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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom Rachel Maddow about ***money laundering***
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Inside Trumps Coming War with the F.B.I.
Agents are pissed off at the way he was fired, the total disrespect with which it was handled. It was a slap in the face to the F.B.I., to everybody in the F.B.I.
by Chris Smith
May 11, 2017 2:55 pm
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Another F.B.I. insider points out that while the media has focused on the investigation of possible collusion between Russia and Trumps campaign, there are actually multiple inquiries in progress. Theres also a cyber investigation, about the hacking and whether crimes were committed, he says. And then theres the business side: Was there money laundering going on? Money from these Russian plutocrats thats been washed through Trumps real estate and businesses? Thats gotten overlooked, but Preet Bharara and the Southern District were supposedly looking into that. They were until April anyway, when Trump and Sessions canned Bharara along with 45 other U.S. attorneys.
Whole article here: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/05/trumps-coming-war-with-the-fbi
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MelissaB
May 2017
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burnbaby
(685 posts)1. interesting
I hope they passed their information along to someone. At least give it to Julian Assange
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)3. Speculation is that Preet Bharara took the extra time he had before firing to clean out office
and gave to appropriate sources to continue.
burnbaby
(685 posts)4. Then it will all come out
I just don't know why it has not come out yet. Are we waiting on something?
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)7. They are building a case. My understanding is RICO.
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)5. Probably why Comey was fired on a trip
He didn't get to clean out his office and square everything away
Ilsa
(61,688 posts)8. He probably has been in walk-away posture since
he had dinner with drump. I suspect he has made certain his files were shared. The Obama Adm did something similar, sharing intel among 17 agencies so it wouldn't get boxed up and forgotten.
sarah FAILIN
(2,857 posts)9. I expected him to be ready every day
No matter who won the election, he was a short timer imo and I bet he knew that.
SunSeeker
(51,502 posts)2. K & R for exposure.
randr
(12,409 posts)6. They will find laundered money in most Repub
campaigns
Vinca
(50,236 posts)10. As I recall, David Cay Johnston's book covered his casinos and money laundering.
Trump is a criminal petri dish and now he's running the greatest con of all.
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)11. I really need to buy and read his book.
I already have trouble sleeping and this might keep me up even more, though.
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)12. Kicking this back up because Rachel is discussing it now.