Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 https://www.axios.com/senate-intelligence-russia-interference-971619a8-a806-470a-9de6-1416220ab35b.html Paul Manafort: The report found that the former Trump campaign chairman began working on influence operations for the Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska and other pro-Russia Ukrainian oligarchs in 2004. Manafort hired and worked closely with Russian national Konstantin Kilimnik, whom the committee definitively calls a "Russian intelligence officer" that served as a liaison between him and Deripaska. On numerous occasions, Manafort sought to pass sensitive internal polling data and campaign strategy to Kilimnik. The committee was unable to determine why or what Kilimnik did with that information, in part due to the pair's use of encrypted messaging apps. The committee did, however, obtain "some information" suggesting Kilimnik "may have been connected" to Russia's hacking and leaking of Democratic emails. The section detailing these findings is largely redacted. The bottom line: "Taken as a whole, Manafort's high level access and willingness to share information with individuals closely affiliated with the Russian intelligence services, particularly Kilimnik and associates of Oleg Deripaska, represented a grave counterintelligence threat," the committee wrote. Roger Stone/WikiLeaks: The committee found that then-candidate Trump and senior campaign officials attempted to obtain advance information about WikiLeaks' release of damaging emails from Roger Stone, who they believed had inside information. It also assessed that Trump spoke with Stone about WikiLeaks on "multiple occasions," despite the fact that the president said he did not recall doing so in written answers to special counsel Robert Mueller. In July 2016, Stone drafted tweets for Trump — at his request — that "attacked Clinton for her adversarial posture toward Russia and mentioned a new peace deal with Putin." The committee also found "significant evidence" to suggest that WikiLeaks was "knowingly collaborating with Russian government officials." WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has long denied that the source of the hacked emails was Russia. Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/CBSThisMorning/videos/paul-manafort-tells-cbs-this-morning-he-has-no-relationships-with-russian-oligar/2216671095267322/ Never forget this answer in his interview asking about Russian connections Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,258 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 @Ike These are the findings of THE REPUBLICAN LEAD committee. So those right wing nuts can't even say "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbuuut teh libs" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Trump actually pardoned the POS Stone and Manafort is out of jail. Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,258 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ike said: Trump actually pardoned the POS Stone and Manafort is out of jail. You should ppdate the thread title to note that it was the republican lead senate Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Goukosan said: You should ppdate the thread title to note that it was the republican lead senate Doesn't matter, Trumpers will still avoid this thread regardless. Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,258 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Damn... the republicans went in Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 It's obvious why McConnell hasn't brought a single election security bill to a vote on the Senate floor. The whole party is complicit . Link to post Share on other sites
nitric 472 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Another thread right-wingers will avoid. Someone post a shitty meme Trump posted in here to bait them out. Link to post Share on other sites
bhytre 2,753 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Back to Russia Fake news fanclub Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 411 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Ike said: Trump actually pardoned the POS Stone and Manafort is out of jail. Technically he commuted his sentence, which is slightly different than a pardon but in the same arena. Just read their was some more damning evidence against Stone, which is why he's not actually going to to fight to have his sentence appealed and will just walk away a free man with the technically slight on his record. Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, bhytre said: Back to Russia Fake news fanclub A GOP led Senate report is fake news now? Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,937 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 30 minutes ago, bhytre said: Back to Russia Fake news fanclub COVID cases continue to decrease so they have to scramble to find new reasons to hate on trump. It really stinks of desperateness. This report doesn't even confirm any collusion... But the report does not conclude there was collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia Instead Republicans and Democrats offered their own conclusions with Trump's party saying there was no collusion and Democrats arguing there was https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8639723/Senate-panel-finds-Russia-interfered-2016-US-election.html we're basically back to exactly how things were with the original Russia report. Come on guys, time to move on. Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Says explicitly that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and says Trump's campaign was eager to exploit its aid Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 411 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Twinblade said: COVID cases continue to decrease so they have to scramble to find new reasons to hate on trump. It really stinks of desperateness. Yes, because outside of the racism, sexism, narcissism, pathological lying, corruption, nepotism, demagoging, xenophobia, self dealing, ineptness, and erosion of political norms. What's not to like about Trump? Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,258 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 46 minutes ago, bhytre said: Back to Russia Fake news fanclub The Republican senate just released this report bucko Link to post Share on other sites
jehurey 3,273 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, Twinblade said: COVID cases continue to decrease so they have to scramble to find new reasons to hate on trump. It really stinks of desperateness. This report doesn't even confirm any collusion... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8639723/Senate-panel-finds-Russia-interfered-2016-US-election.html we're basically back to exactly how things were with the original Russia report. Come on guys, time to move on. Manafort was contacting with a Russian GRU agent, and Trump specifically told Roger Stone to contact Wikileaks to release the John Podesta emails, which the report clearly says Wikileaks obtained it with the help of Russia. US to Russia. Russia to US. We can clearly see both directions. That's collusion. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 411 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Just now, Goukosan said: The Republican senate just released this report bucko Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson told him fake news. Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,258 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Twinblade said: COVID cases continue to decrease so they have to scramble to find new reasons to hate on trump. It really stinks of desperateness. This report doesn't even confirm any collusion... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8639723/Senate-panel-finds-Russia-interfered-2016-US-election.html we're basically back to exactly how things were with the original Russia report. Come on guys, time to move on. 1) COVID-19 cases aren't anywhere near any sort of substantial decline. Americans are still banned droll flying to tons of countries. 2) The REPUBLICAN LEAD SENATE released this report and concluded in tbe end that their was collision. Here is their closing statement on the report. Edited August 18, 2020 by Goukosan Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,919 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 minute ago, jehurey said: Manafort was contacting with a Russian GRU agent, and Trump specifically told Roger Stone to contact Wikileaks to release the John Podesta emails, which the report clearly says Wikileaks obtained it with the help of Russia. US to Russia. Russia to US. We can clearly see both directions. That's collusion. Critical thinking and logical conclusions aren't a strong point for them. Link to post Share on other sites
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