Monday it became clear that the only option left for Jeff Sessions would be to play the obliviousness defense. On Tuesday it became clear that even that defense won’t have any chance of working. Sessions now finds himself … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Capitol Hill is reeling after Mueller indictments

Posted on October 31, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) Monday marked a major turning point in Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller‘s Russia investigation with both former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and campaign associate Rick Gates surrendering to authorities Monday and facing a 12-count indictment. But on … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: First Charges Filed in Trump-Russia Probe

Posted on October 27, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

At least one defendant is expected to be taken into custody as soon as Monday At least one person was charged Friday in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg won’t reveal details of company’s Russia probe

Posted on October 13, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg will not say whether her company has identified similarities in how Russian agents and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign used the social media platform ahead of the 2016 election. In an interview with Axios on Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Russians bought ads on facebook targeting black people in Baltimore and Ferguson

Posted on September 27, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Ferguson and Baltimore had gained widespread attention for the large and violent protests over police shootings of black men. The decision to target the ad in those two cities offers the first look at how accounts linked to the Russian … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Paul Manafort wiretapped under secret court orders before & after the election

Posted on September 19, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Washington (CNN)US investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election, sources tell CNN, an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official now at the center of the Russia meddling probe. The … Continue reading →

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Robert Mueller obtains facebook warrant in Russia probe

Posted on September 16, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Special Counsel Bob Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has obtained a warrant to investigate Facebook’s role in spreading Russian misinformation to targeted U.S. regions. The move reportedly opens a whole new avenue of speculation about what … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | RNC Chair Reince Priebus was at Trump Tower when Trump team and Russia were plotting illegal RNC donations

Posted on September 1, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

PalmerReport Today a major new bombshell arrived in an existing Trump-Russia storyline, and it’s placed one long-curious aspect of the story in suspicious new context. Months ago it was revealed that the Donald Trump campaign met with Russian government representatives … Continue reading →

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