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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts)
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 09:16 PM Jun 2018

British political operatives met with Russian ambassador days after Trump visit

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Source: CNN

Two British political operatives were in regular contact with the Russian ambassador in London while they campaigned for, and met with, Donald Trump in the United States in 2016, a review of emails and social media posts shows.

Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore were prominent figures in the 2016 campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.

Banks' donation of more than 8 million pounds (nearly $11 million) to the pro-Brexit campaign is the subject of a probe by the country's Electoral Commission, amid concerns of Russian interference.

After successfully campaigning for Brexit in June, the men's attention appeared to turn to the United States.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/politics/banks-wigmore-russian-ambassador-meetings/index.html

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British political operatives met with Russian ambassador days after Trump visit (Original Post) Julian Englis Jun 2018 OP
If you think the Brits hate Trump now.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #1
I Concur Roy Rolling Jun 2018 #2
Kick. inanna Jun 2018 #3
Locking - duplicate thread muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #4

SergeStorms

(20,591 posts)
1. If you think the Brits hate Trump now....
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 09:53 PM
Jun 2018

they'll go fucking ballistic if they find out TrumpCo. had anything to do with Brexit. My opinion, only.

Roy Rolling

(7,632 posts)
2. I Concur
Wed Jun 13, 2018, 10:23 PM
Jun 2018

Brexit had a stink about it, perhaps it was from the Commander of Cheese.

inanna

(3,547 posts)
3. Kick.
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 02:58 AM
Jun 2018

Recommended.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,210 posts)
4. Locking - duplicate thread
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 09:25 AM
Jun 2018

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142083364 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.

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