Special Counsel Issues 1st Indictments

[bluesneakers]

Podesta Group, Manafort Mediated Russia-Obama White House Uranium One Deal

http://www.oann.com/podesta-group-manafort-mediated-russia-obama-wh-uranium-one-deal/

This is not MSM.

 

[rosemadderlake]

And, to those posting "not MSM" must mean some kind of very political conspiracy theory... Don't you think???

There's a lot of that going around...

 

[Elley Mae]

Not sure what ^^^ this ^^^ has to do to with the indictments yesterday? Are they under arrest, too?

Snip

After the Manafort indictment was released on Tuesday, Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta resigned from his company, the Podesta Group, because the firm is reportedly the "Company B" referred to in the indictment as a recipient of funds for lobbying "multiple Members of Congress and their staffs about Ukraine sanctions, the validity of Ukraine elections, and the propriety of Yanukovych's imprisoning his presidential rival Yulia Tymoshenko."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bl...1/the-real-promise-of-the-manafort-indictment

 

[bluesneakers]

And, to those posting "not MSM" must mean some kind of very political conspiracy theory... Don't you think???

There's a lot of that going around...

I don't know what it means, but we should stick to trusted, known MSM sources and not political blogs or talk shows.

This information we need to follow along needs to be accurate and based in facts.

 

[rosemadderlake]

^^^ good points! ^^^

 

[rosemadderlake]

Agree, and if there is something that ties into the investigation? Would appreciate that view...

But conspiry theorists are duly noted, too...

 

[bluesneakers]

^^^ good points! ^^^

I think the tie in with the Bloomberg piece is the writer giving some details and expressing his hopes for the investigation.

From that same link:

Should U.S. taxpayers care about it, though? The answer is yes. The Manafort case promises to lead a diligent investigator to stashes of dirty post-Soviet money that represent a bigger threat to U.S. democracy than any leaked emails or Russian-bought Facebook ads. It would be naive to imagine that, after working for years for Yanukovych and taking his tainted cash, the consultants didn't bring any of the cynicism and rule-bending prowess to U.S. politics.

This is not the kind of baggage one can leave outside the door. The political operatives, spin doctors, lobbyists, and lawyers who have taken the Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Azerbaijani money have contributed to the poisoning of the U.S. political scene.

Trump won the election last year on the promise to clean up the swamp they helped create -- but he himself is a creature of that swamp.

eta: Replied to the wrong comment, sorry. I meant to reply to the one where you asked how does it tie in.

 

[scmom]

Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta Quits After His Firm Turns Up In Manafort Indictment
In 2016 and 2017, Manafort and Gates, the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs retroactively registered as foreign agents. Manafort and Gates registered as lobbyists for the Ukrainian Party of Regions while the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs registered on behalf of the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tony-podesta-manafort-indictment_us_59f78e1ae4b0aec1467a2417

 

[bluesneakers]

Democratic Lobbyist Tony Podesta Quits After His Firm Turns Up In Manafort Indictment
In 2016 and 2017, Manafort and Gates, the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs retroactively registered as foreign agents. Manafort and Gates registered as lobbyists for the Ukrainian Party of Regions while the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs registered on behalf of the European Centre for a Modern Ukraine.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tony-podesta-manafort-indictment_us_59f78e1ae4b0aec1467a2417

Has he been indicted? Called to testify?

 

[scmom]

From the above linked article:

Mueller has already called representatives of the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs to testify. It is unclear whether these firms or the principals who signed the lobbying contract with Manafort and Gates will face any charges.

 

[bluesneakers]

From the above linked article:

Mueller has already called representatives of the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs to testify. It is unclear whether these firms or the principals who signed the lobbying contract with Manafort and Gates will face any charges.

"At an all-staff meeting announcing his departure, Podesta told staff that he was leaving because of the possible legal issues arising from Manafort’s indictment. According to Politico, which first reported Podesta’s departure, he said he “needs to fight this as an individual, but doesn’t want the firm to fight it.”

 

[Elley Mae]

The indictment

Page 15-16

19-21

https://www.documentcloud.org/docum...dictment-Filed-and-Redacted.html#document/p15

 

[kaen]

After the Manafort indictment was released on Tuesday, Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta resigned from his company, the Podesta Group, because the firm is reportedly the "Company B" referred to in the indictment as a recipient of funds for lobbying "multiple Members of Congress and their staffs about Ukraine sanctions, the validity of Ukraine elections, and the propriety of Yanukovych's imprisoning his presidential rival Yulia Tymoshenko."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bl...1/the-real-promise-of-the-manafort-indictment

With all do respect, this thread is about the indictments and people who have been identified as perpetrators of crimes. People here have been careful to not identify anyone who was not indicted within this campaign or tangentially involved in the campaign. If Tony Podesta gets indicted, I think it would be important to add him into the discussion, just as we would add anyone else who gets indicted. That said, it seems that beginning to look at Podesta and any of his dealings will create a Politivent atmosphere rather than a discussion of those indicted.

 

[Jax49]

Please use REPLY WITH QUOTE so we can easily follow the conversation. TIA.

 

[rosemadderlake]

Page 15 16 19 21?

Is that a lock combination? I am confused...

Not sure the point, but maybe the poster misposted on the wrong thread by accident?

 

[simba16]

I was just going to post breaking news from NBC about someone supposedly mentioned in Papadopoulos indictment who was just interviewed by special counsel grand jury. But since this person is not named in document but only in press and based on the above I'll refrain. Don't want to derail thread:blushing:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I was just going to post breaking news from NBC about someone supposedly mentioned in Papadopoulos indictment who was just interviewed by special counsel grand jury. But since this person is not named in document but only in press and based on the above I'll refrain. Don't want to derail thread:blushing:

I was ready to post the NBC link, too

 

[simba16]

Podesta Group, Manafort Mediated Russia-Obama White House Uranium One Deal

http://www.oann.com/podesta-group-manafort-mediated-russia-obama-wh-uranium-one-deal/

This is way off topic. UraniumOne relating to HRC collusion with Russia would be considered a conspiracy/hoax/crackpot theory not allowed at WS.

 

[simba16]

I was ready to post the NBC link, too

Very interesting development. Go ahead and post if Podesta info is staying?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Jury
by Ken Dilanian and Mike Memoli

WASHINGTON — Sam Clovis, the former top Trump campaign official who supervised a man now cooperating with the FBI's Russia investigation, was questioned last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's team and testified before the investigating grand jury, a person with first-hand knowledge of the matter told NBC News.

Clovis, who is President Donald Trump's pick to be the Department of Agriculture's chief scientist, could not be reached for comment. His lawyer, Victoria Toensing, would neither confirm nor deny his interactions with the Mueller team.

"I'm not going to get into that," she said in an interview.

George Papadopoulos was arrested in July and began cooperating with agents, records show — disclosing his interactions with a professor and other Russians whom the FBI suggested in court documents may have been working for Russian intelligence agencies. He pleaded guilty to making false statements on Oct 5...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...-clovis-spoke-mueller-team-grand-jury-n816106