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nitpicker

(7,153 posts) Fri Jun 8, 2018, 05:17 AM Jun 2018

Mueller Gleaned Manafort Texts From London's FBC, Sources Say

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/mueller-is-said-to-glean-manafort-texts-from-london-s-fbc

Mueller Gleaned Manafort Texts From London’s FBC, Sources Say

By Stephanie Baker

‎June‎ ‎7‎, ‎2018‎ ‎4‎:‎25‎ ‎PM

Paul Manafort reached out to executives who’d worked at London-based FBC Communications in his alleged effort to influence their testimony, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Manafort, who was President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, was accused this week by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of attempted witness tampering. Manafort and an associate called and sent encrypted texts to two individuals earlier this year, attempting to persuade them to characterize the pro-Ukraine lobbying work they had done together years before as limited to Europe to avoid running afoul of U.S. laws. The prosecutors, in their filing, didn’t identify the individuals or firm.

They are Alan Friedman and Eckart Sagart, according to the people familiar with the matter. Longtime journalists Friedman and Sagart formed FBC, which stands for Fact-Based Communications and is no longer operating. They didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Mueller Gleaned Manafort Texts From London's FBC, Sources Say (Original Post) nitpicker Jun 2018 OP

There is some irony in the name of the company involved. Nitram Jun 2018 #1

There seems to be a pattern developing. Delmette2.0 Jun 2018 #2

Cambridge Analytica simply changed their name to Emerdata. So they are still around. emulatorloo Jun 2018 #3

Oh, thank you. Delmette2.0 Jun 2018 #4

Wow! No, I missed that story! emulatorloo Jun 2018 #5

I'll see if I can find it. Delmette2.0 Jun 2018 #6

This was on Rachel Maddow. Delmette2.0 Jun 2018 #7

Nitram

(28,064 posts)

1. There is some irony in the name of the company involved.

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 08:08 AM

Jun 2018

Delmette2.0

(4,506 posts)

2. There seems to be a pattern developing.

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 08:29 AM

Jun 2018

Cambridge Analytica went out of business. Rachel Maddow reported last night that Trump's architect has closed up shop. Now this place also. Wow!

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

3. Cambridge Analytica simply changed their name to Emerdata. So they are still around.

Reply to Delmette2.0 (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 10:41 AM

Jun 2018

Unfortunately

Cambridge Analytica dismantled for good? Nope: It just changed its name to Emerdata
Shock shutdown – THE TRUTH
By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco 2 May 2018 at 20:29
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/02/cambridge_analytica_shutdown/

Delmette2.0

(4,506 posts)

4. Oh, thank you.

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 10:47 AM

Jun 2018

There is so much to keep track of that slipped by me.

Did you hear that the CEO of CA made off with $8 million of the company's funds?

emulatorloo

(46,155 posts)

5. Wow! No, I missed that story!

Reply to Delmette2.0 (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 02:36 PM

Jun 2018

Delmette2.0

(4,506 posts)

6. I'll see if I can find it.

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 02:47 PM

Jun 2018

Delmette2.0

(4,506 posts)

7. This was on Rachel Maddow.

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 03:31 PM

Jun 2018

It was Wednesday's show. I listen to Rachel on Stitcher podcast Radio but she may be on other podcast Networks.

The segment starts at 9:25 and the $8m comment is at 18:50.
The show title starts out "A lot of international players.

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