Tag Archives: Russia Investigations

Thursday Open Thread | Mueller adds first cybercrime prosecutor to his team

Posted on January 11, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Special counsel Robert Mueller has added a prosecutor with significant cybercrime expertise to his team. Ryan Dickey, a senior lawyer in the Justice Department’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, has been detailed to Mueller’s team since early November, a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | The real reason Robert Mueller is sitting on a sealed indictment of Donald Trump

Posted on November 21, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Over the weekend, Palmer Report spelled out the evidence which strongly suggests that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sitting on at least one sealed indictment against Donald Trump, even as he openly pursues Trump’s various underlings. I’ve since been chewing … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Confirmed: Robert Mueller has far more Trump-Russia evidence than previously known

Posted on November 20, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Palmer Report: All along, it’s appeared that Special Counsel Robert Mueller knows far more about Donald Trump’s Russia scandal than Congress, the media, or the public knows. Although Mueller keeps his cards close to the vest, his actions periodically suggest … 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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Thursday Open Thread | Ex-Trump aide on Mueller indictment: Trump is “f-cked”

Posted on November 2, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A former campaign aide to President Trump said the president is “f–ked” now that his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has been indicted. “Here’s what Manafort’s indictment tells me: Mueller is going to go over every financial dealing of Jared … 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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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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Friday Open Thread | Mueller asked WH for phone records on Air Force One statement

Posted on September 22, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House to turn over all its documents related to Donald Trump Jr.’s initial statement on a meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower. The statement, which was reportedly drafted on Air … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Senate panel calls for open hearing with Trump lawyer

Posted on September 20, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) The leaders of the Senate intelligence committee said Tuesday they want President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and longtime associate to testify in public after Michael Cohen released to the media his opening statement he planned to give at a … 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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