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

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post

By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky May 19 at 3:02 PM

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.

The sources emphasized that investigators remain keenly interested in people who previously wielded influence in the Trump campaign and administration but are no longer part of it, including former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Read more: 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

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NYT and WaPo competing! lol

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Probably Bannon?

[Kleveland]

3. He would look great in orange....

Another Great Pumpkin for the collection!

[BigDemVoter]

39. I was wondering the same thing. . . . Who else could it be?

Pence? I would love to see all those fucks in orange jumpsuits-- including dear Kellyanne!

[emulatorloo]

53. Rinse Penis?

[GBizzle]

2. We keep seeing 1 new article each day from each of them. It's an odd pattern.

I suspect 2 or more people in the White House are leaking, probably at the same time.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. I get breaking news banners from both and they were a couple minutes apart

There was a thread on DU about (I think) an article that talked about these print media going back to how it was in the "old days" of Watergate and the type of reporting. Of course with the internet, it's instant and you don't have to wait for a "morning" or "evening" edition of an actual print newspaper to get the latest.

[UpInArms]

4. Kushner would be my guess

N/T

[moonscape]

6. Mine too. n/t

[UpInArms]

54. seems we were right ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141779715

[fleur-de-lisa]

13. Me three.

[mercuryblues]

15. Me 4

and Bannon probably sent evidence to the FBI.

[orangecrush]

26. Me 5

It makes sense.

[onetexan]

42. me 6

he was first that came to mind

[Sucha NastyWoman]

43. Me hopes

Although Bannon or Penice would be good too. And would this necessarily exclude Trump? Could he be described as a senior White House official?

How about all of them?

[orangecrush]

47. This guessing

Makes my brain hurt!

[LS_Editor]

21. Agreed. He looks like a rat to me.

[deurbano]

22. I HOPE.

[TNLib]

31. That's what I think

nt

[Thirties Child]

41. My guess too.

[TomCADem]

44. I wonder If there are betting odds.

[pnwmom]

7. Sessions is another possibility.

But there are so many.

[Texin]

8. And let's not forget Wilbur Ross.

His banking operations extend(ed) to Russia. Frankly, it would be hard to identify someone who isn't or hasn't been involved with the Russians over the past ten to fifteen years within Twitler's cabinet and WH advisors.

[geek tragedy]

9. Probably Jared. Second choice is Reince (who we know called Comey)

I suspect Bannon is dishing the dirt to the press on this.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. That's an interesting theory re: Bannon leak

I know he is still fuming about being kicked out of the inner circle due to Kushner.

Hell.. maybe Spicey is leaking too since all kinds of crap has been hurled at him and the rumors of his being ditched!

[geek tragedy]

12. Bannon is heads and tails smarter than Priebus and Kushner.

"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Nah. All 3 about the same intelligence: above average, but far from brightest that ever worked WH.

[geek tragedy]

19. Bannon moved up the ranks at Goldman Sachs and then

was successful in Hollywood, and then shrewdly managed Breitbart into the voice of the Presidency.


Priebus is a small town local operative who fell into a party hack position. Jared married Ivanka.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Perhaps Bannon is more clever, but he subscribes to wacky racist anarchistic cult theories. . . nt

[geek tragedy]

25. yes, smart/shrewd and vile/crazy are different traits that can coexist nt

[BumRushDaShow]

20. I still think that

Jared and Reince are not willing to go "all the way" where Bannon figures he has nothing to lose. That makes him dangerous.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. That's true

They may think they can "play" but he "don't play"!

[FarPoint]

35. Perfect reference point...

Game of Thrones writers are probably getting ideas... from this band of political thugs...

[C_U_L8R]

10. One might not come home this trip

Jared?

[Laxman]

16. Another Day, Another Bombshell.....

this is craziness, although none of it really unexpected. I can't wait to find out who this is.....

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Follow the cash

Anyone on Vlad's payroll? or were they really joking? If joking, why was it such
a joke to keep it quiet?

Where did all the cash go? PAC's? Campaigns?

There were tapes of Nixon talking about 'slush funds'. Largess flows to
political coffers.

How about the HACKING aspect? Not hacking of emails, but HACKING of election
machines, returns, results? Remember, it's been written 3 counties swung this election.
3 counties! Pretty slim odds of that happening randomly.

[neohippie]

23. It looks like it's Jared Kushner

Claude Taylor tweeted something to that effect

[bucolic_frolic]

27. We're going to wind up with

Iran-Contra and S&L Crisis 4000 page reports that no one reads.

Trump will deny he knew anything. No one will say that he did.

The only thing going for us are DJT's TWEETS! He can't keep his
important *cough**cough* thoughts to himself.

[WinkyDink]

28. "The White House has acknowledged that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner had contacts with Russian....

Link to tweet

https://twitter.com/gregpmiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

[OKNancy]

29. My list of probable people this is about

in order

1. Bannon
2. Stephen Miller
3. Kushner


ADVISOR...

[WinkyDink]

30. Bannon no longer there. Miller not close enough.

[OKNancy]

32. Bannon is still there

as an advisor.. His title is: White House Senior Adviser
Miller is very close to Trump. He is writing his "Muslim" speech"

[WinkyDink]

48. Gotta read between the lines. It's now been revealed as Jared.

[herding cats]

36. the rumors of Bannon leaving were fake and only to take the spotlight off him.

He's still there spreading his evil about as he sees fit.

[nycbos]

33. Ruh-roh

[lamp_shade]

34. Kushner. nt

[dawnie51]

37. Trump will sell the kid down the river.....

in a heartbeat if he thinks it'll help him. Baby girl and her kids be damned. That is who he is.

[Shell_Seas]

38. Regardless of who it is (Kushner)....

Once that person is named doesn't that also implicate Comrade Cheeto directly in collusion?

[BumRushDaShow]

40. He'll throw everyone around him under the bus

in order to insulate himself. He already pretty much said that yesterday at his presser.

[Shell_Seas]

45. I hate him.

[AntiFascist]

46. These reports look interesting, if there is any truth...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4496418/Trump-s-bodyguard-one-loop-Comey.html

https://www.palmerreport.com/politics/computer-comey-russia/2905/

It’s now well established that Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey the day before he met with the Russians in the Oval Office and gave them classified information, setting off a firestorm of controversy. But now multiple reports point to Trump also having given the Russians something else during that meeting: the contents of James Comey’s computer.

...

Comey knew he would eventually get fired, and he set up the data on his computer as a trap, and the evidence is now in the hands of the Department of Justice

[SunSeeker]

49. Malcolm Nance on MSNBC just said it "looks like" it's Jared Kushner.

That made the host sitting in for Greta freak out, interjecting "But we don't know that! We don't KNOW that!" He calmed her down, saying it's just his speculation.

[Julian Englis]

50. One nominee

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

52. These leaks have become a damn waterfall!

Soon as AF1 took off, the levy broke!

[regnaD kciN]

51. "It can only be Jared!"

Anyone remember the old jewelry store jingle?