Russia probe reaches current White House official, people familiar with the case say

[True Earthling]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russia-probe-reaches-current-white-house-official-people-familiar-with-the-case-say/2017/05/19/7685adba-3c99-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?utm_term=.b68f5fce5965

The law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest, showing that the probe is reaching into the highest levels of government, according to people familiar with the matter.

The senior White House adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president, according to these people, who would not further identify the official.

The revelation comes as the investigation also appears to be entering a more overtly active phase, with investigators shifting from work that has remained largely hidden from the public to conducting interviews and using a grand jury to issue subpoenas. The intensity of the probe is expected to accelerate in the coming weeks, the people said.

[HAB911]

1. DRIP DRIP DRIP

[madaboutharry]

2. My new motto:

"Leak, leak, leak like a sieve!"

[wiggs]

3. wapo is legit, which means this info comes from more than one source. And

I'm sure these outlets are well aware that there could be fake 'rather' stories and documents released...they have to be super careful...many, many ways to make legitimate stories and investigations go away.

[L. Coyote]

4. Where are Jared and Bannon?

[octoberlib]

6. The whole clown show is going to Saudi Arabia.

[thecrow]

9. Do they have the grandchildren with them?

Maybe they are taking a side trip to visit Uncle Vlad....

[George II]

19. Remember, donnie wants to keep criminals out of the country - Jared too?

[octoberlib]

30. Everybody in the Trump administration needs to get out of the country.

Maybe there's room in the Ecuadorian embassy.

[octoberlib]

5. Let's guess. I think they're all involved but I'm gonna guess Kushner .....

[L. Coyote]

7. Whoever is closest to Flynn, ergo Pence.

[octoberlib]

13. You're probably right. That was my second guess.

[BigDemVoter]

26. OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

I would LOVE for it to be that snowy haired motherfucker. . . .

[ProudProgressiveNow]

23. +1 nt

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2Findex.php

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. You are correct.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jared-kushner-russia-investigation-trump-song-in-law-probe-person-interest-a7745916.html

[RandySF]

8. My money's on Kushner

Sounds like he was the loudest advocate for firing Comey.

[ffr]

15. My money is on Reince Priebus. He's been carrying water for tRump.

He could easily be a player in this too.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Priebus was intimately involved in the RepubliCON campaign. Kushner was not.

Though Kushner may have facilitated contacts and deals. But there were Carter Page, Manafort, Stone, and several others who could easily have done that. Including Flynn.

[ffr]

35. I say flush them both and let the current take the KGOP with them.

[dchill]

21. According to Chris Hayes...

It rhymes with "Bared Tushner."

[Madam45for2923]

10. All them bones connected to one another.... LOL!

You get one out the closet & the rest come piling out.

[triron]

12. Good metaphor

[frogmarch]

16. Yep. Also, like aspens,

"they turn in clusters, because their roots connect them." (Scooter Libby)

Bones, aspen trees...both are good analogies.

http://www.intrepidreport.com/archives/4837

[grantcart]

11. thanks didn't see yours when I started mine with a poll

[Xipe Totec]

14. Thou, oh President, art so fucked! nt

[HopeAgain]

17. Don't rule out Bannon

The hacks, leaks, contacts and disinformation campaign was probably aided by internet presences such as Breitbart. I had someone who ran pro-Trump FaceBook pages tell me he was getting paid by someone (he claimed it was the "Trump TV" people), including for his member lists.

[DeminPennswoods]

18. Could be Sessions or Pence

perhaps involved in the cover up. In his briefings, Rosenstein refused to tell Congress who directed him to write the memo "justifying" firing Comey. He reportedly said he couldn't answer because that info was now under Mueller's purview. We know Pence was part of the group that met with Trump when the decision to fire Comey was made.

[NewJeffCT]

20. Claude Taylor is reporting that it's Kushner

Link to tweet

[SunSeeker]

22. Like father, like son. Prison jumpsuits are the Kushner family crest. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

25. The orange you wear in prison is not spray tan

Wikipedia:

Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real estate developer. He founded Kushner Companies in 1985. In 2005, he was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering, and served time in federal prison. After his release, he resumed his career in real estate. He is the father of Jared Kushner

In the summer of 2004, Kushner was fined $508,900 by the Federal Election Commission for contributing to political campaigns in the names of his partnerships when he lacked authorization to do so.[12] In 2005, following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey,[13] U.S. Attorney Chris Christie negotiated a plea agreement with Kushner, under which he pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering.[14] The witness-tampering charge arose from Kushner's act of retaliation against William Schulder, his sister Esther's husband, who was cooperating with federal investigators; Kushner hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranged to record an encounter between the two, and had the tape sent to his sister.[15][16][17][14] Kushner was sentenced to two years in prison[15] and served 14 months at Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery in Alabama[18][19] before being sent to a halfway house in Newark, New Jersey to complete his sentence.[18][19][20] He was released from prison on August 25, 2006.[21]

As a result of his convictions, Kushner was disbarred from practicing law in New Jersey,[22] New York,[23] and Pennsylvania.[24]

[SunSeeker]

28. Charles Kushner is a monster. You can see where Jared gets his ethics. nt

[jovibennett]

27. If its Kushner will he turn on his father in law

to avoid doing time if it comes to that? But he has the money to hire the best lawyers so prison might not even happen if he didn't cut a deal

[SunSeeker]

29. Turning on in-laws runs in the Kushner family.

In 2005, following an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Chris Christie negotiated a plea agreement with Kushner, under which he pleaded guilty to 18 counts of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering. The witness-tampering charge arose from Kushner's act of retaliation against William Schulder, his sister Esther's husband, who was cooperating with federal investigators; Kushner hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranged to record an encounter between the two, and had the tape sent to his sister.

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner

[flamingdem]

32. It's Kushner

and Ivanka for that matter

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. Drip drip drip

[Samantha]

34. I think it might be Eric Trump

https://thinkprogress.org/eric-trump-reportedly-bragged-about-russian-funding-streams-e6f3e525f10e

and I believe this statement he made was not helpful.

Sam