Their Conspiracy Theory: Russia was framed by Ukraine and the DNC.

Josh Marshall

Just for clarity, the "Crowdstrike" conspiracy theory holds precisely that Russia was FRAMED by Ukraine and the DNC. So yes, the conspiracy theory not only holds that Ukraine is guilty but that Russia is innocent. Russia was framed by Ukraine and the DNC.

https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1197687880585564161

Prosecutors investigating the Trump Organization zero in on Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg

Published 5 hours ago on November 21, 2019
By Pro Publica

Just a snip — “

Federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York, or SDNY, contended that the Trump Organization had improperly booked reimbursements for the hush-money scheme as “legal expenses,” with the aid of sham invoices. They granted legal immunity to Weisselberg and later closed their 18-month investigation with the guilty plea of one Trump associate, Michael Cohen. But Weisselberg’s immunity deal applied only to federal proceedings.

Now Vance’s state grand jury is examining whether Weisselberg, among others — and even the Trump Organization — should face state criminal charges for falsification of business records, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Neither Weisselberg nor the Trump Organization responded to requests for comment. Vance, through a spokesman, declined to comment.



Lengthly-full of info:
https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-investigating-the-trump-organization-zero-in-on-trump-cfo-allen-weisselberg
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/prosecutors-investigating-the-trump-organization-zero-in-on-trump-cfo-allen-weisselberg/

Bullet Points For Today

How do Castor, Nunes, and Jordan look to you, as Schiff finishes with a fiery summation?

Schiff: Difference not between Nixon and Trump, it's that Congress and this one.

SCHIFF: "The difference between [the Nixon era] and now is not the difference between Nixon and Trump. It's the difference between that Congress and this one."


https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1197625540745797632

https://twitter.com/Zac_Petkanas/status/1197627910032637952

Hill suggests there's a subversion of American foreign policy by Parnas, Fruman, Firtash.

SWALWELL on Nunes: "He may be the fact witness if he is working with indicted individuals

Watch David Holmes take down Jim Jordan

"Everyone is nodding! Of course that's what's going on. Of course the President is pushing for a Biden investigation before he'll do these things the Ukrainians want...It was obvious what the President was pressing for."

https://twitter.com/Zac_Petkanas/status/1197593673556475905

The moment where everything that Castor knew or was instructed to bring up was thrown out the window

VIDEO:
https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1197587102046806018

Nunes cuts off Hill: I assume we're in 8 minutes. Schiff: We don't cut off witnesses.

emptywheel
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Hill: I went back up and relayed to Bolton, very specific instruction to talk to Eisenberg.

Hill: said we shouldn't talk abt it in front of colleagues, asked Ukrainians to leave room. Differences on when we have meeting, after Rada elections, Bolton would like to wait.

Hill: By this time it was clear Burisma was code for Bidens. Vindman said this is inappropriate we're NSC. Vindman had already warned to stay out of domestic politics. Hill, we can't set up meeting right now. This sounds very boring, NatSec procedures,

Hill: Sondland to Vindman: we have an agreement on meeting. Perry had left. He was not in Ward Room. Perry has no recollection bc he was not in it. Sondland said we have a meeting, a deal here w/Mulvaney, if Ukrainians announce investigations into 2016 and Burisma.

Hill: We don't normally huddle with next steps. Amb BOlton wasn't prepared to schedule meeting. As I came in, Vindman, Sondland in exchange. Vindman looked alarmed. Sondland asked--I watched carefully--I certainly never said yelling and shouting. Media embellishment.

Hill: he told me to hold back in the room. Escorting out. They wanted a quick photo. Perry and others have tweeted out, standing outside Bolton's. He came back in. They were already moving down to Ward Room. Sondland said let's regroup for huddle of next steps.


https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1197589626069884934
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1197590177247612928